Orion Resource Partners is an investment firm that provides flexible capital solutions to mining and natural resources companies worldwide. The firm focuses on debt, structured equity, and production-linked financing for base and precious metals projects, and also utilizes off-take arrangements, streaming, and royalties as part of its financing approach. With a disciplined, risk-adjusted investment process, Orion evaluates opportunities across publicly traded and private entities in the metals and materials sectors and offers capital solutions tailored to project development, production timelines, and capital structure needs. Headquartered in New York, the firm serves clients globally, aiming to align financing with value creation in mining ventures.

CIBC is a Canadian multinational bank offering a full range of financial services to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and institutions. Its activities span commercial banking, wealth management, asset management, and investment banking, including corporate and investment banking, equity and debt financing, advisory services, and cross-border banking. The organization operates through divisions such as CIBC Bank (providing retail and commercial banking), CIBC Bank USA (Americas-based commercial banking), CIBC World Markets and CIBC Capital Markets (investment banking and capital markets), and asset management units including CIBC Asset Management and CIBC Global Asset Management. CIBC serves clients across North America with offices in Toronto, Chicago and other international locations, and focuses on serving mid-market companies, high net worth individuals, pension plans, and financial institutions. The bank emphasizes long-standing client relationships, community investment, and a broad geographic footprint in Canada and the United States.

Eldorado Gold Corp is a Canadian gold and base metals producer with mining, development, and exploration projects in Europe, Asia, and South America, and operations in Turkey, Canada, and Greece. It maintains a portfolio of assets including Kisladag, Efemcukuru, Skouries, Perama Hill, and Certej, and emphasizes responsible operations, safety and environmental standards, and partnerships with local communities.

The EBRD is an international financial institution founded in 1990 and headquartered in London that provides project financing and advisory services to support private sector development and transformation in emerging markets. It finances banks, industries, and businesses, supports new ventures and investments in existing companies, and helps privatize and restructure municipal services in publicly owned entities. Through its banking and treasury activities, it offers loans, equity and quasi-equity investments, guarantees, and equity funds for smaller enterprises, along with trade finance and loan syndication. It works with commercial partners to invest in private enterprises across sectors including energy, manufacturing, ICT, infrastructure, agribusiness, and real estate, across Europe, the Middle East and beyond, including a significant footprint in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Caucasus. It provides policy reform dialogue and advisory services to support market modernization, governance, and reform. It has invested over €130 billion in more than 5,000 projects.

Endeavour Silver Corp is a Canadian mineral company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, development, and exploitation of precious metal properties in Mexico and Chile. It operates the Guanacevi and Bolanitos silver mines in Mexico and the El Cubo silver-gold mine in Guanajuato; it is developing the Terronera project and maintains exploration programs in Mexico, Chile, and the United States. In 2012 it acquired Mexgold Resources and its subsidiaries, expanding its producing assets in the Guanajuato district.

Calibre Mining Corp is a Canada-based company focused on the exploration, development and production of gold and other metals in Nicaragua. It operates a multi-asset portfolio of projects in the Mining Triangle region, including the Pan Gold Mine, Borosi Gold Project, Valentine Gold Mine, Limon Mine and Mill, Libertad Mine and Mill, and Gold Rock, as well as the Borosi Concessions. The company pursues value through discovery and development of gold resources across its properties, with most revenue derived from the sale of gold and silver from its Nicaragua-based operations.

Novo Resources is a mining exploration company focused on evaluating, acquiring, and exploring gold properties, with projects in Australia, Canada, and the USA, including Beatons Creek and Marble Bar paleoplacer gold prospects in Western Australia and a right to earn a significant interest in the Pilbara Paleoplacer Gold Project. The Beatons Creek Tenements cover exposures of Archaean pyritic conglomerates that host gold mineralization and have a history of shallow reef mining dating back to the late 1800s. Novo Resources pursues exploration and development of paleoplacer and other gold targets through acquisitions and earn-in arrangements.

