Antler is a global venture capital firm and startup incubator based in Singapore that invests in early-stage technology companies and supports startups across sectors including healthcare, finance, consumer, and software. It builds a worldwide community of co-founders and provides access to talent, mentors, and expert advisors, along with expansion support and capital to help teams form, validate business models, and grow internationally. Antler emphasizes long-term partnerships with portfolio companies, continuing to back ventures through growth stages as they scale.

Goodwater Capital is a San Francisco Bay Area–based consumer technology investment firm that backs consumer technology and fintech innovators globally, from Series A to IPO. It uses software-enabled, data-driven approaches to identify opportunities and to measurably improve lives across housing, healthcare, food delivery, financial services, education, entertainment and transportation. The firm provides entrepreneurs with detailed data, mentorship, startup curricula and strategic advice to scale from early traction to millions of customers and billions of dollars in value. Its portfolio spans housing, healthcare, fintech, ecommerce and consumer services, with measurable impact across millions of lives and large-scale transaction activity.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital alongside strategic guidance to a select set of companies across information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media, and retail, supporting them from early ideas through growth and even IPO stages. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, working closely with leadership teams on product development, company building, and market expansion. Sequoia pursues opportunities at seed, early, and growth stages and maintains a global reach, investing in companies across the United States and other major markets, with interests in AI and other emerging technologies.

Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It backs technology companies across stages, from seed to growth, with a broad focus on software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, fintech, consumer internet, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and life sciences applications at the intersection of computer science and biology. The firm emphasizes long-term support for entrepreneurs, offering capital and resources to help companies scale, and operates through multiple investment vehicles to fund early and later-stage opportunities. Its portfolio targets information technology, software-enabled businesses, and technology-enabled services, reflecting a commitment to innovation and leadership in American technology.

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.

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 1992 that concentrates on seed to early-stage technology investments, notably in software and AI, primarily in the United States. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and provides strategic support, business development, financing and M&A advice, leveraging its extensive network to offer introductions and resources beyond capital. Its portfolio includes OpenAI, Databricks, Eventbrite, Cedar and Vercel, illustrating a track record of backing transformative technology companies and helping them grow.

Animoca Brands is a global developer and publisher of mobile games and blockchain-enabled digital property rights platforms. The company applies gamification, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence to create and monetize virtual assets and IP through Web3 and NFTs, enabling IP holders to issue tokens and build fan communities. Its portfolio includes games and IP-based products across mobile platforms and metaverse initiatives, and it advances digital property rights for creators, brands, and entertainment IP. Animoca Brands operates across multiple regions, including Asia Pacific, and maintains a venture capital arm that backs early-stage Web3 and AI initiatives to extend its ecosystem. The company's offerings combine traditional gaming with decentralized technologies to enable secure ownership, trading, and interaction with virtual assets such as NFTs and tokens within its platforms.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm concentrates on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, investing across seed and Series A rounds. It seeks scalable companies with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders, often co-investing with other global funds to broaden its impact. FJ Labs emphasizes rapid decision-making and leverages its broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth, helping startups scale across large markets and ecosystems.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital investment firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software as a service investments and provides investment services to clients, informed by market trend analysis, and serves sectors such as finance, technology, and real estate.

Wayra is Telefónica's corporate venture capital arm and a global open innovation hub. It operates in ten countries and acts as the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems to connect innovators with the company's businesses and generate joint opportunities. Wayra supports startups through funding, acceleration, and access to Telefónica's networks, customers, and partners, helping them scale and reach global markets. It collaborates with large companies and industry leaders and runs specialized programs, including health-focused initiatives with Novartis, to drive digital transformation across sectors such as health, finance, logistics, AI, IoT, cybersecurity, and smart cities. By pairing startup agility with Telefónica's scale, Wayra aims to create impactful solutions and tangible business results for both startups and Telefónica's businesses.

Makers Fund is a global venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies in interactive entertainment, gaming, and related technology sectors. Based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Hong Kong, the firm focuses on seed to Series B investments across North America, Europe, and Asia. It supports founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to a broad network of industry connections, helping startups navigate growth and emerging opportunities. The portfolio has included companies such as Cheer Games, Vento Games, Novig, and General Intuition, reflecting a commitment to fostering innovation and growth in the interactive entertainment ecosystem.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that targets early-stage, capital-efficient technology startups in the United States and Canada. The firm employs a data-driven, quantitative approach to investment decisions and aims for rapid yes-or-no conclusions, often within two weeks. Typical rounds encompass small checks in the low hundreds of thousands, with the potential for larger commitments in exceptional cases, and a portfolio-wide strategy that emphasizes diversification. Beyond capital, it provides hands-on mentorship in areas such as sales, marketing, and fundraising, leveraging a network of investors and seasoned operators to support portfolio companies after investment. The firm focuses on teams still refining product-market fit, including those outside traditional tech hubs, and seeks to help founders scale efficiently through structured operational support and transparent decision processes.

