EIT InnoEnergy is an innovation engine focused on sustainable energy, established in 2010 to drive clean-tech innovation across Europe and the United States. It supports early-stage climate tech and energy ventures through minority equity investments and value-added services that de-risk and accelerate growth, while building an ecosystem that fosters resilient clean-tech value chains and helps portfolio companies scale toward a net-zero economy.

Lowercarbon Capital is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that invests in climate technology companies from early stages to pre-IPO, supporting real-world solutions across energy, manufacturing, and climate resilience. The firm backs startups across sectors such as energy, transportation, industrial materials, and agriculture and funds technologies including solar, wind, compute clusters, carbon capture, and alternative chemical processes. It provides hands-on support through strategic guidance and access to a network of experts to accelerate growth, with a focus on helping portfolio companies develop scalable, sustainable solutions.

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

The European Innovation Council is a European Commission initiative that supports Europe’s deep-tech innovators, researchers, and startups. It funds breakthrough research and technology transfer projects, and delivers equity-like investments through the EIC Fund, as well as prizes and acceleration services to help teams scale. The council also co-invests with private investors in early-stage ventures and places emphasis on high-impact technologies with ESG relevance. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Brussels, it concentrates on deep-tech sectors including defence and dual-use technologies, while promoting international collaboration and market access for awardees. It aims to strengthen Europe’s innovation ecosystem by sharing data, hosting events, publishing insights, and fostering partnerships that accelerate the journey from lab to market.

EIT Urban Mobility is an innovation community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) that aims to transform urban mobility across Europe into more liveable, sustainable cities. It connects public administrations, businesses, research institutions, and startups to foster collaboration and accelerate the development and deployment of mobility solutions. The initiative offers education and training, startup support through accelerator and scale-up programs, and knowledge-sharing resources, including reports and tailored courses. It operates via Innovation Hubs across Europe and maintains a broad network of partners, reportedly more than 270 organizations, and has supported over 140 startups. Through its Impact Ventures framework, it provides funding channels and support to drive financial, environmental, and social impact in urban landscapes, and it engages with policy makers through regional, national, and European networks. It also hosts events like Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress to connect stakeholders and accelerate deployment of innovations.

NIO Capital is a China-based private equity and venture capital firm, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai. It targets investments in automotive, new energy and technology sectors, with a focus on mobility transformation, smart industrial systems and smart living. The firm combines a cross-disciplinary team with extensive ecosystem resources to provide founders and innovative technology companies with full lifecycle support, from early diligence through growth stages. Drawing on experience in digitalization and decarbonization, NIO Capital seeks to back next-generation technologies and business models across electric vehicles, autonomous driving, shared mobility, new energy networks and advanced materials, aiming to help portfolio companies scale and deliver attractive returns in a rapidly evolving market.

AdvantEdge Founders is an early-stage venture capital firm and startup incubator headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 2015, it focuses on technology-led mobility ventures, including vehicles, digital auto, electric mobility, and logistics.

Puhua Capital is a venture capital firm based in Hangzhou, China. It focuses on early- and middle-stage investments in internet, health, and technology startups, providing capital and management resources to support portfolio companies. The firm leverages its experience and networks to help startups scale and has invested in nearly 300 startups.

Societe Generale is a European financial services group offering a broad range of banking and financial services, including retail, corporate, and investment banking, as well as securities services, asset management, and payment and cash management. The group serves individuals, businesses, financial institutions, and public sector clients through a global network and emphasizes sustainable finance and the energy transition, financing renewable energy, infrastructure, and related projects. Its activities cover advisory, capital markets, structured finance, and financing solutions across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, technology, and financial services. The company pursues responsible innovation and strong governance, with focus on risk management, compliance, and transparency. By leveraging digital solutions and cross-asset expertise, Societe Generale aims to deliver stable, long-term value for clients while promoting financial inclusion and stakeholder engagement.

Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology ventures in India, focusing on seed and pre-Series A rounds. It targets tech-enabled startups with potential to transform sectors such as artificial intelligence, healthcare, fintech, commerce, real estate, and consumer internet, as well as enterprise software and deep tech. The firm positions itself as a long-term partner, typically acting as one of the first institutional backers and providing follow-on capital, strategic guidance, and ecosystem insights to its portfolio. It favors a collaborative approach, co-investing with angels, seed funds, and syndicates, and aims to support portfolio companies through multiple funding rounds over several years. By combining capital with hands-on mentorship and market access, Blume Ventures seeks to help founders scale in India's dynamic startup landscape.

