Investors
Amadeus
AMADEUS - Amadeus is one of Europe's leading technology investors. Since its inception in 1997, the firm has backed over 60 companies covering computer hardware and software, mobile and fixed communications technologies, medical technologies and clean technologies. Investments include CSR, producing single chip bluetooth radios for short range connections and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2004, Optos, a manufacturer of laser retinal scanners which had a successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2006, PacketFront, a Swedish company providing systems to manage end-to-end delivery of multiple broadband services, Valista, an electronic payments company and Solexa, the developer of next generation genetic analysis systems, merged with Illumina Inc.
Gimv
GIMV - Since its incorporation in 1980 GIMV has grown into Belgium's most important venture capital provider and a major European and international market player. GIMV undertakes management buy-outs (MBOs) and provides growth financing to companies in more traditional sectors. In technology businesses GIMV invests in information and communication technology, life sciences and cleantech as well as in growth financing. GIMV currently manages around EUR 2.0 billion of assets (including third party funds). It has been listed on Euronext Brussels since 1997.
Adara
ADARA - Adara is a venture capital firm which invests in globally-oriented ICT ventures that address Spain and related markets, and which seeks to leverage its investing and operational experience to provide decisive support to the development of portfolio companies. Adara’s portfolio of investments presently includes ventures in the following areas: software platforms and services, mobile and on-line services, components and semiconductors and telecommunications equipment.
Sodena
SODENA - Sociedad de Desarrollo de Navarra - is the main instrument of the Government of Navarra for the business development within the region and participates actively and prominently in companies that contribute to the balanced and sustainable development of Navarra.