Hard Yaka is an investment firm based in Crystal Bay, Nevada. It engages in private equity and venture investments, focusing on technology and financial services sectors, including early-stage investments in exchange-related startups and opportunities in buyouts and distressed assets, often pursuing majority stakes.

Blink Charging Co is a United States-based company that owns, operates, and provides electric vehicle charging equipment and networked charging services. It offers residential and commercial charging hardware and runs Blink Network, a cloud-based platform that manages, maintains, and monitors charging stations, processes payments, and provides drivers with station information such as location and availability. The company also supplies hardware installation support, maintenance services, and site recommendations, and offers remote monitoring for property owners, managers, and parking operators. In addition, it distributes home chargers through online channels and maintains strategic partnerships across transit and destination locations, including airports, hotels, hospitals, multifamily properties, and other commercial sites to deploy charging infrastructure. Blink Charging was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida; it was formerly known as Car Charging Group, Inc.

Slow Ventures is a San Francisco-based generalist early-stage venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York. Founded in 2011, it invests across security, fintech, SaaS, crypto, consumer, healthcare, and the creator economy, supporting founders developing technology-driven businesses at the center of technology and on the edges of science, society, and culture. The firm emphasizes long-term growth and a conviction-driven approach, offering resources, connections, experiences, and empathy to help build resilient companies. Notable investments include Airtable, Gusto, OpenPhone, Ro, Solana, and Teamshares.

Y&R Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm and high-tech incubator established in 2015 that concentrates on medical health, artificial intelligence and robotics, and intelligent manufacturing; it funds precision medicine initiatives and related technologies and also offers incubation and service management to portfolio companies.

BonAngels Venture Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in startups across South Korea, Japan, the United States and Southeast Asia. Established in the mid-2000s, the firm provides initial funding and operational support to seed and pre-Series A companies. Its investment focus spans healthcare, gaming, blockchain and cryptocurrency, wellness, robotics, wearables, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and other technology-driven sectors. By backing early-stage ventures, it aims to help portfolio companies scale by combining capital with hands-on operational resources.

Smilegate Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1999 and based in Seoul, South Korea. It backs growth-oriented companies through venture investments and private equity across South Korea, with a focus on environment, energy, manufacturing, and distribution sectors. The firm has organized and managed more than 30 funds and has invested in over 200 companies, reflecting a broad portfolio and experience in scaling businesses within the Smilegate group.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire. It connects accredited individual investors with startup deals and co-invests alongside established venture capital firms across multiple stages, from seed to growth. The firm provides access to diversified portfolios through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, supported by a large network of community members and individual investors. It invests across sectors and geographies, with a focus on transparency and due diligence in collaborative investments with leading firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Y Combinator. Alumni Ventures operates internationally with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo and has raised substantial capital to back founders with strategic capital and resources.

Merak Capital is a Saudi-based, partner-owned investment firm focused on creating long-term value in private markets through diversified strategies spanning private equity, venture capital, private credit, real assets, and an innovation platform. The firm concentrates on technology investments and operates primarily in Saudi Arabia and the broader MENA region, while seeking opportunities globally. Merak Capital emphasizes rigorous research, disciplined execution, transparency, and investor-aligned partnerships to support high-growth ventures and established businesses, aiming to unlock growth opportunities enabled by digital transformation and technological adoption.

Wayra is Telefónica's global corporate venture capital arm and open innovation hub. It operates in ten countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela—connecting startups with Telefónica to generate joint business opportunities. Wayra acts as the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems, providing investment, acceleration programs, and partnerships with Telefónica's businesses to help startups scale and access global markets. The program focuses on digital transformation in sectors such as healthcare, finance, and logistics, leveraging AI and IoT to drive innovative solutions, supported by Wayra's networks and capital within a broad international ecosystem.

