Top investors in Smart Cities
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EIT Urban Mobility
EIT Urban Mobility is a European innovation community that aims to transform urban mobility and create more liveable cities. As part of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, it connects governments, businesses, startups, researchers, and NGOs to accelerate innovation across Europe. The organization supports entrepreneurship through education and training programs, incubator initiatives, and access to funding, coaching, and networking for startups and scale-ups. It conducts research and pilots, operates Innovation Hubs across Europe, and maintains a broad network of partners and stakeholders to promote sustainable mobility, decarbonization, and improved urban services. Its activities include knowledge dissemination through reports and studies, and engagement in projects that advance integrated mobility, sustainable city logistics, and transport infrastructure.
Made 39 investments in Smart Cities
SOSV
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.
Made 56 investments in Smart Cities
InnoEnergy
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.
Made 27 investments in Smart Cities
Third Sphere
Third Sphere is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Brooklyn, New York, that backs early-stage companies across sectors including energy, climate, food, water, waste, transportation, healthcare, and government technology. It emphasizes systemic change, social responsibility, and scalable impact through investments aimed at upgrading broken global systems and delivering practical solutions for climate action and resilience. The firm supports portfolio companies at pre-seed and seed stages and leverages its network and corporate venture relationships to help them access capital and scale.
Made 29 investments in Smart Cities
CDP Venture Capital
CDP Venture Capital is a leading Italian venture capital fund manager with about €4.9 billion in assets under management across 15 direct and indirect funds, investing to accelerate strategic sectors and sustain Italian growth within a broad ecosystem that includes a national accelerator network and the XJOBS job board. The group operates from Rome and Milan and concentrates on sustainability, entrepreneurship, and responsible value creation for the Italian market, publishing annual financial reviews and supporting portfolio companies through strategic partnerships and new vehicles; notable milestones include the appointment of Emanuele Levi as Chief Executive and General Manager, a strategic partnership with TIM to generate industrial, commercial, and technological synergies, and the launch of Lumen II, a seed-stage vehicle focused on insurtech, fintech, digital health and cybersecurity. The portfolio activity is evidenced by ISAAC's €14 million funding round, underscoring portfolio maturity.
Made 14 investments in Smart Cities
Burnt Island Ventures
Burnt Island Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups addressing water challenges and climate-related risks. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York, the firm targets early-stage opportunities across water treatment and filtration, water data, AI, digital productivity, infrastructure resilience, climate adaptation, and water reuse, as well as broader sectors such as energy, information technology, and clean technology. Burnt Island Ventures aims to fund and support founders by providing capital and access to a network of industry connections, partnerships, and resources to help scale innovative solutions. The firm emphasizes backing companies that leverage technology to improve water security, environmental outcomes, and climate resilience, while seeking commercially viable, scalable businesses in B2B and technology-enabled sectors.
Made 8 investments in Smart Cities
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that provides capital and strategic support to technology-driven startups across early- to late-stage cycles. It pursues opportunities in AI, digital health, healthcare technologies, sustainability, fintech, consumer and enterprise technology, and other frontier areas, focusing on innovative business models and world-class teams. The firm emphasizes a contrarian, long-term approach and seeks to help entrepreneurs address meaningful societal and economic challenges through science, technology, and design.
Made 20 investments in Smart Cities
European Innovation Council
European Innovation Council is a European Union initiative established in 2018 to support deep-technology innovation and help startups, researchers, and small companies scale. It offers funding opportunities and business acceleration services, and engages in co-investment with private investors in early-stage ventures with ESG impact. The EIC emphasizes female entrepreneurship through programs such as Women TechEU and related awards, and provides resources to promote knowledge sharing and community building. Based in Brussels, it pursues a European-wide mandate to strengthen Europe's position in the global deep-tech ecosystem.
Made 25 investments in Smart Cities
Almi Invest
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.
Made 27 investments in Smart Cities
Alumni Ventures
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.
