Morningside Group is a Boston-area venture capital firm founded in 1986 as a family office for the Chan family. It makes long-term investments in companies applying novel science and technology, with expertise in life sciences, digital health, AI, materials, and technology, and a commitment to ethical business practices. The firm supports education, research, and healthcare through charitable initiatives with partners including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UMass Chan Medical School, and MIT Morningside Academy for Design.

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that concentrates on technology start-ups and investments in the internet and mobile markets. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Greycroft leverages its media and technology industry networks to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, forge strategic relationships, bring products to market, and build successful businesses. The firm manages over $1 billion and has made more than 200 investments in companies including Acorns, Venmo, HuffPost, Scopely, Shipt, Thrive Market, Boxed, and The RealReal. Greycroft has also adopted a diversity term sheet rider.

Hearst Communications is an American multinational diversified media and information company. It publishes newspapers and magazines, operates television and radio stations, and runs cable networks, while providing information, insights, analytics and workflow solutions to finance, healthcare and transportation markets. Its portfolio includes major publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle and O, The Oprah Magazine; a network of television stations reaching a large audience; ownership in cable networks including A+E Networks and ESPN; and activities in business publishing, digital distribution, television production and real estate ventures. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in New York City.

IMM Investment is a Seoul-based asset manager and private equity/venture capital firm that engages in multi-asset investments across venture capital, growth equity, mezzanine, and infrastructure. The firm targets information technology, healthcare/biotech, manufacturing, and related high-growth sectors, and often takes an active management role to support portfolio companies. With offices in Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, it serves institutional investors and partners with innovative entrepreneurs through a diversified platform and cross-border strategies.

Bonnier is a global media group active in television, daily newspapers, business and trade press, magazines, film, books, radio and digital media. Headquartered in the Nordic region, it has a substantial presence in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Eastern Europe, with operations in sixteen countries and more than 9,000 employees. Founded in 1804, Bonnier has a long history of publishing high-quality media products and combines entrepreneurship with a commitment to freedom of speech. The Bonnier family has owned the group for seven generations, guiding its strategy and growth across diverse media platforms worldwide.

Bossa Invest is a São Paulo-based venture capital investment firm that focuses on software as a service opportunities and provides asset management services to clients. It analyzes market trends to guide investment decisions and serves clients across sectors including finance, technology, and real estate. The firm supports startups with capital, mentorship, and access to a wide ecosystem of investors and strategic partners, and it engages in corporate venture activities that link startups with corporate partners. Headquartered in São Paulo, it is described as a leading Latin American VC with a broad portfolio and ecosystem, having invested in more than 1,500 startups and supported over 100 exits, reflecting an active role in scaling early-stage companies across the region.

Creative UK is a UK-based organization formed from the merger of Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation. It aims to champion, connect, support, and invest in creative people and businesses across the country, fostering innovation and collaboration within the creative sectors. The organization offers membership options for individuals, education providers, and companies, providing benefits such as networking opportunities, access to exclusive research and events, and policy advocacy. Its priorities include people, place, and planet, with active engagement in initiatives related to artificial intelligence, regional growth, and diversity and inclusion, all aimed at building a fairer, more prosperous world through creativity.

The Raine Group is a global integrated merchant bank that advises and invests in high-growth technology, media, entertainment, sports and digital content sectors. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, it provides advisory services including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and strategic counsel, and engages in growth equity and venture investments across the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm operates with a global network of offices and focuses on helping established companies and startups navigate rapid globalization and evolving technologies.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It specializes in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, making seed to Series A investments with typical checks ranging from 50,000 to 5,000,000. The firm backs founders pursuing network effects and scalable models across consumer internet, e-commerce, fintech, and related sectors, aiming to support transformative growth. Its portfolio includes companies such as Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest, reflecting a broad approach to marketplaces and consumer ventures. FJ Labs emphasizes passion, execution, and tenacity in founders and actively seeks new opportunities to back impactful businesses.

