Top Angel Investors Europe

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Location: Europe

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# 18
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A founding executive at Uber and Dropbox in Silicon Valley and advisor to WhatsApp, Lars led strategic alliances and worldwide expansion for those companies through their hyper-growth phases. In 2015, Lars returned home to Europe to become General Partner at Benchmark Europe / Balderton Capital in London, deploying capital from four funds at that firm. He is now the founding General Partner at venture firm 2xN. Along with his extensive professional network, Lars’ unique expertise in fueling and managing growth from startup to IPO, building strategic alliances, and understanding the pitfalls and opportunities in global growth, Lars is able to bring his scaling playbook to bear for all his investments.

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Contentful
Dream Games
Flywire
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 11

Location: Europe

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# 21
395

Yuri Milner, Russian-born entrepreneur, US based venture capitalist, and philanthropist whose innovative investment techniques and prescient awareness of the commercial potential of the Internet revolutionized venture-capital investment strategies in the 2010s.

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ByteDance
Toutiao
Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 21

Location: Europe

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# 27
133

Oliver Young is an angel investor. Previously, he owned and served as Managing Partner of LAO Ventures.

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TripActions
Nubank
Rippling
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 15

Location: Europe

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# 40
289

Oscar Hartmann is a venture capitalist and experienced business angel with an investment portfolio of over 100 companies, more than 20 non-profit organizations, and 14 unicorns.

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AUTO1 (WirKaufenDeinAuto)
Slice
Sapato
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 8

Location: Europe

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# 50
195

General Partner & Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm. Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000.

NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 8

Location: Europe

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# 63
569

TransferWise is a global technology company that’s building the best way to move money around the world. Over six million people use TransferWise, which processes over ?4b in payments every month, saving customers over ?1bn a year.

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Carta
Hibob
Veriff
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 10

Location: Europe

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# 64
379

Daniel Gutenberg serves as Private Investor at btov Partners. He served as President and Board Member at Pilot.

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SumUp
Zynga
Airbnb
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 10

Location: Europe

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# 73
1424

Saul Klein is a co-founder of Phoenix Court. He is also a member of the board of directors of Academy. He is a co-founder of Kano. He is a founding partner of Latitude Ventures (London).

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Wise (Financial Software)
Robinhood
Zoopla
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 9

Location: Europe

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# 103
560

Matthew Bellamy is the Co-Founding Partner at Helium-3 Ventures.

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Flock Safety
Dapper Labs
Astranis
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 10

Location: Europe

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# 128
28

Alan Howard is a co-founder and portfolio manager at Brevan Howard Asset Management. He is a co-owner of Bottlepay. He was the CEO of Brevan Howard Asset Management. Previously, he was a managing director at Greenbriar Equity Group. He is also an angel investor. He is an advisor at Bullish.

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Copper
Lunar
Bakkt
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 7

Location: Europe

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# 130
686

Sean Park is a co-founder and serves as an investment director and board member of Anthemis Group. He previously served as Managing Director at FT Advisors. He is a member of the investment committee at Apis Partners.

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Betterment
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 159
1277

Oleg is not just one of Europe’s top serial internet entrepreneurs but also a successful angel investor with over 30 investments, board member, serious innovator, provocateur, disruptor, and connector.

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Calm
PayFit
WeWork
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 5

Location: Europe

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# 170
335

Xavier Niel is a Co-Founder of Kima Ventures. He serves as Board Member at Eir Telecom.

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Mirakl
PayFit
Block
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 5

Location: Europe

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# 176
226

Lukasz Gadowski is founder and CEO of Team Europe Management. He is the co-founder of The European Magazine. He is a member of the Board of Directors of TAU Systems. He is a co-founder and chairman of Spread Group.

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smava
Choco
ZnanyLekarz
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 5

Location: Europe

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# 205
26

David Rowan is a corporate and M&A partner at A&L Goodbody. Mr. David Rowan is an angel investor. He was an associate in the private equity department at Proskauer Rose.

