Lyra Growth Partners is a Vancouver-based investment firm founded in 2015 that partners with founders of consumer brands in health and wellness, plant-based and better-for-you products, as well as personal care, beauty, and lifestyle categories. It provides capital and brand-oriented coaching to help emerging brands accelerate growth and maximize value, focusing on non-institutional funding and practical guidance to strengthen consumer relationships. Led by Charles Chang, the former CEO of Vega, Lyra invests its own capital and emphasizes flexible partnerships, values alignment, strong teams, engaged fan bases, and digitally focused brands. The firm targets fast-growing companies with multimillion-dollar annual revenue and supports ventures at the venture and growth stages to scale while maintaining a positive corporate culture.

BDC Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada. Based in Montreal with offices across Canada, it engages in direct investments and fund of funds strategies, supporting growth and expansion for mid-market and early-stage companies. The firm focuses on information technology, energy, cleantech, and healthcare, including infrastructure and lifecycle segments, and typically makes early to development-stage investments in Canadian firms, with a preference for minority stakes and syndication. It pursues a range of exit options such as initial public offerings, strategic sales, or leveraged management buyouts. By combining capital with advisory resources, BDC Capital aims to help Canadian businesses scale, innovate, and compete internationally, often partnering with entrepreneurs across provinces like Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Vanedge Capital is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that backs technology companies across stages. It focuses on enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital media, cloud computing, AI and analytics, and hard tech. The firm targets post-revenue companies with growing user bases and product-market fit, and it invests in North American and Asian opportunities, including the United States, Canada and China. Typical investment sizes range from CAD 1 million to CAD 13 million. Vanedge combines capital with active operating involvement, domain expertise and a broad co-investor network to help portfolio companies scale and secure follow-on funding.

TenX Ventures is a Vancouver, Canada-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in technology-driven companies across robotics, artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, software as a service, space, and cannabis. It supports entrepreneurs at the point where grit and proof translate into breakthrough innovations through its funding and guidance.

AVAC is a Canada-based venture capital firm established in 1997 and based in Calgary, Alberta, that targets early-stage opportunities in agricultural technology, clean tech, and life sciences. The firm pursues direct investments as well as fund-of-funds strategies, focusing on pre-commercial to seed-stage and growth ventures, with a preference for agrivalue companies, medical devices, agriculture research, and life science products. In information and communications technology it covers areas such as animal health, crop genetics, biomass, big data, precision farming, and smart farming applications, while in life sciences it backs new or enhanced foods, nutraceuticals, therapeutics, devices, and health-related products. AVAC typically invests modest amounts and seeks active board participation, sometimes pursuing royalties in pre-commercial deals, and it has historically operated with emphasis on opportunities in Alberta and the western Canada ecosystem. The firm may also provide grants to public research and not-for-profit entities supporting agrivalue innovation.

Yaletown Partners is a Canada-headquartered venture capital firm based in Vancouver with a growing presence in other Canadian cities and a cross-border footprint in San Francisco. It concentrates on seed, early, late, and growth-stage investments in software, data, and device technologies that digitally transform traditional industries, enhance enterprise productivity, and advance sustainability. The firm targets opportunities across Canada, supporting portfolio companies to accelerate growth, shorten exit timelines, and achieve strong exits. The team combines deep technology experience, including former CEOs and industry leaders, with a network of relationships to provide strategic insights and operational support. Investments span areas such as artificial intelligence, battery technology, well optimization, and predictive maintenance, reflecting a focus on scalable innovation and sustainable change.

Polychain Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 that invests in blockchain protocols and companies, with a focus on information technology, fintech, and blockchain sectors, aiming to advance global adoption of cryptocurrencies.

Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups, with a primary focus on seed investments. It provides long-term support to founders through mentorship and resources to help companies progress from inception to growth. The firm invests across a diverse set of technology sectors, including software, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, sustainability, health, consumer technology, and crypto, reflecting a broad technology orientation and commitment to disruptive innovation.

