Top investors in Design

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FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It is stage-agnostic, backing seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range of fifty thousand to five million dollars. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm leverages its network and experience in the marketplace sector to support founders aiming for rapid growth. The firm maintains a broad portfolio across e-commerce, on-demand services, fintech, and related technologies, with notable investments in Alibaba, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest. FJ Labs emphasizes partnerships with visionary founders and uses its sector expertise to help portfolio companies scale and achieve expansion.
Made 47 investments in Design

Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo. It enables accredited investors, especially alumni networks, to access diversified venture opportunities by co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms. Through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, it sources opportunities across stages and geographies, conducts rigorous due diligence, and aims for transparent, founder-friendly support. The firm backs a diversified portfolio of startups, including more than 1,600 companies, and has attracted substantial committed capital and a large community of individual investors, underscoring its mission to democratize access to venture capital while partnering with established VC firms.
Made 29 investments in Design

Business Growth Fund

Business Growth Fund is a growth capital provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland that backs small and mid-sized companies to scale, with a focus on long-term growth in sectors such as deep tech and life sciences. Founded in 2011, BGF offers patient capital and typically non-controlling equity, complemented by strategic guidance, access to networks, and follow-on funding. It partners with entrepreneurs to support growth beyond investment, leveraging a broad network of experienced directors and advisers to help portfolio companies scale, innovate, and navigate exits across industries including manufacturing, life sciences, waste management, and technology.
Made 52 investments in Design

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm established in 1974 that funds seed, development-stage and startup companies in Japan, focusing on life sciences, healthcare, biotechnology, information technology, electronics and other high-technology sectors such as fintech and AI. It pursues cross-border opportunities and investment syndication, often collaborating with MUFG and international partners to support portfolio companies’ growth and access to overseas markets, and to connect Japanese portfolio companies with strategic partners and potential exits.
Made 21 investments in Design

Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software-as-a-service startups in Latin America, providing growth capital, mentorship, and access to a broad network of strategic partners and co-investors to help portfolio companies scale, and operates a corporate venture capital arm that collaborates with corporate partners through flexible operating models and end-to-end support.
Made 47 investments in Design

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that provides capital and strategic support to technology-driven startups across early- to late-stage cycles. It pursues opportunities in AI, digital health, healthcare technologies, sustainability, fintech, consumer and enterprise technology, and other frontier areas, focusing on innovative business models and world-class teams. The firm emphasizes a contrarian, long-term approach and seeks to help entrepreneurs address meaningful societal and economic challenges through science, technology, and design.
Made 25 investments in Design

IDG Capital

IDG Capital is a global investment firm with over 30 years of experience, originating in China and headquartered in Hong Kong. It finances companies across venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, secondary markets and public markets, supporting a lifecycle from early stage to scale. The firm maintains a worldwide presence with offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, and backs a large portfolio through long-term, value-driven partnerships with founders. IDG Capital leverages a combination of local market insight and global resources to identify inbound and outbound opportunities in China and other Asian markets, while collaborating with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors as limited partners. Its track record includes hundreds of exits and involvement in notable growth stories across technology, consumer, healthcare and other sectors, reflecting a disciplined approach to building lasting companies.
Made 42 investments in Design

European Innovation Council

European Innovation Council is a European Union initiative established in 2018 to support deep-technology innovation and help startups, researchers, and small companies scale. It offers funding opportunities and business acceleration services, and engages in co-investment with private investors in early-stage ventures with ESG impact. The EIC emphasizes female entrepreneurship through programs such as Women TechEU and related awards, and provides resources to promote knowledge sharing and community building. Based in Brussels, it pursues a European-wide mandate to strengthen Europe's position in the global deep-tech ecosystem.
Made 28 investments in Design

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that funds early-stage and growth companies across sectors including consumer, enterprise software, fintech, crypto, and healthcare. Based in San Francisco with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and other locations, it provides capital and strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs build scalable, durable businesses. The firm emphasizes the use of technology, including artificial intelligence, to accelerate growth and drive meaningful impact. General Catalyst partners with management teams to support product development, go-to-market strategies, and organizational growth, aiming to back companies with potential for wide adoption and long-term value creation, rather than focusing solely on near-term exits.
Made 32 investments in Design

SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.
Made 49 investments in Design

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It funds technology startups across seed to late stages, with investments spanning software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, consumer internet, fintech, artificial intelligence, crypto, infrastructure, and biotechnology at the intersection of computer science and life sciences. The firm emphasizes supporting portfolio companies through growth and strategic partnerships and maintains a broad tech-focused investment approach, aiming to add value beyond capital.
Made 25 investments in Design

Fireside Ventures

Fireside Ventures is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm that concentrates on building iconic consumer brands in India. Established in 2017, it backs early-stage consumer product and services startups across sectors including personal care, health and wellness, and apparel. The firm emphasizes a collaborative approach with founders through its Fireside Way, prioritizing value creation, investor support, and social responsibility. It has mobilized substantial capital across multiple funds and supports a portfolio of consumer brands through a hands-on, long-term partnership model aimed at helping founders grow into market-leading businesses.
Made 15 investments in Design

Innovation Works

Innovation Works is a Pittsburgh-based venture capital firm and regional technology-support organization that funds seed-stage technology companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It provides capital, mentorship, and programmatic resources to startups in robotics, hardware, software, and life sciences, and operates accelerators and programs such as AlphaLab, the Robotics Factory, the Seed Fund, and Manufacturing Assistance to advance prototypes to production. As the Ben Franklin Technology Partner for Southwestern Pennsylvania, supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, it connects founders with capital, expertise, and a broad regional network to help companies grow faster. Throughout its history, Innovation Works has nurtured hundreds of startups and aided portfolio firms in raising substantial follow-on funding and achieving exits, underscoring its role as a leading early-stage investor and ecosystem builder in the region.
Made 40 investments in Design

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to seed, early, and growth-stage technology companies, focusing on software, information technology, internet, and related sectors. The firm operates globally, with investments and activity across the United States, China, India, Israel, and other markets through a network of regional partners. Sequoia Capital emphasizes selective, long-term partnerships, working closely with portfolio companies to assist with product development, business building, and market expansion to support durable growth.
Made 42 investments in Design

Right Side Capital Management

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that targets early-stage, capital-efficient technology startups in the United States and Canada. The firm employs a data-driven, quantitative approach to investment decisions and aims for rapid yes-or-no conclusions, often within two weeks. Typical rounds encompass small checks in the low hundreds of thousands, with the potential for larger commitments in exceptional cases, and a portfolio-wide strategy that emphasizes diversification. Beyond capital, it provides hands-on mentorship in areas such as sales, marketing, and fundraising, leveraging a network of investors and seasoned operators to support portfolio companies after investment. The firm focuses on teams still refining product-market fit, including those outside traditional tech hubs, and seeks to help founders scale efficiently through structured operational support and transparent decision processes.
Made 46 investments in Design

Blume Ventures

Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that backs seed- and early-stage technology startups in India. It focuses on tech-driven ventures across consumer internet, enterprise software/SaaS, and deep tech, and pursues long-term partnerships with founders. The firm typically supports companies at pre-Series A, often acting with a hands-on, collaborative approach and co-investing with angels and seed funds, with follow-on investments as portfolio companies grow.
Made 13 investments in Design

Hiventures

Hiventures is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, focused on funding Hungarian startups across multiple sectors. It takes a patient, long-term approach, supporting portfolio companies from prototyping and market validation through subsequent financing rounds and exits. The firm emphasizes technology-driven ventures, including artificial intelligence, deeptech, medtech and greentech, and engages in co-investment partnerships. It maintains a dedicated investment team and actively contributes to the local ecosystem through events and partnerships, including initiatives to back domestic startups via EU-backed funds.
Made 44 investments in Design

Titan Capital

Titan Capital is a venture capital firm based in Gurugram, India, that supports early-stage companies across consumer internet, direct-to-consumer brands, software-as-a-service, fintech, health tech, and business-to-business services. It pursues a founder-centric approach, providing rapid investment decisions, mentorship, and access to a broad network of founders and investors to help portfolio companies scale domestically and internationally. The firm has invested in more than 200 companies and emphasizes backing ambitious entrepreneurs who are committed to building sustainable, high-growth businesses. Notable portfolio companies include Ola, Urban Company, Mamaearth, Razorpay, Ofbusiness, Shadowfax, Credgenics, Giva, and Zoplar.
Made 19 investments in Design