BoxGroup is a New York-based venture capital firm that supports early-stage technology companies through pre-seed to Series A rounds. Founded in 2009, the firm invests across consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, life sciences, marketplaces, and software sectors, seeking teams capable of leading category-defining movements. Although it makes opportunities globally, BoxGroup maintains a focus on New York City, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles, with geography not a constraint. The firm generally takes a hands-off approach to governance, not demanding board seats, and aims to back entrepreneurs at the start of meaningful market shifts. Through its early-stage investments, BoxGroup looks for disruptive technology, health and biotech, SaaS, e-commerce, and related areas with potential for scale. The objective is to support ambitious founders with visions to create the next generation of market leaders.

Almi Invest is a Swedish early-stage venture capital firm and part of the Almi Group. It funds startups across sustainability, industry, technology, and life sciences, from pre-seed to Series A, and typically co-invests with independent private investors to accelerate growth. The firm provides strategic guidance, active board participation, and access to a broad investor network to help portfolio companies scale. As part of Almi Group, Almi Invest collaborates with public funds and regional partners to support entrepreneurs and promote sustainable economic development in Sweden.

SBI Investment is the corporate venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, based in Tokyo. It makes venture capital and growth investments across information technology, fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, e-commerce, biotechnology and life sciences, healthcare, energy and environmental sectors, with a regional focus on China, Southeast Asia and Korea. It backs seed and growth-stage companies and aims to exit through IPOs and M&A, while also managing venture funds to support business development and the growth of core industries in the 21st century.

Sopoong is a South Korea–based venture capital firm and accelerator founded in 2008, headquartered in Seoul with an office in Chuncheon-si. It backs early‑stage startups, focusing on social impact and climate‑related challenges across sectors such as climate technology, food, software as a service, energy, agriculture, lifestyle and environment, and pursues investments in Southeast Asia, notably Singapore and Vietnam. The firm runs an accelerator program twice yearly, offering a three‑month program with seed funding, including initial grants ranging from 87,000 to 430,000 dollars per program plus 34,000 dollars per company, a program value of 380,000 dollars, and an equity stake of 9 percent. Through its impact‑driven approach, Sopoong supports entrepreneurs solving social issues and climate crises through active acceleration and investment.

Addor Capital is a Chinese venture capital firm headquartered in Nanjing, founded in 2014. It provides growth capital across seed-, early-, later-, and growth-stage companies operating in clean technology, health, new materials, advanced manufacturing, consumer services, cultural industries, and TMT, with a broader focus on green industries, technology, and life sciences. The firm finances early-stage ventures and holds securities of other companies, and it manages over 100 billion yuan in assets, pursuing ecological empowerment and long-term value creation.

Seaya Ventures is a Madrid-based European venture capital firm that backs technology-first startups with global growth potential. Founded in 2013, it manages over €600 million across multiple early-stage funds and supports portfolio companies through a global platform, its extensive network of founders, investors and multinational corporations, and its experience in expanding companies internationally. The firm focuses on technology-enabled businesses across Europe, spanning mobility, greentech, climate, healthcare and other tech sectors, and has backed firms seeking to scale across continents, including ventures in Spain and Latin America.

HSCM Ventures is the venture capital arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management, based in New York. It invests in insurance and insurance technology companies across early and late stages.

Clocktower Technology Ventures is a Santa Monica, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on financial services innovation. The firm backs fintech and related technology companies across North America, Europe, and Latin America, including sectors such as insurance, payments, lending, personal finance, credit, and asset management. It supports companies at various stages, leveraging a broad ecosystem of institutional allocators, policymakers, and industry partners to provide strategic value and capital. The firm emphasizes technology-enabled solutions, including AI, blockchain, and cloud computing, to improve efficiency and access to financial services. Through its global portfolio and network, Clocktower Technology Ventures seeks to accelerate growth for companies transforming traditional financial models, with a particular emphasis on Latin American and emerging markets.

Foundation Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that backs early to growth-stage startups across a broad mix of sectors, including enterprise software, fintech, consumer technology, data security, and digital energy. The firm emphasizes a founder-first, conviction-based approach and provides active support, often taking board seats and guiding portfolio companies from day one. Its portfolio includes notable companies such as Lending Club, Netflix, Sunrun, AdRoll, ForgeRock, and Localytics, and it has supported numerous ventures across information technology, software, and marketing technology. With operations in the United States and selective international exposure, Foundation Capital funds entrepreneurs through multiple rounds, aiming to help companies scale and achieve IPOs or acquisitions. The team is composed of former entrepreneurs who leverage hands-on experience to help builders execute growth strategies, navigate markets, and build durable businesses.

