Closed Loop Partners is a New York-based investment firm dedicated to advancing the circular economy through a combination of venture capital, private equity, catalytic capital, private credit, and infrastructure investments. The firm operates three core capabilities: an investment arm with a diversified portfolio across multiple regions; an innovation center focused on research and collaboration to accelerate circular solutions; and an operating group that designs and scales circular economy infrastructure. Its activities span sustainable consumer goods, packaging, plastics, textiles, food and organics, and related sectors, with the aim of keeping materials in circulation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The organization emphasizes measurable impact through collaborations with retailers, consumer goods companies, and other stakeholders to expand recycling, reuse, and circular supply chains.

EIT Food is a European initiative established in 2022 and supported by the European Union, dedicated to transforming the European food system through innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship. Its mission is to create a sustainable, resilient, and healthy food future by advancing healthier lives through food, net-zero food systems, and protein diversification, alongside initiatives in resilient agriculture and agri-food biotech. The organization supports startups and other stakeholders through open calls, funding instruments, and community-building activities, aiming to mobilize investment and bring innovative products to market. By 2035 it seeks to mitigate CO2 emissions, equip farmers with new skills, and foster broader impact across the value chain by connecting startups, corporations, consumers, and researchers to drive systemic change in the food system.

BDC is a government-owned financial institution in Canada that supports small and medium-sized enterprises with financing, consulting, and investment services. It provides business loans, working capital, equipment and real estate financing, asset-backed and syndicated financing, subordinate financing, and growth investments through its investment arm. It also offers strategic planning, human resource management, and international expansion assistance. Operating nationwide with offices in both official languages, BDC focuses on helping SMEs grow, innovate, and create jobs across industries.

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

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

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It specializes in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, making seed to Series A investments with typical checks ranging from 50,000 to 5,000,000. The firm backs founders pursuing network effects and scalable models across consumer internet, e-commerce, fintech, and related sectors, aiming to support transformative growth. Its portfolio includes companies such as Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest, reflecting a broad approach to marketplaces and consumer ventures. FJ Labs emphasizes passion, execution, and tenacity in founders and actively seeks new opportunities to back impactful businesses.

Chalmers Ventures is a Swedish venture capital firm and venture builder based in Gothenburg, closely tied to the Chalmers University ecosystem. Founded in 1997, it invests across seed, early, later, and growth stages in information technology, communications, new materials, green tech, and health tech companies in Sweden. The firm focuses on deep tech, university spinouts, and ventures with global commercial and impact potential, offering comprehensive support that covers identifying promising research, forming and validating business models, scaling internationally, and pursuing exits. It operates an evergreen model where returns are reinvested to fund new startups and provides programs such as tech matching, incubation, accelerators, startup camps, and technology transfer to help turn research into companies. Chalmers Ventures typically seeks to engage with ventures connected to the Gothenburg region and Sweden, delivering expertise, funding, and active ownership throughout the company lifecycle.

Innovation Works is an early-stage investor based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, supporting Southwestern Pennsylvania startups since 1988. It provides seed-stage capital and resources to technology companies in robotics, hardware, software, and life sciences, and runs programs such as AlphaLab Robotics Factory, Seed Fund, and Startable to nurture entrepreneurship at different growth stages. The organization also assists manufacturing through Scalable Grants and the Residency Program, and offers investor resources and community connections to strengthen the regional ecosystem. To date, it has supported over 830 companies and facilitated about 3.74 billion in follow-on funding, underscoring its role in enabling startup growth and regional innovation.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm with offices across Europe and the broader EMEA region, providing seed to growth capital through sector-focused teams and a hands-on approach that gives founders access to a global network of corporate customers, experts and follow-on investors to scale. Founded in 2011 in Vienna, the firm backs startups across deep tech, fintech, health and bio, climate tech, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, SaaS and infrastructure, with a long-term perspective and active support in early rounds and beyond. Notable investments include Bitpanda, Moove, Tide, GoStudent, Wayflyer, Seqera Labs, ARX Robotics and Cylib, among others. The firm emphasizes practical value-add and a global reach to help portfolio companies scale smarter and faster.

