Internet Initiatives Development Fund is a Moscow-based venture capital firm and accelerator that supports early-stage technology startups in Russia. It provides financial and mentorship support to pre-seed through Series A companies, with investments typically ranging from several million to a few hundred million rubles, and has backed hundreds of startups. The organization runs an acceleration program across Russia and aims to attract investment and improve transparency and cooperation among entrepreneurs, investors, and state agencies. Its portfolio spans a broad range of tech sectors, including software, fintech, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, education technology, healthtech, adtech, SaaS, and other internet-enabled industries.

The EBRD is an international financial institution founded in 1990 and headquartered in London that provides project financing and advisory services to support private sector development and transformation in emerging markets. It finances banks, industries, and businesses, supports new ventures and investments in existing companies, and helps privatize and restructure municipal services in publicly owned entities. Through its banking and treasury activities, it offers loans, equity and quasi-equity investments, guarantees, and equity funds for smaller enterprises, along with trade finance and loan syndication. It works with commercial partners to invest in private enterprises across sectors including energy, manufacturing, ICT, infrastructure, agribusiness, and real estate, across Europe, the Middle East and beyond, including a significant footprint in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Caucasus. It provides policy reform dialogue and advisory services to support market modernization, governance, and reform. It has invested over €130 billion in more than 5,000 projects.

Russian Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 2008, it focused on investing in internet and technology companies across Russia.

Service Provider Capital is a Colorado-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that funds seed-stage technology companies across domains such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, fintech, e-commerce, education technology, hardware, robotics, information technology, health tech, and cannabis. The firm also co-invests in Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds, providing capital and guidance to startups in the United States, including the Midwest and Southeast regions.

Aligo Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Tczew, Poland, focused on funding early-stage and seed startups as well as growth capital. The firm targets sectors including health tech, cleantech, healthcare, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental protection, and information technology, and typically takes minority stakes in its portfolio companies.

TTV Capital is an Atlanta-based venture capital firm founded in 2000, and it operates as the investment arm of Synovus Financial Corp. It focuses on early- to expansion-stage investments in financial technology and related software that serves the financial services industry, including banking, payments, capital markets, data analytics, and security. The firm provides equity investments in private companies, typically ranging from $0.5 million to $3 million, targeting firms with annual revenues around $1 million to $10 million. By leveraging deep industry knowledge and connections within the financial services ecosystem, TTV Capital supports its portfolio companies with strategic guidance and resources to scale.

The Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) is a not-for-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 1990. Its mission is to enhance research and commercialization capabilities within Georgia's universities, thereby fostering the development of new companies and high-value jobs. GRA focuses on investing in seed, early, and late-stage startups that are driven by research and are based in Georgia. The organization primarily targets sectors such as information technology, healthcare, and life sciences, aiming to transform lives through innovation and entrepreneurship.

BIP Capital is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded to back startups across seed, early, and growth stages, it invests in a broad range of sectors including software, business services, consumer products and services, healthcare, financial services, information technology and telecom, with a focus on the Southeast and neighboring regions in the United States. The firm provides capital along with operational support, governance guidance, and access to a network to help portfolio companies scale. It operates through BIP Ventures, its venture capital division focused on North American opportunities in B2B software and tech-enabled services, delivering value through infrastructure, expertise, and talent to portfolio founders.

Tech Square Ventures is an Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs seed and early-stage technology companies across sectors such as enterprise software, marketplaces, platform-enabled services, and related hardware, and it emphasizes hands-on support through a strategic network of corporate, university, and innovation ecosystem partners to help founders access markets and customers and accelerate go-to-market efforts, founded in 2014, targeting technology investments across the United States with a strong focus on Georgia and the Southeast.

GRA Venture Fund is a venture capital fund based in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on financing startups emerging from Georgia universities. The fund makes seed, early-stage, and mid-stage investments in technology, life sciences, manufacturing, and agriculture companies located in Georgia. It operates in connection with GRA Ventures, the commercialization arm of the Georgia Research Alliance, and its investors include the State of Georgia, private individuals, corporations, and foundations.

Mosley Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, that funds early-stage technology startups in Atlanta and the Southeast. The firm targets sectors including security software, mobility and wireless, big data, and healthcare information technology, seeking to back regional companies with growth potential. Founded in 2012, Mosley Ventures is led by managing partner Sig Mosley and supports entrepreneurs across the Southeast through seed and early-stage investments.

