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Partech 2021

Finance and Risk Capital

Impact for scaleups

15

UK companies backed

42%

Follow-on investments

27%

Investments outside of London

9

Growth-stage investments

Key sectors

Impact ventures / Social Impact Life Sciences & Biotech Building & Construction Manufacturing / Advanced Manufacturing Creative, digital, film, games & media Professional services Defence & security Technology & Communications Engineering / Advanced Engineering Transport & Logistics Environmental Science & Technology Farming, fisheries & forestry Finance Food & drink Healthcare

Partech makes equity investments at seed, venture and growth stage, operating through five funds, with investments ranging between €200,000 to €50m.

With offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar, Partech’s investment focus is on technology and digital businesses in the UK, US and Europe and is developing its presence in Asia and Africa. Globally, the firm has invested nearly $260M ($155M in 18 new companies and $105M in 42 follow-on investments) since the start of 2021.

In the period between January 2014 to June 2021, Partech supported 15 UK-based companies across 26 fundraising rounds, investing a total of £404m. The average size of its investment round into UK companies since 2014 is £15.5m. The firm has backed UK scaleups such as Privitar, Fresha, Maze and Push Doctor. 

In support of its portfolio companies, Partech provides coaching on strategy, operations, executive hiring, board structure, as well as preparation for M&A and build-ups. The firm has launched Partech Shaker, a nine-story building in central Paris designed for tech startups and scaleups.

Partech 2021 website