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000, based in San Francisco with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that funds and mentors startups from seed to growth stages. It focuses on enabling innovation across sectors such as consumer, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, crypto, and artificial intelligence by providing capital, strategic guidance, and network support to help portfolio companies scale and create lasting value.

Gaingels is a venture capital organization focused on supporting LGBTQ+ founders and leaders and their allies. It invests across stages and industries, building a global portfolio of 130+ companies and deploying around $70 million in capital. Beyond funding, Gaingels helps portfolio companies recruit diverse C-suite and board talent and fosters a global community of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs working toward inclusive leadership and positive social change through business.

Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in 1996, with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva. It backs technology startups across stages from seed to growth in sectors including software, AI, fintech, healthcare, data, media, and consumer services. The firm provides capital and strategic support, helping teams assess business models, scale operations, and navigate financing rounds. Its broad network connects founders with investors, partners, and market opportunities to support growth across geographies. Index Ventures emphasizes long-term founder relationships and hands-on collaboration, offering guidance and resources to help companies reach global markets. It also launched Index Origin, a seed fund designed to support entrepreneurs from day one.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.

True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that backs early-stage technology startups. It concentrates on seed and Series A investments and supports founders with a hands-on, long-term approach through the True Platform, a set of programs designed to inspire professional and personal growth. The firm manages multiple funds and has raised billions in capital, backing more than 350 companies and helping to create tens of thousands of jobs worldwide. True Ventures is known for providing operational and strategic support across its portfolio and for a disciplined focus on founders and market-changing ideas. The firm was recognized as Venture Firm of the Year in 2018 by the National Venture Capital Association, reflecting its track record in helping startups scale.

BITKRAFT Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jens Hilgers. It maintains a global footprint with teams across North America, Europe and beyond, including Berlin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, London, Madrid, Singapore, Barcelona, Chicago and Lisbon. The firm specializes in early‑stage investments at the intersection of interactive entertainment, AI, gaming, esports and immersive technologies, backing companies in information technology and related media that develop video games, immersive experiences and web3-enabled platforms. BITKRAFT operates as a global investment platform with a focus on entrepreneurs shaping digital entertainment and next‑generation interactive experiences.

Outlier Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Web3, crypto, and blockchain infrastructure, established in 2014. It operates Base Camp, a virtual accelerator launched in 2019, which has drawn thousands of applications and supports seed-stage startups. The firm has backed a portfolio of more than 220 projects and helped raise over $350 million in seed funding. Its investments span DeFi, NFTs, and blockchain infrastructure with an emphasis on emergent metaverse use cases, and it collaborates with leading protocols such as Aptos, Filecoin/IPFS, Polygon, and Polkadot, alongside advisory offerings for later-stage teams. Outlier Ventures promotes an open stack of technologies contributing to Web3 and envisions an Open Metaverse where user data and digital wealth are sovereign. It is recognized as one of the most active Web3 investors by deal volume.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs science and technology companies across multiple stages. It focuses on ambitious projects in aerospace, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, health, software, and consumer Internet, among others. The firm has been an early backer of SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb, illustrating a track record of supporting transformative technologies. It pursues a founder-friendly approach that provides substantial support with minimal interference, helping portfolio companies scale while maintaining strategic flexibility.

Betaworks is a New York-based company that builds, accelerates, and funds early-stage technology ventures. Through its accelerator programs, investment activities, and Betaworks Studios membership space, it supports founders from idea to product, offering hands-on development, guidance, and community resources. The firm emphasizes cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, gaming, and decentralized technologies, and operates programs such as Camps to accelerate product development. Betaworks fosters a collaborative ecosystem by hosting events and providing platforms for networking and collaboration to advance innovative startups.

