Zayn Venture Capital is a Pakistan-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies, with a fintech emphasis and a broader remit across B2B, retail, financial services, information technology, agriculture technology, education technology, and e-commerce. Founded in 2021 by Faisal Aftab, the firm is based in Islamabad and has built a portfolio of more than 20 startups, including Haball, NayaPay, PostEx, Bookme.pk, Edufi, AdalFi and Savyour. Its portfolio companies have collectively raised substantial capital, with fintech representing more than half of the focus. The investment thesis centers on value exchange protocols and artificial intelligence, targeting technology platforms and marketplaces that capture offline economic activity and user data to lay the groundwork for future payments.

Sarmayacar is a Lahore-based venture capital firm that backs Pakistani technology startups from seed to Series B and growth stages. It concentrates on fintech, healthtech, logistics, agritech, edtech, entertainment, IoT, gaming, hospitality, e-commerce, and mobility, aiming to drive innovation and help portfolio companies scale. The firm provides capital alongside strategic support to help early-stage companies navigate market challenges and accelerate growth within Pakistan's technology ecosystem.

Fatima Gobi Ventures is a Lahore-based venture capital firm that invests in technology-enabled Pakistani startups across logistics, fintech, consumer goods, mobility, travel, education, and healthcare. By combining Fatima Group's local market knowledge with Gobi Partners' regional experience, the firm targets scalable companies with regional and global potential and a focus on inclusivity, female leadership, and ESG principles. It supports job creation and MSME growth and collaborates with partners to strengthen Pakistan's venture ecosystem.

Indus Valley Capital is a Karachi-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage Pakistani startups across diverse sectors. Founded in 2020, the firm focuses on empowering entrepreneurs to transform industries in Pakistan and the region by providing rapid capital infusions, strategic product development and growth guidance, and connections to a global network of experienced investors. Its portfolio features over 20 companies that have collectively raised more than $300 million in equity funding, reflecting a hands-on approach to help startups scale and achieve meaningful impact within the Pakistani ecosystem.

Sturgeon Capital is a London-based investment boutique and asset manager that concentrates on building technology-enabled businesses in frontier and emerging markets. The firm backs teams developing fintech, business software, and marketplace platforms, investing across early-stage and growth opportunities. It maintains offices in London and across regional hubs including Almaty, Astana, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Karachi, and Dhaka, enabling locally informed investment decisions in diverse geographies. Sturgeon Capital operates under UK regulation, with oversight by the Financial Conduct Authority, and adheres to applicable regulatory requirements in its activities.

Shorooq Partners is a leading alternative investment manager in the Middle East and North Africa, founded in 2017 and based in Abu Dhabi. It runs venture capital and private credit funds that invest in technology companies, with sector focus including fintech, platforms, software, gaming, and Web3.0, and a preference for early-stage startups across the region. The firm operates across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt, and Korea, and functions as a group of affiliated entities under a common brand. It positions itself as a founder partner, company builder, and value investor, backing market-leading disruptors in fintech, software, and related technology sectors. Shorooq provides diversified, multi-asset investment opportunities for sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors, leveraging local insights paired with global expertise. The business is regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority.

Walled City is a Dubai-based angel investment group founded in 2018 that targets seed- and early-stage technology-enabled ventures. It concentrates on agri-tech, consumer-tech, engineering products, fashion and design, fintech, logistics and supply-chain, and related sectors, with a focus on opportunities tied to Pakistan. Beyond capital, it provides portfolio companies with access to a peer network of founders, data and technology resources, management and human capital support, and connections with angels, advisors, boards, and partners to help them scale. The firm emphasizes coopetition, combining competition and cooperation to create long-term value and build large enterprises, backing startup teams ready to grow.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.

Established in 2018, Karavan is a global venture capital platform driven by a community of investors dedicated to fostering and scaling innovative startups in Pakistan.

Deosai Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It pursues early-stage investments across sectors with a sector-agnostic approach, prioritizing opportunities in Pakistan.