Flashpoint is an international investment group focused on Western technology companies founded by expatriates from Emerging Europe and Israel. It manages six venture funds—a mix of four venture capital funds, a venture debt fund, and a secondary fund—and has assets under management in the hundreds of millions. The firm maintains offices in London, Tel Aviv, Budapest, Warsaw, Riga, Nicosia, and New York. It has invested in more than 50 companies, including Guesty, Chili Piper, and Office RnD, and has completed exits such as Shazam (sold to Apple) and Chess.com (sold to PokerStars founders and General Atlantic). The group targets software and business-to-business technology across Europe and Israel, with a preference for Western technology opportunities originated by expatriates from its focus regions.

Noventiq is a global solutions and services provider specializing in digital transformation and cybersecurity. It offers three product lines—Software and Cloud, Services, and Hardware—and serves customers across about 60 countries, including Latin America, EMEA, and APAC, with India among them. The company delivers cybersecurity services, future workplace solutions, IT infrastructure and multi-cloud deployment, transformation and management, digital solutions, and Software Asset Management to help enterprises modernize IT, secure operations, and optimize cloud strategies.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.

Atlanta Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, established in 2012. It concentrates on investing in software-as-a-service and technology companies and supports founders through community, content, and capital, including an in-house Studio that co-founds companies with entrepreneurs to address large-scale problems.

Integer.pl Group is a leading private postal group in Europe that has rapidly expanded its InPost parcel locker network across numerous countries worldwide. Within three years, the company deployed its locker technology in Australia, Chile, Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The service has earned high customer satisfaction, reflected in a Net Promoter Score of 89% as of February 2019, and has received several industry awards, including the World Mail Awards 2013, Retail Innovation of the Year 2013, and Delivery Innovation Excellence UK 2014. Integer.pl Group continues to build a strong global footprint in the logistics sector through its innovative locker solutions.

Ruvento Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital and incubation firm that backs technology startups and early-stage ventures. It focuses on AI, machine learning, Internet of Things, robotics, bioengineering, cleantech, hardware and other disruptive technologies, with a global reach and a regional emphasis on Southeast Asia and markets in CIS to bring products to Asia. The firm pursues direct investments and incubation programs, including seed and early-stage rounds, and participates in fund-of-funds opportunities. In its Singapore incubation program it provides staged financing: up to USD 0.04 million in the proof-of-concept stage and up to USD 0.16 million in the commercial stage. Direct investments are up to USD 0.5 million, with potential syndication for the right deals up to USD 3 million. Ruvento Ventures operates from Singapore with additional offices in San Francisco and Shanghai, supporting portfolio companies from concept to market.

IFU is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that specializes in providing equity, mezzanine financing, loans, and guarantees to projects in developing countries. Established in 1967, IFU focuses on creating and financing new businesses, joint ventures between Danish companies and local partners, and acquiring existing ventures. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as commercial services, biofuels, renewable energy, and irrigation systems, with a particular emphasis on climate and agribusiness. Investments are targeted at countries with a low gross national income per capita, as defined by specific criteria, and include regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. IFU typically invests between DKK 0.5 million and DKK 100 million and often seeks co-investment opportunities with Danish firms. The firm also supports small and medium-sized enterprises and provides advisory services for business investments in developing markets. With a preference for board membership, IFU aims to exit investments within five to seven years, ensuring a positive return for its stakeholders.

Overline is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on seed-stage investments in the Southeast United States. Founded in 2020, it backs exceptional founders, leads seed rounds, sets terms, and supports portfolio companies to grow local entrepreneurship. The firm emphasizes building a vibrant, inclusive community that serves as a launchpad for the next generation of regional startups.

Starta Accelerator is a technology startup accelerator headquartered in New York, operating as part of Starta Ventures. It specializes in early-stage programs for European-origin and Eastern European founders seeking to enter the United States market. The accelerator runs a 14-week program complemented by a 3.5-month mentorship track, designed to help participants define product-market fit, gain traction, and integrate into the local startup and investing ecosystem. It provides an investment of about 130,000, including 110,000 in program services and 20,000 in cash, in exchange for 7 percent equity, plus an additional 20,000 of potential follow-on support for high-performing startups. The program emphasizes technology startups with European R&D roots and aims to bridge cultural and business practice gaps to enable startups to scale in the US. Starta Accelerator operates as a subsidiary of Starta Ventures and has a broader network that includes venture funds and education initiatives.

