Arthur Ventures is a Minneapolis-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies, with a focus on B2B software and related information technology sectors. It primarily targets opportunities in the United States and Canada, with activity across North America and Western Europe. The firm operates from Fargo and Minneapolis and seeks to partner with startups in the software, services, and broader tech-enabled fields to support growth and scale.

Dakota Venture Group is a student-run venture capital organization affiliated with the University of North Dakota, based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Founded in 2006, it operates as a venture capital investment group that engages University of North Dakota students in identifying, evaluating, and investing in high-growth United States companies. Students conduct due diligence, make investment decisions, and negotiate deal terms, gaining hands-on experience in venture capital and angel investing.

O'Leary Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Miami, Florida. Founded in 2000, it invests in seed through late-stage companies and provides strategic partnerships and asset management services to its portfolio. The firm operates as a private company owned by Kevin O'Leary and actively evaluates startup opportunities with the aim of building the next O'Leary company.

CIBC is a Canadian multinational bank offering a full range of financial services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and institutions. Its activities span commercial banking, wealth management, asset management, and investment banking, including corporate and investment banking, equity and debt financing, advisory services, and cross-border banking. The organization operates through divisions such as CIBC Bank (providing retail and commercial banking), CIBC Bank USA (Americas-based commercial banking), CIBC World Markets and CIBC Capital Markets (investment banking and capital markets), and asset management units including CIBC Asset Management and CIBC Global Asset Management. CIBC serves clients across North America with offices in Toronto, Chicago and other international locations, and focuses on serving mid-market companies, high net worth individuals, pension plans, and financial institutions. The bank emphasizes long-standing client relationships, community investment, and a broad geographic footprint in Canada and the United States.

Germin8 Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive Food & AgTech companies across the value chain worldwide. It focuses on agrifood technology, frontier science, and computation with applications in agriculture, food, and nutrition. Supported by a group of industry veterans and sophisticated investors, the firm provides capital and strategic resources to transformative Food & Agriculture Technology ventures addressing major demand trends and aiming to improve the global food system through innovative technologies and solutions.

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.

Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on early-stage technology investments, with a focus on seed opportunities. It manages multiple funds and has a team of investing partners, supporting technology startups through the initial funding stages.

Lewis & Clark Ventures is a Saint Louis, Missouri-based private equity firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early-stage investments in healthcare and technology. It targets high-potential B2B software, fintech, and digital health companies and aims to be a trusted partner to entrepreneurs, providing support to help portfolio companies scale and achieve lasting impact.

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.

Merck & Co. is a global biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines and vaccines across multiple therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infectious diseases. The company’s cancer program centers on immuno-oncology with Keytruda, and its vaccines business includes Gardasil and pediatric vaccines. Merck also engages in animal health products and maintains a significant US presence, with a substantial share of sales generated in the United States. Headquartered in New Jersey, Merck focuses on research and development to discover and deliver innovative therapies that improve patient outcomes worldwide.

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 2015, that invests in technology companies at early and mid stages and operates as a registered investment adviser.

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors and venture capital firms that supports technology and healthcare startups across the United States, China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia. It partners with entrepreneurs by offering hands-on operating experience and broad access to capital, talent, partners and customers to help build global businesses. The firm focuses on early to growth-stage investments in software infrastructure, developer tools, data, security, vertical SaaS, enterprise software and healthcare technologies, drawing on a wide international footprint that includes the US, Israel, Singapore and China. Vertex Ventures emphasizes active portfolio involvement and leverages the broader Vertex network to create value for portfolio companies through strategic guidance and partnerships.

Rosecliff Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm focused on technology-enabled companies in financial services, consumer, healthcare, and software. Founded in 2016, it engages in incubation, seed, startup, early-stage, late-stage, Series A and growth equity investments, and participates in secondary transactions and pre-IPO rounds. The firm typically invests between $0.5 million and $10 million in equity across multiple stages and seeks management teams with integrity, intelligence, experience, energy, and passion.

Homegrown Capital is a venture capital firm based in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 2021, it focuses on technology investments in the Northern Plains and Midwest, with emphasis on business-to-business software, agricultural technology, and financial technology. The firm targets early-stage opportunities and backs high-tech companies across these sectors in the Midwest and surrounding regions.

Generational Partners is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2022 and based in Los Angeles. It backs exceptional founders leading the revival of safety-critical industries such as aerospace, defense, energy, and manufacturing, often at the earliest stages or even before a company exists. The firm was founded by Van Espahbodi and Asher Kraut, who bring a decade-long track record of backing IP-intensive projects in industrial markets. It originated from Starburst, a pioneering aerospace and defense-focused VC fund and startup accelerator, and maintains a network to support portfolio companies in early development and growth.

