Investing in the challenges of our time.

Investing in the challenges of our time

We invest in global ventures that meet our clients' toughest demands. Our investments in startups identify new business and safeguard a sustainable future for our corporate partners.

For almost two decades we have worked side by side with global teams who have taken us on a journey across demanding projects, from mobile app development to the creation of a decentralized new mobile internet in China, to wearables and automotive, and even specialized work in behavioral engineering.

Where we focus

Our portfolio spans the globe, just like the challenges of our corporate partners. Since 2006 we have been accelerating startups, matchmaking them with corporate clients, and investing in them.

• Media disruption, Big Data, Analytics
• VR / AR, Future of work, E-commerce, M-commerce
• Platforms, Housing, Civic Tech, Social Networks
• Robotics, Health, Social Impact, Anti-fraud

New venture experience boosts corporate innovation

Building an innovation strategy at a massive company is a huge challenge. We simplify that by helping you connect to the startups that can directly impact your business and technology goals. We empower specific business units inside our corporate partners.

• Accelerator programs
• Innovation and growth
• Co-investment
• Innovation collaboration
• Merger and acquisition
• Program management

Our pre-seed fund investments to date

Portfolio support, end to end

Our portfolio companies get support with all things digital and entrepreneurial. We believe technology has the power to accelerate growth and we invest our time and resources into the founders making real impact.

• Marketing and tech stack
• Fundraising from seed to Series A
• HR and design
• Partnerships
• Venture development
• Co-founding
• Business development
• Digital ecosystem
• UI / UX design
• Pivot control

Selected portfolio companies

• Formulate, an AI powered personal chemist for customized shampoo and fragrance
• Gamers Academy, custom esports training via subscription
• White Clouds, ahead of the curve with 3D as a service
• AcadeMe, a learning platform for the modern workforce
• Compass.to, New York's social network without emoji noise
• Holyo, an mCommerce platform with 500,000 millennial customers and a checkout under 45 seconds
• Kindly, a volunteering app and donation management software
• Little Bird, a civic tech leader managing care services for families and smart cities
• Proximal Internet, the world's first decentralized internet, launched in Shanghai
• Healbot, AI diagnosis software tackling India's critical health service gap
• Oistr, Frankfurt-based anti-fraud software for a €25 billion mobile payments market
• Cafe X, robotic arms that copy professional human movement
• Open Fan, Silicon Valley business intelligence built on ethical data analytics

“The teams at Wildstyle Network were key to our breakthrough and €10 million in revenue by building our first technology stack and proprietary software. The coaching the fund's leadership provides is invaluable to us.”

Our view on entrepreneurship 3.0

Kindly.org fills a critical niche within the tech ecosystem, helping local communities leverage their members' talents through volunteering.

Like running a marathon without training, there are crucial mistakes to avoid when scaling up a startup. We codify nearly two decades of expert observations into the operating cadence portfolio teams follow.

Almost every industry, especially automotive, is undergoing a massive transformation. With that change, the world of entrepreneurship is rewriting how corporate partnerships get built, signed, and shipped.