Made 28 investments in Smart Cities
Maniv Mobility
Maniv Mobility is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on investing in the transportation and mobility sector. Founded in 2015, it backs early‑stage companies developing decarbonized transportation solutions, autonomous and safety technologies, and the digitization of automotive, transportation and logistics value chains. The firm differentiates itself through deep industry expertise, a strong network within the transportation ecosystem, and a hands‑on approach to helping portfolio companies navigate challenges and achieve growth. Its mandate centers on accelerating safe, efficient urban mobility and enabling innovation in mobility technology and business models.
Made 13 investments in Smart Cities
BDC Capital
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.
Made 25 investments in Smart Cities
Bojiang Capital
Bojiang Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2005 and based in Hangzhou, China. It focuses on investing in high-tech services, digital information technology, advanced manufacturing, medical technology, and new materials, supporting early stage and growth companies across these sectors.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
CDH Investments
CDH Investments is a China-based international private equity and diversified alternative asset manager founded in 2002. It operates a multi-asset platform spanning private equity, venture, growth capital, real assets, credit and mezzanine, public equities and wealth management, with a focus on investments in Greater China and Southeast Asia. The firm targets opportunities across consumer, technology, energy and healthcare sectors and seeks long-term value creation through partnerships with leading enterprises and institutional investors. Its experienced team collaborates across platforms to support growth, transformations and strategic exits, positioning CDH Investments as one of China’s early professional alternative asset managers with a broad track record of cross-border and domestic investments.
Made 14 investments in Smart Cities
Demeter Partners
Demeter Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the energy transition and environmental sustainability. Based in Paris, it invests across seed to growth and infrastructure opportunities in eco-industries, eco-energies, green technology, water and waste treatment, energy efficiency, and related sectors. The firm typically pursues minority investments and seeks board representation, often partnering on European deals with occasional North American activity. It funds startups, growth-stage companies, and infrastructure projects aligned with climate and sustainability goals, including renewable energy and environmental services, with equity investments generally ranging from about €0.5 million to €30 million across its portfolio, and manages multiple funds dedicated to the energy transition and related technologies.
Made 21 investments in Smart Cities
Global Brain
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.
Made 12 investments in Smart Cities
Next Gear Ventures
Next Gear Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, focused on early-stage investments in the sustainability and mobility ecosystems. The firm backs startups addressing smart city challenges, electric propulsion, energy transition, and related areas through technologies such as artificial intelligence, digitization, and information technology. It targets opportunities in energy equipment, business products, IT, and services within mobility and energy sectors. Next Gear Ventures emphasizes building an interconnected ecosystem by supporting entrepreneurs with high growth potential and by engaging with established industry players. The firm has pursued partnerships with automotive and mobility leaders, including Hertz, Audi AG, and Uveye, to advance practical, scalable solutions that aim to make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
Venture Catalysts
Venture Catalysts is an Indian early-stage investment platform and investor network that provides capital, mentorship, and growth support to startups from pre-seed to Series B. It connects founders with a nationwide community of more than 10,000 angel investors and backers, enabling fundraising, market access, and hiring, along with strategic guidance. The firm has invested in over 400 startups across technology, consumer, fintech, and healthtech, and supports portfolio companies through continuous capital and development services, guided by due diligence and a founder-first approach to building sustainable businesses. Operating as a multi-stage venture platform, it delivers value beyond funding by facilitating access to networks and resources that accelerate startup growth.
Made 13 investments in Smart Cities
Shenzhen Capital Group
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.
Made 16 investments in Smart Cities
Finvolve
Finvolve is an Indian venture capital firm based in Gurugram, founded in 2022, that acts as a facilitator linking startup founders with strategic investors and wealth management professionals. Formed as a joint venture between India Accelerator and Finolutions, Finvolve focuses on B2B startup investments with a stage-agnostic approach across sectors including robotics, energy, connectivity, manufacturing, clean technology, logistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. It supports startups from early stages toward potential IPOs, leveraging deep market knowledge and a broad network to provide curated deal flow to wealth managers, enabling them to consider startups as a new asset class for clients while promoting responsible growth and positive economic impact.