GFG Resources is a North American-focused precious metals exploration company that advances district-scale gold projects in tier-1 mining jurisdictions. It acquires, explores, and develops gold properties in Canada and the United States, including the Pen and Dore gold projects in Ontario and the Rattlesnake Hills property in Wyoming. Pen gold project spans about 475 square kilometers southwest of Timmins, Ontario; Dore covers about 212 square kilometers in Ontario; Rattlesnake Hills encompasses about 30,400 acres in Natrona County, Wyoming. The company is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada, and seeks to maximize value by advancing these projects on the ground.

Desjardins Group is a cooperative financial group based in Montreal, Canada. It provides a broad range of financial services to individuals and businesses, including consumer banking, mortgages, lending, deposit products, insurance, and wealth management. For business clients, it offers financing, cash management, trade finance, payroll and HR support, and advisory services. The group also operates through affiliated investment and capital markets entities, delivering asset management, venture capital, securities brokerage, and corporate financing services. Desjardins supports regional development and cooperative networks across Quebec and beyond, with a focus on sustainable growth and social responsibility. Its ecosystem includes Desjardins Capital, Desjardins Securities, and Desjardins Asset Management among others, enabling capital formation, investment management, and financial services across multiple sectors, from small- and medium-sized enterprises to large institutions. The company combines cooperative principles with diversified financial offerings to serve individuals, businesses, and communities.

KORE Mining focuses on precious metal exploration and development in North America. It holds the Imperial and Long Valley gold development projects in California, United States, and the FG Gold and Gold Creek exploration projects in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. The projects offer multimillion-ounce gold development opportunities and have the potential for near-surface, open-pit, heap-leachable deposits. The exploration portfolio shows strong discovery potential within an established mining district, combining relatively low technical risk with meaningful advancement potential.

Troilus Gold is a Canadian-based mineral resource company focused on restarting and expanding the former Troilus gold and copper mine, located in the Frotêt-Evans Greenstone Belt in Quebec. The company advances the Troilus project through advanced-stage exploration and early development on a 43,500-hectare property near Chibougamau, Quebec, aiming to unlock the asset’s production potential.

New Pacific Metals is a Canadian-based mining company focused on the exploration and development of silver, gold, lead and zinc properties in Bolivia and Canada. In Bolivia, the company advances the Silver Sand project and other properties including Carangas and Silverstrike. In Canada, it owns the Tagish Lake Gold Project in Yukon, which it acquired in 2010; the project features infrastructure such as an all-weather road, a 300-tonne-per-day mill, a tailings reclamation site, service buildings and an all-weather camp. The company operates from its Vancouver headquarters and pursues value through its mineral portfolio in Bolivian and Canadian districts.

Aruma Resources is an Australian mineral exploration company focused on gold and lithium exploration. Its Western Australia portfolio includes the Pilbara gold project along with Saltwater, Melrose and Scotia South prospects, while the Capital Project near Goulburn, New South Wales, broadens its geographic footprint. The company also pursues lithium opportunities with the Mt Deans Lithium Project and holds additional gold prospects such as Salmon Gums and Carter Well. Spanning about 1,572 square kilometers, Aruma employs a research-driven exploration model supported by an experienced board and management team to identify high-grade, sediment-hosted gold deposits. Based in West Perth, Australia, the company was incorporated in 2010 and seeks to advance its asset base through discovery and development across Australia.

Sarama Resources is an exploration company focused on discovering gold deposits in West Africa. It holds exploration licenses in Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Mali.

Great Western Exploration is an Australian mineral exploration company focused on gold, copper, nickel and base metals. It operates through Mineral Exploration and Finance and Administration segments and pursues a portfolio of projects in Western Australia, including the Finlayson Gold Target and Golden Corridor Project in the Kalgoorlie region, the Atley Gold Project in the Youanmi district, the Lake Way Potash Project near Wiluna, and the Yerrida South project as well as the Yerrida North joint venture and the Yandal West gold project. Incorporated in 2007 and based in Perth, the company concentrates on identifying, evaluating and exploring mineral properties with potential for precious and base metal deposits.

