IP Group is a London-based venture capital firm that focuses on commercialising intellectual property from research-intensive institutions. It creates value by identifying early-stage IP, developing it into commercially viable opportunities, and forming strategic partnerships to support portfolio companies. The firm provides capital, strategic guidance, and industry insight to science- and technology-based businesses, with emphasis on clean technology, life sciences, and deep tech. With more than twenty years of experience, IP Group supports the growth of science and technology companies from inception toward scale, helping translate research into market-ready products and accelerate their impact.

Animoca Brands is a global developer, publisher, and platform provider in the Web3, metaverse, and blockchain gaming space. It leverages gamification and blockchain to create and publish mobile games and IP-based products, including titles tied to well-known brands, while enabling digital property rights through non-fungible and fungible tokens. The company operates a platform that allows intellectual property holders to issue assets, monetize rights, and grow fan communities within Web3 ecosystems. It also supports a venture arm that finances and mentors creators and early-stage projects in blockchain, gaming, and related technologies. With regional initiatives to advance Web3 strategies for Japanese IP holders, Animoca Brands pursues global expansion of digital ownership, transparency, and new business models across gaming and branded content.

KB Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1990 as the investment arm of KB Financial Group. It manages assets through a venture and growth platform and backs early-stage startups, select buyouts, spinouts, turnaround situations, and growth capital. The firm targets a broad range of sectors, including information technology, biotechnology and life sciences, healthcare, hardware and software, consumer products and services, and clean tech, with a primary focus on South Korea and selective international opportunities. It supports portfolio companies with hands-on guidance in strategy, operations and governance and leverages KB Financial Group’s network to aid growth and value creation. The firm is described as active in social ventures aligned with sustainable development goals, reflecting an emphasis on responsible investing alongside financial returns.

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.

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 decades of experience in funding bold, innovative entrepreneurs. It operates globally with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale and manages multiple funds totaling several billions of dollars in assets under management. As the venture capital and private equity arm of Korea Investment Holdings, KIP backs a broad range of sectors including information technology, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, mobility and gaming, as it seeks to help companies scale and commercialize new technologies. The firm emphasizes long-term value creation and has built a diversified portfolio across Asia and beyond.

Motier Ventures is a Paris-based family office and early-stage tech investor associated with the Galeries Lafayette Group owners. It operates as a value-added angel investor, providing agile and patient capital to startups in the early days and following on in subsequent rounds. The firm focuses on future of commerce, fintech, creative technologies, consumer and gaming, cybersecurity, and related areas such as infrastructure, tooling, the future of work, blockchain and artificial intelligence. Motier leverages the owners' networks across Galeries Lafayette brands and affiliated businesses to support portfolio companies with strategic connections and scale. Investment ranges include up to €300k at seed and up to €3m in later rounds.

Antler is a global venture capital firm based in Singapore that backs early-stage technology companies. It runs incubation programs and provides a global community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital to help startups grow. The firm targets a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, finance, software, energy, consumer and B2B technologies, and operates through regional programs across Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond.

Uniseed is an Australian venture capital firm established in 2000 as a collaboration among leading research universities and research organisations to commercialise university-developed technologies. It originated as a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland and later expanded to include the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, and CSIRO, with funding and commitment from these institutions. Uniseed focuses on early‑stage technology and biotechnology investments across Australia, operating through a networked model that aligns the needs of research partners with commercialisation opportunities. It maintains independent management and structured investment processes, including dedicated committees for different technology areas, and aims to preserve the equity position in portfolio companies while supporting follow-on funding. Unlike typical private venture capital, Uniseed provides long‑term partnership with its research partner organisations, leveraging their expertise to accelerate invention disclosures, IP development, and the creation of viable start‑ups.

Outlier Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that concentrates on early-stage investments in Web3, crypto, and decentralized technologies. It operates Base Camp, a multi-month accelerator program that attracts thousands of applications and provides incubation space, back-office support, and ecosystem partnerships to pre-seed and seed projects. The firm supports a diverse portfolio across DeFi, NFTs, and blockchain infrastructure, with emphasis on Metaverse use cases such as avatar marketplaces and play-to-earn gaming. Through collaborations with leading protocols and brands, including Aptos, Filecoin/IPFS, Polygon, and FARFETCH, Outlier Ventures expands its accelerator footprint and offers advisory services for later-stage teams under its Ascent program. Its approach remains blockchain-agnostic, aiming to accelerate a new web paradigm that prioritizes user sovereignty, data ownership, and digital wealth, while pursuing elevated deal activity and portfolio growth in the Web3 ecosystem.

