Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Corporate VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Nanotechnology • Consumer |
Stages | Early Stage, Expansion, Later Stage, Series A, Series B, Seed, Series C, Pre-IPO |
Investing | United States • India • Singapore • Israel • Indonesia |
Investment Range | €500,000 - €7,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | €1,500,000 |
CE Ventures, operated by Crescent Enterprises, is a corporate venture capital platform that invests in high-growth, value-driven businesses. Launched in 2017 with an initial capital of $150 million to be invested by 2020, with 50% targeted towards the MENA region. They invest in a wide range of industries including Software, IT & TMT, Media, Business Solutions, Hardware & Manufacturing, IoT & Wearables, A.I. & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Web Security & Privacy, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Insurance & InsurTech, Healthcare & Wellness, Nanotechnology, and Consumer sectors. Their operational focus includes emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, energy storage, cybersecurity, fintech, medtech, supply chain management tech, Ed-Tech including virtual classrooms, food-tech, and smart farming. CE Ventures particularly supports start-ups that offer synergies with Crescent Enterprises' global operations and strategic experience, aiming to catalyze disruptive technologies for long-term returns. The firm is known to invest in seed to pre-IPO stages with a minimum investment of $500,000, a maximum of $7,000,000, and a sweet spot of around $1,500,000. CE Ventures targets investments in equity and is open to investing in consumer tech in the MENA, Southeast Asia, and India, as well as enterprise tech in the US and deep tech on a global scale, typically from Series B onwards. Their expertise lies in providing patient and resilient capital to new businesses that complement their activities and partnering with innovative entrepreneurs to drive disruptive technologies and new business models.
We invest in consumer tech (MENA, SE Asia and India), Enterprise tech (US) and deep tech (global). We typically invest in Series B onwards.