IBB Ventures is a Berlin-based venture capital firm that backs startups from pre-seed to Series A, providing capital, strategic guidance, and execution support. Operating across three funds, it has deployed about €300 million to more than 310 funded startups and achieved over 80 exits. The firm concentrates on technology-oriented companies spanning software and IT, hardware, networking, and new media, as well as healthcare, industrial technologies, consumer tech, and the creative industries including film, television, publishing, and design. It typically makes early-stage investments in the range of small to mid millions and often takes a board seat to help portfolio companies scale globally. The focus includes Berlin-based ventures and broader technology and creative sectors with an emphasis on speed and practical execution.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage deep-tech and cross-border software companies, investing primarily from pre-seed through growth stages. It accelerates product development, regulatory progress, fundraising, and commercial strategy by providing founders access to purpose-built labs, engineering spaces, and a broad physical and virtual infrastructure across multiple locations. The firm's program-driven approach combines selective funding with hands-on support, mentorship, and a wide network of co-investors and partners to help portfolio companies scale. SOSV operates a suite of specialized facilities for deep-tech founders, including incubation programs that connect startups with customers, researchers, and investors, and it emphasizes long-term relationships through ongoing operational and strategic assistance. While active globally, it maintains strong ties to Asia-focused cross-border markets and supports a diverse portfolio spanning bio-tech, hardware, robotics, software, and related fields.

Almi Invest is a Swedish venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups across technology, sustainability, industry, and life sciences. It typically invests from pre-seed to Series A and co-invests with independent private investors to accelerate innovation and long-term growth. Beyond capital, Almi Invest provides engaged ownership through strategic guidance and active board participation, along with access to an extensive investor network to support portfolio companies. The firm is part of the Almi Group, a Swedish state-supported financing and advisory organization that encourages SME growth through regional programs, loans, and risk capital. With nationwide coverage and regional partnerships, Almi Invest supports startups across Sweden, helping them scale responsibly and sustainably.

The European Innovation Council is a European Union institution that funds and accelerates deep-tech innovation across Europe. It provides substantial support to startups, researchers, and technology transfer activities through programs such as the EIC Accelerator, EIC Fund, and EIC Prizes, and offers business acceleration services to help scale and globally expand ventures. The council is described as a major investor, providing about €6.5 billion in funding, and it co-invests with private investors in early-stage startups with ESG impacts. Established in 2018 and headquartered in Brussels, it focuses on breakthrough innovations in deep technology, including dual-use and defence-relevant technologies, and engages with innovation ecosystems through events, reports, and information hubs. The organization is oriented toward advancing European competitiveness by nurturing high-potential tech ventures from inception through scaleup.

Realyze Ventures is an impact investment firm headquartered in Cologne, Germany, that backs startups across Europe focused on real estate, construction, and related technologies. The firm targets proptech and contech companies whose solutions advance decarbonization, energy transition, resource efficiency, and process improvements in the built environment, while addressing industry challenges such as skilled labor shortages. With a team drawn from real estate, technology, finance, and entrepreneurship, Realyze Ventures supports founders seeking scalable technologies to reduce carbon emissions and enhance efficiency, aiming to generate both environmental and financial returns.

BitStone Capital is a venture capital investor and company builder that selectively funds and accelerates growth of innovative digital Real Estate and Construction technology businesses. It operates across Germany and Europe, providing capital plus a broad network and industry know-how to support product development, market entry and scalable rollout. The firm focuses on PropTech, ConTech, climate and construction technology, digitalizing construction processes, building operations, real estate finance and marketplaces, and related housing, work and retail concepts, with emphasis on sustainability and emissions reduction. BitStone positions itself as a platform that connects startups, investors, industry players and mid-sized businesses to foster open innovation, leveraging resources to support portfolio companies through plan and build, manage and operate, and finance and transact.

InnoEnergy is an organization established in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology to industrialize clean technology innovation and accelerate the global transition to a net-zero economy. It invests in seed- and early-stage companies across Europe in climate technology, energy, clean tech, mobility, IoT, robotics, and related sectors, with the aim of de-risking and scaling viable solutions. Beyond funding, it builds resilient clean tech value chains through collaboration among industry, finance, public policy, and academia, and it works to upskill workers to lead the energy transition. Its ecosystem includes more than 1,400 partners across 21 EU countries and the United States, enabling collaboration, market access, and investment opportunities. Since its inception, InnoEnergy has supported over 540 companies, with about 160 active portfolio companies, and has facilitated more than €35 billion in investment and the potential to reduce CO2e emissions by 2.3 gigatonnes by 2030, while pursuing job creation and skills development, including efforts to prepare masters graduates for leadership roles in clean tech.