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

360 Capital is a European venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in deep tech, climate tech and digital sectors. Headquartered in Paris with a presence in Milan, the firm supports tech entrepreneurs across Europe and backs companies from pre-seed to Series B, helping them scale. It has a long track record spanning 25 years and manages about €700 million in assets, having backed more than 170 startups. The portfolio covers areas such as energy storage, sustainable materials and warehouse automation, reflecting a focus on technologically driven solutions that address environmental and efficiency challenges.

Amcor Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation is a corporate venture arm of Amcor that invests in companies developing new packaging technologies. It focuses on solutions that improve sustainability and performance, such as recycling systems, alternative barrier materials, paper‑based packaging, smart and connected packaging, biomaterials, and innovative business models for the packaging industry.

Hiventures is a venture capital investor based in Budapest, Hungary, focused on supporting Hungarian startups at early stages and helping them scale toward the next funding round. It acts as a backbone for the local startup ecosystem by funding prototyping and market validation, providing co-investment partnerships, fundraising guidance, and exit negotiations. The firm operates with a portfolio of over 120 companies, has screened more than 3,000 pitch decks, and relies on a 15-person investment team, with roughly 35% of deals co-invested. It manages a generalist fund that targets AI-driven, deeptech, medtech and greentech innovations, sized around 17 billion forint, and is part of the MFB Group, leveraging European Union funding to back domestic startups. Led by CEO László Hradszki, Hiventures remains actively engaged in the ecosystem through events and partnerships and seeks compelling teams to join its portfolio.

Desjardins Group is Canada's largest cooperative financial group, headquartered in Montreal, offering a broad range of financial services to individuals and businesses. The group provides personal banking and loans, credit cards, fixed-rate investments, insurance, savings and investments, wealth management, and advisory services, as well as business services such as cash management, working capital financing, trade and international financing, and payroll and HR solutions. It operates through multiple divisions and subsidiaries, including asset management, securities, and venture capital activities, and supports corporate, public, and institutional clients with financing, capital markets, and advisory services. The cooperative structure emphasizes member governance, community development, and responsible investing, with a focus on local economic development and youth programs. AccèsD online and mobile platforms enable remote management of accounts and policies, reflecting emphasis on innovation and customer support.

Hua Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm focused on the semiconductor sector in China. The team comprises experienced semiconductor industry entrepreneurs and investment professionals with extensive expertise in entrepreneurship, management, and investing. Founded in 2014, the firm pursues professional, international and industry-chain-focused investment strategies and makes investments across stages, including early, growth, and mature opportunities, aiming to create value for portfolio companies and help them become leaders in the semiconductor industry.

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.

JamJar Investments is a London-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage consumer brands across Europe. Founded by the creators of innocent Drinks, the firm leverages hands-on experience in scaling consumer brands to support companies with strong product-market fit and potential for rapid growth. It targets consumer services and products in both digital and non-tech spaces, typically investing in seed through Series A rounds and pursuing substantial exits for portfolio companies.

Hiway Capital is a venture capital firm based in Guangzhou, China. Established in 2007, it focuses on investing in manufacturing, healthcare, new materials and energy, agriculture, and enterprise services.

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

Branch Venture Group is an angel investment network based in Boston that backs high-growth food ventures across the United States, focusing on food and beverage consumer packaged goods, foodtech, and agtech, including related areas such as direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, restaurant technology, and life sciences. The group connects entrepreneurs with a specialized investor community, providing access to capital, strategic guidance, and industry expertise. It functions as a platform for entrepreneurs to pitch to committed investors and organizes meetings and programs to foster learning, collaboration, and investment opportunities within the food economy.

Pelion Venture Partners is a Utah-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1986 that backs seed and early-stage technology companies across the United States, with a focus on B2B software, cloud and infrastructure, cybersecurity, fintech, and enterprise software solutions. The firm emphasizes a hands-on, collaborative approach, often taking lead roles and board seats to help portfolio companies scale, and it funds software and technology-enabled businesses across the United States, including the Intermountain West.

Almi Invest is a venture capital firm based in Stockholm, Sweden. It is part of the Almi Group and focuses on early-stage investments in Swedish startups across technology, sustainability, industry, and life sciences. It funds companies from pre-seed to Series A and often co-invests with independent private investors to accelerate growth. The portfolio includes deep tech, SaaS, cleantech, and other scalable ventures aimed at economic and environmental progress. Beyond funding, Almi Invest provides strategic guidance and access to an investor network, helping portfolio companies navigate growth, governance, and partnerships. The firm operates within Sweden's regional ecosystem with support from the European Regional Development Fund and regional partners as part of public-private efforts to foster innovation and sustainable growth.