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization founded in 1982 that supports the technology ecosystem in Southeastern Pennsylvania by providing capital, guidance, and connections to early-stage technology companies. It acts as a seed-stage capital provider for the region's technology sectors, facilitates university-industry partnerships to accelerate commercialization, and undertakes initiatives to strengthen the entrepreneurial community across Philadelphia and surrounding counties, with a focus on creating jobs and fostering regional innovation.
Made 3 investments in Design

True Global Ventures

True Global Ventures is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage, AI-first investments, with particular emphasis on agentic AI applications and a hands-on approach that leverages a broad network to support portfolio companies with customer introductions, international expansion, strategic hiring, and fundraising. It typically invests in very early stage internet, software, and mobile applications, often in the range of 0.1 to 0.6 million USD, and avoids hardware, cleantech, and medtech; the firm also engages in fintech, media, and entertainment sectors as part of its financial services focus. Headquartered in Singapore with an additional office in France, True Global Ventures operates across major global tech hubs to help companies scale through its networks and operational support rather than capital alone.
Made 7 investments in Design

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in science and technology companies across all stages, with a focus on transformational technologies and long-term impact. It backs startups addressing difficult problems in sectors such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, energy, information technology, software, advanced manufacturing and defense-related tech, and it emphasizes a founder-friendly approach that provides support with minimal interference. The firm has backed prominent companies including SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb, reflecting a history of early backing for high-growth ventures. Founders Fund seeks global opportunities and partners with entrepreneurs to navigate rapid technological change, from seed to growth investments.
Made 24 investments in Design

Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that concentrates on technology startups and investments in the Internet and mobile markets. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Greycroft leverages a wide network of media and technology industry connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. The firm manages more than $1 billion in assets and has completed over 200 investments in companies such as Acorns, Venmo, Huffington Post, Boxed, Braintree, Scopely, Shipt, Thrive Market, Maker Studios, and The RealReal. Greycroft focuses on partnering with founders to accelerate growth and scale product-driven businesses.
Made 21 investments in Design

Liquid 2 Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma. It provides seed- and early-stage capital to technology startups, occasionally supporting later rounds such as Series B, and often invests alongside co-investors. The firm emphasizes strategic introductions and hands-on guidance to help portfolio companies scale, with a focus on software, TMT, and other technology sectors. By partnering with founders and other investors, Liquid 2 Ventures aims to align capital with long-term company growth.
Made 32 investments in Design

Foundamental

Foundamental is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the project economy, with emphasis on infrastructure, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), heavy supply chains, blue-collar workforce, and related design and manufacturing technologies. It aims to back founders from early stages through Series A, often reserving significant follow-on capital to support growth and scale. The firm emphasizes vertical technology for the built world, including 3D design, construction, robotics, and design technology, and operates across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Foundamental has backed category leaders and a broad portfolio, including Infra.Market, Speckle, Snaptrude and Wiz, and supports portfolio companies with sector knowledge and strategic partnerships to help them reach scale. The firm has a global footprint and seeks to accelerate innovation in construction tech, architecture and manufacturing by combining technical expertise with founder-friendly collaboration.
Made 19 investments in Design

Sauce.vc

Sauce.vc is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in New Delhi, India. It invests in consumer-focused startups operating in food and beverages, personal care, apparel, and lifestyle sectors, supporting early-stage companies with a high-engagement model. The firm leverages a deep service partner network across India to assist portfolio brands in scaling, product development, go-to-market, and distribution.
Made 5 investments in Design

ANRI

ANRI is a Tokyo-based Japanese venture capital firm founded in 2012 that primarily invests in seed and early-stage startups. It targets a broad range of sectors, including business products and services, information technology, energy, blockchain, life sciences, media, and robotics, with an emphasis on climate tech opportunities. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance to early-stage founders to accelerate product development and growth, supporting companies with potential for technological advancement and practical application in Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Made 8 investments in Design

Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed- and pre-seed-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices in New York City and Boston. It backs early-stage technology startups across the United States with a founder-aligned, long-term approach that emphasizes capital efficiency and durable value over rapid ownership targets. The firm is sector-agnostic and prioritizes people and execution, partnering with exceptional founders from idea to IPO. Its portfolio includes notable companies such as Uber, SeatGeek, WHOOP, Shield AI, The Trade Desk, and Suno. The team combines hands-on partnership with an extensive network to support portfolio companies throughout growth and scale.
Made 20 investments in Design

SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 1992 that concentrates on seed to early-stage technology investments, notably in software and AI, primarily in the United States. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and provides strategic support, business development, financing and M&A advice, leveraging its extensive network to offer introductions and resources beyond capital. Its portfolio includes OpenAI, Databricks, Eventbrite, Cedar and Vercel, illustrating a track record of backing transformative technology companies and helping them grow.
Made 43 investments in Design

Mercia Asset Management

Mercia Asset Management is a UK-based asset management firm focused on equity and debt investments. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Henley-in-Arden, it pursues a growth investment approach across venture, private equity and debt, offering what it calls a Complete Capital Solution. The firm manages funds including NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance and NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance to support SMEs and growth-stage companies, with a focus on enabling technology, manufacturing, life sciences, software and related sectors. Its aim is to deliver superior returns for business owners, shareholders and fund investors alike by aligning capital with strategic value creation.
Made 15 investments in Design

Stellaris Venture Partners

Stellaris Venture Partners is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm that concentrates on technology-driven startups in India, investing from seed through Series A. The firm targets software, SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, AI, consumer tech, and related sectors, and tends to back early-stage ventures with a partnership approach, offering strategic guidance and long-term support in addition to capital. Its portfolio emphasizes resilient, scalable businesses, with active involvement across stages to foster innovation and sustainable growth.
Made 10 investments in Design

New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests in technology and healthcare companies across multiple stages, from seed to growth and IPO, and provides strategic support in product development and market expansion. The firm targets sectors including software, AI, consumer technology, digital health, life sciences, and energy technology, and pursues opportunities worldwide. NEA emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders, drawing on domain expertise and a broad network to help portfolio companies scale. It maintains a diverse portfolio across the United States, Asia and other regions, reflecting a global approach to venture investing.
Made 37 investments in Design

BDC Capital

BDC Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada. Based in Montreal with offices across Canada, it engages in direct investments and fund of funds strategies, supporting growth and expansion for mid-market and early-stage companies. The firm focuses on information technology, energy, cleantech, and healthcare, including infrastructure and lifecycle segments, and typically makes early to development-stage investments in Canadian firms, with a preference for minority stakes and syndication. It pursues a range of exit options such as initial public offerings, strategic sales, or leveraged management buyouts. By combining capital with advisory resources, BDC Capital aims to help Canadian businesses scale, innovate, and compete internationally, often partnering with entrepreneurs across provinces like Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Made 22 investments in Design

Inflection Point Ventures

Inflection Point Ventures is India's leading angel network that invests in early- to mid-stage startups. It mobilizes a broad community of CXOs, professionals, high-net-worth individuals and family offices to provide capital, mentorship, and access to markets and customers. The firm emphasizes democratizing angel investing through a low membership fee, small investment tickets, a transparent investment process, and comprehensive upfront due diligence led by industry experts. It operates across industries, focusing on committed and competent founders who can scale, and leverages its ecosystem to offer strategic guidance, networks, and validation to portfolio companies.
Made 13 investments in Design

Venrex Investment Management

Venrex Investment Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It invests in technology-enabled businesses at early stages and backs creative founders to launch and build innovative ventures. The firm has a track record across fashion, fintech, software, and healthcare and maintains a cross-border footprint with operations in London and New York. Venrex emphasizes supportive, hands-on backing for founders and prefers opportunities in technology-enabled sectors.
Made 42 investments in Design

