Investors at Corporate Round

Founded in 1998, Tencent Holdings is a Shenzhen-based private equity that is focused on early-stage investments in healthcare and technology services across China.

Alibaba Group’s mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. They enable businesses to transform the way they market, sell, operate and improve their efficiencies. They provide the technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands and other businesses to leverage the power of new technology to engage with their users and customers and operate in a more efficient way. Their businesses are comprised of core commerce, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives. In addition, Ant Financial, a company in which they have agreed to acquire a 33% equity stake, provides payment and financial services to consumers and merchants on their platforms. An ecosystem has developed around their platforms and businesses that consists of consumers, merchants, brands, retailers, other businesses, third-party service providers and strategic alliance partners.

Visa is an American multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world. The company operates the world’s largest retail electronic payments network through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities. Visa also provides electronic payment, risk management, and payment security solutions to online merchants; digital goods transactions services in online games, digital media, and social networks; and mobile financial services for mobile network operators and financial institutions in developing economies. Visa’s global payment brands include Visa, Visa Electron, PLUS, and Interlink. Together they provide payment options through credit, debit, prepaid, and commercial programs in 200 countries and territories. Visa's global network, VisaNet, delivers value-added processing services such as fraud and risk management, dispute resolution, rewards, and other business-enhancing applications. Visa was founded in 1958 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

Google.org brings together philanthropic initiatives across Google. Our Global Impact Awards support organizations using technology and innovative approaches to make the world a better place. Our engineers develop products to help people in times of need. Nonprofits receive support through free and discounted ads, apps and products. And employees at Google like to give back and we encourage it, whether through gift-matching, volunteer support, or providing opportunities to take time out of work to support nonprofits they love.

Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and business solutions software for small- and medium-sized enterprises and businesses. They also offer a range of software products and services for computing devices, including Windows operating system, Microsoft Office, and Xbox gaming consoles. Microsoft provides service plans, self-support, training, and documentation for its products. The company markets and distributes its products through various channels, including original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and online platforms. Microsoft also operates global initiatives like Microsoft Accelerator, which empower entrepreneurs to build great companies. With headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft aims to support startups worldwide through programs like Microsoft Ventures Accelerator and Microsoft for Startups.

Mitsui & Co., founded in 1947, operates as a general trading company in Japan, as well as globally. The corporate managed approximately JPY10.3 trillion of total assets, as at December 2013.

With its global network and based on trust from companies in various industries and from consumers, Sumitomo Corporation engages in multifaceted business activities by making the most of its Integrated Corporate Strength. These business activities include sales of a variety of products and services within Japan, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic and international business investment.

The International Fund Distribution team at Citi screens the market for attractive investment opportunities through specialised asset managers, who give access to a specific asset know-how while demonstrating track-record and expertise. In parallel, the team keeps abreast of investment and portfolio allocation trends amongst Citi’s institutional clients with the aim to match their needs with those select managers.

Salesforce Ventures is the venture capital arm of salesforce.com, inc. specializing in startups, co-investments, and late venture investments in companies that are raising an institutional round of financing. The firm seeks to invest in artificial Intelligence, cloud computing, enterprise technology, mobile technology and mobile enterprise companies creating apps for mobile phones including programs that work on the Salesforce1 mobile platform, listed on the firm’s app exchange, machine learning and intelligence, verticals, internet of things, and wearable smart devices and connected products. It prefers not to lead deals. Salesforce Ventures is based in San Francisco, California.

RBVC invests in seed, early-, and late-stage Venture Capital rounds and participates in the follow-on investments in privately held companies. Depending on the stage of the company the initial amount of investment ranges from below EUR 500k for a seed funding to more than EUR 5m in an early- to late-stage funding round. Their typical aggregate investment allocation per portfolio company ranges, including follow-on investments, typically between EUR 6 and 15 million for usually a 10 to 25% equity position in each company. They prefer to syndicate their investments with existing or new investors in the company and can take the lead as necessary. In addition, RBVC invests in select regional or industry-specific independent VC funds.