Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and based in Menlo Park, California. It funds startups across the entire lifecycle, from seed to growth, with a broad focus on software and technology-enabled businesses. The firm backs companies in software, cloud infrastructure, digital platforms, data storage, and mobile and Internet services, as well as sectors at the intersection of technology with life sciences, such as bio healthcare and computational medicine. Its investments span artificial intelligence, fintech, consumer and enterprise software, crypto and blockchain, cybersecurity, and related infrastructure. Through strategic guidance and a hands-on approach, the firm aims to help portfolio companies scale and innovate.

BITKRAFT Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jens Hilgers. It maintains a multi-city team with offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid and Lisbon, and focuses on early-stage investments in videogames, esports and related immersive digital entertainment. Positioned as a global investment platform, it pursues opportunities across video gaming, immersive technology, interactive media, Web3 and AI, with activity spanning North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Founded in Singapore in 2017, Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests globally. It focuses on backing exceptional founders from day one, offering a global community network of co-founders, talent, advisors, expansion support, and capital across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, finance, consumer goods, and more.

Makers Fund is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in interactive entertainment, backing seed to Series B rounds across North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Hong Kong, the firm supports founders through an extensive network and deep industry experience in gaming, media and related technology sectors including information technology, B2B and advertising technology.

Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that targets early-stage investments in consumer technology and related sectors, including housing, financial services, consumer products and services, healthcare, food, transportation, education, and entertainment. It backs exceptional entrepreneurs who create products and platforms that consumers love, with a focus on solving pressing problems and shaping the culture and global economy. Through its investments, Goodwater aims to enable startups capable of delivering broad, measurable improvements in billions of lives, reflecting a commitment to long-term positive impact.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.

Griffin Gaming Partners is a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California, focused exclusively on the gaming industry. It invests across the gaming ecosystem, including content, software infrastructure, platforms, social features, and gaming-related web3 companies, as well as entertainment software sectors.

Animoca Brands is a venture capital firm focused on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It leverages gamification and blockchain technology to develop, market, and invest in mobile applications, games, and additional products centered around educational learning, ensuring transparency, security, and new business models.

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.

Founded in 2014, Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate dedicated to supporting the LGBT+ community. It invests globally in companies led by LGBT+ founders or C-suite executives at all stages of growth, focusing on inclusivity and positive social change.

IDG Capital is a Beijing-based venture and growth-stage investment firm that backs technology-enabled companies across global markets, with a strong emphasis on China and Asia. It invests across seed, early, later, and growth stages and pursues buyouts, with interests spanning information technology, software, consumer products and services, healthcare, energy, SaaS, mobile, TMT, and advanced manufacturing. The firm leverages a worldwide network of limited partners, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutional investors, and philanthropic and educational endowments, to support portfolio companies. With deep local market knowledge and extensive relationships with business leaders, IDG Capital combines global perspective with local execution to facilitate inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the broader Asian region.

Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.

Founded in 2000, General Catalyst is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage and growth equity investments. It focuses on accelerating ideas, careers, and companies towards success by providing ongoing momentum and mentorship based on deep experience.

Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, and a prominent global investor in seed, early and growth-stage startups. The firm backs companies across sectors including information technology, healthcare, financial services, energy, internet, mobile and enterprise software, often aiming to be a first investor and partner in fast-growing, proven teams. It pursues opportunities domestically in the United States and internationally in markets such as India, China and Israel, funding rounds spanning seed to growth with flexible investment sizes. Sequoia supports ambitious founders to push boundaries and build enduring companies.

Advancit Capital is a venture capital firm based in Norwood, Massachusetts, founded in 2011. It concentrates on early-stage investments in media, entertainment, web3 and technology, including software and technology-enabled services. The firm aims to form long-term partnerships with driven entrepreneurs and provides value-added resources and strategic industry guidance to help portfolio companies grow through critical growth stages.

Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that supports early-stage startups through active, founder-first development programs. Its flagship initiatives HAX and IndieBio provide facilities, engineering resources, services, and laboratory equipment to accelerate product development and prepare companies for subsequent funding rounds. SOSV focuses on deep technology across health, environmental, and cross-border software sectors, aiming to solve human and planetary health challenges. In addition to providing capital, the firm emphasizes intensive programmatic support to help portfolio companies move quickly from seed toward growth, including customer acquisition and scale. The firm operates globally with a bias toward startups targeting rapid international expansion, especially in Asia, and tends to back a small cohort of high-potential companies to accelerate their progress and attract leading investors.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Paphos, Cyprus, GEM Capital is a prominent venture capital firm specializing in gaming investments. With a focus on growth capital and A-B rounds, the firm invests globally, supporting promising projects with international ambitions and scalable business models.

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that concentrates on technology start-ups, with a focus on the internet and mobile markets. It operates from offices in New York and Los Angeles, and uses its media and technology industry connections to help portfolio companies gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. Founded in 2006, Greycroft has invested in more than 200 companies across sectors such as consumer internet, financial technology, healthcare, and enterprise software, and manages over $1 billion in capital. The firm emphasizes early-stage investing and collaborates with entrepreneurs to support growth, while pursuing diversity initiatives including a diversity term sheet rider.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.

Galaxy Interactive is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in New York that invests in interactive content and technology companies. The firm targets sectors including content, blockchain and digital assets, social media and web3 technology, marketplaces, gaming, fintech, and information technology, reflecting a focus on innovative digital experiences and technology-enabled business models.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm based in Menlo Park that funds early-stage and growth-stage companies across consumer, enterprise technology, fintech, cleantech, healthtech, and software sectors. The firm backs startups from seed through expansion rounds, providing capital and strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs scale. It operates internationally with offices in the United States, China, India, and Israel, and has a history of investing in software, mobile, data, internet, and technology-enabled services. Lightspeed emphasizes identifying emerging trends, supporting talented teams, and pursuing opportunities in areas such as enterprise infrastructure, digital platforms, and consumer technologies. The firm seeks to partner with ambitious founders to accelerate product development, go-to-market execution, and global growth.

Brinc is a global venture acceleration firm headquartered in Hong Kong. It operates multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries, focusing on startups in blockchain technology, AI, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, food technology, and IoT. Brinc also supports corporations with innovation strategies and Web3-enabled businesses.

The Games Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the video games industry. Founded around 2020, it operates in the United States with offices in New York and Los Angeles, and its investments target game developers, gaming technologies, and related services. The firm supports its portfolio with industry experience and practical guidance, typically making investments in the range of a few million dollars. It pursues opportunities in the United States and Europe, aiming to back early-stage companies with strong growth potential in gaming.

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva that backs technology-driven startups worldwide. Since 1996 it has partnered with entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into global businesses, investing across early and growth stages in sectors such as artificial intelligence, software, data, fintech, healthcare, media, mobility, security, and open source. The firm focuses on high-technology and life sciences and supports portfolio companies to scale internationally. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell.

Play Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm, founded in 2018, that makes global investments in early-stage gaming startups. The firm backs pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, with emphasis on free-to-play and Web3 gaming, and also engages with esports and game services sectors. It manages venture funds and seeks to build a diversified, globally distributed portfolio of gaming companies, providing strategic support and capital to help them scale.

ZhenFund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in China. It was founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. The firm backs a broad range of sectors including e-commerce, consumer, education, artificial intelligence, enterprise services, mobile internet, media, entertainment, sports, virtual reality, fintech, and healthcare. ZhenFund supports its portfolio companies with mentorship and resources such as biannual demo days for top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, and fundraising assistance, complemented by a large CEO network facilitated through a WeChat platform. It maintains a sizable portfolio network with hundreds of companies and more than 30 unicorns, and has been recognized as a leading early-stage investor in China for multiple years.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 in Palo Alto, California, that backs early and growth-stage technology startups worldwide. It concentrates on software, cloud, data, mobile, digital media, and adjacent sectors, including consumer and enterprise technology, fintech, security, and healthcare. The firm supports entrepreneurs with long-term guidance and the resources needed to build world-class, category-defining companies. Accel maintains offices in Palo Alto, San Francisco, London, and Bangalore, and has backed a broad portfolio featuring notable companies such as Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, and Cloudera.