Flat6Labs is an accelerator firm and entrepreneurship platform operating in emerging markets. Founded in 2011 and based in Cairo, it supports founders to build, launch, and grow transformative startups through acceleration programs, ecosystem development, and tailored innovation services. The firm has expanded across the Middle East and Africa with offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis, and it runs regionally focused programs such as StartMashreq and Nawah Pre-Accelerator, along with sector initiatives in FinTech and PropTech. Flat6Labs collaborates with international partners and government initiatives to accelerate scale and regional impact, and it maintains programs and partnerships across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Pakistan. The company aims to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems and bridge local startups to global markets.

Gearbox Capital is a growth-focused venture investment firm based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2022. It partners with bootstrapped, founder-led software, data or technology-enabled services companies to enable sustainable, long-horizon growth. The firm pursues a responsible growth thesis with a ten-year perspective, inviting founders to retain meaningful equity as part of a collaborative plan to generate durable value. Target companies typically have at least $5 million in annual revenue, 10% or more revenue growth, solid unit economics, and break-even or positive cash flow, with 20% or more founder/management equity rollover. Gearbox emphasizes execution over ideas and uses a framework spanning product, go-to-market, talent, partnerships and M&A to drive value while avoiding unsustainable growth spurts. The team, led by founders such as Omair Sarwar, leverages deep expertise across product, GTM, talent and operations, and supports portfolio companies through GearOps, including a Pakistan-based talent supply to accelerate R&D, marketing, finance and operations. The approach aims to help fast-growing bootstrapped firms scale responsibly while preserving founder equity.

Fullerton Financial Holdings is a private equity investor and holding company focused on financial services in Asia, investing in and operating financial institutions across emerging markets. The group maintains a portfolio of nine entities in eight countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, China, India, Cambodia and Myanmar, and serves more than seven million customers with over eighty thousand employees across the region. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, it aims to enable financial inclusion through mass market and SME platforms, digital innovation, and customer-centric models while pursuing long‑term value and strong governance in its portfolio companies.

Antler is a global venture capital firm and startup incubator based in Singapore that invests in early-stage technology companies and supports startups across sectors including healthcare, finance, consumer, and software. It builds a worldwide community of co-founders and provides access to talent, mentors, and expert advisors, along with expansion support and capital to help teams form, validate business models, and grow internationally. Antler emphasizes long-term partnerships with portfolio companies, continuing to back ventures through growth stages as they scale.

VEF is a Stockholm-based fintech investor focused on early and growth-stage financing in emerging and frontier markets. The firm targets modern financial services, including payments, credit, mobile money, and financial marketplaces, and typically takes minority stakes with board representation. Founded in 2015, VEF operates with a governance-oriented approach to portfolio management and seeks to support companies through strategic guidance while emphasizing sustainability. It maintains an international footprint with offices in Stockholm and Hamilton, Bermuda.

Mentors Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in and mentors capital-efficient startups across a broad range of sectors. The firm supports early-stage technology-driven ventures by leveraging a network of experienced mentors and founders to drive innovation, development, and transformation. Its focus spans data science and analytics, IoT, AI and machine learning, drones, the sharing economy, health, retail, media and telecom, agriculture, and finance, among others, including B2B, information technology, ad tech, big data, advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, pet technology, ride-sharing, and software as a service. Founded in 2017, Mentors Fund aims to help startups adapt to evolving markets and scale efficiently through strategic guidance and resources.

VentureSouq is a Dubai-based venture capital firm with a global portfolio, active in the Middle East and North Africa. It concentrates on early-stage technology companies, with emphasis on FinTech and ClimateTech, and actively backs sectors including lending, asset management, payments, cryptocurrency, and banking technology across the GCC and beyond. The firm pursues thesis-driven investments and leverages a broad international network to support portfolio companies in expansion, fundraising, and strategic partnerships. Since launching, VentureSouq has invested in more than 300 companies across 30+ countries, reflecting its role in the regional startup ecosystem. It participates in industry initiatives such as the Conscious Investor Fellowship and the Angel Rising investor symposium to foster collaboration and development within the entrepreneurial community.

Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that backs early‑stage technology companies across the Middle East and North Africa and the broader GCC region. It invests in sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, digital health, and property technology, and also supports algorithm‑driven ventures. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build regional and global companies, aiming to drive innovation and economic growth in the region.

Gobi Partners is a Pan-Asian venture capital firm founded in 2002, with a multi-city footprint anchored in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong and offices across major Asian markets. It supports entrepreneurs from early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets, investing in technology-driven companies across software and TMT, fintech, health and bio, mobility, commerce and consumer applications, and other high-growth sectors. The firm manages substantial assets and has raised multiple funds to back hundreds of startups, aiming to help portfolio companies scale through local presence and hands-on support. Gobi emphasizes responsible business practices and sustainable value creation, including alignment with universal principles through participation in international initiatives. Its geographically diverse network and partnerships with financial institutions enable it to identify opportunities across Asia’s fast-growing ecosystems.

Raed Ventures is a Riyadh-based venture capital firm that backs seed and early-stage startups across the MENA region, with a focus on fintech, e-commerce, logistics, and related digital sectors. It supports founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to markets in Saudi Arabia and the GCC, leveraging a broad network of partners and advisors from technology, finance, and entrepreneurship. The firm runs the RAEDPlus program, which connects entrepreneurs with industry experts and aids talent recruitment to accelerate growth. Raed Ventures has invested in companies such as Signit, Aya, Lean, Tabby, Mozn, and Salla, and emphasizes collaborations with sister entities to help portfolio teams execute their plans. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Riyadh, it positions itself as a catalyst for growth in the MENA startup ecosystem by pairing capital with practical expertise and regional market access.

Graph Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that was founded in 2011. The firm focuses on seed and early-stage technology startups and invests across the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. It emphasizes hands-on founder support, including fundraising advice, growth strategy, product development guidance, and help with international expansion, drawing on the team's operating experience as entrepreneurs and operators. The firm maintains a diverse portfolio across industries and stages and partners with founders to help them scale and navigate early growth.

Prosus is a global consumer internet group and technology investor that builds, scales and acquires internet platforms across online marketplaces, classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, travel and education. It pursues growth through strategic equity investments, acquisitions and operating capabilities, leveraging a global footprint in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The company operates many leading internet platforms and supports its portfolio with ventures, capital markets activity and emphasis on AI initiatives. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Prosus is the international internet assets division of Naspers and focuses on value creation through technology-enabled platforms and ecosystems.

Orbit Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010, based in Singapore, that invests in high-growth tech startups in emerging and frontier markets across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. It focuses on digitalizing traditional industries and improving living standards by supporting sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics. The firm offers a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and initial investment plus follow-on funding. It emphasizes rapid iteration and operational excellence, providing specialized assistance in enterprise sales, fundraising, and legal matters. Its portfolio includes companies like Dastgyr, ELSA, VideoVerse, and PriceOye. Through events and mentorship, Orbit aims to help portfolio companies scale and achieve sustainable growth in emerging markets.

Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is a Dubai-based venture capital firm with offices in Beirut, Dubai, Manama and Riyadh that invests in early and growth-stage technology companies across the GCC and Levant. The firm targets sectors including cloud-based software, fintech, e-commerce, mobility, IoT, education and health tech, and pursues cross-border opportunities within the region. MEVP provides patient, value-add capital and hands-on support to founders, combining funding with mentorship, networks and execution frameworks to help portfolio companies scale. It manages multiple funds—including early and growth-stage vehicles—funding ambitious teams in technology startups and maintaining a track record of exits and notable investments. MEVP emphasizes regional breadth and active involvement, aiming to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa.

Joa Capital is a private market investment firm focused on high-growth technology companies in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. It makes direct investments through venture capital and private equity, provides non-dilutive working capital via private credit, and offers advisory services including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and asset dispositions. The firm positions itself as a value-add investor with a long-term perspective, leveraging a regional technology ecosystem network to support founders and accelerate growth through strategic partnerships and access to expertise.

