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TempoCap
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TempoCap is a pan-European primary and secondary technology investor with offices in London, Berlin, and Paris. The firm focuses on growth-stage technology companies with €10–30M ARR, investing across enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer internet, digital health, and infrastructure. TempoCap pursues two complementary strategies: direct single-company investments to support growth, and portfolio transactions — acquiring stakes or entire portfolios from existing VC and corporate VC investors seeking liquidity. As one of the few European VCs specialising in direct secondaries, TempoCap has raised over €475M since inception and actively manages approximately 26 companies, targeting businesses where it can partner closely with exceptional founders to deliver meaningful returns.
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“We are seeing 'spectacular' growth in VC secondaries deal flow, with volumes surging 3–5 times over the past two years. In five years, it will become standard that between 20% and 50% of your portfolio would have been sold to secondaries.”
“We are seeing a lot of activity from CVCs in AI, pushed by the corporates at the top level, saying we need to transform ourselves to AI. There is a need to generate some liquidity from older assets so they can recycle this money and invest in AI.”
“Discounts aren't automatic – pricing reflects exit prospects, not arbitrary percentages. The best deals come from relationships, not auctions. Corporates offloading strategic investments represents a massive opportunity.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirHelp | Secondary | — | 2025-03 |
| Eye Security | Series B | $39m | 2024-03-11 |
| XEMPUS | Series D | $7m | 2022-09-29 |
| Token | Series C | $39m | 2022-05-12 |
| Depop | Series B | $20m | 2018-01-23 |
| Currencycloud | Growth | — | 2020-09-01 |
| Dedrone | Series C | $27m | 2021-12-17 |
| Onfido | Growth | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Talentsoft | Growth | — | 2018-01-01 |
| BlueVoyant | Growth | — | 2022-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Octopus Ventures | 3 |
| HV Capital (HV Holtzbrinck Ventures) | 3 |
| Creandum | 3 |
| Balderton Capital | 2 |
| Accel | 2 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 2 |
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