Sfermion is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on technology investments with a special emphasis on metaverse-native and esoteric digital assets.

Korea Investment Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm with more than three decades of investing experience. It operates globally from its Seoul headquarters with offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Sunnyvale, and manages multiple funds that invest across a broad spectrum of sectors including business-to-business services, media, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, life sciences, oncology, mobile and gaming, augmented reality, industrials, real estate technology, mortgage technology, advertising technology, advanced manufacturing, the Internet of Things and mobility technologies. The firm has backed notable companies such as Kakao, Naver, YG Entertainment, Osstem Implant, Bodyfriend and Didi Chuxing, reflecting its emphasis on innovative entrepreneurs and large-scale opportunities.

LVP is a venture capital seed fund specializing in the games sector. They exclusively invest in the games ecosystem, leveraging their operational expertise to support founders and teams with innovative ideas and strong creative skills. LVP's approach is focused on understanding the challenges and opportunities within the industry, allowing them to provide strategic guidance and investment to help build the best in the world. With a deep understanding of the games sector, LVP invests in visionary individuals with the potential to revolutionize games technology or services, driving the industry forward with their unique vision and expertise.

Bright Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Shenzhen, China, focusing on early and middle-stage investments. The firm targets private equity opportunities in the primary market while also engaging in investments in the secondary market. Its investment interests span a range of sectors, including technology, media, telecommunications, healthcare, education, entertainment, new retail, and advanced manufacturing. By concentrating on these areas, Bright Venture Capital aims to support innovative companies and drive growth within the industries it invests in.

Founded in Singapore in 2018, Blockchain Founders Fund is a venture capital firm investing globally in early-stage blockchain startups. It offers a Venture Program to aid entrepreneurs across key business functions for accelerated growth.

Kakao Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2012, it focuses on deep technology, services, digital healthcare, and games, and is described as a founder-friendly seed-stage investor. It operates as an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp that manages external funds raised from limited partners.

IMM Investment Corp. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mezzanine investments. It focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investing, corporate restructuring, private equity investing, industry consolidation, management buyouts, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and cross-border investments. Within mergers and acquisitions, the firm invests in strategic mergers, growth through acquisitions, going public via a reverse merger, and strategic divestures. For recapitalizations, it targets family owned enterprise considering whole or partial exit and balance sheet restructuring. The firm also co-invests in buyout transactions. For its growth stage investments, it allocates 20 percent to startups, 40 percent to expansion, and 40 percent to mezzanine. The firm targets companies operating in information technology infrastructure, wireless communications entertainment and contents, franchising, cement, software, electricity, food and beverage, machinery, game software, chemical, paper manufacture, and automobile parts industries. For industries concentration, it sets 40 percent to information technology infrastructure focusing on security, application service provider, and e-commerce solutions; 30 percent to contents, focusing on education, game, and animation; and 30 percent to digital hardware focusing on network and communications equipment, semiconductor, parts and others. The firm also invests in infrastructure, high-technology, 5G, Internet of things, mobile, commerce service, environment, manufacturing, enzyme, biotechnology, and healthcare sectors. The firm also makes secondary investments. It considers investments in companies with T5 or higher ratings by Tech Credit Bureau. The firm primarily invests in medium-sized companies located in South Korea, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Chungcheongbuk-do. It prefers to take an active role in management. IMM Investment Corp. was founded in July 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

1Up Ventures is an investment firm founded in 2019 and located in Kirkland, Washington. The company specializes in investing in game developers and focuses on opportunities within the gaming and technology sectors. With a commitment to supporting innovation in these industries, 1Up Ventures aims to foster the growth of emerging companies that contribute to the evolving landscape of gaming.

Lerer Hippeau is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, founded in 2010. It invests early in a wide range of sectors and provides hands-on support to founders as they build companies, drawing on operating experience. The firm has backed a broad portfolio across consumer and enterprise startups, including Allbirds, Guideline, MIRROR, K Health, ZenBusiness, Thrive, and Blockdaemon.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, with additional offices in Osaka and Nagoya, founded in 1974. It concentrates on seed to development stage and startup investments across healthcare, biotech, information technology, electronics, high technology, life sciences, fintech, ICT, SaaS, and AI sectors. The firm targets opportunities in Japan and with relevance to the Japanese market, and it participates in investment syndication for Japanese investments to support entrepreneurs and innovation within the domestic economy.

