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Partech

Finance and Risk Capital

Impact for scaleups

15

UK companies backed

44%

Follow-on investments

20%

Investments outside of London

11

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. Its Growth team invests in European scaleups, making initial investments from €20m to €60m.

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. Its current portfolio is made up of 200+ companies in more than 30 countries.

In the period between January 2016 to June 2023, Partech supported 15 UK-based companies across 27 fundraising rounds, with three in four (73%) being at growth stage at the time of fundraising. The firm has backed UK scaleups such as payment processing platform Blink.

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 website