Investors in PaaS

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.

Sequoia Capital Global Equities extends Sequoia Capital’s technology investing efforts into the public markets. SCGE currently manages over $7 billion and invests in companies across the global technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors, primarily focusing on software, internet, financial technology, and technology-enabled consumer businesses. The firm’s portfolio consists of concentrated, long-term investments in leading companies across the world. While the majority of the portfolio is comprised of public companies, SCGE also partners with entrepreneurs through late-stage private crossover investments, often investing alongside Sequoia Growth funds. The firm’s private portfolio includes emerging leaders in the United States, China, India, Brazil, Korea, and Israel. As these private companies become public, SCGE grows the partnership with additional investments at the IPO and beyond.

Since 1986, Pelion Venture Partners has been helping entrepreneurs turn early-stage concepts into tomorrow's industry-leading companies. Pelion invests in early-stage B2B software across the US. With 7 investment team members, Pelion has deep and diverse industry and investment experience. They are hands-on in their approach and work collaboratively with each portfolio company.

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm investing in earliest stages companies. Since 1999, Lightspeed has backed more than 350 companies in the enterprise and consumer sectors—companies that have gone on to redefine the way we live and work. And many of them have chosen Lightspeed as a lead investor in their subsequent ventures.

Engineering Capital partners with great entrepreneurs driven by technical insights: they boldly invest before traditional venture firms are willing. They lead and anchor seed rounds in companies defining new categories with the ambition to shape the future of information technology.

Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment program, is one of the largest worldwide corporate venture programs investing in the technology segment. With an overall strategy to stimulate advances in computing and communications, the Intel Capital team seeks out, and invests in, promising companies worldwide, working together to establish new and innovative technologies, develop industry standard solutions, drive Internet growth, and advance the computing platform. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than $11.6 billion in approximately 1,437 companies in 57 countries. In that timeframe, 212 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 377 were acquired or participated in a merger.

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.

eLab Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm also provides Series A and Series B funding and support startups from the seed round to final liquidity. It seeks to invest in transportation, mobility and technology sector with a focus on information technology, life science, and health care companies from the University of Michigan ecosystem. It seeks to invest in companies with a significant operating presence within Michigan. The firm typically invests between $0.025 million and $0.1 million in return for an equity stake. It also provides incubator services. eLab Ventures was founded in 2012 and is based in the Ann Arbor, Michigan with an additional office in San Mateo, California.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm specializing in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies. The firm continues that legacy, investing in founders with bold ideas that span industries and continents, partnering with them from inception to IPO and beyond to maximize the potential of their ideas. They also focus on early computer firms using their devices and programming and service companies. It also invests in digital, life sciences, and healthcare industries. Kleiner Perkins was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States.

C5 Capital a family capital-backed investment firm, they build long-term relationships with committed investors, innovative founder teams and global companies keen to maintain their edge. Operating out of London, Luxembourg, Cape Town, Washington D.C. and Manama, they identify, nurture and support partners, whether they’re just starting out, or embarking on the next phase of their growth. Given their specialist industry knowledge and execution capability throughout EMEA, they are able to offer a powerful combination of expertise, funding and growth opportunities, all the while ensuring that they are contributing to the public good.