# Top 50 Fitness Startup Investors in Europe in October 2023

## Atlantic Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Atlantic Labs supports and invests in mission-driven founders working on transformative technology ventures.&nbsp;<br><br>We partner with founders early, providing the capital, tools and network necessary to growing their companies and accompanying them on their entrepreneurial journey. We are currently active in areas including Digital Health, Future of Work, Machine Learning, Decentralized Networks, Mobility and Industrial Applications.

## Johann "Hansi" Hansmann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Software

Dr. Johann ‘Hansi’ Hansmann was born in Austria and studied economics in Vienna. He spent the major part of his professional life working as an executive in the pharmaceutical industry in Austria, Germany, UK and Spain. He gathered several years of entrepreneurial experience running successfully his own pharmaceutical company in Spain afterconducting a management buy-out of a big pharmaceutical plant, making an exit in 2003. Since this time he is active as investor and business angel. He currently holds investments with a geographical focus on Austria, Germany, UK and Spain both internet and in the health industry. He led Runtastic, shpock, mysugr and just recently durchblicker and Busuu to extraordinary exits. He was president of the ‘Austrian Angels Investors Association’ until 2021, was awarded 'Best European Early Stage Investor' in 2016 by eban.org and is now based in Vienna and tries to find spare time to ride his mountain bike.

## Passion Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Passion Capital is an early stage venture capital firm based in London.

## Bpifrance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.Bpifrance was founded in 2012 and is based in Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France,France.

## IBB Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet

IBB Ventures is a venture capital and mezzanine arm of Investitionsbank Berlin specializing in seed/startup, early venture, and mid venture investments. The firm invests in technology-oriented companies and companies from the creative industries. It typically invests in information and communication sector with a focus on hardware andsoftware, network technology, new media, and internet and mobile technologies; life science sector with a focus on biotechnology and media technology; and industrial technologies sector with a focus on software, PPS, supply chain management, micro and nanotechnology, environmental and power technology, automation, manufacturing technology, transport technology and logistics, and new materials. The firm also invests in movies, broadcast, television, publisher, music, entertainment, advertising, fashion, design, architecture, multimedia, games, software, and art and culture. It invests in companies based in Berlin. It typically invests between €0.25 million ($0.32 million) and €3 million ($3.83 million) per transaction. The firm prefers to take a board seat in its portfolio companies. IBB Ventures was founded in 1997 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

## Mercia Fund Managers
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology

Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit.

## Northstar Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in innovative solutions to help solve the most pressing societal issues we have today.  Our ticket sizes range from £100k to £500k into early stage tech companies. We provide added value in leveraging our network of university partners, funders, non-executive directors and talent to supporteach investment.

## Concentric
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce

We partner with sector-defining founders across Europe to create new technologies that disrupt the status quo and solve the problems that matter.

## Sinan Güler
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Wellness, Fitness

Sinan Güler is a Co-Founder at Guler Legacy. He attended Carroll College.

## Inventure
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Since 2005, Inventure has backed over 90 companies including Wolt, Swappie, Jobbatical, aiMotive, and more.

## Business Growth Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

BGF invests in hundreds of businesses from an evergreen balance sheet. But we offer more than just growth capital. Find out what makes us different.

## AlbionVC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

AlbionVC supports visionary founders with long-term capital and scale-up expertise, and manages c. $1 billion of venture funds, invested in 50+ companies. AlbionVC is the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group LLP. The technology team invest from seed through to Series B in high growth companies, predominantly in the UK. The team has a focus on B2B software and technology enabled services. AlbionVC %

## Technogym
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Apps

Technogym, the leading designer of gym equipment & fitness solutions trusted by thousands of gyms, fitness centres and home owners around the world

## M Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Food and Beverage, Software

M Capital is an independent investment company with +€500m AuM.
A unique hub where entrepreneurs can have an equity finance and quasi-equity as well as a permanent support to accelerate their growth.
In 2020, M Capital has funded over 200 French companies.

## Firestartr
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in their portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combinedwith an unrivalled network of advisors, enable us to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies with hands-on support.

