Atempo Growth secures €300 million for the first close of its second Fund, Atempo Growth II

London-based Atempo Growth, a venture debt manager, announced today the first close of €300 million towards it’s second Fund, Atempo II, bringing total assets under management by the firm to over €700 million.

Following their previous participation in the Atempo I Fund, Santander and British Business Investments have returned to contribute to Atempo II, which also featured contribution from the European Investment Fund (EIF)

Tina Page, Chief Operating Officer, at Atempo Growth said: “We are delighted for the continued support of Santander and British Business Investments, and we are excited to welcome the European Investment Fund into our second Fund. This is a significant milestone for Atempo as our AuM crosses over €700 million, giving us the opportunity to further build on our platform in support of European technology.

Launched in 2021 by Luca Colciago, Jack Diamond and Matteo Avramov Giulivi, Atempo Growth is a pan-European growth debt provider with offices in London and Italy. Since launching its debut Fund in 2022, Atempo has supported 32 portfolio companies across Europe with flexible growth financing.

The firm leverages its founding team’s extensive experience, having provided capital to over 100 tech-enabled businesses over the past 20 years in the venture debt space.

Atempo’s portfolio spans multiple sectors, with a commitment to innovation and playing a key role in fuelling the success of high-growth European tech companies.

Atempo is guided by core values that prioritise collaboration, agility, transparency, and sustainability. It takes a long-term approach to building lasting, collaborative relationships with companies at all stages of growth. With a pan-European team, it offers agile, tailored support to portfolio companies. Committed to sustainability, Atempo aims to empower its portfolio to drive positive change—not just within the global economy, but across society as a whole.

​Atempo portfolio features several prominent tech companies:

• Form3, based in London, offers cloud-based payment solutions for banks and financial institutions.
• Berlin’s Hive provides logistics solutions tailored for e-commerce brands, streamlining operations from storage to delivery.
• Eflow, located in London, specialises in compliance solutions for the financial services sector.
• RubiBrands, operating from Istanbul, focuses on acquiring and scaling e-commerce brands, particularly those active on Amazon.
• Ori Industries offers cloud infrastructure services designed to support large-scale artificial intelligence models

Building on its track record of supporting high-growth European technology companies, Atempo Growth’s second Fund will further enhance its ability to provide flexible, growth-focused financing.

Atempo believes that this milestone not only underscores the strong demand for their platform but also signals Atempo Growth’s ongoing commitment to accelerating innovation and scaling transformative businesses across Europe

“We continue strengthening our team and European presence and look forward to further expanding our European footprint helping accelerate innovation across the Continent,” concluded Page.

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