Business Oxygen is a Nepal-based private equity firm established in 2012. It is described as Nepal's first international private equity fund with a climate focus and operates on a sector-agnostic basis. The firm partners with institutions including the International Finance Corporation and White Lotus Centre to provide risk capital to small and medium enterprises in Nepal that lack collateral, through equity and quasi-equity investments designed to help them scale. It has deployed capital across multiple SMEs, with 16 investments and 5 exits reported year to date.

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.

True North Associates is a Nepal-based venture capital and private equity firm focused on growth-stage technology and technology-enabled businesses. Based in the Kathmandu region, it typically invests in private and public companies, institutions and individuals, often taking strategic minority stakes and assisting with governance and strategic management, while leveraging its network to help portfolio companies scale. The firm targets sectors such as finance, information and communications technology, energy, health, education and tourism, and also offers strategic consulting and advisory services.

Openspace Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that targets technology companies across Southeast Asia. It operates as a multi-stage investor with multiple funds, backing early and growth-stage startups in sectors such as information technology, software as a service, cloud software, fintech, and integrated hardware, as well as consumer internet applications. The firm also invests in logistics, edtech, healthtech, cleantech and other tech-enabled sectors, with a focus on companies that can scale regionally. With on-the-ground teams and offices across ASEAN, Openspace Ventures actively supports portfolio companies to build viable B2B and B2C businesses and to attract global capital. Its approach emphasizes leveraging tech to create transformative impact in Southeast Asia.

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that backs emerging technology companies worldwide. The firm employs a multidisciplinary team of over 100 professionals with offices in seven countries, providing capital and strategic guidance to startups. It targets opportunities across information technology, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, robotics, fintech, health IT, and related areas, as well as consumer electronics, automotive, enterprise software, gaming, hardware, and other technology sectors. Pegasus Tech Ventures supports entrepreneurs aiming to scale internationally, leveraging its global reach to assist expansion into North America, Asia, and Europe, backed by deep domain expertise and a broad network to accelerate growth and innovation.

VentureSouq is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with a global portfolio. Founded in 2013, it backs early-stage technology companies across sectors including fintech, software as a service, edtech, gaming, legaltech, and climate technology. The firm operates with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa and seeks scalable, innovative solutions, supporting portfolio companies through strategic guidance and capital.

The Osiris Group is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Hong Kong, focusing on growth equity and infrastructure investments in frontier markets across Emerging Asia. The firm engages in seed and incubation investments, primarily targeting sectors such as climate security, food and agriculture security, data security, healthcare, and financial inclusion. Its investment activities are concentrated in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, with the goal of fostering transformative impact in these regions.

South Asia Technology Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 that targets logistics, transportation, and e-commerce startups in South Asia, notably India and Bangladesh, with emphasis on supply chain, logistics technology, and related platforms.

Anchorless Bangladesh is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2019 by Rahat Ahmed in New York. It concentrates on early-stage investments and aims to strengthen the startup ecosystem by supporting founders, investors, and other stakeholders to achieve their objectives and contribute to economic growth, with activity tied to Bangladesh and broader international opportunities.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London and Bangalore. It funds early- and growth-stage technology companies across software, cloud, SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT and related sectors, and it supports portfolio companies as they scale internationally. With a global network and more than three decades of experience, Accel seeks to help entrepreneurs build world-class, category-defining businesses. Notable investments include Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree, Cloudera and Qualtrics, among others. Accel operates multiple funds and programs to back companies at different stages, continuing a long track record of backing ambitious technology founders around the world.

Founded in 2016, KSK Angel Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Diego, California. It focuses on investments in emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, internet of things, robotics, and aerospace.

Bangladesh Angels is an angel investing platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The organization aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship by connecting early-stage companies with both local and global investors. It focuses on a diverse range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, education, ag-tech, fintech, gaming, the internet, manufacturing, mobile, hospitality, and retail. Through its efforts, Bangladesh Angels seeks to support the growth of emerging businesses and contribute to the overall development of the entrepreneurial landscape in the country.