Pantera Capital is a United States-based investment firm focused on blockchain technology and digital assets, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, the firm began as a macro hedge fund and shifted in 2014 to crypto-focused investing and advisory services. Headquartered in Menlo Park, it manages billions in assets and has been a pioneer in the U.S. crypto space, including launching the first U.S. cryptocurrency fund in 2013 and the first blockchain-focused venture fund. Pantera pursues venture equity, liquid tokens, and early-stage token strategies, backing a global portfolio of blockchain companies and token projects, with a meaningful share of activity outside the United States.

Evok Innovations is a climate-focused venture capital firm based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2016. It backs early-stage companies developing hard tech solutions for heavy industry, focusing on energy, mining and minerals, industrial optimization, and adaptation and resilience. Beyond capital, Evok provides deep technical expertise, real-world operating experience, and access to a network of global strategic partners to help portfolio companies accelerate development, commercialization, and scale. The firm works with entrepreneurs to bridge innovation to market adoption, supporting practical, real-world outcomes. It operates in North America and has expanded its mandate with Fund II to broaden industrial verticals and increase impact across energy and infrastructure sectors.

Victory Square Technologies is a Vancouver-based technology accelerator and venture capital firm that supports early-stage startups in digital health, Web3, gaming, the creator economy, NFTs, and the metaverse. It provides investment access to a diversified portfolio of tech companies and emphasizes transparent, liquid opportunities for investors. The firm combines funding with mentorship and community engagement to help portfolio companies grow and aims to generate liquidity events through strategic partnerships and value creation across its global footprint.

InBC Investment is a strategic investment firm based in British Columbia that provides local capital to growing private companies and investment funds in the province. It targets opportunities that support innovation, climate action, social wellbeing, and reconciliation, with the aim of delivering positive economic, environmental, and social impact. The firm typically collaborates with other investors to mobilize capital and engages with communities across BC to support growth, commercialization of research, and capacity-building initiatives that strengthen the province’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Real Ventures is a Canadian early-stage venture capital firm based in Montreal that backs technology startups from inception through growth. The firm emphasizes a people-first approach, providing stage-specific guidance, mentorship, and access to networks and resources to help founders accelerate product development, go-to-market plans, and fundraising. It focuses on Canadian technology companies and seeks to support disruptive innovations across sectors such as drug discovery, energy, transportation, and quantum computing, fostering entrepreneurial communities and helping portfolio companies scale.

Foundation Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that makes venture investments across stages and sectors, including software, fintech, consumer technology, data infrastructure, energy tech, and AI. It focuses on supporting founders from early stages and often acts as lead investor, taking board seats and building long-term relationships. The firm has backed notable companies such as LendingClub, Netflix, and Sunrun, and has led or participated in numerous IPOs and strategic exits across consumer, software, digital energy, and financial technology spaces.

Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It funds technology startups across seed to late stages, with investments spanning software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, consumer internet, fintech, artificial intelligence, crypto, infrastructure, and biotechnology at the intersection of computer science and life sciences. The firm emphasizes supporting portfolio companies through growth and strategic partnerships and maintains a broad tech-focused investment approach, aiming to add value beyond capital.

Digital Currency Group is a corporate venture capital and investment firm based in Stamford, Connecticut, that builds and supports bitcoin and blockchain companies by providing insights, networks, and access to capital. The company operates core platform assets including CoinDesk, Genesis Trading, and Grayscale Investments, and pursues investments in fintech, bitcoin, web3 infrastructure, platforms, decentralized finance, data, metaverse, and other blockchain-related sectors.

Inovia Capital is a Montreal-based venture capital firm that partners with tech founders to build globally ambitious companies. It provides capital, coaching, and access to a broad network across Canada, the United States, and Europe, and supports startups from early to growth stages with expertise across software, SaaS, AI, digital health, security, and related tech sectors.

The Natural Gas Innovation Fund, established by the Canadian Gas Association in 2016 and based in Ottawa, Canada, focuses on financing clean-tech innovations within the natural gas value chain. The fund aims to address technology development gaps in the sector by investing in innovative solutions that tackle both current and future challenges facing Canada's energy system. Through its initiatives, NGIF seeks to promote advancements that enhance the efficiency and sustainability of natural gas, thereby supporting the broader transition to cleaner energy sources.

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.

