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 Bengaluru in 2006, Saama Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on technology, fintech, and consumer-oriented industries in India. The firm invests in early-stage companies, collaborating with entrepreneurs to drive growth and diversification across sectors.
DSG Consumer Partners is a venture capital firm based in Singapore that focuses on identifying, investing in, and growing consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia. It primarily takes minority equity stakes in unlisted companies but may pursue control deals with the right management. The firm provides growth capital and liquidity to founders and shareholders, including secondary transactions, and pursues a long-term investment approach. The founders have backed leading consumer brands since 2004, such as Sula Wines, Saffronart, Cleartrip, Redmart, Mocha, and Veeba Food Services.
AccelFoods is a New York-based company founded in 2013 that focuses on partnering with high-growth early-stage food and beverage companies. It provides driven founders with access to industry expertise and infrastructure necessary to develop unique products and effective go-to-market strategies. By connecting emerging companies with valuable resources, AccelFoods aims to foster the creation of the next generation of enduring brands within the food and beverage ecosystem.
The Development Bank of Wales is an independent company that provides commercial funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Wales. It invests private and public funds, including EU funds, across various sectors such as B2B, healthcare, technology, and life sciences.
New Age India Fund, headquartered in Mumbai, is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies across sectors such as fintech, agritech, consumer tech, envirotech, and healthtech. It offers a mix of debt and equity financing to support the growth of emerging and young businesses.
Venture Catalysts is recognized as Asia's largest integrated incubator, established in 2016, which offers investments ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per startup, along with incubation support for 18 to 24 months. It has successfully incubated notable companies such as BharatPe, Fynd, and Innov8, which have emerged as leaders in their respective categories. With a robust network of over 4,500 angel investors across 36 cities in six countries, including India, Hong Kong, and the UAE, Venture Catalysts has attracted participation from prominent global investors like YCombinator and Greenoaks. The organization focuses on nurturing the startup ecosystem in Tier II and III cities in India, conducting incubation programs in locations such as Ahmedabad, Lucknow, and Surat, as well as major metros. In addition to providing seed and Series A funding, Venture Catalysts excels in startup development, strategic guidance, and investor education, ensuring substantial returns for its investors. Its leadership in the early-stage investment landscape is underscored by the successful fundraising of over ten incubatees in a challenging market environment, solidifying its reputation as a top early-stage investor in India.
Moriah Asset, established in 2019, is a venture capital firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The company invests in early-stage businesses operating in sectors such as B2B, media, energy, healthcare, information technology, and advertisement technology, with a particular focus on SaaS and lohas & wellness industries.
Horizons Ventures, established in 2002, is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm specializing in seed, early-stage, and late-stage investments. It focuses on disruptive and technology-driven startups, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, healthcare technology, and SaaS. The firm has a track record of successful exits, including notable companies like Skype, Siri, Facebook, Summly, and Waze.
Nordic FoodTech VC is a venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2018. It focuses on early-stage investments in Nordic food tech companies, supporting startups across the Nordic region, including Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The firm targets innovative solutions in the food sector and aims to back companies that drive the future of food in the Nordic market.
Established by Mondelēz International in 2018, SnackFutures is an innovation hub dedicated to exploring emerging snacking trends globally. It focuses on building and growing small brands with significant potential, leveraging entrepreneurial talent and 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.
Branded Hospitality is a New York-based platform that drives growth and transformation in the food service and hospitality industries through three integrated lines: venture investments, solutions, and media. With more than 25 years of industry experience, it connects emerging brands, cutting-edge technologies, and capital to accelerate success. Its venture investments back innovative technologies and scalable concepts reshaping hospitality, providing capital and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs and startups. In its solutions business, Branded Hospitality develops tailored programs with corporate partners to improve operational efficiency, broaden brand visibility, and open new markets, including influencer marketing, digital storytelling, and B2B partnerships. As a media company, it creates and distributes content through channels such as its award-winning podcast The Hospitality Hangout, reaching decision-makers and industry leaders to foster dialogue and share insights. The firm emphasizes practical support and strategic guidance to portfolio companies and partners to drive growth and industry-wide change.
Founder Collective is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2009 with roots in Cambridge, Massachusetts and offices in New York. The firm is built by entrepreneurs who have founded and exited technology companies, and it aims to back founders by providing practical capital and guidance to navigate the risks of venture funding. It concentrates on early investments in technology companies, with an emphasis on software and information technology, and it makes bets across the United States and beyond, though its roots are on the East Coast. The team partners with portfolio companies to help them scale, often supporting startups that seek modest initial financings. Through its network and hands-on approach, Founder Collective seeks to partner with ambitious teams to grow durable, technology-driven businesses.
JamJar Investments LLP is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2013, specializing in seed and early-stage investments primarily in the consumer services and products sectors, as well as technology and non-tech industries, including food and drink. The firm targets high-growth consumer brand businesses in Europe and typically invests between £0.15 million and £1 million in initial rounds, with the capacity for follow-on investments. JamJar is distinctively led by the founders of innocent drinks, who bring over 14 years of operational and commercial experience from building the brand to its acquisition by Coca-Cola. This background enables JamJar to understand the entrepreneurial journey, including its challenges and potential solutions, and fosters a collaborative investment approach, often preferring to work with teams rather than individuals.
