Antler is a global venture capital firm based in Singapore that backs early-stage technology companies. It runs incubation programs and provides a global community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital to help startups grow. The firm targets a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, finance, software, energy, consumer and B2B technologies, and operates through regional programs across Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.

Forum Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm, accelerator and venture studio focused on B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, it supports early-stage founders through pre-seed and seed funding, high-touch programming, and a SaaS community. The Forum For Founders program provides $100k in pre-seed funding and 15 weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance on go-to-market and fundraising. Forum Seed backs seed-stage SaaS startups, including those from its program. The organization operates an accelerator and venture studio and focuses investments in vertical artificial intelligence, AI agents, health tech, fintech, supply chain and the future of work. It has over 250 portfolio companies and connects founders to a broad network of investors and partners.

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco, California-based venture capital firm that provides seed-stage and early-stage investments to technology startups. Founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma, the firm focuses on technology companies across software, telecommunications, media, and other TMT sectors, offering early funding and strategic guidance to its portfolio companies.

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that makes early-stage investments in UK startups, including pre-seed and seed rounds. It backs companies across sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer, enterprise, green tech, medical technology, and hospitality, providing capital plus strategic guidance to support growth and product development. The firm operates a model that combines an angel network with seed funds to back SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, aiming to offer exposure to a diversified portfolio while delivering hands-on support to portfolio companies.

Hiventures is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. It backs startups across multiple sectors and supports high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of fostering a sustainable and competitive SME and enterprise ecosystem in Hungary and the broader Central and Eastern Europe region. The firm is described as one of the largest and most active venture capital partners in Central and Eastern Europe.

LAUNCH is an Austin, Texas-based early-stage investment firm and accelerator platform that combines capital with education for startups. It provides syndicate funding and operates a suite of programs to support builders, including Founder University, the LAUNCH Accelerator, and Startup Tuneup, as well as events such as Remote Demo Day. The LAUNCH ecosystem pairs investment with structured training, community access, and practical guidance to help founders move from idea to growth. By coordinating funding and educational programs, LAUNCH aims to accelerate startup development and enable teams to scale.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that invests in early-stage technology startups. It specializes in pre-seed and seed rounds for capital-efficient companies, with a focus on the United States and Canada and occasional activity in Western Europe, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. The firm typically makes 75 to 100 investments per year, with round sizes from 50,000 to 500,000 and pre-money valuations ranging from 1,000,000 to 3,500,000. Portfolio companies are typically located outside the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, and the firm aims to provide a clear yes or no on opportunities within about two weeks.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It is stage-agnostic and focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, making seed and Series A investments. Typical checks range from 50,000 to 5,000,000 dollars. The firm supports early-stage companies across sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, ad tech, mobile, and software-as-a-service, seeking opportunities with high growth potential in the United States and internationally. Its portfolio includes a mix of consumer brands and marketplace platforms, reflecting an emphasis on business models that connect buyers and sellers or enable direct consumer experiences. FJ Labs aims to back entrepreneurs building scalable, disruptively positioned products and services, often partnering with founders early in their development to help accelerate growth.

Everywhere Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2017. It operates as a community-powered, early-stage investor that combines capital, mentorship, and operational experience from founders and operators across ten micro funds. The firm funds pre-seed startups globally, with emphasis on purpose-driven teams in the money, health, and work verticals, and typically participates in the first financing round. Its limited partners include more than 500 founders and operators who provide hands-on guidance and contribute to the fund's capital. The model centers on founders helping founders, aiming to accelerate the next generation of entrepreneurs through a collaborative platform rather than a traditional fund structure.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm based in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1995, that focuses on seed to growth investments in deep technology across health, environmental tech, hardware, robotics, and cross border software, with a particular emphasis on Asia. The company runs accelerator style startup development programs, including HAX and IndieBio, which provide facilities, engineering resources, and lab equipment to help founders accelerate product development, acquire customers, and attract later stage funding. SOSV pursues a limited number of high potential startups, offering extensive hands on support to speed commercialization and scale, and aims to back innovations that improve human and planetary health.

Flat6Labs is a Cairo-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator in the MENA region. Since 2011 it has built a network of startup programs that support entrepreneurs from pre-seed through pre-Series A, and operates offices across the region including Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis. The firm regularly funds more than 100 startups annually and provides a range of investment tickets from 50,000 to 500,000, supported by a broad investor network and extensive mentorship, investor, and corporate connections. Flat6Labs focuses on accelerating the growth of technology-driven startups by combining capital with mentorship, partnerships, and opportunities to scale regionally.

Turkey Development Fund is an economic development agency based in Istanbul, established in 2019. It aims to advance Turkey’s sustainable development by investing in companies and funds that support strategic sectors and cultivate the early-stage venture capital ecosystem, including through sub-funds. The organization seeks to develop the enterprise landscape by backing new generation startups. Assets are managed by a board of directors.

