KPN Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of KPN, a Dutch telecommunications and ICT company headquartered in Rotterdam. It partners with innovative early-growth European technology companies, providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to KPN's network and customer channels to help scale. The focus spans networking technology, Internet of Things, smart home, digital healthcare, cybersecurity, mobile and video services, cloud computing, data and analytics, and related digital infrastructure. Founded in 2015, KPN Ventures seeks to leverage KPN's telecom and ICT capabilities to create value for portfolio companies and enhance KPN's ecosystem.

Flood Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage funding to technology companies with recurring revenue models. Founded in 2012, it typically invests at the pre-seed to Series A stages and aims to participate early rather than lead rounds. The firm helps companies accelerate growth by connecting them with partners, customers and follow-on investors, and leverages expertise in digital marketing to drive scalable expansion. Flood Ventures focuses on teams building scalable products and recurring revenue, offering strategic support and networks to speed market traction.

Innovation Industries is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm that targets high-tech, medtech and agri-foodtech companies in the Netherlands. The firm combines capital with a hands-on approach, sharing its experience, knowledge and connections to strengthen portfolio companies, accelerate time-to-market and build global strategic partnerships. While primarily focused on startups, it can invest in select scale-ups and offers flexible funding across a broad technology spectrum, including information technology, digital health, artificial intelligence, climate technology and related fields. It positions itself as a partner to entrepreneurs and other stakeholders rather than merely a financier, providing active involvement and strategic guidance to help ventures grow from seed onward in the Dutch market and beyond.

Walden International is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm that concentrates on cross-border investments between the United States and Asia, providing capital, relationships and operating expertise to help portfolio companies scale. The firm supports early and expansion-stage opportunities across sectors including information technology, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, SaaS, software, semiconductors, and related technologies, leveraging a global footprint and deep operating experience to help entrepreneurs compete in international markets.

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.

UNIIQ is an investment fund based in The Hague, Netherlands, with a focus on the proof-of-concept phase. Established in 2016, it manages a fund of €22 million aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in South Holland in bringing their unique innovations to market. UNIIQ provides essential start-up capital to help bridge the most critical phase of transforming ideas into promising businesses. By collaborating closely with knowledge institutions and incubators, UNIIQ actively aids entrepreneurs in their strategic development. The investments made by UNIIQ are utilized for validating innovations and business concepts, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the transition to further financing. The fund emphasizes a straightforward process with favorable conditions for entrepreneurs, ensuring they can effectively move forward with their projects.

Navus Ventures is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm founded in 2013, focused on high-tech and sustainable start-ups and scale-ups with emphasis on transitions in food and energy. It operates as an independent family-office backed investor, not tied to the Lely family business strategy, and typically invests across seed to growth stages in the Netherlands, in sectors such as sustainable food, software, hardware, energy technology, and related areas like food and agriculture, mobility and waste. Navus takes an active, hands-on approach as a shareholder, aiming for quick decisions and long holding periods, and provides strategic and operational support with short lines of communication to portfolio management. It seeks board representation in portfolio companies and emphasizes transparency and honesty in relationships with start-ups and co-investors.

Project A Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that provides capital and extensive operational support to technology startups across Europe. Founded in 2012, it backs seed and Series A investments, leveraging a in-house team of more than 100 experts in software engineering, data analytics, marketing, and recruiting to help portfolio companies scale. The firm targets technology-focused companies across Europe, with notable portfolio including Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi.

EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) that aims to transform urban mobility in Europe by supporting startups and scale-ups. It provides funding and support through its Impact Ventures division, including grants and equity investments, and delivers knowledge, training, and networking through partner-led programs. The initiative connects ventures with stakeholders in the public policy sector at regional, national, and European levels to scale solutions that improve livability and sustainability in cities. It seeks to become a leading European platform for impactful urban mobility, backed by co-funding from the EIT of up to €400 million for 2020-2026.

Zero Prime Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that makes pre-seed and seed investments in engineer-led enterprise startups focused on data technologies, including data infrastructure, artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms, developer tools, blockchain, and cloud technologies.