ZhenFund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Bob Xu and Victor Wang in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. It specializes in early-stage investments across technology-driven sectors including AI, e-commerce, education, fintech, life sciences, autonomous driving, and healthcare. The firm has built a broad network of more than 800 portfolio companies, including numerous unicorns, and supports entrepreneurs with mentorship and resources such as demo days, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR guidance, and fundraising assistance. Its active CEO network facilitates peer support via platforms like WeChat. ZhenFund also runs entrepreneur-focused initiatives such as ZhenSummer Grant, ZhenResidence, and ZhenCampus, aiming to foster innovation and practical market impact. The firm emphasizes founder quality and market need, seeking startups with ambitious goals and a hands-on approach to growth.

Crossbeam Venture Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups, with a focus on FinTech and Internet economies. Founded in 2020, the firm invests across Pre-Seed to Series A rounds, supporting founders as they build tomorrow's economy.

Floating Point is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York. Founded in 2021, the firm provides capital and strategic support to early-stage companies across healthcare, logistics, finance, energy, defense, infrastructure, and technology sectors. It operates as a registered investment adviser, offering investment expertise and hands-on guidance to its portfolio companies.

WaVe-X is the independent venture builder and corporate venture capital arm of Walter Group AG, focused on creating and funding early-stage ventures in logistics, mobility, proptech, and construction tech. As a venture studio, WaVe-X builds startups from scratch with founder teams and makes early-stage investments from pre-seed to Series A, with tickets starting around €200,000. Based in Wiener Neudorf, Austria, WaVe-X was founded in 2022.

Encomenda is a venture capital firm based in Barcelona, Spain, focused on seed-stage technology startups. Founded in 2017, it invests across sectors including SaaS, AI, blockchain, healthcare, information technology, e-commerce, big data, wellness, and software in Spain. It operates multiple seed funds and deploys initial investments typically in the low six figures (e.g., 100K to 500K euros) with potential follow-on rounds up to several millions, and emphasizes a hands-on approach, a broad investor network, and collaborations with venture partners to support portfolio companies from pre-seed to Series A. The firm aims to diversify risk, provide capital and strategic support, and foster a future-forward ecosystem.

Convergence Ventures is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage technology investments in Indonesia and the broader Southeast Asia region. The firm is led by experienced operators with a track record in Internet businesses in emerging markets and focuses on backing founders who can build durable, impactful companies. It leverages its partners' operating experience, networks, and resources to help companies grow, drawing on connections in media and related industries to support portfolio teams.

SMBC Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Tokyo with an office in Osaka, it provides growth capital and buyout investments to companies across information technology, life sciences, services, and manufacturing sectors. The firm supports companies at various growth stages by offering equity funding and strategic guidance within a broad financial services group.

Halogen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer technology startups led by women, with a focus on consumer tech and B2B software. It supports pre-seed through Series A companies, combining capital with hands-on guidance across the product and founding lifecycle. The firm helps founders build networks, gain brand exposure, recruit talent, secure follow-on funding, and chart paths to acquisition or IPO. It emphasizes diversity and inclusion in the venture ecosystem and relies on a network of advisors to provide strategic guidance and resources that drive growth and valuation.

ES Investor is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that invests in information technology companies across early and growth stages, primarily in Korea. The firm supports portfolio companies with operating and strategy consulting, marketing and promotion assistance, and professional support to help accelerate growth and maximize value.

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.

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, that backs early-stage technology companies across sectors including software, consumer platforms, fintech, and healthcare. The firm provides capital at seed and Series A stages and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance, operational input, and access to a broad industry network. It pursues hands-on, active partnerships, helping founders with product development, market positioning, hiring, and go-to-market planning to address evolving market needs and enable scalable growth.

