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Black Lion Ventures

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Investment thesis

Black Lion Ventures takes a uniquely creative approach to Seed and Series A investing, focusing on visionary startups in the UK and EU fintech landscape — particularly fintech and specialist lenders across the UK and Northern Europe. As an evergreen vehicle backed by Black Lion Group (a family office based in Switzerland with offices in London), BLV invests with a long-term view and a flexible mandate unshackled from arbitrary constraints, striving to create value for all parties in its deal-making while actively partnering with its portfolio startups beyond just providing capital.

Notable quotes

Black Lion mobilises its expertise and broad network to offer entrepreneurs much more than just capital.

Shane Clifford · Insider Media / National World — Funeral Safe £7m investment announcement · 2024-12-11

Our flexibility gives us the edge. We're great at risk and return analysis and spotting the secret sauce.

Simon Weibel · blackliongroup.com/company — team page

Black Lion Ventures is very proud to lead Mintago's latest round with £3m investment.

Shane Clifford · LinkedIn — Shane Clifford post on Mintago Series A · 2023-09-26

Team

Shane Clifford

CEO

FintechEnterpriseB2B SaaS

Simon Weibel

Chief Operating Officer

FintechEnterprise

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Funeral SafeGrowth$9m2024-12-11
MintagoSeries A$5m2023-09-25
CloudshimSeed$120k
Treasury SpringSeries B2023-06-21
ThinCatsUnknown

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