Evergreen Climate Innovations is a Midwest-based nonprofit that accelerates climate technology by providing seed investments and hands-on support to startups addressing the climate emergency. It delivers catalytic capital and collaborates with investors, donors, and partners to advance climate solutions across the Greater Midwest. Its portfolio includes 49 companies, and Evergreen has catalyzed substantial follow-on funding and created hundreds of jobs, illustrating its impact on the climate tech ecosystem. The organization supports a range of sectors, including battery technology, energy storage, water sustainability, and magnetic materials.

Investible is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Sydney and Singapore and an APAC focus. It funds seed and early-stage technology companies—from pre-seed through Series A—across climate tech, smart cities, food and agriculture, transport, industrial and clean tech sectors in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Working with Club Investible, a syndicate of investors, it co-invests and supports portfolio companies with capital, networks and guidance. The firm operates generalist and sector-focused strategies, including early-stage and climate tech funds, and has backed a large number of companies across multiple regions. Investible emphasizes partnership and hands-on support to help founders scale globally.

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

AddVentures is the corporate venture capital arm of SCG, a Southeast Asia-based industrial conglomerate. It partners with innovative tech startups globally and invests in digital, industrial, and enterprise verticals, including renewable energy, smart manufacturing, AI, healthcare, and sustainable packaging. By leveraging SCG's regional network and resources, AddVentures provides financial support and strategic guidance to help startups scale, fostering growth through long-term partnerships and synergies with portfolio companies.

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India is the corporate venture capital arm of Vertex Holdings, based in Singapore. It funds high-growth startups in Southeast Asia and India, with emphasis on Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand and other regional hubs, targeting first institutional rounds. The firm operates within the Vertex Ventures global network, collaborating with venture funds in the United States, China and Israel to provide local knowledge and global reach. Through its corporate backing, it aims to support entrepreneurs with operating experience and access to capital, talent, partners and customers to help build globally scalable businesses.

Inven Capital is a European venture capital firm that invests in climate tech and sustainability startups across Europe and Israel. With capital from institutional investors and corporate partners, it supports growth-stage and scalable ventures in areas such as clean energy, energy efficiency, storage, renewable infrastructure, green transportation, smart home, and decarbonization software and business models. Founded in 2014 and based in Prague, the firm seeks to back founders with strong vision and integrity, offering hands-on guidance, strategic networks, and opportunities for pilots with customers and assets. It emphasizes long-term value creation, active portfolio support, and adherence to ESG principles, aiming for meaningful impact and meaningful exits from its portfolio.

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

Guotai Junan Innovation Investment, founded in 2009, operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. The firm focuses on investing in various sectors, including financial services, consumer goods, modern services, clean technology, healthcare, information technology, and advanced manufacturing. Through these investments, Guotai Junan Innovation Investment aims to support and foster growth within these industries, contributing to their development and innovation.

IDG Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm with a 30-year track record, headquartered in Hong Kong and active across Asia and beyond. The firm invests across stages, including venture, growth, buyouts, and private equity, and focuses on sectors such as consumer, technology, healthcare, finance, and related fields. It builds value through a wide international network, hands-on support for portfolio companies, and strategic partnerships that enable geographic expansion, product development, and scale. IDG Capital emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and management teams, leveraging experience in mergers and acquisitions, secondary markets, and public investments to support companies throughout their lifecycle. The firm operates across multiple markets with a diverse portfolio and a history of notable exits, reflecting its global reach and emphasis on sustainable growth.

Enrission India Capital is a Japan–India cross-border investment firm that funds high-potential Indian startups and supports Japanese companies seeking to enter or expand in India. With bases in Japan and India, the firm leverages partnerships with IIT-based programs such as SINE at IIT Bombay and the IIT Madras incubation cell, along with 100X.VC, to back enterprises addressing social and economic challenges in India. Its portfolio spans sectors including sustainable materials, consumer goods, security technology, and logistics, reflecting an emphasis on the evolving Indian market driven by manufacturing upgrades, e-commerce growth, and government infrastructure investment. The company aims to contribute to both Indian and Japanese business development by enabling knowledge transfer, market access, and collaboration between the two economies.