Courtside Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early-stage companies in sports, lifestyle, gaming, and related media and technology sectors. The firm emphasizes investments at the intersection of sports, technology, and media, leveraging specialized industry networks and domain knowledge to support portfolio companies. It pursues long-term partnerships with management and provides strategic guidance across operations, product, and go-to-market efforts to help companies scale.

TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a Chicago-based venture-enabled innovation firm that partners with corporations and founders to invest in, build, and scale ventures across industries. Founded in 2007, it operates a platform that combines capital investment, incubation, venture strategy, and collaboration to accelerate new business models, products, and market access. The firm has incubated more than 600 startups and built a diversified portfolio of over 150 companies, with billions of tracked portfolio value, and maintains a collaboration center that connects founders, corporate partners, and innovators to support ecosystem development. TechNexus emphasizes strategic partnerships, ecosystem-building, and go-to-market support to create de-risked opportunities in sectors including AI, clean tech, mobility, and consumer technologies.

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It deploys capital across the full startup lifecycle, from seed to growth, and invests in a broad range of sectors including artificial intelligence, healthcare, consumer technology, fintech, cryptocurrency and blockchain, enterprise software, and infrastructure. The firm offers more than funding, providing an operating network that connects portfolio companies with technical advisors, executive talent, and industry operators to support growth and scale. Through its thought leadership and wide industry coverage, Andreessen Horowitz positions itself as a principal investor in technology-driven companies shaping software-enabled markets.

Left Lane Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm established in 2019 with offices in New York and London. The firm focuses on high-growth internet and consumer technology companies worldwide, aiming to partner with founders to scale category-defining businesses. Its approach emphasizes internet-first strategies, data-driven decision making, proprietary sourcing, and best practices to support portfolio companies. Beyond capital, Left Lane Capital provides guidance, strategic connections, and operational insight to help firms accelerate growth, expand to new markets, and navigate transformation across industries.

Qianhai Fund of Funds is a fund management company based in Shenzhen, China, that caters to qualified investors in the private equity investment industry. The company's investor base includes local governments, prominent companies, insurance financial institutions, listed companies, and corporate controllers. Their investment strategy focuses on low-risk, medium-to-high-yield opportunities, primarily in venture capital and private equity investment funds, with additional investments in direct and short-term opportunities. Founded in 2015, Qianhai Fund of Funds aims to provide quality investment options for its clientele within the private equity sector.

WISE Ventures is a New York-based investment group and venture capital firm that targets early and growth-stage opportunities in sports, media, entertainment, real estate, and adjacent industries. Backed by leadership with deep experience in sports, entertainment, and real estate, the firm provides strategic guidance, financial backing, and access to a broad network to help portfolio companies scale. Its portfolio includes companies across sports technology, gaming, advertising technology, and real estate technology, reflecting a focus on disruptive technologies with proven market fit and strong market demand.

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It provides funding and hands-on support to technology and healthcare startups across stages, from seed to growth and IPO. The firm partners with founders to address technical challenges, guide product development, and expand markets, offering domain expertise and long-term collaboration. Its investment focus spans software, consumer technology, medical devices, healthcare technology, life sciences, artificial intelligence, and related sectors across the United States, Asia, and other regions. NEA emphasizes enduring relationships and collaborates closely with portfolio companies to build transformational businesses.

