Antler is a global venture capital firm based in Singapore that backs early-stage technology companies. It runs incubation programs and provides a global community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital to help startups grow. The firm targets a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, finance, software, energy, consumer and B2B technologies, and operates through regional programs across Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond.

AperiamVentures is a venture capital firm focused on the digital transformation of marketing. The team has decades of experience as founders, operators and investors. The name Aperiam is derived from Aperio, Latin for Open, reflecting a collaborative approach with the marketing ecosystem on behalf of its portfolio.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London and Bangalore. It funds early- and growth-stage technology companies across software, cloud, SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT and related sectors, and it supports portfolio companies as they scale internationally. With a global network and more than three decades of experience, Accel seeks to help entrepreneurs build world-class, category-defining businesses. Notable investments include Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree, Cloudera and Qualtrics, among others. Accel operates multiple funds and programs to back companies at different stages, continuing a long track record of backing ambitious technology founders around the world.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm based in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1995, that focuses on seed to growth investments in deep technology across health, environmental tech, hardware, robotics, and cross border software, with a particular emphasis on Asia. The company runs accelerator style startup development programs, including HAX and IndieBio, which provide facilities, engineering resources, and lab equipment to help founders accelerate product development, acquire customers, and attract later stage funding. SOSV pursues a limited number of high potential startups, offering extensive hands on support to speed commercialization and scale, and aims to back innovations that improve human and planetary health.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that invests in early-stage technology startups. It specializes in pre-seed and seed rounds for capital-efficient companies, with a focus on the United States and Canada and occasional activity in Western Europe, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. The firm typically makes 75 to 100 investments per year, with round sizes from 50,000 to 500,000 and pre-money valuations ranging from 1,000,000 to 3,500,000. Portfolio companies are typically located outside the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, and the firm aims to provide a clear yes or no on opportunities within about two weeks.

Greycroft is a venture capital firm based in New York and Los Angeles that concentrates on technology startups, with a focus on the Internet and mobile markets. The firm uses its extensive media and technology industry connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and scale successful businesses. Since inception Greycroft has invested in more than 200 companies and manages over $1 billion in capital. Its investment scope spans consumer internet, fintech, healthcare, and enterprise software, reflecting a broad approach to funding early- and growth-stage ventures in technology sectors.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues investments across multiple sectors, including information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media, and retail, and provides early to growth-stage funding coupled with strategic support to help founders build lasting, category-defining companies.

Mizuho Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm affiliated with Mizuho Bank, Japan’s second-largest bank by assets. It manages about ¥49.6 billion and focuses on information technology and biotechnology investments, while also backing internet-related services, healthcare, medical, manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors. The firm traces its origins to a 2002 merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment, and its predecessors were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan. It is regarded as one of Japan’s leading venture capital firms, with more than 600 Mizuho companies having gone public.

LAUNCH is an Austin, Texas-based early-stage investment firm and accelerator platform that combines capital with education for startups. It provides syndicate funding and operates a suite of programs to support builders, including Founder University, the LAUNCH Accelerator, and Startup Tuneup, as well as events such as Remote Demo Day. The LAUNCH ecosystem pairs investment with structured training, community access, and practical guidance to help founders move from idea to growth. By coordinating funding and educational programs, LAUNCH aims to accelerate startup development and enable teams to scale.

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 1911 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. It backs startups across seed to growth stages, focusing on software, cloud, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer and healthcare technologies, and high-growth business models. The firm operates internationally, supporting portfolio companies from early product development through scale, and has backed well-known names such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, Wix and others. BVP emphasizes helping founders establish durable foundations and guides companies through multiple growth phases, leveraging hands-on operational support, strategic networks, and cross-border expertise. With a diversified approach that includes consumer, enterprise and deep-tech investments, the firm seeks to build lasting companies that matter across global markets.

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.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It is stage-agnostic and focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, making seed and Series A investments. Typical checks range from 50,000 to 5,000,000 dollars. The firm supports early-stage companies across sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, ad tech, mobile, and software-as-a-service, seeking opportunities with high growth potential in the United States and internationally. Its portfolio includes a mix of consumer brands and marketplace platforms, reflecting an emphasis on business models that connect buyers and sellers or enable direct consumer experiences. FJ Labs aims to back entrepreneurs building scalable, disruptively positioned products and services, often partnering with founders early in their development to help accelerate growth.

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.

Wayra is a corporate venture arm and innovation hub connected to Telefónica, operating as a global accelerator and open-innovation platform that links startups and scaleups with the Telefónica group. With a presence in ten countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela, Wayra collaborates with entrepreneurs to identify and develop joint business opportunities. It serves as the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide, providing access to networks, capital, mentorship, and potential pilot deployments. Wayra runs accelerator programs and themed calls, such as the Wayra Call and the Health Hub with partners, to support tech startups across sectors like health tech, cybersecurity, smart city, and IT, aiming to scale startups through engagement with Telefónica's global assets and corporate partnerships.