CrossFund is an invitation-only venture platform that helps founders raise early-stage capital by connecting them with accredited investors and mentors experienced in building cross-border, early-stage technology companies in emerging markets. It operates as a mobile-first ecosystem that provides direct access to capital, investment updates, and an enhanced investor and founder experience within an exclusive network designed for cross-border startup growth.

Hi2 Global is a global venture capital firm focused on fintech and artificial intelligence, backing pre-seed and seed founders across the United States and emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with an emphasis on immigrant entrepreneurs who can leverage cross-border synergies. The leadership is headed by Managing Partner Jerry Wang. The firm operates multiple venture funds and a private credit strategy that provides equity and debt financing to high-growth companies in emerging markets. Its portfolio spans over 70 companies across more than 15 markets on four continents, with investments in fintech, AI, consumer tech, B2B software, blockchain, healthtech, and related sectors.

STV is a venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focused on investing in technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa. The firm operates as an independent VC anchored by STC, MENA's largest telecom operator, offering portfolio companies access to assets such as networks, channels, analytics, and a large customer base to support scale. Since its founding in 2018, STV has backed a diverse range of information technology companies across early and later stages and has launched a $100 million AI Fund backed by Google to support the development of AI-native startups in the region. STV has co-led seed rounds in notable portfolio companies like Sawt, an Arabic-native voice AI company, and runs STV Alpha, a program to cultivate venture-capital and entrepreneurship talent. The firm aims to provide startups with networks and resources to enable growth and expansion within the MENA ecosystem.

Reflect Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in Boston. It invests in high-potential startups worldwide, emphasizing B2B and B2B2C companies in emerging markets. The firm targets sectors such as logistics, supply chain and distribution, transportation, and fintech infrastructure, and pursues opportunities at seed and Series A/B+ stages, seeking exceptional founders and transformative businesses across global markets, including frontier regions.

Algebra Ventures is a Cairo-based venture capital firm that invests in technology startups across Egypt and the broader MENA region, extending to parts of Africa. Founded in 2016, the firm focuses on early- to growth-stage opportunities, primarily Series A and Series B rounds, with a strong emphasis on fintech, consumer internet, e-commerce, enterprise software, and other technology-enabled sectors. It supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance, operational help, and access to a wide network of co-investors and industry partners to help scale. The firm partners with founders to build scalable businesses and create value for investors and ecosystems.

Tiger Global Management is an investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman that manages capital across public and private markets worldwide. The firm focuses on technology, internet, consumer, and financial services sectors, pursuing high-quality growth opportunities through both public equity and private investments. It maintains a research-driven, long-term approach and acts as a registered investment adviser, building partnerships with innovative companies across multiple regions and growth stages.

Soma Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early-stage software companies. It pursues investments in areas including B2B software as a service, artificial intelligence, fintech, and other technology-driven sectors, with a portfolio that has grown to include high-profile unicorns and companies valued in the billions. The firm has backed notable AI and technology firms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks, and emphasizes close relationships with founders from the outset to accelerate growth and disruption. Through its early-stage approach, Soma Capital supports entrepreneurs building scalable platforms and innovative solutions across multiple industries, aiming to advance transformative technology and human progress.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin-based global venture capital platform that invests in early-stage technology companies with high growth potential. Founded in 2013 and backed by Rocket Internet, it operates across global markets with a stage-agnostic approach, supporting entrepreneurs from initial development through scale. The firm concentrates on software and TMT sectors, seeking exceptional founders with scalable ideas and providing backing to help companies grow, thrive, and reach global markets. It emphasizes identifying and nurturing innovative technology businesses worldwide and evaluating opportunities based on potential impact and feasibility.

Lakson Investments is a Pakistan-headquartered asset management firm and the investment arm of The Lakson Group. Founded in 2009, it manages private equity, venture capital, and mutual funds for retail, institutional, and high-net-worth clients, and it invests in public equities, fixed income, and commodities. The firm relies on in-house research and a mix of quantitative and qualitative analysis to guide decisions. Based in Karachi with an office in Lahore, Lakson Investments targets opportunities across Pakistan in sectors such as technology, media, consumer goods, insurance, and services.