ABC Dream Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings, a Japanese media company. Based in Osaka and founded in 2015, it invests across early to late stages in services and technologies with media potential, including video distribution, video advertising, virtual reality, augmented reality, and near-future entertainment. The firm focuses on opportunities in Japan, with emphasis on the Kansai region, and collaborates with the ABC Group to accelerate growth for startups and expand media opportunities.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, that expands access to venture investing for accredited individuals by co-investing with leading venture capital firms and enabling participation through various structures such as funds, syndicates, and investment clubs. It collaborates with top firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Y Combinator and supports opportunities across pre-seed to growth stages, across multiple sectors and geographies. The firm emphasizes rigorous due diligence, transparency, and diversification, leveraging a broad network of alumni investors and partners to connect founders with strategic capital and resources. With a global footprint and active involvement in the venture ecosystem, Alumni Ventures aims to broaden participation in venture capital while maintaining disciplined, founder-friendly investing.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, that backs deep-tech startups across seed to growth stages with emphasis on human and planetary health. It provides founders with labs, offices, expert teams, mentorship, investor networks, and accelerator-style programs to accelerate product development, testing, commercialization, and fundraising. SOSV operates three deep-tech facilities, including SOSV SF & NY (IndieBio) and HAX in Newark, and supports a portfolio of more than 800 companies across 58 countries. The firm has a broad global footprint with offices in San Francisco, New York, Newark, and Princeton, has raised over 7.5 billion for its portfolio, and makes approximately 60 pre-seed investments annually alongside many follow-on rounds. It seeks co-investors and limited partners to join its network, and pursues cross-border opportunities, notably in Asia, to accelerate growth and fundraising for its startups.

Pioneer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in startups that originate from Y Combinator. It builds a diverse portfolio across consumer and enterprise technology, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, life sciences, SaaS, and related sectors, and leverages a network of experienced venture partners and operating partners to support portfolio companies in scaling and growth.

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, founded in 1998, focused on technology investments and active hands-on support for portfolio companies. It backs startups across the globe in sectors including artificial intelligence, cloud software, cybersecurity, blockchain, adtech, agritech, foodtech, climate technology, and commerce, and engages in open innovation and corporate venture activities with large companies. The firm runs the GB Xlimit accelerator for pre-Series A startups and manages flagship funds and corporate VC programs, emphasizing collaboration with ecosystems to accelerate growth. With assets under management exceeding 2.7 billion and a portfolio of 1,300+ companies, Global Brain has facilitated numerous exits and value creation through its hands-on approach and global reach.

SucSEED Indovation is a venture capital firm based in Hyderabad, India, that provides capital and strategic support to early-stage and growth-stage tech startups. The firm focuses on deep tech and technology-driven ventures spanning edtech, healthtech, fintech, security and regtech, enterprise software as a service, gaming, sports tech, media tech, and the digital economy and emerging technologies, with activity in India and global markets. Founded in 2016, SucSEED emphasizes a founder-centric approach, offering mentorship, guidance, and strategic assistance to portfolio companies to help them scale and reach international markets. The firm has built a portfolio of over 65 companies and a proven track record of exits, highlighting its role in identifying high-potential startups and supporting them through growth.

Founder Collective is a venture capital firm that backs seed and early-stage technology startups across sectors, with a focus on founder alignment, capital efficiency, and a long-term partnership approach. It supports companies from idea stage through IPO, emphasizing authentic founder–investor relationships, intrinsic value, and pragmatic, stage-focused investing. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices in Boston and New York City, including the SoHo area, and operates across the United States and beyond. Founded in 2009 by a group of successful entrepreneurs, it is led by general partners Micah Rosenbloom, Amanda Herson, and David Frankel.

Teleste is an international technology company headquartered in Finland that provides an integrated portfolio of products and services for broadband networks, public safety and mobility. It enables high-speed internet access through distributed architectures such as DOCSIS 4.0 and 1.8 GHz, and delivers video delivery solutions including FTTX, along with hardware such as remote PHY devices, amplifiers, optical nodes and a range of passive and active components for coax and optical networks. The company also offers software and services, including video headends, transcoding, network management tools and tailored solutions for public safety, transportation and video security. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and partnerships, Teleste serves customers worldwide through offices and partners, aiming to enhance connectivity, safety and efficiency in urban environments and public spaces.

Aperiam Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of MediaMath, based in New York. Founded in 2018, it focuses on the digital transformation of marketing and invests in adtech and martech sectors, including artificial intelligence, analytics, connected TV, data platforms, and retail media. The firm provides capital, advisory, and technology orchestration services to brands, agencies, media owners and other tech companies, offering capabilities such as stack design, digital transformation, corporate strategy, due diligence, and tech orchestration to drive growth and maximize value for stakeholders.

