AP Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in startups and growth-stage companies applying Platinum Group Metals to address global challenges. It focuses on hydrogen technologies—including production, storage, and infrastructure—and other PGMs-enabled applications in energy, industry, and healthcare, as well as advanced materials, sensors, and durable electronics. With a global investment mandate, the firm supports portfolio companies through its specialist team with expertise in chemistry, materials science, engineering, and finance, and connects them with strategic partners across the financial and industrial sectors.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Kirkland, Washington, that is led by investors associated with the Breakthrough Energy Coalition. It funds breakthrough clean-energy technologies with a patient, long-term approach, aiming to provide reliable and affordable power while avoiding climate warming. The fund focuses on supporting technologies across the energy sector to accelerate deployment of zero-emission solutions and scale innovative companies, including early- to growth-stage opportunities and targets a portfolio across the clean-tech landscape.

Energy Impact Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that accelerates the transition to a sustainable energy future by investing in companies across energy storage, grid technologies, clean energy solutions, and related industrial technologies. It engages with entrepreneurs and energy and industrial partners to scale innovations through global investments spanning venture, growth, credit, and infrastructure, and maintains an international footprint with a European presence through dedicated funds.

Horizons Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Hong Kong, founded in 2002. It invests in seed, early-stage, and growth-stage companies across technology-driven sectors, including artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare technology, SaaS, and other deep science initiatives. The firm's approach combines funding with strategic guidance to help founders scale operations and translate scientific advances into scalable businesses. Its portfolio spans software platforms, consumer applications, and next-generation scientific ventures, with emphasis on regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, AI applications, sustainable packaging, and food innovation. Horizons Ventures seeks technologies that address societal challenges and expand human potential, committing to ethical practices while supporting collaboration within the deep science and tech community.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization founded in 1982 to strengthen the Philadelphia region's technology ecosystem. It provides capital, strategic guidance, and industry connections to technology companies across Southeastern Pennsylvania, with a focus on early-stage and growth-stage firms in information technology, health, and physical sciences. The organization supports technology commercialization through university-industry partnerships and regional initiatives, aiming to create jobs and transform local communities. Over the decades it has been a leading seed-stage capital provider, funding hundreds of companies and helping build a more robust regional innovation network. It serves Philadelphia and the surrounding counties of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, and Montgomery.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that provides funding across all stages to science and technology companies pursuing transformative innovations. The firm backs startups addressing complex problems in areas such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, energy, health, cybersecurity, data analytics, and software, and has supported notable portfolio companies including SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb. Founders Fund emphasizes a founder-friendly approach that aims to offer substantial support with minimal interference, while potentially deploying capital globally as needed. The firm seeks to invest in companies with the potential to reshape industries and the future through advanced engineering, manufacturing, and information technology.

InnoEnergy is an industrial organization and impact investor established in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to industrialize clean tech innovation and advance a global net‑zero economy. It focuses on early‑stage and seed investments in climate tech and energy sectors in Europe, aiming to de‑risk and accelerate commercialization while building resilient clean tech value chains. The organization supports portfolio companies through added‑value services, workforce upskilling, and ecosystem development, operating with a broad network of partners across Europe and the United States. By fostering collaboration and education, InnoEnergy seeks to scale sustainable technologies and drive economic growth in the clean energy transition.

Ballard Power Systems designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services proton exchange membrane fuel cell products for transportation, stationary power, and specialty markets. Its products include heavy-duty fuel cell modules and stacks, backup power systems, portable power and UAV power, and material handling solutions, with applications spanning transit buses, trucks, rail, marine, automotive, and residential cogeneration. The company also provides technology solutions, engineering and training services, and licenses and transfers of its fuel cell intellectual property. Ballard serves international markets including North America, Europe and Asia, and maintains multiple segments such as Power Generation, Automotive, and Material Products. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, Ballard focuses on clean energy propulsion and power solutions through PEM fuel cell technology.