Greylock Partners is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 1965 that invests across seed to growth stages in consumer and enterprise software and related information technology sectors. The firm backs entrepreneurs who redefine markets and often takes board seats to help guide portfolio companies such as Airbnb, AppDynamics, Cloudera, Docker, Dropbox, Facebook, LinkedIn, Palo Alto Networks, Pure Storage, and Workday. With offices in San Francisco and Wellesley, Greylock supports startups globally and focuses on software-enabled businesses including cloud/SaaS, data analytics, security, and services.

IDG Capital is a venture capital and private equity investment firm focused on funding technology companies across early to growth stages. It blends global perspective with deep local expertise in China and Asia, mobilizing international resources to support inbound and outbound opportunities. Headquartered in Hong Kong and established in 1993, the firm has built one of the first institutional investment platforms in China and maintains relationships with influential business leaders. It works with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and entities worldwide, managing funds in USD and RMB and backing portfolio companies with a long-term value approach, particularly in software, information technology, and related sectors.

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.

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York. It invests in early-stage and growth companies across a wide range of sectors, including consumer, software, media, fintech, education technology, and internet services, supporting founders who pursue ambitious ideas and seek product-led strategies. The firm is known for backing prominent companies such as Twitter, Discord, Oculus, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Niantic, and others, reflecting a willingness to back disruptive teams and markets. Spark Capital emphasizes a founder-centric approach, prioritizing listening, product-market fit, independence of thought, and resilience, and aims to help portfolio companies scale on their own terms. By partnering across stages and geographies, the firm seeks to build enduring, value-driving businesses in the United States and beyond.

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells a broad range of electronics and IT equipment. Its products span mobile devices (phones and tablets), TVs, home appliances, PCs and peripherals, and digital cameras, as well as professional and consumer electronics like sound systems and lighting. The company also produces semiconductors, memory and storage components, displays, and other device solutions, and it provides telecommunications infrastructure and related services. Samsung Electronics operates worldwide with manufacturing and R&D in multiple regions and maintains repair services and customer support for its devices. The firm also engages in advanced technologies and collaborates with partners to drive innovation across electronics, semiconductor, and display ecosystems.

NFX is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, with a founder-centric model designed to improve how startups experience fundraising and growth. The firm emphasizes building an early-stage experience powered by software, and promotes techniques for network effects and scalable growth. It supports founder-led companies across sectors including software, data products, biotech and related technologies, with a global footprint in the United States, Israel, Latin America, and Europe. NFX has cultivated a network called The Guild, an exclusive community of hundreds of founders, and offers operational resources such as the Signal and Brieflink tools to assist portfolio companies. It has backed entrepreneurs who have built companies with outsized exits, and has launched initiatives like NFX Bio to back scientist-founders at seed stage, reflecting a commitment to technology-enabled biology.

Founder Collective is a venture capital firm established in 2009 with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts and an office in New York. It focuses on seed and pre-seed technology investments across sectors, backing startups from concept through early outcomes. Built by founders, the firm prioritizes long-term, aligned partnerships and emphasizes founder alignment and capital efficiency over hype, aiming to create value through disciplined, founder-friendly support. Though it maintains a global investment footprint, it has a noted emphasis on East Coast opportunities and information technology related ventures.

LAUNCH is a startup ecosystem founded by Jason Calacanis that supports early-stage companies through accelerator programs, venture funds, a syndicate, and a global media network. It has backed more than 1,000 companies, including Uber, Robinhood, Calm, and Superhuman, and runs programs such as Founder University, the LAUNCH Accelerator, Startup Tuneup, and Angel University Global, with cohorts that can be remote or hybrid and demo days that reach a global audience. Its investment path includes accelerator funding and follow-on rounds, complemented by The Syndicate’s capital through a broad investor network. In addition to funding, LAUNCH publishes media for founders and provides resources, connections, and opportunities to help build transformative companies at scale.

Tiger Global Management is an investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman that manages capital across public and private markets worldwide. The firm focuses on technology, internet, consumer, and financial services sectors, pursuing high-quality growth opportunities through both public equity and private investments. It maintains a research-driven, long-term approach and acts as a registered investment adviser, building partnerships with innovative companies across multiple regions and growth stages.

Pear VC is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 in San Francisco that concentrates on pre-seed and seed-stage technology investments. The firm provides comprehensive support to its portfolio companies, including in-house recruiting, talent acquisition, go-to-market strategy, fundraising assistance, and PR and marketing programs, with tailored founder-focused playbooks and investor introductions. Pear emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders and seeks to build strong networks through initiatives such as Pear Garage. Its investment scope covers artificial intelligence, software as a service, enterprise technology, healthcare, biotechnology, climate technology, fintech, and consumer sectors, among others. Historically, Pear has seeded notable startups early, highlighting its role in helping exceptional founders shape the future of technology.

