Investors at 4YFN22 and how to meet them
The total amount of capital available for investment in startups is skyrocketing at €22.6 Billion. In this article we tell you more about who these investors are, what are they looking for and some tips on how to meet them.
From across the investment landscape, business angels, Venture capitalists, CVCs, family offices, investment banks, investment platforms and networks are gathering at 4YFN 2022. The 4YFN investors programme supports investors in making their time at the event as productive as possible.
Who will be there?
Investors from 35 countries are coming to 4YFN. Some of the investors have given us permission to announce them on our website – visit this page to discover great names from investor firms around the globe. At the end of this article is a complete list of all investment entities and networks who will be at the event.
We specifically highlight the presence of our investment partners for 2022 who have been collaborating in the development of certain aspects of the programme. This list of partners includes Adevinta ventures, Aser ventures, Cathay innovation, Conexo Ventures, EBAN, Encomenda, Invereadt, Notion, Prosus, Seay Ventures, Seedcamp, Ship2B ventures and Zubi Capital.
With the list of individual investors and funds at hand, the #MWC22 app allows you to search and reach out to investors to request meetings. You can also contact them over LinkedIn!
What are investors looking for?
We know that about 76% of startups at 4YFN are currently raising investment, but what type of deal-flow are investors interested in? we asked investors to choose the fields of investment and solutions they are interested in.
SaaS and other solutions applied to business and productivity are the leading interest for investors with over 55% indicating these options as a priority. Fintech and other solutions applied to financial and insurance services are of interest to 50% of investors. Other noticeable fields include smart cities (48%), digital health and healthcare solutions (46%) and retail and marketplaces (40%).
Comparing to previous years, we’re seeing increased interest from investors in startups working on social impact and sustainablity solutions, with 23% choosing this area as a priority.
How to meet investors at 4YFN22?
On-site, the focal point for investors is the investors corner within the Private Meeting Lounge (hall 6). However, you can also meet investors at some on the networking sessions at the community lounge, and catch them speaking on stage.
The 4YFN conference programme includes the investor series as well as other sessions where international investors like Paul Murphy (partner, Lightspeed Venture Parners), Annalise Dragic (partner, Sapphire ventures) and Isabelle Gallo (partner, Breega VC) will take the stage. The full list of investor-related sessions can be found here.
Attending investment entities
| 360 Capital 3WiseMen Strategic Advisory 4Founders Capital 500 Global 7r Ventures Aa-xX Partners AB AccelerAsia Across Business Partners SL Acton Capital Partners Adara Ventures AEA CAPITAL AEBAN AKTION LEGAL Alexandria Angel Network All Iron Ventures Ananda Impact Ventures Angel Club ANSHU Capital Management Ltd AQAL Capital GmbH Armilar Venture Partners AWASI / LEXCREA Axxola GmbH BAGI INVERSIONS Baloise Group BANC Business Angel Network Catalunya Banco Sabadell (BStartup) Bankinter Belobaba Fund Big Sur Ventures BIGBAN BITKRAFT Ventures Bizangels Barcelona Blom Market Bolsa Social Bonsai Partners BONSAI PARTNERS Bright Pixel Busquets Bynd Venture Capital Caixa Capital Risc Can Do Consulting Capital Energy – Quantum Capstone Partners Catalana d’Inversions 98 Cecot Cell VC Chamaeleon CIBC CIRIAL180 CM Ventures CMC XXI Coben | Cobin Angels Cocoa Conexo Ventures Corporate Lab Creas Impacto Crèdit Andorrà Croton Capital Decelera Ventures Demium Capital DEPO Ventures Dis Capital Diversity VC – S&E Partners Dozen Investments Draper B1 DTCP Dynax Invest EAE Invierte Easo Ventures EBAN Eight Roads ELAIA Encomenda Enki Capital Enzo Ventures F10 – BAN Famara Ventures Fides Capital Firefish Capital SL Fitalent – NTT DATA Full Global Investments Fundacion Innovación Bankinter Gatzalen, S.L. GED-CONEXO GENUINNO Glaxosmithkline Godó Ventures GoHub GP BULLHOUND GR Capital Grow VC Group HCP-Global Hearst Ventures helloworld.vc ICEX-Invest in Spain IESE IMPACT PARTNERS ibérica Impulse4women InfraVia Growth Innovative Transformation INNOVENTURES CAPITAL SL Intema by MTS AI Inveready | Investing for Good JME Venture JOIN Capital GmbH K Fund Kavedon Kapital Keiretsu Forum Kibo Ventures KINS Technology Group Kira Ventures Lanta Capital Levels Up Ventures Lightbulb Trust Lightspeed Ventures Lucy Capital Lunar Ventures LVenture Group Marcau Partners AG (Ringier Digital Ventures) MAZE Impact Media Digital Ventures Mediterranean Angel Investors Metavallon VC Milano Investment Partners Mind the Bridg MONDRAGON CP Monte Carlo Capital Moonoa Mundi Ventures Muster Ventures Nauta Capital Naver Nekko Capital NEPONTIS Neptuno USA, Corp NERO Ventures Nina Capital Noaymar Northzone NTT Data Nuclio Offline Fund OMNES CAPITAL Optiteam (DanBAN/ EBAN) Optum Ventures PADEINVEST Padolç S.L. Paocapital Peekabond Piton Capital Plug and Play Possible Ventures Redstone Digital Repsol Ventures | Reus capital partners Rising Tide Europe Roosh Ventures Rulebreaker Ventures S&E Partners Sabadell Venture Capital Sapphire Ventures Scale Lab Andorra – Crèdit Andorrà Scalex Ventures Seaya Ventures Secways,SL Seedrs Seedway Ventures SL Senovo Sevenzonic Ship2B Ventures Singtel Innov8 Pte Ltd SixThirty Ventures SK Telecom America Solid5 Sommet AB SonaeIM Speedinvest Successful Fund 1FCR Summa Consultores Swanlaab Technoplat Ltd. Telefónica Ventures Telegraphh Hill Capital Tern Think Bigger Capital Tonbo ToTheTop Transcend Partners TRUMPF Venture UNIQ VENTURES United Ventures UPF Ventures Vigo Activo S.C.R. Viriditas / MDV WA4STEAM Wayra Wayra X WBAF, World Business Angels Investment Forum Wesley Clover International White Star Capital Xesgalicia SGEIC SA XTX Ventures Zubi Capital |
