Rota Tech Ventures

We invest in companies that leverage differentiated technologies and scalable business models to generate financial returns and drive innovation. We believe technology will meaningfully transform all sectors of the economy, from property development, to HR processes, to new cyber security challenges. We support the growth of leaders at the forefront of these transformations. THE AVP PLATFORM PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND DIFFERENTIATED VALUE PROPOSITION ARTICULATED AROUND 3 MAIN PILLARS: A multi-stage investment remit with independent, cross-fertilized strategies A global investment platform A unique network of LPs including AXA & Equitable, key partners for business development AVP is a $1bn venture capital firm Investing in seed and early stage companies through AVP Early Stage, and in growth stage companies through AVP Capital. We partner with exceptional founders who are building great companies. In our early stage investments, we look for product-market fit and initial traction. In our growth-stage investments, we seek companies with attractive unit economics, a robust customer base, and significant revenue growth. Our relationship with AXA means unique access for our portfolio companies to:Some of the world’s best risk managers, financial advisors, and data scientists AXA’s distribution networks and client base AXA’s strong global franchises and different lines of expertise – Property & Casualty, Life & Savings, Health, and Asset Management – provide a distinctive business portfolio. AVP’s expertise in our target sectors, global footprint, and relationship with our anchor investors AXA and Equitable and other LP allow us to meaningfully help our portfolio companies realize their potential. AVP’s value proposition is tailored for entrepreneurs, case by case, to create and deliver value. AVP portfolio companies will have preferred access to AXA’s resources, including the buying power and distribution capabilities of a €100B revenue company with 107 million customers. SEVERAL PILLARS TO SUPPORT COMPANIES: Global presence and ability to help companies scale internationally Introductions to AXA and our broader network as a potential customer, partner, distributor, or even strategic partner Strong expertise in several fields (enterprise software, marketplaces, fintech, consumer technologies and all insurance / asset management related verticals) Access to AXA and Equitable’s deep expertise in insurance and asset management, as well as the specialized expertise of our other LPs.

Fin Capital is a full lifecycle global asset manager exclusively focused on FinTech. As ESG investors, we seek impact on several dimensions and our mission is to build a long-term legacy for our investors, founders, firm and team members – the "Fin Family." We are passionate about rolling up our sleeves and partnering with repeat entrepreneurs that have deep financial services experience, audacious goals, differentiated products, and a global platform mindset. We call ourselves "FinTech Nerds with Capital" as we are operators at our core with deep corporate and start-up leadership experience - we know intimately what it’s like to walk in entrepreneurial shoes. Through our "OS" Lighthouse and hands-on operating playbook, we add meaningful value beyond capital throughout the partnership lifecycle.

We focus our investments on two areas: capital market investments and corporate direct investments in digital commerce, FinTech, and SaaS. Our capital market investments are entrepreneurial in character, highly liquid, and serve the overarching purpose of maintaining the invested capital in real terms and increasing it with a moderate risk. In doing so, we follow an active management approach with an expanded core satellite strategy and predominantly invest in passive products, such as ETFs in particular. We focus our corporate direct investments on young and rapidly growing companies in the fields of FinTech, SaaS, and digital commerce. We see ourselves as a strategic, active partner working in close cooperation with company management to supervise and promote the development of the business.