Lexington Gold is a gold exploration and development company focused on advancing gold projects in the United States and South Africa. Its activities include exploration in the United States and South Africa and ownership of properties such as the Witwatersrand gold fields, Jones Keystone and Loflin, Argo, Carolina, and the Jennings-Pioneer project, with the aim of delineating resources and progressing toward development opportunities.

Group 11 Technologies develops a sustainable in-situ recovery process for mineral extraction. This process minimizes environmental issues and carbon footprint by extracting precious metals like gold while reducing noise, dust, and greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional open pit or underground mining.

Centamin is a gold mining company with its flagship Sukari Gold Mine in Egypt, operating both open-pit and underground mining to supply ore feed. The company engages in exploration, development, and production of precious metals across multiple regions, including Egypt and projects in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Centamin emphasizes responsible mining practices and aims to build long-term value through partnerships with local communities and stakeholders. Based in Saint Helier, Jersey, the firm has a history dating to 1970 and focuses on expanding its resource base while maintaining safety and environmental standards.

Solstice Gold is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on mineral resource properties in Ontario and Nunavut. It pursues district-scale gold projects including Qaigtuq Gold, Red Lake Extension, Atikokan Gold, and Strathy Gold, and holds interests in other projects such as Raven-Furniss, Stewart Lake, and lithium ventures Kamuck, Pakeagama, and Church & Purdom. The company concentrates on identifying opportunities, conducting exploration, and advancing promising discoveries toward development, leveraging management expertise to create value within Canada's mineral sector.

Magna Terra Minerals is a Canada-based precious metals exploration company headquartered in Toronto. It pursues acquisition and exploration of mining properties and maintains a portfolio that includes two district-scale, resource-stage gold projects in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, along with activity in Argentina's Santa Cruz region within the Deseado Massif and projects in Quebec. The company focuses on advancing its exploration portfolio across Canada and Argentina, with favorable mining jurisdictions and an experienced management team guiding its strategy.

Platina Resources is an Australian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on precious metals and base metals. It acquires and explores mineral deposits in Australia, the United States, and Greenland, with projects advanced through exploration, development, and joint ventures. The company’s portfolio includes the Challa Gold Project in Western Australia (100% ownership), the Skaergaard Project in eastern Greenland, and the Platina Scandium Project in New South Wales, along with a 30% stake in the Munni Munni project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Core targets include platinum group metals, gold, zinc, and other base metals. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mount Hawthorn, Australia, the company also engages in strategic investments in other mining and exploration ventures to support its growth.

Cabral Gold is a junior mining company focused on gold exploration and development in Brazil. Its flagship Cuiú Cuiú project lies in the Tapajós region of Pará state, where the company aims to grow the resource base by updating the 2011 estimate, trenching, sampling, and drilling. The Cuiú Cuiú project hosts NI 43-101 compliant indicated resources of about 12.3 million tonnes at 1.14 g/t gold in fresh rock and about 11.1 million tonnes at 0.48 g/t gold in oxide material, representing roughly 450,000 ounces and 172,000 ounces, respectively. In addition to Cuiú Cuiú, Cabral Gold holds three other projects in the Pará region. The company operates in a single reportable segment and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

CMC Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring properties in Canada and the United States with the aim of developing high-potential silver-zinc-lead deposits into production. It owns the Silver Hart property in Yukon, comprising 116 contiguous and partial mineral claims over about 2,200 hectares, and holds an option to earn up to 100% of the Terra Nova property in the Gander Subzone of central Newfoundland, consisting of 71 claims over roughly 1,775 hectares. The company was incorporated in 1996, was formerly Bellevue Capital Corp, and changed its name to CMC Metals in 2005; it is headquartered in Vancouver. The business emphasizes progressing properties toward development and production through experienced management and efficient resource utilization.

