Yannis Heyken

We built the first wave of European tech. We know what it takes to back the next. With offices in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, Cherry Ventures is Europes leading early-stage venture firm championing founders who are poised to solve the most critical issues in society, environment and business. Cherrys portfolio of European founders changes customer behaviour, enables enterprises and SMEs, drives impact and sustainability, and empowers developers and creators, having previously led the early-stage rounds of companies like FlixBus, Auto1, Forto, Tacto, Qualifyze, Juni, Moss, Carbo Culture, and more.

We built the first wave of European tech. We know what it takes to back the next. With offices in Berlin, London, and Stockholm, Cherry Ventures is Europes leading early-stage venture firm championing founders who are poised to solve the most critical issues in society, environment and business. Cherrys portfolio of European founders changes customer behaviour, enables enterprises and SMEs, drives impact and sustainability, and empowers developers and creators, having previously led the early-stage rounds of companies like FlixBus, Auto1, Forto, Tacto, Qualifyze, Juni, Moss, Carbo Culture, and more.

Founded in 1997, Pan-European VC Earlybird backs exceptional early-stage companies, supporting them through their growth and development phases and providing financial resources, strategic support, plus access to an international network and capital markets. Through two separate strategies, Earlybird focuses on tech-enabled businesses across software applications, infrastructure, and deep tech, while Earlybird Health focuses on life science breakthroughs accelerated by data-driven analytics and operations. Earlybird also has a pro-bono impact initiative, Vision Lab. With EUR 2.5 billion under management across fund streams and a history of 9 IPOs and 41 trade sales, Earlybird is among Europe’s most established and active venture capital firms. More information: www.earlybird.com X: https://x.com/EarlybirdVC LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/company/earlybird-venture-capital Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earlybirdvc/

Rothschild & Co is one of the worlds largest independent financial advisory groups. We offer a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients’ business and wealth. With a team of over 4,800 talented financial services specialists on the ground in 50 countries across the world, we provide independent advice on M&A, strategy and financing, as well as investment and wealth management solutions to large institutions, families, individuals and governments. As a family-controlled business that has been at the centre of the world’s financial markets for over 200 years, we can rely on an unrivalled network of specialists and are known for our track record of outstanding execution in financial services. For more information on our group, visit www.rothschildandco.com

Clearwater is an independent corporate finance house focused on unlocking the latent potential in every business. With a team of over 425 talented employees across 20 international offices, the business has completed over 2,700 transactions, worth more than €153bn. All our projects are delivered by specialist industry teams, covering 10 sectors: automotive, business services, consumer, energy and utilities, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare, industrials and chemicals, real estate, and tech services. Working alongside directors, shareholders and investors we advise on all aspects of corporate finance from mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and company sales to management buy-outs (MBOs) and fundraising transactions.