Wise
FranceWho owns Wise?
Wise is a French Fintech company, currently owned by Primo Capital SGR since 2024 and 4 other investors. It changed hands in 2021, when Kima Ventures, Index Ventures and 2 other investors sold.
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Key facts
- ·Co-held by High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF), Principia SGR, Indaco Venture Partners SGR, Eureka! Venture SGR and Primo Capital SGR since 2013.
- ·Average hold across 4 realized cycles: 6 years.
- ·9 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.
Ownership history
9 ownership periods · co-invest detected
Kima Ventures took Wise public via IPO in 2021 after 9 years.
Index Ventures took Wise public via IPO in 2021 after 9 years.
Molten Ventures took Wise public via IPO in 2021 after 4 years.
Vitruvian Partners took Wise public via IPO in 2021 after 2 years.
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Who owns Wise?
Wise is currently owned by Primo Capital SGR, Indaco Venture Partners SGR and 3 others, through Primo Climate, since 2024.
When did Primo Capital SGR and 4 others acquire Wise?
Primo Capital SGR and 4 others acquired Wise in 2024.
Who did Wise sell to?
Molten Ventures sold Wise to D1 Capital Partners and Lone Pine Capital in 2021 (IPO).
Who has owned Wise over time?
Wise has been through 9 private-equity ownership periods: Kima Ventures · via Kima Ventures · 2012–2021 · (IPO); Index Ventures · via Index Ventures VIII · 2012–2021 · (IPO); High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) · via HTGF II · since 2013; Principia SGR · via Principia III - Health · since 2015; Molten Ventures · via Molten Ventures Balance Sheet · 2017–2021 · sold to D1 Capital Partners and Lone Pine Capital · (IPO); Vitruvian Partners · via Vitruvian Investment Partnership III · 2019–2021 · (IPO); Indaco Venture Partners SGR · via Indaco Ventures I · since 2020; Eureka! Venture SGR · via Eureka! Fund I - Technology Transfer · since 2020; Primo Capital SGR · via Primo Climate · since 2024.