Premji Invest is a family office based in Bangalore, India, that operates as a private equity and venture capital investor. Owned by Azim Premji, it functions as a multi-family office and allocates capital to growth investments in private companies across technology, consumer, fintech, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. It pursues growth and expansion opportunities rather than public market investments, focusing on private equity and venture capital deals. The firm is associated with managing the founder's private portfolios and backing growth-oriented ventures in line with long-term value creation.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London and Bangalore. It funds early- and growth-stage technology companies across software, cloud, SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT and related sectors, and it supports portfolio companies as they scale internationally. With a global network and more than three decades of experience, Accel seeks to help entrepreneurs build world-class, category-defining businesses. Notable investments include Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree, Cloudera and Qualtrics, among others. Accel operates multiple funds and programs to back companies at different stages, continuing a long track record of backing ambitious technology founders around the world.

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

European Investment Fund (EIF) is a public institution established in 1994 to improve access to finance for Europe's small and medium-sized businesses. It designs and develops venture capital and guarantee instruments to support SMEs and to catalyse private investment, aiming to build a robust European equity ecosystem. EIF engages in venture capital, growth capital, and guarantee operations, backing innovative entrepreneurs primarily in technology and life sciences, as well as across other sectors. Through cornerstone investments and fund participation, EIF seeks to crowd in private investors and stimulate venture activity across Europe. Its equity portfolio has grown substantially, with assets under management exceeding EUR 14 billion, reflecting its broad role in strengthening SME finance and supporting entrepreneurship and growth.

Caspian Impact Investments is an India-based investment firm providing lending, debt and equity capital, and investment advisory services with a focus on social and environmental impact. It backs high-quality Indian companies across microfinance, affordable housing, financial services, food and agriculture, clean energy, and other sectors that serve low-income and informal populations. The firm pursues a multi-bottom-line approach, aiming to deliver financial returns alongside positive social outcomes by supporting growth of enterprises that improve access to finance, expand last-mile banking, and promote economic inclusion.

Blumberg Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1991 that backs early-stage technology companies. It focuses on AI-driven B2B software and enterprise technologies across fintech, data analytics, cybersecurity, healthtech, and supply chain, typically investing at seed and Series A and providing active board involvement and hands-on guidance. The firm has backed notable companies such as Addepar, Braze, Nutanix, Hootsuite and Trulioo, and maintains offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.

Chrysalix Venture Capital is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2001 that specializes in industrial innovation and clean-tech. It invests in early-stage startups globally that address energy efficiency, renewable energy, manufacturing and related sectors, and provides portfolio companies with deep industry and technical knowledge, management and board support, and access to capital. The firm also supports IP management and facilitates networking with industrial and financial partners. Its focus areas include artificial intelligence, data analytics, sensor components, the Internet of Things, robotics, blockchain, advanced materials, and chemicals, alongside broader clean-tech and renewable technologies.

V3 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2022. It invests in early-stage, consumer-focused companies that pursue mission-led, scalable brands, with a particular emphasis on wellness and beauty, food and drinks, and lifestyle sectors.

Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups in India at the seed to pre-Series A stage. It focuses on tech-enabled ventures across consumer internet, enterprise software, SaaS, and deep tech, among other areas, including fintech and healthcare. The firm typically serves as one of the first institutional investors in its portfolio companies, and it pursues a collaborative approach by co-investing with like-minded angels and seed funds. It provides follow-on capital to portfolio companies and offers mentoring and strategic support to help them scale, with an investment horizon of roughly 8-10 years.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 that supports the region's technology ecosystem. Based in Philadelphia, it acts as a capital provider and catalyst for early-stage and growing technology companies across information technology, health, and physical sciences by offering seed-stage funding and related resources to accelerate commercialization. The organization facilitates university–industry partnerships and regional initiatives that connect scientific research with market opportunities, with the aim of creating jobs and strengthening entrepreneurial communities in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Through its programs and partnerships, it supports adoption of new technologies and helps build a robust regional innovation ecosystem.

Tiger Global Management is an investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman. It allocates capital across public and private markets worldwide, with a focus on technology-enabled growth opportunities. The firm pursues public equity strategies, including long/short and growth investments, and private equity across early- to late-stage companies in multiple industries, seeking high-quality growth opportunities and guiding portfolio companies through their lifecycle.

