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Kartesia

Interpark House, 7 Down Street, London, Greater London, W1J 7AJ, United Kingdom

Overview

Kartesia is an independent and privately-owned European specialist financing small and middle-market companies. They provide long-term liquidity and credit solutions following a fundamental and disciplined credit analysis.

Total investments
3
Lead investments
3
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
6

Sector focus

  • Commercial Lending
  • Financial Services
  • Lending
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Investment portfolio

  • Uniquex

    Led · Equity · Apr 2024

    Unique X develops and operates digital cinema software solutions and services, including programmatic advertising and the KDMX global encryption key service. The company offers a SAAS product portfolio and plans to accelerate implementation of AI and expanded data usage. Under its executive team, Unique X intends to expand its delivery network worldwide and grow its customer base across the cinema channel. During its association with BGF the company trebled its profitability and its software is now used in 42,000 cinema screens across 90+ countries. Founder and chairman Chris Hagan retains an 85% ownership stake. Management expects the business to triple in size over the next five years.

  • Omnetic

    Led · Equity · Feb 2024

    Omnetic offers an online dealership management system for large and small second-hand car dealers and service garages, aiming to streamline business processes and improve service quality. The company operates under the EAG Group and serves dealers of 33 vehicle brands and the four largest service networks. Omnetic currently operates in 12 European markets, employs 231 people, and serves over 12,000 daily users. Founded in 2019 by Jakub Šulta, Pavel Svoreň, and Petr Kratochvíl, the company is focused on digitization and consolidation of automotive services. Its stated plans include accelerating growth, acquiring new customers, and expanding into Poland, Germany, France and the Benelux countries.

  • Ahí +

    Led · Equity · Sep 2019

    AHIMAS aggregates local operator expertise into a single network and offers Internet, television, fixed and mobile telephony nationally via partners (Yoigo and Orange) while owning broadband infrastructure such as fiber and WiMax. The company focuses on rural areas with competitive pricing and highly personalized service to help close the digital divide in towns under 20,000 inhabitants and aligns with Spain's Agenda Digital Rural. The group comprises 12 local operators and engineering/infrastructure firms, reaches more than 250,000 housing units, has over 350 points of sale and has built infrastructure delivering over 240,000 services since launching activity in 2016. In 2018 AHIMAS reported revenue of €38.2 million and an EBITDA of €10.5 million; for the current year it forecast revenue of €71.5 million and an EBITDA of €24.3 million (a projected 131% increase). The company aims to reach 1.2 million households by 2020 to expand its rural coverage and continue growth.

Team

  • Damien Scaillierez

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Matthieu Delamaire

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Laurent Bouvier

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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  • Jaime Prieto

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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