Yamaguchi Capital serves as the corporate venture arm of Yamaguchi Financial Group. Established in 1996 and based in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, it pursues investments in Japan-based early-stage companies across sectors including consumer, healthcare, information technology, LOHAS, and wellness.

Orios Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Mumbai, India. Founded in 2013, it targets early-stage investments in consumer goods and technology companies, including software and technology-enabled startups, and backs entrepreneurs who have pivoted and learned from their ventures.

Sixth Sense Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm focusing on consumer-centric businesses in India, with investments spanning consumer goods, healthcare and technology and a regional footprint across Asia-Pacific and North America. Founded in the mid-2010s by Nikhil Vora, a former managing director at IDFC Securities, the firm draws on a senior team with extensive experience in the consumer sector. It is described as India's first domestic consumer-centric venture fund, emphasizing partnerships with founders to scale consumer brands and related services.

OIF Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in Double Bay, Sydney. It backs early-stage companies developing innovative, high-growth technologies across sectors such as B2B SaaS, fintech, marketplaces, software and hardware, cybersecurity, construction tech, and Web3, including D2C digital-first cremation business sectors. The firm emphasizes supporting technology founders with purpose-driven missions to create value for customers, markets, and communities, and it seeks to help portfolio companies scale through strategic guidance and disciplined execution. OIF Ventures positions itself as a partner to founders, aiming to accelerate growth and generate meaningful impact in Australia and beyond.

Startup Bangladesh is a Dhaka-based venture capital firm established in 2020 under the ICT Ministry to strengthen Bangladesh's startup ecosystem. It supports technology-driven ventures through investments and in-kind assistance across pre-seed to growth stages, including equity, convertible debt, and grants, often via co-investments. The firm aims to accelerate innovation, create jobs, and develop technical skills in line with Digital Bangladesh. It targets sectors such as fintech and financial services, health tech, software and AI, edtech, e-commerce, logistics, agriculture tech, IoT, and other technology-enabled areas.

Frontline Strategy is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on growth capital and strategic support for businesses, primarily in India. Founded in 2000 and based in Mauritius with offices in Mumbai and Singapore, the firm backs early-stage, turnaround, middle-market and emerging-growth opportunities, often through equity or equity-linked structures and with a tendency to gain board representation. It targets investments in non-cyclical sectors and in industry consolidation, with activity across India, the United States, Singapore and ASEAN markets, including Indonesia. The portfolio spans energy, manufacturing, information technology, services, consumer durables and apparels, telecom, life sciences and healthcare, among others, as part of a broad strategy to help growth-oriented companies scale.

Mizuho Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm affiliated with Mizuho Bank, Japan’s second-largest bank by assets. It manages about ¥49.6 billion and focuses on information technology and biotechnology investments, while also backing internet-related services, healthcare, medical, manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. The firm traces its origins to a 2002 merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment, and its predecessors were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan. It is regarded as one of Japan’s leading venture capital firms, with more than 600 Mizuho companies having gone public.

Symphony International Holdings is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the Asia-Pacific region, investing in consumer-facing businesses across healthcare, healthcare-related services, luxury branded real estate, hospitality and lifestyle sectors. The firm pursues long-term, direct investments and often seeks lead or sole positions in collaboration with management, aiming for control where appropriate. Its activities emphasize innovative, high-growth companies in markets such as Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka, with a history dating to 2004, and it is based in the British Virgin Islands. The company seeks to deploy growth capital and participate across stages to support expansion, restructurings and special situations, including opportunities in real estate development.

Catcha Group is a venture capital firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, focused on backing disruptive technology companies. It has a track record of investing in small- to medium-sized businesses to achieve rapid growth, profitability, and potentially an IPO, by taking sizeable stakes and mentoring portfolio companies to unlock their potential. The firm emphasizes supporting its portfolio teams through challenges and helping them become leaders in their fields, with a hands-on approach to value creation.