Founderful is a Swiss venture capital firm based in Zurich that backs early-stage technology startups. Founded to be founder-friendly, the firm typically acts as a lead investor in the first financing round, offering hands-on support, guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, and access to a broad network of founders to help companies start, scale, and pursue global growth. It focuses on seed and early-stage investments across sectors including software, business and consumer services, energy, financial services, and materials. Since inception it has backed over 50 startups and assisted more than 120 founders in Switzerland’s tech ecosystem, with a portfolio that has included notable companies like Duolingo and Climeworks. The firm emphasizes a founder-first approach and aims to accelerate Swiss tech entrepreneurship.

Business Development Bank of Canada is a government-owned financial institution established in 1944 to support Canadian entrepreneurs. It provides financing, advisory services, and venture capital to small and medium-sized enterprises across Canada, helping them scale, diversify, and export. Headquartered in Montreal with a nationwide network of offices, the bank offers loans, asset-backed financing, and equity investments through its venture capital arm and related programs. BDC serves a broad range of sectors, including technology, manufacturing, resources, and services, and supports growth through strategic planning, human resources guidance, and international expansion assistance. It operates as a key instrument of economic growth and job creation, targeting Canadian businesses at various development stages and offering both direct financing and co-investment options in partnership with other investors.

CAS Star is a China-based venture capital firm and technology ecosystem builder headquartered in Xi’an with an additional office in Beijing. It provides venture capital funding and participates in high-tech industry incubation, supporting opportunities in optoelectronic chips, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, aerospace, smart manufacturing, information technology, energy, oncology, advanced manufacturing, SaaS and space technology. The company aims to develop a scientific and technological entrepreneurial ecosystem by connecting research institutions, angel funds, incubators, and entrepreneurship training to support technology entrepreneurs and accelerate the growth of innovative enterprises.

SET Ventures is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm founded in 2007 that invests in early to growth-stage European energy technology companies driving the digital energy transition. It backs startups developing sustainable solutions across generation, distribution and storage, energy use, and enabling technologies, with emphasis on software-enabled business models, smart energy, smart buildings, and mobility. The firm focuses on Europe's evolving energy sector, often taking an active role such as board participation to support growth, scale, and commercialization. With a track record of supporting digital energy pioneers, SET Ventures aims to accelerate decarbonization, grid modernization, and energy efficiency through innovative technology and partnerships.

Band of Angels is an angel investor group based in Silicon Valley, founded in 1994. It brings together current and former technology executives who invest personal capital in startup companies, primarily at the seed and early stages across high-technology sectors including enterprise software, AI, medical devices, fintech, energy, hardware, defense, and aerospace. Members typically invest around 300,000 to 750,000 dollars per deal and often lead syndications of about 1 to 3 million, with the aim of taking roughly a one-third equity stake for a one-million investment. The group emphasizes hands-on participation, due diligence, mentorship, and facilitating follow-on discussions, and it tends to focus on local deals in Silicon Valley with occasional geographic expansion. The Band of Angels has a track record of exits, including M&A and Nasdaq IPOs, and its members include founders of notable tech companies such as Symantec, Logitech, and National Semiconductor.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures invests in companies developing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make clean energy affordable and reliable. Its investments support innovation across areas including electricity, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, and buildings.

Ultratech Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, investing in early to growth-stage technology companies across sectors including artificial intelligence, data and network security, semiconductors, energy generation and storage, advanced materials, and quantum technology. The firm focuses on technologies essential to defense, infrastructure, energy security, and supply chain resilience, with activity in Europe and the United States. With twenty years of experience, Ultratech has a track record of supporting mission-driven portfolio companies, having secured over $100 million in non-dilutive government grants and led two NASDAQ IPOs. It adds value through mentoring and strategic alignment, leveraging its network to help portfolio companies access capital and markets as geopolitical and climate risks drive investment in critical technologies.

