FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It is stage-agnostic, backing seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range of fifty thousand to five million dollars. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm leverages its network and experience in the marketplace sector to support founders aiming for rapid growth. The firm maintains a broad portfolio across e-commerce, on-demand services, fintech, and related technologies, with notable investments in Alibaba, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest. FJ Labs emphasizes partnerships with visionary founders and uses its sector expertise to help portfolio companies scale and achieve expansion.

Closed Loop Partners is a New York-based investment firm dedicated to advancing the circular economy through venture capital, private equity, and catalytic capital strategies, supported by an innovation center and an operating group. The firm has made over 90 investments across 10 countries, engaging with over 50 corporations, and has facilitated the circulation of over 15.9 billion pounds of materials, avoiding 25.2 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions to date. It operates through segments including Capital Management (venture capital, private equity, and private credit), Catalytic Capital & Private Credit (infrastructure and private credit strategies), the Center for the Circular Economy (innovation and research hub), and Builders (an operating group incubating circular infrastructure). Recent activities span plastics, textiles, food, and composting, reflecting a commitment to accelerating the transition from a linear to a circular economic model.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.

Shenzhen Capital Group is a government-backed venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Shenzhen, China. It concentrates on SMEs and innovative high-tech enterprises in emerging industries, including IT, internet, new media, biopharma, new energy, environmental protection, new materials, chemical engineering, and high-end equipment manufacturing, supporting companies in the start-up, growth and transformation stages. The group pursues a long-term, ESG-conscious investment approach and leverages a dense funding network to connect government, industry and academia, promoting regional innovation from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to inland corridors. Its portfolio spans leading Chinese technology and manufacturing firms, reflecting a broad footprint across semiconductors, healthcare, energy and industrial tech, with assets under management of about 339 billion RMB.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna that operates across six offices in Europe, the Middle East and beyond. It backs founders from pre-seed to growth through sector-focused investment teams and provides day-one access to a global network of corporate customers, experts and follow-on investors to help scale faster. The firm focuses on six verticals—AI and infrastructure, climate and industrial tech, deep tech, fintech and DeFi, health and bio, and marketplaces and consumer—and supports portfolio companies from initial funding through subsequent rounds. Speedinvest actively engages with its companies, leading a large share of initial investments and maintaining a high level of follow-on activity, with notable portfolio companies including Bitpanda, Moove, Tide, GoStudent and cylib. The firm operates across Europe and beyond, aiming to unlock momentum for builders through the power of more and to help them scale smarter and faster.

The European Innovation Council is a Brussels-based European Union organization established in 2018 to support deep‑tech innovation by helping startups, researchers and technology transfer activities move ideas toward market. It operates a portfolio of programs including Pathfinder, Accelerator, Transition, STEP Scale Up and Pre-Accelerator, and collaborates with partners to provide funding, mentorship and resources across the innovation lifecycle. The council emphasizes high-impact, science‑driven technologies with broad societal benefit and promotes inclusion, with initiatives to involve women‑led projects. It engages the wider ecosystem through awards, events and community initiatives and monitors impact through data platforms. By coordinating with private investors and other stakeholders, it aims to accelerate the scale-up of European deep‑tech firms and strengthen Europe’s position in global technology leadership.

Innovation Works is a Pittsburgh-based venture capital firm and regional technology-support organization that funds seed-stage technology companies in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It provides capital, mentorship, and programmatic resources to startups in robotics, hardware, software, and life sciences, and operates accelerators and programs such as AlphaLab, the Robotics Factory, the Seed Fund, and Manufacturing Assistance to advance prototypes to production. As the Ben Franklin Technology Partner for Southwestern Pennsylvania, supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, it connects founders with capital, expertise, and a broad regional network to help companies grow faster. Throughout its history, Innovation Works has nurtured hundreds of startups and aided portfolio firms in raising substantial follow-on funding and achieving exits, underscoring its role as a leading early-stage investor and ecosystem builder in the region.

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial institution in North America, with a nationwide presence across Canada since 1900. It provides a broad suite of financial services to individuals and businesses, including accounts, cash management, financing and loans, mortgages, credit and prepaid cards, insurance, retirement and wealth management, investments and securities, and international banking. It also offers corporate and employer solutions, fiduciary services, and advisory capabilities, supported by integrated online and mobile platforms. Desjardins emphasizes social responsibility and local economic development, reflecting its cooperative model that gives members voting rights and potential rebates. The group serves diverse sectors through a network of member organizations and subsidiaries, delivering accessible financial products while focusing on sustainable, community-oriented growth.