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors and venture capital firms that supports technology and healthcare startups across the United States, China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia. It partners with entrepreneurs by offering hands-on operating experience and broad access to capital, talent, partners and customers to help build global businesses. The firm focuses on early to growth-stage investments in software infrastructure, developer tools, data, security, vertical SaaS, enterprise software and healthcare technologies, drawing on a wide international footprint that includes the US, Israel, Singapore and China. Vertex Ventures emphasizes active portfolio involvement and leverages the broader Vertex network to create value for portfolio companies through strategic guidance and partnerships.

ORIX Capital Corporation is the venture capital arm of ORIX Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Established in October 1983, it provides venture and growth capital to companies across multiple sectors, with an emphasis on information technology. The organization targets mid-stage ventures and growth opportunities and supports firms pursuing initial public offerings. As the corporate venture capital unit of ORIX, it leverages corporate resources and strategic alignment to back companies that fit ORIX's portfolio objectives.

Craft Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that focuses on early-stage and growth investments to help build innovative companies. The firm backs teams with strong leadership and scalable business models across sectors including software, e-commerce, consumer and enterprise technology, information technology, and fintech, with additional interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures. It combines entrepreneurial experience with investment acumen to identify next generation world-changing companies and provides strategic guidance and operational support to help founders scale.

Union Investment Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investments in media and content-related sectors, including films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts, and maintains a broader portfolio across media, mobile, platform technologies, biotechnology and healthcare, brand, distribution, and semiconductors. The firm aims to support growth for venture businesses and the contents industry seeking scale in the global market.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, established in 2013. It targets individual accredited investors who previously had limited access to venture capital by enabling alumni from top entrepreneurial schools to invest together in ventures led by fellow alumni. The firm backs companies with an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with sector expertise. It offers focused funds that provide accredited investors access to a diversified venture portfolio by type, sector, stage, and geography. The organization engages in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments across technology, consumer, financial services, health care, life sciences, and other sectors.

Parkwalk Advisors is a London-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage to growth-stage technology companies, with a particular emphasis on spin-outs derived from UK universities and research institutes. It targets UK-based, often unquoted companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, big data, life sciences, materials, cleantech, future mobility, medical technology, quantum computing and related fields, and operates with a stage-agnostic approach from seed through later rounds. The firm leverages academic networks, technology transfer channels and venture networks to access deal flow and support portfolio companies. Founded in 2009, it has been aligned with IP Group as part of its corporate structure, reinforcing its focus on intellectual property-backed innovation. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

SL Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, established in February 2000. The firm focuses on investing in small and medium-sized companies across various sectors, including biotechnology, healthcare, semiconductors, display technologies, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence. SL Investment has a strong track record, having achieved positive financial results for 12 consecutive years without incurring any debt. The firm not only provides capital but also actively supports the management of its portfolio companies to enhance their value. Over the years, SL Investment has successfully facilitated the listing of 31 companies on the KOSDAQ market, helping them to become leaders in their respective industries.

Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on food technology and alternative proteins. It invests in early-stage and growth-stage startups globally, with emphasis on plant-based and cell-based protein solutions, and manages funds that support the development of new protein technologies and the commercialization of related university intellectual property. The firm collaborates with strategic partners and governments to advance food security and the creation of new food ecosystems, maintaining an international presence and a broad portfolio across multiple countries.

K5 Global is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm and incubation studio founded in 2018 by Michael Kives and Bryan Baum. It invests across seed to growth stages in Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and FinTech, and has deployed about $1 billion in capital as of March 31, 2024. The firm supports founders across the business lifecycle by expanding networks and positioning companies to achieve growth targets. In 2023, Keenan Rice and Daniel Marcotte joined the partner team, bringing experience from Tokyo Black Capital Advisors and the Looker founding team.

