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.

Living Lab Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. The firm focuses on investing in companies across Southeast Asia.

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups from pre-seed through Series A. It offers capital, a founder-focused community, and services designed to help companies grow from inception, with partners who take an active role in portfolio companies. The firm invests nationally across sectors including healthcare, consumer technology, fintech, hardware, artificial intelligence, and web3, with offices in San Francisco and New York. It emphasizes resources beyond funding and has adopted a diversity term sheet rider to promote inclusive entrepreneurship.

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.

GSR Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, with an active presence in China through Beijing offices and RMB funds. The firm focuses on early-stage technology companies developing AI-enabled enterprise software, consumer platforms, and healthcare technology. It backs entrepreneurs pursuing disruptive businesses with the potential to dominate large markets and supports portfolio companies through its globally oriented funds. GSR Ventures manages multiple funds totaling several billions of dollars and seeks opportunities in the United States and China across software, AI, and TMT sectors.

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.

Vickers Venture Partners is a Singapore-headquartered global venture capital firm focused on deep-tech investments worldwide. Founded in 2005 by Dr Finian Tan and co-founders, it operates with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, New York, Miami, Silicon Valley and London. The firm backs early- and growth-stage companies across sectors such as financial services, consumer goods, biotech, healthcare, industrials, leisure, technology, transport and manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on deep tech. The partners’ portfolio has delivered significant value, with a combined market value exceeding US$70 billion. The firm pursues opportunities across China, the United States and India and engages in select co-investments with other capital providers.

Scribble Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Portola Valley, California. It targets seed and early-stage startups across business-to-business, commercial services, information technology, healthcare, and software as a service sectors, and focuses on Pre-Seed through Series A rounds. The firm typically writes initial checks in the range of 300,000 to 750,000 dollars, and collaborates with other angel investors and seed funds to support portfolio companies. Beyond capital, Scribble Ventures leverages its network of operators, executives, and investors to help accelerate growth, enhance recruiting, and strengthen future fundraising efforts.

Script Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups in the internet and software sectors, with investment interests spanning information technology, software, internet of things, fintech, SaaS, mobile, infrastructure, big data, and cryptocurrency.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, established in 2013. It targets individual accredited investors who previously had limited access to venture capital by enabling alumni from top entrepreneurial schools to invest together in ventures led by fellow alumni. The firm backs companies with an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with sector expertise. It offers focused funds that provide accredited investors access to a diversified venture portfolio by type, sector, stage, and geography. The organization engages in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments across technology, consumer, financial services, health care, life sciences, and other sectors.

K50 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York that funds mission-driven startups in healthcare, education, finance, and housing across the United States and Latin America. The firm positions itself as the first institutional check and a long-term partner for founders who leverage technology to improve access and affordability for working-class communities.

Mesh Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Oakland, California, founded in 2017. It focuses on cannabis-related investments, including opportunities in cannabis manufacturing.

Smalt Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that concentrates on small and mid-sized companies across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, software, energy, environment, healthcare, consumer goods, and the wine industry. It pursues capital-succession deals, growth capital, recapitalizations, and buyouts, investing through structures such as LBO, LBI, OBO, MBO, and MBI. The firm targets unlisted companies and typically takes minority stakes of up to 35% or majority stakes, often joining the boards of portfolio companies. It operates primarily in France and select international markets, with an investment pace of roughly €0.05 to €8 million per transaction for enterprises valued between €3 and €30 million and revenues between €1.5 and €50 million. It also engages in co-investments and supports development of products, processes, or services, including renewable energy and green economy themes. Smalt Capital was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Marseille, with additional offices in Ajaccio, Nouméa, Paris, Saint-Denis, Tunis, and other locations.

Artesian Capital Management is an Australian-based alternative investment management firm with a global footprint. Founded in 2004, it began with credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies and later expanded into principal investments in seed and early-stage ventures. The firm operates from Sydney and Melbourne and has extended to international locations, launching early-stage venture funds including a China-focused vehicle and outlining plans for Southeast Asia. It partners with accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs to back high-potential ventures and manages funds across equity and debt investments, currently overseeing over AUD 255 million.

Omidyar Network is an impact investing firm founded in 2004 by Pierre and Pam Omidyar. It supports social entrepreneurs through both investments and grants, aiming to improve lives and communities by funding organizations that harness technology and innovation. The firm operates as a philanthropic investment organization, focusing on catalyzing social impact across areas such as access to capital, media, markets and transparency, governance, citizen engagement, and information access. It backs both for profit and non-profit ventures, spanning seed to growth stages, and emphasizes responsible tech, digital inclusion, and strengthening institutions and democratic processes. The organization seeks to empower individuals and communities through investments that promote better governance, informed citizenship, and thriving communities worldwide.