Impulse VC is a Moscow-based venture capital firm established in 2013. It funds and supports early-stage technology companies, focusing on seed to Series A investments in B2B software and SaaS, proptech, adtech, marketing technology, marketplaces, software, and gaming. The firm provides both capital and operational guidance to portfolio companies and conducts activities with international reach across the United States, United Kingdom, and Russia.

TechOperators is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, founded in 2008. It backs category-defining cybersecurity startups and growth-stage software companies, with a focus on solutions in cybersecurity, enterprise productivity, cloud computing, and IT infrastructure. The firm provides constructive strategic, operational, and networking support to its portfolio companies and leverages deep operational experience to help drive growth and value creation, backed by a history of outsized returns. Its activity includes investments in B2B software across the Southeast United States.

Winter Capital Partners is an international growth equity and private equity firm founded in 2015 that targets growth-stage companies in consumer technology, financial services, education, and healthcare. The firm focuses on four core verticals—EduTech, FinTech, HealthTech, and RetailTech—and pursues opportunities across global markets, with emphasis on emerging regions in Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. It typically takes minority or mixed stakes in its investments and offers portfolio companies strategic support, market insight, and operational guidance drawn from sector expertise. Winter Capital Partners has managed assets exceeding one billion dollars across multiple funds and maintains an active global footprint through investments in fast-growing companies at the intersection of consumer markets and technology-enabled change.

Emery Capital is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2014 and based in Moscow, Russia, that backs early and growth-stage entrepreneurs worldwide, with a focus on fintech, e-commerce, mobility, and frontier technologies.

Skolkovo Ventures is a Moscow-based venture capital and private equity firm that provides seed and growth capital to technology companies. It targets startups in the internet of things, fintech, virtual reality and augmented reality, robotics, unmanned technologies, intelligent power engineering, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and big data, cybersecurity, digital technology in agriculture, additive manufacturing and new materials, and innovative food products. The firm typically invests between RUB 100 million and RUB 200 million per project (approximately USD 1.5–3.0 million). Founded in 2017, Skolkovo Ventures supports early- to growth-stage technology companies in Russia with a focus on scalable, innovative ventures.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 1972, the firm concentrates on early-stage, growth, and incubation investments, partnering with founders from inception through IPO and beyond. It backs ventures across technology-related sectors, including digital and information technology, life sciences, and healthcare, with a global reach that spans North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Mainland China.

Trind Ventures is a Tallinn-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage European startups. It invests across Northern and Central Europe in marketplaces, consumer solutions, and PLG-driven B2B products, as well as software and information and communications technology, supporting both business-to-business and business-to-consumer models.

Valor Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, that invests in early-stage and seed companies across the Southeast United States, with an emphasis on underrepresented and female-led teams. The firm concentrates on B2B AI and SaaS, software, fintech, platform software (PaaS), consumer tech, and health tech, prioritizing companies with at least one female founder and aiming to support the demographic shift toward a minority-majority economy. Valor typically makes seed investments in the range of 1-2 million and targets opportunities outside Silicon Valley, notably along the East Coast and Southeast. The firm emphasizes inclusive entrepreneurship and operates Startup Runway, a major pitch event for underrepresented founders, supporting founders through its network of investors and institutional partners.

Noro-Moseley Partners is a venture capital and growth equity firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1983. It invests in technology and healthcare companies across the United States and Canada, with a focus on the Southeast. The firm backs early-stage and growth-stage companies in software, information technology, healthcare IT, data analytics, telemedicine, and other technology-enabled services, as well as related business services. It aims to support portfolio companies through multiple stages of growth and leverages its industry experience and network to help accelerate scale.