Alter Global is a venture capital firm and venture-building platform that supports early-stage technology startups in emerging markets, including Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, it identifies high-character, high-competency management teams and provides them with access to talent, networks, and capital through its Alter Fellows program and a broad ecosystem of mentors, advisers, and limited partners. The firm focuses on helping founders build scalable ventures that drive job creation, national transformation, and regional growth through technology, aiming to cultivate unicorns and a strong tech-led future in emerging markets.

Rebel Fund is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that concentrates on technology startups, with a focus on opportunities from Y Combinator. It leverages a network of YC alumni and a proprietary machine learning model, Rebel Theorem 4.0, to screen and validate investments and to identify promising early-stage companies pre-Demo Day. The firm targets top-tier YC startups to build a diversified portfolio that benefits from YC’s track record of high-value outcomes. Leadership includes Jared Heyman as Managing Partner, Justin Hilliard as Principal, Luis Fortuño as Managing Director, and Alexandra Espinal in Portfolio Development. Rebel Fund maintains a data-driven approach through a comprehensive YC startups and founders database to inform investment decisions and generate insights about batches and outcomes.

BEENEXT is a Singapore-based global venture capital firm, founded in 2015, that backs early-stage startups (seed to Series A) across information technology, fintech, healthtech, e-commerce, AI, and related sectors. The firm manages multiple funds, including BEENEXT 1, BEENEXT 2, and BEENEXT Opportunity Fund, investing in the United States, Southeast Asia, Japan, and India. It emphasizes a community-driven approach, providing founders access to a global network, mentorship, knowledge exchange, and collaboration to help scale operations.

Quona Capital is a venture capital firm that backs fintech and financial services companies in emerging markets, with a focus on expanding access and affordability for underserved consumers and small businesses. The firm supports early through growth-stage investments across regions including Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Southeast Asia, and Latin America, funding disruptive digital financial products such as alternative lending, remittances, insurance, payments, and related software that broadens financial inclusion. It concentrates on equity or equity-like investments in companies that develop or enable financial services beyond microcredit, including channels, payment processing, accounting and online bill payments, and seeks to help underserved communities gain access to banking services. Quona is based in Washington, DC, with offices in Bengaluru, Lima, Cape Town and Mexico City.

Golden Gate Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that backs seed through growth-stage investments in Southeast Asia and beyond. It focuses on internet and mobile startups across sectors including e-commerce, marketplaces, payments, fintech, healthcare, education, and B2B SaaS, with a preference for companies that have a launched product or established distribution partnerships. The firm invests across Southeast Asia, with a regional footprint that includes offices in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the United States, and a presence in Qatar. It commonly targets early to growth opportunities in software, machine learning, and consumer internet, and seeks minority equity stakes in portfolio companies.

Evolution is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2017 and based in Cupertino, California. It concentrates on information technology and media, telecommunications, and related sectors, and offers digitization and incubation services to portfolio companies. In addition to funding, Evolution pursues investments and strategic partnerships to create a global platform that unites leaders, investors and corporates.

NFX is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage investments across software and related technology sectors. The firm pursues a founder-centric approach, aiming to improve the early-stage experience with software-enabled processes and to share growth techniques that leverage network effects. Beyond funding, NFX cultivates a founder community and offers resources intended to help entrepreneurs, scientists, and managers transition into leadership roles and scale their companies. Through its investments and ecosystem, NFX seeks to back ambitious founders and help bring bold, technology-driven ventures to market.

Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2017. It concentrates on investing in startups, with a focus on those arising from Y Combinator, and leverages an extensive network of alumni and seasoned venture partners to inform investment decisions and provide ongoing operational support to portfolio companies. The firm pursues opportunities across a broad range of sectors, including consumer products and services, financial technology, information technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, education technology, healthcare, real estate technology, ridesharing, and software-as-a-service, aiming to help innovative startups scale and succeed.

