Claret Capital Partners

A milestone quarter for Claret! Here’s a round-up of our Q3: 🔹 Final close of Fund IV, backed by a global institutional investor base and taking total capital raised since inception to €1.3bn 🔹EdgeTier, Carvolix, CleverCards and LearnUpon joined the portfolio, alongside several follow-on facilities for existing portfolio companies as they scale 🔹Leopold Büning joined as our first on-the-ground hire in Germany 🔹Contributed to XAnge’s M&A Playbook and continued to expand our venture community events Read the full Q3 update: https://lnkd.in/ePHuRd2Y #GrowthDebt #VentureDebt #Tech #LifeSciences #Impact

Berlin-headquartered Billie is one of Europe's largest B2B payments networks, with 9,000+ merchants already on board. Its B2B Buy Now, Pay Later model lets business buyers pay when it suits them, while sellers are paid upfront. Hear from co-founder and co-CEO Dr. Matthias Knecht, who shares Billie's story so far – and explains why the team chose Claret and low-dilution growth debt to fuel their expansion across Europe. Claret’s George Morgan highlights why we backed Billie through Fund IV, with strong growth, a large and untapped market, and standout partnerships like Adyen, Klarna, and Mollie. 🎥 Watch the video here! ⬇️ #B2B #B2BPayments #BNPL #GrowthDebt #VentureDebt #GrowthLending #Billie #ClaretCapitalPartners

We’re delighted to have contributed to XAnge's new M&A Playbook, the operator's manual for European founders scaling through acquisitions. 🤝 174 pages covering the full deal lifecycle, from sourcing and diligence to closing and post-merger integration, packed with real frameworks, deal examples, and templates you can put to use right away. M&A is a growing part of our market each year, and a core pillar of Claret's investment strategy in Europe. Within the playbook, we look at how growth lending fits into the M&A toolkit - financing acquisitions while preserving equity. Whether you're eyeing your first acquisition or already mid-deal, this is built for founders running M&A with the same discipline they bring to the core business. Get in touch with Clément Hardy and the team at [email protected] if you'd like to explore growth lending for your next acquisition. Download the playbook here! https://lnkd.in/eVz3_fSE Thanks to the Xange team for including us! #MergersAndAcquisitions #Xange #ClaretCapitalPartners #GrowthLending #GrowthDebt

Welcoming CleverCards to the Claret Fund IV portfolio! Dublin-headquartered CleverCards is redefining how businesses pay people; replacing plastic, vouchers, cheques and manual processes with digital cards issued instantly to a recipient's Apple or Google Wallet, with built-in controls over where and how the funds can be spent. Today the platform serves 20,000+ business customers and over 500,000 cardholders across more than 90 countries, spanning virtually every industry; digitising employee rewards, incentives and corporate disbursements at scale, with growing adoption among insurers for travel, health and motor claim payouts. We're excited to support the team as they continue to expand the platform and build the next generation of digital payments infrastructure. #GrowthDebt #VentureDebt #Fintech #Payments #DigitalWallets #CleverCards #ClaretCapitalPartners Antony Baker Emma Jones

€575m raised to back Europe's boldest innovators. We're delighted to announce the final close of Claret Fund IV! Claret's latest fundraising cycle exceeds its €500m target, marking a significant step-up in scale for European growth lending. The story in numbers: 🔹€575m raised, including affiliated discretionary mandates 🔹€1.3bn raised since inception, backed by a global institutional investor base 🔹32% of Fund IV already deployed across 27 companies in technology, life sciences and impact 🔹Continued pan-European expansion and team growth At a pivotal moment for European growth financing, more founders are choosing to grow without unnecessary dilution. Building on our track record, Fund IV positions us to meet that demand at scale. Thank you to our LPs for their trust, and to the founders who choose to partner with Claret as they build the next generation of European champions. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eR7rFveK Get in touch with the team at [email protected] to learn more. #GrowthDebt #GrowthLending #VentureDebt #GrowthFunding #FundClose #EuropeanTech #Tech #LifeSciences #Impact

France is a key market for Claret, with a maturing ecosystem of exceptionally talented entrepreneurs building at scale. To date we've backed companies across the region including Abivax, Botify, Hivebrite, Jump, Surfe, and most recently, Carvolix. Representing Claret on the ground in Paris is Clément Hardy, who joined in 2025 as our first hire in France. In our latest video, Clément sets out why growth debt has become such an important funding tool today. Used correctly, it extends runway, funds the milestones for the next raise, and opens the door to profitability or M&A - all while limiting dilution for the entrepreneurs and their shareholders. Reach out to Clément directly, or the team at [email protected] to learn more! #GrowthDebt #VentureDebt #France #GrowthFunding #GrowthCapital #Entrepreneurs #Startups #ScaleUps #Tech #LifeSciences #Impact