Service Provider Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Golden, Colorado, with operations in Vail, Colorado. The firm co-invests in Seed and Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds and maintains six regional funds covering Rocky Mountain and View regions across Midwest, New England, Southeast, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. It has a portfolio of more than 600 companies and a network of over 400 strategic investors, connecting portfolio companies to potential investors, customers, and partners. Service Provider Capital emphasizes timely support and accessibility, covering its own legal fees to expedite processes and offering investment terms that avoid restrictive rights. It operates as an independent entity not affiliated with its portfolio companies.

Serra Ventures is a Champaign, Illinois-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies across the United States, with a focus on AgTech, Fintech, and other disruptive technologies. The firm targets investments in information technology, deep tech, instrumentation, software-as-a-service, and device sectors, and maintains a presence in Chicago, San Diego, and Park City alongside its headquarters. Serra Ventures supports startups across the Midwest and West Coast, including companies leveraging artificial intelligence, robotics, and sustainable technologies, and has funded more than 100 startups. The firm emphasizes long-term growth and strategic support to portfolio companies, aiming to help them scale from early stages toward commercial success.

Hyde Park Angels is a Chicago-based angel investor group and venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage opportunities. Founded in 2007, it leverages a People First approach combining capital, an extensive business network, and operating expertise to support early growth. The group primarily backs technology, healthcare, business and financial services, consumer and industrial products companies, with a preference for Midwest-based ventures. Hyde Park Angels provides financial investment and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies from seed through scaling stages, aiming to accelerate growth, operational excellence, and market traction.

Hyde Park Venture Partners is an Illinois-based venture capital firm that makes seed and Series A investments in early-stage technology companies, primarily in the Midwest. Founded in 2011, it operates from Chicago with an additional presence in Indianapolis and focuses on B2B software, SaaS, marketplaces, and tech-enabled services. The firm seeks startups led by strong founding teams with high growth potential and provides active portfolio support through mentorship in product development, business strategy, financing, and related areas; it often co-invests with Hyde Park Angels. The aim is to help portfolio companies scale from idea or seed to first institutional rounds and beyond.

Chicago Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It partners with founders to invest in seed and early-stage technology companies and serves as an active, board-seat holding partner to help build enduring businesses across the Midwest and beyond. The firm backs a broad range of sectors including supply chain, logistics and warehousing, healthcare, fintech, enterprise tools, consumer media and education, data management, proptech, mobility, and other technology-enabled products and services. Typical initial investments range from approximately $250,000 to $1 million, with the aim of supporting companies as they scale. Its portfolio includes AeroPay, G2, Project44, SpotHero, and Sunbit, among others. Chicago Ventures emphasizes founder advocacy, disciplined capital, and hands-on involvement to create value in undercapitalized markets, seeking to back teams with differentiated value propositions and potential for growth in the Chicago region and the broader Midwest.

M25 is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on the Midwest. Founded in 2015 and led by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem, the firm backs early-stage technology startups across the region. It has invested in more than 90 startups across multiple cities and states, employing an analytical, collaborative approach to portfolio building. By supporting founders across diverse industries, M25 aims to be a central node in the Midwest startup ecosystem.

7wire Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Chicago that concentrates on early-stage digital health, healthcare IT, mobile and digital health, and technology-enabled services in the United States. It partners with founders through an operator-led approach, leveraging deep industry experience and a network of strategic health systems, payers, and life science partners to support scalable growth and long-term value creation. The firm provides funding and operating guidance to companies that challenge conventional approaches, focusing on consumer-centered, technology-enabled healthcare solutions and a track record of turning ideas into growth-oriented businesses.

OCA Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm, founded in 1999, that makes early-stage equity investments in technology companies across the United States and Canada, focusing on software, fintech, digital health, consumer software, and enterprise software, with emphasis on information technology and other scalable tech-enabled businesses.

