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.

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

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.

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.

Tiger Global Management is a global investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman. It manages investments across public and private markets with a technology-focused approach across the United States and international markets. In public markets, it employs long/short and growth strategies, while in private markets it targets early to late‑stage companies across diverse industries. The firm seeks high‑quality, growth‑oriented opportunities and supports portfolio companies throughout their lifecycle. It operates as a registered investment adviser and has a broad global footprint with hundreds of investments worldwide, reflecting its emphasis on research-driven, long‑term partnerships with innovative companies across growth stages.

Kima Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Paris with an office in London that concentrates on early-stage investments, typically from seed to Series A. It often acts as lead investor and provides funding, a wide network, and hands-on support to help founders recruit teams, learn quickly, and execute toward growth. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making to keep fundraising smooth and allow founders to focus on building the business, and it operates as a network of founders and experts sharing a pay-it-forward mindset. Founded in 2010 and backed by Xavier Niel, Kima Ventures has backed over 400 startups in 24 countries, reflecting its global reach.

CRV is a Palo Alto–based early-stage venture capital firm that traces its roots to 1970 as Charles River Ventures. The firm pursues a hands-on, value-added approach to back seed through Series B technology, consumer, healthcare and enterprise companies across North America. With a long history as one of the industry’s oldest venture firms, CRV emphasizes deep collaboration with founders, mentorship on strategy, product development, customer acquisition and IP protection to help portfolio companies reach growth milestones. It maintains offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Menlo Park, California, and has supported a broad set of startups that have gone on to become category leaders. CRV aims to act as a trusted, long-term partner beyond capital, guiding companies from inception to IPO and beyond.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna, founded in 2011. It backs early to growth-stage technology companies across Europe and beyond, with sector-focused teams active in AI and infrastructure, climate tech, fintech and DeFi, health and bio, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer software, SaaS, and related infrastructure. The firm combines capital with hands-on support, often leading initial investments and participating in follow-on rounds to help portfolio companies scale quickly. It operates from six offices across Europe and North America, leveraging a global network of corporate customers, experts, and top-tier investors to accelerate growth. Notable portfolio companies include Bitpanda, Moove, Tide, GoStudent, Wayflyer, Seqera Labs, and Cylib, reflecting a track record of backing ambitious founders. Speedinvest emphasizes long-term conviction, collaborative value creation, and practical operational guidance to build lasting companies.

Forum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, accelerator, and venture studio focused on B2B software and SaaS. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, it supports startups from inception to funding through a founder-first model that blends a venture studio building new ventures, a B2B software accelerator focused on go-to-market and fundraising, and a pre-seed fund. Its Forum For Founders program provides $100,000 in funding and 15 weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance. The organization maintains a substantial portfolio of B2B SaaS companies and leverages a wide network of investors, corporate partners and mentors to support fundraising and growth.

Technology Crossover Ventures is a private equity and growth investment firm focused on technology. Based in Menlo Park, California, it was founded in 1995 and provides capital to growth-stage private and public technology companies, alongside strategic support such as data-driven insights, sector expertise, talent access, and industry connections. The firm invests across software, e-commerce, information technology, big data, cybersecurity, infrastructure, healthcare technology, consumer services, and financial services, pursuing multi-stage opportunities including minority, majority, and public market deals. It has a history of sizable capital deployment, with more than 17 billion invested in over 350 technology companies, generating numerous public offerings and strategic acquisitions. The firm operates multiple growth funds and targets investments typically in tens of millions of dollars, aiming to help portfolio companies scale and reach category leadership.

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.

Creandum is a European venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, it supports portfolio companies with operational expertise and a broad network to help them scale from seed to exit. The firm maintains advisory teams in Stockholm, London, Berlin and San Francisco, and backs a diverse range of technology companies across Western Europe and North America, including consumer products and software. Notable investments include Spotify, Klarna, Depop, Trade Republic, Pleo and neo4j.