7wire Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and based in Chicago. It focuses on early-stage investments in digital health, healthcare IT, mobile and technology-enabled services in the United States. The firm seeks to back companies that disrupt traditional approaches and provides funding along with operating guidance to help turn innovative ideas into scalable businesses. By combining capital with hands-on support and industry insight, 7wire Ventures aims to accelerate the development of digital health solutions and related technologies, guiding portfolio companies from early stages toward growth opportunities and lasting impact.

Lighthouse Capital Management is a venture capital firm based in Shanghai, founded in 2011. It specializes in early-stage investments in hardware equipment, the internet, and enterprise data services, with activity in both China and the United States. It has invested in more than 40 companies domestically and overseas.

Takwin Ventures is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Haifa, Israel, supporting early-stage high-tech startups founded by Arab Israeli entrepreneurs. It operates as a cooperative venture between Pitango and JVP and is the first venture capital firm in Israel's northern region, with Takwin Labs serving as the venture infrastructure created for northern entrepreneurs and startups. The firm provides hands-on assistance with business planning, product development, strategy, and related aspects to help entrepreneurs bring ideas to market, and it pursues proactive investments across sectors including autonomous vehicles, agriculture technology, seismology, nanotechnology, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

Pioneer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2017. It operates as an early-stage investor backed by a network of over 420 Y Combinator alumni, and it seeks to back top YC startups. The firm maintains a broad sector scope, investing in consumer products and services, information technology, financial technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain, life sciences, healthcare technology, real estate technology, ride-sharing, and SaaS and supply chain technologies, among others. Pioneer Fund positions itself as a generalist, technology-focused investor with activity across consumer, enterprise and emerging tech sectors.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.

Spiral Ventures is a venture capital firm with origins in IMJ Investment Partners and a 2017 rebranding to operate independently from Singapore, with a Tokyo office and an Asia-Pacific focus. It backs seed to growth-stage technology companies across Southeast Asia, Japan, and beyond, with interests in mobile, internet platforms, software, AI, IoT, and healthcare. The firm supports startups in scaling, market access, and international expansion, leveraging its regional network in Singapore, Jakarta, and Tokyo.

All In Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 and based in Mumbai, India, that backs early-stage startups across India, with a focus on pre-seed and seed-stage companies and typical investment sizes in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 million USD.

Founded in 2020, Seven Seven Six is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. It provides comprehensive support to founders through workshops, networking opportunities, and resources.

Soma Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on software-driven startups and seed-stage investments. It backs companies across B2B software, artificial intelligence, fintech, clean-tech, frontier-tech, prop-tech, cryptocurrency, health tech, and consumer sectors, with a global footprint spanning Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia. The firm has a track record of backing startups that grow into unicorns, reflecting an emphasis on founder-led software businesses with scalable models. Soma Capital operates as a registered investment adviser.

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

Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on early-stage technology investments, with a focus on seed opportunities. It manages multiple funds and has a team of investing partners, supporting technology startups through the initial funding stages.

A91 Partners is a venture capital firm based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2018. It backs Indian private companies across consumer, financial services, software and services, information technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and other technology-enabled sectors, spanning from early to growth stages. The firm generally targets investments in India with typical check sizes in the tens of millions of dollars to support scalable businesses across consumer and enterprise markets.

Pareto Holdings is a venture capital firm and venture studio founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York. It focuses on early-stage and pre-seed investments across industries and geographies, often backing entrepreneurs at the outset. The company invests its own capital rather than raising external funds and operates with a lean, globally distributed team. It has completed hundreds of investments to date, and provides hands-on support to startups through its venture studio activities.

APY Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Istanbul, Turkey, focusing on early-stage technology startups.

Enlight Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early‑stage startups with unique and sustainable business models. Recognized as one of the fastest growing VCs globally, it focuses on companies that combine innovative technology with long‑term value creation.

Established in 2016 and headquartered in Bangalore, Sprout Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage companies. It aims to support founders with innovative ideas, strong execution capabilities, and ambition to build scalable businesses addressing large markets.