Founded in 2010, Euphrates Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Washington D.C., focusing on investing in a concentrated portfolio of high-growth early-stage private companies operating primarily in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
Flat6Labs is a prominent accelerator and venture capital firm based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2011. It plays a crucial role in fostering the technology ecosystem in the MENA region by investing in seed and early-stage startups across various sectors, including transportation, mobile, big data, and virtual reality. With offices in multiple cities such as Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis, Flat6Labs supports over 100 innovative startups annually, empowering entrepreneurs to realize their ambitions. The firm offers a range of investment amounts from $50,000 to $500,000, catering to startups from pre-seed to pre-Series A stages. In addition to financial support, Flat6Labs provides a comprehensive suite of services, connecting startups with a vast network of business mentors, investors, and corporate partners, thereby enhancing their growth potential. The firm is committed to expanding its impact in emerging markets while maintaining its leadership position in the region's startup ecosystem.
Iraq Venture Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2021 and located in Baghdad, Iraq. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, specifically targeting pre-seed, seed, and pre-series A funding rounds. It seeks to support high-growth technology startups within Iraq, aiming to foster innovation and development in the country's burgeoning tech sector.
Evolution Media is a principal investment firm established in 2016 and based in Beijing, China. It specializes in a wide range of sectors including media, entertainment, sports, technology, advertising, and lifestyle. Focusing primarily on investments in Pan-Asia with an emphasis on China, Evolution Media partners with entrepreneurs who are developing innovative businesses in technology, content, and cultural entertainment. The firm aims to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies by leveraging its global platform and relationships, thereby enabling them to reshape and disrupt their respective industries.
Catcha Group, founded in 1999 and based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a venture capital investment firm that focuses on investing in small- to medium-sized businesses, particularly those in the disruptive technology sector. The firm aims to achieve rapid growth and profitability for its portfolio companies by taking significant stakes and providing mentorship to help unlock their full potential. Catcha Group emphasizes collaboration with its companies, working alongside them to navigate challenges and celebrate successes, with the goal of positioning them as leaders in their respective markets.
Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.
Founded in 2018, Dlab is a venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. It focuses on investing in early-stage startups exploring new frontiers in web3, decentralization, and blockchain technology.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs startups across enterprise software, consumer technologies, fintech, healthtech, and cleantech from seed through growth stages. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it maintains offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya to engage markets in the United States, Asia, and Israel. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses and has supported companies across software, mobile, data, e-commerce, and services, spanning early-stage to expansion rounds. It offers strategic guidance, network access, and capital, and has historically included debt financing as part of its investment approach. With a multi-region footprint and a broad multi-stage mandate, Lightspeed seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to scale innovative companies globally.
ZhenFund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in China. It was founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. The firm backs a broad range of sectors including e-commerce, consumer, education, artificial intelligence, enterprise services, mobile internet, media, entertainment, sports, virtual reality, fintech, and healthcare. ZhenFund supports its portfolio companies with mentorship and resources such as biannual demo days for top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, and fundraising assistance, complemented by a large CEO network facilitated through a WeChat platform. It maintains a sizable portfolio network with hundreds of companies and more than 30 unicorns, and has been recognized as a leading early-stage investor in China for multiple years.
Blackbird Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia, that provides seed-to-late-stage funding to startups across Australia and New Zealand. The firm invests in technology-driven companies spanning software, hardware, space, healthcare, consumer products, autonomous robotics, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, clean energy, and quantum technology, supporting them from early idea stages through growth.
H2 Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital firm and accelerator focusing on fintech, data, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2013, it operates the H2 Accelerator, a 20-week program that supports early-stage startups with mentorship and resources while organizations typically participate with 8–10 teams and several entrepreneurs per team. The firm provides equity capital and ongoing guidance to high-potential founders, taking a minority stake in the ventures it backs. Its investments target financial services disruption, data analytics, and AI-enabled technologies, with a mission to strengthen Australia's fintech and technology ecosystem and position the country as a global leader in these fields.
Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital firm founded in 1961 and based in California. It invests across venture and growth stages in the United States, India, Israel, and other markets, targeting software, cloud and IT infrastructure, information services, enterprise software and services, financial services, consumer products and healthcare. The firm backs entrepreneurs with capital plus an extensive network and operating experience to help scale their businesses. Since its inception it has backed hundreds of companies and manages a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, deploying capital in seed to growth rounds and across sectors that drive technology-enabled growth. Norwest emphasizes building lasting relationships with founders and mentoring teams through strategic guidance and market access to accelerate expansion and scale globally.
Hassad Food Company is an investment firm based in Doha, Qatar, founded in 2008 as a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority. The company specializes in the agriculture and food production sectors, with a particular focus on animal proteins, grains, rice, and sugar. It actively invests in start-up companies, green-field projects, joint ventures, and acquisitions, aiming for long-term investments that can span 50 years or more. With a diverse portfolio that includes investments in Qatar, Australia, and Oman, Hassad Food is positioned to explore opportunities in other regions, emphasizing sustainable growth in agri-business.
Aberdeen is a global investment company focused on the resource sector. It actively invests in and builds private, micro-, and small-cap resource companies, providing managerial, technical, and financial resources to unlock their potential.