Founded in 2009, SV Angel is a San Francisco-based angel investment firm and service organization that backs early-stage startups, particularly in software and technology, by providing business development support, financing, strategic guidance on mergers and acquisitions, and other resources. It leverages a broad network to assist founders at critical inflection points, helping with market strategy, partnerships, and access to capital to build durable companies across the United States.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs science and technology companies across multiple stages, from seed to late-stage. It pursues transformative technologies and follows a founder-friendly investment approach that provides substantial support with minimal interference. The firm invests in ventures solving difficult problems across sectors such as aerospace and transportation, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, healthcare, biotechnology, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer internet, software, robotics, and related technology fields. It has backed notable companies early, including SpaceX, Palantir, and Facebook, reflecting a history of partnering with ambitious founders to scale breakthrough technologies.

Courtside Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that concentrates on early-stage investments in startups operating at the crossroads of sports, technology, media, lifestyle, and gaming. The firm emphasizes partnerships with management, leveraging its industry networks and domain expertise to provide ongoing strategic support across operations, product, and growth. It targets companies in sports, lifestyle, esports, gaming, media, and related information technology and TMT sectors, and positions itself as a professional partner for founders seeking long-term value beyond capital. The firm operates as a registered investment adviser.

GFR Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups disrupting consumer entertainment. With over a decade of experience, they focus on emerging technologies like VR, AR, AI, video streaming, and blockchain to drive innovation. They seek talented entrepreneurs globally to help realize their vision.

Founded in 2019, MaC Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California. It specializes in early-stage investments across various technology sectors, including fintech, e-commerce, logistics, and more. The firm invests in companies that benefit from shifts in cultural trends and behaviors globally.

Established in 2018, Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in professional entrepreneurial investments across information technology, business services, and consumer products.

East Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009, headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Singapore and Indonesia. It operates as a sector-agnostic investor, providing multi-stage capital from seed to growth for technology startups across Southeast Asia. The firm has backed more than 300 companies in the region, including notable names such as Tokopedia, Traveloka, Ruangguru, and Xendit, and focuses on early-stage technology companies to drive regional growth. East Ventures emphasizes active involvement in the Indonesian and broader Southeast Asian ecosystems and is recognized for its long-standing commitment to responsible investing, having signed the Principles for Responsible Investment. The firm combines investment with guidance and ESG-aligned practices to support sustainable development of the regional tech sector.

NODWIN Gaming is a leading esports and gaming company based in Gurugram, India. It operates an esports platform and produces events and related services, including content production, talent management, sponsorships and brand integration, enabling scalable fan experiences and monetization across the global gaming and media market. The company focuses on sports entertainment centered on esports, working with professional athletes, teams, creators and audiences, and operates across South Asia, Singapore, the Middle East and Turkey. It is a subsidiary of Nazara Technologies, reflecting its role within a larger ecosystem of gaming and live entertainment IPs.

Founded in 2021, Shima Capital is a venture capital firm based in Irvine, California. The company focuses on investing in the web3 and blockchain technology sectors.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups with a focus on pre-seed rounds. It makes about 75-100 investments per year in capital-efficient companies seeking to reach product-market fit, typically in rounds of 50k to 500k and pre-money valuations of 1M to 3M. The firm pursues opportunities outside the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, and it invests across the United States, Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe, with a portfolio spanning many states and roughly two hundred prior investments since its early operations.

Betaworks is a New York-based startup studio, accelerator, and ecosystem builder that creates, funds, and scales technology companies. Founded in 2008, it operates an accelerator program and supports early-stage ventures across information technology, software as a service, gaming, e-sports, and frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality. Betaworks also runs Betaworks Studios, a New York City membership space that enables collaboration, mentorship, events, work sessions, and company-building activity within its network. Through Betaworks Ventures, the firm maintains a product-focused seed investment arm with a presence in New York and San Francisco, having invested in more than 150 companies.