Wind Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Empresas COPEC, focusing on startups and scaleups in the energy, mobility, and retail sectors. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, it makes global investments with a preference for Latin America, leveraging COPEC's resources to accelerate growth. The firm targets ventures building next generation energy, mobility, and retail companies and seeks to develop a strategic portfolio that enhances COPEC's ability to explore and realize new growth opportunities in its ecosystems.

Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that focuses on venture and growth-stage companies. Since its inception, it has invested in more than 600 companies and partnered with over 140 active companies across its venture and growth equity portfolio. The firm backs early to late-stage companies across sectors with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, and it provides a deep network of connections, operating experience, and a broad range of services to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital platform founded by Rocket Internet that invests in early-stage technology companies worldwide. It operates as a globally oriented, stage-agnostic investor, partnering with exceptional founders across sectors and providing support from the initial growth phase through scale. The firm targets high-potential, rapidly expanding ventures and emphasizes impact and feasibility in evaluating opportunities. It is led by investment partners Cedric Asselman, David Sainteff, and Fabricio Pettena.

Baleon Capital is a growth equity firm based in Miami, Florida. Founded in 2020, it targets B2B growth technology companies with an emphasis on healthcare and technology-enabled business services.

SIS Ventures is an Edinburgh-based investment firm operating in the asset management space, established in 2018. It focuses on supporting high-impact social and environmental ventures by providing equity or debt capital to purpose-driven companies. The firm aims to be a partner for social entrepreneurs, pursuing conventional financial returns alongside social and/or environmental outcomes.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 1974 that focuses on seed to development-stage investments in information technology, life sciences, electronics, biotech, fintech, and related high-technology sectors. The firm seeks opportunities in the Japanese market and often participates in investment syndicates to support startups. It supports companies pursuing technologies such as AI, SaaS, and healthcare innovations, and operates with offices in Osaka and Nagoya in addition to its Tokyo headquarters.

Kineo Finance is an international financing partner specializing in innovative technologies and equipment-backed growth, offering venture leasing, working capital, and tailored financing solutions for companies commercializing hardware-enabled products and services. It supports as-a-service and pay-per-use models through equipment-as-a-service arrangements, enabling startups to accelerate market entry and scale while managing cash flow and dilution. Backed by institutional investors, Kineo provides industry expertise, network access, and hands-on support to growth ventures across Europe and North America in sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, robotics, the Internet of Things, and logistics. Founded in 2016 and based in Basel, Switzerland, the firm combines flexible financing with strategic guidance to help startups adapt to changing markets and sustain revenue growth.

Globe Advisors Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2021. It invests in early-stage startups, primarily in Japan, and provides strategic support to help portfolio companies grow.

American Family Ventures is the venture capital arm of American Family Insurance, based in Madison, Wisconsin. It invests in seed to early-stage startups, with a focus on insurtech and technologies that advance the future of insurance, including artificial intelligence, analytics, data, FinTech, IoT, mobility, and cybersecurity. The firm seeks minority equity positions and emphasizes active partnership, collaboration, and a broad value-add platform to help portfolio companies scale. Typical investment checks range from roughly $0.5 million to $2 million, and the firm targets opportunities that align with American Family's strategic interests and improve safety, efficiency, and quality of life through technology. Founded in 2010, American Family Ventures supports category-leading companies through its industry network and value-add programs.

9Yards Capital is a growth-stage technology investment firm that partners with foundational industry companies to drive scalable growth. Based in San Francisco with offices in New York and London, the firm concentrates on growth-capital investments in software, cyber/defense, fintech and insurtech, and supply chain technology, emphasizing critical infrastructure for essential industries. It differentiates itself through strategic guidance and deep regulatory perspective, leveraging industry connections to support companies through inflection points to sustained success. The team draws on backgrounds in finance, technology, security, and regulatory affairs, including former government officials and cybersecurity experts, to provide informed oversight and strategic counsel. 9Yards Capital seeks to be a long-term strategic partner that combines capital with operational and regulatory insight to accelerate growth.

