ACE Fund

Led by one of Europe's entrepreneurial champions, Ariadne has pioneered a new model for the financing of entrepreneurship - entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs. Julie Meyer founded Ariadne in 2000, with the backing of 57 founding investors, amongst whom are the founders of some of the most successful internet and technology companies in recent history. Including the entrepreneurs behind WorldPay, Hotmail, Betfair, SES Astra and many more, these investors are committed to helping the next generation of entrepreneurs build world-leading companies out of Europe. Ariadne works with game-changers and companies at the heart of new ecosystems. We have advised Barclays, British Telecom, CarPhone Warehouse, CISCO, EMAP, IBM, Monitise, Orange, Paddy Power PLC, Sage Group PLC, Skype, Zopa Limited.-