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm based in Munich, Germany, pursuing a long-term, hands-on partnership with ambitious startups. It targets pre-seed, seed and Series A rounds, providing significant capital alongside strategic and operational support to help portfolio companies become global category leaders. Picus works closely with founders on core decisions, including product strategy, go-to-market, talent acquisition, fundraising, and international expansion, drawing on a broad B2B and investor network to accelerate growth. The firm emphasizes a disciplined yet entrepreneurial investment approach, aiming to accompany ventures across their lifecycle over the next 5-10+ years. Portfolio sectors include financial services and fintech, HR, energy and climate, healthcare, logistics and mobility, real estate and construction, cybersecurity, crypto and web3, climate and renewable energy, and solar technology, among others. Picus seeks to partner with teams that demonstrate conviction and scale potential, offering expertise and resources to help build market leaders worldwide.

East Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 that focuses on technology startups across Southeast Asia. It is based in Singapore and backs companies from seed to growth stages, with a broad regional footprint spanning Singapore and Indonesia and broader SEA. The firm has a track record of investing in more than 300 startups and supporting hundreds of founders, often serving as an early backer for notable regional tech companies. East Ventures emphasizes sustainable development and social impact through ESG initiatives and engages in research and thought leadership to inform the regional digital ecosystem.

Battery Ventures is a technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, the firm invests in technology companies across sectors such as application software, IT infrastructure, consumer internet and mobile services, industrial technologies, and life science tools. It pursues growth equity and buyout opportunities, supporting portfolio companies through periods of scale and transformation. Battery Ventures emphasizes partnering with founders and management teams, offering expertise in talent acquisition, business development, marketing, and growth strategy to accelerate long-term value creation.

NVP Associates, LLC is a venture capital and private equity arm of Everen Capital Corporation specializing in seed/startup, early, mid, late venture, growth equity, and later stage investments in both listed and unlisted companies. For growth equity investments, the firm seeks to invest in recapitalizations, buyouts, spin-offs, and special situations. It invests in medical devices, specialty pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, and therapeutic products sector. For venture investments, the firm typically invests in systems and information technology infrastructure sector with a focus on embedded systems, wireless, communications systems, enterprise systems/enterprise technology, semiconductors and components, storage, security, cloud infrastructure, and mobile; internet, consumer products, consumer sector with a focus on enabling internet technologies, consumer internet, technology-enabled services, big data, digital health, marketplaces, fitness, financial technology, data-driven businesses, e-commerce, networking, diagnostics, consumer finance, educational technologies, next-generation services, enterprise mobile, social networking, digital media, social areas, advertising including online, search, consumer services, media, mobile, gaming, and retail and ecommerce; software sector with a focus on SaaS/cloud, application software, enterprise software, and mobile; and services sector with a focus on technology enabled services, communications services, infrastructure services, and financial services. For growth equity investments, it seeks to invest in information technology, technology enabled services, data and information services, business services, financial services, financial technology, consumer, and healthcare including healthcare technology sector. For its India-centric growth equity, seed, and late stage investments, the firm seeks to invest in technology, financial services, infrastructure, consumer, industrials, education, food companies, manufacturing, media, telecommunications, retail and healthcare sector. For its India-centric early to mid-stage venture capital investments, it prefers to invest in fast moving consumer goods, Internet, telecommunications, financial services, and education sector. The firm prefers to make investments globally with a focus on Asia-Pacific, United States, Israel, India, and China. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $15 million in its early stage portfolio companies over a period of time and can invest as little as $1 million and as much as $30 million. For growth equity companies, the firm prefers to invest between $10 million and $150 million. For growth equity investments in India, it typically invests between $15 million and $35 million and up to $75 million in each transaction. For early and mid-stage companies in India, the firm prefers to invest between $2 million and $15 million. It seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies. The firm also acts as a sole venture investor or joins with other venture capital firms, corporate partners, and founding investors. The firm prefers to make minority investments for growth equity. NVP Associates, LLC was founded in 1961 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Asia, Europe and North America.