Excell Partners is a venture capital firm and seed-stage investor based in Rochester, New York. Founded in 2005, it makes seed and early-stage investments across medical devices, materials, energy, biotechnology, ag-tech, imaging, information technology, and software. The organization operates in a state-supported environment and pursues an evergreen model by structuring investments with convertible debt and equity returns to achieve long-term self-sustainability. Excell Partners focuses on building a portfolio of innovative startups and leverages its regional networks to support growth and commercialization.

Optum is a health services and innovation company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives. It designs a healthcare system that connects people, places, and ideas across the ecosystem to deliver personalized care, including medication, healthcare financial services, and guidance, along with technology and services for health plan providers. The company offers a broad range of medical services, including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, women's health, substance use treatment, and mental health, as well as care for common conditions of the eyes, ears, skin, and nervous system. By integrating data, insights, and digital tools, Optum seeks to improve access, care coordination, and the efficiency of the medical system for patients, providers, and employers in collaboration with health plans and other partners.

Vivo Capital is a healthcare-focused investment firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Asia. The firm operates a multi-strategy platform including growth equity, private equity, venture capital, and public equity, and invests across biopharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and healthcare services. It pursues opportunities globally, including the United States and China, and has invested in more than 290 companies. The team comprises physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, operating executives, and industry experts, and the firm manages about $5.8 billion in assets.

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company that develops, manufactures, and distributes insulin and other diabetes medicines to treat chronic diseases. It pursues scientific breakthroughs and aims to expand access to its medicines, with the ultimate goal of preventing and curing disease.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor-led venture capital firm based in Kirkland, Washington, providing patient capital to climate and energy technology companies across seed, early, and later stages. It concentrates on environmental services, climate change, climate technology, and cleantech, investing minority stakes to back technologies that deliver reliable, affordable power while reducing emissions and advancing zero-emission energy solutions.

FiEE is a digital service provider that uses artificial intelligence and data analytics to help creators, artists, and businesses develop, manage, and optimize their digital presence across platforms, including customized graphics, short videos, and editorial calendars aligned with brand goals. The entity traces its origins to Minim Inc, a Manchester, New Hampshire based company with roots in networking and IoT platforms for home management and router analytics, and it has been associated with a Motorola license for consumer networking products. It also operated as a subsidiary of Zoom Telephonics, Inc. since 2020, reflecting a shift from hardware and network-focused offerings toward AI-driven digital services for brand management and content creation.

Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Burlingame. It focuses on early-stage investments in consumer technology and related sectors, including housing, financial services, software, healthcare, education, and entertainment. The firm seeks to empower exceptional entrepreneurs solving pressing problems and believes consumer technology can reshape culture and the global economy. By backing founders who create products and platforms that consumers love, Goodwater aims to drive significant, scalable impact and improve billions of lives.

Network Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 that provides seed-stage investment to companies operating in the internet and technology sectors.

EnCap Investments is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an additional Dallas office. It specializes in investments across the oil and gas value chain, including upstream exploration and production, and midstream infrastructure such as natural gas pipelines, gathering, processing, compression, storage, and transportation. The firm also targets energy infrastructure and clean energy initiatives within the energy transition. It typically provides equity on a deal-by-deal basis, with typical investment sizes in the tens to hundreds of millions of dollars, and may support reserve acquisitions and drilling projects. Its geographic focus includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico. EnCap Investments pursues opportunities in early-stage to growth-oriented companies and is registered as an investment adviser, emphasizing partnerships with operators and infrastructure developers to build long-term value in the oil, gas, and energy services sectors.

Trimble is a technology solutions company that connects office and field workflows and manages asset lifecycles across construction, geospatial, and transportation industries. Its solutions integrate positioning technologies such as GPS, lasers, and optics with software tailored to user needs, and are delivered via hardware, software, and wireless connectivity to link field operations with back-office processes. The company operates through three segments: AECO (Architects, Engineers, Construction and Owners) providing software solutions for the construction community; Field Systems delivering hardware and software for field operations; and Transportation and Logistics serving trucking and freight markets. Trimble serves customers in surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety, and mapping. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Oak HC/FT is a Stamford, Connecticut-based venture and growth equity firm that concentrates on healthcare information services and financial technology. It supports entrepreneurs with strategic counsel, board‑level participation, and access to an extensive network of industry leaders to drive transformation in these sectors. The firm draws on Oak Investment Partners’ sector expertise to build and grow innovative businesses, with a history of notable exits and large valuations. Founded in 2014, Oak HC/FT targets both growth‑stage and early‑stage companies in the United States, aiming to deliver strong value for investors.