Lakewest Venture Partners is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm affiliated with Lakewest, Inc., a Chicago-based real estate and private equity company. Founded in 2013 to pursue technology-focused opportunities, the firm backs US startups with high growth potential, prioritizing strong founders, proof of concept with early revenue, scalable ideas with entry barriers, and access to capital through experienced managers. It maintains a Chicago-informed perspective and a networked approach to strategic mentorship. The leadership team—David E. Mann, Jonathan W. McCulloch, and Buzz Ruttenberg—brings decades of combined investment, operations, and real estate experience to portfolio companies. Since partnering with Dundee Venture Capital in 2015 to lead seed investments in the Midwest, Lakewest has supported a diverse set of early-stage technology companies and several exits, reflecting a broad, non-industry-bound investment remit.

Jump Capital is a founder-focused, early-stage venture firm based in Chicago that backs fintech, application software, and infrastructure software companies. Founded in 2012, it emphasizes hands-on partnership, helping founders navigate strategic opportunities, hiring, and operational scaling, and provides support through an operating team and programs such as Jump Insights & Events and Portfolio Growth. The firm seeks to add value beyond capital with deep financial services expertise and a practical, growth-oriented approach to turning ambitious visions into scalable businesses.

Capital Midwest Fund is a Mequon, Wisconsin-based venture capital firm that provides funding to Midwest-based companies across life sciences, information technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, consumer goods and business services. The firm concentrates on early-stage and revenue-stage investments in technology-enabled companies, including B2B software, health tech, industrials and other technology-driven sectors in the Central United States. It supports management teams with an understanding of current technology trends and demonstrated traction to drive growth and scale within the Midwest and Wisconsin.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire. It connects accredited individual investors with startup deals and co-invests alongside established venture capital firms across multiple stages, from seed to growth. The firm provides access to diversified portfolios through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, supported by a large network of community members and individual investors. It invests across sectors and geographies, with a focus on transparency and due diligence in collaborative investments with leading firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Y Combinator. Alumni Ventures operates internationally with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo and has raised substantial capital to back founders with strategic capital and resources.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm concentrates on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, investing across seed and Series A rounds. It seeks scalable companies with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders, often co-investing with other global funds to broaden its impact. FJ Labs emphasizes rapid decision-making and leverages its broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth, helping startups scale across large markets and ecosystems.

Listen Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in consumer-focused technology and consumer brands in the United States. Founded in 2010, the firm backs early-stage companies in the consumer sector and supports the growth of emerging brands through funding and strategic guidance.

Revolution is a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Steve Case. It specializes in early- and growth-stage investments across technology-enabled sectors including software and services, consumer internet, media and entertainment, health, financial services, energy, and education, with a track record of backing entrepreneurs who build companies outside traditional coastal hubs. The firm emphasizes investing in underserved or emerging startup communities through its Rise of the Rest initiative, which spotlights regional ecosystems and funds seed- and early-stage companies outside New York, Silicon Valley, and Boston. Revolution operates multiple funds focused on entrepreneurs nationwide and seeks to partner with top-tier investors, often taking leading roles and board seats to help portfolio companies scale.

Lightbank is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that focuses on early-stage investments in the United States. It targets seed and Series A opportunities in technology-driven sectors, including fintech and consumer goods, offering capital and strategic support to startups to accelerate growth.

MATH Venture Partners is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early- to middle-stage technology companies in the United States and Canada. The firm takes a hands-on approach, forming deep partnerships with entrepreneur teams and prioritizing customer acquisition, coachability, disciplined processes, and talented teams. Its managing directors are serial entrepreneurs and mentors who guide portfolio companies toward growth and exits. The investment scope covers sectors including e-commerce, hardware-enabled software, marketplaces, software as a service, tech-enabled services, and transactional businesses. The firm emphasizes collaboration with founders to build scalable businesses and has a track record of supporting companies through growth to successful outcomes.

