Italian Angels for Growth

Since 1997, we have been investing in exceptional founders and pioneering technologies. We are driven by the urge to constantly challenge and improve the status quo. 100% commitment. Our philosophy is to always support our portfolio companies and shoulder their entrepreneurial challenges together. In 25 years we have managed 10 VC funds. Our track record comprises well over 250 investments, over 120 exits and more than 20 IPOs. Our portfolio companies benefit from our extensive network of entrepreneurs, industry partners and co-investors such as business angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and state and development banks. With our investment strategy we focus on committed entrepreneurs with big ideas who want to build innovative companies in growing markets. After investing, we strengthen all essential elements of our investments, and see ourselves as sparring partners for the further development of the company. Our goal is to invest in dynamically growing companies, in order to develop them sustainably and to achieve a sound return for our investors. We invest in innovative companies in the following industries: Digital Solutions, Life Sciences & eHealth, Industry & Deeptech, Media & Gaming, Cleanteach & Planet Positive, Mobility & Automotive, FinTech & LegalTech. Our investments per company start at 350,000 EUR in seed financing rounds. In early-stage financing rounds we invest between 500,000 and 3 million EUR, while we can provide a total of up to 10 million EUR per company. Our investment approach To be clear: we do not search for the next unicorn. From day 1, we put emphasis on strengthening the entrepreneurs, because the sustainable success of a startup depends on more than just financing rounds. That’s why our strategy is to contribute our profound expertise as well as our first-class network in order to help tech companies succeed. Seed: For the first round. to improve and develop team, product, marketing, and sales structures as well as to help gain traction and enhance KPIs. Series A: The mission is bigger and it doesn’t end. Neither does ours! These investments are typically between EUR 1.5-3 million. The focus is on scaling the company. Growth: With up to EUR 10 million per investment, we can accompany startups into the expansion phase or invest directly in growth financing. Spin-off financing: Spin-offs from companies can unleash enormous potential for innovation and returns. We are the specialized partner for organizational structuring and financing. When we invest In addition to innovative ideas and scalable business models, we invest primarily in entrepreneurs. In many cases, we are the first institutional investor in our portfolio companies. With our investment and hands-on investment management, we support the achievement of ambitious company goals while ensuring financing for at least 18 months. In doing so, we invest alone as lead investor or together with co-investors from our extensive network. Typically, we invest not only once, but over several financing rounds and, if the company is growing accordingly, we do so several times. We thus enable companies to grow sustainably over time. Where we invest Our focus lies on scalable, forward-thinking business models with clear USPs that notably differentiate themselves from the status quo. At bmp Ventures we invest in companies from the following industries: Digital Solutions Industry & Deeptech Media & Gaming Life Sciences & eHealth Cleantech & Planet Positive Mobility & Automotive FinTech & LegalTech How we work From day 1 our portfolio companies can count on our support. Since ventures often face the same challenges, we connect our portfolio companies with each other to enable a direct exchange between the founders. Moreover, our annual bmp Portfolio Day offers companies a casual setting to network with selected network partners and the other portfolio companies. Through our close cooperation with various (technology) partners, we are also able to pass on many advantages for the establishment and expansion of technical infrastructure. Partner in crime: Sparring partner for all operational and strategic issues and questions related to building a company. VC infrastructure: Free VC infrastructure for accounting, controlling and legal. Feedback: Feedback and fine-tuning of business models, marketing plans, sales activities and management processes. Monitoring: Set-up and analysis of the companies’ key value drivers and key performance indicators (KPIs). Support: Support in the execution of company valuations and capital increases including the preparation of investment agreements and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Co-investors: Assistance in preparing pitch deck and financial planning to approach additional investors. Acquisition of additional capital. Structuring: We take an active role in structuring financing rounds, due diligence and exit processes. Raising capital: We acquire additional venture capital, mezzanine capital or debt capital. Exit: Term sheet and exit negotiations for company sales.