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments in technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. It aims to build a community of technology entrepreneurs and provides founder-focused services to help companies grow from inception, including hands-on involvement and networking opportunities. The firm has offices in San Francisco and New York and typically makes initial investments around $500,000, with a track record of helping portfolio companies raise follow-on capital and advance to later rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Square, and Warby Parker.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that targets early-stage, capital-efficient technology startups. Using a quantitative, data-driven approach, it makes rapid funding decisions for companies that are pre-product-market fit or early in their development, often with small rounds and modest valuations. The firm emphasizes speed and transparency, typically delivering a yes or no decision within weeks, and it seeks to build ultra-diversified portfolios across many portfolio companies. Beyond capital, it provides substantial post-investment mentorship and operational support, including guidance on sales and marketing and other growth functions, leveraging the founders' decades of tech experience and an expansive network. Investments span the United States and Canada, with activity focused on technology-enabled companies across these markets. Since its founding in 2012, Right Side Capital positions itself as funding startups that are underserved by traditional professional investors, operating like an operating company rather than a conventional VC and aiming to help founders accelerate fundraising and scale their ventures.

Index Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm with a global presence in London, San Francisco, and Geneva, focused on backing technology companies across software, fintech, healthcare, data, AI, and other sectors. Founded in 1996, it provides early-stage and growth-stage capital and strategic guidance, helping portfolio companies with business model validation, scaling, and market expansion. The firm leverages a broad network of industry relationships to connect founders with opportunities and resources, and it offers ongoing advisory support to portfolio teams throughout multiple development stages. Notable funded and scaled companies associated with Index Ventures include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, illustrating the firm's involvement across global technology leaders.

Ironspring Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, that backs early-stage companies in the industrial sector, including manufacturing, construction, logistics, transportation, and energy and renewables. It focuses on digital industrial innovation—software, hardware, and services that modernize industrial and physical economy workflows across the Americas—and differentiates itself with a hands-on approach, leveraging a network of premier industrial operating companies and subject-matter experts to provide strategic guidance, market insights, and introductions to accelerate growth. Portfolio companies work on automation, waste reduction, electrification, route optimization, and labor efficiency, with Ironspring supporting them beyond funding through active collaboration and long-term value creation.

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.

Better Tomorrow Ventures is a San Francisco based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage fintech investments. Founded in 2020, it targets pre-seed and seed-stage fintech startups and positions itself as a strategic partner to founders. The firm provides hands-on support beyond capital, including assistance with hiring, company culture, distribution, strategic partnerships, and fundraising, drawing on an extensive network and industry expertise to accelerate growth.

Atomico is a London-based international venture capital firm that partners with technology founders to scale disruptive companies globally, with a strong emphasis on Europe. Founded in 2006, it backs ventures across stages from seed to growth and leverages a team of founders, investors, and operators to support global expansion, hiring, and marketing. The firm is headquartered in London and maintains offices in Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm, backing technology companies across sectors such as information technology, enterprise software, consumer technology, AI, fintech, and mobility.

NFX is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups at pre-seed and seed, investing across software, data products, AI, bio, gaming, and related technology sectors in the United States, Israel, Latin America, and Europe. The firm maintains a founder-centric approach, aiming to improve the startup experience with software-powered processes, and to share growth techniques that leverage network effects. It has backed numerous companies with significant exits, reflecting its experience as entrepreneurs themselves. NFX also runs a founder community and resources such as a weekly newsletter and a Masterclass on network effects, supported by the NFX Guild.

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.

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 and based in Palo Alto, California. It backs early-stage and growth technology startups across sectors including enterprise software, consumer technology, data platforms, fintech, digital energy, and security. The firm seeks ambitious founders and often acts as lead investor, taking board seats to provide hands-on guidance and strategic support. With a track record of backing transformative companies and several notable exits, its portfolio includes Netflix and LendingClub. Foundation Capital operates through multiple funds and primarily invests in the United States, prioritizing long-term partnerships with founders to foster innovation in technology-driven markets.