Made 4 investments in Smart Cities
2bX
2bX is a Berlin-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups in the DACH region and Europe, with a focus on pre-seed to seed rounds and UrbanTech ventures. The firm employs a hands-on, founder-centric approach, providing strategic guidance and leveraging its network to accelerate growth. Its investment philosophy centers on empowering visions by combining equity with operational expertise and fostering a culture of radical transparency and strong founder alignment. 2bX backs ventures that improve urban livability and address urban challenges such as climate impact, density, and circularity, prioritizing solutions that enable sustainable city ecosystems.
Made 3 investments in Smart Cities
Contrarian Ventures
Contrarian Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on climate tech and the next-generation energy transition in Europe and Israel. Founded in 2017 and based in Vilnius with offices in London and Amsterdam, the firm backs pre-seed and seed stage startups in areas such as energy storage, smart grids, e-mobility, solar development, carbon intelligence, and distributed generation. It emphasizes founder-centric partnerships and a long-term, platform-based approach that provides ecosystem events, scaling frameworks, and deal facilitation to help portfolio companies grow. The firm typically makes initial investments in the EUR 1-4 million range and supports portfolio companies through a hands-on, collaborative model aimed at building infrastructure for a decarbonized economy.
Made 6 investments in Smart Cities
IDG Capital
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.
Made 23 investments in Smart Cities
Blume Ventures
Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that backs seed- and early-stage technology startups in India. It focuses on tech-driven ventures across consumer internet, enterprise software/SaaS, and deep tech, and pursues long-term partnerships with founders. The firm typically supports companies at pre-Series A, often acting with a hands-on, collaborative approach and co-investing with angels and seed funds, with follow-on investments as portfolio companies grow.
Made 17 investments in Smart Cities
Güil Mobility Ventures
Güil Mobility Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the Kaufmann Group, based in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 2019, it targets early-stage mobility startups in Latin America and beyond, focusing on cross-border investments and ventures that advance sustainable mobility. The firm scouts mobility frontiers via its Research Lab, partners with visionary founders, and translates insights into pilots and go-to-market initiatives. It leverages Kaufmann's network to launch pilots, unlock distribution, and accelerate deployments for solutions with real impact. Its portfolio includes initiatives such as innovative automotive financing and projects that connect talent for a distance-free future, reflecting a commitment to a more sustainable mobility ecosystem.
Made 2 investments in Smart Cities
Baidu Ventures
Baidu Ventures is the venture capital arm of Baidu, based in Beijing with an office in San Francisco. Established by Baidu in 2017 as an independent fund, it focuses on early-stage investments in AI-centered technologies, including artificial intelligence, life sciences, robotics, big data, and related tech sectors, with emphasis on AI-driven applications such as autonomous driving and embodied intelligence. The firm backs startups developing next-generation technologies and scalable platforms that leverage AI, pursuing opportunities across Asia and global markets.
Made 11 investments in Smart Cities
GGV Capital
GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that restructured in 2024 into two brands: Granite Asia and Notable Capital. Granite Asia, headquartered in Singapore, concentrates on investments across the Asia-Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, concentrates on investments in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America. The organization backs technology companies across early to growth stages and maintains an active portfolio strategy across regions. Notable investments include Streamlit, HashiCorp, Grab, Affirm, Poshmark, Wish, and Airbnb. The firm provides resources for founders through its platform and founder portal.
Made 22 investments in Smart Cities
FJ Labs
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.
