
Bootstrap Europe
Technoparkstrasse 1, Zurich, 8005, Switzerland
Overview
Fast growth companies often require additional money to fuel scale, yet their founders and their investors do not want to be diluted. Venture Debt is a way to postpone the next valuation event, and to provide a company with additional time to increase its value prior to a future funding round or an acquisition. The Bootstrap Europe team has supported entrepreneurs and their investors in more than 200 European transactions. Their Venture Debt fund is backed by successful entrepreneurs who in turn are providing a stable source of capital to the next generation of innovators.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Financial Services
- Lending
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Dexory
Participated · Series B · Oct 2024
Dexory provides a data intelligence platform, DexoryView, that combines autonomous robots, AI and digital twin technology to deliver full operational visibility and real-time insights for warehouse and supply chain operators. The platform is positioned to provide visibility from day one and to accelerate value capture compared with conventional solutions. The company is led by CEO Andrei Danescu and is headquartered in London. Following the additional Series C tranche, Dexory intends to accelerate its product roadmap and expand access to its technology into multiple international markets and new sectors. Dexory has attracted a mix of new and existing investors including Eurazeo, Atomico and others. Specific financial metrics such as revenue or user counts were not disclosed in the announcement.
- TransferGo
Participated · Equity · Jun 2020
TransferGo is a U.K.-based fintech that operates a consumer platform for global remittances, emphasizing fast, consumer-centric transfers. Its product promises around 90% instant settlements and 24/7 instant capability, and the company highlights user-facing features such as strong Trusted Reviews. Management says the business has been profitable over the past year, with limited burn mainly from marketing, and still holds proceeds from its prior funding. TransferGo plans to use new capital to accelerate expansion across the Asia‑Pacific region and win customers from incumbents. The company faces competition from large players like Western Union as well as newer challengers such as Remitly and Wise. TransferGo has addressed regulatory issues after receiving a €310,000 fine from the Bank of Lithuania for AML failings and reports it closed procedural gaps and received positive feedback following mediation. TransferGo is a UK-based money transfer fintech founded in 2012 that connects more than 3.5 million customers across 160 markets. The company focuses on remittances and cross-border payment options for migrants and international senders. TransferGo recently completed a €6 million secondary share sale to bring in Nordic and Baltic investors and to support its expansion. The firm plans to scale its workforce, open new offices, launch new send and receive markets, and build additional pay-out options. TransferGo announced a $50 million Series C in September of the prior year and cites the World Bank estimate that the global remittance market is worth over $500 billion. CEO Daumantas Dvilinskas said the transaction both returned capital to stakeholders and strengthened the company’s position for further expansion and payment innovation. TransferGo is a cross-border remittance service that connects 3.5 million customers across 160 markets. It has processed over 13.5 million international and local transactions, representing roughly USD 6 billion in aggregated volume. The company has demonstrated consistent 80% year‑over‑year growth since launch. Since launching in 2012, TransferGo has grown to a workforce of over 200 people. The new funding is intended to expand the customer base across Europe and further develop the product offering to support ambitious growth targets. VEF describes TransferGo as one of its early investments and its third-largest holding, reflecting continued investor support. TransferGo began in 2012 as a money-transfer service and has since shifted its focus to real-time cross-border payments and remittances. The platform serves consumers, SMEs and enterprise clients and now has over 2.5 million customers. The company offers instant payments and has expanded its geographic reach, announcing launches in 11 new markets including Japan, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Ghana. TransferGo recently partnered with Visa to enable global pay-out to cards. Management (CEO and co-founder Daumantas Dvilinskas) is pursuing further international expansion. Financially, the company has completed multiple financings this year to support growth and market entry. TransferGo is a London-based international money transfer service founded in 2012 that focuses on fast remittances, primarily serving migrants who send money home. It positions itself as one of the fastest services, offering cross-network transfers and claiming to guarantee pan‑European deliveries within 30 minutes. The product features multiple pricing tiers (free/low-cost for slower transfers and paid options for guaranteed arrival times) and a white‑label "Remittances as a Service" API for MSBs, banks and marketplaces. TransferGo says it has surpassed two million customers and facilitated more than seven million transactions. The service can send money to over 65 destination countries and from 33 origin countries, and the company has launched in 11 new markets including Japan, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Ghana. TransferGo reported 30% growth over the COVID‑19 lockdown period and a significant uptick in daily remittances, with fast growth in markets such as India, Turkey, Ukraine and Nigeria.