Seven Seven Six is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. Founded by builders to support founders with a founder-first approach, it provides hands-on support to help founders scale, including introductions for fundraising, strategic research, and access to workshops and networking. The firm is based in Jupiter, Florida, and operates with a team of about 15 individuals focused on backing ambitious founders and facilitating practical growth.

Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 that invests across the internet sector, focusing on the applications layer of the web, internet services, and mobile platforms that create large networks. The firm backs founders building social media, marketplaces, developer tools, fintech, health, learning, climate tech, and web3-enabled businesses, emphasizing companies with strong network effects and scalable user bases. USV takes a hands-on approach, often acting as a lead investor and aiming for meaningful ownership, with typical initial investments around one million dollars and potential follow-ons up to about twenty million dollars per company. The firm operates globally with portfolio interests spanning New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, and beyond, and pursues long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs to drive growth and transform markets.

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.

Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 that backs early‑stage to growth technology companies. Based in San Francisco with a global footprint, the firm invests across sectors such as software, B2B, AI, fintech, consumer, healthtech, infrastructure, and hardware, supporting companies from idea through Series A and beyond. Its approach combines hands‑on guidance from a team of former founders and operators who help with product strategy, go‑to‑market, and talent recruitment. Matrix maintains regional arms, including Matrix Partners China and Matrix Partners India, to partner with local entrepreneurs while pursuing cross‑border opportunities. The firm has a long track record of notable portfolio companies and exits, reflecting a focus on building enduring, scalable businesses through active collaboration with founders.

Korea Investment Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm headquartered in Seoul with additional offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale. With over three decades of investment experience, it supports technology-driven entrepreneurs and companies across sectors including information technology, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing and infrastructure. The firm manages multiple venture and private equity funds and leverages the Korea Investment Holdings network to provide strategic guidance and capital to portfolio companies worldwide.

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments in technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. It aims to build a community of technology entrepreneurs and provides founder-focused services to help companies grow from inception, including hands-on involvement and networking opportunities. The firm has offices in San Francisco and New York and typically makes initial investments around $500,000, with a track record of helping portfolio companies raise follow-on capital and advance to later rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Square, and Warby Parker.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in early-stage, growth, and incubation investments, partnering with founders from inception to IPO and beyond. The firm backs entrepreneurs across a broad range of sectors, including technology, digital media, life sciences, healthcare, consumer products and services, software, cybersecurity, and infrastructure, providing strategic guidance and networks to help companies scale and create long-term value.

Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in pre-seed, seed and early-stage companies in North America. It targets B2B and B2C software applications and hardware across sectors including consumer, digital health, education, enterprise, fintech, marketplaces, software as a service, information technology and media. The firm concentrates on the San Francisco Bay Area, New York and Toronto, while considering other geographies. Typical investment sizes range from $0.1 million to $0.25 million.

Titan Capital is an operator-led early-stage venture capital firm based in Gurugram, India. It backs founders building consumer internet, direct-to-consumer brands, software-as-a-service, fintech, health tech and business-to-business services, offering strategic guidance, hiring support, partnerships and growth assistance in addition to capital. The firm emphasizes founder-first decision making and leverages a broad network of institutional investors to enable warm introductions. Its portfolio includes Ola, Urban Company, Mamaearth, Razorpay, Ofbusiness, Shadowfax, Credgenics and GIVA.

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, founded in 1998, that backs technology startups worldwide and provides hands-on support and open innovation with large corporate partners. The firm targets early to growth-stage opportunities across sectors such as artificial intelligence, space, education, HR tech, life sciences, enterprise software, and consumer tech, with a global footprint in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. It has managed over 2.7 billion in assets and invested more than 1.4 billion across more than 1,300 deals, supporting hundreds of active portfolio companies and achieving a track record of IPOs and M&A exits. Global Brain emphasizes transformative growth through active portfolio management, strategic resources, and collaborations with corporate partners and institutional investors. The firm operates flagship funds and co-investment programs, and maintains engagement with a broad ecosystem to accelerate innovation.