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Kitopi
Rebellion Defense
Grammarly
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 5

Location: Europe

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# 216
508

Thibaud Elziere is a Co-Founder of Slite. He is a Co-Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Folk.

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Algolia
PayFit
Notion
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 220
398

One of the UK’s most prominent technology investors, Robin Klein co-founded LocalGlobe in 2003 with his son Saul. Over the course of his career he has made over 100 investments including in leading tech brands such as Lovefilm (Amazon), Wise (LSE: WISE), Citymapper, Moo, Zoopla (ZPG), Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), Monzo, Tide, Figma, Graze (Unilever), Secret Escapes, Improbable, Adzuna, MyBuilder and Cazoo (NYSE: CZOO). Although Robin seldom leads investments any longer, he advises the team and our founders across, and continues to play a leadership role. Thematically he has a longstanding interest in ecommerce companies, as well as marketplaces, fintech and “disruptors of old industries such as construction and manufacturing”. A former advisor to Seedcamp, TechNation, and Silicon Valley Bank, and a non-exec director of two public technology companies – MoneySupermarket and Zoopla Property Group – Robin still sits on a few portfolio company boards including those of Adzuna and Moo. Previously a Venture Partner at Index Ventures, where he focused on seed investments, Robin built his first business, Berda Electric, as a recently graduated Electrical Engineer, which he sold at the age of 29 to move to the UK. He went on to become Executive Chairman and CEO of Innovations Mail Order, which was sold in 1985 to the Burton Group (later to demerge as Debenhams and Arcadia). As part of the sale, he joined the group and became Managing Director of Marketing and Home Shopping at the Arcadia Group. Innovations was the first company in the UK to conduct an ecommerce transaction which it did in May 1995. He studied both electrical and industrial engineering, and holds an MSc in Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

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Wise (Financial Software)
Riskified
Public.com
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 228
327

Jaan Tallinn is a founding engineer of Skype and Kazaa. He founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk with Huw Price and Martin Rees.

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Oura
Astranis
Teleport
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 231
291

Christoph Janz is co-founder and Managing Partner at Point Nine Capital. He is a member of the board of directors of Pento & Algolia. He is a member of the board of directors of LottieLab & Algolia.

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Contentful
Algolia
Clio
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 233
273

Khaled Helioui is chairman of the Investment Committee at the National Interest Foundation of Armenia. He is a member of the board of directors of dott. Mr. Helioui is a board member and angel investor at Mos. Previously, he was Managing Director and CEO at Bigpoint GmbH.

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Uber
Bolt
Deliveroo
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 262
105

Ilkka Paananen is co-founder and CEO of Supercell. He is also a member of the advisory committee of firstminute capital. He is also a member of the board of directors at Zwift. He is an advisor to Cytora.

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Hopin
Wolt
Nord Security
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 277
48

Jorg Mohaupt is a member of the board of directors of Amuse. Mr. Mohaupt is on the board of directors of Discogs. He has served as head of TMT at Access Industries. Jorg is responsible for the media/online and telecommunications business at Access Industries

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Owkin
WeLab Holdings
Adyen
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 280
43

Aviv Nevo is the owner of NV Investments. He has also served on the board of directors of Violet Grey. He is an angel investor.

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GOAT
ClassPass
Alchemy Insights
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 282
34

Andreas von Bechtolsheim is a member of the board of directors of VoltDB. He is an angel investor. He is Chairman, Director of Development and a member of the Board of Directors of Arista Networks.

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Cresta
SentinelOne
Material Security
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 293
374

Tony Jamus is the co-founder and CEO of Oyster HR. Mr. Tony Jamus is the co-founder of Nexmo and has served as CEO and President.

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Hopin
Dialpad
Graphcore
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 305
285

Klaus Hommels is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lakestar. He was the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lakestar SPAC.

