Melissa Donohoe
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- Full Name
- Melissa Donohoe
- Title
- Vice President (formerly Associate → Senior Associate at Kreos Capital)
- Firm
- Notion Capital (previously Kreos Capital)
- Firm Type
- Venture Capital (early-stage B2B software); Kreos Capital is a venture/growth debt firm
- Investment Stage
- Seed through Series A / Series B
- Check Size
- ~$2M–$10M (sweet spot ~$6M)
- Target Company Profile
- Early-stage European software companies with early revenue, on a path to $100M+ in revenue
- Sector Focus
- B2B SaaS, enterprise software, deep tech, fintech
- Geographic Focus
- Europe, with personal coverage of the UK and Ireland
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Background
Melissa Donohoe is an investment professional whose career spans strategy consulting, impact investing, venture debt, and equity venture capital. She holds an MA in International Studies with a concentration in Economics and Finance, studied jointly at the Graduate Institute Geneva and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Early in her career she worked at Symbiotics, an impact and microfinance investment fund, and helped establish a social-entrepreneurship accelerator and funding platform, before moving into technology-focused M&A at Accenture Strategy.
In 2017 she joined Kreos Capital, a leading European venture and growth debt provider, where she focused on financing SaaS and deep-tech companies. Over roughly four years she progressed through the firm — Investment Analyst, Senior Analyst, Associate, Senior Associate, and Vice President — building underwriting and portfolio experience across high-growth European and Israeli technology businesses. (The contact/role data in the source stub reflects this Kreos Capital tenure.)
In 2021 she moved to Notion Capital, a London-based venture capital firm founded by former SaaS operators that invests in European B2B software and fintech. As Vice President she sources and supports early-stage investments, with a stated focus on startups in the UK and Ireland. Notion has invested across multiple funds (including a €300M+ vehicle) and positions itself as an operator-built partner helping companies scale from first revenues past $100M.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Invests in early-stage European B2B software — SaaS, "services-as-software," enterprise applications, and fintech.
- Typical check sizes of ~$2M–$10M, sweet spot around $6M, across Seed, Series A, and Series B.
- Backs companies with early traction and a credible path to $100M+ revenue, favoring capital-efficient software models — a lens shaped by her venture-debt background at Kreos.
- Explicitly invites founders "to discuss startups in the UK and Ireland" — her personal geographic remit within Notion.
- Values operator-led support: Notion's thesis is being a "truly committed partner" providing strategic resources rather than passive capital.
Notable Investments
- Expertlead — Berlin-based HR-tech platform connecting companies with vetted freelance IT professionals; raised a ~€9.5M / $11M Series B in August 2021 (co-invested alongside Acton Capital), associated with Donohoe's investing profile.
- Broader Kreos Capital / Notion Capital portfolio exposure across European SaaS and deep-tech companies, though individually attributed board seats are not publicly detailed.
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