Investors in Local

We’re (not just) investors. We’re (more than) advisors. We’re (beyond) connectors. Ben Franklin Technology Partners combines the best practices of early stage investing with a higher purpose – to lead the region’s technology community to new heights, creating jobs and transforming lives. For over 30 years, Ben has been the leading seed stage capital provider for the region’s technology sectors, investing over $170 million in more than 1,750 regional technology companies, many of which have gone on to become industry leaders. Ben Franklin has also launched university/industry partnerships that accelerate scientific discoveries to commercialization, and has seeded regional initiatives that strengthen our entrepreneurial community.

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.

Frontline is an early-stage B2B venture capital firm powered by people - the ambitious founders they invest in, their strong networks of industry experts, and their own passionate team of ex-operators. Frontline is based in London and Dublin, but back companies throughout Europe. They bridge the technical and the human, providing both capital and experience to help shorten their founders' learning curves. They strive to unlock the power of collective intelligence through their innovative platform. Frontline invests time and money into building the relationships needed to fast-track your expansion into the US - from investors to recruiters to other founders. They have also built a wealth of knowledge and content around international expansion, so that they can help you reduce the friction.

Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund, built by a collection of successful entrepreneurs. The firm is headquartered in New York City and Cambridge, but makes investments all over the world. With $50M under management, the fund is focused on East coast investments. Founder Collective is industry agnostic, but the firm prefers companies that have an information technology component.

Cotidiano is an Accelerator specializing in seed and startup investments. They seek to invest in digital projects, with a focus on Fintech (means of payments, investment management and security), Internet of Things (physical or virtual), agribusiness (applied to food and agribusiness raw materials and increased land productivity), environment (Technology applied to water, energy and waste), Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality (Machine learning, cognitive economics applied to education). It seeks to invest in companies based in Brazil. They invest between R$0.1 million ($0.03 million) and R$250 million ($64.92 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm takes a minority stake between 5% and 12%. It offers a 12-week acceleration program, twice a year. It prefers to invest in team of at least two people, being one of them the co-founder. Cotidiano was founded in 2016 and it is based in Brasilia, Brazil.

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Founded in 1999, Enhanced Capital Partners is a national investment firm with over $400 million under management specializing in investments in small and mid-size companies. Enhanced Capital provides a range of investment options to promote the growth and expansion of businesses. Our flexibility and practical investment approach can make the difference in maximizing the growth potential for a company poised for rapid growth.

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on making control and non-control investments in growing businesses valued at up to US$400 million. Since its founding in 1988, Riverside has invested in more than 480 transactions and has an international portfolio including more than 80 companies.

LocalGlobe is a UK-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments. Seeding ambitious UK founders since 1999 inc Citymapper, Improbable, Lovefilm, Moo, Tweetdeck, Transferwise and Zoopla.

Foresight Group is an alternative asset manager with a strong 30-year track record and specific expertise in environmental and solar infrastructure and private equity. Foresight Group is a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing investment funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for 30 years. With current assets under management of over £2.2 billion, raised from the UK and international private and high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension funds and other institutional investors, Foresight strives to generate increasing dividends and capital appreciation for its investors over the long term. Foresight has offices in UK, USA, Italy, and Australia.