c*funds is moving into uncharted waters: fund placements for GP’s
c*funds is moving forward and introducing new, much more intelligent, future proof fundraising serv...
GP-LP matchmaking
we onboard for your fund the right investors
EIF (European Investment Fund) investments
we are experts on supporting new venture funds to secure EIF mandates
fund marketing
we run your fundraising campaign
fundraising for your fund
c*funds is a boutique fund placement agency, for diverse asset classes (venture capital, growth fund, debt venture, real estate, crypto asset and quantitative hedge fund). Typical fund size is 100-200 M EUR/ serial funds. Current mandates are 400+ M EUR. Our clients are from Western Europe, CEE, Israel, US and Scandinavia.
Core values are smart fund data, business intelligence, a high level of digitalisation and young talents.
c*funds is built upon a passion and strong drive to change the traditional, rigid private equity market.
We…
…connect GPs to LPs to realize fast closings
…benchmark funds to be able to get access to the most logical LP’s
…give access to an exclusive/relevant LP network in your investment area
…provide you with turnkey and compelling fundraising documents and run your fund marketing
…set up LP meetings for you and represent you in PE events
We are a transparent, accurate and highly committed team that has built up a credible fund activation expertise. Our motto: “Deeds matter more than words”.
380
M EUR fund mandates
40
percent success in fundraising
32
different country VC/PE partnerships
84
startups supported with investments or EU grants
our code of conduct:
- We love smart private equity market data – smart LP data / benchmarks / business intelligence around fundraising. This is our starting point in each campaign
- We use the best digital tools to support the success of fundraising; our most essential fundraiser business intelligence comes from our partnership with PitchBook (28.000 LP data)
- We produce tangible fundraising results – fund marketing campaign, mailings, LP f2f meetings, access to PE events
- We do what we promise
- We work transparently with our fund managers
- Our pricing is GP friendly
- We believe in gender and cultural diversity in private equity and we pursue that in our daily work with our c*funds team
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what our clients think of us
our clients
Cottonwood VC – early stage VC, high-tech/hard science (patented), Europe & N-America
Round2Cap – Growth debt, Soft/Hardware, IoT, Robotics, DACH
Urban US – seed stage VC, urban tech, energy, Europe, N-America & emerging
fundraising is
our expertise
Katalin Gallyas
managing director
Katalin is an experienced fundraising agent & GP-LP matchmaker for investment funds. Started as an EU grant writer for startups and has grown through to investment matchmaker for startups and currently dedicated only for investment funds. Rich network in venture investing (VC’s, PE’s and family offices).
Motto: Large tickets. Fast progress. Fascination for Funds of Funds.
Paul van Elk
strategic advisor & designer
Paul is a talented entrepreneur and he supports c*funds with a strong strategic focus. Next to this, he is also our graphic designer and he makes sure that all our fundraising documents (PPM’s, pitch decks, EIF applications) for our clients look visually engaging. His minimalistic, clear and playful design is a great contribution to the success of c*funds. He is a driving force behind the brand c*funds. See his portfolio here: paulvanelk.amsterdam
Andrea Rozemeijer
portfolio manager
Andrea has a wide range of experience in supporting early stage VC’s with special interest to social impact investing. She is responsible for coordinating the current fund portfolios and mandates. Andrea brings a high level of diligence and structure to c*funds. Next to her hands on approach and creativity, she is the brain of our digital marketing strategy and data intelligence we use to track new LP’s.
Diána Páti
account & project manager
Diána is an experienced and skilled investment memorandum writer and talented project manager with a background in startup ecosystem building in Belgium. She enjoys helping promising GP’s/fund managers to raise funds, polish fund business plans and run the GP-LP matchmaking campaigns.
Réka Matheidesz
senior business developer
Réka has wide ranging experience from business incubation (CEO) till urban smart city projects management. Skilled in negotiations and setting up new organisations, funds. Experienced EIF mandate writer. She speaks the language of fund investors, scale ups and fund managers. Motto: Building bridges, nothing is too complex!
Tobias de Graaf
growth hacker
Tobias is a growth hacker and entrepreneur, combining the best of both worlds. In addition to being an early client of c*funds with his own startup, he is in charge of online growth and growth hacking strategy. Find out more about Tobias at tobiasdegraaf.nl.
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