V Star Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm focuses on investments across various sectors, including health care, intelligent technology, kinetic energy, consumption upgrades, and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). Prior to its founding, V Star Capital operated as a RMB fund under GGV Capital. The firm aims to support innovative companies and drive growth within its targeted industries.

Barrel Ventures is a Midwest-based venture capital firm that makes seed- and early-stage investments in companies reshaping the food ecosystem. Founded in 2019 and based in Evanston, Illinois, the firm concentrates on the future of packaging, novel ingredients, and efficient supply chains, partnering with entrepreneurs to accelerate growth and address global food challenges. Drawing on extensive operating and investing experience, Barrel Ventures supports startups across the food and related sectors, with a focus on the Midwest.

Waterpoint Lane is a Toronto-based venture capital and growth equity firm that finances growth-stage companies in the B2B agriculture and food technology sectors. It backs disruptive technologies in the food, health, and wellness industries, focusing on opportunities beyond initial commercialization and aimed at scaling operations. The firm targets investments in sustainable practices across the food supply chain and seeks to deliver attractive returns for investors while advancing innovations that improve global food systems and health outcomes.

Strong Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed-stage investments across the United States and South Korea. Founded in 2011, it supports software as a service, content, mobility, food technology, e-commerce, healthcare, fashion, fintech, blockchain, and gaming ventures. The firm emphasizes hands-on involvement, leveraging operators' and entrepreneurs' experience to provide practical guidance, strategic thinking, and execution support in addition to capital. It actively assists Korean, Asian, and global founders in building companies and accessing international markets, aiming to foster a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Chiratae Ventures is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm focused on backing ambitious Indian entrepreneurs. The firm invests in technology-focused startups across stages, with sectors including mobility, software as a service, education technology, consumer technology, health technology, climate technology, financial technology, agricultural technology, B2B and deep technology. It operates a multi-program approach to support portfolio companies, offering early-stage funding through Chiratae Sonic, follow-on funding through Chiratae Spotlight, and investor engagement via Chiratae Showcase, as well as educational programs like Chiratae Midas for family offices. The firm emphasizes ESG and impact in its work and provides content and engagement through reports, articles, videos, and webinars to help the ecosystem. Since its founding, Chiratae has built a significant footprint in the Indian startup scene, combining hands-on investment with advisory resources to help startups scale and reach global markets.

Main Sequence Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Eveleigh, Australia, that funds deep‑tech and frontier technology startups. It backs ambitious founders across sectors including artificial intelligence, space, decarbonisation, food, healthcare, biotech, and industrial tech, with a focus on companies tackling highly ambitious challenges. The firm emphasizes leveraging leading public research from Australian organizations, including CSIRO and universities, in its investment approach. Its backing comes from government science agencies, the Australian Federal Government, and private investors, aligning funding with strong research ecosystems. Through its investments, Main Sequence aims to translate world‑class Australian research into global industries, supporting portfolio companies that push the boundaries of technology and industrial productivity.

Green Angel Ventures is a London-based impact investment firm focused on climate technologies. Founded in 2013, it targets early-stage startups developing scalable solutions across energy, carbon removal, nature-based solutions, food and agriculture, transport, industry and recycling. The firm pursues financial returns alongside positive environmental impact, often supporting companies through a syndicate model and its Climate Change Fund (CCF) to broaden participation in climate-tech ventures.

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.

Inventages Venture Capital Investment Inc. is the investment arm of Nestlé S.A., focusing on venture investments across health care, life sciences, cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals, enabling technologies and services, and diagnostic and medical devices. It targets middle-market and mature companies and provides mezzanine and bridge financing. The firm pursues opportunities in small molecules, proteins, antibodies, vaccines, phytopharmaceuticals, natural compounds and botanicals within pharma, and in genetic materials, biomarkers, pharmacogenomics, diagnostic tools and quality control within diagnostics. Enabling technologies and services emphasize novel packaging, production technologies, supply chain management, materials and delivery systems for active compounds, encapsulation and prevention, food services, and green biotechnology. It also backs areas such as nutrition, functional foods, dietary supplements, oral and skin care, immune modulation and disease management, all aligned with Nestlé's health and consumer focus.