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Skype
SumUp
Spotify
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 321
171

Brent Hoberman co-founded and serves as Executive Chairman at Founders Factory. He is a co-founder of Founders Academy. He is also a co-founder and board member of Grip.

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Owkin
Maven
Wayve
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 326
157

Robert Wuttke is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and an angel investor. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Grey Corp GmbH. Prior to this he was the Managing Director and Vice President of Lycos Europe.

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EquipmentShare
Adyen
Tradeshift
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 342
104

Michael Chalfen is a director at Chalfen Ventures. He is also a board member of Harbr, Lokalise, Octeract, Reveal.co, Zaptic, Time is Ltd, Tray.io, SEDNA Communications and Bridebook.

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Tipalti
Houzz
Illumio
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 345
90

Ross Mason is a co-founder of Dig Ventures. He was a member of the board of directors of Flock. He is an angel investor.

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Karat
People.ai
HeadSpin
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 350
67

Michael Boodaei is co-founder and CEO of Transmit Security. He is also an advisor at Island. He is an angel investor.

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Fireblocks
Transmit Security
Armis
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 370
18

Christopher Kelly is an angel investor at Christopher Kelly. Previously, Dr. Kelly founded two Internet startups, CK Net, an Internet search advertising company acquired by Logicserve in 2008

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Deliveroo
Alchemy Insights
Revolut
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 3

Location: Europe

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# 381
534

Julien Custori is a founding partner and serves as managing partner at Fil Rouge Capital. He was a co-founder and resident entrepreneur at Acceleration Business City. He has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and services, mostly at the CEO level.

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GrubMarket
ZnanyLekarz
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 385
354

Pierre Kosciuszko Morizet is co-founder and partner at Kernel Investments. Pierre graduated from the HEC Business School in 1999. After graduating from HEC, Pierre founded the distribution company Visualis and then worked at CapitalOne in the United States, where he held a management position.

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Doctolib
Younited Credit
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 392
286

Kees Koolen is the founder and serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Koolen Industries. He is also co-founder and senior advisor and CEO of EQT Ventures.

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Uber
GetYourGuide
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 397
242

Frederic Court is a co-founder and investor in Felix Capital. He is also a board member and head of fashion at Goop. He was a member of the board of directors of YOOBIC. He was a member of the board of directors of Everteam.

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Farfetch
Illumio
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 400
229

Harry Stebbings is the founder and podcasting lead at 20VC. He also serves as Senior Vice President of Global Podcasting at SaaStr. He is on the board of directors of Airlift, Cord and SEDNA Communications. He is an angel investor.

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AgentSync
Hopin
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 402
218

Robert Dighero is a co-founder and partner of Passion Capital. He is on the board of directors of Xelix, Tilo, and HomeTouch. He is a member of the board of directors at Cazana.

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Lendable
Maven
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 411
175

Eileen Burbidge is a co-founder and partner at Passion Capital. She is a board member of PolyAI, HomeTouch, MindLabs, Fertifa, Tradologics, Daybridge, Fronted, Focal Point Positioning, and Spill App.

NOTABLE DEALS:

Lendable
Marshmallow
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 418
152

Risto Siilasmaa is a co-founder and special partner at Nexit Ventures. He has also served as an advisor at AlphaSense. He is also a co-founder of First Fellow Partners. He is one of the most respected and successful tech entrepreneurs

NOTABLE DEALS:

Wolt
Aiven
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 437
109

Reuven Dresselhaus is co-founder and managing partner of Cavalry Ventures. He is a member of the board of directors of Sofia Clarisights. He is chairman of the board of directors of Blutsgeschwister. He is a member of the board of directors of Afilio.

NOTABLE DEALS:

Tradeshift
Delivery Hero
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 447
97

Jeremy Yap is a resident angel at Golden Gate Ventures. He is the co-founder of AngelLab, a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in technology entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe. Mr. Yap is a board member of AgSquared.