Basis Set Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in early-stage investments focused on artificial intelligence and its practical applications. The firm targets seed and Series A rounds and typically writes checks between $1 million and $3 million for enterprise companies, with emphasis on scalable infrastructure, collaboration tools, automated workflows, and autonomous systems.

Seedcamp is a European seed-stage venture capital firm based in London that identifies and invests early in founders tackling large global markets with technology. It supports a community of more than 400 startups, including publicly listed UiPath and Wise and unicorns such as Revolut, Hopin, Sorare, Pleo and wefox, as well as fast-growing companies like Grover, viz.ai and Ezra. The firm accelerates founders by providing smart capital, a lifelong community, and a global network built on more than a decade of backing exceptional talent.

Gradient Ventures is Google's AI-focused venture capital firm that invests in seed- and early-stage startups operating in information technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Founded in 2017 and based in California, it provides founders with access to Google's resources and technical leadership, including guidance in recruiting, marketing, design, and engineering to help bring innovative AI products to market.

Founded in Munich, Germany in 2013, Possible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing frontier technologies with positive impacts on people and the planet. They focus on sectors such as technology, decentralized finance, energy, blockchain, climate, health, life sciences, and software.

Acequia Capital is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that invests in technology companies. The firm targets information technology, software and TMT sectors and shows broad interest in related areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, logistics, infrastructure, gaming, and life sciences. Over the years it has launched multiple venture funds, including early vehicles in 2010 and 2015, as well as later funds, all managed from Seattle. These funds reflect a continued focus on technology-enabled businesses and software platforms, supporting teams developing innovative products and services. By backing startups across stages, Acequia Capital aims to partner with founders building scalable tech solutions in a range of high-growth markets.

Boundary Holding is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Luxembourg, founded in 2016 by Rajat Khare. It concentrates on deep tech and artificial intelligence, investing in startups operating in areas such as internet of things, drones, robotics, big data, health, environment and safety. The firm supports scalable business models through selective funding and maintains a network of startup programs around the world focused on AI and analytics, helping portfolio companies leverage advanced technologies to capture market opportunities and accelerate growth.

The EBRD is an international financial institution founded in 1990 and headquartered in London that provides project financing and advisory services to support private sector development and transformation in emerging markets. It finances banks, industries, and businesses, supports new ventures and investments in existing companies, and helps privatize and restructure municipal services in publicly owned entities. Through its banking and treasury activities, it offers loans, equity and quasi-equity investments, guarantees, and equity funds for smaller enterprises, along with trade finance and loan syndication. It works with commercial partners to invest in private enterprises across sectors including energy, manufacturing, ICT, infrastructure, agribusiness, and real estate, across Europe, the Middle East and beyond, including a significant footprint in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Caucasus. It provides policy reform dialogue and advisory services to support market modernization, governance, and reform. It has invested over €130 billion in more than 5,000 projects.

Healthy.Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, established in 2017. It funds health and care startups across growth, seed and co-investment rounds, with a focus on health tech and digital healthcare services, including B2B/B2C solutions, software-as-a-service, services and marketplaces. The firm typically backs Netherlands-based companies and takes minority stakes, with investments generally ranging from €0.2 million to €2 million and target enterprise values from €0.5 million to €10 million.

Africa Oil Corp is a Canadian oil and gas company with assets in Kenya and Ethiopia and Puntland in Somalia through its 41% equity stake in Africa Energy Corp. Its East African holdings form part of a prolific exploration play along the East African Rift Basin, with a land position exceeding 200,000 square kilometers. In Kenya’s Lokichar basin, the company holds a 50% interest alongside operator Tullow Oil, supporting ongoing exploration in the region.

Pareto Holdings is a venture capital firm and venture studio founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York. It focuses on early-stage and pre-seed investments across industries and geographies, often backing entrepreneurs at the outset. The company invests its own capital rather than raising external funds and operates with a lean, globally distributed team. It has completed hundreds of investments to date, and provides hands-on support to startups through its venture studio activities.