Vireo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany, that funds European startups in energy and mobility through digital solutions. The firm focuses on seed and pre-seed investments, backing companies involved in electrification, decarbonization, decentralized renewables, energy transport and storage, smart infrastructure for energy usage, and e-mobility. It combines deep energy and mobility expertise with active mentorship and strategic guidance, offering network access to support portfolio companies as they scale. Guided by ESG principles, the firm seeks long-term value by helping technically innovative startups accelerate green transformation across Europe.

The Ecosystem Integrity Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies advancing environmental sustainability. The firm seeks to demonstrate that positive environmental impact can accompany strong financial returns and concentrates on sectors such as energy, transportation, renewable energy, climate tech, sustainable agriculture, water and waste management. Founded in 2010, EIF provides capital to companies across North America with the goal of accelerating the transition to more efficient, lower-toxicity technologies and practices.

Shunwei Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that backs early to growth-stage technology and internet-focused companies. It targets sectors including deep technology, smart manufacturing, Internet+, consumer technology, enterprise services, and electric vehicles, and it pursues both domestic China investments and cross-border opportunities. The firm is known for supporting portfolio companies with capital and hands-on involvement, and its investments span notable names such as Xiaomi, Agora, Huami Technology, iQIYI, and Viomi. Shunwei operates multiple funds and has historically invested in information technology, internet services, hardware and smart devices, and related sectors through a global perspective.

Maniv Mobility is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, focused on backing early-stage companies in the transportation and mobility sector. It aims to accelerate the adoption of advanced mobility technologies, including safety enhancements, autonomous driving, and decarbonization, and supports the digitization of automotive, transportation, and logistics through strategic capital and industry expertise. The firm positions itself as a proactive partner for startups, offering guidance, connections, and value through its network to help portfolio companies scale.

FG Venture is a Shanghai- and Shenzhen-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in information technology and manufacturing ecosystems. It focuses on high-growth opportunities in IT infrastructure, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, big data, SaaS, microchips and semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing, including modules, intelligent devices, robotics, and drones. It supports ventures across information technology and manufacturing, using platforms built on open-source technologies such as Hadoop and Spark to handle data from GB to PB scales. The firm seeks to help portfolio companies reach world-class enterprise status and deliver strong returns through an internationally oriented approach and active collaboration with entrepreneurs. FG Venture maintains offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen and invites startups to submit business plans via its portal. Its portfolio spans chip-module supply chains, intelligent automotive, big data, cloud computing, and advanced manufacturing.

Eclipse Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in the physical economy, including consumer goods, industrials, healthcare, and technology sectors in the United States. Founded in 2015, the firm draws on decades of operating experience building factories, shipping hardware, and scaling supply chains to help entrepreneurs turn ideas into market-ready companies. Eclipse partners with founders to sharpen strategy, validate technology, recruit leaders, and reach initial customers and critical milestones, aiming to make physical industries more efficient, resilient, and profitable. The firm positions itself as an enabler for the Industrial Evolution, backing companies that strengthen resilience, competitiveness, and security in essential industries.

Rethink Ventures is a Munich, Germany-based venture capital firm focused on investing in automotive, vehicle technology, mobility, and logistics companies. The firm supports European logistics, supply chain, and mobility startups through strategic investments and a network of corporate partners to accelerate innovation. Backed by institutional investors, corporates, and entrepreneurs, it aims to back founders who rethink transportation and enable a sustainable future of mobility and logistics.

Autotech Ventures is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in ground transportation and mobility technologies. The firm backs startups developing connectivity, autonomy, shared-use models, electrification, and related enterprise software and hardware, with activity across the United States, Europe, and Israel. It provides capital along with strategic support, introductions to fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers, energy companies, and other corporate partners, market insights, and fundraising assistance to help portfolio companies grow and scale in a large, evolving mobility market. Typical investments range from $1 million to $8 million. Founded in 2013, Autotech Ventures combines deep mobility industry experience with a founder-first approach to bridge startups and incumbents, accelerating innovation in a sector valued at trillions of dollars.

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.

