Cipio Partners

Cipio Partners provides growth capital and minority buyout solutions to companies that have outgrown the venture stage and need a strong partner to bridge them to a successful exit. They do not only provide new capital but also strong experience in structuring complex transactions including liquidity for passive shareholders and support in creating exit opportunities to financial and strategic buyers or public listings.

They are an independent and partner-owned firm with decades of investment and operational experience in the global technology industry. They operate as one team, work closely with entrepreneurs and can take decisions quickly.

Typical sectors they are interested in are software, technology enabled B2B products & services, components and consumer internet. Companies will have proven their product and business model in the market, have over €10 million in current annualized revenues and be growing fast. Their companies will generally have a European base and global ambitions.

Their capital enables companies to accelerate growth and build sizeable businesses, realign their shareholder base and provide liquidity options for early investors, or both. Their initial investments range from €5 million to €15 million. They maintain substantial reserves to continue investing in the future growth and expansion of these companies. Cipio Partners has raised a total of €513M across 3 funds, their latest being Cipio Partners Fund VIII. This fund was announced on May 4, 2022 and raised a total of €202M.

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