I2BF Global Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, with a global investment mandate and a team of sector experts based in New York, London, and Los Angeles. The firm backs technology-driven companies across cleantech, information technology, biotechnology, materials science, space technology, energy and related sectors, spanning from early to late venture stages. It pursues a hands-on approach to portfolio development and operates with a global perspective, seeking opportunities across SaaS, hardware-enabled B2B solutions, digital healthcare, and new media. With an asset base reported around 400 million dollars, I2BF has backed more than sixty startups and achieved multiple exits, reflecting its international reach and focus on innovative technologies.

Shorooq Partners is an alternative investment manager serving the Middle East and North Africa, founded in 2017. It offers venture capital and private credit strategies that back technology-driven companies across fintech, platforms, software, gaming, and Web3.0. The firm supports founders as partners and builders, focusing on high-growth startups and innovative ventures, with a regional footprint across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt, and Korea through affiliated entities. The portfolio includes notable fintech and tech companies such as Nymcard, Tamara, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Mozn, Lendo, and Pure Harvest Smart Farms. Shorooq emphasizes global insights paired with local market knowledge and maintains relationships with sovereign wealth funds, corporates, and other institutional investors to pursue diversified, multi-asset opportunities through its VC and credit practices. The group positions itself as a pan-regional partner for founders and investors seeking to navigate growth in technology and frontier markets.

ICONIQ Capital is a global multi-family office and investment firm that serves influential families and organizations. Founded in 2001 by former wealth managers, the firm acts as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, providing financial advisory, wealth management, and family office services while making direct investments across asset classes. It concentrates on technology-centered opportunities, including enterprise software, fintech, infrastructure, and information technology, with active exposure to growth equity, venture capital, middle-market buyouts, and real estate. The firm pursues opportunities principally in North America and Europe and emphasizes a network-driven approach, leveraging connections with founders and executives to accelerate portfolio company growth. ICONIQ Capital also supports portfolio companies through its growth platform, aiming to create durable value from early growth through to IPO and beyond. The organization maintains offices in San Francisco, New York, Palo Alto, and Singapore and operates as an advisor and investor across technology and related sectors on behalf of its client base.

Founded in 2009, DST Global is a global venture capital and growth investment firm that provides capital to late‑stage internet and technology companies, identifying growth opportunities in private markets and deploying capital through venture and private equity investments in established digital businesses. The firm engages with founders and management to support growth ahead of liquidity events, conducts due diligence, and structures investments. With a global footprint and offices in major centers such as Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong, DST Global pursues a diversified portfolio across the internet economy.

Base10 Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that concentrates on automating the real economy. It funds early-stage startups across sectors such as finance, food, healthcare, retail, operations, logistics, construction and manufacturing, typically making seed to Series A investments with checks in the range of 0.5 to 5 million. The firm uses industry teams to forecast near-term trends and identify companies likely to play a role in the next five years, engaging with them through investment or extended follow-on support. Notable portfolio companies include Notion, Figma, Nubank, Stripe, Popmenu, Aurora Solar and Chili Piper. Base10 aims to provide practical, long-term backing to help portfolio companies scale.

Keen Venture Partners is a European venture capital firm focused on backing technology-driven startups at early growth stages. Based in Amsterdam with a London office, it primarily funds Series A and growth rounds for European technology companies, with activity spanning across the continent and select opportunities in North America. The firm targets sectors including artificial intelligence, software, fintech, and defense and security technologies, often backing AI solutions for SMEs and industrial AI initiatives. Keen partners with ambitious teams across Europe to help them scale, supporting portfolio companies from seed to growth phases and building a cross-border, hands-on approach to help scale globally.

Global Brain is a Tokyo-based independent venture capital firm founded in 1998 that invests in technology companies worldwide from seed to pre-IPO stages. It focuses on sectors such as advertising, agritech, foodtech, AI, blockchain, climate tech, cloud software-as-a-service, commerce, and cybersecurity, and provides hands-on support and resources to portfolio companies. The firm operates an accelerator program called GB Xlimit for pre-Series A startups and collaborates with corporate venture funds and large corporations to back strategic investments. With a global portfolio and a track record of exits through mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings, Global Brain manages flagship funds and maintains a broad network of operating and investment partners to foster new industry creation.

