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Insight Partners is the most trusted scale-up firm in the software industry. Their team of industry-leading experts partner with companies to drive extraordinary success that is fueled by know-how, grit, and hands-on collaboration. Founded in 1995, Insight currently has over $20 billion of assets under management and has cumulatively invested in more than 300 companies worldwide. Across their people and their portfolio, they encourage a culture around a core belief: growth equals opportunity.

The Techstars Dubai Accelerator in partnership with GINCO is expanding Techstars’ presence in the Middle East. GINCO is a full service general contracting firm, covering the full lifecycle of the construction process from concept to execution and supervision. Dubai is known for their leadership in technology innovation. Pioneering entrepreneurs leading innovative companies solving challenges in transportation, construction, wellness, IoT, robotics, & beyond should apply, no matter your location.

Uncork is a seed-stage venture capital firm with $300 million under management. They are currently investing out of two funds: a $100M Seed fund and a $50M Opportunity fund earmarked for larger investments in mature, existing portfolio companies. They look for outliers and out-performers who use technology to solve problems for real people and real businesses. Since 2004, they have invested in over 200 companies, and their companies have raised nearly $4B in follow-on financing over the years.

Second Century Ventures (SCV) is a venture capital fund focused on promoting innovation in the real estate industry and helping to enable the entrepreneurial spirit of real estate thrive. SCV has been fully capitalized by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR). With over 1.3 million members, NAR is the largest trade association in the country. NAR can provide immediate strategic value to SCV portfolio companies by allowing them access to the vast resources of a 300-person organization with expertise, influence and power that comes only by being ingrained in an industry for over 100 years.

First Round Capital is a venture capital firm willing to invest in pre-revenue companies, often providing a company's first outside capital. The partners look to take an active role in most of the companies they invest in. First Round Capital invests nationally and has additional offices in San Francisco and New York. The firm's typical initial investment is around $500,000. First Round Capital has coordinated the first ever VC-sponsored Exchange Fund. This fund allows qualified First Round Capital entrepreneurs to contribute a small piece of the stock they own in their company and share in the performance of all the other companies in the fund. Members of the First Round Capital Community have raised over $2.5 billion in follow-on capital to date. First Rounds's $20 million in total initial investments (in those companies that have been in the portfolio for over a year) have been followed by $850 million in financing from later-stage venture firms - a roughly 36-1 ratio.

Burda Principal Investments a division of Hubert Burda Media, provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies. Hubert Burda Media is media and technology conglomerates with a strong investment track record in internet-centric businesses since 1998. They have been partners for visionary entrepreneurs, leveraging Burda’s capital, brands and sector expertise, particularly in the areas of business expansion, internationalization and localization. They are invested in a portfolio of highly successful consumer internet companies in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. In the past, Hubert Burda Media has invested in internet platforms such as Etsy, zooplus, HolidayCheck, or Xing AG. BPI is run by a dedicated team of investment professionals based in Munich, Berlin, London and Singapore.

Founded in 2009, East Ventures is a Tokyo-headquartered investment firm with an office in Singapore and Indonesia, targeting early-stage technology companies. EV Growth is a joint venture between East Ventures, SMDV and YJ Capital that focuses on providing growth capital to startups in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia with an industry agnostic focus. The joint venture was started in March 2018.

Founded in 2009 by industry veterans. Collectively, the founding team has over 40 collective years of leading investments at top-tier, China-focused venture capital and private equity funds, including Intel Capital, Walden International, AIG, and First Eastern, invested and managed a portfolio of approximately US$1 billion and have over 70 exits ,including more than 40 IPOs in various stock exchanges around the world. FUEL Capital Fund 1 was established in May 2011 in Suzhou, building on the strength of the Principals’ prior investments and operational experience in technology, software, processes, devices, and company building, to invest in Chinese early-growth stage companies to enable advances in clean technology, health care, and other high growth areas. We believe both sectors can provide substantial return for investors if carefully picked sub-sectors and market entrance timing in next 10 years.

Value Creation Capital is a private equity firm specializing in growth companies, management buy out, and management buy in. It does not invests in seed/ startups. Value Creation Capital invests only in the information technology sector and high-tech companies. It focuses on software (SaaS), managed services, webservices, nanotech, cyber security software, managed security services, safety management, data analytics, data visualization, dash boarding- reporting and Internet of Things within information technology. Value Creation Capital typically invests in Benelux region. It typically invests between $200k to $2 million. Value Creation Capital provides other services including development and operations, finance and planning, management and governance and can make co-investments. Aldebert Wiersinga, Jos Bourgonje, and Wilfried van Haeren founded it in May 2005, with its headquarters in Bilthoven in the Netherlands.

Founded in 1997, Athenian Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments in Information Technology, Healthcare and Digital Health. The firm seeks innovative businesses led by talented entrepreneurs and partners with them to build great companies. Athenian takes a hand-on, active approach, engaging with company management to add value during each phase of the business life cycle. In so doing, Athenian strives to deliver maximum shareholder value and drive economic vitality in its geographic markets.