Company:Acton Capital Partners
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founders | Christoph Braun, Paul-Bernhard Kallen, Jan-Gisbert Schultze, Frank Seehaus |
| Headquarters | Munich (Germany), Vancouver (Canada) |
| Products | Investments, Venture capital, growth capital |
| Website | www.actoncapital.com |
Acton Capital Partners (Acton Capital) is an international venture capital fund, founded in Munich (Germany) and investing in later-stage digital startup companies in Europe and North America.[1]
History
Since 1999, Acton Capital has invested Euro 400 million across several funds in over 70 online companies in Europe, UK, United States and Canada.[2] As one of the first venture capital funds in Europe, Acton Capital invested only in startups of the early Digital Economy. The first investment was online auction platform Alando in Germany,[3] acquired by eBay in 1999 for $43 million.[4]
Investments and exits
Acton Capital's investment focus is on digital business-to-consumer B2C models like online marketplaces, e-commerce, digital media and software as a service (SaaS) or financial technology (fintech) companies.[5] Exited investments include online marketplace AbeBooks - acquired by Amazon in 2008,[6] online retailer of pet supplies zooplus - IPO in 2008,[7] luxury fashion platform mytheresa.com - acquired by Neiman Marcus Group in 2014[8] and global online marketplace Etsy - IPO in 2015.[9] The current portfolio of Acton Capital includes fintech startup iwoca from UK, Canadian software developer Themis Solutions (´Clio`),[10] consulting marketplace COMATCH and the global information service company AlphaSights both founded in Berlin.
In February 2019, Acton Capital was part in Series B funding rounds for German mobility startup Cluno and international SaaS banking engine Mambu.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "German late-stage technology investment firm Acton closes fresh $200 million fund". TechEU. October 26, 2015. https://tech.eu/news/acton-capital-partners-fund/.
- ↑ "Growth. Driven by Reason |" (in en). http://actoncapital.com/#About.
- ↑ "Acton: "Wir blicken nicht auf Trends, wir interessieren uns für Substanz"". BerlinValley. May 25, 2017. https://berlinvalley.com/startup-investor-acton/.
- ↑ "eBay wins German bid". CNN. June 22, 1999. https://money.cnn.com/1999/06/22/technology/ebay/.
- ↑ "Acton Capital Partners | Growth. Driven by Reason". http://actoncapital.com/#Portfolio. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Amazon acquires AbeBooks". VersionOne. August 1, 2008. https://versionone.vc/amazon-acquires-abebooks/.
- ↑ "zooplus goes public on Frankfurt stock exchange". https://zouk.com/news/37-technology-growth/61-zooplus-secures-additional-capital.
- ↑ "Neiman Marcus acquires MyTheresa". The Independent. September 15, 2015. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/neiman-marcus-acquires-mytheresa-9734479.html#.
- ↑ "Crafts website company Etsy valued at $4 billion in market debut". Reuters. April 16, 2015. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-etsyinc-ipo/crafts-website-company-etsy-valued-at-4-billion-in-market-debut-idUSKBN0N71T420150416.
- ↑ "Vancouver Startup Clio Raises $18M to Help Lawyers Cut Inbox Clutter". WSJ. March 25, 2014. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/03/25/vancouver-startup-clio-raises-18m-to-help-lawyers-cut-inbox-clutter/.
- ↑ "Car subscription service Cluno scores $28M in Series B funding led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures". TechCrunch. February 6, 2019. https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/06/cluno-scores-28m-in-series-b/.
- ↑ "Mambu: Banken Plattform erhält 30 Millionen Euro". WirtschaftsWoche. February 19, 2019. https://gruender.wiwo.de/mambu-banken-plattform-erhaelt-30-millionen-euro/.
External links
- Acton Capital (company website)
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