SECTOR FUNDS
With the incorporation of dedicated sector funds, we have successfully expanded our position within the landscape of venture capital investment. Each of our sector funds serves a specific purpose, and therefore enables us to promote our startups in a highly effective way. Redstone strives to assemble valuable industry knowledge within the respective investment field.
Future Industry Ventures
To shape future industrial systems
Building European Champions – SBI and Redstone have established a pan-European venture capital fund with the mission to provide capital to high-tech Industry 4.0 technology companies. Europe is the world’s most active innovation hub enabling the digitization of industrial systems, yet the high-growth, high-tech companies behind the trend struggle to find smart capital to commercialize or scale their technology. Future Industry Ventures targets European industrial technologies as a way to seek higher financial returns and positive impact contribution. The fund is operated by Redstone and SBI Holding Inc., a Japanese financial conglomerate and world-leading investment group with unparalleled expertise, specialized in digital and innovative investment verticals.
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VR Ventures
Same team, 2nd fund
Redstone’s partnership with Berliner Volksbank Ventures began in 2014, went from strength to strength, and led us to co-initiating VR Ventures. This fund focuses on the best startups in the sectors of financial services (FinTech), real estate (PropTech), and adjoining digital business solutions for SMEs. From the late seeding phase on, we invest in outstanding solutions and teams throughout Europe. And while our core management team is still the same, a remarkable number of further institutional investors have now joined our new fund.
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BTG – Bridge to Growth
Revolutionizing venture finance through debt
BTG opens up a world of opportunity for senior debt investment. In Europe’s and especially Germany’s underserved venture debt market, Bridge to Growth provides on the one hand a unique offering for institutional investors, and on the other hand a non-dilutive financing opportunity for young fast growing companies. The fund fills a funding gap for young, fast-growing companies in need of bridge, growth and pre-IPO capital, when equity gets too expensive and traditional debt is not available yet.
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Vogel Ventures
Funding innovative media and technology
Redstone manages Vogel’s corporate venture capital activities. The fund invests up to € 5m in companies that are strategically relevant to Vogel’s core business, including the areas of Enterprise Software, Market Intelligence and Marketing & Communications. Redstone supports in defining the investment strategy, deal sourcing, due diligence, deal making and portfolio management.
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Berliner Volksbank Ventures
Future of FinTech and B2B SaaS
Together with Berliner Volksbank, Redstone initiated 2014 the Berliner Volksbank Ventures fund with the target to finance and grow promising startups in the fields of FinTech and PropTech. The fund is closed and currently managing 12 portfolio companies. Alongside with global co-investors like Insight Ventures, e.ventures, Partech, Cherry Ventures and Project A Ventures, BVB invested in Planradar, LIQID, Remind.me, Tradeplus24, Finleap Connect, Roobeo, Hypatos.ai, Marley Spoon, Acatus, Inventorum, Flexperto, and Bergfürst.
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North Karelia Growth Fund
Regional early-stage fund focusing on bio economy, photonics and digitalization, Finland
North Karelia Growth Fund invests in recently established and young companies from the region, particularly in the sectors of digitalization, forest and bio economy, photonics, travel and creative industries, and material sciences. First closing of the fund is EUR 6m and it consists of investments by the City of Joensuu (Finland), Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment private investors and Redstone. Typical investment during the first round is EUR 25-150k in equity and including follow-on investments up to 500k. The fund is managed by Redstone partners Oskari Lehtonen and Kaj Hagros.
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South-Savo Fund
Regional seed-stage fund in South-Savo, Finland
South-Savo Startup Fund invests in recently incorporated and seed-stage startups with operations in the region without sector limitations. First closing of the fund is EUR 3.5m and it consists of investments by the Cities of Mikkeli, Savonlinna and Pieksämäki – in Finland, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, private investors and Redstone. Typical investment is EUR 25-150k in equity with the potential for follow-on investments up to 350k in total. The fund is managed by Redstone partners Oskari Lehtonen and Kaj Hagros.
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