Made 13 investments in Smart Cities
TechNexus Venture Collaborative
TechNexus Venture Collaborative, founded in 2007 in Chicago, is a venture-enabled innovation firm that accelerates partnerships between corporations and startups to build new business models, products, and scalable market access. It combines capital investment, incubation, and collaboration to unlock opportunities by providing investment, operational support, and access to corporate channels. The organization has backed more than 150 portfolio companies and collectively tracks about $4 billion in portfolio value, and has incubated over 600 startups. Its focus areas include AI, clean tech, and mobility, and it operates a platform with entities such as SecondWave for venture turnaround, ForgeX for deep tech commercialization, and TeamWorking for collaborative workspace. TechNexus aims to help corporations pursue innovation through strategic startup partnerships and differentiated deal flow.
Made 18 investments in Smart Cities
Bossa Invest
Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software-as-a-service startups in Latin America, providing growth capital, mentorship, and access to a broad network of strategic partners and co-investors to help portfolio companies scale, and operates a corporate venture capital arm that collaborates with corporate partners through flexible operating models and end-to-end support.
Made 25 investments in Smart Cities
Service Provider Capital
Service Provider Capital is a Colorado-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that co-invests in seed and Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds. It operates six regional funds across the Rocky Mountain, Midwest, New England, Southeast, Texas, and Pacific Northwest regions and supports more than 600 portfolio companies with a network of more than 400 strategic investors, providing access to its LP and CEO networks, and facilitating connections with venture funds, strategic partners, potential customers, and key hires. Each regional fund is managed by dedicated partners to deliver timely, hands-on support for portfolio companies. The firm maintains a presence in Colorado with operations in Vail and Golden.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
Liil Ventures
Liil Ventures is a Mexico City-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies in smart mobility, smart city, and internet of things sectors. It differentiates itself by delivering strategic support and transportation intelligence alongside capital to help portfolio companies grow, validate markets, and scale more quickly. By leveraging a network of mobility leaders, this firm aims to improve urban life and address the challenges of rapidly changing cities. Its portfolio includes Cabify, Keyo, and What3Words.
Made 8 investments in Smart Cities
NIO Capital
NIO Capital is a Shanghai-based private equity and venture capital firm established in 2016 that concentrates on large-scale mobility, energy and technology investments. It targets themes such as electric vehicles, autonomous driving, shared mobility, new energy networks and advanced materials, with a focus on mobility transformation, smart industry and smart living. Supported by an ecosystem of resources and a multidisciplinary team, it provides founders and innovative technology companies with full lifecycle support. The firm emphasizes digitalization and low-carbon investments across automotive, energy and logistics, leveraging deep industry insight and established partnerships to generate value for its investors. Its portfolio activity includes co-leading rounds in 2026 for Volant Aerospace and Yanhe Technology, underscoring confidence in the low-altitude economy and next-generation applications in solar energy and space.
Made 8 investments in Smart Cities
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group is Lenovo’s corporate venture capital and incubation arm, building a global ecosystem with hundreds of portfolio entrepreneurs across Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Israel and the United States. It supports ventures through venture investment, incubation programs and ecosystem collaborations such as the Venture Academy and Tech Watch Tower. The group backs companies in core technology sectors including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, autonomous driving and smart manufacturing, with a portfolio that features notable names such as CATL, Meituan, Cambricon, NIO, Megvii and Yunji Technology. It focuses on advancing mass production and integration through initiatives like the Spark & Light Plan, aiming to move ventures from research and development to scaling manufacturing, including humanoid robotics initiatives. Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group also emphasizes industry events and global leadership in tech, exemplified by activities such as the Lenovo VC CEO Annual Conference and the CVC Week. Overall, it operates as Lenovo’s toolkit to scout, fund and incubate next-generation technologies and help integrate them into Lenovo’s strategic roadmap.