InnovationQuarter is a Dutch regional development agency and venture capital firm based in The Hague, South Holland. It supports innovative and fast-growing companies by providing financing, including equity investments and subordinated or convertible loans for seed, early-stage and growth companies, and helps foreign businesses settle in South Holland. It also fosters collaboration among entrepreneurs, knowledge institutes and government. The firm funds a broad range of sectors, including maritime, data science and artificial intelligence, biobased and horticulture, aerospace, life sciences and health, high-tech systems and materials, energy, circular economy, information and communication technology, and cybersecurity.

StartGreen Capital is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, focusing on cleantech and sustainable energy. It invests in seed, early-stage and expansion companies, as well as project finance in debt and equity, with a preference for Dutch ventures. Typical investments range from €0.1 million to €1.5 million and aim for a four to six year horizon. The firm provides more than capital, drawing on market knowledge, a broad network and entrepreneurial guidance to support portfolio companies after investment. It offers flexible financial products, including loans and access to crowdfunding, and seeks to integrate financing with hands-on support to help entrepreneurs commercialize innovative technologies in areas such as generation, storage, distribution, water technologies and purification. StartGreen Capital pursues impact alongside profitability and positions itself as a leading specialist in the Dutch clean-tech scene.

Antea Participaties is a private equity firm based in The Hague, Netherlands, founded in 1999. It focuses on middle-market investments in the Netherlands and targets companies in sectors such as food, industry, ICT, media and business services. The firm typically invests between €1.5 million and €7.5 million in enterprises valued at €5 million to €30 million, with EBITDA of at least €1 million, and it takes both minority and majority stakes. It aims to exit investments after about five to seven years and does not invest in start-ups, focusing instead on established, growth-oriented companies, including potential management buy-outs and restructurings.

Atlas Venture is a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based venture capital firm founded in 1980 that specializes in life sciences and technology. It pursues seed-led venture creation and early-stage investments to build scalable companies in biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices, and related biomedical technologies, as well as software and other technology sectors. The firm often leads investments and seeks board representation to support portfolio companies as they grow toward acquisition or public offerings. Atlas operates with dedicated life sciences and technology teams and maintains an international footprint across the United States and Europe.

The Hatch Firm is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 2014, it targets early-stage information technology and technology-enabled sectors, including SaaS, mobile, cybersecurity, fintech, big data, cloud technology, digital health, education technology, the internet of things and mobility technologies. The firm provides capital, time, expertise and network to ambitious entrepreneurs with scalable products or services and recurring revenue. Its hatch philosophy focuses on sharpening the business plan, accelerating growth through its network, and developing the venture's inside advantage. It aims to create value for customers and profits for the business by guiding startups toward attractive financial events, such as strategic exits or larger funding rounds, driven by market validation and scalable traction.

TIIN Capital is a Dutch private equity and venture capital firm that backs Dutch technology companies across seed, early-stage and growth stages. It focuses on IT/software, high-tech and med-tech sectors and leverages the largest network of informal investors in the Netherlands to provide growth capital. The firm manages multiple funds to support both early-stage and later-stage companies and operates under the Berk Partners label for management buy-outs, carve-outs and family business transitions. Founded in 1999 and based in Naarden, the Netherlands, TIIN Capital primarily invests in Dutch firms, helping them scale through strategic guidance and capital.

Inventages Venture Capital Investment is the venture investment arm of Nestlé, focused on growth and early-stage opportunities across health care, life sciences, cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals, enabling technologies and services, diagnostics, and medical devices. It pursues seed through late-stage investments, including mezzanine and bridge financing, and targets middle-market and mature companies. Its portfolio interests span small molecules, proteins, antibodies, vaccines, phytopharmaceuticals, natural compounds, botanicals, antibiotics, and therapeutics; diagnostic areas such as genetic materials, biomarkers, pharmacogenomics, and analytical tools; enabling technologies including packaging, production technologies, supply chain management, and novel materials, as well as innovative preventive and therapeutic concepts. It also backs companies in nutraceuticals, functional foods, dietary supplements, oral and skin care, immune modulation, and health management. The firm seeks to create value through financial and strategic support across stages while leveraging Nestlé’s global resources.