Inventure Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Moscow that backs technology startups across seed to late-stage rounds. It focuses on online financial services, technology, marketing, digital media, mobile, internet software, B2B, e-commerce and telecommunications, and typically invests between 0.5 million and 5 million with target enterprise values of 1 to 50 million. The firm pursues global opportunities, backing companies in Russia, the CIS, the United Kingdom, the United States and other European markets. It generally seeks minority stakes and board representation, aiming for exits in about five years, with possible extension. Portfolio examples include Gett, American Well and Busfor, illustrating a preference for disruptive, scalable tech businesses addressing real market needs. The firm emphasizes partnering with teams that adopt novel business models to tackle genuine challenges and reduce market inefficiencies.

Established by Moscow's Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy, this fund promotes venture investment in small enterprises with a focus on scientific and technical spheres.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that invests in early-stage technology startups. It specializes in pre-seed and seed rounds for capital-efficient companies, with a focus on the United States and Canada and occasional activity in Western Europe, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. The firm typically makes 75 to 100 investments per year, with round sizes from 50,000 to 500,000 and pre-money valuations ranging from 1,000,000 to 3,500,000. Portfolio companies are typically located outside the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, and the firm aims to provide a clear yes or no on opportunities within about two weeks.

Elbrus Capital Investment Adviser is a venture capital and private equity firm that focuses on early‑stage, middle‑market, and growth‑capital opportunities. It targets small and medium‑sized companies in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, especially those with a strong regional presence beyond Moscow and St. Petersburg. The firm invests between $30 million and $100 million in businesses valued $50 million to $100 million, seeking significant minority or controlling stakes. Its portfolio spans digital services, consumer and business internet, changing consumer patterns, consumer goods and services, outsourcing, logistics, natural‑resource optimization, healthcare, and education. Elbrus Capital typically holds investments for three to seven years and is headquartered in Moscow.

VEB Ventures is a Moscow-based venture capital firm associated with Vnesheconombank. It was established to invest in high-technology projects linked to Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation and to support the government’s innovation programs. The firm has focused on funding companies in medical technology, biotechnology, and clean technology within Russia, aiming to build innovation infrastructure, facilitate technology transfer, and promote Russian innovations globally.

Sistema Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of AFK Sistema, based in Moscow with an office in London. The firm targets investments in growth-stage technology companies worldwide, focusing on internet and software-enabled businesses and early-stage startups, with preference for companies in cognitive technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data, robotics, SaaS and PaaS, marketplaces, Internet of Things, and related platforms, as well as education services, advertising technology and interactive journeys. It seeks to invest around ten million dollars for minority or controlling stakes to help establish market leaders over the next 3-5 years, typically targeting Series A rounds and beyond, and pursues opportunities across the United States, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Russia, Israel and other CIS and international markets.

European Investment Fund (EIF) is a public institution established in 1994 to improve access to finance for Europe's small and medium-sized businesses. It designs and develops venture capital and guarantee instruments to support SMEs and to catalyse private investment, aiming to build a robust European equity ecosystem. EIF engages in venture capital, growth capital, and guarantee operations, backing innovative entrepreneurs primarily in technology and life sciences, as well as across other sectors. Through cornerstone investments and fund participation, EIF seeks to crowd in private investors and stimulate venture activity across Europe. Its equity portfolio has grown substantially, with assets under management exceeding EUR 14 billion, reflecting its broad role in strengthening SME finance and supporting entrepreneurship and growth.

Primer Capital is a Moscow-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and related medical technologies. The firm backs projects across oncology, cardiology, rheumatology, surgery, medical devices and both branded and generic therapeutics. It pursues opportunities in Russia, Israel, Europe and the United States, with early equity investments typically ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 million dollars and a willingness to co-invest with other funds and investors. Primer Capital leverages a team of experienced professionals and a scientific advisory board to assist in project selection and development, and collaborates with venture funds, business angels, government agencies and medical institutions to support portfolio companies through fundraising and strategic partnerships.

DOMiNO Ventures is a venture capital fund founded in 2021 and based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It backs founders building high-tech and digital-first companies across AI, deep tech, cleantech, healthtech, fintech, HR tech, edtech, gametech, cybersecurity and life sciences, with a global investment scope. The firm maintains an international footprint, headquartered in Amsterdam with a hub in Istanbul and a presence across Europe and the surrounding region, including Estonia, Poland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. DOMiNO Ventures focuses on supporting startups solving contemporary problems and aims to accelerate the development of technology-enabled solutions.

