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:

Airbridge Equity Partners is an investment firm providing flexible investment solutions to technology-driven companies in Europe. We partner with the founding teams of scalable and technology-driven companies seeking tailored solutions to achieve their next steps. Through a mix of capital, network, and know-how we try to support them in growing their business. Our entrepreneurial edge means we value strategic thinking as much as the nuts and bolts and know that progress rarely conforms to straight lines.

What we look for: We invest in companies where technology is at the heart of what they do and critical to the problems they solve for their clients. Whether as an end-product or an enabling factor, as long as technological innovation is the critical component in providing tangible value.We especially focus on companies with competitively defensible positions in B2B or B2C value chains in growing markets with a long-term outlook.

How we help: Through a mix of capital, network, and know-how we try to support them in growing their business. Our entrepreneurial edge means we value strategic thinking as much as the nuts and bolts and know that progress rarely conforms to straight lines.