Unless is a venture capital firm based in Boulder, Colorado, that supports industrial technology companies poised to transform manufacturing, automation, energy, logistics, and the future of work. The firm seeks to balance strong financial returns with positive impact by leveraging a network of experts across private and public markets to provide strategic guidance and partnerships. Its focus includes artificial intelligence, robotics, information technology, climate adaptation, and other industrial technologies at the core of the new industrial revolution. Unless partners with visionary founders, helping them navigate technology adoption cycles, geopolitical shifts, and evolving market dynamics, with a long horizon approach intended to create durable value and resilient, sustainable operations in essential industrial systems.

Navigare Ventures is a Stockholm-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage science-driven companies in advanced computing and quantum technologies, synthetic biology and bio innovation, advanced materials and nanotechnology, and data-driven life science. Founded in 2021, it invests from seed through Series A and beyond, providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to networks across scientific and industrial communities to help portfolio companies grow. The firm emphasizes a long-term approach to translate research into industrial and societal impact, combining technical expertise with hands-on support to advance promising startups.

Celesta Capital is a global deep-tech venture capital firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices in Bangalore and Montreal. It backs early-stage startups developing advanced technologies across sectors such as semiconductors, intelligent systems, next-generation infrastructure software, bio-convergence, genomics, space tech, and biotechnology, with the aim of accelerating adoption of emerging technologies, improving health outcomes, and transforming industries. The firm supports its portfolio through a team of experienced builders and technologists, engages with university partners to accelerate commercialization, and maintains an active community through events and media. Notable portfolio companies include HiO AI, 1Cell.Ai, Crescendo, and Agnikul.

Industrifonden is a Swedish evergreen venture capital firm founded in 1979 and based in Stockholm. It backs early-stage technology and life sciences companies with international potential, providing long-term support to entrepreneurs to help them scale and gain strategic credibility. The firm invests across Sweden and the Nordic region in seed, startup, development and expansion stages, often taking a board seat and co-investing with other investors. Its portfolio spans deep tech, AI, advanced materials, Industry 4.0, IT, life sciences and related sectors, including companies such as Qlik, Arcam, Soundtrack Your Brand, Fishbrain, CellaVision, Oncopeptides and AMRA. Industrifonden emphasizes patient capital and active involvement to build durable businesses rather than pursuing rapid exits.

Rise PropTech is a venture capital firm based in Liège, Belgium, focused on property technology startups across Europe. It targets late-seed to Series A rounds in the PropTech sector and provides hands-on support and access to a network of industry partners to accelerate transformation in the construction and real estate industries. The firm emphasizes ESG and sustainability in its approach, and concentrates on areas such as artificial intelligence, big data, construction technology, the internet of things, smart buildings, resource efficiency, circular economy, and property and building management.

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm based in Munich, Germany, pursuing a long-term, flexible-capital approach. The firm backs pre-seed to Series A ventures across sectors including financial services, HR, energy and climate, healthcare, logistics and mobility, real estate and construction, crypto and web3, deeptech and e-commerce. It emphasizes close partnerships with portfolio companies, providing strategic and operational support, talent access, marketing and sales guidance, and connections to a broad B2B and investor network to aid fundraising and international growth. Picus aims to help founders build category-defining global leaders through a disciplined investment approach and ongoing engagement throughout the lifecycle of the companies.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in startups from seed through late-stage, including pre-IPO companies, and provides strategic capital and support to founders. It gives accredited investors access to diversified venture portfolios and co-investment opportunities, including investments in companies connected to alumni communities. The firm is based in Manchester, New Hampshire, and operates across North America, with additional offices in London and Tokyo.

New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and operational support to companies across development stages, from seed to IPO, with a focus on technology and healthcare sectors. The firm collaborates with founders to address technical challenges, offering domain expertise to assist product development and market expansion. NEA invests across the United States, Asia and Brazil, and its portfolio includes software, consumer technology, medical devices, life sciences, healthcare information technology, and energy technology companies. With a long track record of helping entrepreneurs achieve growth, NEA emphasizes enduring partnerships and strategic guidance alongside funding to build transformational businesses through multiple stages of a company lifecycle.

Founded in 2001, VentureTech Alliance is a venture capital firm based in San Jose, California that concentrates on investments in the semiconductor industry and other emerging technology sectors.

