SMEs investors
63 investors that name SMEs among their sectors are recorded here, among them 21 private equity firms, 15 other investors, 10 public funds and 9 asset managers. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. Most are headquartered in Spain (4), the United States (4) and Finland (3). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5square medium-sized companies · SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Laren, Netherlands |
| ACDI/VOCA (AV Group) SMEs · financial institutions · microfinance · agriculture |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Addem Capital SMEs · structured debt |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Mexico |
| Addium Capital technology · SMEs · real estate · private equity |
Direct investor | Deal-by-deal club / syndicate | Seed – Growth | Nigeria |
| Anthilia SGR SMEs |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Milano, Italy |
| Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare microenterprises · SMEs · start-ups · innovative enterprises |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | Romania |
| Blackpearl Capital Management SGEIC, S.A. special situations · SMEs · shareholder transitions · financial restructurings |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Madrid, Spain |
| Bulgarian Development Bank SMEs · public sector · municipal projects · energy efficiency |
Direct + LP | Other | Not stated | Bulgaria |
| Burrow Capital financial services · technology · specialist financial media · financial technology |
Direct investor | Family office | Pre-seed | Cape Town |
| Business Partners International SMEs · property · manufacturing · hospitality |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Cambodian Investors Corporation Plc. SMEs · start-ups |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| CardinalStone Partners Limited SMEs · strategic sectors |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Lagos, Nigeria |
| CB Investment Management startups · SMEs · impact investing · real estate |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Celtis Venture Partners SMEs · artificial intelligence · technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Portugal |
| Development and Investments Corporation of Armenia (DICA) agriculture · agri-food · SMEs |
Layer unknown | Public fund | Not stated | Armenia |
| Development Capital SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Dublin, Ireland |
| East African Development Bank infrastructure · energy · agriculture · telecommunications |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Kampala, Uganda |
| ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) infrastructure · energy · agriculture · health |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | Lomé, Togo |
| Edge Growth SMEs · impact · technology-enabled |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | South Africa |
| EOS Investment Management Group Clean Energy · Private Equity · Renewable Energy · Solar |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| EPA Investissements SMEs · search funds |
Direct investor | Other | Buyout | Paris, France |
| European Investment Fund SMEs · mid-caps · infrastructure · innovation |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Evolver Equity SMEs · technology · business services · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Mariehamn, Finland |
| FCDE SMEs · mid-cap companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| finance&invest.brussels micro-enterprises · social enterprises · cooperatives · start-ups |
Direct investor | Public fund | Pre-seed – Growth | Brussels, Belgium |
| Finprop Capital - SGOIC, S.A. private equity · credit · real estate · hospitality |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Porto, Portugal |
| French Partners startups · SMEs · investment funds |
Direct investor | Deal-by-deal club / syndicate | Not stated | |
| Gazelle Finance SMEs · retail · transportation and logistics · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Grassroots Business Fund SMEs · missing middle |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | Washington, United States |
| Indosuez Fund Solutions private markets · SMEs · mid-sized companies |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Luxembourg |
| Injaro Investments agribusiness · SMEs · private credit · private equity |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | |
| Instituto Catalán de Finanzas (ICF) sustainability · industry · housing · social |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Barcelona, Spain |
| Investment One Financial Services SMEs · real estate · venture capital |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Itago SGR SMEs · niche markets · industrial · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Venezia, Italy |
| Juuri Partners SMEs · industrial · healthcare · technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Helsinki, Finland |
| Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development SMEs · entrepreneurship · innovation |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Korona Invest SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Helsinki, Finland |
| Manifold Investments Limited commercial property · equities · venture capital · SMEs |
Direct + LP | Family office | Not stated | Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund SMEs · gender-diverse enterprises · women-led enterprises |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | |
| Moonbase Capital SMEs · search funds |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | |
| Národní rozvojová investiční, a.s. startups · real estate · brownfields · housing |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Not stated | Czechia |
| Novadvice SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Brussels, Belgium |
| NSIA Asset Management public markets · SMEs |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire |
| ONE TO ONE ASSET MANAGEMENT SGEIC. S.A. SMEs · Search Funds |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Madrid, Spain |
| Oryx Impact impact investing · SMEs · gender equality · climate change |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Funds – Growth | Barcelona, Spain |
| Qupital e-commerce · cross-border e-commerce · SMEs |
Direct investor | Other | Not applicable | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China |
| Regenerative Capital Group Fund I SMEs · impact · logistics · healthcare products |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Canada |
| Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC) startups · SMEs |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Pre-seed – Growth | Saudi Arabia |
| SBL Funds real estate · SMEs · private debt |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Scale Up Capital private equity · regulated liberal professions · accounting firms · SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Paris, France |
| SEAF SMEs · impact investing · climate resilience · food security |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Washington, United States |
| Secha Capital SMEs · essential industries · underserved markets |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| SME Capital SMEs · all sectors |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | United Kingdom |
| Soho Square Capital Partners LLP SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation startups · SMEs · innovation · research and development |
Direct + LP | Other | Growth | Bern, Switzerland |
| Timah Partners SMEs |
Direct investor | Other | Buyout | Singapore, Singapore |
| Trade and Development Bank trade · infrastructure · financial institutions · SMEs |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Ébène, Mauritius |
| Tunisian Investment Fund SMEs · innovative projects · investment funds · innovation & sustainability |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Not stated | Tunisia |
| Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund SMEs · technology startups · social enterprises |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Growth | United States |
| Valuta Capital Partners SMEs · startups |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Istanbul, Türkiye |
| Verdant Capital financial institutions · fintech · SMEs · micro-entrepreneurs |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Ebene, Mauritius |
| XSML Capital SMEs · retail · wholesale · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Zinari Capital SMEs · gender-inclusive businesses · agribusiness |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Ghana |