Lingotto’s Innovation Fund is a new $600mm+ AUM crossover (public & private) fund focused on making concentrated and long-term investments in companies operating at the cutting edge of technological and business-model innovation. Core to our investment thesis is the fact that market returns are dominated by extreme structural winners – we seek to identify decades-long secular trends and the management teams best positioned to capitalize on them in the early years. The senior team has a notable history of private investments including: OpenAI, SpaceX, Alibaba, Coupang, Stripe, Databricks, Spotify, Airbnb, Tempus, Recursion, Ginkgo Bioworks, Palantir, Epic Games, Joby Aviation, Indigo, Aira, Humane, H2 Green Steel. The Innovation Fund is co-managed by James Anderson (CIO & Managing Partner) and Morgan Samet (Co-Head & Managing Partner). James has over 40 years of investment experience – most recently as a Partner at Baillie Gifford, where he managed over £100bn in AUM throughout his tenure. As head of the firm’s flagship fund, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, he delivered a +1,555% return vs. +354% for the FTSE all-world benchmark (between April 2000 and March 2022). He was instrumental in the firm’s move into private investing starting with Alibaba in 2012. Morgan has over 19 years of experience in private and public market investing. She has previously worked at Belfer Management, Pzena Investment Management, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Goldman Sachs. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School. The Innovation Fund is a part of Lingotto, a $4.5bn+ investment management company supported with permanent capital from Exor and additional external LPs. Exor is one of Europe’s largest publicly traded holding companies. Its assets include companies like Stellantis (Fiat, Chrysler, Citroen), Ferrari, Philips, Juventus Football Club, the Economist and Christian Louboutin. Exor’s CEO is John Elkann (Chairman of Ferrari); its Chairman is Nitin Nohria (Executive Chairman of Thrive Capital and former Dean of Harvard Business School). Lingotto’s Chairman is George Osborne, former UK chancellor.

At Menlo Ventures, we go ALL IN. This isn’t just a motto, but how we show up everyday for the companies we back, the investors who back us, and each other. When we win, we win as a team. 47 Years 80+ Public Companies 165 + Mergers + Aquisitions $5B+ Under Management We focus on the "three stages of early" We are investors and company builders - we know what it takes to turn a budding idea into a scalable business. We work with early-stage founders to find product-market fit, develop go-to-market strategies, scale their organizations, and support them as they grow. Inception: Our Menlo Labs team helps founders validate early-stage ideas, de-risk opportunities, and build successful foundations. Venture: Our venture team provides series A and B startups with guidance and hands-on help as they build their teams and products. Inflection: Our inflection team supports early growth-stage startups during critical points as they prepare to scale. Our focus areas At every stage from inception through IPO, we invest in game-changing ideas that reinvent life and work. Although we remain open to new ventures within consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, we go deep in the following seven focus areas: AI: Generative AI is breaking into every software vertical, and winners in these markets will create massive economic and societal value. Menlo Ventures is placing bets on the most promising GenAI companies at the infrastructure and application layers, where we see immense potential for groundbreaking businesses that will reshape industries and push the boundaries of what we can achieve. Bio + Healthcare: Innovations at the intersection of advancements in technology and biology will drive major improvements in the quality of our health and the cost of healthcare. At Menlo, we invest at that intersection - backing breakthrough digital health companies (vertical SaaS and digital care) and novel life sciences companies (therapeutic platforms and transformative technologies). Consumer: The world we live in today is enhanced by technologies we might not have thought possible even 10 years ago. There is so much still to come. At Menlo, we invest in the game-changing companies of the future, those that will help us do things better, faster, or cheaper than we can today. Cloud Infrastructure: As enterprises continue migrating to the public cloud, a new generation of companies will write the playbook for the underlying infrastructure that powers their applications. These tools and platforms are built for and cater to the developer, optimized for time-to-integration with beautiful, easy-to-use UIs and APIs. Cybersecurity: In a complex, post-pandemic world, rapid cloud adoption and the proliferation of open-source software have dramatically expanded the attack surface for bad actors against enterprises, governments, and their applications. Additionally, the shift-left approach to software development requires developers to embrace a security-first mindset. As the cyber war continues, Menlo will back the best teams fighting on the frontlines. Fintech: Financial transactions and services power the global economy. Menlo invests in four fintech categories: dev-focused infrastructure and embedded finance (API layers), vertical banking, end-to-end financial services for consumers and SMBs, and tools that serve finance teams and the office of the CFO. SaaS: The shift to the cloud introduced an entirely new business model–Software-as-a-Service–and created unprecedented opportunities for enterprise software companies. Menlo divides the SaaS landscape into three categories, each with a distinct point of view that guides our investment, research, and resources: Departmental SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and Horizontal SaaS. Supply Chain + Automation: This once-in-a-generation reinvention/reinvigoration of the supply chain will create a world that is more efficient, resilient, and sustainable because of the operational efficiencies we gain. With an eye on a more functional future, Menlo invests in a broad range of technologies–robotics and industrial automation among them.

