fronttrail is a specialized growth capital investor for equity financings in expansion (Venture Capital) and late stage (Private Equity) situations, focusing exclusively on European software technology companies. We partner with extraordinary founders, entrepreneurs, management teams and owners to rapidly transform their businesses into sustainable
leaders and winners in their field.
fronttrail’s investment targets are typically bootstrapped and profitable, have been in business for 5-20 years, already achieve revenues of €5-30m and have one or more own software technology products that are in operation with several large enterprises.
frontrail’s main geographic investment area is Western Europe, i.e. Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Benelux), the United Kingdom and Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal (Iberia), as well as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland (Scandinavia).
Growth capital transactions include primary and/or secondary equity investments, ranging between €5-20m and beyond. Investors behind fronttrail are institutionals, family offices and high net worth individuals.
fronttrail has a particular focus on financial technologies (FinTech), governance, risk & compliance (GRC), content management, marketing automation, digital commerce, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), as well as infrastructure and security software solutions, including enabling software technologies. Business models may contain selling traditional software perpetual and/or term licenses, as well as offering modern internet, cloud, Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and subscription models.
Our software industry focus allows us to provide substantial value add beyond financial expertise and funding. We actively support the growth, expansion, acquisitions and transformation plans of our investments by leveraging our deep domain expertise and industry network.