Observed Signal · Jun 15, 2022 · Funding · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
3VC Launches €150M Second Fund for European Software Scale-Ups
Austrian scale-up investor 3VC, founded by Roman Scharf and Peter Lasinger, announced it is launching its second fund with a target volume of €150 million. More than €50 million has already been raised at first closing. The firm plans to make three to four Series A investments in European software scale-ups, focusing on the DACH region and Eastern Europe, typically in syndicates. Eva Arh, 3VC's first employee (then Capital300), and Dynatrace co-founder Sok-Kheng Taing join as new partners. 3VC says it deliberately avoided 'FOMO rounds' in 2021 and sees the current market as a healthy recalibration after 'absurd valuations'. It reports that 75 percent of its first-fund portfolio companies are valued above €100 million, with exits expected in two to three years. LPs were not disclosed but are expected to resemble the first fund, which included Sparkasse Oberösterreich, Raiffeisen, Vienna Insurance Group, Red Bull, and Hans Peter Haselsteiner.
A new €150M fund from a DACH-focused scale-up investor is moderately significant for the European tech and startup ecosystem, providing growth capital for software companies including potential AdTech and MarTech startups.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- 3VC is launching a second fund targeting €150 million, with more than €50 million raised at first closing.
- The first 3VC fund, launched in 2018, had approximately €50 million in commitments.
- 3VC will make three to four Series A investments in European software scale-ups, focusing on DACH and Eastern Europe.
- Eva Arh and Sok-Kheng Taing have joined as new partners of the fund.
- 3VC says 75% of its first-fund portfolio companies are valued at more than €100 million.
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