Entrée Capital is a venture capital firm established by former serial founders, with offices in Tel Aviv, London, and New York. The firm backs early- and growth-stage startups across a broad range of sectors, including software, AI, fintech, deeptech, cybersecurity, and blockchain, with a focus on Israeli and European founders building for global markets. Entrée Capital emphasizes a collaborative, founder-centric partnership, providing operating experience, trust, and practical support to help portfolio companies scale through challenges. The team seeks category-defining companies and aims to help founders grow with clarity, resilience, and purpose, maintaining a hands-on approach across its portfolio.

RTP Global is a venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage technology investments worldwide. The firm backs ambitious founders across diverse sectors, with a portfolio that includes Datadog, Datarobot, Cred, Delivery Hero, Miro, Picsart, Socure, Qonto and dbt Labs. It emphasizes rapid execution, hands-on support for scale, and long-term partnerships aligned with founders' success. RTP Global maintains a global footprint with offices in major markets such as New York, London, Dubai and Bangalore, enabling a worldwide network and access to talent and customers. The firm pursues multinational opportunities and invests across regions, aiming to help portfolio companies grow from early traction to category leadership. Its approach combines strategic guidance, operational assistance and reinvestment to sustain long-term growth.

D11Z.Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and based in Heilbronn, Germany. It invests in B2B technology companies across sectors such as information technology, energy, healthcare, SaaS, edtech, fintech, HR tech, supply chain tech and infrastructure. The firm focuses on AI-forward innovators and visionaries who are actively laying the foundations today to shape the world of tomorrow. By supporting entrepreneurs with capital and strategic guidance, D11Z.Ventures aims to help companies scale and address pressing industrial and societal challenges across diverse markets.

Equity Venture Partners is a Sydney-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early-stage software and B2B technology investments in Australia and New Zealand. The firm backs ambitious founders building global software companies and seeks products with clear business models and strong growth potential, often at Series A readiness. EVP emphasizes conviction, pragmatism, and a deep understanding of the software journey, with an emphasis on durable value creation in B2B software and AI-enabled applications. Its portfolio includes SiteMinder, Deputy, Ignition, and Shippit, and the firm operates from Bondi Junction, New South Wales.

Greenoaks Capital Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on technology companies and building long-term partnerships with exceptional founders. The firm pursues concentrated, enduring investments in generational teams, supporting leaders early in their journeys with partnerships intended to last for decades. Founded in 2012, it engages in direct venture investments as well as fund-of-fund activity across geographies and industries.

Craft Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage and growth technology investments. It backs founder-led teams across sectors such as enterprise software, consumer technology, and financial services, focusing on scalable and durable business models. The firm blends entrepreneurial experience with investment insight through a team of former founders, operators, and investors who favor practical, high-value collaboration. Craft Ventures aims to help portfolio companies scale by providing strategic guidance and access to senior talent, with a focus on emerging technologies. Notable investments include ElevenLabs and Comfy, reflecting an interest in AI-enabled and platform-driven startups.

Gaingels is a global venture investment syndicate focused on supporting LGBTQ-founded and led companies and advancing inclusive leadership across stages from early to growth. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, it maintains a portfolio of 130+ companies and about $70 million deployed, and it co-invests with other venture capital partners. Beyond capital, Gaingels assists portfolio firms in recruiting diverse talent for C-suite and board roles and fosters a worldwide community of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs dedicated to positive social change through business.

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.

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.

Project A Ventures is a Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that combines capital with hands-on operational support for technology startups across Europe. It backs seed and Series A rounds in information technology, consumer and business products, fintech, digital health, e-commerce, and related sectors, leveraging a team of specialists in software engineering, data, marketing, and recruiting to help portfolio companies scale. The firm is known for a broad portfolio that includes Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi. In addition to funding, it provides extensive operational services and occasionally venture-studio resources to validate ideas and accelerate growth for promising European ventures.

