MGMT Ventures, founded in 2019 and based in Reykjavík, Iceland, is a venture capital firm that invests in information technology startups and supports founders driving innovation across emerging and future industries.
Sustainable Food Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Durham, North Carolina, focused on funding early-stage food technology companies developing cell-based, plant-based, and recombinant products.
Katapult Group is an Oslo-based accelerator and venture firm founded in 2016 that invests in early-stage technology startups, with a focus on climate and ocean-related initiatives. The company operates Katapult Accelerator, a program that supports startups in environmental, societal, and exponential technologies, and Katapult Ocean, an ocean-focused venture initiative. Together, these platforms aim to steward capital and innovation toward sustainable development, aligning impact with technology and fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration.
HackCapital emerged from the world’s largest Food and Climate community to make elite climate investing accessible to the mass affluent. The firm positions itself as the preferred platform for the next generation of climate investors, supporting founders with scalable solutions. It focuses on funding the top 1% of climate startups from stealth to Series A.
VegInvest is a New York-based venture capital firm that provides early-stage capital and guidance to startups developing alternatives to animal use. Founded in 2015, the firm concentrates its investments in the food, biology, and restaurant sectors, supporting companies seeking to replace animal-based processes and products with innovative solutions.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 that supports the region's technology ecosystem. Based in Philadelphia, it acts as a capital provider and catalyst for early-stage and growing technology companies across information technology, health, and physical sciences by offering seed-stage funding and related resources to accelerate commercialization. The organization facilitates university–industry partnerships and regional initiatives that connect scientific research with market opportunities, with the aim of creating jobs and strengthening entrepreneurial communities in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Through its programs and partnerships, it supports adoption of new technologies and helps build a robust regional innovation ecosystem.