Jelix Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in Darlinghurst, Australia, investing in technology startups across Australia and New Zealand. The firm concentrates on deep technology, automation and artificial intelligence, climate, developer tools, and SaaS, seeking globally scalable companies with the potential to disrupt traditional markets. Led by sector insiders with experience as investors and entrepreneurs, Jelix provides strategic guidance and access to partners, fostering a hands-on, collaborative environment for its portfolio companies. It actively pursues new investment opportunities and engages with wholesale and sophisticated investors, aiming to support ambitious founders through growth and scale.

Gulf Islamic Investments is a UAE-based global alternative investment company that manages capital across real estate, private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure, with over $3.5 billion in assets under management and a deals portfolio valued at more than $0.7 billion sourced and closed. The firm operates across the Gulf Cooperation Council and globally, building growth partnerships through a broad network. Its activities include significant real estate acquisitions in the UAE, Germany, and the United States and investments in Mumzworld, zSpace, and GEMS Education. It completed a $100 million capital increase to fuel growth opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the GCC and formed a joint venture in Saudi Arabia for logistics solutions. The company focuses on private equity, venture capital, real estate, and infrastructure, investing across healthcare, technology, education, consumer services, energy, and related sectors, with typical investment sizes starting from about $10 million. Headquartered in Dubai with a regional office in Abu Dhabi.

WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 with a global footprint spanning the United States, Greater China, and the Asia Pacific, with offices in San Francisco, Beijing, and Taipei. It concentrates on early and expansion-stage investments in technology, healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, fintech, sustainability, and related sectors, aiming to back bold visionaries and disruptive innovation. The firm has backed more than 250 companies across 30 countries and has facilitated over 100 IPOs and M&A transactions, reflecting a long track record and cross-border capabilities.

Metsä Spring is the corporate venture capital unit of Metsä Group that invests globally in startups connected to wood and forestry, and provides financing plus access to Metsä Group's international network and expertise.

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

Subhkam Ventures is a Mumbai-based principal investment firm operating as a family office. Established in the late 1990s, it pursues a multi-asset approach that includes private equity, venture capital, and public market investments. The firm seeks growth capital for midsized companies and, in select cases, initial-stage funding, supporting portfolio companies through partnerships, strategic guidance, and risk-aware oversight to drive medium- and long-term value. Its investment activity spans a diverse set of industries, including infrastructure, biotechnology, financial services, aerospace, telecom, real estate, tourism, waste management, and healthcare. By combining disciplined research with active involvement in investees, Subhkam aims to create sustainable value across both private markets and listed equities.

SWEN Blue Oceans Partners is a Paris-based venture capital investment firm, founded in 2018, that pursues impact investments in ocean-related solutions. It finances and supports companies developing innovations to address major ocean threats, notably overfishing and plastic pollution, and seeks to enable scalable marine technologies and business models that mitigate pollution and climate-related impacts on the seas. By backing early and growth-stage ventures, the firm aims to accelerate the adoption of sustainable ocean innovations, delivering environmental benefits alongside commercial opportunities.

Auxly Cannabis Group is a Canadian consumer packaged goods company focused on cannabis products. It develops, markets and distributes a diversified portfolio of cannabis brands and products designed to meet varied consumer needs, including Foray, Kolab Project, Back Forty, Dosecann and Parcel. The company offers a wide range of formats such as dried cannabis, fresh cannabis, oils, edibles, extracts, topicals, and cannabis seeds and plants. Auxly emphasizes innovation through a proprietary genetics library and consumer-centric formulations, and operates across multiple Canadian facilities to support product development and market reach.

Stellum Capital is an independent private equity asset manager based in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. Founded in 2021, it backs small and medium-sized enterprises across industrial, food, services, consumer, technology and beverage sectors, pursuing growth through active management and both minority and venture investments. The firm manages approximately €250 million in assets and operates through multiple platforms, including Stellum Growth, a private equity activity focused on driving growth in SMEs; Stellum Food&Tech, a venture activity investing in food-sector SMEs along the value chain with active governance; and Easo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital vehicle providing investment and hands-on support. Stellum maintains offices in Donostia-San Sebastián, Bilbao and Pamplona, and emphasizes regional SME development and responsible value creation.