Rhino Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Canada. The firm seeks to back early-stage and growth companies across sectors including B2C, B2B, information technology, fintech, edtech, software-as-a-service, femtech, gaming, cybersecurity and e-commerce. It emphasizes strategic capital that extends the founding team’s capacity and aims to add tangible value beyond capital. The approach prioritizes alignment between investors and founders, investing in people whose trust and values fit with the firm. Rhino Ventures supports startups through multiple stages—from startup to growth to exit—focusing on entrepreneurship as the driver of value rather than capital providers alone.

OurCrowd is a global venture investing platform headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, that enables institutions and individual accredited investors to access pre-vetted startup and venture opportunities. It conducts due diligence, selects companies, and deploys capital while providing coinvestment access and connections within its network. The platform supports portfolio companies through their lifecycles with mentorship, industry advisors, help navigating follow-on rounds, and growth opportunities via multinational partnerships. It covers sectors such as healthcare, transport, energy, technology, AI, software, fintech, and more, and operates across Israel, Asia Pacific, and the United States. Investors can participate in deals in multiple currencies, and the platform includes reporting and lifecycle updates to track performance.

Mohr Davidow Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in San Mateo. It concentrates on early-stage technology startups, investing across information technology, cloud computing, data analytics, digital media, and related sectors, with a history of supporting digital engagement, ecommerce, health tech, education, and life sciences ventures. The firm participates in seed through growth rounds (Series A and B) and has backed notable companies including Coupa, Genomatica, HealthTap, Infusionsoft, Kabbage, Shutterfly, Rally Software, and Verinata Health. It manages about $1.85 billion and aims to back entrepreneurs building scalable, customer-centric platforms.

EcoR1 Capital is a biotechnology-focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco. The firm seeks to invest in biotech companies and drug discovery programs, aiming to support scientific breakthroughs and develop new medicines. It pursues long-term partnerships with ambitious entrepreneurs and favors a collaborative approach that leverages curiosity and a deep understanding of molecular mechanisms to identify and realize opportunities in biology and chemistry. As a registered investment adviser, EcoR1 Capital positions itself to back innovative therapies addressing unmet medical needs and to contribute to advances that improve patients' lives.

Panache Ventures is a Canadian early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments. Founded in 2018 and based in Montreal, it operates across Canada with offices in multiple cities to back founders from the outset. The firm targets Canadian startups in AI, cybersecurity, blockchain, fintech, digital health and health tech, enterprise software, and data analytics, among other technology sectors. It combines capital with hands-on guidance from operators-turned-investors, helping portfolio companies advance from concept to early growth and move toward Series A. Panache Ventures emphasizes a founder-friendly approach and active support to build scalable businesses across the Canadian tech ecosystem.

Adams Street Partners is a global, independent private markets investment firm that provides investment management across private equity, venture capital, private debt, and related private market strategies. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Chicago, the firm operates as a 100% employee-owned company, serving institutional investors, financial advisors, and enterprise clients. It emphasizes a disciplined, client-focused approach and aims to deliver investment performance through primary, secondary, co-investment, growth equity, and private credit opportunities worldwide, backed by a long history of navigating diverse market cycles. With nearly $70 billion in assets under management, Adams Street leverages its global reach and deep private markets expertise to access growth opportunities across sectors such as technology, healthcare, financial services, and business services.

CMT Digital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm and the corporate venture capital arm of Capital Markets Trading. It focuses on blockchain technology, crypto assets, and related financial technology sectors, pursuing early-stage and strategic investments to accelerate blockchain adoption. Drawing on a background as electronic trading pioneers, the firm operates with a global reach and emphasizes regulatory compliance and governance, including SEC-registered status as a crypto manager and investment adviser. CMT Digital applies deep technology, finance, and consulting expertise to support portfolio companies in fintech, blockchain, financial services, and related software and infrastructure.

Vivo Capital is a global healthcare investment firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Asia. The firm manages approximately $5.8 billion in assets under management and has invested in over 290 public and private healthcare companies worldwide. Its multi‑fund platform covers growth equity, private equity including buyouts, venture capital, and public equity, and it makes investments across biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services in major markets, with a focus on the United States and China. The team comprises about 50 professionals including physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, operating executives, and industry experts who collaborate to build and grow high‑quality healthcare companies.