Panoramic Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bright Capital is a venture capital firm with a merchant venturing approach and a global reach. It invests in a broad range of breakthrough and disruptive technologies, including energy, cleantech, efficiency, water, and advanced materials, and also backs the telecom-media-technology sector through its Digital fund. The firm operates across multiple stages, from early to late and growth equity, maintaining a diversified global portfolio.

Protos Venture Capital is a Warsaw-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that invests in early-stage internet businesses in Poland, with a focus on SaaS and marketplace models, including mobile SaaS, lead-generation, and e-commerce sectors.

Oktogon Ventures is a Budapest-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology-driven startups in Central and Eastern Europe. It leverages local knowledge, operational experience, and a broad network to help portfolio companies achieve rapid growth, with a focus on technology-heavy businesses that can scale globally from early stages. The firm emphasizes regional reach across Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, and Bulgaria, and maintains strong connections to US and Western European co-investors, mentors, and talent pools. Its portfolio includes Bitrise, Recart, and Enduraid, illustrating emphasis on software and technology-enabled solutions. Oktogon engages with founders through a hands-on approach and aims to support companies with global appeal from day one, enabling scalable, extraordinary growth.

Startup Lab is a Moscow-based venture capital firm and accelerator founded in 2018. It focuses on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments, primarily in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe, with a typical early-stage investment ceiling of about 3.5 million rubles. Beyond capital, Startup Lab provides portfolio companies with networks, support to scale sales channels, optimize business models and internal processes, and guidance toward international market entry, including exposure to sectors such as pharma and retail.

AYR Capital is an independent private equity, venture capital and financial advisory firm focused on investments in Europe, Russia and the CIS, with activity in real estate, fast-moving consumer goods, oil and gas, energy, information technology and manufacturing. The firm also provides debt financing for growth opportunities and offers financial advisory services. Founded in 2014 and based in Moscow, AYR Capital pursues growth-oriented opportunities across CIS, Eastern and Western Europe and the United States, combining a disciplined risk management approach with a focus on value creation and strong relationships with investors and portfolio companies.

Citigroup is a diversified financial services company providing a broad range of financial products and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through two main segments: Global Consumer Banking, which includes retail banking, Citi-branded cards, and consumer finance, and Institutional Clients Group, which covers wholesale banking, investment banking, fixed income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, research, corporate lending, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. The company maintains a global footprint across regions including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and Latin America, and emphasizes sustainability and social responsibility initiatives.

Hiventures is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. It backs startups across multiple sectors and supports high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of fostering a sustainable and competitive SME and enterprise ecosystem in Hungary and the broader Central and Eastern Europe region. The firm is described as one of the largest and most active venture capital partners in Central and Eastern Europe.

Klever Internet is a venture capital firm based in Russia that backs internet-enabled companies across a broad spectrum of growth stages, from incubation and seed to late-stage and emerging growth. The firm pursues opportunities across the startup lifecycle and operates as part of Klever Asset Management.

TealTech Capital is a Moscow-based venture capital firm that invests in Russian companies across sectors such as medicine, health, education, retail, robotics and agriculture. The firm was founded in 2016 or 2017 and is described as operating on teal principles, emphasizing transparency and collaboration. It positions itself as a strategic partner that helps projects become independent by applying modern management practices and platform solutions, with a focus on customer orientation toward clients and investors.

Inovo Venture Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2011 and based in Warsaw, Poland, with over €50 million in assets under management. The firm focuses on investing in high-growth technology companies at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, particularly within the Central and Eastern European region. Inovo specializes in sectors such as developer tools, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, healthcare, and SaaS-enabled marketplaces. The firm has earned recognition as a leading venture capital investor in Poland, having supported over 20 companies through direct investments and as business angels. Notable investments from its first fund include Booksy and Brand24, while its second fund has backed companies like Allset and Tidio. Inovo's team comprises experienced professionals with backgrounds in prominent organizations, enabling them to effectively identify and nurture companies that are poised to transform their industries and achieve market dominance.

Silicon Road Ventures is an Atlanta-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on commerce technology. It invests in information technology, retail, e-commerce and consumer non-durables, and pursues an ecosystem approach that connects entrepreneurs, startups, retailers, enterprise organizations, investors and academics to advance global commerce across eCommerce, retail and CPG.