Coalition Capital

Coalition Capital is a venture capital firm that collaborates with imaginative entrepreneurs, focusing on opportunities arising from significant technological shifts, particularly in Artificial Intelligence. The firm strategically invests in companies that are shaping the future of commerce, finance, and work, with a specific interest in AI and data tooling. As a Europe-native VC firm with a global perspective, Coalition Capital prioritizes investments in large markets and seeks out contrarian, complex, and compounding deals.

Established in 2022, Coalition Capital was founded by a team of seasoned venture and growth equity professionals, including Kyang Yung, Sebastiaan Vaessen, and Corne Jansen. The firm originated as a spin-out from Inkef and Prosus, bringing extensive experience in nurturing and scaling prominent companies worldwide. Their investment philosophy emphasizes a 'time first, money second' approach, underpinned by a long-term strategic vision aimed at developing companies into global leaders.

Notable investments by Coalition Capital include supporting MyEdSpace in the education sector, participating in B2B Fintech Sikoia's $6 million funding round, and contributing to Hawk AI's $17 million Series B round for global expansion. These investments reflect the firm's commitment to its focus areas and its strategy of backing companies with significant growth potential.

The team at Coalition Capital is characterized by its diverse and imaginative members, who are bold and persistent in their endeavors. The founding partners are supported by a robust advisory board that includes industry veterans such as Larry Illg, Robert Kraal, and Mario Shiliashki, who bring executive experience from companies like Naspers/Prosus and Adyen. Ingeborg van Harten serves as the Talent Partner, specializing in people and culture for scaling businesses. This collective expertise enables the firm to provide comprehensive support to its portfolio companies, leveraging a deep understanding of venture and growth equity to help businesses achieve multi-billion-dollar valuations.