GoingVC is a San Francisco-based venture studio and VC career accelerator founded in the mid-2010s. It aims to help individuals break into venture capital by connecting motivated job seekers with VC firms and by offering a comprehensive program that includes curriculum, networking, career resources, and research to empower careers in VC, investments in startups, and access to deal flow. The organization has built a global network with cohorts and members across many countries, collaborating with leading VC funds to provide opportunities and foster education, mentorship, and diversity within the venture capital ecosystem. GoingVC also operates GoingVC Partners as its corporate venture arm, investing in startups across marketplaces, enterprise software, tech-enabled services, deeptech, and mobility, while leveraging the flagship program to source and support early-stage ventures and to advance the VC careers of its members.

K3 Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests in technology startups across AI, software, hardware, consumer and enterprise sectors, with a focus on the Southeast Asian market. The firm supports portfolio companies with capital, technical and strategic resources, and a broad network to navigate growth and capital formation. It emphasizes a values-driven partnership approach, including humility, respect and integrity, and views empathy as critical for technology adoption. K3 Ventures seeks to bridge startups and incumbent businesses to create opportunities for collaboration and scale, leveraging strategic partnerships and pilot programs to accelerate adoption and build market leaders in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2015 and led by Kuok Meng Xiong.

Struck Capital is a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2014. It provides capital and hands-on operational support to next-generation B2B companies from seed to Series A and beyond, offering sweat equity and acting as an extension of a founding team. The firm leverages AI/ML tools for end-to-end hiring, utilizes its network for customer introductions, and provides access to operating partners, industry experts, and a collaborative founder community, along with PR and marketing support to help portfolio companies scale. Struck Capital emphasizes a partnership-first approach and works closely with portfolio companies across technology, fintech, SaaS, and related sectors, including players such as Mythical Games, Apollo.io, and Scratchpay.

Novo Capital is an investment and venture capital firm based in Singapore and the venture capital arm of MSA Capital. It targets tech-focused startups in emerging markets, from seed to growth stages, and emphasizes systematic benchmarking, sourcing, transactions, and active operational engagement to create value. Its regional focus includes Southeast Asia, India, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and global initiatives. The firm pursues high-alpha opportunities by cross-market comparison and rigorous due diligence, and it maintains a formal ESG policy integrated into its investment process to improve long-term financial outcomes. Novo Capital also positions itself as a catalyst for portfolio companies through hands-on support and alignment with evolving regulatory regimes.

BY Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm with roots in the MENA region that concentrates on early-stage technology startups. The firm invests globally at seed and growth stages and emphasizes a founder-first approach, partnering with entrepreneurial teams that have a track record or strong execution potential. Beyond capital, BY Venture Partners offers extensive mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to an international network to help portfolio companies scale across markets. The firm seeks to build long-term partnerships with founders, supporting them through the lifecycle of a startup and prioritizing practical, hands-on support. BY maintains a broad sector focus across technology-enabled businesses, reflecting an emphasis on companies that can leverage global networks and partnerships to accelerate growth. The combination of global reach, founder-first philosophy, and value-add resources characterizes its approach to helping startups reach scale.

Defy.vc is a venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2016 by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo. It focuses on seed and early-stage startups with high potential, prioritizing close collaboration with entrepreneurs through the post-seed period and investing in founders’ conviction and talent to drive meaningful change. The firm emphasizes authenticity and tenacity, seeks to empower exceptional founders capable of disrupting industries, and positions itself as a committed partner that supports portfolio companies to accelerate growth and become visionary leaders.

Acrew Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage and growth companies across data and security, fintech, health, and artificial intelligence and machine learning. It emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders, guided by conviction, depth of thought, and a collaborative, team-centric approach, and it leverages a diverse, multidisciplinary team to provide strategic support and enduring relationships rather than pursuing short-term trends.

Saison Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Credit Saison, based in Singapore. It invests in seed to Series A startups in fintech, e-commerce and web3, with a regional focus on Asia-Pacific markets such as Southeast Asia and India, and a broader global reach. The firm combines a Web3-first orientation with hands-on, operator-style support and the autonomy of an independent investment mandate. By leveraging Credit Saison’s financial services expertise and network, Saison Capital aims to help ambitious founders build scalable businesses and ecosystems that expand access to financial services.