A venture capital firm that invests in startups from Seed to Series B across Fintech and SaaS sectors.

6degrees

Capital with direction. 6 Degrees Capital is an early-stage VC fund based in London and Antwerp. We invest in startups from Seed to Series B across Fintech and SaaS. 

Investment criteria: 
   - Europe-based, global reach
   - Fintech and SaaS
   - Seed to Series B
   - €1-5m initial investment, plus follow on


6 Degrees Capital

Last month, we announced the arrival of Thomas Olszewski as a new partner of the fund.

Thomas was a VC prior to starting his own FinTech business in the consumer credit space. He is now happy to be back on the investing side.

Please check out the link below for an interview with Thomas on his learnings as an entrepreneur, his investment ambitions, and more.

#FinTech #startup #investing #VC #6DC

https://lnkd.in/eSjuEa4m

A strong wake-up call from Lloyds Banking Group last week on rising fraud in the holiday sector.

"Holiday purchase scams have risen 7% in the last year, with victims losing £765 on average. Even legitimate booking sites, such as Booking.com and Airbnb have been used to lure people into scams."

The demand for improved risk management solutions and comprehensive insurance coverage in the travel industry is more pressing than before. With nearly 1 million stays safeguarded, our portfolio company Superhog is establishing itself as a top solutions provider in this sector. It aids both hosts and guests in combatting fraud effectively.

Link to Lloyd's article: https://lnkd.in/e_w-AaYT

🇸🇮 Our colleague Thibault will attending the Podim Conference 2024 in Maribor 13 - 15 May. He'll take part in the FinTech Disrupt panel alongside investors from Elevator Ventures and Interactive Venture Partners. 🇸🇮 

Please reach out if you're a founder, operator or investor and keen to connect.

We are excited to announce the appointment of Steve Vickers as Chief Executive Officer of Pomelo Group.

With his extensive experience of over 25 years in the payments industry and previous leadership roles at financial institutions, he is ideally suited to lead Pomelo into its next stage of growth.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Vincent Choi, our co-founder and outgoing CEO, for his transformative leadership and for propelling Pomelo from a UK startup to a significant and trusted partner for our clients across the UK and Southeast Asia. 

Vincent will continue to play a vital role in the company’s future as a member of our strategic advisory board.

With Steve’s proven track record in building successful ventures and his deep understanding of cross-border B2B payments in Southeast Asia, we are confident in his ability to further enhance Pomelo’s position as a leading payment infrastructure provider in the region.

Read the full press release in the comments section.

🌟 Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation of 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏, organised by SINC. Their curiosity and enthusiasm were certainly contagious – here are some highlights from their visit: 

🌐🤝 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕: During their visit to Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), the students, guided by our Trade and Investment Counsellor Dirk Verlee, gained deeper insights into the intricate trade dynamics between the UK, Flanders, and the broader EU market, enhancing their understanding of Brexit’s impact. 

🚀💡 6 Degrees Capital: Thibault D'hondt shed light on what 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 can offer emerging businesses, inspiring the attendees for their further career choices. 

🙌 Our sincere thanks to the students for their engaging questions and to Flanders House for being a hub of knowledge and collaboration.

Super excited to join Ben and the team at Happl on their journey to offer more personalised and inclusive employee benefit experiences.

Commenting on the round, our colleague Hilmar shared, “We are thrilled to back Ben and the Happl team in empowering the modern workforce. Impressed by Ben's exceptional advancement of Happl, he leads a lean team with a sharp focus on unit economics and scalability, remarkably penetrating the enterprise sales market early on. Happl's unique blend of personalisation and operational efficiency positions us at the forefront of redefining employee benefits and well-being, promising an exciting journey ahead in a vast €700bn insurance & benefits market”.

6 Degrees is leading this $3M round together with Ascension. We're also keen to work with Y Combinator, Backfuture, Haatch and Pitchdrive | Early-stage VC 🚀.

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