Cherry Ventures

Cherry Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs European founders at pre-seed and seed stages, often as their first institutional investor. Led by former founders and operators with experience scaling companies such as Spotify, Zalando, and Uber, the team supports portfolio founders in go-to-market, growth, and team building, with a focus on technologies that can transform society across AI, healthcare, robotics, fintech, climate tech, and consumer sectors. The firm operates across Europe with offices in Berlin, London, and Stockholm and has backed a diverse set of startups including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Infarm, Forto, and TourRadar. Cherry emphasizes a founder-first approach and provides resources to help startups move from early stages toward scale.
Made 8 investments in Design

Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a Paris-based venture capital firm and one of the world's most active early-stage investors. It backs startups worldwide, typically at seed to Series A, often as lead investor but also alongside other investors. The firm provides funding, a broad network, and hands-on support to help founders recruit teams, learn rapidly, and focus on growth. It emphasizes a pay-it-forward mindset and aims to streamline fundraising so entrepreneurs can return to building their business. Founded in 2010 and backed by Xavier Niel, Kima Ventures has its headquarters in Paris and a London office, and has invested in over 400 startups across 24 countries. Its portfolio spans technology sectors in Europe and beyond, and it often takes a significant minority stake while co-investing with angels and other funds.
Made 28 investments in Design

Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in early-stage, growth, and incubation investments, partnering with founders from inception to IPO and beyond. The firm backs entrepreneurs across a broad range of sectors, including technology, digital media, life sciences, healthcare, consumer products and services, software, cybersecurity, and infrastructure, providing strategic guidance and networks to help companies scale and create long-term value.
Made 29 investments in Design

Flat6Labs

Flat6Labs is an accelerator firm and entrepreneurship platform operating in emerging markets. Founded in 2011 and based in Cairo, it supports founders to build, launch, and grow transformative startups through acceleration programs, ecosystem development, and tailored innovation services. The firm has expanded across the Middle East and Africa with offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis, and it runs regionally focused programs such as StartMashreq and Nawah Pre-Accelerator, along with sector initiatives in FinTech and PropTech. Flat6Labs collaborates with international partners and government initiatives to accelerate scale and regional impact, and it maintains programs and partnerships across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, and Pakistan. The company aims to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems and bridge local startups to global markets.
Made 22 investments in Design

Shunwei Capital

Shunwei Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that backs internet and high-tech startups across China. It focuses on early- and growth-stage investments in technology, internet services, hardware and smart devices, and related sectors, and provides capital plus hands-on guidance to help entrepreneurs scale. The firm pursues opportunities in China’s internet and IT ecosystems and has backed notable companies such as Xiaomi, Agora, Huami Technology, iQIYI, and Viomi Technology.
Made 22 investments in Design

Designer Fund

Designer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital and private equity firm that backs early-stage technology startups where design leadership is central. It supports portfolio companies by helping scale design teams and improve products through programs such as Bridge and Designer Founder Guild, and by cultivating a community of designer founders and design leaders from major tech companies. The firm focuses on technology-driven sectors including financial services, health tech, sustainability, enterprise software, and emerging areas such as AI/ML, climate tech, and blockchain. Designer Fund operates multiple early-stage funds and emphasizes hands-on support, fundraising guidance, branding, and company-building resources to empower designer-led innovation and positive impact.
Made 9 investments in Design

Mint

Mint is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2021, it invests in early-stage technology startups, particularly at the pre-seed stage, and operates as an independent firm that supports entrepreneurs by bridging finance and business, investors and founders, to foster startup growth.
Made 3 investments in Design

Halogen Ventures

Halogen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer technology companies led by women, supporting pre-seed through Series A rounds. The firm emphasizes hands-on involvement, offering strategic guidance, network access, talent recruitment, and help with fundraising and branding to help founders build scalable businesses and pursue exits such as acquisitions or IPOs.
Made 8 investments in Design

Lerer Hippeau

Lerer Hippeau is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments across a wide range of sectors, including fintech, blockchain, hardware and robotics, healthcare, software, marketing services, media, and consumer goods. Founded in 2010, the firm backs founders from seed stage through near-term scaling, taking an active partner approach to help companies grow. With a broad portfolio in enterprise and consumer businesses, Lerer Hippeau is recognized as one of New York's most active early-stage investors and operates as a strategic partner for portfolio companies as they scale.
Made 29 investments in Design

