
Mountain Partners
Description
Mountain Partners, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operates as a globally active company builder and venture capital investor, primarily focusing on disruptive technology companies. With over 20 years of experience in the venture capital landscape, the firm has established a robust track record, having made more than 300 investments across various stages. Their unique approach combines traditional venture capital funding with an intensive company-building methodology, providing portfolio companies with not only capital but also strategic guidance and operational expertise to accelerate growth.
The firm's investment mandate spans from early-stage ventures to more mature growth-stage companies, reflecting their commitment to supporting businesses throughout their lifecycle. Mountain Partners targets a broad spectrum of future technologies and digital business models, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, fintech, proptech, healthtech, and deeptech. This sector-agnostic yet technology-centric focus allows them to identify and nurture innovations with significant market potential, leveraging their extensive network and operational insights to scale promising startups into successful enterprises.
Mountain Partners maintains a global footprint with offices in key financial hubs such as Munich, London, and Luxembourg, alongside its Zürich base. Their typical first cheque sizes range from approximately $500,000 for very early-stage or seed investments, where they might be instrumental in the initial build-out, up to $7,500,000 for more established Series A or B rounds. This flexibility enables them to participate meaningfully in diverse funding scenarios, from providing foundational capital to leading significant growth rounds, thereby solidifying their position as a versatile and impactful investor in the global technology ecosystem.
Investor Profile
Mountain Partners has backed more than 122 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 19 rounds, about 16% of its total and boasts 31 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Seed, Series Unknown, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in Germany, Indonesia, Chile.
- Strong thematic focus on E-Commerce, Internet, Software.
- Typical check size: $500K – $7.5M.
Stage Focus
- Seed (50%)
- Series Unknown (24%)
- Series A (13%)
- Pre Seed (3%)
- Series B (2%)
- Series C (2%)
- Angel (2%)
- Corporate Round (1%)
- Series D (1%)
- Post Ipo Equity (1%)
Country Focus
- Germany (49%)
- Indonesia (9%)
- Chile (8%)
- United States (4%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Switzerland (2%)
- Colombia (2%)
- The Netherlands (2%)
- Singapore (2%)
- Canada (2%)
Industry Focus
- E-commerce
- Internet
- Software
- Information Technology
- Advertising
- Financial Services
- Marketing
- Fintech
- Apps
- Big Data
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