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Monzo Bank
Maven
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 465
67

Niklas Zennstroem is a founding partner and serves as CEO and partner of Atomico. He is also an advisor to Vay. He is a member of the board of directors of Oden Technologies.

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Wolt
Automile
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 466
64

Jonathan Moulton is a co-founder and serves as chairman and director of Better Capital. He is also an advisor to Hellas Direct. He provides management services to GP Fund I and GP Fund II and until recently served as Chairman of Counsel.

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Public.com
Funding Circle
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 474
41

Ronald Cohen is a co-founder of Social Finance UK. He is also an advisor to J-Impact. Mr. Cohen is also Chairman of the Advisory Board at Dynamic Loop Capital.

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Papaya Global
Optibus
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 488
21

Daniel Dines is a high net worth investor based in Dover, Delaware. He is co-founder and CEO of UiPath, an RPA software provider that provides intelligent process automation solutions offered by several of the most technologically savvy BPO firms.

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Hopin
Miro
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 503
0

Felix Jahn is an entrepreneur and an angel investor. He is the Founder & Managing Director of Warpspeed Ventures. Prior to that he was the Founder & Managing Director of Home24 AG and Rocket Internet SE. He seeks to invest in Consumer Internet and Mobile sectors located in Germany.

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HomeToGo
AUTO1 Group
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 505
0

Morten Lund co-founded and was Marketing Director at Poshtel. He served as an advisor to Hippocorn Partners. Co-founded BullGuard. Co-founded and served as chairman of the board of directors of Capital Aid.

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Skype
Tradeshift
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 521
301

Arun Venkatachalam is a Project Vision and Co Lead at Cloud Vidyashram. Previously, he worked as an analyst at Lazard and Axis Capital. He is an angel investor. He holds an MBA from London Business School.

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Zetwerk
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 524
284

Since 2021, Anil Hansjee has been a general partner at Fabric Ventures, a Web3 venture capital fund with investments into Ramp.network, Near, Yellowcard, Messari, Homa, Hashflow, Immutable etc. and a Web3 angel investor with investments such as Sorare, IMX, Ledger, Polkadot, Near, TheGraph, Sky Mavis etc. He is also a co-founder of the angel co-investment club Firestartr in 2012 with angel investments in Harri, Banked, Wagestream, Wise, Verse, Peak, Clarisights, Studentfinance, Gr4vy, Tray.io, Stitch, Pagos.ai etc. Prior to Fabric, he served as head of PayPal Ventures, EMEA and head of EMEA corporate development at PayPal, completing the acquisitions of iZettle and Honey and investing into Raisin, PPRO, Monese, Modulr and Codat. Earlier he was responsible for major media corporate innovation programs for International Data Group, Google and Modern Times Group (MTG). There he worked on deals such as Shazam, Lionhead, FON, and Ubiquisys. At Google EMEA, he led corporate development, which included launching Hangouts and Google Compare, and creating Google Campus in London.

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Wise (Financial Software)
Sorare
Sky Mavis
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 4

Location: Europe

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# 528
269

Chris Adelsbach is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor and dad. He is the Managing Partner of Outrun Ventures and one of Europe’s most successful Angel investors in fintech companies. He started, scaled, and sold Marlin Financial Group – appearing in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 for four consecutive years. He then helped to build the Techstars accelerator fintech practice in Europe. He’s invested, as an Angel, in over 200 companies and was named Business Angel of the Year in the UK in 2018/19 and the most active angel investor in Europe in 2020/21/22 by Sifted. In 2022 Business Insider named him number one in their inaugural European ‘Seed 50’ rankings.