Monte Carlo Capital combines the best of Angel Investing and Venture Capital. Monte Carlo Capital’s strategy is built around attracting exceptional startups by offering a strong value proposition to companies, both in terms of financial and human capital, and supporting them all the way to exit. We invest via a Fund and as a syndicate via SPVs. Our Edge We start investing in the Valley of Death in the financing cycle 😇 Business Angels: EBAN estimates the average business angel invests EUR 25K per company, and a business angel network invests on average EUR 180K per company. Most angel groups are local, lacking the finance, scale and scope to support businesses as they grow. 💵 VCs: At the same time, venture funds with the ability to help scale a business globally will usually not invest less than a few million. 🎯 Our Sweet Spot: Companies looking to raise EUR/USD/GBP 500K-1.5M with a big idea, are too big for regular Angel Investors, and too small for big VCs. Yet, those businesses typically have a proof of concept, and struggle to find financing. This is where we like to come in. Businesses We Seek 💁 Great Team: First, we seek exceptional founding teams, with a common vision and the ability to execute. 💡 Solving Problems: We invest in a broad range of sectors (Deep Tech, SaaS, Fintech, etc). We seek businesses solving problems, or disrupting an industry, and providing a significant improvement to existing solutions. 📊 Big Market: We seek a significant RoI on our investments. We invest in businesses addressing a big market. Combining the Best of Angel & VC Investing 💁 Founder Focused: Like angels, we are a group of private investors, with an alignment of interest with both founders and our co-investors. 👨‍💼 Lead Investor: We can deploy an amount of capital usually only available to early-stage venture funds. We often lead follow-on financings and have invested up to USD 5 Mio in a single business. 🌐 International Presence: We have invested in 3 continents and have access to a worldwide group of advisors. Deal Sourcing Deal sourcing is critical to our process. Thanks to a reputation built from more than 10 years, we receive over 2,000 business plans each year from a broad range of sources. We have some natural inbounds from entrepreneurs who hear about us, as well as other Super Angel Investors or VCs. Our Ecosystem 👨‍💼 Advisors: Extensive network of advisors who can assist with deal sourcing, due diligence, mentoring, financing and client introduction. 📈 VCs: We have built a network of seed and pre-seed VCs and Super Angels who share opportunities with (us because they see) us as added-value co-investors. 😇 EBAN: Ian is on the board of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN), the pan-European trade association for business angels and early stage investors representing 100+ early stage investment organizations with 10,000+ angels in Europe. 📢 Conferences: Ian is a regular speaker at venture capital and start up conferences around the world. Ian was most recently a keynote at conferences in New York, Dubai, Hong Kong, Brussels, Geneva and Monaco. 🏆 Awards: Ian won the 2019 “Best European Business Angel” award, EBAN’s most prestigious award. He also won the “best performing new member” when he first joined EBAN. 👷‍♂️ Ikove: Monte Carlo Capital has a partnership agreement for the financing of businesses built by US based Venture builder Ikove Capital (www.ikovecapital.com). Ikove has built 20+ deep tech businesses so far. Due Diligence Due diligence, alongside deal sourcing is the most important driver of return. Various advisors may be called on during the process. We spend time speaking with the founders and key members, going through the strategy and financial plans, looking at competition, licensing agreements (for university spin-offs), corporate structure, etc. Working With Our Portfolio Companies ➕ Added Value: As lead, we may appoint someone to the board, advisory board or we may become a board observer. We add value wherever we can, providing mentorship where needed. We have also brought chairman, directors, clients, JV partners etc to our portfolio companies. 🌍 Global Ecosystem: Our network of HNWI and family office investors, advisors and overall ecosystem are based in Europe (including the UK), the US, as well as Asia. 🤝 Follow-on Investments: We often follow-on in our investments over multiple rounds, and can bring in follow-investors.

At BADideas.fund, we aspire to be the kind of investors we wanted when we were building our startups. We invest €50-€250K tickets in early-stage startups from CEE with global ambitions. BADideas.fund is led by experienced entrepreneurs who have walked the startup building path, have raised funds from investors and can help founders navigate around obstacles they encounter along the way. Among BADideas.fund members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo.io ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B funding). Since the recent launch, BADideas.fund has invested in five startups already, among which: Breezit (Lithuania), Recruitlab (Estonia), Lande (Latvia), Fuel Finance (Ukraine) , Rapidworks (Estonia).

Vertex Ventures is a venture capital firm who makes high-conviction Seed/Series A investments in SaaS and infrastructure software startups. We invest in only a few new companies each year, allowing us to concentrate our time and capital on a small portfolio. Our initial check sizes range from $500K to $10M, and we continue to support companies as they scale. Who we back: Having been founders and operators ourselves, we are inspired by practitioners - entrepreneurs with deep technical or market experience across software infrastructure, SaaS, data, developer tools, security, and fintech. How we help: We have the experience, resources, focus, and network for the early-stage journey. Even though one or two of us might be your closest confidantes, the benefit of our partnership is that we help you build your company and improve your odds of success -- be it in the form of potential hires, customers, or business partners. Why Vertex Ventures? Personalized Talent Programs The success of any company depends exclusively on having the right people. We help bring in great talent - from your first Account Executive to a Chief Revenue Officer - and we help implement strategies to retain great talent by building a healthy and inclusive culture. Our industry-wide best practices are tailored based on a founder's individual needs and a company's ethos, thus establishing a strong foundation as you grow. Support beyond capital through our platform Vertex Ventures is an upstart venture capital team in a world filled with staid, stalwart funds. Phone calls, dinners, webinars, you name it. We give you the support, network, and resources so you can focus on building your company, your idea, and your team. From hiring your first account executive to helping win customers, we’re partners along your entire journey. No BS transparency Our founders appreciate our no BS approach to coaching and counseling. Whether we’re two days into our partnership or two years, we’ll tell you what we think. We tell you why we’re excited, where there’s risk, where there’s potential, and where we need to pivot. Ultimately, we’re not telling you what to do. It’s up to you to take the driver's seat, make those decisions, and grow from a technologist to a visionary leader.