Signal Lake Management is a private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in making investments across various stages, including incubation, seed, early, mid, and late venture funding. Signal Lake typically invests between $100,000 and $100 million in its portfolio companies, focusing primarily on sectors such as broadband telecom, network infrastructure, green energy, information technology, software, cloud computing, and semiconductors. While it emphasizes opportunities in the Northeast region of the United States, Signal Lake also pursues investments on a global scale.
Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.
Founded in 2002, Genexis is a leading developer and supplier of high-quality active equipment for the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) market. The company specializes in Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), with a focus on integrated home gateways that facilitate efficient internet connectivity.
AST SpaceMobile develops and manufactures satellites for a global broadband cellular network in space. This network directly connects with standard, unmodified mobile devices, aiming to eliminate connectivity gaps and bring broadband to the billions currently unconnected.
SeaPoint Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on seed and early-stage investments in the communications technology sector. The firm specializes in areas such as wireless and telecommunication infrastructure, broadband, and internet and network transactional infrastructure. SeaPoint Ventures primarily invests in companies located in the United States and often takes on the role of the first institutional investor in its portfolio companies, usually preferring to lead investment rounds. The firm's partners bring substantial operational, financial, and management experience, actively contributing their expertise and strategic relationships to support the growth of the businesses they invest in. Founded in 1997, SeaPoint Ventures has developed a strong reputation within the venture capital and wireless communications industries.
Verizon Communications provides telecommunications, information, and entertainment services to consumers, businesses, and government customers worldwide. It delivers wireless voice and data services, broadband internet, and video offerings, as well as devices and accessories through its consumer channels. In its business segment, the company offers private networking, cloud connectivity, software defined networking, and Internet protocol based voice and collaboration tools, along with security services, managed services, and data solutions. Verizon supports enterprise and government customers with IoT solutions, installation and maintenance services, and connectivity for a range of applications. The company also furnishes wholesale network access and partners with other firms to develop innovative 5G and edge computing capabilities. Through its broader portfolio, Verizon aims to connect people and devices, delivering integrated telecommunications and digital services on a global scale.
IMM Investment Corp. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mezzanine investments. It focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investing, corporate restructuring, private equity investing, industry consolidation, management buyouts, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and cross-border investments. Within mergers and acquisitions, the firm invests in strategic mergers, growth through acquisitions, going public via a reverse merger, and strategic divestures. For recapitalizations, it targets family owned enterprise considering whole or partial exit and balance sheet restructuring. The firm also co-invests in buyout transactions. For its growth stage investments, it allocates 20 percent to startups, 40 percent to expansion, and 40 percent to mezzanine. The firm targets companies operating in information technology infrastructure, wireless communications entertainment and contents, franchising, cement, software, electricity, food and beverage, machinery, game software, chemical, paper manufacture, and automobile parts industries. For industries concentration, it sets 40 percent to information technology infrastructure focusing on security, application service provider, and e-commerce solutions; 30 percent to contents, focusing on education, game, and animation; and 30 percent to digital hardware focusing on network and communications equipment, semiconductor, parts and others. The firm also invests in infrastructure, high-technology, 5G, Internet of things, mobile, commerce service, environment, manufacturing, enzyme, biotechnology, and healthcare sectors. The firm also makes secondary investments. It considers investments in companies with T5 or higher ratings by Tech Credit Bureau. The firm primarily invests in medium-sized companies located in South Korea, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Chungcheongbuk-do. It prefers to take an active role in management. IMM Investment Corp. was founded in July 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
SDC Capital Partners is a New York-based private equity and venture capital firm that invests in information technology and communications infrastructure, with emphasis on data centers, network and fiber, wireless infrastructure, managed IT, and cloud services; the firm targets early-stage technology companies in North America and Western Europe.