STV Group is a Scottish digital media company that produces and broadcasts television programs and operates digital services in Scotland. It runs STV channels and distributes content online through stv.tv and STV Player, and offers internet services and advertising space across its platforms. The company’s activities cover broadcast, digital, and production segments, generating revenue from audience reach and advertising airtime sales. STV Productions develops entertainment, factual, and drama content and partners with international distributors for distribution beyond the United Kingdom. Based in Glasgow, STV Group serves four Scottish cities—Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee—with regional news, sports, and entertainment programming available across multiple devices.

Big Issue Invest is a London-based investment firm established in 2005 that concentrates on early-stage funding for social enterprises across the United Kingdom. It describes itself as the UK's first social merchant bank, operating by social entrepreneurs for social entrepreneurs to enable mission-driven businesses to scale and generate social impact.

WePlay Studios is a content-driven production company specializing in esports and gaming content, delivering entertaining shows and tournaments and creating immersive spectator experiences through broadcasting, augmented reality and visual effects. It handles concept development, stage design, branding and all aspects of live production. Founded in Kyiv by Yura Lazebnikov and Oleg Krot, it operates studios in Los Angeles and Kyiv and provides content development, production execution and brand integrations for networks, brands and agencies. The studio has produced, hosted and broadcast over 30 esports and gaming events, building nearly two million followers and 235 million views on Twitch. It has earned industry recognition including a 2022 Sports Emmy shortlist for outstanding esports coverage and a 2024 Webby People’s Voice win for the VTuber Awards.

Maxscend Technologies is a Chinese semiconductor company focused on research, development, and sales of digital television receiver chips, RF front-end components, and Internet of Things ICs. Its products cover mobile digital TV applications, RF switches and low-noise amplifiers, and IoT ICs used in various RF devices and smartphones. The company operates production lines that offer one-stop solutions for domestic and international mobile and digital TV markets, enabling clients to design, manufacture, and deploy end products. Founded in 2006 by Silicon Valley returnees, it is headquartered in Shanghai's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park and maintains a branch in Shenzhen, with additional operations in Wuxi. The business targets smartphone, IoT and RF market segments through in-house R&D and product engineering.

Mercurius Media Capital is a growth capital firm based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2023. It employs a media-for-equity model to support growth-stage companies by providing access to scaled advertising inventory across television, digital, streaming, and out-of-home channels in exchange for equity. By aggregating premium inventory through partnerships with major media operators, MMC helps portfolio companies raise brand visibility, accelerate distribution, and drive enterprise value. The firm emphasizes long-term value creation through measurable outcomes from media campaigns and collaborates with diverse media partners to reach large U.S. audiences in sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and news segments.

Triangle Tweener Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina. It invests in seed and early-stage technology companies in the Raleigh–Durham area and the broader Triangle region, and aims to build an index of private early-stage investments in Triangle-area startups that meet its Tweener List criteria.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to a limited number of technology companies across early, growth, and later stages, supporting ventures from idea or formation through scale. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, working closely with leadership teams to help with product development, market expansion, and strategic direction. With a global footprint, Sequoia backs ambitious founders building transformative businesses across software, information technology, internet, and other technology sectors.

Garage Capital is a venture capital firm based in Waterloo, Canada, focused on early-stage technology investments in Canadian startups. Founded by founders for founders, it backs best-in-class companies and YC alumni, leveraging experienced entrepreneurs to provide guidance and practical support. The firm has backed more than 250 portfolio companies with a collective valuation exceeding $30 billion across sectors such as artificial intelligence, software-as-a-service, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, and related information technology fields.

Emerging Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that backs early-stage, capital-efficient B2B technology startups. It invests in the United States, Canada, and Israel, typically writing checks between 100,000 and 500,000 in seed rounds and supporting companies through the transition to institutional rounds within 12 to 24 months. The firm focuses on capital-efficient models and teams with traction and scalable sales.