360 Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage deep tech, climate tech, and digital startups across Europe. The firm has more than €700 million in assets under management and a 25-year track record of supporting European entrepreneurs from pre-seed to Series B. Based in Paris with a team in Milan, it backs a broad portfolio across hardware, software, and energy-transition sectors, including Exotec, Energy Dome, GreyParrots, Circular Materials, In&Motion, and Spark. It emphasizes sustainable technological progress and collaborates with founders to accelerate growth and scale innovative ventures.

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.

Chalmers Ventures is a Swedish venture capital firm and startup builder affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. It focuses on incubation, seed, early-stage, and growth investments in technology-based startups, especially those connected to the Gothenburg region, across sectors such as information and communications technology, new materials, environmental engineering, medical technology, and biotechnology. The organization runs programs including Incubation, Startup Camp, an accelerator, and a technology transfer program, supporting university spinouts from idea to market and reinvesting profits to sustain ongoing support.

Techstart Ventures is a Belfast-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that backs early-stage startups from inception to pre-seed. It writes initial checks of up to £750,000 and maintains strong follow-on capacity to support ambitious teams as they grow. The firm leads, co-leads, or selectively co-invests, partnering with founders who bring unique insights and global ambition. Its approach emphasizes hands-on collaboration and rigorous value creation to help portfolio companies scale. While the focus spans Scotland and Northern Ireland, Techstart maintains a globally oriented outlook to identify and nurture high-potential opportunities worldwide.

Almi Invest is a Swedish venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups, investing from pre-seed to Series A across technology, sustainability, industry, and life sciences. It operates as part of the Almi Group and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Almi AB, and regional partners. The firm provides not only capital but strategic guidance and access to an extensive investor network, supporting portfolio companies with growth and innovation. With a regional presence across Sweden and origins dating to 2009, Almi Invest backs startups that drive economic and environmental progress and work alongside other investors to accelerate development.

InnoEnergy is a European organization established in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology to industrialize clean tech innovation and enable a global net-zero economy. It finances seed and early-stage climate and clean-tech companies across Europe and the United States, aiming to de-risk ventures and accelerate scale. Beyond funding, InnoEnergy develops the workforce and strengthens the clean-tech value chain through education and collaboration with industry, finance, policy, and academia in 21 EU countries and the US. By 2024 it had supported more than 1,400 companies, with over 100 active portfolio firms, and it tracks a potential CO2e reduction of 0.3 gigatons by 2030. The organization promotes industrial champions and talent development through programs, events, and partnerships that advance technologies in energy storage, batteries, wave energy, decarbonization, and other clean-tech sectors.

Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups across multiple stages, including seed, early and late stage. It pursues investments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, healthcare technology, and software-as-a-service, as well as deep science sectors such as biotechnology, synthetic biology and sustainable materials. The firm engages with founders through funding and strategic guidance to shape business strategy and scale operations, with a focus on ambitious teams capable of delivering transformative innovations. It emphasizes ethical conduct and responsible investing, and seeks opportunities that address global challenges while leveraging market trends to guide its activity.

JamJar Investments is a London-based venture capital firm founded by the founders of innocent Drinks, focusing on early-stage and growth consumer brands across Europe. It uses its operational, commercial and branding experience to help consumer businesses scale, spanning sectors such as food and beverage, personal care, pet products, jewellery and wellbeing. Typical initial investments range from around £0.15 million to £5 million, with potential follow-on funding, and the firm seeks companies with strong consumer appeal, solid metrics and potential for large exits, often £250 million or more. JamJar prioritizes complementary teams and products that work in both B2B and B2C models, and has backed brands including innocent, Runna, Deliveroo Premium, Tails, Tony's Chocolate, Yepoda, TwoJeys and Ahead. The firm supports European consumer businesses across the startup and growth spectrum, drawing on founders' experience in taking brands from inception to acquisition.