CIBC Capital Partners is a Toronto-based investment firm specializing in direct, fund, and mezzanine investments. It provides subordinated debt and equity to mid- and late-stage private or public companies for growth financing, acquisitions, management buyouts, and recapitalizations. The firm prefers investments in later-stage companies undergoing financial restructurings, with a focus on sectors such as Industrials, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Financials, and Technology. It typically invests CAD10-20 million ($9.81-$19.61 million) per company, based primarily in Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Infracapital is a European infrastructure investment firm headquartered in London, focusing on core infrastructure assets across utilities, energy, transportation, and social infrastructure. The firm targets investments in utilities such as water, gas, metering; independent power producers and energy traders, electricity transmission and storage; renewable projects including wind and solar; transportation assets such as ports, airports, toll roads, bridges; and social infrastructure like waste management, healthcare and educational facilities, government accommodation, and communications infrastructure. It pursues greenfield opportunities in the energy sector and has an emphasis on Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Western Europe. Infracapital aims to take controlling stakes and board positions in its investments and operates as part of M&G Investments, the UK and European investment management arm of Prudential.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development finances projects and provides advisory services to the public and private sectors. It supports new ventures and expansion in existing companies through project financing, loans, and equity or quasi-equity investments, including equity funds and guarantees, and it partners with private entities to invest across sectors such as banking, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, information technology, and services. The bank also helps publicly owned entities privatize and restructure municipal services and engages in policy reform dialogue and advisory services, along with trade finance and loan syndication. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in London, it operates across regions including Southeastern and Central Europe, the Baltic States, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Central Asia, and parts of the Middle East and Africa, aiming to foster market-oriented change and private sector development by mobilizing capital for sustainable investments. It has invested more than €130 billion in over 5,200 projects.
New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.
GE Equity invests globally across various sectors, focusing on established companies with high growth potential. It takes minority ownership positions and offers growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and LP investments.
Founded in 1911, Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. With over $4 billion under management, the firm invests globally across various sectors including artificial intelligence & machine learning, biotech, cloud, consumer, cybersecurity, deep tech, developer, fintech, healthcare, marketplaces, and vertical software. Known for its long-standing support of entrepreneurs, Bessemer has backed companies such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, and Linkedin.
Founded in 2013, Energy Growth Momentum is an investment firm specializing in the energy sector. Based in London, it focuses on growth expansion investments, typically ranging from USD 10 million to USD 15 million per company.
Adara Ventures is a Madrid-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies across Europe. It backs deep-technology startups in cybersecurity, data and applications, infrastructure, DevOps, hardware components, digital health, and the energy transition, partnering with founders to accelerate growth. With a European footprint, the firm maintains a diversified portfolio across markets such as Spain, Portugal, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and supports teams from initial rounds through scale-up by providing capital and strategic guidance. Founded in 2005, Adara seeks ambitious teams with capacity, courage and vision to execute and commercialize innovative technologies.
Advantage Capital Partners is a United States‑based venture capital firm that provides growth equity, debt, and mezzanine financing to small and mid‑market companies, with a focus on underserved communities and state and local economic development. The firm invests across sectors including manufacturing, technology, business services, life sciences, and energy, and also supports real estate development projects with equity and debt. It typically makes initial investments ranging roughly from half a million to ten million in companies with modest sales, and may participate in larger follow‑on rounds or co‑invest with other firms. It uses senior debt, mezzanine debt, subordinated loans, and government‑guaranteed lending, and often pursues equity positions through preferred shares or convertible notes. Advantage Capital operates nationwide in the United States, with roots in New Orleans and offices in multiple states, and has backed thousands of jobs and housing projects as part of its mission to expand inclusive economic growth.
Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. As a global corporate venture capital fund, it invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on mobile and adjacent industries. With over $4 billion under management, Qualcomm Ventures has invested in more than 350 companies across 15 countries.
Cowin Capital, established in 2000, is a Shenzhen-based private equity firm specializing in early-stage investments. With 18 years of experience, it focuses on supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises, primarily in the energy, communication, electronics, and environmental protection sectors. Cowin Capital takes a long-term approach, aiming to create value through strategic partnerships and operational support. It has successfully invested in over 300 companies, with 60 becoming publicly listed and 150 achieving successful exits. Notably, Cowin Capital was one of the first venture capital institutions to be listed on the New Third Board (NEEQ) in China.
Founded in 1983, Kinetic Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in communications, information technology, and power/clean technology sectors. Based primarily in the United States, with additional offices in Canada and internationally, the firm invests between $2 million to $10 million per company, typically exiting through IPO or acquisition.
Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, that focuses exclusively on public blockchains. It funds infrastructure and application companies building on and around blockchain protocols to power scalable services for a mass user base, targeting opportunities in cryptocurrency, financial technology, and information technology that enable the next generation of blockchain-enabled applications.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a technology-focused capital provider based in Philadelphia, founded in 1982 to advance the region's technology community. The organization funds and supports technology companies across Pennsylvania, especially in information technology, health, and physical sciences, investing substantial capital in early-stage and established ventures. It has invested over 170 million dollars in more than 1,750 regional technology companies and has launched university-industry partnerships to translate scientific discoveries into commercial products, while seeding regional initiatives that strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem and create jobs.
Founded in Abu Dhabi in 2008, Mubadala Technology is a principal investment firm focusing on advanced technology sectors, with a primary focus on the semiconductor industry. It invests globally, including Abu Dhabi, Europe, the United States, and Asia.
CM Venture Capital is an early and growth stage venture capital firm based in Beijing that backs minority investments in seed, early, and later stage companies. It focuses on hard technology sectors including environmental services, energy, software, advanced manufacturing, cleantech, internet of things and materials technology, supporting startups that develop transformational industrial technologies. The firm emphasizes hands-on involvement to help entrepreneurs develop, prove and scale innovations, leveraging cofounders with extensive experience in research, venture capital and business development. Its portfolio spans Asia, North America and Europe, and it collaborates with corporate partners such as BASF, General Electric, Heraeus, Petronas, SABIC and Samsung. CM Venture Capital is also connected to industry initiatives in China, including sponsorship of the Shanghai Strategic Emerging Industries Foundation, which hosts the Innovation China Conference for entrepreneurs, investors and multinational companies.
Oak Investment Partners is a Connecticut-based multi-stage venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1978. It targets high-growth opportunities in information technology, internet and consumer sectors, financial services technology, healthcare information and services, and clean energy. The firm engages in buyouts, spinouts, growth equity, mid-to-late stage financings, and private investments in public equity, as well as startup and emerging growth ventures, recapitalizations, and industry consolidation. Typical investments range from ten to one hundred fifty million dollars. Oak primarily invests in the United States with selective activity in Europe, Israel, India, South Korea and China. It maintains offices in Connecticut, California and Minnesota, and has deployed billions of capital across hundreds of companies, offering senior guidance and sector expertise.
TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a Chicago-based venture collaboration platform and investment entity that connects corporations with startups to co-create new business models, products, revenue streams, and scalable market access. Founded in 2007, it combines capital investment, incubation, and collaborative engagement to accelerate opportunities and support the growth of innovative ventures across sectors including audio and consumer electronics, B2B software, health and wellness, manufacturing, mobility, media production, and retail. It has facilitated partnerships between dozens of corporations and more than 600 startups, making it one of the most active venture investors in the United States.
Founded in 2006, Seraphim Space is a venture capital firm based in London, focusing on the space technology sector. With over a century of collective experience and investments in over 180 early and growth-stage businesses, they strive to create meaningful value for their portfolio companies by leveraging their extensive network and industry expertise.
Established in 2021 and headquartered in Naples, Florida, ROC Venture Group is a venture capital firm that uniquely empowers investors to actively participate in shaping their investment strategy. Unlike traditional VC funds, ROC enables investors to make their own decisions while benefiting from the firm's deal sourcing and diligence efforts.
WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm with cross-border operations in the United States and Greater China. Founded in 1993 and based in San Francisco, the firm maintains a presence in Beijing and Taipei and invests in early and early-expansion stages across the United States, Mainland China, Taiwan and the Asia Pacific. It focuses on technology, healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, sustainability and new media, supporting portfolio companies from seed through growth rounds and working to help them scale globally through international collaboration.
Founded in 2000, Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York and Silicon Valley. It manages over $5 billion in assets, focusing on seed to growth investments at the intersection of technology and sciences. Lux actively supports entrepreneurs building successful businesses in high-growth sectors such as biochemistry, material science, electronics, infrastructure, aerospace, genomics, synthetic biology, and robotics.
