Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion, Later Stage, MBO/LBO, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States • Austria • Europe • Finland • Hungary • Poland • Turkey • Luxembourg • Czech Republic • Bulgaria • Romania • Slovakia • Slovenia |
Investment Range | $300,000 - $11,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $6,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $400,000,000 |
3TS Capital Partners is a leading European technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm, based in Helsinki, Finland. Their mission revolves around providing expansion capital and buyout funding for small and medium-sized businesses. The firm is stage-agnostic, meaning they invest across various stages from seed to later growth phases. Key industries targeted by 3TS include Information Technology, Media, Education, AgroTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, Energy, Retail, CleanTech, HealthTech, Web Security, Cloud Services, Food & Beverage, Medical Devices, Messaging, DeepTech, Healthcare, Mobility, Consumer Online Social, and various others. The fund typically invests amounts ranging from €300,000 to €11 million, with a sweet spot investment of around €6 million. With over €400 million in assets under management, 3TS Capital Partners has backed exceptional high growth small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are establishing themselves as local leaders or are pursuing innovative global market positions. Their investment philosophy is geared towards financing expansion plans, acquisitions, and buyouts, primarily focusing on the broader TMT sectors encompassing Software, Hardware, Mobile, E-commerce, Digital Media, Operators, and Technology-Enabled Services like Consumer and Business Services, Healthcare Services, etc. The firm prides itself on not just providing financing but also becoming active business partners. Their experts and sector partners offer value-added services beyond funding, such as best practices, knowledge transfer, business development, and leveraging global partner networks. To date, 3TS has made over 50 investments and has had successful exits, delivering positive net returns. Its investors include prominent names like EIF, Erste Group, Tesi, Cisco, OTP, EBRD, AWS, Sitra, KfW, and 3i. 3TS Capital Partners is a member of international industry associations and actively contributes to the venture capital industry through participation and thought leadership.
We invest in exceptional high growth SMEs, which are either proven businesses becoming local leaders or truly innovative global challengers. As a stage-agnostic investor we typically invest in the range of €300,000 to €10 million to finance expansion plans, acquisitions and buyouts. 3TS primarily targets investments in the broader TMT sectors including Technology & Internet (Software, Hardware, Mobile, Ecommerce, etc.), Media & Communications (Digital Media, Operators, etc.) and Technology-Enabled Services (Consumer and Business Services, Healthcare Services, etc.).