Meritech Capital Partners is a Palo Alto based venture capital firm founded in 1999 that concentrates on late-stage technology investments, particularly in software, information technology, and related sectors in North America. The firm pursues a conviction-driven, founder-friendly approach, emphasizing deep, long-term partnerships and providing comprehensive support rather than rapid deal-making. Through its portfolio, Meritech has backed a number of technology companies that have progressed to public markets, including notable names such as Meta, Roblox, Snowflake, Datadog, Salesforce, Tableau, and Wealthsimple, reflecting a track record of successful exits and long-term value creation.

Valor Capital Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in New York. It specializes in cross-border investments linking the United States with Latin American and global technology markets, with a focus on fintech and enterprise software. The firm engages across seed, early, growth and later stages, partnering with founders to provide capital access and strategic market reach. Valor emphasizes deep sector expertise and a global perspective to accelerate innovation in its portfolio, which includes CloudWalk, a payments platform in Brazil, as well as Wellhub, a fitness discovery platform; Valor-backed Advolve was acquired by iFood, illustrating the firm's ability to support rapid growth in the digital economy. Through its venture activities, Valor seeks to connect US and regional tech ecosystems, helping portfolio companies scale and expand internationally.

South Carolina Research Authority is a public, nonprofit corporation established in 1983 to foster innovation and economic growth in South Carolina. It advances applied research, product development and commercialization by connecting researchers, universities and industry with funding, facilities and expertise. Through its initiatives, including cybersecurity and research security centers and industry partnership funds, SCRA supports startups and academic research, and accelerates technology advancement across sectors. It administers the SC Launch program, a network that provides incubator space, mentorship and access to grants and financing to South Carolina technology and life sciences companies, often in collaboration with the state's university research foundations. SCRA offers grants such as the Tech Catalyst Fund and SBIR/STTR-related resources, and maintains partnerships with Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. The organization also promotes regional innovation by offering resources, programming and member benefits to companies seeking to grow, while prioritizing high-wage job creation and rural health innovation.

BDC is a government-owned financial institution in Canada that supports small and medium-sized enterprises with financing, consulting, and investment services. It provides business loans, working capital, equipment and real estate financing, asset-backed and syndicated financing, subordinate financing, and growth investments through its investment arm. It also offers strategic planning, human resource management, and international expansion assistance. Operating nationwide with offices in both official languages, BDC focuses on helping SMEs grow, innovate, and create jobs across industries.

F6 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on empowering founders in the Middle East and Africa to scale internationally. It provides early capital along with strategic support and a broad network to help portfolio companies reach key milestones, such as acquiring initial customers and attracting follow-on funding. The firm operates across multiple emerging markets and has backed hundreds of startups, managing around $90 million in assets under management across several funds. Its portfolio spans diverse sectors and emphasizes social impact, including a notable share of female-led ventures. Based in the region, F6 Ventures aims to extend its startups' reach beyond borders by pairing capital with hands-on guidance and ecosystem access.

Alkeon Capital Management is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York. It invests in transformative companies across multiple stages, managing a portfolio of more than 50 private companies across diverse industries. The firm maintains offices in New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong, with a presence in Florida, reflecting an international approach to sourcing and supporting growth. It pursues flexible investment strategies and emphasizes backing strong teams and innovative technologies to create long-term value. As a registered investment adviser, the firm provides investment advisory services to clients and collaborates with founders to provide capital, strategic guidance, and governance support to help accelerate growth.

Ribbit Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that invests in financial services and fintech companies worldwide. It backs startups building infrastructure, platforms, or tools to transform how financial services are delivered, accessed, or experienced, with activity in lending, payments, insurance, banking, and digital assets. The firm also invests in information technology, mobile, and insurance technology sectors as part of its broad fintech focus, supporting early- to growth-stage companies that aim to disrupt financial services.