SEB Venture Capital is a Fintech investor that helps entrepreneurs and innovators launch and grow profitable businesses. It acts as the strategic corporate venture arm of SEB, focusing on Fintech investments and partnering with the parent bank when appropriate. The firm seeks game-changing solutions to new technologies that can make the financial industry smarter, safer, and more user-friendly, while also pursuing environmental responsibility. It operates with an evergreen structure that provides flexibility and long-term support to pursue wealth creation aligned with the firm's interests.

Pi Labs is a London-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups focused on transforming the built world through technology. It invests in real estate technology and related sectors, including sustainable construction, efficient buildings and infrastructure, sustainable and healthy cities, and innovations for the future of work, retail, and living. Typical checks range from 350,000 to 2 million pounds, with follow-on support common. Since its inception in 2015, Pi Labs has backed around 100 companies across roughly 15 countries, leveraging a global network and deep sector expertise to help founders scale. The firm aims to be a long-term partner, promoting innovation and measurable impact in the built environment while advancing environmental and social outcomes.

Ada Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm that backs European founders building technology-enabled businesses with a focus on climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing. It invests in early-stage companies in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, typically committing between £250,000 and £1,000,000. The firm emphasizes inclusive, founder-friendly support, prioritizing defensible technology and a strong founder profile while offering resources such as childcare, talent partnerships, and growth specialists. Ada Ventures also provides an AI-powered pitch deck analysis tool to help founders sharpen their presentations and seeks opportunities in large, untapped markets that advance a better human future.

Sand Hill Angels is a Silicon Valley angel investor network established in 2000 and based in Mountain View, California. The group comprises dozens of members and connects startups with capital, mentorship, and a broad network of over 140 investors, focusing on seed through Series B technology companies. It emphasizes hands-on involvement from experienced founders, operators, and venture capitalists, and covers sectors including clean technology, Internet, information sciences, semiconductors, enterprise software, storage, and communications, as well as life sciences such as medical devices, diagnostics, and bioinformatics. Typical check sizes run in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the network provides value beyond funding through fundraising feedback platforms and partnerships with legal, banking, and institutional providers to support portfolio companies' growth with patient capital.

MassVentures is a Massachusetts-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments that advance high-growth startups from concept to commercialization within the state’s innovation economy. Established in 1978 as a quasi-public entity by the Massachusetts Legislature and governed by an independent board, the firm funds ventures in deep tech and related sectors, including quantum computing, clean energy, biotech, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, manufacturing, and robotics. It has backed hundreds of companies and oversees more than $4 billion in follow-on capital, reflecting a durable track record of helping startups attract additional funding and scale. Beyond capital, MassVentures provides non-dilutive grants, commercialization support, mentorship, and strategic guidance through programs such as MV Capital and MV Accelerate, all aimed at building inclusive, connected ventures that leverage Massachusetts’ innovation ecosystem.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia that supports the region’s technology economy by providing capital, mentorship, and professional connections to technology companies across Southeastern Pennsylvania. Established in 1982, the program invests in early‑stage and established firms in information technology, health, and physical sciences, helping accelerate commercialization of scientific discoveries and strengthen the entrepreneurial community. It works with regional partners to attract investment and nurture startups into scalable businesses, contributing to job creation and regional economic development.

Kickfund is a Swiss venture capital firm that invests in early‑stage deep‑tech startups emerging from Switzerland’s top academic institutions. It focuses on ventures that have won the Venture Kick accelerator and co‑invests in pre‑seed and seed rounds up to CHF 850,000 to help scale without taking a leading position, offering funding and global exposure to support growth. The firm backs portfolio across deep tech, digital, and life sciences and emphasizes empowering Swiss entrepreneurs and increasing global visibility for Swiss startups. Kickfund has supported hundreds of ventures and has facilitated substantial fundraising and job creation, reflecting a pragmatic, experienced team with a track record in venture investing. The company aims to strengthen Switzerland’s role in the global innovation ecosystem by connecting founders with peers, mentors, and investors to accelerate later financing rounds.

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture capital firm based in Los Altos, California. Founded in 2011, it backs seed- to early-stage startups across software, life sciences, and frontier technologies, including robotics and physical AI, primarily in the United States. The firm operates as an early-stage investor and is described as a registered investment adviser.

Founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, Maverick Silicon is an investment firm focused on the semiconductor, hardware, and software sectors with emphasis on artificial intelligence infrastructure. It pursues technology buyouts and growth opportunities, supporting firms involved in chip design, hardware development, and the underlying infrastructure for computing and AI. The company invests in and helps advance customized silicon, chip-level technologies, and hardware/software integration, including analog IC design and system-on-chip development. Its approach combines strategic equity investments with active oversight of portfolio companies to foster long-term technology growth and innovation.

Old College Capital is the venture capital arm of the University of Edinburgh, focused on growth equity and development finance for early and mid-stage spin-out and start-up companies associated with the university and the Edinburgh ecosystem. It typically makes investments in the range of £0.05 million to £0.25 million and may provide follow-on funding, while co-investing with other institutions or angel networks. The group may seek governance involvement on portfolio company boards, appointing a non-executive director or observer. Established in 2011, it is based in Edinburgh and operates across sectors including artificial intelligence, cleantech, agtech, biotech, medtech, therapeutics, semiconductors and broader technology.

Anzu Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014 that concentrates on early-stage investments in industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries. The firm provides capital and hands-on support through a portfolio platform, working with entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize technological innovations, and combines expertise in business development, market positioning, global connectivity, and operations to drive growth beyond the initial investment and establish long-term partnerships. Anzu operates as a registered investment adviser.

Oriza Seed Capital is a market‑oriented investment platform based in Suzhou Industrial Park. It seeks early‑stage and growth‑stage opportunities in the healthcare and TMT sectors. The firm has substantial experience and resources in healthcare investing, having backed more than 50 companies by March 2016, including Ascentage Pharma, Innovent Biologics, and SceneRay.

A Berlin-based European venture capital firm investing in seed- and pre-seed-stage energy technology and mobility startups across Europe. It focuses on electrification and decarbonization through digital solutions, with an investment thesis covering upstream, midstream and downstream segments such as decentralized renewables, energy transport and storage (including green hydrogen), and smart infrastructure for energy usage, e-mobility, real estate and industrial applications. It backs early-stage companies with initial funding typically one to two million euros, provides strategic advice, mentorship and access to a network, and aims to rebuild Europe's energy system with emphasis on electrification, energy sovereignty and AI-supported energy solutions. The firm supports portfolio companies across multiple European countries and emphasizes ESG principles, having backed dozens of startups in energy and mobility and actively engaging with industry events and news.

Unconventional Ventures is a Nordic venture capital firm based in Copenhagen that backs early-stage startups at the pre-seed and seed rounds. The firm focuses on scalable impact technology and targets opportunities in global markets, with a particular emphasis on supporting underrepresented founders including women, LGBTQ individuals, and people of color. Its portfolio highlights include Climate X, a climate fintech in the UK; Cellugy Biotech in Denmark; and Scifree Edtech in Sweden. The firm combines strategic guidance and access to an expansive network to help founders scale and pursues transparent, impact-driven investing.

Leap Forward Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage climate technology startups focused on decarbonization and carbon removal. It invests across sectors including energy-related fields (transportation, buildings, grid tech, value chains), hard tech, green fintech, and climate adaptation, with a particular emphasis on hardware and software solutions that enhance energy efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. The firm emphasizes a supportive, founder-friendly partnership and aims to help portfolio companies navigate challenges in energy use, manufacturing, and climate impacts. Leap Forward was founded in 2022.

Lowercarbon Capital is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that supports climate technology companies across energy, advanced manufacturing and climate resilience. It backs startups from early stages to scale real-world solutions in areas such as carbon capture, renewable energy, sustainable transportation and alternative materials, prioritizing ambitious scientific approaches coupled with commercially viable outcomes. The firm provides hands-on support to portfolio companies and cultivates an ecosystem of founders and industry experts to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, having invested over $200 million across multiple rounds.

KOMPAS VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on disruptive technologies and digital innovations for physical industries, including manufacturing, energy, logistics and infrastructure. It backs startups developing enabling technologies—digitalization, automation, artificial intelligence, advanced materials and robotics—that increase productivity, resilience and decarbonization across industrial value chains from built environments to manufacturing operations. The firm manages hundreds of millions of euros and maintains an international footprint with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen and Tel Aviv, supporting portfolio companies from seed to Series A and beyond. Founded in 2021, KOMPAS VC aims to accelerate digital transformation and decarbonization of buildings and manufacturing, promoting sustainability, circular economy and operational efficiency.