Innoangel Fund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that backs early-stage companies, typically at seed to pre-Series A rounds, across sectors including artificial intelligence, robotics, consumer, entertainment, information technology, healthcare and financial technology.

Kiko Ventures is a venture capital firm that serves as the cleantech investment arm of IP Group, focused on regenerative and patient capital investments in science-based startups addressing climate change. It invests across stages from early to late, supporting disruptive technologies with enduring advantages in areas such as hydrogen fuel cells, reusable packaging, carbon capture, and renewable energy solutions. The firm aims to back companies driving a transition to a regenerative world and leverages IP Group's innovation ecosystem to accelerate development and scale. Portfolio companies include Mantle8, Vytal, Alithic, and Barocal.

Ara Partners is a private equity and infrastructure investment firm based in Houston, Texas, focused on decarbonizing the industrial economy. It invests in growth capital and buyouts across sectors such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, industrial process electrification, waste management, sustainable chemicals, low-carbon molecules production, and related infrastructure projects. The firm targets companies and initiatives that reduce carbon emissions and displace polluting industrial processes, while building decarbonization infrastructure and scalable solutions in high-emission industries like industrial manufacturing, chemicals, food and agriculture. With deep industry experience and an emphasis on operational improvements and government affairs engagement, Ara Partners seeks to accelerate the commercialization and adoption of decarbonization technologies globally, delivering products and services with lower emissions and less waste.

Based in Seoul, South Korea and founded in 2006, L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on incubation, seed, early-stage, and expansion investments across technology and energy-related sectors. It seeks opportunities in semiconductors, components, equipment, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, cloud, big data, mobile and network technologies, e-healthcare, electronics and consumer electronics, telecommunications equipment, and media content creation and distribution, as well as green energy areas such as solar, wind, fuel cells, LEDs and electric vehicles, along with machinery, nanotechnology, robotics and telematics. The firm concentrates its activity in South Korea, with emphasis on the Seoul metropolitan area, the Gyeonggi region, and Chungnam province.

Based in San Francisco, The Ecosystem Integrity Fund is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in companies advancing environmental sustainability. It seeks to pair positive environmental impact with solid financial returns, targeting sectors such as renewable energy, electric transportation, climate tech, sustainable agriculture, water and waste management, green chemistry, and energy efficiency. EIF typically backs early-stage ventures and supports solutions that improve resource use, reduce pollution, and protect ecosystems. The firm operates from California with a broader reach into North America and Europe, and has a long-standing history dating back to 2010 when it began focusing on sustainability-oriented investments. EIF emphasizes ESG considerations and aims to mobilize private capital to accelerate the transition to sustainable economies.

Mirai Creation Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2015. It invests in private start-ups operating in intelligent technologies and robotics, as well as companies advancing the hydrogen economy, electrification, new materials, and carbon neutrality.

TechEnergy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Tecpetrol, part of the Techint Group, focused on accelerating the energy transition by investing globally in early-stage to growth technology companies. It targets disruptive solutions in hydrogen and clean fuels, carbon capture, utilization and storage, sustainable lithium extraction and processing, electrification, geothermal, and clean power sectors, offering capital and scale-up support across Europe, the United States, and Latin America. Backed by Techint Group resources, it provides value-added capabilities including regulatory guidance, engineering expertise, and market assessments to help portfolio companies scale and drive decarbonization.

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.

Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm based in the North East of England, with headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne. The firm backs early- and later-stage technology companies, with a focus on climate technology and healthy ageing, aiming to address global challenges while generating regional growth. It provides more than capital by leveraging a broad network of university partners, funders, non-executive directors and talent to help portfolio companies scale. The firm prioritizes investments in the United Kingdom, particularly the North East, and seeks opportunities that create jobs and long-term economic impact for the region.

Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group is Lenovo's global corporate venture capital arm and startup accelerator that supports early- to growth-stage technology companies by leveraging Lenovo's ecosystem. With a presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Israel and the United States, LCIG invests across artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics and intelligent devices, aiming to accelerate silicon-based innovation. Since its founding in 2016, it has built a broad ecosystem through collaborations and events, and its portfolio includes notable companies such as CATL, Meituan, Cambricon, Megvii and NIO. The group highlights milestones like humanoid robot deliveries under the HuoZhong and GuangMing initiatives and successful exits including listings on the STAR Market and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, reflecting its role in advancing technology startups within Lenovo's global network.

Doral Energy-Tech Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Doral Group, focused on investing in and nurturing startups developing energy technology and decarbonization solutions. Based in Ramat Gan, Israel, the firm aligns its investments with Doral’s core business and aims to deliver high returns while supporting portfolio companies at multiple stages through hands-on guidance and access to a wide network. Its activities include backing innovations in areas such as green hydrogen and electrolyzer technology, exemplified by a strategic collaboration with H2Pro. The company positions itself as a partner in progress, offering more than capital, and participates in industry events to advance decarbonization efforts. Noted leadership recognizes the team's role in the field, underscoring its emphasis on scaling technologies that reduce carbon emissions and contribute to the energy transition.

Mercurius Media Capital is a growth capital firm based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2023. It employs a media-for-equity model to support growth-stage companies by providing access to scaled advertising inventory across television, digital, streaming, and out-of-home channels in exchange for equity. By aggregating premium inventory through partnerships with major media operators, MMC helps portfolio companies raise brand visibility, accelerate distribution, and drive enterprise value. The firm emphasizes long-term value creation through measurable outcomes from media campaigns and collaborates with diverse media partners to reach large U.S. audiences in sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and news segments.

Infield Capital is a venture capital firm based in Boulder, Colorado, that backs early-stage companies in clean tech and mobility, with a focus on technologies that rethink the powertrain and reduce oil dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. Its investment scope includes next-generation internal combustion, stored energy, transport and mobility, mobile energy transmission, new materials, nanotechnology, and lightweight and alternative fuels and systems. The firm combines financial capital with hands-on support to help entrepreneurs accelerate innovation and scale disruptive technologies in transportation and energy.

SFC Energy is a Germany-based provider of fuel cell and related power technologies for off-grid and on-grid applications. It develops, manufactures and markets portable, stationary and mobile energy solutions based on fuel cells, including complete system assemblies and power management products, as well as monitoring and control tools such as SCADA systems. The company offers EFOY Pro fuel cells and a range of portable units (JENNY, EMILY) and modular energy packages for remote or hazardous environments, military and surveillance applications, and industrial needs. Its markets include oil and gas, defense and security, industry, and clean energy and mobility, with products designed for remote power, hybrid power, and grid-independent operation. SFC Energy is headquartered in Brunnthal, Germany, and was founded in 2000.

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that provides venture capital as a service to corporations, connecting them with high-growth technology companies and global startup ecosystems. The firm invests across sectors including information technology, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, robotics, big data, fintech, health IT, virtual and augmented reality, quantum computing, consumer electronics, automotive and hardware, with a global footprint and offices in multiple countries. It supports entrepreneurs pursuing global expansion into North America, Europe and Asia and maintains a sizable portfolio of investments, exits and IPOs. The company emphasizes disciplined innovation and operates initiatives such as Pegasus University, accelerators and startup competitions to foster corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mantis VC is a Santa Monica, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that funds early-stage technology startups. It specializes in seed and Series A rounds across sectors including artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare, cybersecurity, and consumer technologies. The firm seeks disruptive, data-driven companies and provides capital along with strategic guidance to help them scale. Its portfolio encompasses a wide range of technology-focused ventures, such as generative AI, incident response, online education, robotics, Web3 infrastructure, SaaS financing, digital health, and other data-intensive platforms, reflecting an emphasis on innovative solutions at the intersection of technology and consumer markets.

