Capital works betterwith people who know how to build.
Syleum brings together finance professionals, entrepreneurs, and venture builders to help businesses secure capital and turn it into growth.
Why we createdSyleum.
We have experienced the challenges of financing and building businesses from both sides of the table.
For startups and SMEs
Accessing growth capital can mean giving up ownership or accepting financing that does not fit the business.
- Financing terms that do not match business needs
- Ownership dilution or restrictive conditions
- Limited hands-on support beyond the transaction
For investors
Promising opportunities in smaller businesses and overlooked sectors can be difficult to access, assess, and monitor.
- Limited access to opportunities beyond established networks
- Time and expertise needed to assess each business
- Limited visibility into how capital is used and progress is made
We created Syleum to connect financing with hands-on business support: structuring capital around the needs of each business, working alongside founders on how it is deployed, and giving investors clearer visibility into progress.
Alignment must be built into the investment.
Four principles guide how we structure financing, work alongside founders, and keep investors informed.
Understand the business
We assess operations, cash flows, and growth plans before shaping financing around the needs of the business.
Stay involved beyond the transaction
We work alongside founders to turn funding into practical priorities, milestones, and ongoing financial discipline.
Put our own capital at risk
Co-investment is central to our approach. By investing alongside our investors, we put our own capital at risk and share in the outcome.
Make progress visible
Clear reporting and ongoing monitoring show how capital is being used, what is working, and where action is needed.
LionelSteinitz
CEO & founder of Syleum
Having sat on both sides of the table as an entrepreneur and an investor, Lionel bridges institutional-grade finance with real-world entrepreneurship. He founded Syleum to give SMEs the quality of private banking combined with the speed and fairness that founders deserve.
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VirginieHello
Co-founder of Syleum
Former COO and co-founder of Rainmaking APAC, one of the 1st corporate venture studio in the region, Virginie helped build and grow businesses in energy, sustainability, real estate, EdTech and Agritech. She led the finance, operations, talent, venture delivery teams through its acquisition by Bain & Company. Her subsequent work as fractional CFO for scaling startups also adds to her firsthand knowledge of the challenges founders face when building a business and financing its growth.
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Patrick de Moustier
Digital, AI & Industry Transformation Advisor
Patrick has spent thirty years helping organisations at every stage navigate digital transformation and business scale - as an operator and builder across APAC, the USA, Europe and the Middle East. He has led venture building from the ground up, including AI innovation factories and new business units that went from concept to commercial reality. At Syleum, he brings a specific expertise in designing the operational frameworks, partnership structures, and technology foundations that allow SMEs to scale with discipline - not just ambition.
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Looking for capital to grow your business, or opportunities to invest alongside us? Let's start a conversation.