Building the Essential, Together
Our portfolio is the tangible proof of our “builder’s” philosophy. We have partnered with more than 45 exceptional founding teams who are working to solve the world’s most fundamental challenges. We are proud to be part of their journey, providing not just capital, but the deep operational support needed to build category-defining companies.
While the majority of our partnerships are confidential, the following case studies illustrate our approach in action.
Case Study: Securing the Cloud-Native World
- The Challenge: A brilliant founding team in Germany had developed a breakthrough technology for container security but was struggling to penetrate the North American enterprise market. Their product was technically superior but lacked the go-to-market engine to compete.
- The Partnership: Hydra Horizon® led their Series B financing. Within the first 90 days, our operating partners worked with the founders to completely rebuild their go-to-market strategy, hire a world-class CRO from our network, and refine their product packaging from a pure open-source model to a high-margin, enterprise-grade SaaS offering.
- The Outcome: The company secured three Fortune 100 companies as design partners within six months. Today, it is recognized by industry analysts as a leader in the cloud-native security space, having grown its annual recurring revenue by over 400% since our initial investment.
Case Study: Powering the Green Grid
- The Challenge: A Dutch startup had a promising new flow-battery technology for grid-scale storage, but its manufacturing process was too costly and slow to be commercially viable.
- The Partnership: We provided the capital to fund their first pilot manufacturing facility. More importantly, our partners with deep experience in industrial scaling and supply chain logistics worked on-site with their engineering team. We helped them redesign their production line, automate key processes, and secure new suppliers for raw materials.
- The Outcome: We helped the company reduce its production cost per kilowatt-hour by over 60%, hitting the critical price point for utility-scale adoption. The company has since signed major contracts with two leading European utilities, deploying gigawatts of clean storage to the grid.
Case Study: Re-skilling the Global Workforce
- The Challenge: An innovative EdTech platform in the AI-skilling space had millions of free users but was struggling with monetization. They were experts in education but not in enterprise sales.
- The Partnership: We helped the team design and build their B2B enterprise offering from the ground up. We leveraged our network to connect them with Chief Learning Officers and HR leaders across our portfolio and the broader market, helping them secure their first 20 enterprise customers.
- The Outcome: The company successfully pivoted to a high-growth B2B SaaS model. It is now the primary “up-skilling” partner for over 200 of the Global 2000, creating verifiable career paths for tens of thousands of learners.