For three decades, Northwood Ventures has been a leading investor in venture capital and buyout opportunities. Northwood prides itself on being a fundamental investor seeking to maximize long-term cash on cash returns. We partner with experienced, successful management teams to generate superior returns. We structure our investments uniquely to meet the individual requirements of each portfolio company. Northwood has participated in the creation and growth of many leading companies in the communications, retail/consumer, manufacturing and financial services sectors. We invest at all stages of company growth, including industry consolidations. Our unique, long-term investment horizon, experienced professionals, and entrepreneurial orientation have made us an attractive partner for leading management teams across the United States for many years.

China Culture Industrial Investment Fund is a principal investment firm located in Beijing, China, recognized as the only state-level cultural industry investment fund in the country. Established to promote the rapid development of the cultural industry, the fund aligns with the goals of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, focusing on the advancement of socialism with Chinese characteristics. It aims to leverage financial resources to attract social capital into the cultural sector, thereby enhancing investment and financing mechanisms. The fund is managed by China Culture Industry Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., which is responsible for overseeing operations and making investment decisions. This management entity is backed by the Ministry of Finance and several state-owned enterprises, including the Bank of China and China International Television Corporation. The fund specializes in various areas, including media, cultural arts, and cultural technology, with an emphasis on standardized management and sound operational practices to foster the growth of the Chinese cultural industry.

Viacom, Inc. operates media brands that create entertainment content worldwide. The company creates television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, games, consumer products, podcasts, live events, and social media experiences. It operates through two segments, Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment. The Media Networks segment provides entertainment content and related branded products for consumers through approximately 300 locally programmed and operated TV channels, including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., MTV, BET, Comedy Central, SPIKE, VH1, TV Land, CMT, Logo, Channel 5, Telefe, Colors, Paramount Channel, TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick Music, MTV2, MTV Classic, MTV Live, BET Her, BET Gospel, and BET Hip Hop, as well as through online, mobile, and apps. The Filmed Entertainment segment produces, finances, acquires, and distributes motion pictures, television programming, and other entertainment content under the Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Nickelodeon Movies, and MTV Films brands. This segment exhibits motion pictures theatrically through home entertainment, licensing to television and digital platforms, and ancillary activities. The company releases its content through DVDs, Blu-ray discs, transactional video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand, pay television, cable television, free television, and free video-on-demand, as well as airlines and hotels. Viacom, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions. Its tools and services allow its customers to create ground-breaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, measure and optimize it over time, and achieve greater business success. The company helps its customers make, manage, measure, and monetize their content across every channel and screen. Its main products include Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Freehand, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, and many others. Adobe is the global leader in digital marketing and digital media solutions. Their tools and services allow their customers to create groundbreaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, measure and optimize it over time, and achieve greater business success. Adobe helps their customers make, manage, measure, and monetize their content across every channel and screen. Adobe was founded on January 1, 1982 in California, United States.

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.

ProSiebenSat.1 is a prominent German mass media company established in 2000, headquartered in Unterföhring, Germany. It operates a diverse range of media services, including television, radio stations, and print businesses, making it one of the largest independent media corporations in Europe. The company runs 15 television stations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, reaching approximately 42 million households in these regions. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 Digital, the multimedia division of the company, focuses on providing various new media services, further enhancing its digital entertainment offerings in the German-speaking market.

Bitkraft is a private equity firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, with an additional office in New York. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in the esports sector, targeting companies across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Established by entrepreneur Jens Hilgers, Bitkraft has assembled a team of diverse professionals, including entrepreneurs, operators, and investors, who are dedicated to developing businesses and technologies that enhance the esports ecosystem for players, fans, and stakeholders globally. With a presence in major cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London, Bitkraft actively engages in the dynamic landscape of video games and esports, fostering innovation and growth in this rapidly evolving industry.

Spiral Capital is a venture capital firm with multiple entities focusing on seed, early, middle, and late-stage investments in mobile, internet, software, healthcare, industrials, transportation, emerging technologies, and various other sectors in Southeast Asia, Japan, and the United States. Founded in 2012 as IMJ Investment Partners, it later transformed into Spiral Ventures to operate independently. With offices in Singapore, Jakarta, and Tokyo, Spiral Capital aims to support startups and innovative companies in their growth journey across different markets in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.

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.

Advantage Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1992, specializing in growth equity, lending, and mezzanine debt investments in companies at various stages of development, excluding seed stage. The firm focuses on small businesses and invests in low-income communities, both urban and rural, to support state and local economic development efforts. Advantage Capital seeks to invest in companies that develop or apply proprietary technologies primarily in industries such as communication, information technology, business services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, and energy. Additionally, the firm provides debt and equity capital to real estate development firms and projects. It primarily invests in underserved states and communities in the United States, with an initial investment range between $0.5 million and $10 million. Advantage Capital partners with other investment firms and government agencies to support bank lending and economic initiatives, aiming to bring businesses, technologies, and jobs to communities in need.