We are incredibly grateful for the support of our amazing
sponsors in making this event possible.
DINNER SPONSOR
A full-service international investment firm. Stifel serves clients across Europe and the UK with our fulsome Investment Banking, Fixed Income Capital Markets, Research, and Sales & Trading platform. Headquartered in London and Frankfurt, we have offices in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Stifel is home to over 500 debt and equity professionals in key European markets and offer equity research coverage on more than 850 European companies.
Stifel’s growth in Europe has focused on building a Trans-Atlantic advisory, debt and equity powerhouse concentrated in small- and mid-cap companies for institutional investors.
GOLD SPONSOR
KPMG Venture Services adds value to the German startup ecosystem by connecting start-ups, investors, corporates, and facilitators.
We support young and innovative companies to grow sustainably throughout their entire life cycle.
Established companies and investors receive advice on venture investments. This ranges from the selection of suitable start-ups & due diligence processes up to deal valuation & closing.
Our focus lies on promoting cooperation and networking between all players in the start-up ecosystem aligned with our mission of accelerating innovation within our digital economy.
SILVER SPONSOR
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing comprehensive, scalable solutions in investment banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. Committed to being the leading bank for the innovation economy, J.P. Morgan and its bankers across the globe, provide venture-backed and high-growth companies with specialized services, access to a robust professional and venture capital network and money-management solutions. With tech that powers growth, J.P. Morgan gives the agility needed to make secure, real-time, efficient decisions. Build your future with J.P. Morgan.
J.P. Morgan Private Bank provides customized financial advice to help wealthy clients and their families achieve their goals through an elevated experience. Clients of the Private Bank work with dedicated teams of specialists that bring their investments and financial assets together into one comprehensive strategy, leveraging the global resources of J.P. Morgan across planning, investing, lending, banking, philanthropy, family office management, fiduciary services, special advisory services and more. The Private Bank oversees more than $2.4 trillion in client assets globally.
SPONSORS
White & Case is a leading global law firm with 44 offices in 30 countries across 6 continents, including all the worlds key tech hubs. Our dedicated EMEA fast-growth practice works with leading founders and their companies as well as top tier investor clients on a daily basis. As such, we understand transactions from all points of view and focus on the key issues that really matter in a pragmatic and user-friendly style. Clients benefit from our expertise in the full cycle of investment from series A through to advising on many of the largest tech IPOs and thereafter. We have a deep appreciation of the fast growth challenges and we offer strategic advice and problem solving to ensure the most successful results for all parties involved.
Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency, IDA Ireland, have partnered with over 1,600 clients, from global giants to fast-scaling companies. Ireland offers high growth companies the ability to quickly establish their operations and rapidly execute their business model, while benefiting from a strong pool of local talent.
IDA Ireland is actively working across all sectors with high growth companies keen to internationalise and grow their business. Clients include Zendesk, Zalando, Intercom, Smartbox, Sage, Travelport, Neueda, TradeIX, Smartfrog, MessageBird and Personio.
IDA Ireland actively supports fast growth companies across Europe as they internationalise, grow their businesses and find the right talent. The exciting commercial and creative mix on offer, together with a business-friendly environment and speed to market are key motivating factors.
Meet the team at Fast Growth Icons and find out about our wide range of complimentary services available to European companies investigating how to grow and scale their business globally.
Pagemill Partners, the Technology Investment Banking Practice of Kroll Corporate Finance, is a leading Technology M&A Advisory practice with more than 300 M&A transactions completed over the past 15 years. Our strength stems from our deep domain expertise across key sub-sectors of technology (enterprise software/SaaS, Internet and e-commerce, communications and hardware, and more), extensive transaction experience, tenured relationships with strategic buyers and private equity firms and global reach. Pagemill is one of the most active middle-market technology investment banks globally, headquartered in Silicon Valley, with additional senior bankers in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, London, Munich and Paris.
Pagemill was acquired by Duff & Phelps in December 2011 and in 2021, Duff & Phelps, Kroll and our family of brands including Pagemill Partners united under the Kroll name, leveraging Kroll’s global strategic advisory capabilities delivered by nearly 5,000 professionals in 30 countries and territories around the world.
lindenpartners is a Berlin-based business law firm, founded in 2006, renowned for its pragmatic, hands-on, and digitally focused approach. With a team of over 35 internationally experienced lawyers, we advise sophisticated clients on corporate law, M&A, venture capital, and corporate finance (including venture debt) throughout the full business lifecycle, including restructuring, financial regulation, technology (data, IP, IT, AI), litigation, and ESG compliance.
Our venture capital and corporate finance practice supports startups, scale-ups, and investors at every stage of growth and funding, even in challenging times. We offer deep expertise in tech-driven sectors, cross-border transactions, capital markets, regulated industries, and digital transformation.
Our clients include founders, fintechs, VC funds, startups, and financial institutions. We are committed to sustainability, paperless operations, and innovative legal solutions. Pro bono work, such as supporting refugees, complements our commercial practice. lindenpartners is a key legal partner in Berlin and Germany’s innovation ecosystem.