NB Ventures is a Dubai-based venture capital firm founded in 2016. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies across various sectors such as information technology, social impact, e-commerce, healthcare, hospitality, education, logistics, lifestyle, and retail within the GCC region.

JAFCO is a Tokyo-based investment management firm established in 1973 that invests in private equity across Japan, Asia and the United States, with a focus on venture and buyout opportunities in technology-related sectors. It supports portfolio companies with financing and hands-on resources, including human resources, marketing and back-office operations. The firm maintains a broad Asia-Pacific footprint with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Beijing, and has a long track record of exits in its technology portfolio. It has mobilized substantial capital commitments across its funds and backs entrepreneurs to translate ideas into scalable businesses.

Rebalance Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 that concentrates on FinTech and WorkforceTech investments, aiming to propel upward mobility for everyday Americans by backing Series A and B fintech and WorkforceTech companies.

Alter Global is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage technology investments across emerging markets, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the firm partners with high-potential founders to help build scalable companies and strong communities. It supports portfolio companies with access to global talent, expertise, and capital, aiming to create a global network of leading tech founders. The firm emphasizes backing founders who demonstrate character and a commitment to regional impact as they scale their businesses internationally.

Tano Capital is an alternative asset management firm focused on global hard assets and innovative investment opportunities in companies based in India and China. It concentrates on rapidly growing businesses that benefit from domestic consumption growth and seeks to deploy capital across markets where growth is driven by rising consumer demand. Established in 2004 and headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Kalaari Capital is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology-driven companies in India. Founded in 2006, it invests across sectors including information technology, mobile, software, healthcare, e-commerce, media, climate technology, consumer and clean tech. The firm is known for its active advisory support, helping Indian entrepreneurs navigate growth and governance as they scale toward global leadership.

Dorm Room Fund is a student-led venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It operates as a community for entrepreneurial students and makes early-stage investments in information technology startups based in the United States, backed by First Round Capital. The organization provides founders with a network of investors, mentors, and a $20,000 initial check.

The Chennai Angels is an angel investor group based in Chennai, India, founded in 2007. It backs early-stage startups across sectors including ecommerce, education, information technology, financial technology, real estate, consumer products and services, energy, and more, with a preference for ventures from South India. In addition to capital, members provide mentoring and support in fundraising and business development, and the network may syndicate with other investor groups to back larger rounds.

SMBC Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Tokyo, with an office in Osaka, the firm invests in growth capital and buyouts across multiple sectors. It targets information technology, life sciences, services, and manufacturing, supporting portfolio companies with strategic value and access to SMBC's network and resources.

Horizen Ventures is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in New York. It focuses on early-stage technology investments across consumer products and services, information technology, e-commerce, SaaS, and mobile commerce, with activity centered on India-based technology and internet firms. In 2006 the firm entered into an exclusive partnership with SoftBank China & India Holdings. Since then, SoftBank has made 21 investments alongside Horizen Ventures, and the portfolio has grown to six companies, five of which are co-investments with SoftBank.

Horizon Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Altos, California, founded in 1999. It historically invested in technology companies, with a focus on communications, systems, information technology, healthcare IT, semiconductors, and software applications, and emphasized seed and early-stage rounds often in syndication. The firm mainly served Northern California around the San Francisco Bay Area, but could consider opportunities in other Western states. Some sources indicate the firm is no longer actively investing and has closed its venture funds more than five years ago.

Catamaran Ventures is an Indian venture and growth-investment company based in Bangalore. Established in 2010, it engages in early- and late-stage investments across growth opportunities in listed and unlisted companies, managing a substantial portfolio across VC and PE. It also develops strategic partnerships with global Fortune 500 corporations to build durable enterprises in India, supporting bold ideas from entrepreneurs through multiple stages of development. Guided by principles associated with Narayana Murthy, Catamaran seeks ventures that combine ambitious vision with integrity and grit to translate ideas into successful enterprises.