Pantera Capital is a San Francisco Bay Area-based investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and blockchain-related companies. Founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, it began as a global macro hedge fund before shifting its focus to crypto and blockchain technology. The firm employs diverse strategies including venture equity, early-stage token investments, and liquid token opportunities, and has launched multiple crypto-focused funds to support the digital asset ecosystem.

Floodgate is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 and based in California that focuses on seed and early-stage investments in technology companies across North America. It backs startups across software, AI, security, enterprise, consumer, hardware and other tech sectors, often investing alongside experienced private investors or top-tier venture firms. The firm typically engages in early-stage funding rounds and seeks opportunities in the Bay Area and broader North American markets, supporting founders with disruptive solutions and scalable models.

Unpopular Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that concentrates on technology investments. It backs companies that are off the beaten path and has deployed approximately $75 million across about 500 startups since its inception, including Zepto, Jeeves, and Yassir. The firm maintains a high level of activity, investing around 30 to 40 companies each quarter, reflecting a broad and ongoing deal flow in the technology sector.

Hashed is a venture capital firm and accelerator focused on blockchain and Web3 startups. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, it has a global footprint with offices in Singapore, Bengaluru, Silicon Valley, and Abu Dhabi. It invests in early-stage blockchain ventures across sectors such as finance, gaming, and entertainment, and has backed notable companies including Aptos and Republic. Beyond capital, Hashed acts as an ecosystem builder, supporting portfolio companies and fostering collaboration through programs and events. The firm operates a range of initiatives and subsidiaries to accelerate adoption, including incubation platforms, emerging markets investing, research, fintech and crypto analytics, institutional custody, and regulatory studies. It also runs community and media initiatives and hosts major events such as Korea Blockchain Week. Through its global presence and hands-on support, Hashed aims to grow decentralized Web3 ecosystems and empower founders worldwide.

Play Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that concentrates on early-stage investments in gaming and consumer apps. It invests globally across pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds, backing gaming studios as well as consumer apps like Duolingo and Calm, and related B2B infrastructure and services. The firm emphasizes founder support through its network and industry expertise to accelerate growth and foster collaboration among portfolio companies. By combining strategic capital with hands-on guidance, Play Ventures aims to help entrepreneurs build leading gaming and mobile ecosystems worldwide.

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma. It provides seed- and early-stage capital to technology startups, occasionally supporting later rounds such as Series B, and often invests alongside co-investors. The firm emphasizes strategic introductions and hands-on guidance to help portfolio companies scale, with a focus on software, TMT, and other technology sectors. By partnering with founders and other investors, Liquid 2 Ventures aims to align capital with long-term company growth.

Ulu Ventures is a Palo Alto–based seed and early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology companies across enterprise software, B2B and B2C platforms, healthtech, sustainability, fintech, edtech, and blockchain. Founded in 2008, the firm pursues a disciplined, decision-science approach to investing, evaluating risk-reward trade-offs and reducing cognitive bias, often co-investing with other angels or VCs to deploy between $500k and $1M per opportunity. Ulu prioritizes diverse founder teams, including women, minority, URM, and immigrant founders, and supports bold ideas with strong growth potential from seed onward. Based in the Bay Area, it has backed a broad portfolio, including unicorns, reflecting a track record of helping startups scale. The firm emphasizes technology-enabled services and internet-centric opportunities.

GFR Fund is a venture capital investment arm of GREE based in San Francisco that pursues early-stage investments in gaming, the creator economy, generative artificial intelligence, media, and consumer technology. It seeks opportunities across global markets, including North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has a mandate to support portfolio companies beyond capital through strategic introductions, industry knowledge, and assistance with market expansion. The firm targets a finite number of portfolio companies per fund, with Fund III aiming to invest in roughly 30 to 40 companies over three years. GFR Fund focuses on disruptive consumer entertainment and related technologies such as VR, AR, AI, video streaming and blockchain, and emphasizes community building and leveraging a global network to accelerate growth.

Qiming Venture Partners is a China-based venture capital firm founded in 2006, with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It invests in technology, consumer, and healthcare companies at early and growth stages, providing hands-on support and strategic resources in addition to capital. The firm has backed hundreds of portfolio companies and has a record of exits through IPOs and M&A, including unicorn and super unicorn companies. It maintains an international presence through a U.S. team established in 2017, with offices in Cambridge, Seattle, and San Francisco to support healthcare and life sciences entrepreneurs and help portfolio companies scale globally. Qiming emphasizes sector knowledge, founder collaboration, and a long-term partnership approach to drive milestone achievements and create lasting value.