Marktlink Capital

Széchenyi Funds Ltd. has been the leading capital financing partner of Hungarian companies since 2011. Since its establishment, it has made more than 130 successful investments and 50+ profitable exits. The company, which is 100% owned by the Rudolf Kalman Foundation for Óbuda University, manages over HUF 155 billion of capital through its investment programmes and has minority stakes in 80+ portfolio companies. From 2020, the fund manager significantly expanded its previous investment opportunities, since then it has focused primarily on large corporate investments in addition to SMEs, but through Óbuda Uni Venture Capital Zrt., founded in 2023 in cooperation with Óbuda University and its joint owner, startups could also be targeted. As a regional venture capital company, Széchenyi Funds invests in companies with promising growth potential, primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, with a view to a profitable exit after developing businesses and putting them on a long-term growth path.

As 100% subsidiary of KfW Group we invest in German and European venture capital (VC) and venture debt funds, thereby strengthening their capital base. Our aim is to improve access to capital for innovative technology-oriented growth companies in Germany through financially strong funds. KfW Capital is an institutional investor that invests across phases and sectors in venture capital and venture debt funds with a German focus. These funds invest at least the capital contributed by KfW Capital in young, technology-oriented companies that develop innovative ideas, create jobs and secure the basis for future prosperity and growth in Germany and Europe.

Our mission is to build an efficient investment infrastructure for individuals and institutions working together to source, vet, finance and grow innovative European technology companies at all stages. We are innovating tech investing by breaking down barriers through lower minimums, a data-driven digital platform, a unique secondary market, and the ecosystem of co-investors such as venture capital firms and business angels. The vision is driven by our desire to shape tech innovation in Europe by building a financing infrastructure that allows investors, founders and partners access to the opportunities, tools and services for equity investments.

We have investments of between €200 thousand and €2.5 million in early-stage businesses and start-ups. We support the company through its successive financing requirements. We also acquire majority stakes in SMEs or medium-sized businesses with investments of €5 million to €30 million. We work closely with the companies we invest in, while also allowing them to maintain their initiative and remain independent. BELIEFS Attention to clients, taking care in serving them, valuing staff, respecting individuals and innovation are decisive factors in companies’ growth. RAISON D'ÊTRE Helping companies to exist, to be innovative and effective, to develop, to grow their teams, to create jobs. Making companies independent and helping them stand the test of time. EVERGREEN APPROACH Projects can take time to blossom. Our “in it for the long haul” approach makes it possible to implement growth processes that over the long term can add a significant dimension to the company.

Through the infusion of both capital and our dedicated time, we leverage our funding, extensive experience, and international networks leading portfolio companies to valuable exits. Over the years, we have successfully invested in and led companies across multiple sectors, fostering an open-minded approach. However, we primarily focus on European companies in revenues stage with differentiating intellectual property (IP), and rapid growth. We tend to avoid capital-intensive businesses. Personal compatibility between us, the founders, and co-investors is of great importance to us. Our investment amounts range from approx. 100k to millions of euros. Both of us are actively involved in the investment process and will work closely with you to achieve success. Therefore, the mutual personal compatibility is crucial. We are committed to long term personal and financial success of the founders.

Our mission: to serve our seed and early stage investor partners and the heroic teams they back. We partner with Early-Stage VCs to double down in their leading companies. Small, specialist VCs are the first funders of 80% of unicorns and tech IPOs, but 90% of the time, these first funders lack the capital to follow on in their growth stage winners. Alpha is purpose built to solve this capital gap for Early-Stage VCs. As a result, Alpha invests in top-tier growth equity rounds led by the world’s best investors. Rational and Agile Capital As experienced entrepreneurs and early stage venture capital investors, we founded Alpha Partners to be an agile co-investor. We make rapid investment decisions. We’re flexible on investment size. We believe in direct communication and transparency with our partners. While we may assist with fundraising, recruiting, and strategic relationships, we rarely take board seats. Experienced at Scale Alpha Partners was founded by experienced early stage venture capital investors and former entrepreneurs with more than 75 years of combined experience. Our team, including our close advisors, have founded and helped to scale multi-billion dollar venture and private equity firms as well as made hundreds of investments themselves. Friendly The venture ecosystem can be rough and tumble. We find that our best introductions come from high-quality referred deals from our friends, our fellow entrepreneurs, and venture firms we often partner with. As a result, we aspire to be as responsive, transparent, and easy to work with as we can be. Friendly. Not a Black Box Making an investment is about capitalizing on a business opportunity as well as forming a partnership. In evaluating an investment, we weigh leadership team quality, revenue velocity, category leadership, concept simplicity, strategic partner strength, market size and growth. That said, we’ve found that companies over $5 million in annual revenue that are growing tend to stay on that growth path.