Made 9 investments in Smart Cities
The Ecosystem Integrity Fund
The Ecosystem Integrity Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that supports early-stage and growing companies advancing environmental sustainability. It seeks to generate positive environmental impact alongside strong financial returns, treating sustainability as a driver of innovation, efficiency, and profitability. The firm targets sectors such as renewable energy, electric transportation, distributed energy, energy storage, sustainable agriculture, waste management, water, green chemistry, and climate tech, with investments often in North America and Europe. It mobilizes private capital to accelerate the transition toward a more sustainable economy by backing companies that improve resource efficiency, protect ecosystems, and reduce pollution.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
ATW Partners
ATW Partners is a New York-based private investment firm founded in 2016 that pursues growth opportunities across industries such as financial services, energy, healthcare, and technology. The firm uses a flexible capital approach, investing in debt at the top of the capital structure to support high-growth companies while mitigating risk, and selectively providing equity to companies with strong potential and differentiated propositions. It combines technical, financial, and operational expertise to help portfolio companies scale, and maintains a global reach with activities in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.
Made 2 investments in Smart Cities
Hardware Club
Hardware Club is a Paris-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that targets seed-stage technology investments, with a focus on hardware-related sectors such as digital health, artificial intelligence, new sensors, connected buildings, smart transportation, and consumer hardware. It pursues a global reach across the United States and Europe and maintains offices in Paris, Taipei, Tokyo, and San Francisco to support early-stage startups with capital and resources.
Made 6 investments in Smart Cities
Bentley iTwin Ventures
Bentley iTwin Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Bentley Systems, established in 2020 and based in Exton, Pennsylvania. It invests in early-stage startups developing digital twin engineering and asset lifecycle management solutions that support infrastructure design, simulation, construction, and operations. The firm seeks opportunities across sectors such as the Internet of Things, digital cities, utilities, transportation, renewables, digital manufacturing, water infrastructure, and environmental monitoring, with a focus on technologies that advance digitalization of infrastructure and asset performance. By co-investing with strategic partners, Bentley iTwin Ventures aims to accelerate the adoption of digital twin capabilities that enhance reliability, efficiency, and longevity of critical infrastructure.
Made 3 investments in Smart Cities
Inflection Point Ventures
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.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It funds technology startups across seed to late stages, with investments spanning software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, consumer internet, fintech, artificial intelligence, crypto, infrastructure, and biotechnology at the intersection of computer science and life sciences. The firm emphasizes supporting portfolio companies through growth and strategic partnerships and maintains a broad tech-focused investment approach, aiming to add value beyond capital.
Made 10 investments in Smart Cities
Ulu Ventures
Ulu Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 and headquartered in Palo Alto. It specializes in seed and early-stage technology investments across enterprise software, B2B and B2C platforms, healthtech, fintech, sustainability, edtech, blockchain, digital media, mobile, and internet-enabled services, with a preference for Bay Area opportunities. The firm often co-invests with other angels or venture firms, typically committing between $500,000 and $1 million. Ulu emphasizes diverse founder teams, including women and minority founders, and applies data-driven, risk-adjusted decision making to identify high-potential opportunities. It operates as a registered investment adviser and focuses on markets where there is potential for scalable exits. The overview highlights Ulu’s trajectory as a seed and early-stage investor backing disruptive ideas within the technology sector.
Made 4 investments in Smart Cities
Gaingels
Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate focused on supporting LGBTQ founders and inclusive leadership by investing across stages and partnering with other venture firms to back diverse, high-potential companies. It maintains a global portfolio of 130+ companies and has deployed tens of millions in capital to date. The organization actively helps portfolio companies identify and recruit diverse talent for C-suite and board roles and cultivates a worldwide network of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a commitment to positive social change through business.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
Autotech Ventures
Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in early-stage investments in the ground transportation sector, including connected, autonomous, shared-use, and electrified mobility, as well as related mobility technologies spanning the United States, Europe, and Israel. The firm backs startups that aim to transform mobility through deep tech, AI, semiconductors, electrification, and software, providing more than capital: it offers strategic guidance, access to a broad network of industry partners—fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers, energy companies, and service providers—and market intelligence to navigate the evolving transportation landscape. Autotech Ventures emphasizes a founder-first approach and leverages its ecosystem to help portfolio companies recruit talent, form partnerships, and pursue future fundraising and collaborations with corporate investors aiming to accelerate innovation in the mobility space.
