6 Degrees Capital

Our newest portfolio company Emma Legal got featured in De Tijd this morning! Well done Rick van Esch and Pieter Buteneers !

Thrilled to announce that we’ve led the investment round in Belgian LegalTech startup Emma Legal!   Emma’s AI-native platform is transforming the traditionally slow and manual corporate due diligence process. By automating document reviews and providing lightning-fast insights, they’re cutting costs, saving time, and boosting accuracy for law firms and M&A professionals.   With repeat founders Rick van Esch and Pieter Buteneers at the helm - and a growing roster of customers - Emma Legal is set for serious expansion. We’re equally excited to be partnering with Entourage Capital (Pieterjan Bouten and Evert Beeckman) and super angel Alex Brabers on this journey.   Keen to test the platform and become a client? E-mail the CEO directly at rick.vanesch@emma.legal   Stay tuned for more updates on how Emma Legal is reshaping due diligence in the modern era!   Wouter Volckaert, Filip Coen, Thibault D'hondt, Thomas Olszewski, Hilmar Eggertsson, Bob Rode, Kim Jory, Lucas Stoops

From meeting for the first time at Carnaval in Rio to reaching $20M ARR in just two years - that’s the remarkable journey of Barte. It’s incredible to see how far Caetano Lacerda and Raphael Dyxklay have come since starting the business . The investment highlights speak for themselves: ✅ $20M ARR in under two years ✅ Average revenue per customer up by 29x since the funding round ✅ LTV/CAC of 17x, and growing ✅ Repeat founders These metrics are proof of Barte’s huge potential - and it feels like they’re only getting started. More to come! Wouter Volckaert, Filip Coen, Thibault D'hondt, Thomas Olszewski, Hilmar Eggertsson, Bob Rode, Apostolos Apostolakis, Fivos Tsoukatos, Alexander Busse, Fabricio Pettená, Marshall Porter

We're proud to announce the acquisition of fellow FinTech Payments company Arrow (YC S21). Arrow Checkout was founded in 2021 by leading Payments experts from Grab and Tencent. Arrow offers eCommerce and checkout payments technology, was previously backed by Y Combinator, and raised funding from Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India and Southeast Asia), Alpha JWC Ventures, Meta, and leading angel investors from Checkout.com, Coinbase, Grab and VISA. Arrow's Co-Founder and CEO Neo mentioned: “We’re excited to bring our technology and payment expertise to the Pomelo team and join forces to build the leading payments infrastructure platform for emerging markets.” More details in our press release below.

🚀 We’re hiring for our investment team in London! 🌍 6 Degrees Capital is seeking a driven individual to join our team as we invest from our third fund (€150m), focusing on Seed to Series B in FinTech, SaaS, and AI. 🎯 Why join us? - Source and evaluate Europe's next B2B disruptors - High ownership in the deal process and a vote in the investment committee - 6DC is established yet still early enough for internal entrepreneurship - We pay a competitive salary, bonus, and carry 💼 About you: - 3+ years of early-stage tech experience (investment or operational) - Passionate and relentless curiosity about startups, investing, and tech - A proactive, analytical team player with UK/EU tech ecosystem know-how Ready to join our journey? Send your resume to jobs@6dc.vc and we will reach out! Wouter Volckaert, Filip Coen, Thibault D'hondt, Thomas Olszewski, Hilmar Eggertsson, Bob Rode, Kim Jory, Lucas Stoops

We’re thrilled to have taken the lead in this investment round for Nobile! Peter Goenitzer and Lorena Skiljan impressed us by their deep understanding of the industry and their approach to position the company for strong growth in the coming years. The European energy market is transitioning from centralized energy generation through large utility companies to a decentralized model. Nobile creates and operates local energy hubs and is a first mover in this space. Through its software, Nobile directs local supply to local demand, organizes monthly billing, and ensures that the customer also remains connected to the nationwide network for any required non-local supply. We’re excited to invest in Nobile and look forward to working with the team! Hilmar Eggertsson, Lucas Stoops, Thibault D'hondt, Wouter Volckaert, Filip Coen, Thomas Olszewski, Bob Rode, Kim Jory, 6 Degrees Capital

Banked : has acquired Waave, a leading Australian Pay by Bank platform, marking a key milestone in our journey to build a global Pay by Bank solution and reinforcing our commitment to the Australian market. This acquisition strengthens our ability to deliver innovative, account-to-account payment solutions across multiple markets, use cases and different account-to-account rails. Waave’s expertise enhances our product offering and supports the continued shift toward real-time payments in Australia and beyond. In addition, this acquisition establishes a strategic partnership with Chemist Warehouse, one of Australia’s largest retailers, to deliver a world-class Pay by Bank experience. Brad Goodall, CEO of Banked, said: “Acquiring Waave is a major step in expanding our global payments network. Australia is a key market, and Waave’s technology and market presence perfectly align with our vision. We’re excited to welcome Waave to the Banked family as we continue driving innovation in payments.” For more details on the acquisition, visit https://lnkd.in/drcdDcFB #PayByBank #Payments #OpenBanking #FinTech

We did it! 🏆 Last night we took home the #Pay360Award for Best Risk or Compliance Project! This win is a true testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Rivero team. Your relentless focus on efficiency and innovation made this possible! 🙌 A huge thanks to our partners at Cornèr Banca SA for their invaluable collaboration—we couldn’t have achieved this without you! Celebrating this achievement with our amazing guests Natalie Einhoff, Francesco Di Meo, Martino Casellini, Miranda Rodigas, Jessica Darioli, Joel Valentin, Anmarie Wright, Thomas Müller & Fatemeh Nikayin, PhD made the night unforgettable. Here’s to more milestones and continued success. Let’s keep raising the bar! 💪 #Pay360Awards #TeamRivero #WinningTogether #Partnerships

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? ...Wait, no! It's the SaaStock Balloonicorn taking over Dublin 14-16 October 🦄🎈 In just over 30 days time (!) the Royal Dublin Society will be packed full with industry players from SaaS founders at pre-seed to Series D+, to leading VCs and funds and C-Suite leaders from the hottest startups, to GTM teams and everyone in between. Here's just a snapshot of who you could be connecting with at #SaaStock2024 next month 👀 #SaaS #attendees #sampleattendee #connect #thrive #transform #startups #B2B #SaaSinvestor #bootstrappers

🚨 If you are a FinTech founder or VC, you need to have a look at this! https://lnkd.in/d8-tGcHT   Our colleague Thomas put out a deck with an in-depth breakdown of the UK FinTech ecosystem. It has:  - List of FinTech investors with offices in the UK - Who is investing at various stages - List of funds with "dry" powder, newly raised funds that invest in FinTech - How the UK compares to its closest rivals, Paris and Berlin - Comprehensive list of FinTech exits (200+ since 2005) - Celebrating success stories, Revolut and Transferwise ($1bln+ revenue) - How FinTech unicorns are training the next generation of entrepreneurs - UK as a magnet for equity growth capital - Early stage startups to watch - How valuations have changed over the past few years Full Presentation: https://lnkd.in/d8-tGcHT Substack with TLDR: https://lnkd.in/dUVVx2nR Website blog with TLDR: https://lnkd.in/dc5vQ-iE