Cipio Partners
Cipio Partners is a Munich-headquartered growth capital and secondary-directs investment firm founded in 2003, one of the early pioneers of European growth equity, making direct minority and growth investments in software, software-enabled and selective deep-tech businesses that generate more than 10 million euros of revenue. The firm invests via secondary-direct structures, growth capital, preferred equity and deferred consideration, typically deploying 5 to 15 million euros initially across Europe, and is a full member of Invest Europe with a Luxembourg fund-domicile office alongside its Munich base.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 24 portfolio companies (19 active · 5 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Cipio Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Cipio Partners Fund VIIIGrowth2021 · 5yr€202M13 active
Unrealized
13 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conceptboard | SaaS | Germany | 2025 |
| Dawn Health | Healthcare | Denmark | 2026 |
| Druid AI | Software | Romania | 2025 |
| FintechOS | Fintech | Romania | 2024 |
| Giraffe360 | SaaS | United Kingdom | 2026 |
| Hololight | Deep Tech | Germany | 2025 |
| Isar Aerospace | Deep Tech | Germany | 2026 |
| La Ruche qui dit Oui | E-commerce | France | 2021 |
| NavVis | Deep Tech | Germany | 2021 |
| Nuki | Software | Austria | 2021 |
| Spiideo | Software | Sweden | 2024 |
| Welcome to the Jungle | SaaS | France | 2023 |
| Wire | Cybersecurity | Germany | 2022 |
Cipio Partners Fund VIIGrowth2017 · 9yr€174M6 active · 5 realized
Unrealized
6 heldRealized
5 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Seven | Software | Denmark | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Brightpearl | Software | United Kingdom | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Launchmetrics | Software | France | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Silicon Mobility | Deep Tech | France | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| softgarden | SaaS | Germany | 2017 | 2018 | Secondary | – |
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