Axivate Capital
Willem Fenengastraat 4B, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1096 BN, Netherlands
Overview
Axivate Capital is an entrepreneurial private equity firm that backs international growth and value creation for Dutch and European companies in the fields of Digital Media, e-Commerce, Internet, and Leisure. They invest in innovative, early-stage and more mature companies with hidden potential. Their team consists of a combination of successful entrepreneurs and experienced professionals who thrive as leaders or senior managers of large firms, their own ventures, as well as Axivate portfolio companies. This means that they recognize the opportunities, the pitfalls, the ups and downs of doing business in all stages of the company life cycle. they tap into their vast experience and deep network to find tomorrow’s winners, and to add true value to these companies. Axivate Capital partners with fast growing companies that are challenging large markets by means of disruptive business models or innovative technologies. Together, they aim to effectively scale the business and grow into tomorrow’s winners. Although they are a hands-on investor, they do not run the business. They are rather a trusted partner who offers support that is tailored to the specific needs and opportunities of each portfolio company. Each portfolio company has access to their experiences, best practices, sector expertise and network. Their investment criteria are as follows: - Seed- stage and early-stage ventures - Buy-out and business transformation of mature companies - Scalable business model, international growth potential - Strong, skilled and committed management team - Capital commitment between EUR 100.000 and EUR 5 million - Substantial minority stake or majority stake
- Total investments
- 3
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- FinTech
Investment portfolio
- Readmore
Led · Equity · Mar 2024
Readmore offers a software platform and an InDesign plugin that let companies create interactive digital magazines, apps, print issues and data-connected catalogues. The product emphasizes an all-in-one approach compared with web-only magazine tools. The startup counts customers such as Elle, Thomson and Petrobras. Readmore plans to use new funding to expand abroad and to grow its marketing and sales teams while continuing product development. Earlier support includes a €100,000 subsidy and workspace from the European Space Agency Business Incubator. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Amsterdam.
- GET-E
Led · Equity · Jan 2020
Get-E runs a tech-enabled transportation service for business travel, allowing corporate customers to book rides to and from airports or point-to-point via an app. The service operates at more than 900 destinations across 140 countries and combines app-based booking with bespoke account-managed solutions for each client. Corporate users include Visa, Ryanair and CityJet, and airlines use the platform to arrange complex crew transport logistics. The company is Hoofddorp-based and led by founder and CEO Alexander van Deudekom. With recent funding, Get-E plans to expand to additional destinations and build integrations with other platforms to grow its business.
- StyleLounge
Participated · Series A · Aug 2015
StyleLounge operates a metasearch engine for clothing and lifestyle products that compares prices, availability and factors like vouchers, discounts, shipping and returns. The Hamburg-based startup works with 100+ partners and provides an assortment of over 1.2 million products. It recently launched in France and the Netherlands and plans to add another five European countries by the end of the year. The company says the product reduces the need to browse individual retailers by aggregating price and availability across stores (including sizes and colours). StyleLounge monetizes by receiving kickbacks for leads: partner shops pay a cost-per-click (CPC) that is optimized based on traffic performance. Founder and CEO Johannes Heinen leads the business, which also counts Felix Jahn as a co-founder.