Morningside is a Boston-based investment firm founded in 1986 as a family office for the Chan family. It makes venture capital investments in companies with novel science and technology, with deep expertise in life sciences, digital health, artificial intelligence, materials, and technology. The firm takes a long-term approach to building companies and emphasizes ethical conduct. In addition to its investment activities, Morningside supports charitable initiatives in education, research and healthcare, including collaborations with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UMass Chan Medical School, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design.

Headline is a San Francisco based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that operates globally with a presence in seven cities and leads rounds across stages. It maintains a multi fund approach, with Early Stage funds across the US, Europe, Asia and Brazil and a Growth Fund based in San Francisco that backs companies from Series B onward, enabling it to identify local trends and back scale across geographies. The firm backs a broad range of sectors including consumer, media, financial services, healthcare, information technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, e commerce, artificial intelligence and digital health, and has a notable portfolio featuring Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, GoPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble and Yeahka. Headline also runs an Asia arm, Headline Asia, based in Tokyo, investing in East, South and Southeast Asia across B2B, media, fintech, healthcare, IT, e commerce, AI and other sectors, with activity including a 2020 vintage Asia IV fund focused on the region. Headline positions itself as a global, founder friendly investor that seeks to partner with ambitious entrepreneurs to build lasting companies.

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.

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, it funds software and technology companies across seed to growth stages, with emphasis on web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, fintech, consumer Internet, artificial intelligence, and biotech-adjacent ventures. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses and provides strategic support and networks to portfolio companies.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.

Progress Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm, the venture capital arm of Progress Partners. It focuses on early-stage investments in emerging platforms within media, marketing technology, and related B2B advertising and information technology sectors, backing startups aiming to become integral parts of the digital marketing and content ecosystem.

Global Brain is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that backs technology companies from seed stage through growth rounds. It targets a broad range of sectors including AI, cloud and software, fintech, robotics, life sciences, media, and mobility, and pursues global investments across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The firm emphasizes hands-on support and resources for portfolio companies, aiming to help them scale beyond financing. It operates a pure investment fund alongside corporate venture funds formed with leading public companies across telecom, real estate, financial services, beverages, agriculture and food, logistics, and electronics.

Internet Initiatives Development Fund is a Moscow-based venture capital firm and accelerator that supports early-stage technology startups in Russia. It provides financial and mentorship support to pre-seed through Series A companies, with investments typically ranging from several million to a few hundred million rubles, and has backed hundreds of startups. The organization runs an acceleration program across Russia and aims to attract investment and improve transparency and cooperation among entrepreneurs, investors, and state agencies. Its portfolio spans a broad range of tech sectors, including software, fintech, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, education technology, healthtech, adtech, SaaS, and other internet-enabled industries.

Threshold Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm pursues a high-conviction investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build and scale innovative software, consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies, providing capital and strategic support to help startups reach product-market fit and accelerate growth.

Haatch is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Stamford, United Kingdom, founded in 2013. It focuses on early-stage technology businesses, with emphasis on B2B SaaS and other digital platforms in the UK, and operates direct investments as well as fund-of-fund programs through SEIS and EIS structures. The firm typically participates in rounds from about £100,000 to £300,000 in early stages and can participate in rounds up to £2 million, applying a hands-on approach that includes building founder-led sales capabilities and strategic growth support. In addition to investments, Haatch Desks manages coworking spaces in Stamford, offering desks, postal addresses and private offices to members. Through its activity as an incubator and investor, Haatch leverages its network and experience to help portfolio companies scale and reach meaningful revenue growth.

Kima Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with an office in London, founded in 2010 by Xavier Niel. It invests in seed and early-stage startups worldwide, often as lead investor, and supports founders with funding, an extensive network, and guidance to accelerate product development and growth. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making and aims to smooth fundraising so founders can focus on building their business. Described as a network of founders and experts with a pay it forward mindset, Kima has invested in hundreds of startups across multiple countries, reflecting its global reach and active early-stage engagement.

IDG Capital is a global investment firm that backs technology-focused companies across stages, from early to growth. With a blend of international reach and local market insight, the firm mobilizes resources to help portfolio companies scale in China, Asia, and beyond. It partners with private equity and venture capital fund managers and other investment entities, drawing on a broad base of limited partners including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutions, and family offices. The team combines deep local knowledge with global perspectives to identify opportunities and provide strategic support, governance, and access to networks that accelerate growth. IDG Capital targets software, information technology, consumer and healthcare sectors, among others, and pursues a long-term value strategy through active collaboration with management teams and ecosystem players rather than short-term financing alone.

Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that backs technology companies across the United States, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest and West Coast. It invests across stages from seed to growth, typically in information technology, software, consumer internet, digital media and advertising, fintech, data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, hardware and robotics, and often takes board seats in its portfolio companies. The firm supports early-stage to growth ventures, pursuing opportunities in areas such as the future of work and low-code/no-code, with typical investments ranging from $2 million to $10 million as lead investor.

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital and angel investment firm that supports early-stage startups across the United States. Founded in 2009, the firm provides business development, financing, mergers and acquisitions guidance, and other strategic advice to portfolio companies, leveraging its networks to help founders at critical inflection points. SV Angel focuses on software and TMT sectors, including software-oriented consumer and enterprise initiatives, and acts as a hands-on partner to help startups grow, form strategic partnerships, secure financing, and pursue M&A opportunities.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 1972, the firm concentrates on early-stage, growth, and incubation investments, partnering with founders from inception through IPO and beyond. It backs ventures across technology-related sectors, including digital and information technology, life sciences, and healthcare, with a global reach that spans North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Mainland China.

New Enterprise Associates is a U.S.-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests in technology and healthcare companies across stages and geographies, supporting startups from seed to growth. The firm operates globally with investments in the United States, Asia, and Brazil among others, and has a long track record of portfolio IPOs and acquisitions. It has over $19 billion in cumulative committed capital.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 that supports the region's technology ecosystem. Based in Philadelphia, it acts as a capital provider and catalyst for early-stage and growing technology companies across information technology, health, and physical sciences by offering seed-stage funding and related resources to accelerate commercialization. The organization facilitates university–industry partnerships and regional initiatives that connect scientific research with market opportunities, with the aim of creating jobs and strengthening entrepreneurial communities in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Through its programs and partnerships, it supports adoption of new technologies and helps build a robust regional innovation ecosystem.

Gaingels is a venture investment organization focused on LGBTQ+-founded and led companies and their allies, investing across stages from pre-seed to pre-IPO and maintaining a global portfolio. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, it operates as a syndicate with more than 130 portfolio companies and around $70 million deployed. The organization supports inclusive leadership by backing ventures that promote diverse C-suite and board representation and actively assists portfolio companies in recruiting diverse executive talent. It also fosters a global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who pursue positive social change through business and successful investments.

S4S Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 and based in New York, focusing on early-stage investments across four principal areas: marketing technology, advertising technology, data technology, and AI and creative technology.

Axel Springer is a European media company and leading digital publisher that publishes newspapers, magazines, and operates digital sales channels. Founded in 1946 in Hamburg, it has expanded to more than 40 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and licenses and pursues digitization, international growth, and a fast-growing digital portfolio alongside its traditional brands such as BILD and DIE WELT. The group generates a large share of its revenue from digital activities, including online journalism, marketing services, and classifieds, and owns a portfolio of online portals and platforms such as SeLoger, Immonet, meinestadt.de, StepStone and Totaljobs through its digital classifieds arm. It also operates Axel Springer Digital Ventures, its early-stage investment arm, which backs classifieds marketplaces, marketing platforms, and digital publishing ventures to complement its core business. The company emphasizes building digital ecosystems and partnerships to maintain leadership in the European digital publishing space.

BlackSheep Ventures is a European venture capital firm with an entrepreneurial background that invests in MadTech—technology-based companies focused on AI, big data, automation, and their B2B applications for the marketing and advertising industry—across seed to early growth rounds, including Round B.

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 that provides early-stage and growth equity investments in technology companies. It supports portfolio companies with momentum and mentorship to accelerate growth toward long-term success and typically engages across seed to growth stages, potentially taking minority or majority stakes. The firm targets a broad range of sectors enabled by software and technology, including consumer, enterprise, fintech, crypto, healthcare IT, and related areas, and maintains a multi-region presence with offices in North America and Europe to back companies as they scale globally.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin, Germany-based venture capital firm with a global focus that invests across seed, early, and later-stage companies. It maintains a stage-agnostic approach, seeking innovative ideas with potential impact and feasibility in global markets.

Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 1961 and based in California. The firm backs seed through growth-stage companies across the United States, India and Israel, with investments spanning technology, cloud and IT infrastructure, Internet and consumer products, SaaS, business services, financial services, healthcare, and other sectors. It has funded hundreds of companies and leverages a broad network and operating experience to help founders scale their businesses. Norwest pursues a flexible, long-term approach, tailoring its capital and support to each stage and company, and it deploys capital across multiple rounds from early checks to growth investments. The firm is known for partnering with CEOs and management teams to accelerate growth through strategic guidance, operational resources, and access to its portfolio network.

