London · Series A–Late Stage · 19 people tracked
Also known as COLUMBIA LAKE PARTNERS MANAGER LLP
Investment thesis
Columbia Lake Partners provides growth loans to European technology companies, aiming to be the kind of fund founders would want to work with when seeking capital. The team draws on extensive experience, having previously extended credit and managed portfolio relationships exceeding £300 million across more than 100 companies. The firm emphasizes that no company follows a straight path to success and positions its venture debt as flexible financing that can extend cash runway or bridge a company to profitability. CLP is backed by a group of investors that includes partners at Bessemer Venture Partners.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 13 of 15 portfolio companiesSaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Data & Infrastructure ×3Enterprise Software ×3Marketing Tech ×3E-commerce ×2PropTech ×2Retail Tech ×2
HQs:Spain×2Czechia×1Germany×1France×1Hungary×1United States×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12018 · 12 dated
Amenitiz is a cloud-based property management system (PMS) and all-in-one hotel operations platform for independent hotels, bed & breakfasts, guesthouses, and vacation rentals across Europe.
PropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityBarcelona, ES
Frédéric Cadet(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackedEight Roads VenturesKfundChalfen VenturesOtium CapitalThayer Ventures
Amplience is an AI-enhanced headless CMS and digital asset management platform designed for enterprise retail brands to create, manage, and deliver personalized content across multiple channels at scale.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS
Rory Dennis(Founder)inJohn Williamsin
Co-investorsOctopus Ventures
Mews is a cloud-based hospitality platform and property management system (PMS) for hotels, covering booking, pre-arrival, check-in, in-stay purchases, point of sale, and check-out.
Cloud ComputingPropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityPrague, CZ
Richard Valtr(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesNotion CapitalOutrun VenturesZAKA VCAtomico
Brandwatch provides social media management and marketing intelligence platforms that enable brands and agencies to monitor, analyze, and manage their digital presence and execute data-driven social strategies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Guy Abramo(Chief Executive Officer)Matt Brown(President, PR Newswire)Amy Jones(Chief Marketing Officer)Steve Boyes(Chief Revenue Officer)Jim Daxner(Chief Product Officer)Jeff Mullins(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsAccelGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHighland EuropeRaptor Group
Contentsquare offers a digital experience analytics platform that uses AI to help teams understand customer behavior across websites and apps through heatmaps, zoning analysis, journey mapping, and session insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSParis, FR
Jonathan Cherki(Founder)in
Co-investorsBleu CapitalCanaan PartnersElizabeth Street VenturesHighland EuropeSixth StreetSoftBank Vision Fund+4 more
Factorial is an AI-powered business management platform that automates and centralizes administrative HR and people management tasks for companies.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSBarcelona, ES
Jordi Romero(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreandumCRV (Charles River Ventures)Point Nine
Ometria is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) built for retail and DTC brands, combining customer data with AI-powered marketing across channels including email, SMS, on-site, in-store, social, and app push.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Ivan Mazour(Founder & CEO)inJames Dunford Wood(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdjuvoBright Pixel CapitalChamaeleonCraigie CapitalInfraVia Capital PartnersSamos Investments+5 more
Scoro is a professional services automation platform that helps consultancies, agencies, IT, architecture, and engineering firms manage their entire project lifecycle—from estimation and planning to delivery and invoicing.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsKennet PartnersLivonia PartnersTera VenturesInventure
Shapr3D is a 3D CAD software for designing 3D models across Mac, iPad, Windows, and Vision Pro devices.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareBudapest, HU
István Csanády(Founder)
Co-investorsInreach VenturesLifeline VenturesPoint Nine
Showpad connects sales teams with AI-powered tools to enhance learning and performance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechChicago, US
Pieterjan Bouten(Executive Officer, Director)Louis Jonchkeere(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeff Horing(Director)inBarend Van de Brande(Director)inNorman Fiore(Director)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersDawn CapitalHummingbird VenturesKorelya CapitalVector Capital
Sphera provides an operational intelligence platform that unifies risk, safety and sustainability data across enterprises, integrating environmental compliance, product lifecycle assessment, supply chain risk management and sustainability consulting services.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Paul Marushka(CEO and President)
Co-investorsSenovo
Portfolio company exited when bd-Capital acquired a majority holding.
Co-investorsGrafton CapitalNucleus Adventure Capital
Thinksurance offers a digital "Advisory Suite," an omnichannel consultation and sales platform that connects insurers, underwriting agents, and brokers to distribute insurance products across B2C and B2B channels.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsMTECH CAPITALEight Roads VenturesVIEWPOINT VENTURES
Zoovu offers an AI-powered product discovery platform that unifies search, recommendations, and personalization on a single engine.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Rob Mullenin
Co-investorsBeringeaEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeFTV CapitalTarget Global
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesShowpad · getlatka.com · Dec 28, 2025
Amenitiz · skift.com · Nov 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Columbia Lake Partners made?
- Columbia Lake Partners has 12 tracked investments.
- What stage does Columbia Lake Partners invest at?
- Columbia Lake Partners invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Columbia Lake Partners focus on?
- Columbia Lake Partners focuses on Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Columbia Lake Partners located?
- Columbia Lake Partners is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Columbia Lake Partners co-invest with?
- Columbia Lake Partners most often shares deals with Accel, Highland Europe, Point Nine, among 36 tracked co-investors.
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