## Speedinvest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey.

## Seventure Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in information and communication technology, and life sciences companies. It funds innovation and participates in the entrepreneurial adventure, alongside entrepreneurs and sharing their passion.Founded in 1997, Seventure Partners is one of the European leaders in venture capital, with€ 660 million under management as of December 31, 2016. It is an active partner of innovative companies that, according to the management team, show strong growth potential and evolving in two fields of activity: Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. With more than 20 employees, including some 15 investors, Seventure Partners has a proven track record and in-depth expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and various private equity operations.Seventure's goal is to identify and support the development of tomorrow's European leaders in order to accelerate their growth. To do this, the firm provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and know-how of its internal team of investors.

## Kurma Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Kurma Partners is a management company based in Paris, specializing in the financing of innovation in healthcare and biotechnology, from pre-creation to development capital. Kurma Partners, which manages the Kurma Biofund I, II funds and the Kurma Diagnostics fund, is one of the main players in the financing of therapeutic and medical innovationsin Europe, particularly through links with many institutes. research and prestigious hospitals.

## Tribal.vc
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

We are a venture firm that empowers entrepreneurs on their own unique path to success. We invest early and with conviction, using our experience and networks to help guide founders and their teams as needed. 

Our investment experience includes;  

Seed investment in Boxever, acquired by SiteCore.

## Taavet Hinrikus
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Taavet Hinrikus is co-founder and CEO of TransferWise. Prior to starting TransferWise, Taavet was Skype’s director of strategy until 2008, starting as its first-ever employee. One of the World Economic Forum's Tech Pioneers, Taavet is an adviser to Prime Minister of Estonia on the digital agenda. He’s also a mentor and angel investor; hisinvestments include Tweetdeck, Mendeley, OMGPOP, Property Partner, Sunrise, Improbable and Mapillary.

## Mattias Weinhandl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Linköping, Ostergotlands Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Information Technology, Fitness

Mattias Weinhandl

## 24 Haymarket
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

24Haymarket is an investment network which included several highly-experienced private equity and venture capital investors, seasoned entrepreneurs, and senior operators. Investing up to £5 million in growth companies in the UK and Europe. They invested their own capital in direct alignment with entrepreneurs and actively support their growthagenda and join the board of the companies in which they invest. Since inception in 2011, 24Haymarket has invested in more than 50 high-growth businesses.

## Enterprise Ireland
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and funding of the indigenous business sector. Their mission is to accelerate the development of companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity.
It was founded in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

## Rheingau Founders
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

Rheingau Founders is a Berlin&Munich based Venture Capital firm active since 2011. Focusing on pre-seed to Series A investments in Europe, predominantly B2B in the fields of Marketplaces, Software as a Service, InsurTech, and eHealth. Rheingau targets start-ups that have the potential to sustainably disrupt existing processes and value chains.Besides the financial investment, we offer strategic support through the mentorship of our partners.

## Jenny Saft
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Health Care

Jenny Saft is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at OVIAVO. She attended Hult International Business School during 2013 - 2014.

## Boost VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Virtual Reality, Blockchain

Boost VC: The Pre-Seed Fund Making Sci-FI a Reality. Investing in crypto, virtual reality, augmented reality, AI, Ocean Tech, Space Tech, human augmentation, exoskeletons and more.

## Inveready
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology

Inveready is a leading alternative asset manager in Spain - investing in early-stage VC, growth VC, venture debt, strategic equity in listed companies, infrastructure and private equity - providing financing solutions to companies throughout their life-cycle. Founded in 2008, Inveready counts on 177 active companies, 61 exits and more than €1bnof assets under management. Some of our portfolio companies have been acquired by multinationals such as Intel, Symantec, IBM, and Facebook, whilst others are listed in public markets such as NASDAQ, the Spanish BME Growth, AIM London, and Euronext Growth. (visit www.inveready.com for more information)

## Italian Angels for Growth
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Milan, Lombardia, Italy
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care

IAG is an angel investor network that offers access to its affiliates to early-stage venture opportunities. Its members to date have deployed over 22 million Euros to support 41 startups in the series seed/series A stage in many verticals, among which: Medtech, SAAS, e-commerce, Fintech, and high tech at large. Every investment opportunityat IAG is vetted by a professional team together with expert members of the group. Once invested, the company receives the support of up to two Investment champions, who bring their expertise to the table and help them succeed.

## Notion Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Notion Capital is a VC firm focused on European SaaS and Cloud.

## Partech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Partech is a global venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and Dakar. Partech invests in Internet and information technology startups at seed, venture and growth stages.