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electronics and device solutions. Its portfolio spans consumer electronics (mobile devices, televisions, home appliances, cameras), information technology products (PCs, peripherals, printers), semiconductors, memory and storage, and display technologies. The company also provides telecommunications infrastructure and related services, and conducts extensive research and development to advance core technologies. With a global footprint across Korea, China, the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, Samsung Electronics is a leading supplier of smartphones, memory chips, and displays, and it coordinates significant manufacturing and supply chain activities to support its varied product lines.

The Startup Factory is an accelerator based in Durham, North Carolina, that provides seed capital and mentorship to early-stage startups. The three-month program offers participating companies approximately 7.5% equity in exchange for $50,000 in seed funding, structured coaching, and access to a network of angels, veteran startup founders, and experienced technology experts. Upon successful completion, startups may qualify for follow-on funding, including convertible notes ranging from $20,000 to $150,000. The accelerator targets startups in web, mobile, software, tourism, hospitality, and education sectors.

Charter Capital Partners is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based investment bank and advisory firm serving the lower middle market. The firm offers buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory, capital raises, financial advisory, succession planning, and business valuation services, helping business owners and investors navigate transactions and strategic planning. It serves industries including distribution, furniture, food and beverage, metals manufacturing, industrial services, and technology and digital services.

UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health care company in the United States, offering consumer-oriented health benefit plans and a range of health services through its UnitedHealthcare and Optum divisions. UnitedHealthcare administers medical benefits and related services for individuals and employers, while Optum provides care delivery networks, health management, analytics, software and information services, and pharmacy care through OptumRx. Together, these units span health insurance, care delivery, data analytics, and health technology, serving government programs, employers, and individuals. The group is among the largest providers in the sector, with a broad global footprint and a focus on leveraging clinical data and technology to streamline administrative processes, support decision-making, and improve care access and affordability. Through its analytics and technology platforms, UnitedHealth Group aims to advance preventive care, chronic disease management, and cost transparency across the health system.

Curaleaf is a vertically integrated cannabis operator providing medical and adult-use products in the United States. The company cultivates, processes, markets, and dispenses cannabis in multiple forms, including flowers, pre-rolls, vape pens, and topical products, under brands such as Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots. It serves both consumer markets and licensees through cultivation, processing, and back-office services, and engages in related activities such as intellectual property licensing, real estate leasing, and lending facilities under management agreements. The business has expanded through acquisitions that broaden its footprint in the United States and into Europe, and operates across numerous states with a broad product portfolio including oils, concentrates, tinctures, and hemp-based CBD products. By emphasizing clarity around cannabis and confidence around consumption, Curaleaf aims to improve user accessibility and convenience across medical and adult-use channels.

BoxGroup is a New York-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups, typically investing in pre-seed to Series A rounds. It supports companies across consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, life sciences, marketplaces, and related sectors, prioritizing teams with strong vision and momentum. The firm seeks entrepreneurs launching movements in existing markets or creating new ones and aims to help category-defining businesses at the outset. While geographically active in major innovation hubs, BoxGroup evaluates opportunities across the United States and beyond, with a preference for early involvement and smaller initial checks.

CSC Upshot Ventures is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs seed and early-stage technology companies. It focuses on enterprise software, artificial intelligence, healthcare, fintech, and marketplaces, and operates with a global reach across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and South Africa.

Foundation Capital is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It backs startups across sectors including software, enterprise IT, data, security and privacy, fintech, consumer technology, and digital energy, with investments ranging from early-stage to growth-stage opportunities. The firm states a hands-on approach, often serving as the lead investor and taking board seats to help portfolio companies scale. Its portfolio has included notable technology companies such as Netflix, LendingClub, Sunrun, AdRoll, and ForgeRock, among others, and several exits through IPOs and acquisitions. Foundation Capital emphasizes founder support and practical operational guidance, aiming to support entrepreneurs who can transform markets through software, data-enabled services, and digital infrastructure.

Amity Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that supports technology founders in building category-defining businesses. It backs information technology, mobile, cryptocurrency, and blockchain companies across all stages and has invested in more than fifty portfolio companies. Founded in 2017, the firm emphasizes a people-focused approach.

Slow Ventures is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco with additional presence in Boston and New York. Founded in 2011, it invests in technology‑driven startups and ventures at the intersection of science, society, and culture, supporting companies across sectors such as software, fintech, cryptocurrency, e-commerce, mobile, consumer and commercial services, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. The firm emphasizes helping founders through capital, resources, and industry connections to build sustainable, scalable businesses. It operates as a registered investment adviser.