Made 11 investments in Smart Cities
The Westly Group
The Westly Group is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm focused on digitization and sustainability across energy, mobility, buildings, industrial technology, and cybersecurity. It funds seed through mid-stage startups, investing in North America and Europe and partnering with entrepreneurs to transform foundational industries through technology-enabled solutions in energy, water, and transportation. The firm emphasizes long-term collaboration alongside strategic partners to accelerate growth, with a track record of early investments in notable companies such as Tesla, SentinelOne, and Luminar.
Made 11 investments in Smart Cities
SEEDS Capital
SEEDS Capital is a Singapore-based corporate venture arm that co-invests with independent investors to back innovative startups. It focuses on sectors including advanced manufacturing, agritech, health and biomedical sciences, maritime technology, and urban solutions and sustainability, providing access to a network of partners and resources to support growth. The firm operates to strengthen the Singapore tech ecosystem by coordinating investment opportunities and facilitating collaboration among portfolio companies and co-investors.
Made 7 investments in Smart Cities
SET Ventures
SET Ventures is an Amsterdam-based European venture capital firm founded in 2007 that focuses on energy technology and digital solutions for the energy transition. It invests in startups across Europe at early to growth stages, with emphasis on smart energy generation, distribution and storage, energy use, and related ICT and enabling technologies. The firm backs companies delivering scalable business models around intelligent software and hardware for energy efficiency, smart buildings, microgrids, electric mobility, and industrial processes, aiming to accelerate the shift to a carbon-free energy system. SET Ventures typically takes board seats to support portfolio companies through growth, drawing on its experience across multiple funds and exits to help scale.
Made 4 investments in Smart Cities
Gaorong Capital
Founded in 2013, Gaorong Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm that targets early-stage technology investments in the Asia-Pacific region. The firm backs companies across telecommunications, media, life sciences, cosmetics, and technology, helping them scale through strategic resources and guidance. Its investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, pension funds, foundations, and funds of funds, as well as entrepreneurs from leading technology groups who contribute industry experience and global perspectives.
Made 9 investments in Smart Cities
Anorak Ventures
Anorak Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm established in 2016 with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. It focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups, investing in software, hardware, and information technology companies with the aim of helping teams achieve product-market fit and secure subsequent rounds of funding. The firm pursues founder-friendly, early investments and actively supports portfolio companies' growth through strategic guidance and capital. With a track record of supporting a broad portfolio, Anorak Ventures seeks to back ambitious teams developing innovative solutions and to participate in value creation across its technology focus areas.
Made 9 investments in Smart Cities
One Planet Capital
One Planet Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in London, United Kingdom. It focuses on early-stage investments in climate, environmental services, clothing, technology, building, and transport sectors, seeking to back companies that offer sustainable and low-carbon solutions.
Made 2 investments in Smart Cities
LUMO Labs
LUMO Labs is a venture capital firm based in Eindhoven, Netherlands that focuses on impact-driven technology startups. It operates across the early to growth spectrum, supporting ventures from pre-seed to Series A and running a two-year growth program for founding teams. The firm backs companies applying artificial intelligence, data, blockchain, IoT, robotics, drones, software and hardware, including virtual and augmented reality, with a strong emphasis on solving social challenges. Its investment and support address sustainable cities and communities, health and well-being, and quality education, aligning technology with measurable societal benefits. LUMO Labs connects startups to capital, strategic guidance, and a broad network, helping them scale while advancing environmental and social outcomes. By combining funding with hands-on mentorship and ecosystem access, it aims to accelerate the development of impactful technologies.
Made 2 investments in Smart Cities