About McWin
McWin is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Praha, Slovakia. As of Jan 2022, McWin has invested in 30 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Exergyn Overall, McWin portfolio has seen 11 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 3 acquisitions including key companies like Substack, Universal Music Group and Impossible Foods. A lot of funds co-invest with McWin, with names like Bloom8 sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
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Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
McWin's List of Top Investments
McWin has a portfolio of 30 companies, including 11 unicorns. Their most notable investmentis in EveryTheir portfolio spans across United States, Brazil, Cayman Islands and 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Environment Tech and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by McWin:1. Substack
Substack is a publishing platform that enables independent writers to create and distribute their own newsletters to a global audience, offering a self-serve model for content creation and monetization.
Key facts about Substack
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 3,129 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, FCVC and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Operator of music-based entertainment, recorded music, publishing, and audiovisual content. The business identifies and develops recording artists and songwriters for global audiences. It produces, distributes, and promotes music to entertain fans. The company also develops new services, platforms, and business models for music delivery.
Key facts about Universal Music Group
- Founded Year: 1934
- Location: Santa Monica (United States)
- Annual Revenue: €11.8B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 9,505 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Tencent, Vivendi and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jan 14, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. RecargaPay
Mobile wallet and prepaid card provider. Users can make cellular recharges, utility bill payments, public transport payments, and also peer-to-peer transfers. The wallet can be reloaded through credit cards, bank transfers, or cash deposits in physical stores. Users can opt for a monthly subscription plan which offers features such as additional discounts, free automatic recharge, and recharge without an internet connection.
Key facts about RecargaPay
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $127M
- Employee Count: 588 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: 10x Group, Staenberg Venture Partners and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 28, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of plant-based alternatives to traditional meat products. Its product catalog include meatballs, hotdogs, burgers, sausage, chicken nuggets, steak, and more.
Key facts about Impossible Foods
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $2.01B
- Employee Count: 509 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, SeedFord Partners and 112 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Nov 17, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Getaround
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Getaround
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $736M
- Employee Count: 265 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Reinvent Capital, Menlo Ventures and 72 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
McWin's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
McWin has invested in 31 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Exergyn.McWin's Investments by Stage
McWin has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $47.5M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $66M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $175M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
McWin's Investments by Sector
McWin has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Sustainability Tech, High Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 25 Tech companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
High Tech | 3 |
Energy Tech | 2 |
Environment Tech | 2 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
McWin's Investments by Geography
McWin has made most investments in United States (2), followed by France where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
France | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
McWin's recent investments
McWin has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by McWin:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 21, 2022 | Ireland | Series A | 6764 | ||
Dec 07, 2021 | United States | Series C | 4943 | [+5] | |
Apr 28, 2021 | France | Series B | 1057 | [+4] | |
Jan 19, 2021 | United States | Series A | 5575 | [+15] |
Unicorns in McWin's Portfolio
McWin has 11 unicorns in its portfolio - Substack, Turntide, Upside Foods and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Substack. It became a unicorn in 2025.Here is a list of unicorns in McWin's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
85 | Platform allowing writers to publish and monetize their content directly with readers. | 2017 | San Francisco | Series C | wwl{jvq | ||
71 | Provider of smart energy management solutions | 2013 | Sunnyvale | Series D | wktpbnu | ||
59 | Provider of cell-based meat alternatives | 2015 | Berkeley | Series C | etejkkg | ||
63 | Provider of capital and resources for content creators and brands | 2019 | Los Angeles | Series D | nxfdhow | ||
56 | Provider of proof-of-humanity network | 2019 | San Francisco | Series C | ipmllvb |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in McWin's Portfolio
2 of McWin's portfolio companies have become public. Universal Music Group got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext), in Sep 2021 at marketcap of $1.27T and BioAtla got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $578M.Here are McWin's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 21, 2021 | - | - | 4261 | |
Dec 16, 2020 | - | - | 2717 |
Acquired companies in McWin's Portfolio
3 companies from McWin's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Vashi in May 2023 by Queensmith for $*****.Here are McWin's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 10, 2023 | - | - | 1427 | |
May 24, 2022 | - | - | 6142 | |
Jan 01, 2019 | - | - | 5766 |
Co-investors of McWin
Over the past 5 years, 58 investors have co-invested in McWin's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before McWin: Agronomics, EIC Fund and 30 others have invested in rounds before McWin. There are 2 companies where Agronomics has invested before McWin and 2 companies where EIC Fund has invested before McWin.
- Top Co-investors of McWin: 17 investors entered a company along with McWin. These include investors like Bloom8 (2 companies).
- Invested after McWin: A total of 9 investors have invested in McWin's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include New Agrarian (2 companies), Defense.gov (1 company) and anne hathaway (1 company).
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