Tamarak Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2016 and based in Springville, Utah. The company focuses on early-stage and seed-stage investment opportunities, aiming to support innovative ventures. In addition to its investment activities, Tamarak Properties LLC, a related entity, manages a diverse portfolio that includes active commercial leases, residential rentals, in-development lots, and raw land. Through its dual focus on private equity and real estate management, Tamarak Capital seeks to create value in both financial markets and the property sector.
Sincere Capital is a venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China, founded in 2015 by experienced investment specialists. The firm focuses on early and late-stage investments across various sectors, including hard and core technology, intelligent manufacturing, entertainment, healthcare, clean technology, and financial technology. It has a particular interest in technology innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT), where it seeks opportunities in semiconductors, new materials, sensors, and high-end equipment. In the biotechnology sector, Sincere Capital targets innovative medicine, medical equipment, and precision medicine. The firm aims to exit its investments primarily through mergers and acquisitions or initial public offerings. Additionally, it is actively involved in state-owned enterprise reforms, contributing to the modernization and efficiency of these entities.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in seed, early, and growth-stage companies across technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, internet, mobile, outsourcing, manufacturing, media, and retail sectors. The firm seeks ambitious founders and aims to help them build long-lasting, scalable businesses, often taking the lead or significant co-investor roles and providing strategic guidance, networks, and resources. It maintains an international footprint, including investments in India and other regions, reflecting a global approach to partnering with fast-growing companies. Sequoia emphasizes strong teams, innovative products or services, and the potential for rapid growth, positioning itself as a long-term partner for companies that redefine their markets.
Shunwei Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that focuses on early to mid-stage investments in the local internet industry and related technology sectors. It emphasizes incubation and growth capital for startups across information technology, internet services, high technology, new media, games, internet finance, and rural internet, with cross-border interest in opportunities between China and India. The firm targets investments in mobile internet, IoT, smart hardware, and other internet-enabled platforms to support scalable digital economy ventures. Its investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, university endowments, and family offices, reflecting a diverse backing for its venture activities.
Founded in Munich, Germany in 2015, Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. It works closely with daring founders to build successful global companies across various sectors including financial services, HR, energy & climate, healthcare, logistics & mobility, real estate & construction, crypto & web3, deeptech, and e-commerce. Picus invests in pre-seed, seed, and series A ventures, aiming to become the closest partner of its portfolio companies by supporting strategic decisions and operative challenges throughout their lifecycle.
Dragonfly Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco. It concentrates on investing in and supporting startups that drive the decentralized economy, focusing on opportunities in the crypto asset class and leveraging a global ecosystem to back promising crypto ventures.
Crosslink Capital is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 1989. It invests in technology and media companies in the United States, with a focus on early-stage and growth opportunities in consumer and enterprise software and related sectors. The firm partners with founders to support category-creating companies from seed-stage through expansion, and manages a family of funds that target software, TMT, and energy technology opportunities across the United States.
Panasonic Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Panasonic, established in 1998 and headquartered in Cupertino, California. The firm focuses on investing in innovative startups and emerging technologies that align with Panasonic's strategic interests. By supporting early-stage companies, Panasonic Ventures aims to foster advancements in various sectors, including consumer electronics, energy solutions, and mobility. The initiative reflects Panasonic's commitment to driving growth through collaboration with entrepreneurs and leveraging new ideas to enhance its core business operations.
Samsung NEXT is an innovation group within Samsung Electronics that focuses on identifying and pursuing new growth opportunities. Through Samsung NEXT Ventures, it acts as the company’s venture capital arm, investing in early-stage startups and technologies with potential to redefine multiple industries. The group targets areas including artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, health technology, infrastructure, media technology, software, and related fields such as robotics and drones. By combining internal startup acceleration with external investments, Samsung NEXT aims to accelerate technology adoption and create scalable platforms that complement Samsung’s hardware and software ecosystems.
