SMEs investors
39 investors that name SMEs among their sectors are recorded here, among them 14 other investors, 13 private equity firms, 8 public funds and 2 venture capital firms. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. Most are headquartered in Finland (4), the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (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 | Laren, Netherlands |
| Anthilia SGR SMEs |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Unknown | Milano, Italy |
| Bulgarian Development Bank SMEs · public sector · municipal projects · energy efficiency |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Bulgaria |
| Business Partners International SMEs · property · manufacturing · hospitality |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| CardinalStone Partners Limited SMEs · strategic sectors |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Lagos, Nigeria |
| CB Investment Management startups · SMEs · impact investing · real estate |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Development and Investments Corporation of Armenia (DICA) agriculture · agri-food · SMEs |
Layer unknown | Public fund | Unknown | Armenia |
| Development Capital SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Dublin, Ireland |
| East African Development Bank infrastructure · energy · agriculture · telecommunications |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Kampala, Uganda |
| ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) infrastructure · energy · agriculture · health |
Direct investor | Public fund | Unknown | Lomé, Togo |
| Edge Growth SMEs · impact · technology-enabled |
Direct + LP | 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 |
| 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 |
| Grassroots Business Fund SMEs · missing middle |
Direct + LP | Other | Seed – Growth | Washington, United States |
| Instituto Catalán de Finanzas (ICF) sustainability · industry · housing · social |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Barcelona, Spain |
| Invesdor renewable energy · real estate · forestry · food tech |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | Helsinki, Finland |
| 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 |
| Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund SMEs · gender-diverse enterprises · women-led enterprises |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | |
| Oryx Impact impact investing · SMEs · gender equality · climate change |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | Barcelona, Spain |
| Qupital e-commerce · cross-border e-commerce · SMEs |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China |
| 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 | Other | Unknown | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| 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 – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Tokeportal startups · SMEs |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | Naxxar, Malta |
| Trade and Development Bank trade · infrastructure · financial institutions · SMEs |
Direct investor | Other | Unknown | Ébène, Mauritius |
| Tunisian Investment Fund SMEs · innovative projects · investment funds · innovation & sustainability |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Unknown | Tunisia |
| Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund SMEs · technology startups · social enterprises |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Series A – Growth | United States |
| Verdant Capital financial institutions · fintech · SMEs · micro-entrepreneurs |
Direct + LP | Other | Unknown | 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 | Unknown | Ghana |