Top investors in Business Development
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FJ Labs
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, investing primarily in seed and Series A rounds with typical checks ranging from 50,000 to 5,000,000. The firm backs visionary founders pursuing global transformations and aims to support growth toward market leadership. Its portfolio includes Alibaba and other marketplace and consumer offerings, with notable investments such as Coupang, Flexport, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest.
Made 39 investments in Business Development
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm established in 1974 that specializes in seed and development-stage investments. It supports startups across information technology, life science, electronics, high technology, AI, biotech, fintech, and healthcare sectors with a focus on opportunities relevant to the Japanese market. The firm engages in investment syndication and maintains offices in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya to facilitate regional deal flow and collaboration with MUFG affiliates. It aims to foster sustainable value creation by backing innovative companies at early and growth stages and by aligning portfolio activities with Japan’s technology and industry priorities.
Made 22 investments in Business Development
True Global Ventures
True Global Ventures is a global venture capital firm that backs AI-first startups at the late seed to Series A stage. It differentiates itself by providing hands-on support beyond capital, including strategic partnerships, executive recruitment, and international expansion through a network of operating partners in major tech hubs such as San Francisco, New York, Paris, London, Stockholm, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The firm focuses on software, internet, and mobile applications with scalable models and an emphasis on AI applications that address real-world pain points across sectors including cybersecurity, marketing, energy optimization, and financial technology. With a strong emphasis on international reach, the firm leverages its global perspective to help portfolio companies grow, scale internationally, and access follow-on financing.
Made 5 investments in Business Development
Greycroft
Greycroft is a venture capital firm focused on technology startups and investments in the Internet and mobile markets. Based in New York with offices in Los Angeles, it supports entrepreneurs by enhancing visibility, enabling strategic relationships, and accelerating product market entry through its broad media and technology industry network. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets and has completed more than 200 investments since its inception, backing companies such as Acorns, Venmo, Huffington Post, Scopely, Thrive Market, Boxed, Shipt, and Whatnot. Greycroft emphasizes hands-on founder support and inclusive deal practices, including the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.
Made 19 investments in Business Development
SMBC Venture Capital
SMBC Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Founded in 2005, it is based in Tokyo with an additional office in Osaka and focuses on growth capital and buyouts across information technology, life sciences, services, and manufacturing. The firm leverages the broader SMBC Group network to support portfolio companies with strategic guidance, access to customers and partners, and connections to auditors, securities firms, and other investors. It emphasizes forming long-term partnerships with management, helping portfolio companies scale and create value, and bridging them to large corporations, talent, and industry experts. Its approach is industry- and cycle-agnostic, targeting growth-oriented companies that address social needs while delivering resilient value.
Made 23 investments in Business Development
Global Brain
Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1998. It invests in technology startups worldwide, with a focus on sectors such as artificial intelligence, cloud software, cybersecurity, fintech, advertising technology, agriculture technology, climate tech, and related fields. The firm targets seed to growth-stage opportunities and collaborates with corporate venture partners to provide hands-on support and resources to portfolio companies. It maintains flagship funds and ongoing investment programs and has backed numerous startups with several notable exits, reflecting an emphasis on global expansion and practical value creation for early-stage and growth companies.
Made 18 investments in Business Development
NFX
NFX is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs pre-seed and seed-stage startups across software, data products, AI, bio, gaming, space and proptech, among others. The firm pursues a founder-first approach, aiming to improve the startup experience through software-enabled processes and by sharing growth techniques that leverage network effects. With a track record of backing companies that achieve exits totaling more than $10 billion across multiple industries and geographies, NFX presents itself as a resource for founders and the ecosystem. It operates an ecosystem that includes programs like NFX Guild and initiatives to support scientist-founders, while offering practical guidance and community-driven support to help entrepreneurs with fundraising, growth, and building durable companies.