Cleveland Avenue is a Chicago-based venture capital firm, founded in 2015, that invests across seed to growth stages in lifestyle consumer brands and technology companies, including food and beverage, AgTech, and related consumer tech sectors. The firm provides financial resources and strategic guidance to portfolio companies, supporting areas such as business strategy, financial planning, supply chain optimization, product development and marketing. It emphasizes building lasting partnerships, scaling businesses in large, expanding markets, and pursuing value creation toward monetization, while maintaining a broader focus on philanthropy and education.

Pallasite Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage financing to high-growth technology and consumer product companies. Founded in 2012, it is based in Chicago, Illinois, with additional activity across North America, including offices and investments in Vancouver, San Francisco, Boston, Denver, Chicago and the Toronto region.

TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a Chicago-based organization founded in 2007 that unites corporations and ambitious startups to create new business models, revenue streams, products, and scalable market access through capital, incubation, and collaborative venture activities. It facilitates corporate venture strategy, spinouts, and strategic partnerships via co-investment and incubation while operating specialized entities such as SecondWave for venture turnarounds and ForgeX for deep tech commercialization, as well as a coworking program under TeamWorking. With a portfolio of more than 150 companies that have attracted over $4 billion in follow-on capital, TechNexus fosters innovation across diverse sectors including AI, clean tech, and mobility, serving as a bridge between corporations, startups, and investors to accelerate growth and market access.

Dipalo Ventures is a Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on hard tech and deep tech across energy, climate, connected devices, advanced manufacturing, health technology, mobility, and robotics. The firm provides capital plus hands-on engineering expertise and access to product manufacturing networks, helping startups move from prototypes to production with support on CAD, BOMs, manufacturing plans, and scaling, as well as guidance for international expansion. Its Dipalo Ventures Residency program acts as technical diligence to identify product and engineering gaps before investment. The partners bring battle-tested experience from Motorola and Google, underpinning a practical, technically driven approach to de-risking hardware-enabled ventures in manufactured innovations.

Origin Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 1999 that focuses on early-stage investments in software, artificial intelligence infrastructure, online marketplaces, and digital content with potential for rapid growth. The team comprises former operators and engineers with hands-on venture experience. The firm typically backs Series A rounds, investing roughly $1 million to $3 million per company in startups that have achieved product-market fit and show potential for scalable growth through innovation and execution.

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000, based in San Francisco with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that funds and mentors startups from seed to growth stages. It focuses on enabling innovation across sectors such as consumer, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, crypto, and artificial intelligence by providing capital, strategic guidance, and network support to help portfolio companies scale and create lasting value.

New Enterprise Associates is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests in technology and healthcare companies across multiple stages, from seed to growth and IPO, and provides strategic support in product development and market expansion. The firm targets sectors including software, AI, consumer technology, digital health, life sciences, and energy technology, and pursues opportunities worldwide. NEA emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders, drawing on domain expertise and a broad network to help portfolio companies scale. It maintains a diverse portfolio across the United States, Asia and other regions, reflecting a global approach to venture investing.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.

IrishAngels is an angel group and early-stage venture firm that backs seed and early-stage startups. Through a wide investor network, it provides strategic value beyond capital, supporting portfolio companies from due diligence through growth. The firm emphasizes a founder-friendly approach and actively engages with portfolio companies to help them build and scale. It backs companies across software, consumer products, artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, health technology, and related sectors, typically participating in seed, seed+ and Series A rounds.

Impact Engine is a Chicago-based venture capital and private equity investment firm focused on growing companies that generate positive outcomes in education, health, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability. The firm pursues investments across venture and private equity stages and seeks to generate financial returns while advancing social impact. Its focus areas include education, health equity, economic opportunity, and environmental initiatives such as water, waste, and energy, backing mission-driven companies that deliver measurable societal benefits.

