2008 Winners
About this event
Now in its seventh year, Investor AllStars is one of the most important events in the Venture Capital Community’s calendar offering an unrivalled opportunity for networking and forging new relations. The awards recognise the leading investors and risk takers and have been labelled the “Oscars” for the venture capital community.
Listed below is the short-list and the winners for the 2008 Investor Allstar Awards.
Venture Capital Fund of the Year
Northzone Ventures
Index Ventures
Nordic Venture Partners
Wellington Partners
DFJ esprit
Baytech Venture Capital
Forbion Capital Partners
Ventech
Winner: Index Ventures
Exit of the Year
MYSQL (Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Scope)
Coding Technologies (CIMON, Verdane Capital)
Bebo (Balderton Capital)
Apertio (Add Partners, Xange, Eden Ventures, Motorola)
Cartesis (Apax, Advent Ventures)
Buyat / Perfiliate (DFJ Esprit)
Gyro International (Octopus Investments)
Alantos (Forbion, Early Bird)
MeilleurTaux.com (Ventech)
Healthcare at Home (Apax)
Winner: MYSQL - Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Scope
VCT/FCPI of the Year
Octopus Investments
Beringea
Matrix
Foresight
AGF
OTC Asset Management
Isis Equity Partners
YFM Group- British smaller companies
Winner: AGF
Service Provider of the Year
Olswang
Spectrum
Brown Rudnick
Noble
Kreos
Addleshaw Goddard
Winner: Brown Rudnick
Private Investor Network of the Year
London Business Angels
Envestors
Hotbed
Go Beyond Ltd
Netzwerk Nordbayern
Octopus Ventures
Seedcamp
Femmes Business Angels
Winner: Hotbed
VC Personality of the Year
Ernie Richardson - MTI
Jude Ngu'Ewodo - Baytech Venture Capital
Andreas Ossmark - Scope
Simon Cook - DFJ Esprit
Jean Schmitt - Sofinnova Partners
Torleif Ahlsand - Northzone Ventures
John Tidmarsh – E-Synergy UK
Bernard Dalle - Index Ventures
Winner: Simon Cook DFJ Esprit
Equity Gap Fund of the Year
East Midlands Early Growth Fund
Oxford Capital Partners
Dotcorp
The Capital Fund
Seraphim Capital (Seraphim Enterprise Capital Fund)
Eden Ventures
Hightech Gerunderfonds
NorthStar Equity Investors (North East Co-investment Fund)
North West Business Investment Scheme
MTI
NESTA
Winner: Hightech Gerunderfonds
Deal Envy of the Year
Nanoradio
Adconion
Criteo
Metaversum
Steak Media
Kiala
Seatwave
Pangenetics
Dailymotion
Winner: Adconion - Index, Wellington
Outstanding Contribution of the Year
Johan Hernmarck - Provider
Anne Glover - Amadeus
Sven Lingjaerde - Vision Capital
Michael Elias - Kennet Partners
Olivier Protard
David Leathers - Abingworth
Nigel Grierson - Doughty Hanson Technology
George Coelho - Good Energies
Ronald Cohen - Bridges Ventures
Winner: George Coelho - Good Energies
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