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

Hiventures is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, focused on funding Hungarian startups across multiple sectors. It takes a patient, long-term approach, supporting portfolio companies from prototyping and market validation through subsequent financing rounds and exits. The firm emphasizes technology-driven ventures, including artificial intelligence, deeptech, medtech and greentech, and engages in co-investment partnerships. It maintains a dedicated investment team and actively contributes to the local ecosystem through events and partnerships, including initiatives to back domestic startups via EU-backed funds.

Investible is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Established in 2014 and with offices in Sydney and Singapore, it backs seed and early-stage startups by providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to a global investor network. The company utilizes a model combining Investible Funds with Club Investible, an investor syndicate of founders, executives, and investors, to accelerate growth and facilitate co-investments. Its portfolio spans multiple sectors, including climate tech, smart cities, transport, food and agriculture, industrials, and clean tech, with a strong emphasis on companies across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. Since 2018 it has supported over 150 companies across numerous geographies, pursuing a swift and decisive investment approach to help founders realise their potential. Investible aims to connect visionary teams with capital, expertise, and networks to drive innovation on a global scale.

British Design Fund is a London-based venture capital firm that provides investment and mentoring to innovative, purpose-led British product businesses, with a focus on early-stage hardware and well-designed products in the UK. The fund supports entrepreneurs to scale their ventures and build long-term value for both companies and investors, leveraging a network of mentors across its portfolio. The investment manager is Sapphire Capital Partners, and the firm has operated for several years, emphasizing mentorship alongside capital to accelerate growth.

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo that supports startups with extensive hands-on guidance and open innovation with large corporations. It manages over $2.7 billion in assets and has invested in more than 1,300 deals, with about 450 portfolio companies and a history of 42 IPOs and 89 M&A exits. The firm backs seed to growth-stage technology companies globally, spanning Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, and collaborates with corporate venture programs and public partners to accelerate portfolio growth. Its investments cover sectors such as artificial intelligence, space, education, HR tech, life sciences, and enterprise software, among others.

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.

IDG Capital is a global investment firm with over 30 years of experience, originating in China and headquartered in Hong Kong. It finances companies across venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, secondary markets and public markets, supporting a lifecycle from early stage to scale. The firm maintains a worldwide presence with offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, and backs a large portfolio through long-term, value-driven partnerships with founders. IDG Capital leverages a combination of local market insight and global resources to identify inbound and outbound opportunities in China and other Asian markets, while collaborating with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors as limited partners. Its track record includes hundreds of exits and involvement in notable growth stories across technology, consumer, healthcare and other sectors, reflecting a disciplined approach to building lasting companies.

Covalo is an AI-powered data platform and marketplace that links consumer goods brands with ingredients, packaging, and service suppliers to accelerate product development. The platform enables fast collaboration, discovery, and transactions, supports cross-functional alignment across marketing, procurement, regulatory, and R&D, and offers advanced search and filtering to identify ingredients faster. It serves 5,000+ brands across 145+ countries with 100,000+ listed products, 22,000+ users, and 1,000+ suppliers, and is adopted by over 6,000 companies through a collaborative ecosystem with strategic partners. The solution aims to optimize sustainability, performance, price, and supply chain resilience.

BDC Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada. Based in Montreal with offices across Canada, it engages in direct investments and fund of funds strategies, supporting growth and expansion for mid-market and early-stage companies. The firm focuses on information technology, energy, cleantech, and healthcare, including infrastructure and lifecycle segments, and typically makes early to development-stage investments in Canadian firms, with a preference for minority stakes and syndication. It pursues a range of exit options such as initial public offerings, strategic sales, or leveraged management buyouts. By combining capital with advisory resources, BDC Capital aims to help Canadian businesses scale, innovate, and compete internationally, often partnering with entrepreneurs across provinces like Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Chiratae Ventures is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage and deep-tech investments. It operates within a global network of venture funds and manages multiple pools of capital across partnerships in North America and Asia, backed by international investors. The firm backs startups across sectors including software, fintech, health tech, consumer tech, and other technology-enabled businesses, offering seed and follow-on funding, mentorship, and strategic support through programs such as the Chiratae Sonic DeepTech Program. Over about 15 years, Chiratae has backed more than 220 companies, including several unicorns, and has completed numerous exits and IPOs. The organization works with global partners to provide portfolio companies with market access, operational guidance, and capital to scale from early stages to international growth.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo. It enables accredited investors, especially alumni networks, to access diversified venture opportunities by co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms. Through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, it sources opportunities across stages and geographies, conducts rigorous due diligence, and aims for transparent, founder-friendly support. The firm backs a diversified portfolio of startups, including more than 1,600 companies, and has attracted substantial committed capital and a large community of individual investors, underscoring its mission to democratize access to venture capital while partnering with established VC firms.

