Led · Equity · Jan 2026

Founded in 2010, MotorK offers the SparK platform, an integrated ecosystem that unifies marketing, sales, data, and operations for automotive retailers. The company positions its software to help manufacturers and dealers better coordinate and optimize commercial activities. MotorK currently operates in eight countries—Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, and Israel—and employs nearly 310 people. Its AI-driven approach targets improved efficiency and data-powered decision-making within the automotive retail sector. The newly secured funds aim to further strengthen the company’s financial position and support general corporate purposes, suggesting a focus on sustainable growth. While specific revenue figures were not disclosed, the company’s geographic footprint and headcount point to meaningful scale within its niche.

Participated · Debt Financing · Jun 2024

Hive Technologies offers an end-to-end operations platform that integrates with shops and marketplaces to automate freight booking, order picking and packing, and return management. The company has developed proprietary Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transport Management System (TMS) and provides multi-channel inventory and order management, intelligent carrier selection, personalisation tools, and a consumer-facing tracking and returns solution. Hive launched Delivery Promise, which can increase conversion rates by up to 30% by giving consumers accurate estimated delivery dates. On average the platform saves commerce brands 17% on costs and can generate up to 24% revenue uplift. Since its 2020 founding the company has expanded across Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the UK and recently strengthened leadership with new COO, CPO, and Chief Growth Officer hires. Hive plans to use the new funding to accelerate growth and product development and is targeting profitability next year. Hive provides a combined software and operations platform that helps direct-to-consumer brands manage sourcing, fulfillment and delivery, including real-time sync of inventory and order data. The company is building proprietary warehouse software to improve fulfillment speed and reliability. With the new capital Hive plans geographic expansion, starting with Paris in early 2022, and to build a pan-European offering for customers. Since inception, Hive says its revenue grew tenfold and it processes around a thousand packages per day. The company has more than 100 employees and plans to triple its business team by next year. To date Hive has raised $44M (approx €38.3M) in total funding. Hive is a Berlin-based direct-to-consumer logistics platform founded in 2020 by Oskar Ziegler, Franz Purucker and Leonard von Kleist. It offers a software solution that eases fulfillment for e-commerce firms, combining customised analytics, forecasts and suggestions with its own in-house logistics centres. Hive positions itself as an alternative to Amazon by rethinking fulfillment solutions for online retailers. The company raised €6.6 million in a seed round led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Amplifier, existing investor Picus Capital and founders from Flixbus and Forto. Proceeds will be used to expand product offerings, enter new markets and grow the team. Earlybird highlighted Hive's rapid product development and customer growth, and the company is targeting a large online retail market—German online businesses generated roughly €84 billion in sales in 2020.

Participated · Debt Financing · Jun 2023

Unaric emerged from stealth to buy and consolidate independent Salesforce-focused SaaS companies into larger suites to better serve enterprise customers. The company’s strategy centers on combining point solutions to enable cross-selling, shared central infrastructure, and a product and engineering hub. Unaric’s initial focus is RevOps, highlighted by its first acquisition, Salesbolt, a product that automatically keeps CRM contacts up-to-date. The founding team includes CEO James Gasteen and chief product officer Neil Crawford, with chair Peter Lindholm and CFO Moritz Birke. Unaric plans to acquire up to 40 companies over the next three years and intends to build industry-focused stacks similar to companies like Veeva and nCino. Financially, it launched with $35 million in external capital to fund its acquisition spree.

Led · Equity · Nov 2022

Form3 builds cloud-native payments infrastructure and APIs that let banks, neobanks and BaaS providers create faster, more efficient payment services. Its product set includes instant transfers, payment orchestration, fraud protection, direct debit and credit transfers. The company counts customers such as Klarna, N26, SumUp and Thought Machine, and works with strategic partners and investors including Visa, Mastercard and major banks. In the U.K. it already handles more than 50% of non-cash payment volume. Form3 has doubled its global processing volume in the last six to nine months and expects to double it again in the next 12 months as it expands into newer geographies like the U.S. The founders started the company in 2016 after encountering payment infrastructure challenges while at Barclays. Form3 provides API-based cloud payments technology used by financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Lloyds Bank and Nationwide Building Society to deliver mission-critical payments. The company focuses on cloud payments infrastructure for large banks. Founded in 2016 and based in London, Form3 offers scalable, mission-critical payment solutions. It recently secured €23 million from Atempo Growth to support acquisitions, new market entry and new product growth. Last year it completed a $160 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs. The company is positioning to accelerate expansion and continue offering market-leading cloud payments solutions. Form3 provides a cloud-native Payments-as-a-Service platform launched in 2017 and used by major Tier 1 banks and fast-growing fintechs. The company emphasizes cloud-based technologies and positions itself to make payments "smart" at industrial scale. Form3 reported 233% ARR growth in 2021 and now employs over 260 people across 22 countries. The startup is in advanced conversations with multiple U.S. banks and plans a global rollout, with a specific focus on expansion into the U.S. market. The latest funding is intended to fuel those expansion plans and tackle next-phase product and market challenges. Form3 offers a cloud-native payments platform used by banks and fintechs to process mission-critical payments. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in London with a regional hub in Amsterdam, the company has tripled in size since its $13M Series B in November 2018. Form3 reports its annual recurring revenue increased by 160 percent. The firm plans to use the new capital to build significant functional enhancements to its platform and to expand in existing and new markets. As part of its commercial strategy, Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide Building Society will implement Form3’s solution for their customers. Penny Hughes has joined the board as a non-executive director. Form3 provides cloud-based payment-as-a-service technology designed to solve slow payment processing and enable real-time payments for banks and fintech companies. Its platform is targeted at institutions moving away from on-premise payment infrastructure. Existing clients named in the article include Ebury, N26, Tandem Bank, LHV Bank, and myPOS. The company says adoption of cloud payment platforms by major banks and fintechs has been slow so far, which affects its near-term traction. Form3 stated it believes the trend toward cloud-based payment solutions "is here to stay." The startup recently raised capital to support its growth and market push.

Participated · Seed · May 2022

RubiBrands is an Istanbul-based e-commerce aggregator that acquires established consumer brands across CEEMEA and sells them on 15+ marketplaces. The company targets brands with weak ties to Asia to avoid supply-chain bottlenecks and to protect margins. RubiBrands positions Turkey as a central logistics hub to shorten lead times, improve quality control, and accelerate product innovation. It has acquired seven brands to date and is active on marketplaces including Amazon US/UK/Germany/UAE, Trendyol, Hepsiburada, Allegro, Zalando, Noon, Jumia, and Getir. Leadership emphasizes partnering with founders for non-disruptive know-how transfer and continuous product development. The firm aims to reach 25 brands, ship 12 million units, and generate $110 million in annual revenue within the next 12 months.