Corazon Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on seed and Series A investments in technology companies across the United States. The firm combines financial backing with operating expertise, offering pragmatic, actionable guidance to founders. It emphasizes values-driven investing and aims to align portfolio companies with both financial and operating investors in syndicates, leveraging the principals’ experience as entrepreneurs, operators, and investors to support growth and exits. The team’s background includes leading startups and guiding them through scale, with a hands-on, founder-friendly approach that reflects deep operating knowledge inside and outside Chicago.

Sandalphon Capital is a Midwest venture capital firm based in Chicago that makes early-stage investments across the United States, with emphasis on Chicago and the Midwest. It typically targets seed and Series A rounds, and may consider pre-seed opportunities, investing primarily in digital health, healthcare information technology, fintech and insurtech, proptech/real estate tech, construction tech, and other tech-enabled sectors such as IoT hardware, SaaS, marketplaces, and government technology, aiming for recurring-revenue business models. Typical check sizes range from roughly $100,000 to $2 million, with larger sums possible through limited partner co-investments. The firm backs strong management teams and scalable, problem-solving business models, often prioritizing tech-enabled services, digital transformation, and ventures that serve underserved markets in the Midwest and beyond.

New Stack Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It primarily invests in pre-seed and seed startups, typically deploying from hundreds of thousands to a few million dollars. The firm targets sectors such as AI, B2B software-as-a-service, fintech, healthcare, ecommerce, legacy industrials, manufacturing, construction, and logistics. It emphasizes backing founders outside traditional Silicon Valley networks and provides more than capital by leveraging a partner network to facilitate customer and partner introductions and strategic guidance. The firm looks to fund companies building essential infrastructure and applying AI to improve efficiency in large, underserved markets.

Illinois Ventures is a University of Illinois-backed venture capital firm that concentrates on seed and early-stage technology companies, especially those rooted in university and regional research institutions. It invests across deep-tech sectors including information technologies, artificial intelligence, engineering, physical sciences, agriculture technology, life sciences, cancer therapeutics, biotechnology, medical devices and software, supporting founders from early-stage ideas to scalable ventures and aiming for successful exits. With operations in Champaign and Chicago, the firm has more than 25 years of experience and has completed over 125 investments.

G Squared is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that provides both primary growth capital and liquidity solutions to technology companies. The firm partners with portfolio companies across their lifecycle, offering growth funding for expansion while enabling liquidity for early investors, current and former employees, and other shareholders through secondary transactions and related structures. With offices in San Francisco, Zurich, and Miami, G Squared targets growth-stage software, consumer, fintech, and mobility companies and seeks to create value by combining capital with structured liquidity options. Its portfolio includes notable names such as Airbnb, Coursera, Instacart, Lyft, Spotify, Toast, Turo, and Brex, among others.

First Analysis is a Chicago-based private equity and venture capital firm with a multi-decade track record in growth-oriented investing. The firm focuses on B2B technology, healthcare IT, information technology, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and related sectors in the United States, applying deep industry research to identify opportunities and support companies through growth. It provides capital to growth-stage businesses, typically assisting with lead investments or syndication, and collaborates with management on strategy, talent, sales and marketing, and corporate development. Beyond investment activity, First Analysis offers advisory services in M&A, growth capital raises, and strategic exits, leveraging its sector insights to help clients achieve enduring expansion. The firm emphasizes a synergistic approach where research and investing inform advisory work and vice versa, aiming to help rising and established technology- and healthcare-related firms reach large markets and profitable leadership.

Advance Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on technology and tech-enabled services, with a base in San Francisco and activities in Latin America. It pursues long-duration, evergreen investments and provides patient capital along with strategic partnerships to help portfolio companies grow. The firm targets seed-stage technology startups in the region and aims to back companies capable of scaling through technology-enabled disruption.