Navitas Capital is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, focused on financing transformative technology for the built world. It invests in early- and growth-stage companies across real estate, construction, and related sectors, with emphasis on intelligent buildings, advanced materials, smart systems, energy efficiency, and workflow technologies. The firm backs companies addressing housing, property services, and infrastructure challenges by leveraging AI, digitization, and sustainability solutions. Navitas typically supports portfolio companies from seed through scale, offering strategic guidance, market access, and, when leading investments, board participation. Investments span the United States and Canada, reflecting a focus on technology-enabled solutions for real estate and construction industries, and its approach centers on long-term partnerships to drive innovation and value creation in the built environment.

AlphaLab is a Pittsburgh-based accelerator and incubator founded in 2008 that provides seed capital, mentorship, and structured programming to early-stage technology companies. It supports ventures across software, web services, gaming, mobile, and consumer internet, with specialized tracks for hardware and robotics through AlphaLab Gear and for life sciences through AlphaLab Health. The program offers workspace, education sessions, access to customers and mentors, and resources to prepare companies for investor readiness. Based in Pennsylvania, AlphaLab connects startups with industry experts, partners, and potential funding as they advance from concept to market.

Derive Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2021. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies across hospitality, real estate, and leisure, with an emphasis on tourism-related technologies that improve connections and experiences. The firm also targets information technology, consumer products and services, and business products and services sectors in the United States.

Hedosophia is a London-based global investment firm that supports category-defining technology companies. As a venture capital firm, it targets technology-focused opportunities in fintech, mobile, and the internet of things, providing capital and strategic guidance to innovative ventures.

Maverick Ventures Israel is a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that concentrates on early-stage technology startups across Israel, supported by international investors interested in Israeli entrepreneurship.

CRV, formerly Charles River Ventures, is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1970. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, it maintains offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Menlo Park, California. The firm targets seed to Series B investments across technology, consumer goods and healthcare in North America. CRV employs a hands-on, value-added approach, acting as a trusted partner to founders throughout a company's growth. As one of the oldest active venture firms, CRV has managed about $1.5 billion and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance and operational insight to help them scale from inception onward.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Santa Barbara, California that invests in information technology and technology-enabled companies across seed, early, and later stages. The firm concentrates on building leading software companies and helping them grow through online and offline customer acquisition and marketing strategies.

Spintop Ventures is a Nordic seed and early-stage software-focused venture capital firm based in Sweden. Founded in 2010, it backs Nordic software startups with solutions that boost productivity, digital infrastructure, and the circular economy. Operating with an operator-led, hands-on approach, it leverages an analytical AI toolkit and a structured support model to help portfolio companies grow and measure impact. The firm seeks to empower entrepreneurs, strengthen the Nordic tech ecosystem, and foster sustainable growth through active involvement, resources, and governance practices.

Blue Heron Capital is a Richmond, Virginia-based private equity firm specializing in growth equity and expansion investments in the United States. The firm partners with management teams to build value through patient, hands-on oversight, strategic capital, and industry expertise. Its focus areas include healthcare and health technology, information technology, SaaS and digital health, and tech-enabled business services across B2B and enterprise software. Blue Heron Capital targets growth-stage companies seeking to accelerate scale and profitability, employing a collaboration-based model to support leadership and operations while navigating market opportunities. Founded in 2006, it operates as a growth-focused investor with an emphasis on active partnership and value creation.

CLI Ventures is a global venture capital and private equity investment firm established in 2014. The firm manages about $1 billion in assets and maintains a presence in major markets in the United States and Asia. CLI Ventures and its affiliates have invested in more than 200 portfolio companies, across healthcare, real estate, software and services. The firm aims to back companies with scalable technology and growth potential, providing capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies scale.

Communitas Capital Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm founded by three former public company CEOs who are investors and operators. It focuses on backing FinTech and marketplace companies and seeks to invest across financial services, information technology, cybersecurity, and adjacent technology sectors such as real estate technology, cryptocurrency, insurtech, climate tech, e-commerce, education technology, human resources technology, legal technology, mobile commerce, and mobility and ridesharing. The firm pursues a global footprint, with activity in the United States, Europe and Asia. It also offers a crowd-syndication solution designed to democratize venture capital by enabling accredited investors, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals to invest on terms similar to institutional investors. The firm positions itself to partner with early-stage and growth companies in the financial services and technology ecosystem.