Based in : Henley-in-Arden , UK Founded by : Mark Payton & Tim Hazell

One of the largest VC operations in the UK , Mercia Fund Managers was launched in 2010 , Mercia is a proactive specialist asset manager with a focus on regional businesses seeking venture , private equity or debt finance to scale their businesses . They are exclusively a UK domestic investor , with focus on the UK regions . The company concentrates on helping innovative and ambitious UK startups in the Midlands region to grow with mentoring and financial support .

Based in : Vienna , Austria Founded by : Erik Bovee , Daniel Keiper-Knorr , Michael Schuster , Oliver Holle & Werner Zahnt

Based in the Austrian capital of Vienna , Speedinvest is one of the better known VCs on the fintech scene . Currently managing a total of seven finds , the company has successfully made more than 270 investments in that time . Speedinvest has exited from 14 of these investments so far . As an investment strategy , it also specialises in early-stage startups , which largely encompasses the Seed Funding Stage .

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