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that makes early-stage investments in UK startups, including pre-seed and seed rounds. It backs companies across sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer, enterprise, green tech, medical technology, and hospitality, providing capital plus strategic guidance to support growth and product development. The firm operates a model that combines an angel network with seed funds to back SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, aiming to offer exposure to a diversified portfolio while delivering hands-on support to portfolio companies.

Archetype Ventures is a Tokyo, Japan-based venture capital firm that backs seed to early-stage technology startups. It focuses on B2B software and information technology, fintech, AI and deep tech, healthcare, sustainability, and marketing technology, with investments spanning Asia and the Americas.

NODWIN Gaming is a leading esports and gaming company established in 2015, building a high-growth, sustainable ecosystem that connects professional players, teams, content creators, products, and audiences. Its core offering centers on sports entertainment with esports as the focal point for fans, publishers, and brands, delivered through a portfolio of IPs in esports, gaming, music, comedy, and live experiences. The company operates across South Asia, Singapore, the Middle East, and Turkey and is a material subsidiary of Nazara Technologies. NODWIN develops an esports platform and gaming solutions, producing mobile games and organizing esports events, and providing services such as content production, talent management, sponsorship, and brand integration. By enabling scalable fan experiences and monetization opportunities, NODWIN serves the global gaming and media market with engaging experiences across its ecosystem.

Impulse VC is a Moscow-based venture capital firm established in 2013. It funds and supports early-stage technology companies, focusing on seed to Series A investments in B2B software and SaaS, proptech, adtech, marketing technology, marketplaces, software, and gaming. The firm provides both capital and operational guidance to portfolio companies and conducts activities with international reach across the United States, United Kingdom, and Russia.

Harbert Growth Partners is a growth equity investment firm and the U.S. growth equity affiliate of Harbert Management Corporation. It partners with entrepreneurs to finance high-growth companies, focusing on information technology, software, cybersecurity, fintech, digital media, and healthcare IT and services in markets underserved by traditional venture capital; it has over a decade of experience and invests across early to growth stages, often taking an active governance role and leveraging Harbert Management’s broader platform to support portfolio companies.

STRIVE, formerly known as GREE Ventures, is the venture capital arm of Gree, focused on seed and early-stage investments in Internet and mobile services. Headquartered in Tokyo with a Singapore office, it backs pre-Series A and Series A rounds and prefers to support B2B, e-commerce, advertising technology, social platforms, and other smart device apps. The firm primarily targets Japan and Southeast and East Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore, and India, using its pan-Asia expertise to guide portfolio companies. Typical investments range from approximately 0.3 to 2 million USD in Southeast Asia and 0.5 to 3 million USD in East Asia. Established in 2011, STRIVE aims to help early-stage startups grow through hands-on guidance and regional networks.

Ventech is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that specializes in seed and early-stage investments in technology startups. It operates a Europe-focused platform with activity in France, the DACH region, and the Nordics, and maintains a China arm to support local startups and cross-border opportunities. Ventech backs a broad range of sectors, including B2B software, consumer and marketplaces, cloud infrastructure, data and AI, dev tools, hardware and semiconductors, and climate tech, typically engaging in early rounds and helping portfolio companies scale to international leadership. The firm emphasizes practical support for growth, leveraging its multi-regional presence to enable startups to capture global markets. Offices are located in Paris, Munich, Helsinki, and Shanghai.

Hearst Communications is an American multinational diversified media and information company that publishes newspapers and magazines, operates television and radio stations, and owns cable networks. The group provides information, analytics, and workflow solutions to finance, healthcare, and transportation sectors. Based in New York City and founded in 1887, Hearst maintains a broad portfolio of media properties and digital platforms across print, broadcast, and digital channels.

AppWorks is a Taipei-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator that supports seed to early-stage technology companies across Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The organization provides seed funding through its accelerator and growth financing through its own funds, and operates AppWorks School to prepare engineers for tech careers. AppWorks focuses on sectors including artificial intelligence, machine learning, the internet of things, web3 and blockchain, while also backing fintech, consumer tech and logistics initiatives in the region.

Ascension is a venture capital investment firm based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2010, the firm focuses on investing in deep tech, fintech, e-commerce, sustainability, new work, next-generation media, and health sectors.

Lerer Hippeau is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that focuses on early-stage investments. The firm backs seed and pre-seed companies across a broad range of sectors including software, information technology, communications and media, healthcare technology, fintech, consumer and hardware, among others. It typically supports founders through the earliest stages, offering capital and strategic guidance to help build scalable businesses in the United States, with a concentration in the New York metro area. Lerer Hippeau emphasizes partnering with entrepreneurs who demonstrate product vision and customer insight, aiming to help portfolio companies grow from idea to market. The firm maintains an active portfolio and an operational approach that includes ongoing involvement to assist companies as they scale.