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Smart
Marshmallow
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 2

Location: Europe

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# 538
224

Sherry Coutu is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. As an entrepreneur, she has founded or Co-founded 10 businesses, CICs & charities that have reached scale and as an investor, she has invested in 5 VC funds & more than 70 startups including the unicorns Interactive Investor, LinkedIn, Zoopla, Maven healthcare. Coutu was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for her services to entrepreneurship. In July 2015, Computer Weekly named Coutu as one of the top 10 most influential women in the UK tech industry. She was named the most influential woman in UK tech and Entrepreneur of the Year 2017, and one of the top 50 inspiring women in Europe by Management Today. In 2019, she was inducted into the BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) Hall of Fame and received the Veuve Clicquot Social Purpose Award.

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Zoopla
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 546
199

Alexander Gerko is the founder and serves as Executive Director and Co-CEO of XTX Markets. He started his financial career in equities and then in FX at Deutsche Bank.

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Ginkgo Bioworks
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 549
196

Paul Forster is on the board of directors of Growth Intelligence. He is a co-founder of Indeed. He co-founded the company in 2004 and has served as CEO and director. He is also an angel investor.

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GoCardless
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 552
190

Matt Henderson serves as an angel investor at Matt Henderson. Mr. Henderson served as co-founder of Rangespan. Prior to founding Rangespan, Matt worked at Amazon.com for 7 years.

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Gem
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 563
169

Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas is a partner at Index Ventures. He is also on the board of directors of Causaly, incident.io, GoCardless and Cutover. He is a board observer at Monad.

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Hopin
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 573
129

Stephan Glaenzer is a co-founder and partner of Passion Capital. He is also a member of the board of directors of Limejump. He is a co-founder and chairman of the board of directors of Rebate Networks.

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Lendable
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 574
129

Erik Byrenius is a founding partner at Trellis Road. Mr. Byrenius was a co-founder of Nordic Makers. He is also the founder of the startup does. Erik is a board member and investor at Propel Capital.

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Delivery Hero
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 582
120

Toivo Annus was the co-founder of Ambient Sound Investments. He was co-owner of Coda Payments. He worked as an advisor at RferralCandy. He was also an advisor at Redmart. After leaving Skype, he created ASI’s technology investment arm

NOTABLE DEALS:

Coda Payments
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 597
90

Peter Reed is an advisor at Styla. He is a Cortex partner at Vitruvian Partners. He is also chairman of the board of directors at Welbeck Publishers. He is an advisor at JRNI, Qapital, Hopster, GetYourGuide Deutschland, ROLI and Sofar Sounds.

NOTABLE DEALS:

Farfetch
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 606
76

Farooq Abbasi is a founder and general partner at Preface Ventures. He has also served as director of Costanoa Ventures. He has been investing for the past seven years, particularly on the West Coast in corporate technology and most recently in Europe, helping to build Mosaic Ventures.

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Truebill
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 614
68

Thierry Petit is the CEO of Actalia.

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Vinted
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 621
62

Jochen Engert is a member of the Klarx board of directors.

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Sennder
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 623
61

Christoph Mayr is the founder and CEO of Atlantic Labs. He is an advisor at MicroHarvest. He is an advisor at Felix Capital. He served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Meditopia. He is also a managing director at Atlantic Food Labs.

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Choco
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 642
48

Chris Hitchen holds an advisory position with Tanso. He serves as an angel investor. He has served as a venture capital advisor at EQT Ventures.

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Sorare
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 643
47

Eric Quidenius-Wahlforss is co-founder and serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dance (Automotive). He is an angel investor. He co-founded and served as chief product officer at SoundCloud. Prior to that, he was a consultant at Strategy & Interaction. He worked as an executive at Direkt Ventures.

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Delivery Hero
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 649
41

William Tunstall-Pedoe serves as a Member of the Advisory Panel at Cambridge Innovation Capital. He also is an Angel Investor. He is also the Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Unlikely AI.

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Graphcore
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 650
41

Jonas Nordlander is co-founder of Otiva. He is also a board member of Min Doktor. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Uppsala University.