Founded in Mumbai, India in 2019, 100X.VC is a venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments across India. It is the first VC to use India SAFE Notes for early-stage startup investments. Known for its fast-paced approach and commitment to building relationships with founders, co-investors, and other stakeholders, 100X.VC provides comprehensive support post-investment, acting as a coach, strategy consultant, investment banker, business mentor, and trusted advisor.
Founded in 2016, Blue Horizon is a Swiss investment firm focused on the agriculture and food processing sectors. It partners with farmers, food producers, and distribution chains to invest in companies and support innovation in plant-based foods and food technology.
DMG Ventures is the venture capital arm of Daily Mail and General Trust plc. Established in 2015, it focuses on investing in early-stage businesses within sectors such as e-commerce, prop-tech, publisher-tech, and media. The firm commits time, capital, and resources to support these start-ups, leveraging its extensive industry networks and media properties to help grow their brands and market presence.
Founded in Luxembourg City in 2016, Praesidium is a private investment fund focusing on technology-driven companies that aim to revolutionize industries and improve lives. They primarily invest in earlier-stage ventures but also consider funding more advanced companies for growth acceleration.
Founded in 1989, Connecticut Innovations supports high-tech companies by providing strategic capital and operational insight. They focus on energy, biotechnology, information technology, and photonics sectors, offering flexible financing, guidance, and valuable partnerships to enable growth.
Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures, also known as ALIVE Ventures, is a unique Latin American fund manager focused on impact investing. They prioritize measuring impact through a data-driven approach, emphasizing understanding how lives are being positively affected. With a strong commitment to gender lens investing, ALIVE Ventures aims to create a community of investors dedicated to making a difference and learning from their investments. By collaborating and sharing knowledge, they strive to expand the impact investing landscape in Latin America. While prioritizing social impact, ALIVE Ventures also aims to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to their investors.
Desert Bloom is a venture capital firm founded in 2019, with a focus on supporting innovative businesses within the food and beverage industry. Based in New York, it provides consultation services aimed at fostering growth and development in this sector. The firm is dedicated to identifying promising opportunities and assisting companies in navigating the complexities of the food industry, thereby contributing to their success and sustainability.
Founded in 2023, Moonstone is a venture capital firm based in Milan, Italy. It invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across sectors and geographies, focusing on founders committed to addressing impactful global challenges.
Founded in Rome, Italy in 2015, CDP Venture Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to fostering innovation and economic growth. It invests in early-stage and growth companies across various sectors, with a focus on Italian startups.
Ulixes Capital Partners is a venture capital investment firm established in 2019 and headquartered in Milan, Italy. The firm focuses on investing in the technology sector, seeking to support innovative startups and emerging companies. Ulixes Capital Partners aims to leverage its expertise to identify and nurture opportunities within this dynamic industry, fostering growth and development for its portfolio companies.
Grey Silo Ventures, established in 2022 as the corporate venture capital arm of Cereal Docks Group in Vicenza, Italy, focuses on investing in the supply chain of non-animal-based ingredients and innovative food technologies. The firm aims to enhance the global food-tech landscape while leveraging its expertise in processing plant-based sources. It actively explores the potential of new fermentation processes, innovative green proteins, and areas like ag-tech and cellular agriculture. By supporting seed-stage to later-stage companies in the B2B and B2C sectors, Grey Silo Ventures seeks to foster an ecosystem of innovative food-related businesses. The firm is dedicated to developing sustainable and functional ingredients that meet the growing demands of consumers for healthier and more inclusive diets. Through strategic investments in visionary founders, Grey Silo Ventures aspires to address contemporary market needs while promoting sustainability and innovation in the food industry.
S2G Ventures is a Chicago-based, multi-stage investment firm focused on fostering innovation across food and agriculture, oceans, and energy. Founded in 2014, it targets late-stage venture and growth investments and maintains a portfolio spanning seed, venture, and growth rounds. The firm backs entrepreneurs delivering market-driven solutions that transform food systems and related sectors, including ingredients, infrastructure and logistics, food safety technology, retail and consumer brands, as well as opportunities in ocean and energy domains. Its objective is to catalyze healthier, sustainable, and locally sourced food systems through investments that cover agricultural products, logistics, and consumer offerings.
Five Seasons Ventures, established in 2016, is a Paris-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies operating in the food and agriculture sectors. The firm focuses on Europe, with a particular interest in Italy and France, and considers investments outside the region. It typically allocates between €2 million to €10 million per investment, taking significant minority stakes and board seats, often as part of a syndicate. Five Seasons Ventures supports innovative companies that cater to evolving consumer preferences, such as healthier food, convenience, cleaner labels, and sustainability, by providing capital, technology expertise, industry connections, and operational support.
Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.
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.