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, California-based venture capital firm that backs seed-stage startups across the United States and South Korea. It provides more than capital by offering hands-on support, mentorship, and access to a broad network to help entrepreneurs scale and compete in global markets. The firm invests across sectors including software as a service, content, mobility, food technology, e-commerce, healthcare, fashion, fintech, blockchain, and gaming, prioritizing practical guidance, strategic thinking, and collaborative execution to build durable companies.

Felix Capital is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in the digital lifestyle, technology and creative sectors. It backs early-stage startups operating at the intersection of technology and creativity, including authentic brands, platforms and enabling software, with a focus on consumer brands, digital lifestyle products, SaaS, and e-commerce. The firm supports both B2B and B2C ventures, typically making multi-million dollar investments (commonly 2-5 million per round, with occasional checks up to 10 million) across Europe and the United States, seeking category-leading companies that move the world forward through technology-enabled creativity.

Inflection Point Ventures is India's leading angel network that invests in early- to mid-stage startups. It mobilizes a broad community of CXOs, professionals, high-net-worth individuals and family offices to provide capital, mentorship, and access to markets and customers. The firm emphasizes democratizing angel investing through a low membership fee, small investment tickets, a transparent investment process, and comprehensive upfront due diligence led by industry experts. It operates across industries, focusing on committed and competent founders who can scale, and leverages its ecosystem to offer strategic guidance, networks, and validation to portfolio companies.

Green Angel Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that concentrates on climate technology and sustainability. It invests in early-stage companies across sectors such as energy, carbon removal, nature-based solutions, food and agriculture, transport, industry, and recycling, with the aim of delivering climate impact alongside financial returns. The firm is regarded as a leading UK climate innovation investor and pursues a diversified portfolio of climate tech ventures, contributing to the development of scalable solutions that mitigate climate change.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund is an investment firm based in Sheffield, United Kingdom, that provides debt and equity capital to startups and growth‑oriented companies in the Midlands. It originated from a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local Enterprise Partnerships across the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands, with the aim of boosting SME growth and unlocking regional economic potential. The firm targets growth capital and finance options to smaller businesses, and has deployed more than £250 million to support Midlands growth.

Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen (TGFS) is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Leipzig, Germany. It targets high-tech startups with strong growth potential located in Saxony and across Germany, including sectors such as information technology, software as a service, health technology, climate technology, digital health, energy, advanced manufacturing, consumer and business services, and mobile. TGFS actively builds a portfolio in the German tech ecosystem and has invested in more than 120 companies, with more than 40 investments from its current fund. The firm leverages Saxony's semiconductor cluster and regional innovation networks to support portfolio companies through the critical early growth phase, providing capital and strategic guidance to help scale in the German market and beyond.

Champlain Financial Corporation is a Montreal-based private equity firm that invests in small and mid-market Canadian companies, with a focus on consumer, retail distribution, healthcare, and niche manufacturing, and active in food and beverage, restaurant, services, and manufacturing sectors. Founded in 2005, the firm provides capital and hands-on operational support, including strategic direction and CEO coaching, leveraging a network of industry professionals to drive growth and value creation. Its portfolio includes Armoires Cuisines Action, JLD-Laguë, SPORTSCENE GROUP (now Grandio Group), and Bad Monkey Popcorn, illustrating growth through acquisitions and operational improvement across Canada, with a strong Quebec presence.

CMPC Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Empresas CMPC, based in Santiago, Chile. It invests in startups and technologies that advance forest-based products and sustainable manufacturing, focusing on textile fibers, wood, new materials for construction, sustainable packaging, new biomaterials, and the digitalization of industrial processes. The unit pursues a biofuture by combining its corporate experience and network with disruptive startups to co-create technologies and products that promote circularity and sustainability. It employs a venture client approach that leverages CMPC’s forest, fiber, and wood assets to validate and scale innovations. The portfolio includes companies such as Rubi, Modvion, Strong By Form, Pulpex, Nordic Bioproducts Group, Boxia, and Woamy, reflecting a strategy to add value to subproducts, advance forest-based bioproducts, and enable new products from cellulose and wood.

