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Columbia Lake Partners
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Columbia Lake Partners is an experienced team of investors providing growth loans to European technology companies. Founded in 2014 with the idea of helping founders scale their businesses in a less dilutive way than only using equity, CLP has committed over $800m to more than 90 companies. The firm's approach is to take a 'light touch' with no board seats, light covenants, and standard reporting. CLP uses a transparent and collaborative approach combined with a persistent curiosity to find ways to support high-growth technology businesses across the UK and Europe. The firm funds €2-€20 million and will partner with others to write larger cheques, investing from a long-term committed fund with $300 million of financing capacity.
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“We are delighted to be recognised as Venture Debt Provider of the Year for our work funding the growth of European technology start-ups. Columbia Lake Partners was founded on being transparent, fast and easy to work with; the kind of fund that we would want to work with if we were looking for capital. Five years, over 50 investments and 40 portfolio companies later, I am so proud of what we have built and continue to build.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshmallow | Series C | $90m | 2025-04-15 |
| Amenitiz | Series B | $39m | 2025-11-11 |
| AscendX | Growth | $110m | 2025-05-12 |
| Sidekick | Debt and Equity | $11m | 2024-06-13 |
| Mews | unknown | — | — |
| Contentsquare | unknown | — | — |
| Catawiki | unknown | — | — |
| Showpad | unknown | — | — |
| Factorial | unknown | — | — |
| Amplience | unknown | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Portage | 1 |
| BlackRock | 1 |
| Osprey Investors | 1 |
| K Fund | 1 |
| Thayer Ventures | 1 |
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