“Auxano” defined by greek mythology means “To initiate growth” We are where the future is. With our vision based on this mantra, we believe that entrepreneurs define the growth of an economy, and where it can be in the future. Auxano was founded in 2016, by experienced investing professionals and entrepreneurs alongside the group company BellWether Associates, which has been facilitating investments for over a decade. We are an SEBI CAT-I registered Angel AIF Fund which focuses on early stage technology / innovation driven companies that are uniquely placed to grow. We look to invest in and partner with committed entrepreneurs that are rearing that share a unique passion in making a difference in the ecosystem. We believe in building lasting partnerships that drive entrepreneurship, innovation and growth!! OUR PHILOSOPHY “We build the future with you” Our philosophy is to be strategic in thinking, with realistic and a planned view of execution. At the core of everything we do, we believe in the power of great partnerships. We look for the brightest founders and team that show the drive, passion and perseverance to change the world, as we know it. We will add our time, capital and experience to give the venture, the resourceful wings, it deserves! We also take our responsibility towards our valued investors and other stakeholders, VERY seriously. Our active and hands-on investment approach, enables us to compound capital over the long term to deliver the best outcomes to them. The growth of an enterprise begins with a small step, and with the right vision, focus driven passion and resources, takes it to newer heights. It's time to redefine the future together! WHAT WE LOOK FORGrowth Stage of Business Scalable Business Model Founding Team Innovative Technology driven Revenue Generating Attractive Valuation AUXANO APPROACH Processes get things done. Systems & processes are an integral part during the journey to achieve the milestones. Auxano believes that doing simple elementary things right is…. The Approach. Having frameworks right at the beginning pays large dividends when scaling up and attracting investors to the enterprise. With a portfolio across sectors, we look at the enterprise potential, the market it serves, the people running the show – this is elementary ...Right?? Yes!!! Then we work closely in having systems, processes & the intangible in order, which help the enterprise grow over the period. In the internet information age, everything is out in the open. And we are proud to be associated with our portfolio companies who fulfill a certain need of the larger population. Welcome to the world of “AUXANO” OUR FOCUS AREAS We have a strong investment focus on groundbreaking technology products or technology-backed services or processes across consumer, enterprise healthcare and deep technology domains. Enterprise & SaaS Edtech Health Tech/ Genomics Fin Tech Smart Mobility The Emerging Unknown?

We invest in opportunities backed by deep science. Xora is an early-stage investment platform of Temasek. We typically invest as a lead or co-lead investor in the Seed and Series A rounds, and later rounds (via our parent company). While we are not limited by geography, we prioritize opportunities that possess a strong linkage with the Singapore science & technology ecosystem. Leveraging the Temasek global network of investors and operating companies, we are active partners to ambitious founders building the next generation of impactful, world-changing companies. Our Team Our team possesses strong technical domain expertise in both physical and life sciences, and the intersection thereof, and are steeped in the nuances of early-stage deep science investing and venture building. We are global citizens with business experience in major markets. Our principles guide our engagement process and our investment decisions.We start with the people on the journey and a shared vision of the future. ​ We look for dogged persistence, unbounded creativity, acute self-awareness, a sense of urgency, and a passion for impact. We embrace both the technical and people complexity of science-based opportunities. ​ We welcome early and frequent contact and appreciate the opportunity to inform an emerging narrative. ​ We prefer brainstorming to pitches, and relationships to transactions. ​ We commit more than capital; we pledge our mindshare and our network.

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.