Made 21 investments in Business Development
Business Development Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada is a government-owned financial institution established in 1944 to support Canadian entrepreneurs. It provides financing, advisory services, and venture capital to small and medium-sized enterprises across Canada, helping them scale, diversify, and export. Headquartered in Montreal with a nationwide network of offices, the bank offers loans, asset-backed financing, and equity investments through its venture capital arm and related programs. BDC serves a broad range of sectors, including technology, manufacturing, resources, and services, and supports growth through strategic planning, human resources guidance, and international expansion assistance. It operates as a key instrument of economic growth and job creation, targeting Canadian businesses at various development stages and offering both direct financing and co-investment options in partnership with other investors.
Made 13 investments in Business Development
RA Capital Management
RA Capital Management is a Boston-based investment firm specializing in healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health. It pursues evidence-based, science-led investing through its internal TechAtlas research engine and supports portfolio companies via its Raven healthcare incubator. The firm engages across stages from seed funding to IPOs and follow-on financings, focusing on drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, and other biomedical innovations, with a regional emphasis on the United States and Europe.
Made 10 investments in Business Development
SignalFire
SignalFire is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs seed and early-growth technology companies. It focuses on sectors including artificial intelligence and machine learning, software-as-a-service, health and pharma tech, fintech, cybersecurity, dev tools, and consumer businesses. The firm differentiates itself through data-driven insights and hands-on portfolio support, offering advisory programs and access to a distributed network of engineers, product and domain experts. It leverages its Beacon AI platform to monitor talent, market trends, and opportunities, enabling proactive recruiting, business development, customer acquisition, and strategic guidance for portfolio companies. SignalFire emphasizes large-scale founder support, with structured programs and a track record of high founder engagement, aiming to help companies scale beyond capital alone.
Made 6 investments in Business Development
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in startups from seed through late-stage, including pre-IPO companies, and provides strategic capital and support to founders. It gives accredited investors access to diversified venture portfolios and co-investment opportunities, including investments in companies connected to alumni communities. The firm is based in Manchester, New Hampshire, and operates across North America, with additional offices in London and Tokyo.
Made 25 investments in Business Development
Sumisho Venture Partners
Sumisho Venture Partners is the corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Corporation, based in Tokyo, investing in startups across energy, social infrastructure, retail and consumer, healthcare, and agriculture. It targets Series A and beyond and helps portfolio companies grow by leveraging Sumitomo's assets and platforms to expand into new markets and support overseas growth. The venture arm maintains a global footprint with multiple hubs, enabling international collaboration and co-created offerings in alignment with Sumitomo's SHIFT2023 strategy.
Made 4 investments in Business Development
Bossa Invest
Bossa Invest is a São Paulo-based venture capital firm that provides equity funding and strategic support to startups across Latin America. It focuses on software as a service (SaaS) and leverages a wide network of more than 4,000 partners and co-investors to connect portfolio companies with strategic guidance, potential customers, and funding opportunities. Beyond capital, the firm offers mentorship, market insights, and access to corporate partners to help startups scale and pursue exits. It also engages in corporate venture activities, assisting large companies to accelerate innovation through collaboration with startups under flexible investment structures. Since its founding, the firm has invested in more than 1,500 startups and achieved over 100 exits.
Made 37 investments in Business Development
Liquid 2 Ventures
Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in technology startups across early to growth stages, including pre-seed, seed, and Series B rounds. The firm provides capital, founder guidance, operational support, and access to a broad network of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry contacts to help portfolio companies scale. It emphasizes hands-on involvement, long-term partnerships, and mentorship from experienced operators, offering strategic introductions and operational guidance throughout a company's lifecycle.
Made 15 investments in Business Development
Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures is a Newcastle upon Tyne based venture capital firm that backs early- and growth-stage technology companies in the United Kingdom, with a focus on climate technology and healthy ageing. The firm provides capital and strategic support through its network of universities, funders, non-executive directors, and talent to help portfolio companies scale, innovate, and create regional growth. It primarily invests in the United Kingdom, with emphasis on the North East England region, including County Durham, Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, and aims to support startups that drive employment, skills development, and positive social impact.
