The European VC Awards
HSBC Innovation Banking
Isomer Capital

A venture capital firm that has demonstrated exceptional portfolio performance, industry leadership, significant value creation for founders and LPs, or impactful contributions to emerging sectors and innovation.

This award needs to encompass a fully holistic view of a firm including internal attributes such as the team. This should be based on; financial performance, innovation, impact, diversity, transparency and fairness.

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This award is for an emerging fund manager who is relatively new into firm management and will be on their Fund I-Fund III.

This award needs to encompass a fully holistic view of a firm including internal attributes such as the team. This should be based on; financial performance, innovation, impact, diversity, transparency and fairness.

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A fund that has had a first close of the first fund in 2024. This firm will be unique and will bring something new and innovative to the European venture market.

Why are they unique?
Are they different and bringing something new to the market?

Have they created significant traction for either a large close or great LPs backing them?

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An activity that has been witnessed in the European VC ecosystem that is outstanding.

This award is linked to an initiative, as opposed to an organisation and can include funds. This should be awarded to an activity or initiative that has improved the whole of the European venture ecosystem

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A venture capital firm that has demonstrated exceptional positive impact through their investments alongside outstanding financial performance.

This firm could be a specialist impact investor or a generalist venture firm taking steps into investing for impact.
This award encompasses a fully holistic view of a firm including internal attributes such as the team. This should be based on: financial performance, impact performance, impact practice, influence on industry practices, diversity, governance, and fairness.

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This award is for the fund that has had, a company that has exited in 2024, and created the most value back to the LPs, and therefore back to the European Venture ecosystem.

This is about venture capital returns as opposed to “the biggest exit”.

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Celebrating a lifetime of achievement in European Venture, this award is for those who have shaped the industry through their investments, contributions, and thought leadership over 10+ years.