Tyson Ventures, LLC is the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, Inc., established in December 2016 and located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm focuses on investing in startup, early-stage, and mature companies within the food and agriculture sectors. Tyson Ventures emphasizes food production, packaging, distribution, nutrition, food waste, and safety, while also targeting innovative companies and technologies related to fresh meats, poultry, and prepared foods. Additionally, the firm is interested in companies that develop meat substitutes and alternative proteins, address food insecurity, and enhance resource application within the food supply chain. Tyson Ventures aims to play a strategic role in the companies it invests in, often seeking a board observer position to foster collaboration and innovation in the food industry.
Accomplice is a Boston-based venture capital firm, with an additional office in San Francisco, specializing in seed and early-stage investments in technology startups. It primarily invests in companies focused on cybersecurity, eSports, data analytics, SMB class software, emerging hardware platforms, and marketplaces. Accomplice uniquely leverages community platforms like AngelList, Boston Syndicates, and Maiden Lane to empower and fund exceptional founders. With a majority of its investments in Boston and additional investments throughout the U.S., Canada, and the E.U., Accomplice is one of the most active early-stage firms in New England.
Founded in 2011, Alliance Consumer Growth is a New York-based private equity firm specializing in early-stage investments in consumer goods, retail, and restaurant brands. The company provides growth capital and strategic partnerships to promising young businesses in the food & beverage, personal care, beauty, pet care, restaurants, and apparel sectors across the United States.
Founded in 2006, Z47 is a venture capital firm based in Bengaluru, India. It invests in technology startups focused on the Indian consumer market and global enterprise solutions, typically at seed, early, and early growth stages.
Established in 2015 by Strauss Group, The Kitchen is a hub dedicated to incubating and investing in early-stage FoodTech startups. It supports up to four startups annually with close mentorship from its team and experts.
Founded in 2018, Inflection Point Ventures is an angel investment network based in Gurgaon, India. It supports early-to-mid stage startups by providing capital and leveraging its extensive network of investors to offer market access, guidance, and mentorship.
Ventech is a Paris-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that invests in seed and early-stage startups. It operates with a European footprint including offices in Paris, Munich and Helsinki, and maintains a presence in Asia through its China arm in Shanghai. The firm adopts an industry-agnostic approach, funding opportunities in software and hardware across B2B and B2C models, and focuses on sectors such as cloud infrastructure, development tools, vertical solutions, consumer platforms, media and climate tech. Ventech supports portfolio companies as they scale and pursue global growth, leveraging its international network to help startups become global leaders.
Founded in 2018, BackBone Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Zurich and Frankfurt am Main. It specializes in seed and early-stage investments, focusing on information technology, food tech, and disruptive technologies across Europe and Israel.
Founded in 2014, Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate dedicated to supporting the LGBT+ community. It invests globally in companies led by LGBT+ founders or C-suite executives at all stages of growth, focusing on inclusivity and positive social change.
GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in technology companies across various stages and sectors. Established in 2000, the firm has offices in Silicon Valley, Singapore, and Beijing, providing expansion capital ranging from $5 to $25 million for initial investments. GGV Capital focuses on companies operating in the U.S., China, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, Europe, and Israel.
Established in 2019, Btomorrow Ventures is the venture capital arm of British American Tobacco (BAT), headquartered in London. It invests in innovative startups focused on health and wellness, functional products, science, sustainability, and technology sectors, aiming to accelerate growth and enhance innovation.
Triangle Tweener Fund, established in 2021 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage, high-technology startups within the Triangle area, which includes Raleigh, Durham, and surrounding regions. The firm aims to build a comprehensive index of private company investments that meet its specific 'Tweener List' criteria, targeting promising ventures at a critical stage of their development. By concentrating on seed and early-stage investments, Triangle Tweener Fund seeks to support the growth of innovative companies that have the potential to contribute significantly to the local economy and the tech landscape.
Mandi Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on food and agriculture technologies. It backs startups that use technology to improve efficiency and sustainability across the food value chain, supporting companies as they develop and commercialize new offerings. The firm operates globally, with offices in São Paulo and Brussels, and a network of industry professionals that includes farmers, founders, and executives to help portfolio companies scale. It invests primarily in seed and other early-stage ventures across sectors such as food, climate tech, fintech, wellness, life sciences, and agriculture, across the Americas, Europe, and Israel. Mandi Ventures aims to accelerate the adoption of disruptive technologies in the food and agriculture industries by combining capital with strategic guidance and industry connections.
Slingshot Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that backs fast-growing technology, e-commerce and internet-enabled businesses across Western Europe. It invests across early, growth and expansion stages, with initial ticket sizes typically ranging from €0.5 million to €10 million and potential to participate in multiple rounds up to €10 million. The firm focuses on B2C and B2B2C models, information technology, SaaS, e-commerce and related sectors, leveraging its knowledge, experience and international network to help portfolio companies scale. Its approach combines smart capital with active support, aiming to accelerate ambitious entrepreneurs with cross-border potential and a portfolio spanning the Netherlands and beyond.
Founded in London in 2017, Redrice Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on seed-stage investments. They specialize in purpose-driven consumer brands and related tech companies across B2B, consumer goods, and retail tech sectors.