Behind Genius Ventures is a San Diego-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that concentrates on pre-seed and seed investments. It backs early-stage companies across development tools, health and wellness, entertainment and media, gaming, e-commerce, fintech, and API-enabled product sectors, with a focus on product-led growth and helping founders navigate customer acquisition through modern strategies.

Pioneer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2017. It operates as an early-stage investor backed by a network of over 420 Y Combinator alumni, and it seeks to back top YC startups. The firm maintains a broad sector scope, investing in consumer products and services, information technology, financial technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain, life sciences, healthcare technology, real estate technology, ride-sharing, and SaaS and supply chain technologies, among others. Pioneer Fund positions itself as a generalist, technology-focused investor with activity across consumer, enterprise and emerging tech sectors.

Pareto Holdings is a venture capital firm and venture studio founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York. It focuses on early-stage and pre-seed investments across industries and geographies, often backing entrepreneurs at the outset. The company invests its own capital rather than raising external funds and operates with a lean, globally distributed team. It has completed hundreds of investments to date, and provides hands-on support to startups through its venture studio activities.

STRT Holding is a team of investors with startup experience. It operates as an investment group that aligns the interests of investors and the startups it supports, pursuing a mutually beneficial relationship with investees. The group aims to help portfolio companies succeed by coordinating interests and providing support aligned with both investor objectives and startup goals.

Expert DOJO is a venture capital firm and accelerator based in Santa Monica, California, that supports early-stage startups through funding and acceleration programs. It focuses on pre-seed and seed companies worldwide, prioritizing visionary technology ventures and minority or female-founded teams. The firm engages with a global portfolio, providing capital typically in the range of tens of thousands to around one million dollars, with follow-on support to scale. Its programs aim to help startups gain traction and accelerate growth beyond what they could achieve independently.

Orange DAO is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that concentrates on investments in crypto and web3 technologies. It supports past, present, and aspiring Y Combinator founders building the crypto ecosystem, with a focus on creating opportunities for a fairer future.

Entrepreneur First is a London-based accelerator and seed-stage technology investor that supports exceptional individuals to found technology companies. It uses a talent-first model, funding and mentoring people before teams form, and operates six-month programs in Europe and Asia with global offices in London, Paris, Berlin, Singapore, Bangalore, New York and San Francisco to connect founders with startup ecosystems. The organization funds early-stage ventures and takes an equity stake in the companies it helps establish, aiming to increase the supply of high-potential tech startups worldwide by pairing standout talent with mentorship and capital.

Outlier Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that concentrates on early-stage investments in Web3, crypto, and decentralized technologies. It operates Base Camp, a multi-month accelerator program that attracts thousands of applications and provides incubation space, back-office support, and ecosystem partnerships to pre-seed and seed projects. The firm supports a diverse portfolio across DeFi, NFTs, and blockchain infrastructure, with emphasis on Metaverse use cases such as avatar marketplaces and play-to-earn gaming. Through collaborations with leading protocols and brands, including Aptos, Filecoin/IPFS, Polygon, and FARFETCH, Outlier Ventures expands its accelerator footprint and offers advisory services for later-stage teams under its Ascent program. Its approach remains blockchain-agnostic, aiming to accelerate a new web paradigm that prioritizes user sovereignty, data ownership, and digital wealth, while pursuing elevated deal activity and portfolio growth in the Web3 ecosystem.

Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm that makes seed and early-stage investments in technology-focused startups, including software, B2B, fintech and digital health. Based in San Carlos, California, the firm targets early-stage opportunities and has activity across the United States, Canada and Southeast Asia.

Red Cedar Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. It makes early‑stage investments in high‑tech startups commercializing intellectual property created at Michigan State University, supporting the commercialization of MSU research through its connection to the MSU Research Foundation as a wholly‑owned subsidiary. The firm focuses on Michigan-based technology ventures, helping entrepreneurs bring university-origin innovations to market.

Village Global is an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2017, it is backed by successful entrepreneurs and focuses on pre-seed and seed investments across sectors including fintech, healthcare technology, financial services, information technology, mobile, software as a service, artificial intelligence, and supply chain technology, with exposure to B2B and B2C models.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, established in 2013. It targets individual accredited investors who previously had limited access to venture capital by enabling alumni from top entrepreneurial schools to invest together in ventures led by fellow alumni. The firm backs companies with an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with sector expertise. It offers focused funds that provide accredited investors access to a diversified venture portfolio by type, sector, stage, and geography. The organization engages in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments across technology, consumer, financial services, health care, life sciences, and other sectors.

