Founded in 1983, Kinetic Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in communications, information technology, and power/clean technology sectors. Based primarily in the United States, with additional offices in Canada and internationally, the firm invests between $2 million to $10 million per company, typically exiting through IPO or acquisition.
Acumen is a nonprofit organization established in 2001 and based in New York City, with additional offices in Mumbai, Nairobi, Karachi, and Accra. The organization is dedicated to poverty eradication by raising charitable funds to invest in early-stage companies that provide essential services such as clean energy, healthcare, education, agricultural inputs, formal housing, and safe drinking water to low-income communities. Acumen has made significant investments totaling $128 million in 128 companies across 14 countries, impacting the lives of over 308 million individuals. The organization collaborates with notable partners, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Google.org, to address critical challenges faced by underserved populations.
Village Capital is a Washington, DC-based organization founded in 2009 that operates accelerator programs and supports early-stage ventures worldwide. It targets sectors including agriculture, education, energy, financial services, health, and technology, focusing on environmental, social, and economic challenges. Village Capital uses a peer-led model in which entrepreneurs rank ventures and award seed funding to the top graduates of each program. The organization provides training and connects founders, investors, and communities to resources and capital with the aim of broadening access to entrepreneurship. Since its inception, Village Capital has supported more than 1,000 entrepreneurs through its programs and partnered with affiliated investment funds; program graduates have generated about $61.5 million in revenue, reached around 8.5 million customers, and created over 11,500 jobs.
The Algorand Foundation, established in Singapore in 2019, is dedicated to fulfilling the global promise of blockchain technology through the Algorand protocol and open-source software. Its mission is to enable an inclusive, decentralized, and borderless global economy by providing opportunities for everyone to harness the potential of equitable and truly borderless economies.
Chobani Incubator, established in 2016 and based in New York, focuses on supporting innovative companies that aim to transform the food and beverage industry. The organization is dedicated to addressing the challenges within broken food systems, helping small businesses with impactful ideas to provide better food options to a wider audience. By investing in these companies, Chobani Incubator seeks to foster positive change in the food sector, encouraging growth and improvement in how food is produced and distributed.
Established in 2015, Iqarus specializes in providing onshore and offshore managed medical solutions to the energy industry. Its comprehensive range of services includes offshore medics, topside emergency care, diving medical support, telemedicine, occupational health assessments, health surveillance, medical training courses, clinical governance, and occupational hygiene consultancy. With over four decades of experience, particularly in the North Sea, Iqarus leverages its expertise to ensure workforce health, productivity, and safety even in challenging environments.
Sustainable Local Food Investment Group is a principal investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2011. The firm focuses on investing in start-up and early-stage companies that contribute to a robust and sustainable food system. Its investment areas include farming, processing, distribution, consumer packaged goods, retail, food service, and waste management. The firm aims to support the re-localization of the regional food chain while ensuring a profitable return on investment. By investing between $25,000 and $500,000 in equity per transaction, Sustainable Local Food Investment Group seeks to build community wealth through an interconnected network of entrepreneurs and small businesses, enhancing access to healthy, sustainably produced food within the Chicago foodshed.
Brand Capital is a Mumbai-based private equity investment firm and brand-building partner focused on creating and scaling indigenous brands. Over more than a decade it has helped build over 850 indigenous brands, reflecting its role in formulating brand strategy and media plans that optimize value. The firm emphasizes intellectual capital as a core asset, augmenting traditional investments with innovative advertising concepts and a media-driven approach across multiple channels, including print and digital properties linked to The Times Group. Brand Capital has investments across a wide range of sectors such as Retail, FMCG, Consumer Durables, Realty, Digital and Mobile, E-Retail, Health & Wellness, Financial Services, and Consumer Services and related assets. It began in 2005 and pursues opportunities that build brand value beyond conventional private equity, leveraging media assets to accelerate growth and enterprise value for portfolio brands.
Good & Well is a Toronto-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in social purpose businesses. Established in 2014, the firm aims to support Canadian entrepreneurs by providing equity investments ranging from $100,000 to $500,000. In addition to financial backing, Good & Well offers strategic advice, operational support, and access to a network of like-minded entrepreneurs, fostering collaboration and growth among its portfolio companies.
Founded in 1890, Emerson specializes in industrial automation solutions, serving customers globally across various industries. The company offers products such as network power, process management systems, industrial automation tools, and climate technologies through its divisions.
Founded in 2012, Enlightenment Capital is a private investment firm based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It specializes in providing creative capital solutions and support to businesses in the Aerospace, Defense, Government & Technology sector. The firm invests in senior debt, mezzanine debt, and minority equity, partnering with top-tier management teams focused on building quality companies.
Founded in 2012, Artha India Ventures is a family office firm based in Mumbai, India. It invests across various sectors including hospitality, travel, fintech, renewable energy, and ed-tech, with a focus on early-stage ventures.
Established in 2019, IAN Fund is a venture capital firm based in New Delhi, India. It focuses on seed and early-stage investments across various sectors such as healthcare, software, fintech, big data, artificial intelligence, hardware, and more. The fund aims to provide not only financial backing but also mentoring, strategic inputs, and access to extensive networks.
Founded in 2002 by Patrice Hoppenot, Investisseurs & Partenaires is a pioneering impact investment group dedicated to African Small and Medium Enterprises. Headquartered in Paris with offices across Africa, the firm invests in companies creating local value and long-term employment, focusing on sectors like health, transport, microfinance, and other ventures. Since inception, I&P has invested in over 90 companies across 16 countries, managing four pan-African funds totaling €135 million.
Founded in 1984, Berkshire Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm that invests in mid-size companies across North America and Western Europe. The firm specializes in buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital investments.
Founded in 1916, Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company. It designs, manufactures, and sells fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and provides leasing and product support services. With operations in over 70 countries, Boeing employs around 170,000 people and supports airlines and governments worldwide.