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in London with additional offices in San Francisco and Geneva, supporting entrepreneurs shaping technology-driven global businesses by investing across early and growth stages in software, TMT, and related sectors including artificial intelligence, data, fintech, healthcare, and mobility, and partnering with founders to scale companies globally.

Tuesday Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that targets early-stage technology companies, with a focus on seed-stage investments in information technology-enabled businesses. Founded in 2011 as CrunchFund, the firm rebranded to Tuesday Capital in 2019 to continue funding emerging startups in the technology sector.

Great North Ventures is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2017 and based in Maple Grove, Minnesota. It backs entrepreneurs using breakthrough technologies to modernize industries still dominated by analog processes, supporting startups from seed to Series B with guidance, capital, and connections. The firm looks for standout teams and execution capability, and it seeks opportunities beyond Silicon Valley, focusing on US-based founders and startups wherever they are located.

Domain Associates is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on life sciences and healthcare investments. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with a second office in San Diego, the firm concentrates on pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and medical devices, along with related areas such as biomaterials and bioinstrumentation. Its partners bring extensive experience in healthcare and venture capital, and Domain has supported the formation and growth of hundreds of life-sciences companies. The firm manages about $2 billion in capital and maintains a broad network to back early- to growth-stage ventures across the United States.

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco, California-based venture capital firm that provides seed-stage and early-stage investments to technology startups. Founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma, the firm focuses on technology companies across software, telecommunications, media, and other TMT sectors, offering early funding and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.

Quiet Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. It invests across enterprise, consumer, fintech, marketplaces, deep tech, healthcare, and crypto sectors, and operates as a registered investment adviser.

FundersClub is a venture capital firm and online investment platform founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California. It focuses on seed and early-stage investments in technology and technology-enabled companies, providing capital and guidance through an online model. The firm has backed a portfolio that includes Coinbase, Instacart, Flexport, Le Tote, Teespring, Memebox, and GitLab, and it operates globally to pursue seed and Series A rounds. Backed by a network of well-known investors, FundersClub emphasizes accessible venture investing by connecting founders with capital and resources.

M25 is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on the Midwest. Founded in 2015, it backs pre-seed and seed-stage technology companies headquartered in the Midwest and Great Lakes region, and has invested in more than 90 startups across numerous cities and states. Led by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem, M25 employs an analytical, collaborative approach to portfolio-building across software, information technology and other tech-enabled sectors. The firm aims to support the regional startup ecosystem by providing early-stage capital and guidance to founders as they scale their businesses.

New Stack Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2015. It targets pre-seed and seed investments, typically committing between $300,000 and $2 million to startups. The firm backs companies across sectors such as B2B software as a service (SaaS), fintech, healthcare, ecommerce, legacy industrials, manufacturing, construction, and logistics.

Silicon Pastures is a Midwest-focused investment group of angel investors that funds technology-driven ventures and provides strategic guidance. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the network meets monthly to review business proposals and conduct due diligence, focusing on technology companies in the U.S. Midwest and beyond, and it aims to help portfolio firms scale and, when appropriate, expand internationally through the investors’ expertise and connections. The group has its roots in the Wisconsin technology scene and has been active since 2000.

Quotidian Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm that provides early-stage capital to technology startups. It specializes in first-check investments at the pre-seed and seed stages and partners with founders aiming to transform large industries with software. The firm backs companies in digital entertainment, advertising, mobile, e-commerce, and digital publishing, and is open to related technology sectors. While prioritizing opportunities in New York City and Latin America, Quotidian Ventures considers high-potential companies worldwide, helping founders navigate the critical early development phase.

Upstage Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that advises and invests in early-stage consumer internet and interactive marketing companies. Founded in 2010 by Mark Wachen, the firm supports growth-oriented startups by providing capital and strategic guidance in areas such as digital media, online platforms, and branded experiences.

Rugged Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, established in 2001 by Dave Lerner. The firm specializes in investing in seed-stage companies, focusing primarily on sectors such as information technology, sales, marketing, finance, advertising, and mobile. With a commitment to supporting early-stage businesses, Rugged Ventures aims to foster innovation and growth within these industries.

Energy Spectrum Capital is a Dallas-based private equity firm that specializes in energy infrastructure and related services. Founded in 1995, it pursues investments across the energy value chain, including midstream assets, oil and gas infrastructure, energy services, and power development. The firm targets North American opportunities, primarily in the United States and Canada, and typically makes equity investments ranging from about 50 to 200 million with follow-on capital as needed. Investments are structured as buyouts, growth and early-stage ventures, with an intended exit horizon of three to seven years. Energy Spectrum Capital provides strategic guidance and operational insight to portfolio companies and aligns with institutional investors seeking exposure to energy infrastructure assets.