Airbridge Equity Partners

What is Airbridge Equity Partners?

Airbridge Equity Partners (AEP) is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm with an entrepreneurial spirit, focusing on providing strategic capital to innovative technology-driven companies within Europe. Founded in 2017, they have an assertive approach to investing, emanating from their origins as former entrepreneurs.

AEP is particularly experienced in early stage, seed, and expansion investments, specializing in equity and venture debt capital opportunities. They support sectors such as Software, IT & TMT, Media, Education, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence & Big Data, and Logistics & Distribution.

AEP is adept at providing growth capital, including replacement capital, and servicing cap tables over extended periods. With investment tickets ranging from EUR 1 million to 5 million at initial stages, AEP is able to make follow-on expansions, with a maximum investment cap of EUR 20.5 million, to support the growth of promising ventures.

They currently actively invest from their second fund, AEP II, which is valued at EUR 63 million. AEP targets companies with established commercial traction presenting locked-in revenue of over EUR 50,000 monthly, and those demonstrating robust and consistent growth.

They pride themselves on contributing to the success of their portfolio companies, with a track record that includes follow-on funding by significant global investors like Atomico and General Catalyst or acquisitions by strategic corporations such as Cisco and GoDaddy. They are dedicated to actively assisting founders in scaling their business, tailoring their support to fit the unique needs of each venture. AEP holds face-to-face discussions to understand the key business drivers and ambitions, aiming to build a smooth and effective partnership underscored by a shared commitment to entrepreneurial excellence in sales and company building.

Their assets under management worth EUR 60 million underpin their investment activities, leveraging their deep expertise and network to secure success for their portfolio companies.

What they say:

We invest in companies that have proven their commercial traction with locked-in revenue. We provide growth capital as well as replacements and have the ability to service a cap table over time. Our ticket size varies from EUR 1m - 5m initially with the ability to stay active over time. As an Amsterdam-based investment firm, we support firms with their HQ and a significant portion of their operations in Europe, regardless of whether they end up venturing outside of it. We especially focus on companies with competitively defensible positions in B2B or B2C value chains in growing markets with a long-term outlook.