Made 10 investments in Business Development
Revo Capital
Revo Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Istanbul, Turkey. The firm backs early to growth-stage technology startups across Turkey, Eastern Europe, and the Baltics, focusing on six verticals—B2B SaaS, FinTech, Cloud and Cybersecurity, HealthTech, EnergyTech, and Gaming—with AI positioned as a broad strategic driver. It supports Turkish-founded and/or Turkish R&D-driven ventures at Series A and B stages and has completed investments in companies such as Getir, PayCore, Massive Bio, and V-Count. Revo Capital operates with a regional ecosystem approach, maintains offices in Istanbul, Tallinn, and Amsterdam, and engages with programs and partners to help portfolio companies scale, including initiatives like Slush’D Istanbul and Microsoft for Startups.
Made 2 investments in Business Development
DBJ Capital
DBJ Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of the Development Bank of Japan, based in Tokyo. Founded in 2010 through the integration of two DBJ Group venture firms, it operates as a subsidiary of the Development Bank of Japan and targets frontier technologies and business models across sectors such as information technology services, biotechnology, and healthcare. The firm mobilizes the resources of the DBJ Group to provide tailored investment solutions, ranging from growth-stage equity to financing arrangements that leverage DBJ's networks. It also supports venture startups through a value enhancement team that assists in commercializing intellectual property and technologies from firms, research labs, and universities, helping them gain market traction. By combining long-term capital with strategic know-how, DBJ Capital aims to contribute to Japan's economic revival and the creation of new industries while supporting portfolio companies through multiple growth stages.
Made 8 investments in Business Development
DRG Fund
DRG Fund is a Tokyo-based seed-stage venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from the pre-foundation stage to conceive, launch, and scale new ventures, providing both investment and hands-on support to early-stage startups. The firm combines capital with strategic guidance to unlock latent potential and enable founders to challenge themselves in the startup world. It is led by General Partner Ryu Kusakabe, who has extensive experience in equity capital markets and startup-investor initiatives, and backs a diverse portfolio of early-stage ventures across sectors. DRG Fund also offers entrepreneur-oriented resources such as office hours and inquiry channels to connect founders with guidance and support throughout the venture journey.
Made 3 investments in Business Development
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a Québec-based private development capital firm that provides equity and debt financing to small and medium-sized businesses to promote job creation and economic growth. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Montreal, it operates through regional funds to support companies across diverse sectors, including manufacturing, technology, life sciences, and services, with a focus on projects that advance the Quebec economy. The firm invests in stages ranging from early to growth and can support business succession, acquisitions, and capital upgrades. Investments are typically long-term and may include minority or majority holdings, reflecting a strategy to enable company expansion, productivity improvements, and market development. In addition to its investing activities, the group channels funds through a network of regional offices to identify opportunities in Quebec regions, delivering capital, strategic guidance, and financing for asset purchases and working capital to support sustainable growth.
Made 9 investments in Business Development
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia that supports the region’s technology economy by providing capital, mentorship, and professional connections to technology companies across Southeastern Pennsylvania. Established in 1982, the program invests in early‑stage and established firms in information technology, health, and physical sciences, helping accelerate commercialization of scientific discoveries and strengthen the entrepreneurial community. It works with regional partners to attract investment and nurture startups into scalable businesses, contributing to job creation and regional economic development.
BEENEXT
BEENEXT is a global founder-first venture capital firm based in Singapore that backs early-stage and growth-oriented startups across sectors such as fintech, mobility, enterprise SaaS, sustainability, healthtech, and agritech. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric, community-driven approach that pairs rapid investment cycles with active portfolio support, mentorship, and knowledge exchange. BEENEXT builds a worldwide network of founders, investors, and collaborators to help startups scale internationally, with 180 companies invested in 17 countries across five continents. The firm aims to create lasting impact by fostering collaboration, openness, and continuous learning throughout its ecosystem.