Acton Capital is a venture capital firm focused on growth-stage investments in Europe and North America, founded in 1999 and based in Munich with a presence in Vancouver. The firm backs startups ready to scale, especially at Series A and beyond, across sectors such as SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, marketplace models, digital health, mobility, education, and other tech-enabled areas. Typical ticket sizes range from €5–10 million. Acton Capital supports portfolio companies through multiple fund generations and aims to build market leaders with lasting impact, having a history of successful exits.

Two Small Fish Ventures is a seed-stage deep-tech venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada, investing globally in the next generation of computing and its applications. It backs founders at the earliest stages, often pre-revenue, and makes five to seven high-conviction early-stage investments each year across five interconnected areas: Vertical AI platforms, Physical AI (robotics and smart machines), AI infrastructure, Advanced computing hardware (semiconductors and quantum), and Smart Energy. The team consists of engineers with operating experience, including former CEOs and startup leaders, enabling hands-on support from technology development to commercialization and leveraging long-standing relationships with researchers and technical ecosystems. The firm pursues early-stage opportunities across North America and beyond, helping founders turn foundational technologies into scalable, industry-disruptive companies.

VantagePoint Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in Silicon Valley, with additional presence in Beijing. It manages several multi-stage funds and concentrates on energy innovation and efficiency, cleantech, healthcare and information technology investments. The firm provides capital and strategic support to startups and growth-stage companies, aiming to help them scale from inception through development and, in some cases, pre-IPO stages. With a global reach and a history of investments across sectors such as electric vehicles, energy storage, water purification, wind and solar power, and IT-enabled solutions, VantagePoint emphasizes transformative technologies that can improve performance and sustainability. It tends to take leading positions in its portfolio companies and collaborates with strategic resources and partners to accelerate growth.

The Xchange Company is a Toronto-based venture capital firm founded in 2020. It builds a venture network, a capital lab, and a performance institute to accelerate growth for exceptional entrepreneurs, investors, and talent. Its Venture Counsel model blends capital from its fund and funding partners with on-demand people and teams drawn from the XOS collaboration method, plus resources such as business plans, communications strategies, and pitch decks provided when needed. It connects Idea Owners with Idea Enablers and deploys Connection Mechanisms to move ideas forward, enabling faster, smoother, and more productive transactions. The firm collaborates with partners across tech, fintech, healthcare, and sales, among others. The group has invested in over 10 companies in its first nine months, supported by a platform designed to accelerate connections within the venture community. Core values include Growth-Minded, Adaptability, Generosity and Reciprocity, and Ownership.

Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups across multiple stages, including seed, early and late stage. It pursues investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, healthcare technology, and software-as-a-service, as well as deep science sectors such as biotechnology, synthetic biology and sustainable materials. The firm engages with founders through funding and strategic guidance to shape business strategy and scale operations, with a focus on ambitious teams capable of delivering transformative innovations. It emphasizes ethical conduct and responsible investing, and seeks opportunities that address global challenges while leveraging market trends to guide its activity.

M12 is the corporate venture capital arm of Microsoft, established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco. It invests in seed through B-stage and Series A through C technology startups, with emphasis on cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, developer tools, vertical software-as-a-service, Web3, and gaming, supporting early-stage and growth-stage companies. By leveraging its connection to Microsoft, M12 provides portfolio companies with access to customers, technical resources, and enterprise-scale opportunities. The portfolio includes Inworld, an AI and gaming startup, among others such as Evisort. The firm operates globally with activity in North America, Israel, Europe and Asia and has run an accelerator program to support selected ventures.

Forgepoint Capital is a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure software. It backs category-defining startups across cloud security, DevSecOps, insurtech, fintech, privacy and related fields, providing capital plus strategic guidance, resources, and connections to accelerate growth. The firm emphasizes a thesis-driven approach and leverages a Global Advisory Council of nearly 100 industry leaders to support portfolio companies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with a London presence, Forgepoint Capital has over $1 billion in assets under management and maintains a multinational portfolio of cybersecurity, AI and infrastructure software companies.

