Liberty Global Ventures

Rockaway Capital, the investment group founded by Jakub Havrlant, operates primarily in the areas of e-commerce, e-travel, media, blockchain and venture capital, as well as a few other fields. It is not always easy to label what we do. While we primarily focus on Internet businesses, our interpretation of the term “internet business” is far beyond its traditional meaning – what we simply do is we build strong companies with the use of the digital technologies, irrespective of the sector and industry. Like “what we do”, the way in which we work cannot be clearly defined. We incorporate the best practices from the world of both strategic and financial investors and we honor opportunistic approach. We are not limited by the size of investments, as we invest amounts ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of euros. We do not set fixed investment periods, so cooperation may persist for only a few years or for much longer. National and regional boundaries are meaningless to us. Most importantly, though, we are not afraid to roll up our sleeves. We actively participate in the management of the companies in our portfolio, thus becoming an integral part and driving force of their respective teams. We have achieved a number of milestones in the form of successful exits, turnarounds and/or establishing successful European platforms in their respective sectors.

GMG Ventures is an independent specialist manager that invests in early stage companies at the intersection of media and technology, seeking to fundamentally re-shape their rapidly evolving industry and adjacent sectors. GMG Ventures Fund I has one limited partner, The Scott Trust, which among other assets and funds, owns the Guardian Media Group. TeamThe team’s strong track record and diverse set of analytically focused backgrounds bring expertise and skill to the full investment and fund management process We have a common culture, are highly values-driven Sector focusOur extensive industry expertise in a growing market allows us to: see high volume, high quality deal flow; close competitive deals; detect outperforming start-ups; have informed views on exit routes for our companies; bring high value to our companies on their growth journey Our expertise empowers our thought leadership and our setting of best practice in VC Engaged investorWe are deeply engaged with our founders, providing insights and support across our entire portfolio, helping our companies be set up for success We lead and price our funding rounds, and enjoy a “preferred partner” status within many of our companies We are proud of the value we bring to our companies Environment, Social and GovernanceResponsible tech, data and AI – built humanely and for good People – diversity, inclusion and dignity at work Sustainability – support a more sustainable world GMG Ventures is an early stage, thematic investor, focused on the news, media and entertainment sector.Seed and Series A stage companies, which have demonstrated product market fit or lead or co-investor Companies must have technology enabled product or service Look for companies and founders whose values align with those of The Scott Trust and the Guardian Media Group

Advance Venture Partners ("AVP") combines the disciplined approach of an institutional venture and growth equity investor with the strategic insights, access, and impact made possible by a high-value strategic partner. Our initial investments in businesses range from $5 million to $30 million, and we have a broad investment mandate across software and consumer verticals, including digital health and insurtech. AVP is affiliated with Advance, the private, family-held holding company focused on fostering long-term growth and innovation across a diversified portfolio in media, technology, entertainment, education, communications, and other growth sectors. Advance’s portfolio includes Conde Nast, Advance Local, The IRONMAN Group, American City Business Journals, Turnitin, 1010data and is among the largest shareholders in reddit, Charter Communications, and Discovery. Our investment thesisWe are theme or sector-driven and are comfortable investing in companies serving either enterprise or consumer end markets. We work tirelessly to support exceptional founders and operators building disruptive, landscape-changing businesses. We write $10 to $25 million first checks into businesses with product in market, evidence of product-market-fit, sound fundamentals, compelling growth, and large end markets. Our evergreen fund structure allows us to be patient capital and long-term strategic partners to our portfolio companies. AVP is built in partnership with Advance, a family-owned multi-genera­tional holding company that owns and operates enduring media and technology companies. We concentrate our time in industries and verticals where we have built conviction around evolving market trends and the opportu­nities created for emerging platforms. We are actively pursuing investments in verticals including digital health, data platforms, insurance technology, and financial technology.

We are looking for entrepreneurs and their brilliant ideas. We want to be there when technologies call entire industries into question. Since 2014, we have seen this as both an opportunity and a challenge. Today, DvH Ventures is one of the most active early-stage investors in Europe managing various venture capital funds from its offices in Cologne and Vienna. Our story began with our first venture capital fund and the significant backing of publisher Dieter von Holtzbrinck. We focused our early stage investments on publishing-related, digital business models and supported startups from then on not only with funding, but also with an enormous media reach of the publishing groups Handelsblatt, Tagesspiegel and DIE ZEIT. This fund was soon followed by a dedicated investment fund with a focus on Fintechs and InsurTechs and fund investors from the banking and insurance industries. Thanks to the business-related media, we were able to build up one of the most successful FinTech portfolios with such stars as LIQID, Compeon or Nect. Both funds are now disinvesting. Today, we operate two independent and very active early-stage investment funds. With DvH Ventures Fund III, our Digital Tech Fund, we have been investing primarily in deep tech and education startups since 2017. This enabled us to attract the founders and potential of companies such as LiveEO, StudySmarter, Masterplan or buynomics at an early stage. In August 2020, DvH Ventures launched a new €60 million Digital Health Fund in the first closing, which invests in technologies across Europe that solve future healthcare challenges. OUR APPROACH As an independent venture capital fund, we invest in early investment rounds with initial tickets between € 500k and € 2m, often acting as lead investor. In addition to financial resources, we support our portfolio companies with management expertise and an international investor network. An exclusive media-for-equity program also offers access to strong brands such as Handelsblatt, WirtschaftsWoche, DIE ZEIT and Apotheken Umschau, and thus an enormous reach into the respective target groups. INVESTMENT FOCUS We invest in ideas whose success we believe in. We are building successful investment clusters including but not limited to the fields of digital health, education or financial services and will stay hungry for more digital innovations. These can be ideas in artificial intelligence, enterprise software, Internet of Things and Big Data. The same applies to mobility, energy or the future of work. On the other hand, some of our most successful startups are those with ideas that we hadn't even thought of yet. So, if you want to pitch convincing ideas that don't come from the areas mentioned above – we'd ❤️ to hear about them.

Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained. Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe. Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth. Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004. Value for Users, Tech for Good User value is our guiding principle, we strive to incorporate social responsibility into our products and services; promote technology innovation and cultural vitality; help industries digitally upgrade; collaborate for the sustainable development of society.

We invest in surprising new consumer behaviors and trends powered by frontier technologies. We’re usually among the first institutional investors. We’ve backed more than 150 companies; some that you may have heard of include Giphy, Anchor, Gimlet Media, Product Hunt, Medium, Kickstarter, and Tumblr. We invest at pre-seed and seed stage and our typical check size ranges from $100,000 to $500,000. We go deep into new categories through Betaworks Camp, our structured pre-seed investment program. Areas we’ve focused on include augmented reality, computer vision, voice interfaces, conversational software, and live+interactive. As our name suggests, we like betas – we rarely invest pre-product. If you have something great, we’d love to speak with you.