Grange Partners is a Singapore-based family office established in 2012 that provides growth capital and strategic guidance to founders and owners of early-stage to medium-sized high-growth businesses across Asia. The firm pursues impact-oriented investments across industries such as technology, health and wellness, education, food, financial services, gaming, and telecom, and offers capital-raising support and strategic management consulting. Directors with extensive private equity and management consulting experience lead the firm, and Grange Partners typically invests directly through proprietary funds, often seeking board representation and alignment of ethical practices with profitability. It does not manage third-party funds, emphasizing a direct investment approach.

IDG Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm with a 30-year track record, headquartered in Hong Kong and active across Asia and beyond. The firm invests across stages, including venture, growth, buyouts, and private equity, and focuses on sectors such as consumer, technology, healthcare, finance, and related fields. It builds value through a wide international network, hands-on support for portfolio companies, and strategic partnerships that enable geographic expansion, product development, and scale. IDG Capital emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and management teams, leveraging experience in mergers and acquisitions, secondary markets, and public investments to support companies throughout their lifecycle. The firm operates across multiple markets with a diverse portfolio and a history of notable exits, reflecting its global reach and emphasis on sustainable growth.

BITKRAFT Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in 2017 by German serial entrepreneur Jens Hilgers. The firm maintains a multi-city presence including Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid, Singapore, Barcelona, Chicago and Lisbon and specializes in early-stage investments at the intersection of interactive entertainment, gaming, artificial intelligence, web3 and immersive technology. It focuses on information technology, gaming and esports sectors, supporting startups across North America, Europe, Asia and beyond.

CP Ventures is a Sydney-based venture capital firm and accelerator that backs early-stage technology companies through incubation, pre-seed to Pre-Series A rounds. It is industry-agnostic but focuses on technology sectors such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, drones and autonomous systems, advanced materials, IoT, and AR/VR/MR. The firm invests globally while preferring Australian opportunities, with typical commitments from AUD 0.5 million to AUD 3 million in companies generating at least AUD 10,000 per month in net revenue. Founded in 2016, CP Ventures emphasizes hands-on support and a broad international network to help portfolio companies scale. It manages funds including CP Ventures Fund 1 and engages with a wide ecosystem of entrepreneurs and technology investors.

Battery Ventures is a technology-focused investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1983. It conducts venture capital and growth equity investments in technology companies across sectors including application software, infrastructure software, consumer and industrial technologies, and life sciences tools. The firm partners with founders at various stages, offering strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a global network to help portfolio companies scale. Battery Ventures operates as a registered investment adviser and pursues thesis-driven, founder-focused partnerships with a disciplined, hands-on approach to building market leaders.

Capital-A is an India-based venture capital firm headquartered in Bengaluru that backs seed to early-stage startups across manufacturing, deep tech, climate, and technology sectors. The firm employs a patient, operator-oriented approach, blending private-equity discipline with venture agility to partner with founders building scalable, sustainable businesses. Its portfolio emphasis includes advancing India’s manufacturing and semiconductor ecosystems by localizing supply chains and pursuing adjacent opportunities in the semiconductor value chain. Capital-A leverages deep industry networks, hands-on support, and a long-term perspective to help portfolio companies grow and succeed. The firm has deployed capital through funds such as Fund II, including significant allocations to technology-driven and climate-focused ventures.

Founded in 2016, DOMO.VC is a leading venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil. It invests in early-stage technology startups across various sectors, including fintech, health tech, ed-tech, and more. The firm backs entrepreneurs with high growth potential, providing them with resources to establish themselves in competitive markets.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to strengthen the Philadelphia region's technology ecosystem. It provides capital, strategic guidance, and industry connections to technology companies across Southeastern Pennsylvania, with a focus on early-stage and growth-stage firms in information technology, health, and physical sciences. The organization supports technology commercialization through university-industry partnerships and regional initiatives, aiming to create jobs and transform local communities. Over the decades it has been a leading seed-stage capital provider, funding hundreds of companies and helping build a more robust regional innovation network. It serves Philadelphia and the surrounding counties of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery.