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in London with additional offices in San Francisco and Geneva, supporting entrepreneurs shaping technology-driven global businesses by investing across early and growth stages in software, TMT, and related sectors including artificial intelligence, data, fintech, healthcare, and mobility, and partnering with founders to scale companies globally.

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, it funds software and technology companies across seed to growth stages, with emphasis on web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, fintech, consumer Internet, artificial intelligence, and biotech-adjacent ventures. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses and provides strategic support and networks to portfolio companies.

ID Ventures is the venture capital arm of Intellectual Discovery, based in Seoul, South Korea. It concentrates on investments anchored in intellectual property, including technology development and transfer, as well as commercialization of IP by startups and SMEs. The firm backs tech-based ventures with high IP value, including university IP commercialization, and supports projects in IP creation, purchase and utilization, along with IP services. Its focus areas include marine biotechnology, bio-energy, aquaculture, high value-added materials, and related industries. Founded in 2012, ID Ventures aims to advance innovative IP-driven businesses through early to emerging-growth investments.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm established in 1974 with additional offices in Osaka and Nagoya. It focuses on seed, development stage, and startup investments across healthcare, life sciences, biotechnology, information technology, electronics, artificial intelligence, fintech, SaaS, and other high-technology sectors, with an emphasis on the Japanese market and relevance to Japan. The firm also engages in investment syndication for Japanese opportunities.

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm backs entrepreneurs with venture assistance, strategic guidance, and capital, focusing on bold, early-stage technology companies. It invests across sectors including AI, climate and sustainability, enterprise software, consumer technologies, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics, and frontier technologies. Based in Menlo Park, the firm manages several funds to support startups across stages, prioritizing ventures that address large markets and have potential for significant social and economic impact.

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electronics and device solutions. Its portfolio spans consumer electronics (mobile devices, televisions, home appliances, cameras), information technology products (PCs, peripherals, printers), semiconductors, memory and storage, and display technologies. The company also provides telecommunications infrastructure and related services, and conducts extensive research and development to advance core technologies. With a global footprint across Korea, China, the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, Samsung Electronics is a leading supplier of smartphones, memory chips, and displays, and it coordinates significant manufacturing and supply chain activities to support its varied product lines.

CV VC is a Switzerland-based investment firm focused on blockchain and crypto technology, blending traditional venture capital practices with digital asset innovation. Based in Crypto Valley, it invests across all stages of crypto and blockchain development, from incubation to growth, and maintains its own ecosystem to support portfolio companies. The firm provides advisory services spanning startup development, including business model design, technology assessment and token economics, communications strategy, and assistance in attracting capital and strategic partnerships, helping founders connect with investors and partners within Crypto Valley and beyond.

Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center is the venture capital investment arm of Western Michigan University, established in 2003 and based in Kalamazoo. It funds early-stage life sciences and medical device ventures in Michigan focusing on commercialization, with emphasis on startups that have a substantial Michigan presence and links to Southwest Michigan. The center leverages Kalamazoo's scientific talent and pharmaceutical commercialization heritage to support entrepreneurs, scientists, university technology transfer offices and corporate clients as they advance products in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics. It provides startup and gap funding to promising ventures entering commercialization, typically investing between 25,000 and 250,000 per deal.

Qualcomm is a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets wireless technologies, processors, connectivity solutions, software, and charging products. Its Snapdragon processors and related platforms serve mobile devices, automotive, and Internet of Things applications, while its technologies span 3G, 4G, and 5G wireless networks, networking, and multimedia. Qualcomm operates through three main activities: chip business providing integrated circuits and system software; licensing of intellectual property for wireless standards; and strategic initiatives investing in early-stage technologies. The company serves industries including automotive, healthcare, smart cities, wearables, and smart homes, and maintains a broad ecosystem that supports developers and partners worldwide.

New Venture Partners is a venture capital firm established in 2001 and based in New Jersey, United States. It specializes in corporate technology spinouts, focusing on incubation, seed, and early-stage investments. The firm seeks to commercialize corporate assets and technologies by forming independent ventures, often partnering with parent companies to bring differentiated products to market. It identifies and evaluates technologies, structures and negotiates spinout transactions, and manages the spinout process while providing strategic guidance and operational support to portfolio companies. The firm targets technology-intensive sectors and supports the creation of standalone ventures that pursue commercial opportunities.

a16z crypto is the crypto-focused investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz, based in Menlo Park, California. It makes venture investments in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and related software infrastructure and protocols, supporting innovative companies building the crypto ecosystem.