Porsche Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Porsche, investing in early-stage and growth companies across mobility, industrial technology, sustainability, and digital lifestyle. It targets business models that enhance customer experience and advance future technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and virtual and augmented reality, leveraging Porsche’s industry expertise to accelerate portfolio companies addressing mobility, energy transition, and related fields. The firm backs ventures in areas including AI-powered manufacturing, battery technology, IoT and cybersecurity, and cloud-edge solutions, with a global footprint that includes offices in Stuttgart and Berlin (Germany), Palo Alto (USA), Tel Aviv (Israel), Shanghai (China), and Luxembourg.

Energy Impact Partners is a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2015 that focuses on accelerating the energy transition. It invests globally across venture, growth, credit, and infrastructure in energy, sustainability, and technology, partnering with energy incumbents and industrials to bring innovative solutions to market. The portfolio includes energy storage, microgrids, grid security, clean energy technologies, and utilities management, with examples such as Form Energy, Dragos, Arcadia, Urbint, and Enchanted Rock. The firm has deployed over $4.5 billion in committed capital and manages more than $2.5 billion in assets, supported by a team of over 100 professionals, and maintains a global footprint that includes European expansion through a dedicated European fund and activities in Europe. Energy Impact Partners collaborates with a broad ecosystem of portfolio companies and corporate partners to scale sustainable energy solutions.

Breakthrough Energy is a global platform dedicated to accelerating innovation in clean energy to address climate change and meet the world’s growing energy demand. Established in 2016 and based in Kirkland, Washington, the organization invests in and partners with companies across manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, and buildings to develop and deploy breakthrough technologies such as carbon removal, sustainable materials production, green hydrogen, and advanced energy storage, with the goal of providing affordable and reliable energy while minimizing environmental impact. It promotes a public-private approach to mobilize governments, research institutions, engineers, and investors, and supports minority investments across seed to later stages through venture activities managed by an executive team.

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.

Rockets Capital is a Beijing-based private equity firm that pursues venture and growth-stage investments in the smart electric vehicle value chain, clean energy, and frontier technologies. The firm targets companies that contribute to the production, infrastructure, and adoption of intelligent electric vehicles.

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

Trucks Venture Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in early-stage companies shaping the future of transportation. The firm focuses on technologies and business models in autonomous, connected, and shared mobility, decarbonization, safety, and accessibility, supporting startups across software, hardware, and services that enable safer and more sustainable transportation systems worldwide.

LG Technology Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of LG Group, established in 2018 and based in Santa Clara, California. It invests in early- and growth-stage companies across artificial intelligence, mobility, advanced materials, life sciences, energy, and next-generation display, mobile, and 5G technologies, as well as autonomous systems, robotics, biotech, and cleantech. The firm provides portfolio companies with capital and access to LG Group's global network, along with strategic guidance from experienced professionals, helping them form international partnerships and scale with long-term support within LG's ecosystem.

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

Contrarian Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on climate technology investments across Europe and Israel. Founded in 2017 and based in Vilnius, Lithuania, with offices in London and Amsterdam, it backs pre-seed to growth-stage companies developing next-generation energy solutions, including smart grids, energy storage, e-mobility infrastructure, energy efficiency, distributed generation, and related data analytics. The firm emphasizes a founder-first, long-term partnership approach and operates a climate platform that engages the ecosystem through events such as the Energy Tech Summit and initiatives like Climate50 to support portfolio companies and accelerate decarbonization. Typical ticket sizes range from EUR 1-4 million, and the firm seeks global reach with a focus on European opportunities, aiming to be an aligned partner for ambitious founders.

Inflection Point Ventures is an Indian early-stage angel investment platform and network based in Gurgaon. Founded in 2018, it connects startups with a community of professionals, CXOs, HNIs and family offices, providing capital as well as mentorship, market access and strategic guidance through its extensive investor network. The firm emphasizes democratizing angel investing with low membership fees, small investment ticket sizes, a transparent process and rigorous upfront due diligence led by industry experts. It operates across sectors including healthcare, software, clean technology, deep tech, e-commerce, edtech, fintech, gaming and social platforms, focusing on committed and capable founders rather than a specific industry.

Ev2 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Gurgaon, India, focused on investing in smart mobility and transportation technology. The firm backs seed and early-stage startups across sustainable and smart mobility, including electric vehicles, connected supply chains, logistics technology, micro-mobility, warehousing tech, and sharing economy models. It emphasizes sector specialization after investment and provides targeted mentorship and resources to help portfolio companies accelerate milestones. Ev2 Ventures seeks entrepreneurs pursuing rapid growth and positive environmental impact, aiming to transform India's transportation and logistics landscape through strategic collaboration with industry partners and hands-on support.