First Trust Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm with offices in Illinois and Tennessee that targets early and growth-stage companies in financial services and healthcare technology. It uses balance sheet capital to support long-term growth, often acting as lead or co-investor and taking board or observer roles to aid governance and strategic development. Over its 15-year history it has completed more than 100 investments, aiming to generate capital appreciation through patient, hands-on involvement with portfolio companies. The firm is affiliated with First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P.

Second Century Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on real estate technology and related sectors. Backed by the National Association of Realtors, it leverages the resources and industry reach of a large trade organization to support portfolio companies. Founded in 2009 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the firm pursues investments in real estate technology, artificial intelligence, security, insurtech, financial services, and home services, seeking scalable solutions and long-term industry value. Through programs such as REACH, it provides strategic resources and global partnerships to help technology startups scale. The firm emphasizes strong teams and sustainable growth, aiming to advance innovation across the real estate market by connecting entrepreneurs with industry experts and collaborators.

Threshold Ventures is a Menlo Park-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs founder-led technology companies across consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, with a high-conviction, hands-on investment approach. The firm provides strategic guidance, operational input, and access to its networks, and it often takes active board seats to support portfolio companies as they develop products, position in the market, hire, and plan go-to-market strategies. Founded in 2019, Threshold focuses on select Series A and other early-stage rounds, aiming to accelerate growth and long-term value for technology-driven businesses.

Network Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that provides seed-stage funding to internet and technology startups, with a Midwest focus. The firm takes a hands-on approach, investing in a select number of portfolio companies and actively supporting founders with fundraising, partnerships, and resource connections. It specializes in companies developing network effects and aims to foster a collaborative community of founders and investors to drive growth and global impact.

Method Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that focuses on growth-stage technology companies, with an emphasis on Midwest-based startups. It backs B2B technology businesses, often around Series A/B, with typical investments ranging from $1 million to $10 million and an ideal size near $5 million. The firm seeks companies with recurring revenue, scalable platforms, and referenceable customers, covering sectors such as artificial intelligence, marketing technology, retail analytics, procurement, and mobile marketplaces. Method Capital emphasizes active investor stewardship and supports portfolio companies in execution and adaptability.

Robert W. Baird & Co. is an employee-owned financial services firm that provides wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity services. The company offers independent, client-focused financial advice and a broad range of investment solutions to individual, institutional, corporate and municipal clients. With offices and operating affiliates in the United States, Europe and Asia, it serves growth-oriented companies across industries such as software, information technology, healthcare, energy and logistics. Baird emphasizes long-term relationships, rigorous research-driven guidance, and a comprehensive advisory platform that includes mergers and acquisitions, business valuations and transition planning, alongside its asset management and private equity activities. The firm operates on a unified platform designed to deliver integrated client service and stability across market cycles, supported by experienced professionals and a strong corporate culture.

August Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that specializes in early-stage investments in information technology and technology-enabled businesses. The firm partners with a small, experienced team of investment professionals to provide hands-on support to founders, helping to translate technical innovation into scalable companies. Its partners including David Hornik, Eric Carlborg, Howard Hartenbaum, Tripp Jones, Villi Iltchev, and Lisa Marrone bring more than a century of combined venture and operational experience and oversee billions in capital across a broad software and hardware technology spectrum. Since inception, August Capital has backed entrepreneurs that have built significant value, with portfolio companies generating substantial revenue and employment worldwide. The firm emphasizes entrepreneurial excellence and a collaborative approach to help portfolio companies achieve long-term success.

Gradient Ventures is Google's AI-focused venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage artificial intelligence startups. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, it connects founders with resources, technical leadership, and hands-on guidance across product development, recruitment, marketing, design, and engineering to help turn innovative AI ideas into scalable businesses.

SaaS Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage SaaS and enterprise software companies in North America. Founded in 2017 and based in the Washington, DC area, it emphasizes non-leading investments with small checks and co-investment alongside strong leads, aiming to add value without creating heavy burdens for founders. The firm leverages a network of co-investors and industry expertise to help rounds close quickly. It seeks opportunities across North America, including second-tier markets such as Chicago, Toronto, Baltimore, Atlanta, and other centers where solid exits may exist with modest venture funding.

