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.
Airbus Ventures is an independent venture capital firm that focuses on investing in innovative entrepreneurs within the global aerospace ecosystem. The firm aims to support and accelerate the development of technologies and solutions that are poised to shape the future of flight. By partnering with visionary startups, Airbus Ventures seeks to drive advancements in aerospace, promoting sustainability and efficiency in the industry. Through its strategic investments, the firm plays a pivotal role in fostering innovation and enhancing the capabilities of the aerospace sector.
Lux Capital Management is a research-driven investment firm focused on founding, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences. Lux takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs build successful businesses in high growth sectors. Our investment team has built over 20 companies from scratch. Lux's investment strategy ensures our portfolio companies are better connected, have deeper insight, and command industry leadership faster than their competitors.
Valor Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, established in 1995, that specializes in operational growth investments across various sectors, including consumer, infrastructure, industrial services, and manufacturing. The firm focuses on high-growth companies at different stages of development and aims to partner with entrepreneurs who are dedicated to excellence and industry transformation. Valor Equity Partners typically invests between $10 million and $75 million in platform companies with revenues ranging from $30 million to $200 million and EBITDA between $5 million and $20 million. The firm also has a presence in North America and India, targeting investments in a wide array of industries, including healthcare, technology, clean energy, and financial services. With a commitment to solving the challenges of growth and scale, Valor Equity Partners seeks to be a lead investor, emphasizing both control and non-control equity investments.
Matrix Partners China is a venture capital firm that has been building long-term relationships with entrepreneurs since 1977. With a track record of successful investments, including companies like Focus Media, Eachnet, and Baidu, Matrix Partners China combines local knowledge with global experience to help entrepreneurs build industry-leading companies. The firm has seen 50 of its investments go on to IPO and 75 to profitable M&A events, consistently ranking among the top venture firms in terms of returns to its investors. With a team of former entrepreneurs and experienced investors, Matrix Partners China invests across multiple sectors and stages, playing an active role in the development of successful businesses.
Space Angels is a venture capital firm established in 2007, specializing in providing capital for early-stage space ventures and the growth of aerospace industries. Based in Leesburg, Virginia, the firm has built a portfolio that includes many prominent entrepreneurial companies within the space sector. Space Angels offers accredited investors access to a streamlined web platform that facilitates the discovery, selection, and investment in compelling space startups, along with providing valuable market intelligence. The firm is recognized as a leading source of funding for innovative companies in the aerospace domain, focusing on areas such as GPS, geospatial intelligence, and communications.
Alumni Ventures Group, founded in 2013 in Manchester, New Hampshire, provides diversified venture portfolios to individual investors, particularly accredited alums from top entrepreneurial schools. The firm focuses on backing companies with an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with expertise in the space. Alumni Ventures Group offers access to venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography, allowing any accredited investor to participate. The firm, formerly known as Launch Angels Management Company, LLC, specializes in seed, startups, late-stage pre-IPO, and early-stage investments, without requesting board or observer seats. Alumni Ventures Group operates from its headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, with additional offices in North America.
DFJ began in 1985 with a focus on early-stage companies. Tim Draper, a third-generation VC with a passion for technology and unconventional thinking, teamed with John Fisher, a former colleague of Draper's, known for his deep enterprise and tech finance experience. Together they shaped the firm's foundational philosophy of investing in people first. One of their first recruits was co-founder Steve Jurvetson. Together they went on to invest in break out companies like Baidu, Hotmail, and Skype. A decade ago, they added their Growth team dedicated to late-stage investing. Today, they have two teams investing two funds. Their Venture team works with founders in the early phases of company building. Their Growth team partners with companies entering hyper-growth mode. DFJ has backed 27 companies that have each achieved more than $1 billion in realized value through an initial public offering or acquisition.
The Founders Fund is a multi-stage, multi-sector venture capial firm with an emphasis on transformational technologies and companies. The firm's industries of interest include Advanced Machines, Aerospace & Transportation, Analytics & Software, Biotechnology & Health, and Consumer Internet & Media. Founders primarily invests at the seed stage, with a typical investment of $500,000-$5,000,000. The firm's partners previously founded PayPal. Initial subscriptions to the Founders Fund were $50 million. The firm announced March 6 the close of a $1 billion fifth suite of funds.