Made 7 investments in Business Development
Japan Post Capital
Japan Post Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Japan Post Holdings, based in Tokyo and founded in 2017. It invests in startups and growth companies that align with the Japan Post Group's core businesses, leveraging the group's nationwide network of about 24,000 post offices and related assets to support portfolio companies. It runs incubation and acceleration programs covering management, operations, sales, finance, supply chain, marketing and delivery, with a focus on mutual value creation for communities and the group. The approach emphasizes co-creation and practical collaboration between portfolio firms and the Japan Post Group to enhance regional space utilization, advance autonomous delivery and expand services. By backing ventures that can accelerate growth and improve offerings, Japan Post Capital aims to maximize value across the group for customers and regions alike.
Made 5 investments in Business Development
Soma Capital
Soma Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on software and technology companies, investing across B2B, SaaS, AI, fintech, clean-tech, frontier-tech, prop-tech, cryptocurrency, health tech and consumer sectors. The firm has backed notable startups including OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling and Lambda School, reflecting a track record of identifying ambitious founders and supporting growth. Its investment activity spans global markets with presence in Africa, the Middle East, South America and Asia, and it emphasizes building strong relationships with founders to help them scale their businesses.
Made 13 investments in Business Development
Virginia Venture Partners
Virginia Venture Partners is the corporate venture capital arm of the Virginia Innovation Partnership, based in Richmond, Virginia. It invests in technology, energy, life science, and non-technology startups at early stages, supporting entrepreneurs and co-investors within Virginia’s innovation ecosystem. The firm aims to align strategic interests with Virginia’s economic development goals, leveraging VIPC's resources to accelerate commercialization and seed financing for high-potential ventures across the state.
Made 7 investments in Business Development
Mayfield
Mayfield Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in early and growth-stage technology companies, providing long-term capital and strategic guidance to help founders develop products, scale operations, and expand into new markets. The firm focuses on information technology leaders across enterprise software, consumer technology, artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, semiconductors, and related sectors, with a global perspective that includes opportunities in the United States, India, Europe, and other regions. Over its history, Mayfield has backed more than 500 companies, delivering numerous IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. The firm manages over $2.5 billion in assets and emphasizes a hands-on, founder-centric approach to building breakthrough businesses.
Made 16 investments in Business Development
IDG Capital
IDG Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm established in 1993 and headquartered in Hong Kong, with operations across three continents and more than 300 investment professionals. It provides funding across stages including venture capital, growth, buyout and secondary markets, and backs companies in technology, consumer, media, healthcare, energy and information technology sectors. The firm guides a large portfolio of companies and has supported hundreds of exits, leveraging a global ecosystem to offer strategic resources and partnerships. Its investor roster includes sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other institutional investors, enabling diverse capital and long-term collaboration with founders.
Made 20 investments in Business Development
Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures is a founder-first venture platform focused on B2B software, established in 2014 (originally Acceleprise). It operates as a venture studio, accelerator, and pre-seed fund that supports early-stage B2B SaaS startups from concept to growth. The model combines hands-on venture studio involvement from the start, an accelerator program to accelerate early-stage companies, and a pre-seed fund to finance and back founders, along with a supportive community of over 1,300 founders. Forum provides fundraising and product development assistance, including customer discovery and product-market fit, and leverages a network to help raise capital from leading firms such as Andreessen Horowitz and Salesforce Ventures among others. The organization runs Forum For Founders, a pre-seed program with funding and mentorship in a 15-week format focused on go-to-market and fundraising, and it maintains a portfolio of over 250 B2B SaaS companies. Based in New York, Forum Ventures targets AI, health tech, fintech, supply chain, and related sectors within B2B software.
Made 10 investments in Business Development
Team Ignite Ventures
Team Ignite Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Northern California. It concentrates on early-stage investments, notably in B2B software, fintech, and artificial intelligence sectors, including pre-seed and seed rounds. The firm operates with a network-first strategy to provide broad access to opportunities and to connect startups with a supportive ecosystem of investors, advisors, and co-investors. It emphasizes active involvement with portfolio companies and long-term partnerships, leveraging experience to support founders. The firm has invested in hundreds of companies and aims to accelerate growth through its cooperative network and programmatic support.