WaterBridge Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New Delhi, India, focused on early-stage technology startups. It typically invests from seed to Series A and continues to participate in subsequent funding rounds, aiming to lead or co-invest and provide strategic value beyond capital. The firm concentrates on India-centric opportunities across education, healthcare, SaaS, financial services, consumer technology, data management, e-commerce, and transportation, seeking contrarian founders and exponential tech-enabled models. Its portfolio includes Atlan, CityMall, Doubtnut, and Chalo, among others. WaterBridge emphasizes responsible investing and is active in initiatives such as inclusive finance and the India Deep Tech Alliance, reflecting a commitment to sustainability and governance alongside growth. The team brings decades of investing experience and operates with a hands-on approach to help founders build enduring companies.

Kalaari Capital is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups in India. It invests across information technology, mobile, healthcare, software products and services, e-commerce, media, climate technology, consumer goods, and clean technologies. The firm supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance, resources, and a focus on building companies of scale, strong team cultures, and customer-centric growth. Kalaari maintains an active role in the Indian startup ecosystem through thought leadership and events, sharing insights on trends such as SaaS, entrepreneurship, and market dynamics. Notable portfolio companies include ElasticRun, Eloelo, and Zluri, reflecting a breadth of sectors from logistics to SaaS applications. Kalaari aims to partner with ambitious Indian entrepreneurs poised to become global leaders and to nurture them through early-stage growth.

Everywhere Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that operates as a global pre-seed fund backed by a community of more than 500 founders and operators. It invests in early-stage startups across money, health and work verticals, typically in pre-seed rounds, and supports portfolio companies with capital plus mentorship through ten micro funds. The firm emphasizes founder-led and community-driven investing, combining capital, expertise and mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs to help founders grow, scale and build lasting companies.

Smilegate Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1999 (originally MVP Capital). It invests in companies across South Korea, focusing on environment, energy, manufacturing, and distribution sectors, and supports growth through hands-on guidance and network access. The firm provides global acceleration support within the Smilegate ecosystem, including collaborations with Smilegate Megaport and the Smilegate Foundation, and works with STOVE to offer resources to portfolio companies. Over its history, Smilegate Investment has organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds and invested in more than 200 companies, reflecting a long-term value creation approach within its portfolio.

Marcy Venture Partners is a venture capital firm co-founded by Shawn Carter (JAY-Z), Jay Brown, and Larry Marcus that invests in consumer and culture-driven businesses with a focus on positive impact, including sustainability, inclusivity, accessibility, empowerment, and health and wellness. The firm backs management teams with a clear vision and execution, and it leads or co-invests in companies that demonstrate meaningful brand values, high customer joy through outstanding products, proven growth, and catalysts for the next stage of scale.

CAA Ventures is the venture capital arm of Creative Artists Agency, based in Los Angeles, investing in early- and growth-stage consumer internet companies. It focuses on mobile platforms, social media, crowdfunding, online video, publishing, games, and eCommerce, and often co-invests with institutional investors in rounds led by others.

LB Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm established in 1996. It targets technology-driven and knowledge-intensive companies in Korea and China, with cross-border investments across Asia and beyond. The firm pursues seed, expansion and growth opportunities in sectors such as information technology, digital media, semiconductor and electronics, software, online platforms, healthcare and bio-healthcare, green technology, education, and related areas. It supports portfolio companies with funding and strategic guidance, including governance considerations, and may assist with IPO or M&A activity; it typically takes minority stakes and maintains relatively light involvement in portfolio management. With offices in Seoul and Shanghai, LB Investment seeks to back high-growth ventures that drive innovation and digital transformation, aiming to catalyze global reach for its portfolio companies.

Unpopular Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on technology startups and opportunities outside conventional trends. It pursues a contrarian investment approach by backing innovative companies pursuing unique, often unpopular paths, aiming for distinctive growth and differentiation in the startup ecosystem. The firm offers participation through a traditional fund and an AngelList syndicate and provides regular updates to its limited partners. Since 2019 it has deployed around 75 million across roughly 500 startups and remains highly active, investing tens of companies each quarter, with portfolio including Zepto, Jeeves, and Yassir.