Vine Stone Ventures

The firm invests in visionary entrepreneurs who are reshaping the Travel & Hospitality sector, with a focus on tech-enabled companies across Accommodation, Food & Beverage, Retail & Experiences, Travel Services and Transportation sub-sectors. Travel & Hospitality in Southeast Asia is built on strong fundamentals.The role of Travel & Hospitality in SEA4 of 11 unicorns come from Travel & Hospitality Travel & Tourism accounts for 12.1% of GDP & 13.3% of employment in the region Travel & Hospitality was the fastest growing sector in Southeast Asia (+7%) pre-COVID Approx. 5000 – 6000, diverse Travel & Hospitality startups in the region Growing demand & spending power in SEAGrowing middle class emerging in Southeast Asia Higher spending power leading to increased demand for Travel, F&B and new experiences Opportunity for digitalisation in the sectorHighest rate of mobile travel bookings globally (60%) Mobile penetration (56%) Key Investment Themes Emerging from COVID-19Innovation: Driving rapid technology adoption in Travel & Hospitality, by investing in startups, from Seed to Series A, that are: High Growth Regionally Scalable Tech Enabled Transformative Opportunity: Helping proven businesses from Series A & above, currently impacted by COVID-19 to return to growth. They tend to have: Existing Brand Equity Consistent Growth Established Margins Larger Teams Our Value Add We provide our portfolio companies with the deep sector-specific full spectrum of support and assistance. Hands-On Approach: From setting up the company to providing extensive insights through our team’s sector-specific expertise, we strive to support you every step of the way. Extensive Network: We partner with established corporates & veterans within Southeast Asia’s Travel & Hospitality industry to enable you to build a strong network within the community. Enabling Growth: Through connections with relevant partners & industry players, we help structure future fund raises to give founders like you the best chance of closing the next round. Collaborative Work Environment: We provide office space free of charge for the first 12 months – including internet, meeting rooms and great coffee! Our Approach We follow a proprietary, data-led approach to evaluate potential investments based on: Business Opportunity Team Strategic Portfolio Fit Product Capital Efficiency ESG

We invest in companies throughout North America and at all stages of the start-up lifecycle. We are uniquely positioned to help entrepreneurs and their companies through strong affiliations with iconic Canadian brands such as Loblaw, Shoppers Drug Mart, Choice Properties, PC Financial, Holt Renfrew and Joe Fresh.

Since 2014, Rockaway Ventures has been investing in areas where the Rockaway Capital group has deep expertise, primarily in retail and e-commerce, travel & hospitality, digital logistics, digital media, cybersecurity, defence, CleanTech, and PropTech. The goal of the Rockaway Ventures fund is to support startups with proven traction in the late seed or Series A stage, both in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Western European countries. We’re dedicated to supporting exceptional founders in disrupting traditional industries through digital innovation and transformation. If you are an innovative, enthusiastic founder looking for a partner to help take your startup to the next level, we’d love to hear from you.

The Branded Group is a seed and series A venture and solutions oriented investment, advisory and accelerator platform that leverages its network of hospitality venues, deep expertise and experience to identify, test and invest in Hospitality Technology "HI-Tech", Innovation, Emerging Concepts & Unique Food & Beverage "UF&B". We focus on companies that are hospitality-centric and addressing the most important issues and challenges facing the industry.

With our ambitious team of highly customer-focused entrepreneurs, we are committed to putting our expertise to work and strive to make an impact. We are part of Migros - one of the largest retailers in Europe - with the mission to build ventures and invest in companies in a multitude of relevant areas, in particular, Food & Beverage, Fintech, Last-Mile, Digital Health, Sustainability & Circular Economy as well as Commerce & Shopping. What we doINVESTING: We invest in growing companies to scale their operations and build strong businesses by leveraging Migros’ assets, with the goal to make them key players in their category. BUILDING: From concept to creation, we are building ventures in a fast-paced environment to grasp opportunities that shape our future or to enter specific target markets that are not accessible otherwise. SUPPORTING: We are a team of experts and founders that provide operational, hands-on support and growth capital to our portfolio companies to ensure sustainable growth and help them to get to the next level.

Investimos e operamos marcas emergentes na intersecção entre e-commerce, varejo e bens de consumo. O que fazemos? Transformamos marca emergentes em negócios de alto crescimento. Para isso, oferecemos capital e expertise prática em áreas fundamentais como marketing, distribuição e gestão financeira. Estágio das empresas: Startups em estágio de tração (R$10 a R$50 milhões de faturamento anual). Critérios de investimentos: Analisamos alinhamento estratégico, potencial de crescimento e capacidade de execução. Setores que buscamos: Bens de consumo: vitaminas e suplementos, beleza, pet, alimentos e bebidas