Turquoise International is a London-based merchant bank that specializes in energy, environment and efficiency. The firm provides advisory services in capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management, serving clients across the energy, technology and sustainability sectors.

Galvanize Climate Solutions is a global investment firm that targets climate-focused opportunities across asset classes, seeking to deliver strong financial returns while advancing commercially viable climate solutions.

Entrepreneur First is a London-based accelerator that identifies aspiring technology founders and supports them through early-stage startup formation. Through its programs, it helps individuals generate ideas, find cofounders, validate concepts, build products, and prepare for venture funding by providing mentorship, workshops, structured guidance, and opportunities to connect with investors. The program emphasizes accelerated progress and cofounder matching, aiming to form startup teams from initial concept to revenue, and operates internationally with involvement in sectors including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, deep tech, fintech, healthcare, software, and space technology.

Building Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups across technology-enabled sectors, including software as a service, information technology, IoT, real estate technology, and B2B/B2C applications, with a focus on the built environment. The firm supports entrepreneurs by providing early funding, strategic guidance, and access to a proprietary network of industry leaders, leveraging its experience to help portfolio companies grow and tackle challenges in deploying innovative solutions.

FORWARD.one is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam that invests in European industrial technology companies bringing technology-driven products to market. It targets early-stage investments, typically up to €4 million, with follow-on funding up to €30 million for top-performing companies. The firm's focus areas include robotics, semiconductors, quantum computing, dual-use technologies and energy, prioritizing commercialization and scalable hardware-enabled solutions. The team blends financial, engineering and founder-experience to support companies with proven execution capability. FORWARD.one is backed by ABN AMRO Corporate Investments and the European Investment Fund, reflecting a commitment to rigorous assessment and long-term value creation in the industrial technology space.

NGP Energy Capital Management is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on energy investments across the value chain, including oil and natural gas production, midstream, oilfield services, energy efficiency, and alternative energy. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, it maintains offices in Houston, London, Santa Fe, and Stamford. The firm pursues investments across growth, expansion, and buyout opportunities and may co‑invest in direct oil and gas property interests alongside portfolio companies. It targets opportunities in North America and select international markets, including the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and Canada, with typical deal sizes ranging from two million to five hundred million dollars.

4impact is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. It invests in technology-driven start-ups and growth-stage companies across Europe, with a focus on tech4good and sustainable impact. The firm targets digital ventures in sectors such as environment, economic inclusion, and health and well-being, and tends to prioritize teams with strong founding backgrounds and innovative solutions that combine social value with financial return. By backing European digital technology companies, 4impact aims to accelerate the adoption of technology-enabled solutions that address global challenges while delivering robust performance for investors.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It is stage-agnostic and focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, investing primarily in seed and Series A rounds with typical checks ranging from 50,000 to 5,000,000. The firm backs visionary founders pursuing global transformations and aims to support growth toward market leadership. Its portfolio includes Alibaba and other marketplace and consumer offerings, with notable investments such as Coupang, Flexport, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest.

Aconterra is a venture capital firm headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, investing in early-stage technology companies that advance building innovation and the energy transition. It backs startups and scaleups delivering smart building technologies, energy efficiency, safety, and comfort through software, hardware, and data solutions, including AI and IoT. The firm focuses on Europe, particularly Benelux, Nordics, and DACH, and supports portfolio companies with expertise, network, and capital to drive long-term value. Its approach emphasizes collaboration with ecosystem partners to accelerate adoption of building intelligence across residential, commercial, and industrial assets.

Chalmers Ventures is a deep-tech investor and venture builder based in Gothenburg, Sweden, embedded in the Chalmers entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Nordics. It operates on an evergreen model, reinvesting returns to support ongoing research and innovation, and provides in-house expertise and strategic capital to researchers, entrepreneurs, and startups from idea to exit. The firm targets seed through growth stages across sectors such as information technology, new materials, environmental engineering, medical technology, healthcare, water treatment, and finance, with a portfolio rooted in Sweden and the Nordic region. It focuses on turning breakthrough research into market-ready companies and is actively involved in technology transfer and startup development within its ecosystem.