Third Point
Investor
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Investor
Schema.org type: Organization
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Country: United States
Founded: 1995
Founder: Daniel S. Loeb
Sector: Financial services
Commercial role: Hedge fund and investment adviser
Geographic focus: Global
Known for: Co-leading N26's 2021 Series E funding round
Official website: https://www.thirdpoint.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Point
Entity Profile
Overview
Third Point LLC is a New York-based investment firm and hedge fund founded in 1995 by Daniel S. Loeb. The firm deploys capital across public equities, credit, and private and venture-stage investments, and is registered as an investment adviser in the United States. It is associated with an event-driven, value-oriented approach and is headquartered in New York City.
Why this entity matters
Third Point is among the more prominent multi-strategy investment firms operating from New York. Its venture activity extends its reach into late-stage private technology and financial-technology companies, and its participation in a financing round is often read as a marker of institutional conviction.
Role in the startup, technology, investment, or innovation ecosystem
Alongside its public-market strategies, Third Point commits capital to growth-stage private companies. In October 2021 it co-led the Series E funding round of the German digital bank N26, a financing of more than 900 million US dollars that valued the company at over 9 billion US dollars. At the time this was reported as the largest funding round for a digital bank in Europe.
Selected relationships and affiliations
Third Point was founded and is led by Daniel S. Loeb. In the N26 Series E it invested alongside Coatue Management, which co-led the round, with further participation from Dragoneer Investment Group and existing N26 backers.
Startuprad.io relevance
Third Point appears in Startuprad.io's Unicorn Atlas coverage of N26 (Edition 3) as one of the two firms that co-led the company's 2021 Series E round, a milestone financing in the European fintech landscape. Its inclusion helps document the international investor base behind one of Germany's highest-valued startups.
Public source context
Details of the firm's founding, leadership, and headquarters are drawn from public company sources and reference material. Its role in the N26 financing is documented in the company's Series E announcement and contemporaneous business reporting.
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