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We focus on a small number of high conviction opportunities each year and support a select group of visionary entrepreneurs working to create breakthrough technologies and transform industries. Our investors include families who control the most iconic businesses across media, fashion, luxury, hospitality, healthcare, telecom, automotive, financial services, food, beverage, construction, and education. Green bay’s mission is to connect the most innovative and important companies of this generation with flagship customers from our investor ecosystem.

Amadeus Ventures was born in 2014 as a strategic vehicle to drive collaboration with the startup ecosystem. Since then, we have introduced more than 250 startups to our business units and we have developed more than 30 joint projects with our portfolio companies. Our portfolio continues to grow by 3 – 5 companies every year. Amadeus Ventures is a startup investment program where we look for both strategic value and financial returns in all of our investments. Portfolio companies gain access to our extensive global network, industry know-how and technology. They will have opportunities to attend selected customer events, represent Amadeus in startup competitions and exchange ideas with our industry and solution experts. While business potential and financial viability are important factors to consider when making investment decisions, equally we emphasize close commercial relationships with the companies we invest in. For each investment case, we identify collaboration opportunities that are mutually beneficial for Amadeus Ventures and the startup. We look for entrepreneurs who are passionate about what they do, and together we deliver next generation technology that improves the travel experience of business and leisure travellers. Our focus We want to create better traveler experiences by solving pain points of the traveler journey either through our customers or directly. We look for startups with new value proposition and currently working with airlines, airports, hotels or travel intermediaries. Investment Criteria & Process Amadeus Ventures invests in startups with scalable business ideas, solid financial potential and exceptional teams. Amadeus Ventures is a venture fund whose aim is to encourage and nurture innovation applicable to the travel industry. By doing so we look for: Startups in an early stage of development: Companies that are working on ideas, business models and technologies with the potential to disrupt and impact the travel industry. We look for companies who have crystalized their business concept into product prototypes that are used by trend-setting customers. Talented teams: Talented teams who have the combination of business and technology knowledge and track record to execute. Ideas that shape the future of travel: Ideas that shape the future of travel which are scalable and sustainable. We look for businesses with a solid revenue model and clearly identifiable path to profitability. Direction of the company: Direction of the company in alignment with the overall Amadeus strategy. We look for tight relationships with our portfolio companies to help bring strategic value both to Amadeus and the start-up entity.

We invest across consumer and enterprise and have partnered with thousands of inspiring entrepreneurs over the past two decades. We have a track record of backing great entrepreneurs at the earliest stages. Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests in startups across the seed, early and growth phases. Redpoint has backed over 465 companies with 140 IPOs and M+As, including 2U, HomeAway, Heroku, Netflix, PureStorage, Twilio and Zendesk, and incubated market disruptors like Android. In total, the firm manages $4 billion across multiple funds. Redpoint is based in Menlo Park and has offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Shanghai.

スタートアップと共に未来を創る 世界は常に暫定的であり、絶え間なく進化していく 革新と定着は対となり永続的に繰り返される 20年前の私たちは手の中にスマホがあり、それを使ってAIと議論している姿を想像できただろうか？ 運転手のいない車が自分の家まで迎えに来る姿を想像できただろうか？ 私たちは、スタートアップ投資を通じて次の未来を創り出していく まるでタイムマシーンで未来を見てきたかのように 私達は α を見つけるのではなく、創造していく 投資テーマ Japan to Global 日本には多くの世界に通用する資産があります。 アニメ・マンガ・和食といったコンテンツ、禅・茶道・神社といった独自の文化、カワイイやオタクといったサブカルチャー、おもてなしの精神に加えて、 世界４位のGDPを生み出す源泉である、モノづくりの強さや、観光産業も輝きを放っています。 私達は日本発グローバルNo1になり得るテーマに投資をしていきます。 Revitalize Japan 日本は世界有数の課題先進国です。 少子高齢化に伴う労働力の継続的な減少、医療費の高騰や、介護市場の拡大、年功序列が生み出した労働生産性の低さ、エネルギーや食糧といった資源の乏しさ、貯蓄神話による資産運用のリテラシーの低さ、企業でのITリテラシーの低さなど多くの課題があります。 私達はこういった日本の構造的な課題に対してアドレスできるテーマに投資を進めていきます。 投資方針 Investment Policy 投資対象：スタートアップ 投資ステージ：シード～レイター 投資金額：数千万円～20億円 投資検討期間：1ヶ月～2ヶ月

Orbit Capital is an investment manager that supports tech & tech-enabled scale-ups in the CEE and DACH regions. It offers Growth Equity and Growth Debt financing, through two funds. Orbit Growth Equity invests in Europe's emerging stars that have reached the scale-up phase and are aiming for global expansion. We issue initial tickets ranging from €8-15 million and currently support four companies: Booksy, MEWS, Preply, and Rohlik. Orbit Growth Debt offers non-dilutive capital to accelerate the growth of tech companies. We invest €3-7 million per deal in companies boasting an ARR of €3 million. We have supported 10 companies across 15 deals, including Convious, Cloudtalk, Rohlik, ThreatMark, and Twisto Group.

As a Certified B Corporation, Five V meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency to balance purpose and profit. The core principle of Five V is alignment. We believe in full alignment between ourselves and the businesses we invest in. The Five V team is the biggest investor in our funds. We share risk and reward with the businesses we partner with and our investor network. As a result of this alignment principle, Five V has an extraordinary group of investors forming a powerful and unique network across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Europe. Five V contributes strategically to our portfolio companies through a collaborative approach that allows each business to reach its full potential and to create value for all stakeholders. Our team is dedicated to assisting our portfolio companies by leveraging our extensive networks and international experience. Five V seeks established, leading businesses, across all industries, that are on the front foot of technology, which generate sustainable earnings and cashflow, and have opportunities for strong growth. Our aim is to support our portfolio companies to build sustainable leading positions in Australia or overseas. Five V Fund IV has in excess of $550m of long-term capital available to partner with leading founders and businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Fund IV’s capital sits alongside our Fund I, Fund II and Fund III portfolios, taking our current funds under management to over $1.3b. We are fortunate to be investors in a number of great companies including: Mantel Group, Automic Group, Penten, Openway Food Co, Monson Agencies, APP Corporation, Totara Learning, Zenith Group, Universal Store, Probe Group, Education Perfect, Plenti, Madman Entertainment, Canva and SiteMinder.