Made 9 investments in Business Development
Flex Capital
Flex Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in artificial intelligence, B2B, and enterprise sectors. Founded in 2017 by operating founders from companies such as LiveRamp and BrightRoll, it provides early capital typically in the low to mid six figures while maintaining significant reserves to support follow-on rounds. The firm pledges voting shares back to founders, avoids heavy overhead, and aims for rapid decisions, usually within a week. Beyond capital, it offers hands-on support, direct access to partners, a broad network of founders, operators, and investors, and ongoing capital for growth. Flex Capital emphasizes a long-term partnership with bold, technically ambitious visions and acts as a partner rather than a traditional investor, helping portfolio companies raise subsequent rounds, secure customers, and access strategic angels.
Made 4 investments in Business Development
Project A Ventures
Project A Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 that funds seed and Series A technology companies across Europe. The firm combines capital with extensive operational support, deploying a team of more than 100 experts in software engineering, data analytics, marketing, and recruiting to help portfolio companies scale. Its investments span sectors such as consumer tech, fintech, digital health, e-commerce, ad tech, cybersecurity, and enterprise software, with a pan-European approach and involvement in incubation and acceleration activities. Notable portfolio companies include Trade Republic and sennder. Project A emphasizes long-term founder partnerships and typically makes initial investments in the lower mid single-digit millions, with scope for follow-on rounds.
Made 8 investments in Business Development
Venture Catalysts
Venture Catalysts is an India-based early-stage investment platform that connects startups with angel and institutional investors. It supports companies from pre-seed to Series B with fundraising assistance, due diligence, investor syndication, mentorship, and access to an investor network. It also provides investors with curated startup opportunities and community resources.
Made 12 investments in Business Development
CyberAgent Capital
CyberAgent Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of CyberAgent, based in Tokyo, Japan. It acts as seed-to-early stage investor focused on internet and information technology startups across Asia, providing capital along with practical know-how, hands-on support, and access to CyberAgent’s global network to help startups form, develop products, and grow. The firm positions itself as a co-creation capital that accelerates innovation from Asia, backing portfolio companies across industries and leveraging CyberAgent’s ecosystem to create scalable growth.
Made 14 investments in Business Development
SV Angel
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital and angel investment firm that supports startups through capital, strategic guidance, and hands-on operational help. The firm assists founders with capital raising, business development, strategic networking, talent acquisition, and corporate transactions, leveraging a broad network to connect portfolio companies with partners, executives, and ecosystem resources. It emphasizes founder-focused support, offering strategic insights, governance guidance, and practical assistance at key growth inflection points to help technology companies scale. SV Angel invests across enterprise software, consumer, fintech, high tech, and information technology sectors, and has a history of backing notable companies such as OpenAI, Databricks, Eventbrite, Cedar, and Vercel.
Made 15 investments in Business Development
Yapay Zeka Fabrikasi
Yapay Zeka Fabrikasi is a corporate venture capital arm based in Istanbul, founded in 2023, that operates as a program focused on cooperation and investment with Turkish artificial intelligence initiatives, offering support for growth and international success and prioritizing investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning companies.
Made 2 investments in Business Development
Venrock
Venrock is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on seed and first-round investments in technology and healthcare, with a broad remit across information technology, life sciences, media, energy, and emerging tech. The firm backs early- and growth-stage companies and has supported a number of notable portfolio companies, including Apple Computer, Intel, Illumina, Gilead Sciences, Endeca, Imperva, DoubleClick, Athenahealth, Centocor, Check Point Software, Nest, SlideShare, and Tudou. Venrock emphasizes partnering with entrepreneurs to build enduring companies and leverages its long history in technology and healthcare to help founders navigate growth, strategy, and complex markets.