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.

Jelix Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Darlinghurst, Australia, that invests in Australian and New Zealand technology startups. The firm focuses on deep technology, automation and artificial intelligence, climate, developer tools, SaaS, and complex coordination sectors, seeking globally scalable companies that disrupt traditional markets through innovative technology. Jelix emphasizes partnering with founders, offering strategic guidance, introductions to partners, and ongoing support throughout growth. Its leadership consists of startup sector insiders with experience as investors and entrepreneurs, guiding portfolio companies through practical, founder-centered collaboration.

Cornerstone Venture Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Beijing, China, founded in 2011, focusing on investments in rail transit, information technology, advanced manufacturing, and clean 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.

HV Capital is a venture capital firm based in Munich, Germany, with offices in Berlin, investing in digital technology startups across Europe at all stages from seed to growth. It backs companies in software, fintech, healthcare, and consumer technology, and supports founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to its network throughout multiple funding rounds.

WI Harper Group is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with roots in China, founded in 1993. It invests in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across the United States, Greater China and the Asia Pacific, with emphasis on healthcare, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, robotics, fintech, sustainability, and related sectors. The firm maintains a global-local approach, leveraging a network across Beijing, Taipei and San Francisco to support startups from seed to later stages. Over its 30-year history, WI Harper has backed more than 250 companies across about 30 countries and has raised over $1 billion in committed capital, reflecting hands-on involvement and long-term partnerships. Its portfolio spans consumer electronics, software and industrial tech, and the firm seeks opportunities where technology can scale globally, bridging East and West markets.

Rocana Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer brands and aims to nurture disruptive products across food and beverage, beauty and personal care, wellness, and related consumer sectors. Based in the United States, the firm emphasizes supporting its portfolio companies with more than financing, offering a comprehensive suite of services including go-to-market strategy, distribution and production support, brand building, sourcing, and access to networks to accelerate growth.

Evergreen Climate Innovations is a nonprofit organization focused on accelerating climate innovation in the Greater Midwest by providing seed investments and comprehensive support to early-stage climate technology startups. It cultivates an ecosystem by offering mentorship, resources, and investment opportunities, aiming to close the capital gap that hinders development and deployment of climate solutions. The organization operates a philanthropic venture fund that aligns charitable and corporate contributions to deliver environmental, economic, and social impact. Through its activities, Evergreen Climate Innovations seeks to spur job creation and generate investment returns while advancing scalable climate technologies.

Aozora Corporate Investment is the corporate venture capital arm of Aozora Bank, based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2018, it invests in seed and early-stage startups across Japan, with a focus on the food, technology, and alcohol and beverage sectors.

Robin Hood Ventures is an angel investment group based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active since 1999 and focused on early-stage, high-growth startups in the mid-Atlantic region. It provides capital, mentoring, expertise and connections to help entrepreneurs build scalable companies, typically investing between 250,000 and 1,000,000 per deal and often syndicating with other angels and venture capitalists. The firm targets sectors including information technology services and software, life sciences, hard technology, consumer, and financial technology, and it invests as a single entity in familiar ventures to expedite transactions. It emphasizes collaboration within the startup ecosystem, offering guidance and access to a network of investors, institutions and partners, and actively seeks new members, entrepreneurs and opportunities to foster growth.

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.

East Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 that focuses on technology startups across Southeast Asia. It is based in Singapore and backs companies from seed to growth stages, with a broad regional footprint spanning Singapore and Indonesia and broader SEA. The firm has a track record of investing in more than 300 startups and supporting hundreds of founders, often serving as an early backer for notable regional tech companies. East Ventures emphasizes sustainable development and social impact through ESG initiatives and engages in research and thought leadership to inform the regional digital ecosystem.

Merida Capital Holdings is a private equity investment firm based in Rye, New York, focused on growth capital in the cannabis sector. It invests across the cannabis supply chain, including cultivation technologies, cannabis-based products, and associated services aligned with agricultural production, natural plant-based medicine, pharmaceutical formulations, and recreational use. The firm seeks to back well-managed companies as they scale from startup toward revenue generation, aiming for long-term value creation and potential acquisition opportunities for larger industry players.