In-Q-Tel is a not-for-profit global investment platform that identifies and invests in early-stage startups developing technologies for national security and prosperity. It partners with U.S. government agencies such as the CIA, NGA, FBI, and Department of Defense to address critical mission needs, spanning space, biotechnology, microelectronics, energy, and related fields. With a portfolio of more than 50 companies, In-Q-Tel accelerates development and deployment of innovations for defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, and public-sector applications.

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm that invests in technology companies across stages, with a focus on artificial intelligence, healthcare, sustainability, climate tech, digital health, and consumer technology. Based in Menlo Park, the firm seeks startups with innovative technologies or business models and provides strategic guidance to help build lasting companies, offering active support to founders to accelerate growth and scale in both early- and later-stage opportunities.

BP is a global energy company involved in the exploration, production, refining, and marketing of oil and gas, with trading and shipping operations supporting its integrated value chain. The company operates upstream activities worldwide and downstream refining and marketing, with a broad portfolio of energy products including fuels and lubricants. It also manages Air BP, a specialized aviation division that supplies aviation fuels and lubricants at more than 1,000 airport locations in 70 countries. In addition to traditional hydrocarbons, BP invests in renewable energy and lower-carbon technologies, expanding its footprint in wind, solar, biofuels, and other alternatives as part of a transition toward a more sustainable energy mix. The company pursues innovation across digital and operational efficiency while continuing to supply energy to markets globally and address safety and sustainability priorities as energy demand evolves.

Transition VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 and based in Bengaluru, India. The firm specializes in energy-focused investments and seeks to support businesses in various sectors, including B2B commercial logistical services, information technology, advanced manufacturing, augmented reality, climate technology, health technology, robotics, nano technology, and mobility technology. Transition VC aims to identify and invest in innovative companies that are positioned to drive significant advancements in these fields.

Transition is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups at the intersection of climate tech, AI, frontier science, and the physical world. The firm invests across Europe, the UK, and the United States, focusing on pre-seed to Series A rounds. It supports founders building transformative, full-stack companies in areas such as climate resilience, hardware and software, traditional tech, and industrials. Beyond capital, Transition offers deep technical and operational expertise drawn from its founder team, leveraging experience from scaling billion-dollar companies. The firm positions itself as a long-term partner that emphasizes principled design and pragmatic innovation, aiming to help portfolio companies outlast their founders and reinvent human prosperity through next-generation computing, sustainability, and industrial innovation.

Business Growth Fund is a United Kingdom-based growth capital provider established in 2011 that offers minority equity investments to small and mid-sized growth-stage and early-stage businesses. It provides patient capital without taking controlling stakes and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance through a network of experienced board-level professionals and access to its ecosystem. With offices across the country and a substantial team, BGF backs SMEs across sectors including deep tech and life sciences, helping them scale, innovate, and expand while aiming to drive employment and economic activity in the UK and Ireland. Since inception it has deployed over £4.5 billion in growth capital, backing more than 600 companies and facilitating numerous exits.

SDIC Innovation Investment Management is the private equity and venture capital arm of State Development & Investment Corp. It makes investments across technology and manufacturing sectors, including mobile internet, internet of things, cloud computing, big data, information technology services, industrial robotics, and intelligent manufacturing. The firm also targets high-end medical equipment, diagnostics, high-value consumables, modern agricultural equipment, ships and marine engineering, new materials, clean energy, energy conservation, and healthcare; for new energy vehicles it focuses on intelligent upstream and downstream supply chains, power batteries and systems, and related technologies. Founded in 2009, the company is based in Beijing with an additional office in Asia. The firm aims to support development and deployment of innovative technologies through private equity and venture capital investments.

Boyuan Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Bosch Group, based in Shanghai, China. Established in 2021, it invests in Chinese deep science and technology companies across sustainable transportation, intelligent manufacturing, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and carbon-neutral technologies, focusing on opportunities within China. The firm leverages Bosch backing and managerial advisory resources to guide portfolio companies and maintains an international outlook.

Automotive Ventures is an Atlanta-based venture capital firm focused on seed- and early-stage investments in mobility and automotive technology. The firm backs companies working in mobility, cybersecurity, connectivity, autonomy, robotics, artificial intelligence, energy, decarbonization, and auto commerce, with a focus on innovative automotive tech solutions. It supports founders through industry expertise, a strong network with potential customers and co-investors, and guidance to advance companies along the maturity curve. Automotive Ventures aims to empower dealerships to participate in auto tech startups and provides hands-on assistance to navigate both successes and challenges in transforming mobility through technology.