Imperial Innovations is the technology-transfer office of Imperial College, dedicated to commercialising leading UK academic research from the Cambridge, Oxford, and London region. It integrates technology transfer, intellectual property protection, licensing, and company incubation to bring promising research in therapeutics, medtech, engineering, materials, and information communication technology to market.

UVA Licensing & Ventures Group is an investment firm focused on commercializing innovations developed at the University of Virginia. It plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between academia and the marketplace by identifying promising technologies and managing their licensing and commercialization. The organization supports faculty and researchers in bringing their inventions to market, fostering entrepreneurship, and promoting economic development. Through strategic partnerships and investment strategies, UVA Licensing & Ventures Group aims to enhance the university's impact on society while generating revenue from its intellectual property portfolio.

IQ Capital is a Cambridge and London based venture capital firm that backs early‑stage and growth technology companies in the United Kingdom and Europe, with a focus on deep tech capable of global leadership. The firm invests in seed and Series A rounds and can provide follow‑on capital through a Growth Fund, with initial checks typically in the hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of pounds. Its portfolio spans software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, health tech, advanced engineering, semiconductors, energy and cybersecurity. IQ Capital has a track record of more than 30 exits to major tech companies and takes a hands‑on approach, often supporting portfolio companies with governance and strategic guidance to scale internationally.

Armstrong Teasdale is a law firm established in 1901 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. It provides a broad range of legal services, including litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property, environmental law, corporate services, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, private equity and venture capital, and marijuana and hemp law. The firm serves clients across sectors such as aerospace and defense, technology, life sciences, healthcare, real estate, media, and financial services, delivering client-focused service and strong results in both the boardroom and the courtroom.

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco, California-based venture capital firm that provides seed-stage and early-stage investments to technology startups. Founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma, the firm focuses on technology companies across software, telecommunications, media, and other TMT sectors, offering early funding and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.

Occident is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech start-ups, with a focus on spin-offs from scientific research that aim to deliver real-world impact. It operates as an owner-managed investor with offices in Munich and Zug. The firm supports start-ups in the life sciences and industrial tech sectors from the seed stage onward and accompanies portfolio companies over the long term, providing both financial backing and the team's extensive experience. It invests its own money and makes decisions based on sustainable potential for success. The approach emphasizes collaboration with founding teams and a commitment to addressing societal challenges in a sustainable way.

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York City and Silicon Valley that funds seed- and early-stage technology and science startups. It concentrates on deep tech across the physical and life sciences, investing in biochemistry, material science, electronics, infrastructure, aerospace, satellites, drones, and space technologies, as well as software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, genomics and synthetic biology. The firm takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs build high-growth companies and has a track record of launching more than 20 portfolio companies. With a technically engaged approach, Lux supports portfolio progress by leveraging deep domain insight and industry connections to drive leadership and scale.

The London Fund is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 that specializes in IP-rich, high-growth technology companies. It focuses on early-stage and growth capital for B2C and emerging technologies, often supporting companies as they pursue inorganic growth, M&A, debt and equity financing, and IP strategy to defend and extend their technology positions. The firm typically provides capital across the spectrum from seed to Series A and beyond, including bridge funding to connect incubators with later rounds. It emphasizes close collaboration with founders to identify and exploit intellectual property assets and to help portfolio businesses navigate IPO readiness and strategic growth opportunities.

IPD Capital is a venture capital investor that brings intellectual property expertise to its investments. It is stage agnostic, backing companies from seed stages to firms with substantial revenue, and focuses on technology sectors excluding biotech and pharma. The firm leverages IPD Analytics and a team of more than 50 professionals with backgrounds in IP, science, and engineering to support portfolio companies. It does not lead rounds or take a board seat, and it does not encumber its portfolio companies’ IP. Based in Aventura, Florida, IPD Capital seeks opportunities across technology, manufacturing, software, medical devices, and healthcare services.