Yield Capital is a Beijing-based investment firm established in 2013. The firm focuses on venture capital investments in various sectors, including information technology, advanced manufacturing, new energy, and healthcare. Since its founding, Yield Capital has developed a particular interest in the hydrogen industry, allocating resources to companies involved in hydrogen production, storage, and the development of fuel cell technologies. The firm aims to support innovation and growth within these key industries, contributing to advancements in sustainable energy and technology solutions.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is the venture capital arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, investing in seed and development-stage startups across life sciences, information technology and high-technology sectors with a focus on the Japanese market. Based in Tokyo with offices in Osaka and Nagoya, it pursues a diversified investment program and supports portfolio companies through active collaboration to accelerate growth and readiness for IPOs. By leveraging MUFG’s global network, it seeks strategic partnerships and cross-border opportunities for portfolio companies, including sectors such as healthcare, biotechnology, AI, fintech, SaaS, electronics, and ICT.

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.

ANRI is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that invests primarily in seed and early-stage startups. It backs companies across a broad range of sectors, including business products and services, information technology, energy, blockchain, life sciences, media and robotics, with a focus on deep tech themes. The firm supports growth through capital and strategic guidance for founder teams in Japan and beyond and operates multiple funds aligned to different themes, including climate tech initiatives.

Cloudberry Pioneer Investments is a venture capital firm with teams in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Luxembourg. It invests in early-stage startups in fintech, renewable energy, and high-performance computing, aiming to transform industries through resilience and innovation.

ZSVC is a Chinese venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage investments. The firm aims to support innovative startups by providing them with the necessary capital and resources to grow and scale their operations. Through its investment strategy, ZSVC seeks to identify and nurture promising entrepreneurial ventures within the Chinese market, contributing to the development of the startup ecosystem in the region.

Chevron Corporation is a global integrated energy company that engages in the exploration, production, refining, marketing, and distribution of oil, gas, and petrochemical products. Its operations span across upstream and downstream activities worldwide, with brands including Chevron, Texaco and Caltex. The company emphasizes technology and innovation to improve efficiency and reduce the carbon intensity of its operations, and pursues lower-carbon energy solutions and new business models through its corporate ventures, including Chevron Technology Ventures, which scouts, tests and integrates emerging technologies. Chevron also provides energy solutions to customers through its energy services businesses and collaborates on initiatives to improve energy reliability and sustainability. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Chevron aims to balance meeting growing energy needs with responsible stewardship and ongoing investments in technology and decarbonization.

SmartCap is a government-backed venture capital firm in Estonia that serves as the investment arm of the Estonian Development Fund. It operates as a fund of funds and pursues early‑stage and startup investments through three main vehicles: the Venture Capital Fund, which targets Estonian‑focused venture fund managers; the Green Fund, which backs Greentech startups and technologies; and the Defence Fund, which supports defence technologies. The organization collaborates with independent co‑investors, often taking a leading role without seeking controlling stakes, and focuses on strengthening Estonia’s innovation and economic competitiveness by funding and guiding promising companies. SmartCap has supported hundreds of investees, including 187 investee companies, contributing to job creation and tax revenue in Estonia.

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.

Kickfund is a Swiss venture capital firm founded in 2022 that invests in deep-tech startups emerging from Swiss academic institutions. It co-invests up to CHF 850,000 alongside successful Venture Kick winners and provides strategic support, including access to mentors and a broad investor network to help startups scale. The firm's portfolio spans deep tech, digital, and life sciences, and it aims to strengthen Switzerland as a global innovation hub. Since inception, Kickfund has supported over 90 startups, facilitated roughly 1,100 launches, contributed to about 15,000 jobs, and helped raise around 9 billion CHF in capital for Swiss ventures.

