By Andreas Huber, Partner and COO, 3TS Capital Partners As COO of 3TS Capital Partners, I am among others responsible for investor relations and the day-to-day communication with our limited partners (LPs). Before joining 3TS almost six years ago, I have been an LP for more than 10 years managing the private equity program of[…]
Dear friends, we are beyond excited to share some major EXIT NEWS with you in this newsletter issue: It has just been publicly announced that Catalyst Romania has sold its stake in mobile games developer Green Horse Games to Tencent and generated spectacular returns. You can find more information and a link to the press[…]
Dear friends, While being in full speed in the new year already, we would still like to wish you a successful 2021. It goes without saying that the most important wish this year is for everyone’s good health and we have high hopes that 2021 will be a good year when it comes to business[…]
By Sever Totia As we kick off 2021, we look back at highlights and notable learnings from 2020, as well as a few strategic enablers for this year. I would like to point out several great happenings among the portfolio companies, from funds raised, to amazing growth, to notable awards or recognitions they have received.[…]
This Christmas we will continue sponsoring our three godchildren – Noraogo Sawadogo in Burkina Faso, Rakim Mohommed in Sri Lanka and Roger Josue Corrales Carcamo in Honduras – through “Plan Intermational”. Plan is a humanitarian, child centered development organisation without religious, political or governmental affiliation. (www.plan-international.org) Dear friends, 2020 has been a challenging and extraordinary year for everyone.[…]
By Jasmina Henniova, Communications & Investment Manager, 3TS Capital Partners I spoke with many distinguished investors and entrepreneurs this year while moderating events, podcasts, and having other discussions. Based on these conversations and my own experiences, I put together 3 main learnings from this extraordinary year, which I want to take with me to the[…]
Catalyst Romania Launches Fund II with backing of 3TS Capital Partners, EIF and Private Investors We are delighted to announce that Catalyst Romania, sponsored by 3TS Capital Partners, had the first closing of its 2nd-generation technology focused venture capital fund for Romania and the neighboring countries. It builds on the success of Catalyst Romania Fund[…]
Dear friends, In a panel discussion I moderated last week we reviewed all the positives 2020 brought us. Among other things, we talked about the fast pace of digitalization and thus a climate where many exciting new companies are being born. What are the most impressive technologies you are seeing? Write me on jhenniova@3tscapital.com. Enjoy the[…]
Dear friends, With what seems like a second wave of the Corona pandemic in many regions, most of us are getting used to the “new normal” by now. Work from home and getting things done in a digital manner without in person meetings are almost routine. What tools are you using in your daily work[…]
Dear friends, As you have probably noticed, 2020 hasn’t been very kind to humanity so far. Not to be all negative, there are always opportunities in crises and we truly hope you found some positive ways to power-through. We bring you a new section in the newsletter titled “Good Reads & Great Ideas” to help[…]
By Thomas R. Werner, Business Angel and Business Development Advisor, Venture Partner at 3TS Being a serial entrepreneur myself, I’ve worked with a number of founders and managers supporting them in various areas including Sales and Business Development. For this blog post, I put together the key learnings about successful sales in B2B and complex markets relevant not only in the current difficult[…]
Dear friends, The summer has been eventful on our side. While making sure to take some time off and recharge our batteries, we didn’t laze about too long and neither did our portfolio companies. In the last months, Piano has closed over 50 new clients including names as Forbes Media, Axel Springer or South China[…]
by Katarzyna Pac-Malesa, Investment Director 3TS Capital Partners Exits are an exciting and gratifying moment for companies, and their management teams, employees and investors. For many founders, an exit is a once-in-a-lifetime event that could determine their wealth for many years or even decades. Exiting does not just happen, it’s a process like any other. Bearing[…]
Elbruz Yilmaz from 3TS Most entrepreneurs do not get the best out of their boards because they don’t have the experience to utilize the board or the discipline to set up a working platform.Or because their investors do not know how to be good board members, they mix shareholder matters at board meetings and some of them[…]
Dear friends, Every time we send the next newsletter, we realize how fast the time is passing. Many positive things have happened within our portfolio and our industry in general, and we are happy to be able to bring you yet another issue digesting the most interesting news. In the past month, eyerim has successfully[…]
Dear partners, investors, entrepreneurs and other friends, Another month has passed and with restrictions around the COVID-19 lockdown being slowly lifted in some countries, we see people returning to our Vienna office (equipped by sufficient amount of disinfectant of course). Depending on governments’ recommendations in various places, our team members will return to their offices[…]