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.

Bigfoot Capital is a capital provider focused on funding growth for established B2B software and SaaS businesses in North America. It offers multi-draw term loan facilities ranging from $1 million to $5 million with flexible repayment terms, prioritizing equity preservation and avoiding warrants. The firm emphasizes a long-term, relationship-based approach, acting as a partner to operators rather than taking equity ownership. It has funded over 60 companies across B2B software and tech-enabled services, including those generating more than $2 million in revenue and showing strong growth. Its capital supports scaling initiatives such as hiring and customer acquisition, with quick, confidential processes and aims to help founders scale sustainably without dilution. The company also provides bridge capital to extend runway toward near-term equity financings or M&A events.

Continuum Health Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Toronto that focuses on healthtech, techbio, and healthspan/longevity startups. Founded by doctors, scientists, and technologists, it pursues a Continuum approach emphasizing prevention, aging biology, and personalized interventions to identify diseases early and address aging-related conditions. The firm provides more than capital, offering operational support and broad market access across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific through a global healthcare network to accelerate growth for portfolio founders.

Founderful is a Zurich-based Swiss venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies in Switzerland. It often acts as the first and lead investor in initial financing rounds, providing capital, strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a broad network of investors to help portfolio companies scale. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric, empathetic approach and supports entrepreneurs from inception toward global market leadership. Founded in the late 2010s, Founderful has backed over 50 startups and 120 founders, reflecting its active role in the Swiss tech ecosystem. Its investment scope includes business and consumer products and services, energy, financial services, software, and materials and resources.

ACE & Company is a global private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2005. It operates two core lines: venture capital focused on early to late-stage technology and private equity concentrating on lower mid-market buyouts and secondary investments. The firm pursues diversified, risk-adjusted private capital strategies and supports independent governance through investment and valuation committees. It maintains a global footprint with offices in Geneva, Zurich, New York, London, and Cairo and collaborates with external partners to provide investment solutions. ACE emphasizes a sector- and region-agnostic approach.

GrowthWorks Capital is a Canadian venture capital firm based in Vancouver, established in 1992. It specializes in the management of regional venture capital funds across Canada, providing funding and strategic support to growth-oriented and early-stage companies in technology, cleantech and healthcare sectors. The firm operates with sector-focused teams that identify promising investments and offer management guidance, industry connections and risk-aware capitalization. By combining regionally based funds with national reach, GrowthWorks seeks to diversify risk and help portfolio companies scale through hands-on mentorship and structured governance.

BITKRAFT Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jens Hilgers. It maintains a global footprint with teams across North America, Europe and beyond, including Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid, Singapore, Barcelona, Chicago and Lisbon. The firm specializes in early‑stage investments at the intersection of interactive entertainment, AI, gaming, esports and immersive technologies, backing companies in information technology and related media that develop video games, immersive experiences and web3-enabled platforms. BITKRAFT operates as a global investment platform with a focus on entrepreneurs shaping digital entertainment and next‑generation interactive experiences.

Sky9 Capital is a venture capital firm focused on seed, early and growth-stage investments in China and globally, backing disruptive technologies and category-defining companies in areas such as AI, deep tech, cloud computing, big data, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer and enterprise software. Founded in 2016 by Ron Cao, the firm is headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Shenzhen, Beijing, Hangzhou and the United States, and has expanded to Singapore and Silicon Valley. It manages about USD 2 billion in assets and has backed more than 150 portfolio companies with multiple exits, offering long-term partnerships, technical depth, and global market access to founders.

Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a Quebec-based development capital fund that provides private equity and venture capital to small and medium-sized businesses across a range of sectors in Quebec. With regional funds, it targets investments in export-oriented manufacturing, natural resources, information technology, life sciences, culture, environment and other growth sectors, and concentrates on projects that support job creation and economic development in Quebec. The firm typically invests in projects of several million dollars and can provide equity financing or loans, including minority stakes of up to 49 percent or majority positions in business succession scenarios. Investment horizons typically range from five to ten years for equity financings and longer for succession financing. It is headquartered in Montreal, with regional offices across Quebec, and began operations in 1983 to help grow the province’s economy and capital markets by supporting SMEs and enabling business transitions.