Proton Enterprises is a New York-based venture developer and investment partner founded in 2012 that collaborates with entrepreneurs to build disruptive technology ventures. The firm focuses on health and wellness, deep technology, the Internet of Things, medical technology, financial technology, IP commercialization, and health and fitness, seeking to empower entrepreneurship by aligning capital, time, and talent with the entrepreneurs' business missions and providing hands-on support throughout the venture lifecycle.

The Tornante Company is a principal investment firm based in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 2005. It focuses on incubation and seeks to invest in and incubate media and entertainment companies.

Venture Investors is a Wisconsin-based venture capital firm that concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices, digital health, and related technology sectors. Headquartered in Madison with offices in Ann Arbor and Milwaukee, it seeks opportunities linked to university technology transfer and licenses from research institutions, particularly in the Midwest. The firm typically makes seed investments ranging from approximately 0.25 million to 2.5 million and can lead or co-invest, often investing in preferred stock and/or debt with warrant coverage. It targets companies with meaningful market potential and a constructive path to exit within five to seven years, through an initial public offering or strategic sale. While rooted in the Midwest research ecosystem, Venture Investors also evaluates nationwide opportunities aligned with its healthcare and technology portfolio.

Milamber Ventures is a venture capital firm and business accelerator based in London, focused on incubation, seed and early-stage investments across Europe and North America. It backs sectors such as education technology, media and digital media, information technology, IP, adtech, big data, esports and fintech, among others, and provides consultancy or board participation to portfolio companies. The firm has operated from London with an additional presence in the United States (notably Boston and New York) and was acquired by Verdant Futures Limited.

Edition Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that provides growth and early-stage funding to UK companies in entertainment, leisure, hospitality, lifestyle, well-being, content creation, IP, digital and technology sectors. Founded in 2015, it typically invests between £0.5 million and £5 million per round in post-revenue businesses, supporting expansion in areas such as marketplaces, live events, food and beverage, immersive experiences, and TV and music production.

4th Level Ventures is a Dublin-based venture capital firm founded in 2002 that invests in technology companies across Western Europe. The firm prioritizes opportunities where intellectual property originates from university or research institution work and aims to commercialize academic innovations. It seeks to support growth by combining relationships with business leaders, investors, universities, and financial institutions to bring university-originated technologies to market. The approach includes collaboration with university commercialization teams and engaging academics early to evaluate propositions and aid in commercial decision-making, helping translate research outputs into viable businesses. The firm focuses on technology sectors and operates across Western Europe, leveraging academic partnerships to identify and nurture disruptive technologies.

Negev Capital is a venture capital firm based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It invests in healthcare, life sciences, and technology companies at early stages across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel, with a particular focus on psychedelic medical interventions and drug discovery programs that are in preclinical or Phase 1 development. The firm looks for strong management and science teams and robust intellectual property, and it provides capital to help early-stage companies advance therapies, promote thoughtful and therapeutic use of psychedelics, and address neuropsychiatric disorders.

Wren Capital is an angel investment group founded in 2011 and based in London, United Kingdom. It backs early-stage science, engineering, and software startups, including companies developing software, semiconductors, genome editing, medical devices, and satellites. The group typically commits £50,000 to £200,000 in a funding round and takes a patient, pragmatic approach to investing. Wren Capital collaborates with a wide range of angel and institutional co-investors to support founders who understand their markets and can execute effectively.

Square Enix is a Japanese video game publisher and entertainment company formed in 2003 through the merger of Square and Enix. It develops, publishes, distributes, and licenses gaming entertainment and related content through a global network of studios, and is known for franchises such as Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, and Nier; it also operates publishing, merchandising, and amusement businesses.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs science and technology companies across stages. The firm focuses on transformational technologies and has supported early backers of SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook, and Airbnb. It pursues a founder-friendly approach that provides significant support with minimal interference, and it invests globally across sectors including software, artificial intelligence, aerospace, energy, healthcare, cybersecurity, biotech, and information technology. The firm targets opportunities from seed to growth stages and emphasizes solving difficult problems through innovative technology.

Nissay Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 1991 that provides funding across seed, start-up, growth, middle, and later-stage investments, focusing on information technology, manufacturing, medical, distribution, and retail sectors.