Foothill Ventures is a Los Altos, California-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups, with a focus on software, life sciences, and frontier technologies. Founded in 2011 and historically linked to TEEC Angel Fund, the firm targets seed-to-early-stage investments and emphasizes technically strong founders and cross-disciplinary teams. It pursues opportunities in deep tech, AI applications, and infrastructure innovations, and differentiates itself by providing hands-on support, strategic guidance, and community-building to portfolio companies.

RiSC Capital is a Toronto-based venture capital firm that invests in Canadian deep tech startups at the seed and pre-seed stages. Drawing on more than two decades of experience, it provides strategic guidance and valuable connections to help portfolio companies progress from university concepts to commercial ventures, support fundraising efforts, and scale through its extensive network to access additional capital.

Ondine Capital is a venture capital firm active in Southeast Asia, investing in consumer technology startups with a focus on retail, education, logistics, and general TMT, including fintech and e-commerce. The firm operates from offices in Taipei and Singapore and was founded in 2018. It aims to back ventures that drive innovation in consumer technology and related sectors across Southeast Asia.

Congruent Ventures is an early-stage venture firm based in San Francisco, California, focused on climate tech and sustainability across North America. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build category-defining companies addressing mobility and urbanization, energy transition, agriculture and food, and sustainable production and consumption, supporting ventures from formation capital to Series A. It aims to maximize environmental impact alongside venture returns and works closely with founders to scale their ventures. With more than $1 billion in assets under management across climate-focused funds, Congruent is among the largest early-stage climate portfolios and an active investor in the climate and sustainability ecosystem since its founding in 2017.

SET Ventures is an Amsterdam-based energytech venture capital firm that backs European startups shaping the digital energy economy. Since 2007 it has invested across early, growth, and related stages in companies developing distributed energy, digital utilities, energy storage, smart grids, and related software and hardware solutions. The firm focuses on data-driven and AI-enabled technologies across generation, transmission, distribution, energy use, and mobility, including smart buildings, industrial energy management, and electric transport. It provides capital and strategic support to help scale innovative solutions that improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and advance decarbonization of the energy system.

MassVentures is a Massachusetts-based venture capital firm founded in 1978 that provides seed and early-stage funding to high-growth startups. It supports ventures as they move from concept to commercialization and offers mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to industry connections to help build scalable businesses. The firm backs innovations across quantum computing, clean energy, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing, and robotics, and operates programs such as MV Capital, MV Accelerate, and MV Spinouts to fund companies, accelerate commercialization, and translate academic research into viable enterprises. By leveraging the Massachusetts innovation ecosystem, MassVentures aims to bolster entrepreneurs outside traditional hubs and foster sustained growth within the regional economy.

Volta Energy Technologies is a venture capital firm that focuses on battery and energy storage technologies, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs to solve critical technical challenges while offering strategic investors access to breakthrough innovations. It collaborates with corporate partners and has research partnerships, including with Argonne National Laboratory, to rigorously evaluate opportunities from both technical and commercial perspectives. The firm aims to connect promising innovators with corporate investors and strategic partners to enable the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and renewable power. Notable investments include Our Next Energy, Solid Power, and NanoGrafTech, reflecting a hands-on approach to scaling next-generation battery technologies and manufacturing capabilities.

Shenzhen Capital Group is a government-backed venture capital firm established in 1999 by the Shenzhen government. It concentrates on cultivating national industries and brands, promoting economic transformation, and supporting enterprises in emerging sectors. The firm invests in SMEs and innovative high-tech companies across information technology, the internet, new media, biopharma, new energy, environmental protection, chemical engineering, new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, and consumer services, including startups and growth-stage firms. It operates a broad network of funds across 28 provinces, enabling cross-regional capital flows and collaboration among government, industry, and academia to link the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with other regions. The approach emphasizes long-horizon value creation, ESG considerations, and aligning financial returns with social impact, contributing to modernization and high-quality development in China.

Pale Blue Dot is a Malmö, Sweden-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies in Europe and the United States, with a focus on climate tech, software, and hardware. The firm participates in pre-seed and seed rounds and typically commits euros in the range of 0.2 to 2 million per investment, building a diversified portfolio across sectors such as energy, e-mobility, logistics and supply chain, finance, transportation, agriculture, and consumer technology.

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.