by Todd Walrath CEO HomeCare.com, 3TS Portfolio Company We started HomeCare.com as a Gig Economy Marketplace in 2015 to disrupt the Home Care Agency space in the US first, then in other geographies. The idea was to connect caregivers directly with families, keep costs low, attract high quality caregivers with higher hourly pay rates and[…]
Dear partners, investors, entrepreneurs and other friends, With another month of remote work and limited social life under our belts, there is hope that the measures taken have helped to control the spread of COVID-19 in some regions. Thanks to everyone’s contributions and sacrifices made on both personal and business level, various countries are slowly[…]
By Sever Totia, Partner 3TS Capital Partners None of us have a playbook, or even a crystal ball, to manage through a crisis like COVID-19. Welcome to zero visibility driving. But here are 3 things we know to be true in a time of great uncertainty. After ensuring your employees are safe and sound, read[…]
About the Impact of Coronavirus on Sales and the Digital Media World With Bas Nawijn, Senior Vice President Sales – GM EMEA Piano and Elbruz Yilmaz, Investment Director 3TS Here is the fourth episode of the 0100 Conferences 3TS podcast. Below, you can find the key messages that Bas Nawijn, Senior Vice President Sales –[…]
What entrepreneurs and VCs can do to survive the COVID-19 crisis? With Marcin Szeląg, Partner Innovation Nest and Elbruz Yilmaz, Investment Director 3TS Here is the third episode of the 0100 Conferences 3TS podcast. Below, you can find the key messages that Marcin Szeląg, Partners at Innovation Nest and Elbruz Yilmaz, Investment Director at 3TS[…]
Dear partners, investors, entrepreneurs and other friends, In these difficult times with unprecedented measures being taken worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that you and your families are safe and healthy. We believe everyone is doing their best to contribute to the efforts to contain the virus spread, making both personal and business[…]
The World of Limited Partners With Pete Flynn, Founder and CEO Candela Capital and Elbruz Yilmaz, Investment Director 3TS Here is the second episode of the 0100 Conferences and 3TS podcast. Below, you can find the key messages that Pete Flynn, Founder and CEO at Candela Capital and Elbruz Yilmaz, Investment Director at 3TS[…]
by Grzegorz Błażewicz, CEO SALESmanago, 3TS portfolio company Me and Konrad Pawlus founded SALESmanago in 2012 and with 200 people on board and €10M ARR, we are striving to become the European marketing automation champion. There have been thousands of learnings throughout these years and trying to describe this is a feeling similar to when[…]
3 Key Learnings When Looking For Successful Entrepreneurs – by Pekka Mäki, Managing Partner at 3TS Capital Partners Over the years, I have had the pleasure to meet with hundreds, if not thousands, of entrepreneurs and get to know them both as captains of their businesses and as individuals. It is a well-known fact[…]
By Pekka Mäki, Managing Partner 3TS Capital Partners Over the years, I have had the pleasure to meet with hundreds, if not thousands, of entrepreneurs and get to know them both as captains of their businesses and as individuals. It is a well-known fact that a team is one of the key aspects of a[…]
Building and Managing Distributed Tech Teams With Andrew Schafer, CTO Entelo and Elbruz Yilmaz, Investment Director 3TS In February 2020, we have launched a new podcast series together with 0100 Conferences. If you are not a big podcast fan or you are more of a visual person, below are the key messages in a form[…]
EIF Co-Invests in Safesize alongside 3TS Earlier this month, a 3TS portfolio company Safesize announced it has raised an additional €3.65m funding from EIF using resources from its dedicated co-investment mandates for both Slovenia with SID Banka, and the Netherlands with Invest NL as well as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). The funding comes as[…]
Piano Acquires Cxense We are pleased to announce our portfolio company Piano Software, leading provider of digital content monetization and audience intelligence software, has completed the acquisition of data management leader Cxense (OSE: Cxense). Originating from Slovakia with headquarters in New York, Piano is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the US (180th[…]
Entelo Acquires ConveyIQ Earlier this month Entelo announced acquisition of 3TS portfolio company ConveyIQ, the leading provider of candidate engagement solutions. The combined business will be the first in the HR tech industry to offer end-to-end management of all candidate interactions from source-to-hire. Additionally, the combined company’s powerful AI-based targeting and candidate re-engagement capabilities[…]
NEXD Raises New Round to Fuel Global Expansion NEXD, recently announced that it has raised a new round of financing led by NEO Ventures with continued support from 3TS Capital Partners and participation from the newly appointed Chairman Alex Rahaman. The new round will be used to fuel further international expansion. NEXD develops unique[…]
NEXD, leading creative advertising technology company, has raised a new round of funding led by NEO Ventures to fuel further international expansion. Tallinn, Estonia – Following a 4 year period of consecutive growth and solidifying its market position, NEXD is now planning to scale up faster and for this has raised a new funding[…]
3TS Acquires Majority in Combostrike and Appoints new CEO 3TS initially led the $9m Series A in Combostrike in 2014. Since then, ComboStrike continued to grow globally working with some world class clients such as Tencent, InnoGames, Wargaming, Travian Games, Konami and Epic Games. Now as the Company enters its next phase of growth,[…]