Spiltan Fonder is a Swedish investment management company based in Stockholm, specializing in venture capital and private equity. The firm provides multi-stage financing to businesses across various sectors in Sweden, investing amounts typically ranging from SEK 1 million to SEK 10 million, with a preference for SEK 2 million to SEK 4 million. Spiltan Fonder seeks to partner with companies that demonstrate viable investment opportunities and have committed management teams with proven track records. The firm allocates approximately 60% of its capital to private companies while the remaining 40% is directed towards publicly listed firms, primarily through affiliated entities. Spiltan Fonder also supports portfolio companies by leveraging its extensive network of industry professionals to facilitate growth and development. Investments in private companies are guided by the potential for a realistic exit within three to five years. In addition to fund management, Spiltan Fonder offers services such as fund trading, child savings plans, and risk advisory.
Established in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Hackers/Founders is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to later-stage investments in technology companies. It primarily invests in the Silicon Valley, San Jose Area, and Mexico regions.
Russian Ventures, founded in 2008, is a venture capital firm based in Moscow, Russia. It focuses on investments in internet and technology companies across Russia.
Established in 2017 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mad'a Investment Company is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital investments within the Saudi Arabian market. As a subsidiary of Abdulaziz Al Othaim & Sons Holding Company, it aims to assist businesses in reaching their full potential by unlocking values through collaborative efforts with portfolio company management.
Founded in 2019, Uncorrelated Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. It focuses on investing in early-stage infrastructure software companies.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is a public-private partnership that mobilizes capital from both public and private sources to lend to infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides long-term debt and mezzanine financing on commercial terms to infrastructure developments, with funding directed primarily to projects owned, managed, and operated by private sector businesses. The fund concentrates on building and upgrading infrastructure across the region, including in fragile states where traditional lenders are often reluctant to deploy capital. Based in Ebene, Mauritius, the entity is managed and advised by Investec Asset Management, aligning capital providers with private sector-led infrastructure development.
Legend Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm and subsidiary of Legend Holdings. Founded in 2001, it focuses on early-stage and growth investments in technology-driven sectors with operations anchored in China and related markets. The firm backs companies in IT, internet applications and services, outsourcing, IC design and key components, as well as sectors such as telecommunications, media, healthcare, consumer and intelligent manufacturing. It manages multiple funds and actively supports portfolio companies with business development, market positioning and access to Chinese markets to create value. Legend Capital aims to back high-growth ventures and build lasting value in China's venture capital ecosystem.
Walden International is a venture capital firm with a cross-border investment approach that leverages global markets and talent to grow technology companies. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in San Francisco, the firm maintains a global footprint including an office in Shanghai. It provides capital, relationships, and operating expertise to entrepreneurs, focusing on early and expansion-stage opportunities. The firm invests across information technology, Internet and digital media, software, semiconductors, and clean tech, and has backed companies in sectors such as AI, IoT, and SaaS. Its approach combines venture experience with hands-on operating know-how to help portfolio companies scale, often partnering with teams to access global markets and talent beyond geographic constraints. This cross-border orientation shapes its investments in regions including Asia, the United States, and other global markets.
Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It provides direct investments in early-stage and growth companies and also participates in fund of funds, including private equity funds, accelerators, and incubators. The firm targets sectors such as digital media, entertainment technology, music services, data, telecommunications, clean technology, healthcare and biotechnology, energy, climate tech, computer games, and related technologies. It focuses its activity in the North East region of England, especially County Durham, Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, and supports portfolio companies with strategic value through its network of university partners, funders, and experienced non-executive directors. Typical investments range from small seed or pre-seed rounds to larger growth rounds, with co-investment alongside other investors. Northstar Ventures emphasizes helping innovative companies create talent, jobs, and growth in the region, contributing to the local innovation ecosystem.
Tiger Global Management is a New York based investment firm that manages public and private market strategies to pursue technology-driven growth opportunities worldwide. Founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman, the firm invests in leading global companies across various industries, with a particular emphasis on technology-enabled growth. In public markets it employs long/short and growth strategies, while in private markets it targets opportunities from early to late stage. The firm operates globally, including the United States, China, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and works with portfolio companies across their lifecycle to drive long-term value.
Founded in 2022, Expansion Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Paris, France. It focuses on investing in European startups operating within the aerospace & defense, enabling technologies, and air mobility sectors.