## Club degli Investitori
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Torino, Piemonte, Italy
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software

Club degli Investitori (Investors Club) is a network of investors and business angels that invest on early-stage SMEs and startups. The community of 300+ Members (entrepreneurs, CEOs, executive managers) actively scouts for investing opportunities on SMEs & startups and invests with a minimum ticket of €200k. The Club supports business byinvesting capital and by leveraging the Members' network and experience.Club degli Investitori is supported by Unicredit and KPMG Italy.

## Heartcore Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

Heartcore Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm devoted to backing founders building category-defining consumer internet brands.Founded as Sunstone Capital in 2007, Heartcore has raised over $500 million in committed capital across four fund generations. The firm has offices in Copenhagen, Berlin, and Paris but invests across Europe andoccasionally in the United States. Heartcore has backed more than 70 exceptional founding teams.

## Faraday Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Software

Founded in 2011, Faraday Venture Partners is a pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in European innovative early-stage startups via its network of Clubs of  Investors and its own Funds.

## Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Computer, Collaboration, Software

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal is a Danish designer, entrepreneur and activist behind companies like Mondo, 23, Podio and the reboot festival.

## NVM Private Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology

NVM Private Equity Limited is an independently-owned firm of venture capital managers with over 20 years experience of investing in UK businesses. They manage five investment funds, four of which are Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) and their funds under management exceed £175 million.They are a long-established investor focused on the UK regions,primarily targeting small management buy-outs and growth investment in businesses that are led by high quality incumbent management teams.They have a wide range of skills, interests and backgrounds. That means they bring a thorough and rounded approach to the investment process. They live and work in the UK regions, so are entrenched within their local business communities.

## Innovacom
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Telecommunications

For over eighteen years, Innovacom has helped launch innovative telecommunication and information technology startups such as Business Objects, Cobalt Networks, Gemplus, Infovista, Intershop, Kelkoo, LastMinute.com, Micronas, Soitec, and Tumbleweed.

## Seed Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS

Seed Capital invests in Danish tech businesses with global ambitions. We are focused on "late seed"-stage companies, typically investing 1-3 MEUR in rounds of 1-6 MEUR. Proud backers of Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast, and many other great companies.

## HV Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies.

## Development Bank of Wales
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology

Development Bank of Wales is formed in 2001 by the Welsh Assembly Government. Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

## GO CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rennes, Bretagne, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care

GO CAPITAL is a private equity fund based in France.

## Bonnier Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Digital Media, Software

Bonnier Capital is the investment division of the Bonnier Group. Since 2016, we invest in promising companies in structurally growing industries and have become a reliant investment partner to companies and funds of various sizes.

## DN Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

DN Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests primarily in Europe and North America. The firm focuses on companies that plan to establish operations on both sides of the Atlantic, and strives to help its companies build international businesses. Founded in 2000, the company has operations in London and Silicon Valley. DN Capital’sprevious funds are top performers and the firm is one of the lead investors in companies such as Endeca (sold to Oracle), Shazam (one of the world’s leading mobile app), Auto1 (world's largest used car marketplace), Purplebricks (IPO London) and Quandoo (sold to Recruit).

## SeedBlink
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

SeedBlink is a platform for startup investments. Invest in startups by having the benefits of crowdfunding, the flexibility of angel investors, and the VC structure.

## Angel Investment Network
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Angel Investment Network is a London-based investment company founded in 2004 whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs and investors. Today they have 35+ angel networks worldwide covering over 80 countries. They have over 150,000 investor members and over 600,000 entrepreneurs have signed up to use their services.

## Vela Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Vela Partners is an AI-enabled venture investor based in San Francisco.

## JamJar Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage

JamJar Investments is a venture capital firm that invest in high growth consumer brand businesses in both digital and non-tech.Its combination of operational, commercial and brand experience was honed over 14 years taking innocent from scratch to sale to Coca Cola for north of half a billion £. That journey means the company understand thejourney of entrepreneurs, the highs the lows, the challenges and some of the solutions. JamJar is the consumer Venture Capital fund run by the innocent drinks founders.

## Cabiedes & Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion

Cabiedes & Partners is a Spanish venture capital firm that provides seed funding and early-stage and later-stage investment services.
Cabiedes & Partners was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

## Felix Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage

A Venture Capital Firm for the creative class

## Antler
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

## Angels Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Angels Capital philosophy is to find and support at 1 able to lead a project. Their goal is to support the entrepreneurial, helping to create new businesses, help grow their business sector, generate employment and create wealth.

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