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Klarna
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 655
34

Klaus Nyengaard is a co-founder and board member of LetsBuild, where he previously served as CEO and partner. He is a co-founder and partner at Nordic Makers. He is also co-founder and chairman of the board of GenieBelt

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Monzo Bank
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 662
30

Hanno Renner is the co-founder and CEO of Personio. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Fachhochschule Konstanz – University of Applied Sciences, Business and Design and a Master’s degree in Technology and Management

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Back
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 667
25

David Gardner is a co-founder and general partner at London Venture Partners. He is on the board of directors of Singularity 6. He is also an advisor at AppOnboard.

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Unity
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 673
20

Filip Engelbert is co-founder and CEO of KEH eCommerce. He is on the board of directors of Min Doktor.

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Klarna
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 676
18

Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., M.S. is the Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Blanco is a national known expert in the epidemiology and treatment of addictive disorders with and without comorbid disorders.

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Glovo
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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# 680
18

Federico Pirzio-Biroli is a founding partner and chairman of Playfair Capital. He serves on the board of directors of several technology companies. He holds a master’s degree in philosophy and psychology from the University of St. Andrews.

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Andela
NUMBERS OF UNICORNS | 1

Location: Europe

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Thomas Blomfield co-founded and served as president of Monzo. Previously, he co-founded GoCardless. He is an advisor to Tahora. He is on the board of directors of Generation Home.

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Jeeves
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Carsten Thoma is an advisor at Sparetech. He is a member of the board of directors of Baton Technologies. He is an observer of the board of directors and a member of the board of Celonis.

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Mirakl
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Maximilian Thyssen is a member of the board of directors of Sailfish Brewing Co. He previously served as a founding partner at Family’s Venture Capital.

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Mister Spex
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Location: Europe

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Andy Murray is a co-founder of Fuel.Ventures. He co-founded eConversions. He is also a member of the board of directors of Castore. In addition, he is an angel investor.

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Revolut
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Carlos Espinal is a managing partner and board member of Seedcamp. He has served on the board of directors of Pace Revenue. He is also an advisor at Revent Capital. He is a board observer at Habitual.

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Wise (Financial Software)
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Location: Europe

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Klaas Kersting is the co-founder and CEO of Phoenix Games. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Flaregames. He is a board member of GameInfluencer. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor

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Supercell
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Location: Europe

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Frederic Montagnon is a French entrepreneur and business angel. Former Chairman of OverBlog, which he co-founded with Gilles Moncaubeig and Julien Romanetto in 2004, he is also co-founder of Codanova (2002) and Nomao (2007). Frederic Montagnon co-founded and serves as Chairman of Arianee. Co-founder and Chairman and President of Lgo Group.

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Spendesk
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Lucas Brosseder co-founded and serves as co-CEO and Managing Director at PlusDental. He is an advisor to Tanso. He was a member of the Movinga board of directors. He was co-founder and managing director of eDarling.

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Forto
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Location: Europe

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Thomas Fecker Boxler is Chief Operating Officer at Serpentine Ventures. He is the founder of t10r Kapital. He is a co-founder of flovtec and has served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

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AngelList
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Trevor Koverko is a prominent blockchain founder and investor. He was an early leader in the blockchain community, funding first-generation blockchain projects such as Ethereum, Block.One, Hashgraph and Shapeshift.

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Concordium
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Location: Europe

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Entrepreneur and financier, whose investment activity centres on blockchain technology, education, artificial intelligence and neural networks.

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FAQ

How to find angel investors in Europe?

European angel investors maintain a strong presence through various regional networks and investment platforms. Business Angels Europe (BAE) serves as a central hub, connecting entrepreneurs with investors across the continent. Notable platforms like Seedrs and Crowdcube have transformed the landscape by providing digital access to qualified investors.

Several European cities host regular investor meetups and startup pitch events. Paris’s Station F, Europe’s largest startup campus, regularly organizes networking sessions between founders and angels. Meanwhile, London’s Level39 facilitates connections within the fintech sector, hosting targeted events that bring together innovative startups and experienced investors.