IMM Investment

IMM Investment is a Seoul-based asset manager and private equity firm specializing in venture capital, growth equity, infrastructure, mezzanine and multi-asset strategies. Founded in 1999, it operates across Asia with offices in Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong, and pursues investments in information technology, healthcare/biotech and manufacturing, as well as technology-enabled sectors such as IT infrastructure and digital hardware. The firm emphasizes active ownership, collaboration with portfolio companies, and cross-border opportunities, including fund-of-funds and real estate. It targets mid-sized companies in South Korea and broader Asia, focusing on value creation through growth, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic recapitalizations, and manages a multi-stage investment approach across startups, expansion and mezzanine rounds. The team, comprising seasoned investment professionals, aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns and supports entrepreneurs through various growth phases.
Made 17 investments in Design

RRE Ventures

RRE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 1994 that backs early-stage technology companies across sectors including AI, consumer, enterprise software, fintech, hardware, healthcare, media, robotics, and space. It typically participates in seed and Series A rounds and emphasizes a boutique model that fosters deep, lasting relationships between founders and seasoned partners. The firm uses AI-driven analysis to identify promising ventures and augment its investment and mentorship capabilities. RRE has managed over $2.5 billion in assets, supported more than 400 portfolio companies, and facilitated 125 plus exits, reflecting a long-standing commitment to helping founders build and scale across stages. It focuses on technology and financial services while cultivating founder success through mentorship and extensive networking opportunities.
Made 20 investments in Design

Root Ventures

Root Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that backs early-stage technology startups focused on deep-tech, including hardware, robotics, software, manufacturing, and related sectors. Founded in 2013, the firm supports technical teams developing innovative solutions and provides early capital and strategic guidance to bring hardware and software-enabled products to market.
Made 14 investments in Design

Uncork Capital

Uncork Capital is a California-based seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2004 that concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in software, AI and related technology sectors across the United States and Canada. The firm typically makes initial seed checks around three to five million dollars and often leads seed rounds, offering hands-on partnership and strategic support beyond capital. Its investment philosophy centers on founder–market fit, strong teams, growing total addressable market, and tailwinds, with a hands-on approach to help portfolio companies scale. Across its history it has backed over 290 companies, delivering more than 100 meaningful outcomes and more than $60 billion in enterprise value, including notable growth in enterprise software and consumer platforms.
Made 19 investments in Design

ANOBAKA

ANOBAKA is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage IT and internet startups. Founded in 2015, it leverages group resources to add value beyond capital, providing hands-on support such as engineering-driven development consulting, sales assistance, and international marketing. The firm typically invests 10 million to 50 million yen and supports portfolio companies through IPOs or M&A. It emphasizes bold, ambitious entrepreneurship and maintains a relatively fast investment process, typically completing from initial interview to investment within one to two months.
Made 6 investments in Design

Lux Capital

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in companies at the intersection of science, technology, and industry. The firm backs ventures applying research across sectors including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, advanced materials, space, and energy, with an emphasis on translating complex innovations into scalable businesses. Lux provides capital together with strategic input on product development, company building, and long-term positioning, and takes an active role to help founders navigate technical and market challenges. The firm evaluates opportunities based on the underlying science, potential industry impact, and feasibility of execution over extended horizons. With offices in New York and Silicon Valley, Lux collaborates with technical founders, researchers, and teams to build durable market leaders and accelerate scientific breakthroughs into real-world applications.
Made 8 investments in Design

KB Investment

KB Investment is the venture capital and private equity arm of KB Financial Group, founded in 1990 and based in Seoul, South Korea. It invests in early-stage startups, selected buyouts and spinouts, turnaround and growth capital across information technology, biotechnology, hardware and software, semiconductors, gaming, healthcare and life sciences, clean tech and related industries. While primarily focused on South Korea, the firm also pursues opportunities in the United States, Southeast Asia and Israel. It supports portfolio companies with active guidance in strategy, operations and governance to help accelerate growth and value creation.
Made 15 investments in Design