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early-stage technology startups, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds with selective Series B and later investments. The firm provides capital, founder guidance, and access to a broad network of operators, entrepreneurs, and investors to support portfolio companies throughout their lifecycle. It maintains a long-term partnership approach across all technology sectors, and has a portfolio of more than 30 companies with over $100 billion in combined enterprise value.

Beijing-based Tsinghua Innovation Ventures is a venture capital and investment management firm established in 2012 that focuses on backing Chinese companies across healthcare, artificial intelligence, new energy and environmental technologies, high-end manufacturing, information technology and related life sciences sectors.

Schmidt is a Seoul-based venture investor and accelerator focused on early-stage to growth-stage startups across mobility, bio, deep tech, and digital transformation. It operates as both an investor and accelerator, providing capital and ecosystem support to help founders advance through subsequent rounds and scale. The firm maintains a portfolio of 137 companies, with robust follow-on investment activity, and collaborates with partners to support growth and commercialization. Schmidt is backed by DSC Investment, a major Korean venture capital group, and maintains offices in Seoul to service its activities.

Finindus is a Belgian venture capital firm based in Zelzate that funds early-stage and growth companies across the metal value chain and adjacent smart, green industrial technologies. Backed by ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region and linked to OCAS, a metal research center with campuses in Zelzate and Zwijnaarde, Finindus concentrates on materials development (new alloys, surface functionalization, composites), material processing (forming, joining, coating, cutting) and sustainable manufacturing (energy-efficient production, energy recuperation, CO2 capture, waste valorization, recycling). It typically invests 0.5 to 5 million euros per round, up to around 10 million euros per company, with a primary focus on Europe and Flanders, while remaining open to opportunities elsewhere. The firm actively leverages its network and access to researchers and OCAS infrastructure to support portfolio companies, emphasizing proactive value creation and partnerships to advance smart and green industrial technologies.

Radix Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2024 and headquartered in Senningerberg, Luxembourg. It targets deep technology, energy, dual-use, and next-generation computing sectors, making investments across Europe to empower deep tech innovators and advance cutting-edge technologies.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm focused on deep-tech investments with an emphasis on ventures addressing human and planetary health. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, it supports startups from pre-seed to growth stages through extensive founder resources and accelerator-style programs that provide access to labs, offices, engineering teams, expert networks, and mentorship to accelerate product development, testing, commercialization, and fundraising. The firm operates dedicated deep-tech facilities, including SOSV SF & NY (IndieBio) and HAX in Newark, and maintains regional activity in San Francisco, New York, Newark, and Princeton. With a portfolio spanning hundreds of companies across multiple countries, SOSV seeks co-investors to join its global network and help scale portfolio companies.

The Untitled is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Riga, Latvia, with offices in Moscow and London. It provides early- and growth-stage funding across multiple programs and sectors, focusing on technology-enabled retail, advertising, media, digital platforms, and related innovations. The firm primarily targets companies in Eastern Europe, including Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, while pursuing opportunities in Western Europe. It prefers companies with a finished product or working prototype and proven hypotheses and metrics at or near the operational payback stage. Investments are made directly into equity or via loans, with program-specific ranges that include seed rounds and round A cheques, typically in the hundreds of thousands to a few million dollars, and greater commitments through its growth initiatives. The Untitled emphasizes leveraging capabilities in technology, business development, and international markets to help portfolio companies scale internationally.

Demeter Partners is a Paris-based private equity and venture capital firm with offices in Madrid, Grenoble, Metz, Lyon and Münster, focused on the energy transition and ecological sectors. It manages multiple funds and invests across seed, start-up, early-stage and growth opportunities, as well as infrastructure and pre-IPO projects, typically in the range of €0.5 million to €30 million. The firm targets mid-cap and small to mid-sized unlisted companies across eco-industries, eco-energies, green transportation, green technology, cleantech, water and waste treatment, site remediation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, green buildings, and environmental services, often pursuing minority stakes with board representation. Its geographic footprint centers on Europe, notably France, with activity also across Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Germany, and North America. Demeter Partners is the result of a merger with Emertec Gestion in 2016, forming a major European player dedicated to the energy transition and related sectors. The firm also manages funds such as Demeter 1, Demeter 2, Demeter 3 and Demeter 4 INFRA, all focused on sustainable investments.