OSF HealthCare is a not-for-profit Catholic health care system serving central and northern Illinois and northern Michigan. Based in Peoria, Illinois, it operates eight acute care facilities, two colleges of nursing, and a primary care physician network exceeding 600 providers, along with affiliated health care businesses such as OSF Saint Francis and a philanthropic foundation. The organization delivers a broad range of services across hospitals, clinics, and specialized institutes, including behavioral health, cardiology, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, and primary care, supported by digital tools and care delivery innovations. Guided by Catholic ethical principles, its values include justice, compassion, integrity, teamwork, and stewardship, with a commitment to patient-centered care, employee well-being, and community health. OSF HealthCare serves more than 2.5 million people through its integrated network and seeks to transform health care through compassionate, high-quality services rooted in its Franciscan heritage.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital platform founded by Rocket Internet that invests in early-stage technology companies worldwide. It operates as a globally oriented, stage-agnostic investor, partnering with exceptional founders across sectors and providing support from the initial growth phase through scale. The firm targets high-potential, rapidly expanding ventures and emphasizes impact and feasibility in evaluating opportunities. It is led by investment partners Cedric Asselman, David Sainteff, and Fabricio Pettena.

Bluestein Ventures is a Chicago-based, family-owned venture capital firm focused on investing in the future of food by backing early-stage ventures across the entire food value chain, including both B2C and B2B. It concentrates on four areas: high-growth consumer brands, proprietary foodtech, next-gen commerce, and value-add digital technology. The firm provides more than capital, offering time, experience, and its network to help portfolio companies achieve product-market fit and build the foundation for scale through hands-on go-to-market guidance. With deep roots in the food industry and a culture of continuous learning, Bluestein Ventures supports entrepreneurs and ventures that aim to transform the food sector.

Dundee Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Omaha with additional offices in Chicago, Boulder and Minneapolis. Founded in 2010 by Mark Hasebroock and colleagues, it focuses on commerce enablement, supply chain technology, fintech and related tech, typically backing seed and post-seed rounds across the United States. The firm commonly invests in the low hundreds of thousands to around a million dollars in initial rounds, with follow-on capital as needed, and often takes leadership or board observer roles in its portfolio. It emphasizes B2B SaaS, consumer networks, Internet services, eCommerce and digital healthcare, while avoiding sectors requiring government approval. The portfolio includes Gather AI and Vertical Insure, and the firm reports roughly $90 million in assets under management, reflecting a 12-year track record.

Energy Foundry is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that specializes in investments in energy startups and early-stage companies, with a focus on grid and energy technology. It provides venture capital and cleantech innovation services and seeks opportunities in Illinois.

Bridge Investments is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that backs early- to mid-stage companies across consumer brands, software as a service, fintech, legal tech, and technology sectors. The firm emphasizes a disciplined, analytical approach and collaborates with management throughout the investment horizon to support growth and profitability. With experience across mature and venture-stage opportunities, Bridge Investments applies principles from established businesses to venture opportunities and vice versa, focusing on sectors where it has direct experience, including tech-enabled services, SaaS, and digitally native brands.

8VC is a technology and life sciences investment firm that partners with founders to develop transformational technologies and build long-term value. Headquartered in San Francisco, the firm pursues industry-wide impact by backing companies across sectors such as healthcare, AI, cybersecurity, enterprise software, manufacturing, logistics, and energy, spanning seed to later-stage rounds. It emphasizes long-term partnerships and aims to enable industry transformation by supporting platforms and innovations that can replace legacy infrastructure. The firm also supports programs and communities that foster entrepreneurship and positive-sum value creation. Through its investments, 8VC seeks to advance breakthroughs that address critical challenges in life sciences and healthcare, while pursuing responsible growth and societal benefit.