Columbia Lake Partners

Mangrove Capital Partners is a contrarian, bold and patient venture capital firm. We have had the privilege of being early backers of 6 unicorns: Skype, Wix, Flo Health, WalkMe, K Health and TBOL. Our key tenets that have driven our success include performance, diversity and commitment to employee stock options. Our geographical focus is on Europe and Israel and we deploy our capital evenly among these two areas: Europe and Israel.

As Dutch/German scale-up investor we invest since 2006 in European scale-ups across 7 countries. Driven by AI, deep learning, quantum computing and democratized algorithms, we execute on our Intelligent Empowerment thesis. Shift happens; we are supporting those entrepreneurs who drive that change and will shape the future. We have assisted most of our portfolio companies with their Buy & Build based on which 30+ add-on companies have been acquired expending overall into 22 countries. Out of our three homemarkets Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden we invest with our current €303M fund in multiple European countries. We care: entrepreneurs in who we invested for the second time, portfolio entrepreneurs who invested in our own funds, former employees who came back and so on. We strongly believe that growing scale-ups rapidly is all about saying NO to numerous activities. We are PRI signatory and highly value the principles for responsible investments, promoted by the United Nations Endeit Capital stimulates various initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship Based on our ‘Thinking BIC’ philosophy (Believe, Innovate & Internationalise, Collaborate) we stimulate entrepreneurship in numerous ways. Key supporting activities we co-founded are LOEY Foundation (Leading Online Entrepreneur of the Year; co-founded in 2010), Venturepreneurs’ Organisation (serial German entrepreneurs being angel investors; co-founded in 2010) and VEECEE (Young VC professionals; co-founded in 2015). Endeit Capital is also one of the two Founding Partners of ai.nl (making impact disrupting technologies comprehensible). Besides we are involved in various other activities such as Jong Ondernemen (Young Entrepreneurship Foundation), ACE(Amsterdam Centre of Entrepreneurship), #FundRight, Techstars, Accenture Innovation Awards and accelerator programs from Rockstart, Startupbootcamp and Microsoft.

We are a leading tech Venture Capital (VC) firm in Southeast Asia, in areas such as B2B, Data/AI, and Software. We invest across Southeast Asia, mainly at Series A & B. We look for entrepreneurs with the mindset and capabilities to build regional or global companies, with technology advantages, fast execution and agility in the unknown.

ScaleUps are on the most difficult part of their journey: turning initial viability into exponential growth and long-term success. A decision can mean flight or free fall. That’s where a trusted partner comes in. For over 25 years we’ve partnered with the world’s leading software ScaleUps, providing the capital, operating guidance, and expansive network companies need to propel growth for the long term – and soar. Software From The Start In 1995, we bet on our hunch that software would change the game. We’ve since partnered with hundreds of executives who’ve transformed and shaped industries, changing the way people live and do business. Insight’s approach is straightforward and results-driven. We deploy our three core pillars - scale, focus, and experience - to help companies capture value and generate long-term business success. Focus Insight accelerates revenue and profit in software companies. Our obsession with software has produced a habit of success. We recognize industry patterns, emerging tech markets and software trends. We’ve accumulated the knowledge to understand the strategies needed to win. Scale We have scale. As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm’s recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 600 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Our market reach gives executive teams access to networks, customers, resources, data, acquisition targets, and counsel. Our scale provides companies with a platform to win in M&A and organic growth. Experience We’ve seen it all. With over 25 years of operating and investing in software, we know what it takes to build a successful business. Our practitioners geek out over SaaS pattern recognition, building product, executing, and iterating. Executives trust our experience. We're usually a CEO's first call, and we like that. We’re available 24/7 to advise and help. Insight Onsite is the ballast of this commitment. Our growth operators help companies build all core capabilities from product to talent. We dedicate resources and time to advise executive teams, accelerating their ability to sell to new customers, capture opportunity, and realize value. About Our Team Insight’s people are passionate, hungry, committed and smart. We breathe growth, we live scale and we produce success. Our leaders have years of practice investing, growing, and realizing value with some of the most important software companies of our time. We blend investment experience with Onsite’s operational skills to back companies as they scale.

At Telescope, every investment matters. We believe that building companies that change markets takes time, focus, and unwavering partnership. Our job is to offer relevant advice and bespoke support to each of the founders we partner with, helping them navigate the journey with insight, experience, and empathy. Being CEO doesn’t mean you have to do it alone. An investment from Telescope is a commitment of our time. Our objective is to understand who you are, what gets you excited about the opportunity, what’s happening in your market, and what makes you unique. You are the expert at your business, we are here to help you navigate the challenges inherent in building it. The difference between good and great is massive. We believe that excellent entrepreneurs are driven by the idea that good enough is never good enough. The transition from a good company to a great one often comes down to discrete moments that have a ripple effect on your business tomorrow. Perspective is everything. Every decision you make has an opportunity cost; learning what NOT to do is often as important as learning what works. With a broad view of your market and a focused view of your company, Telescope enables you to make the hard decisions with better data - leading to optimal growth and ultimate outcomes. Pace. The pace at every company is different, with ebbs and flows at every stage of building it. Answering the tough questions can save headaches down the line. What is too fast or too slow given my market and company today? Where is the friction today? Where will the friction evolve? Who am I competing with? Who will I compete with? People. Winning organizations have high-performance cultures that engage and inspire their employees. Finding and keeping the right team is imperative to future success. How do I find & hire “great” talent? What does great look like? Who will fail first? Process. With possibilities come distractions. Honing in on your business model, your go-to-market strategy, and even the right employees are crucial in optimizing the long-term outcome for your company. How do I stop firefighting? What metrics should I be focused on? How do I set goals? What should they be?

Our approach keeps founders at the heart of everything we do. We areConviction-led: We value independent decision-making and lead all our investments. Long-term partners: We stay fully committed to founders' vision, no matter how long it takes. Sector specialists: We each focus on specific sectors to build a deep, informed point of view that fuels our investment strategy and portfolio support. Transparent: We keep founders in the loop and prioritize honest communication, making us partners they never have to second-guess. Engaged: We believe in staying actively involved through meaningful board participation and functional support. Our journey started like many other startups – in a Bengaluru basement 2016 When we set out to raise our first fund, the Indian VC landscape was shaky at best. Investors were cautious, several foreign VC majors had left the ecosystem, and successful exits were hard to come by. Amidst skepticism about the Indian market, we defiantly believed that the "golden decade" of Indian technology was upon us. We saw an opportunity for VC 2.0 in India – one that was stage-focused, expertise-driven, and committed to prioritizing real growth alongside valuations. Undeterred by a tough fundraising climate, we knocked on 1,200 doors to raise Stellaris’ first fund. These early struggles shaped Stellaris’ culture, allowing us to fully resonate with the fundraising challenges faced by early-stage entrepreneurs. 2017 We launched our first fund of $90 million. From the outset, we established a principle of having specialists on our team, enabling us to tap into deep sector knowledge, spot promising opportunities, and provide tailored support to the companies we backed. Out of our 19 investments in our first fund, 9 surpassed a valuation of $100 million, with several others on track to achieve this milestone. 2021 We closed our second fund of $225M and backed 25 companies, many of which are poised to become the leaders of tomorrow. We also had our first significant exit in the portfolio when 6Sense, a US SaaS company, acquired Slintel, in which Stellaris was the first institutional investor. 2023 Our portfolio company, Mamaearth, which we backed at the Series A stage in 2018, successfully completed its IPO. 2024 We launched our third fund of $300M and are now managing over $600M in assets. We're ready to support the next wave of innovative businesses with the same grit and determination that brought us here.