Who are the biggest angel investors?

Europe’s angel investment landscape features several prominent figures shaping the startup ecosystem. Niklas Zennström, Skype’s co-founder, actively invests in European technology startups through personal deals alongside his venture firm Atomico. Taavet Hinrikus, who co-founded Wise (formerly TransferWise), focuses on fintech innovations, particularly in the Baltic region.

Robin Klein, founding partner at LocalGlobe, maintains an active angel portfolio spanning London’s technology sector. In Germany, Oliver Samwer, through Global Founders Capital, combines personal angel investments with institutional backing. Switzerland-based Daniel Gutenberg has built an impressive portfolio of over 100 investments, particularly in deep tech and artificial intelligence startups.

Which country has the most angel investors?

The United Kingdom leads Europe in angel investment activity, with London serving as the primary hub. The British Business Angels Association reports over 18,000 active angel investors across the country. France follows closely, with Paris emerging as a strong competitor through government initiatives supporting early-stage investment.

Germany’s angel ecosystem concentrates around Berlin and Munich, with approximately 10,000 active investors. The Nordic region, particularly Sweden and Finland, shows remarkable angel investment density relative to population size. The Netherlands maintains a robust network through organizations like NVP (Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen).

How many angel investors are there in Europe?

Recent data from EBAN (European Business Angels Network) indicates approximately 345,000 active angel investors across Europe. These investors deployed an estimated €11.4 billion in early-stage funding during 2024, marking significant growth from previous years.

The distribution varies significantly by region, with Western Europe accounting for roughly 60% of active angels. Southern European countries, particularly Spain and Italy, show rapid growth in angel numbers, while Eastern European markets demonstrate increasing sophistication in early-stage investment structures.

How can I contact an angel investor?

Approaching European angel investors requires careful preparation and appropriate channels. Professional networks like LinkedIn prove valuable, particularly when accompanied by warm introductions through mutual connections. European accelerators, including Startup Wise Guys and Rockstar, often facilitate direct connections with their investor networks.

Industry-specific conferences, such as Web Summit in Lisbon and Slush in Helsinki, provide opportunities for face-to-face meetings. Many European angels maintain profiles on platforms like Dealroom and Angel.co, though personalized approaches through shared professional connections typically yield better results.

How are angel investors found?

European angel investors frequently participate in regional ecosystem events and maintain affiliations with specific industry clusters. Technology parks and innovation centers, such as Berlin’s Factory or Amsterdam’s Startup Village, regularly host events featuring active investors.

University networks, particularly those connected to institutions like INSEAD or London Business School, maintain active angel communities. Industry-specific associations, from biotech clusters in Basel to fintech networks in Frankfurt, provide access to specialized angel investors focused on particular sectors.

How can I get a list of angel investors?

Several European organizations maintain comprehensive databases of active angels. EBAN provides member directories across its network, while national associations like France Angels and ABAN (Austrian Business Angel Network) offer detailed investor information for their respective regions.

Investment platforms like Syndicate Room and Angel Investment Network maintain verified investor profiles. European venture capital firms often collaborate with angel syndicates, providing additional access points through their extended networks.

Is it hard to get angel investors?

Securing angel investment in Europe presents unique challenges and opportunities. Success rates vary significantly by region and sector, with approximately 4% of startups successfully closing angel rounds. The European investment landscape emphasizes sustainable business models and clear paths to profitability, particularly in comparison to other markets.

Regulatory environments differ across European jurisdictions, affecting investment structures and terms. However, EU initiatives supporting cross-border investment have simplified processes for both investors and startups. Successful fundraising typically requires strong local market understanding combined with international growth potential.

The most successful approaches often involve building relationships through accelerator programs, securing lead investors with strong regional reputations, and developing clear strategies for European market expansion. Many entrepreneurs find success by targeting angels with specific industry expertise relevant to their ventures.