CTI Life Sciences is the venture capital arm of Cell Therapeutics, Inc., focused on investing in life sciences companies across biotechnology, medical technology, biopharmaceuticals, and drug enabling technologies. Based in Montreal, Canada, it targets opportunities in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with an emphasis on North America and the Quebec region. It supports companies from preclinical through proof-of-concept and later-stage development toward Phase III, providing strategic guidance and capital to accelerate therapeutic programs. The firm seeks to create value by leveraging industry expertise and a broad network, aiming for exits primarily through mergers and acquisitions, and it backs therapies across oncology, immunology, rare genetic disorders, cardiovascular conditions, and other unmet medical needs.

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm that backs technology startups worldwide. The 100-plus person team operates from offices in seven countries and leverages a broad network of international corporate partners to accelerate growth and market access for portfolio companies. It seeks to collaborate with world-class management and technical teams pursuing disruptive opportunities across IT, health IT, artificial intelligence, IoT, robotics, big data, virtual and augmented reality, quantum computing, fintech, healthcare, consumer electronics, automotive, enterprise, and related sectors. The firm maintains a diverse portfolio with hundreds of investments, including dozens of exits and multiple IPOs, and focuses on helping entrepreneurs scale globally by expanding into North America, Asia, and Europe.

CDH Investments is a China-based international private equity and diversified alternative asset manager founded in 2002. It operates a multi-asset platform spanning private equity, venture, growth capital, real assets, credit and mezzanine, public equities and wealth management, with a focus on investments in Greater China and Southeast Asia. The firm targets opportunities across consumer, technology, energy and healthcare sectors and seeks long-term value creation through partnerships with leading enterprises and institutional investors. Its experienced team collaborates across platforms to support growth, transformations and strategic exits, positioning CDH Investments as one of China’s early professional alternative asset managers with a broad track record of cross-border and domestic investments.

Craft Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage and growth technology investments. It backs founder-led teams across sectors such as enterprise software, consumer technology, and financial services, focusing on scalable and durable business models. The firm blends entrepreneurial experience with investment insight through a team of former founders, operators, and investors who favor practical, high-value collaboration. Craft Ventures aims to help portfolio companies scale by providing strategic guidance and access to senior talent, with a focus on emerging technologies. Notable investments include ElevenLabs and Comfy, reflecting an interest in AI-enabled and platform-driven startups.

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1989 by John Hummer and Ann Winblad. The firm concentrates on early-stage software companies, with a history of backing entrepreneurs building enterprise software and other software-driven businesses. Its team comprises engineers and technologists who bring deep product development, sales, and capital-raising experience to portfolio companies, helping them navigate product launches, scaling teams, and market growth. Over the years HWVP has supported companies at the forefront of software innovation, adapting to industry shifts from mainframes to client/server to cloud computing. By providing strategic guidance and capital, HWVP aims to help startups achieve scalable growth and long-term success in the software sector.

Lytical Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that focuses on early-stage investments in cybersecurity, data technology, and artificial intelligence. The team combines decades of direct investing experience with deep domain knowledge in its focus areas, and it seeks to partner with founders and other investors to advance innovative cybersecurity solutions and data analytics technologies. Based in New York, the firm emphasizes strong industry connections and aims to be a trusted partner within the cybersecurity and AI ecosystem.

ICONIQ Capital is a global multi-family office and investment firm that serves influential families and organizations. Founded in 2001 by former wealth managers, the firm acts as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, providing financial advisory, wealth management, and family office services while making direct investments across asset classes. It concentrates on technology-centered opportunities, including enterprise software, fintech, infrastructure, and information technology, with active exposure to growth equity, venture capital, middle-market buyouts, and real estate. The firm pursues opportunities principally in North America and Europe and emphasizes a network-driven approach, leveraging connections with founders and executives to accelerate portfolio company growth. ICONIQ Capital also supports portfolio companies through its growth platform, aiming to create durable value from early growth through to IPO and beyond. The organization maintains offices in San Francisco, New York, Palo Alto, and Singapore and operates as an advisor and investor across technology and related sectors on behalf of its client base.