Digital Leaders Ventures

Digital Leaders Ventures (DLV) is a European venture capital fund founded in 2014 and headquartered in Luxembourg, operating as a fully registered alternative investment fund manager and AIF. The firm was founded by Monty C. M. Metzger, a serial entrepreneur and digital futurist, and Thomas S. Enge, a financial executive and former CFO at simyo and amaysim. DLV invests through its Ignition Fund in fast-growth tech companies with scalable business models, targeting startups that have working products, early customers, and initial revenues — typically post-accelerator or post-seed stage. With 8 investments to date, DLV writes checks of $100,000 to $1 million at Seed and Series A. The fund focuses on six key sectors: Smart Cities, Education, Healthcare, Finance including blockchain, Communication, and Mobility and Industry 4.0. Portfolio companies include Aircall (cloud-based phone systems), PayKey (mobile banking via social keyboards), Cortrium (cardiac monitoring), Revue (newsletter platform acquired by Twitter), and VOIQ. Co-investors have included Balderton Capital, Greylock Partners, Y Combinator, and 500 Startups. DLV leverages its global network through DigitalLeaders.co to support founders scaling internationally, with portfolio companies headquartered across the USA, Israel, Denmark, France, and the UK. The firm also maintains a syndicate on AngelList, broadening its deal access and co-investment capacity across the European and global tech landscape.