SummitView Capital is a Shanghai-based growth equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011. It focuses on investing in information technology, advanced manufacturing, green and clean tech, precision medicine, and cultural creativity sectors. The firm operates across China with a presence in Shanghai, Beijing and Jiangsu. It collaborates with government guidance funds and other public resources to support high-tech and emerging industries such as integrated circuits, mobile Internet, energy efficiency, clean energy and biomedicine, aiming to help innovative companies scale by providing capital and strategic resources.

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.

Seoul Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Seoul, founded in 2010. It serves as the private equity and venture capital arm of Korea Information & Communication and concentrates on buyouts, corporate restructurings, growth capital, and cross-border investments, with a focus on technology-driven opportunities. In venture capital, it targets small and medium-sized companies that pursue technological or management innovation and operate in areas such as mobile devices and contents, innovative materials and components, smart devices and components, machinery, petrochemicals, semiconductors, energy and renewable energy, metals and non-metals. The firm also provides consulting services for mergers and acquisitions, finance structuring, and management strategies.

The Summit Group is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 1985 that concentrates on early-stage investments in the United Kingdom across finance, marketing, business services, property services, medical services, and energy. It operates through affiliates such as Summit Alpha, Summit Insurance Services, and MedTrade, providing capital, industry relationships, management support, and administrative assistance to help portfolio companies grow. The firm has been involved in management buyouts such as Rephine, backed by Kester Capital, and participated in the oversubscribed IPO of Seraphim Space Investment Trust, with regular press updates highlighting developments and its ongoing commitment to supporting UK startups in their formative years.

GS Futures is the corporate venture arm of GS Global, based in San Mateo, California. It makes early-stage, strategic investments across sectors including climate technology, energy transition technology, construction and real estate technology, consumer technology, retail, sustainability, energy, physical AI and robotics, built environment and construction technologies, energy and industrial transition, and digital platforms and infrastructure. The firm provides capital and strategic support to founders, leveraging the resources of the GS Group to accelerate growth. It operates through funds that back transformative ventures in these areas.

Osaka University Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Osaka University, established to translate the university’s research into social impact and to drive an ecosystem that fosters innovation and social transformation aligned with the university’s mission. Based in Osaka, Japan, OUVC manages a fund and investment policy to support the commercialization of university research and its social deployment. It focuses on early-stage investments in life sciences and healthcare, green innovation, and platform technology, and also engages in related sectors such as environment and energy, industrial machinery and materials, infrastructure, and information technology to convert scientific advances into practical products and societal benefits. The firm supports portfolio companies and collaborates with partners to accelerate commercialization and ecosystem development, with offices in Suita, Osaka.

ORIX Capital is the venture capital arm of ORIX Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. It acts as a corporate venture and growth investor, backing mid- to growth-stage companies and pursuing opportunities with potential IPOs. Leveraging the ORIX Group's network, assets, and management know-how, it supports entrepreneurs to scale and manage risk. It invests across multiple sectors and aims to create value beyond capital through the parent company's resources and governance.

Capital Midwest Fund is a Mequon, Wisconsin-based venture capital firm that targets early-stage and revenue-stage investments in the Midwest United States. It backs technology-driven companies across sectors such as advanced manufacturing, information technology, software (SaaS), B2B services, health tech, life sciences, healthcare, industrials, consumer goods, media, and transportation, with emphasis on strong management teams and proven market validation. The firm seeks opportunities within Wisconsin and broader central U.S. markets, supporting startups and growth-oriented ventures aligned with regional growth and practical application of emerging technologies.