Made 12 investments in Business Development
Village Global
Village Global is an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2017, it targets pre-seed and seed investments across sectors such as fintech, healthcare technology, financial services, information technology, mobile, SaaS, artificial intelligence, and supply chain. The firm is backed by a network of prominent entrepreneurs and industry figures, including Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, and emphasizes resources, mentorship, fundraising support, and peer-to-peer learning to help high-growth tech startups scale. In addition to funding, Village Global operates as a network that connects founders with experienced mentors, partner forums, and exclusive events, aiming to democratize access to valuable insights and opportunities. The firm maintains a focus on B2B, B2C, and technology-enabled ventures and positions itself as a supportive, founder-centric investor.
Made 11 investments in Business Development
shuckerVC
shuckerVC is a venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 2023. The firm concentrates on early-stage B2B software startups across various industries. It distinguishes itself by providing hands-on operational support through a dedicated full-time Support Partner who handles back-office functions such as recruiting, finance, and marketing, allowing founders to focus on product development and customer acquisition. This approach seeks to shorten time to market and strengthen the performance of portfolio companies. The firm backs disruptive technologies, including conversational AI, and its portfolio features companies such as Algorized, Runreal, Atlas Agents, Sindarin, and Brev.
Made 1 investment in Business Development
Presidio Ventures
Presidio Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Corporation, based in California. It invests in early-stage technology companies across sectors including enterprise IT, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, fintech, digital media, mobility, the Internet of Things, and robotics. The firm supports portfolio companies with capital and business development expertise to help them scale and enter global markets, leveraging Sumitomo’s extensive network to connect startups with customers, partners, and resources. Presidio focuses on opportunities in industries that shape everyday life and aims to accompany portfolio companies from early-stage investment through growth and IPO.
Made 1 investment in Business Development
Mercia Ventures
Mercia Ventures is an early‑stage to scale‑up investment firm that provides growth capital to ambitious UK businesses. With a national presence, it offers tailored support and expertise to help companies expand and achieve their strategic objectives.
Made 1 investment in Business Development
Tiger Global Management
Tiger Global Management is a global investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman. It invests in both private and public markets worldwide, with a focus on technology, internet, consumer, and financial services companies. The firm employs strategies across public equities, including growth and long/short approaches, and private investments across early to late stages, seeking high-quality growth opportunities throughout the lifecycle of portfolio companies. Its activities span globally, aiming to back innovative companies across diverse regions and industries. As a registered investment adviser in the United States, Tiger Global conducts its business through its own platform, dedicating capital to long-term partnerships with high-potential companies.
Made 18 investments in Business Development
Vivo Capital
Vivo Capital is a healthcare investment firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taipei. It invests in healthcare and life sciences companies across the United States, China, and other global markets, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services. Its investment activities span venture capital, growth equity, private equity, and public equity.
Made 9 investments in Business Development
GTMfund
GTMfund is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona that invests in B2B software-as-a-service and AI startups. The firm provides capital along with hands-on go-to-market support, leveraging a large network of go-to-market leaders to help portfolio companies refine strategy, accelerate distribution, and execute hiring and growth initiatives. Through its GTMnow platform and direct access to industry experts, GTMfund aims to accelerate growth for its founders from pre-seed to seed stages.
Made 5 investments in Business Development
North East Fund
North East Fund is a venture capital firm and investment finance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and County Durham in the United Kingdom. Backed by regional authorities, it operates through three core funds: the North East Spinout Inspire Fund, which commercialises regional university research; the North East Accelerate Fund, supporting startups and growth; and the North East Elevate Fund, offering loans to more established businesses. Since 2005 it has invested £420 million in 2,288 companies, generating over 11,300 jobs and £1 billion in economic impact. It hosts drop-in events and launches initiatives to unlock investment and supports regional entrepreneurship and economic development through targeted investment and partnerships.
