Innovation
Odyssey Ventures: Taking European innovation worldwide
- Innovation
- Testimonial
- 3 minutes read
Discover how we're helping Odyssey Ventures in their mission to advance Europe's most ambitious startups.
- Odyssey Ventures back early-stage B2B startups across Europe, helping them access capital and operational support to scale internationally.
- They chose us as their banking partner for our understanding of the startup ecosystem, global presence and strong connections.
About Odyssey Ventures: An epic quest to help European startups go global
Odyssey Ventures are an early-stage venture fund focused on helping the most ambitious European B2B founders expand overseas.
Michelle Robson, Founding Partner, Odyssey Ventures"Over the next 20 years, we expect to see AI, automation and technological advances disrupt almost every industry in a way that we've not seen before. And Europe, with its incredible R&D and fantastic startup ecosystem, can be right at the forefront."
Odyssey's goal is to help European startups realise their ambitions to change the world. The pillars of this mission are:
- access to early-stage capital,
- hands-on operational support and
- links to global networks that can build meaningful connections.
The company's founders have personal experience in starting and scaling successful ventures on both sides of the Atlantic; knowledge that has been crucial to Odyssey's growth so far.
To take the next step, they needed a bank with similar knowledge of the startup space.
Ali Mitchell, Managing Partner, Odyssey Ventures"It's incredibly important to have a banking partner that is dedicated to the startup ecosystem. There are very few that have the global scale that HSBC Innovation Banking has."
We've been Odyssey's banking partner since they started in early 2025, helping them with day-to-day operations like fund formation and setup to seize opportunities.
However, their decision to partner with us goes beyond banking.
Connections are central to our working relationship. With that in mind, we've supported Odyssey on their journey by providing introductions to potential investors and relationship opportunities across the global startup community.
Michelle Robson, Founding Partner, Odyssey Ventures"We needed a bank that was international, operationally broad and highly experienced. HSBC Innovation Banking offered us all of that. We also needed a banking partner that could be there alongside us as we grow and who could be just as ambitious as we are in building our global business."
Support that empowers clients to focus on fueling growth.
Our position in the heart of the innovation ecosystem means that we’re well placed to help our clients move quickly and with confidence knowing that we’ve got banking covered so they can focus on their core business.
Michelle Robson, Founding Partner, Odyssey Ventures"The partnership with HSBC Innovation Banking has been fantastic. From the very beginning, it's allowed us to just relax knowing that that side of our operations is taken care of and we can focus on our core business, which is finding and supporting Europe's most ambitious founders."
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