Sidekick Partners

We are an Israel-based investment firm focused on early growth stage technology and tech-enabled businesses. With a dual presence in Tel Aviv and New York, our team fuses investment and operating experience, deep local Israeli roots, and an expansive global network to support entrepreneurs in their quest to build thriving technology companies. Our roots date back to 2016, when we were established by TPG Growth as an investment platform for early growth technology investments in Israel. An independent fund since 2020, our culture remains grounded in this heritage, bringing the rigor and depth of private equity to early growth investing. We continue to serve as Senior Advisors to TPG Growth, and in this context seek opportunities for collaboration on selected large-check, growth stage investments in Israel. We are grounded locally & connected globally Headquartered in Tel Aviv, we take pride in our Israeli roots – and in being natives of our market. But with an equally firm footing in the US and origins from within one of its largest private equity organizations, our DNA is unmistakably American too. We feel at home in both. We are operators & investors We are former entrepreneurs and CEOs with management, operations, and execution experience on one hand; on the other, former investment bankers and private equity professionals with the financial know-how necessary to ‘get under the hood’ and propel results. You have to embrace depth You have to forge deep relationships with entrepreneurs – and with all the stakeholders they will encounter on their growth journey. You have to possess deep knowledge in relevant subject matter, and the experience that comes with having done it before. You have to dive into the details from due diligence to exit.‍ And you have to have to have deep integrity and humility. Because at the end of the day, while we strive to cultivate growth, it’s the company and its leaders actually doing the growing.

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.

SLS Partners provides stakeholders across the venture ecosystem with structured liquidity solutions. Drawing on our experiences in structured finance and venture capital, we enable GPs, LPs, founders and companies to access liquidity while keeping the upside.

Lumma is a global accelerator program designed to help founders and operators build, scale, and expand high-potential businesses into sustainable, internationally competitive companies. Founded with the vision of creating globally connected accelerator ecosystems, Lumma operates structured accelerator programs that combine execution-focused mentorship, market-driven strategy, and performance management. Our model enables local operators to run accelerators in their own markets while remaining aligned with a unified global framework. By connecting founders, investors, corporate partners, and regional ecosystems, Lumma accelerates growth, strengthens execution, and supports long-term value creation. Our approach balances global standards with local insight, allowing businesses to scale efficiently and responsibly across markets.

We build Risk Aligned, Investable Corporate Ventures. 5+ Locations: A global team of professional entrepreneurs at your service across EMEA and APAC. Founded in 2020: By 4 serial entrepreneurs after founding 40 companies of their own (including 2 unicorns!) 20+ Ventures: From logistics to climate tech, we’ve build ventures with our partners across a variety of industries. 60M+ Funds Raised, USD: We arrange Series A fundraising for all Build Phase ventures, leveraging our VC and investor networks. What sets us apart.Execution Forward. We deliver ventures, not slides. We measure our success through real market interactions, prototypes, code base, and revenues. Joint Venture Partners. Our upside is in the value of the equity in the venture we build together. We succeed only when the venture is successful - just like our corporate partner. Commercial x Product x Governance. A tech start-up can only succeed with a scalable product that solves a real customer problem. That’s why we create teams that have both product and business expertise right from the start. In addition, we find that to make an investible venture governance is also paramount. We work with the corporate on governance elements. Ambidextrous. We speak the language of enterprises, understand their strategies and their stakeholders. We survived as entrepreneurs, multiple times over. We have the grit and the mindset, we thrive in ambiguity. Optionality. We understand that creating a new venture is fraught with uncertainty and we work with the corporate to retain optionality across the various stages of the process. Capital Efficiency. The cost to build a venture should not be different for a corporate than for independent founders. With our process, corporates are sure every dollar of investment into the venture is spent on increasing the value of the start-up. We focus on building investable ventures. Our tried-and-proven method gets corporate ventures over obstacles and off the ground by leveraging corporate assets and expertise with a founder’s mindset. From identifying the venture where you have a serious competitive advantage to raising an external Series A, our 18-month track covers all the elements necessary to create a successful corporate venture, including establishing a dedicated founding team, creating the product, mapping the commercial planning, and devising the governance model.

Betatron is an early stage Venture Capital firm with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. Typical investments into start-ups range between US$250K and US$2M. Betatron leverages its international network of Venture Capital and corporate investors to help start-ups raise follow on rounds, making us great partners for finding international capital. We facilitate warm introductions to our investor network and host exclusive showcase events attracting hundreds of investors. Targeting Asia’s Fastest Growing Markets BVG’s target markets are characterized by large and young populations, high internet penetration rates, high GDP growth rates and have historically been underserved by early stage VC funds. There is increasing focus from global investors on the tech markets in these countries and BVG is well ahead of the curve to capitalize on this trend.