Made 2 investments in Business Development
Right Side Capital Management
Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that employs a quantitative, data-driven approach to fund technology startups at the earliest stages. Founded in 2012, it concentrates on capital-efficient companies that are generating revenue and typically seeks rounds of 50,000 to 500,000 dollars, often outside the traditional SF Bay Area and NYC hubs. The firm targets pre-product-market fit ventures across the United States and Canada, making a high volume of investments—hundreds of portfolio companies and more than two thousand investments since inception—with a philosophy of rapid, transparent decision-making and broad post-investment engagement. Its team leverages extensive operational experience to provide hands-on mentorship in areas such as sales, marketing, fundraising, and operations, aiming to support startups through critical growth phases and facilitate later-stage partnerships. RSCM positions itself as an operating-style fund focused on supporting founders, not a standard VC, and emphasizes building a diverse, founder-focused community through events and guidance.
Made 23 investments in Business Development
SOSV
SOSV is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage deep-tech and cross-border software companies, investing primarily from pre-seed through growth stages. It accelerates product development, regulatory progress, fundraising, and commercial strategy by providing founders access to purpose-built labs, engineering spaces, and a broad physical and virtual infrastructure across multiple locations. The firm's program-driven approach combines selective funding with hands-on support, mentorship, and a wide network of co-investors and partners to help portfolio companies scale. SOSV operates a suite of specialized facilities for deep-tech founders, including incubation programs that connect startups with customers, researchers, and investors, and it emphasizes long-term relationships through ongoing operational and strategic assistance. While active globally, it maintains strong ties to Asia-focused cross-border markets and supports a diverse portfolio spanning bio-tech, hardware, robotics, software, and related fields.
Made 21 investments in Business Development
SV Investment
SV Investment is a Seoul, South Korea-based venture capital firm founded in 2006. It manages approximately KRW 1.93 trillion in assets and has achieved a gross IRR of 23.6%, with a portfolio including 65 listed companies and 344 active investments. The firm concentrates on sectors including healthcare, information technology, life sciences, e-commerce, financial technology, food technology, gaming, health technology, micro-mobility, and agriculture technology. It seeks to support innovative companies through strategic funding and guidance to drive growth and scale globally. The leadership includes Park Seong-ho and Hong Won-ho.
Made 4 investments in Business Development
Turkey Development Fund
Turkey Development Fund is an economic development agency based in Istanbul, established in 2019. It invests in startups and funds that support Turkey's sustainable development, with a focus on strengthening strategically important economic sectors and developing the nascent venture capital ecosystem. Assets are managed by a board of directors, providing governance for investment decisions.
Made 2 investments in Business Development
LvlUp Ventures
LvlUp Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York that invests in startups across sectors including technology, consumer products, fintech, gaming, and sports. It supports companies from pre-seed through Series A and provides operational guidance through accelerator programs, corporate partnerships, and its investor network. The firm operates globally, with activity in regions including the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
Made 2 investments in Business Development
Rebel Fund
Rebel Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups with a focus on big data, SaaS, information technology, software, TMT and artificial intelligence. The firm emphasizes data-driven decision making and leverages proprietary analytics and machine learning to identify high-potential YC-affiliated startups. Backed by Y Combinator alumni, Rebel Fund draws on experience in investing, business, law, finance and technology to build a diversified portfolio. It has invested in hundreds of startups and seeks statistically favorable returns, including a strong deal flow pre-Demo Day, according to its disclosures. Rebel Fund positions itself as an AI-enabled investor that analyzes YC data to guide early funding decisions.
Made 5 investments in Business Development
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator is a New York City-based technology accelerator founded in 2011. It runs two four-month cohorts annually, providing seed capital, hands-on mentorship, and a coworking environment for early-stage startups. The program includes an initial investment of $150,000 on a post-money SAFE in exchange for 6% equity, along with free office space, cloud hosting credits, and access to professional services through partner firms. ERA has supported more than 400 startups that have collectively raised over $2.5 billion in capital and achieved more than $10 billion in market capitalization. The accelerator leverages a mentor network of more than 500 industry experts, serial entrepreneurs, and corporate executives, and maintains active engagement through Demo Day and ongoing news updates. TIME named ERA among America’s Best Accelerators in 2026.
Made 8 investments in Business Development