Haatch is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Stamford, United Kingdom, founded in 2013. It focuses on early-stage technology businesses, with emphasis on B2B SaaS and other digital platforms in the UK, and operates direct investments as well as fund-of-fund programs through SEIS and EIS structures. The firm typically participates in rounds from about £100,000 to £300,000 in early stages and can participate in rounds up to £2 million, applying a hands-on approach that includes building founder-led sales capabilities and strategic growth support. In addition to investments, Haatch Desks manages coworking spaces in Stamford, offering desks, postal addresses and private offices to members. Through its activity as an incubator and investor, Haatch leverages its network and experience to help portfolio companies scale and reach meaningful revenue growth.

Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Burlingame. It focuses on early-stage investments in consumer technology and related sectors, including housing, financial services, software, healthcare, education, and entertainment. The firm seeks to empower exceptional entrepreneurs solving pressing problems and believes consumer technology can reshape culture and the global economy. By backing founders who create products and platforms that consumers love, Goodwater aims to drive significant, scalable impact and improve billions of lives.

Brinc is a Hong Kong-based accelerator and early-stage venture firm that runs 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries. It accelerates startups in blockchain, artificial intelligence, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology, and the Internet of Things, aiming to advance sustainable, inclusive innovation. Brinc also supports corporations with distributed innovation strategies, sourcing of new startups and technologies, and venture-building for Web3-enabled businesses. The company collaborates with a diverse network of global corporations, government bodies, universities, fast-growing companies, and investors to run programs and pilot joint initiatives, helping entrepreneurs access mentorship, pilots, and opportunities for subsequent funding through partnerships. Brinc positions itself as a bridge between startups and strategic partners to accelerate product development and market access.

2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven early-stage venture capital firm based in Princeton, New Jersey. It backs technology startups across the United States and Canada, leads pre-seed rounds with high conviction, and writes checks typically ranging from $500,000 to $2 million to support initial rounds and ongoing company building. The firm operates as a hands-on partner, leveraging its background as operators and product-focused investors to help founders refine product plans, accelerate growth, and close follow-on rounds. Its investment focus spans artificial intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity, hardware, healthcare technology, biotechnology, machine learning, robotics, Internet of Things, augmented and virtual reality, climate tech, e-commerce enablement, business-to-business marketplaces, and SMB vertical SaaS. Since 2018, it has backed over 200 startups, reflecting long-term partnerships with ambitious founders building technologies of the future.

Seedcamp is a European seed-stage venture capital firm based in London that identifies and invests early in founders tackling large global markets with technology. It supports a community of more than 400 startups, including publicly listed UiPath and Wise and unicorns such as Revolut, Hopin, Sorare, Pleo and wefox, as well as fast-growing companies like Grover, viz.ai and Ezra. The firm accelerates founders by providing smart capital, a lifelong community, and a global network built on more than a decade of backing exceptional talent.

100X.VC is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that invests in seed and early-stage startups across India. It pioneered using India SAFE Notes for early-stage funding and positions itself as a hands-on partner, providing coaching, strategy guidance, and fundraising support to help portfolio founders reach subsequent rounds. The firm emphasizes close engagement with founders, co-investors, corporates, and investment bankers, aiming to nurture ideas from inception to scale. It operates under regulatory oversight as a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser and a Category I AIF.

Alchemist Accelerator is a seed-stage enterprise startup accelerator that runs a six-month program to accelerate product development, market entry, and fundraising. It provides seed funding to admitted teams and offers mentorship, structured milestones, and access to a broad corporate and venture investor network. The accelerator prioritizes teams with distinctive technical founders and a business model focused on monetizing through enterprises rather than consumer markets, and it supports ventures in the business-to-business sector through a collaborative ecosystem.

Gaingels is a venture investment organization focused on LGBTQ+-founded and led companies and their allies, investing across stages from pre-seed to pre-IPO and maintaining a global portfolio. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, it operates as a syndicate with more than 130 portfolio companies and around $70 million deployed. The organization supports inclusive leadership by backing ventures that promote diverse C-suite and board representation and actively assists portfolio companies in recruiting diverse executive talent. It also fosters a global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who pursue positive social change through business and successful investments.

Unpopular Ventures is a San Francisco, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that focuses on technology companies. It makes active investments across a broad range of startups, supporting companies through various growth stages. Since inception it has deployed approximately 75 million dollars across roughly 500 startups, including Zepto, Jeeves, and Yassir, reflecting a high level of ongoing deal activity.

Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds in North America. It invests in B2B and B2C software applications and hardware across sectors including consumer, digital health, education, enterprise, fintech, marketplace, SaaS, information technology, media, and more. The firm tends to support companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Toronto, with activity in other U.S., Canada, and Mexico markets. Typical investments range from USD 0.1 million to 0.25 million per company. Founded in 2015, Precursor Ventures emphasizes investing in people and has adopted a Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

Established in 2015, Tenity is an international innovation hub and early-stage investor specializing in financial technology (fintech), insurtech, web3, digital health, and related sectors. With a strong focus on Europe, EMEA, and APAC regions, the company has over a decade of experience accelerating fintech innovation globally.

Pear is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson. It focuses on early-stage technology investments in North America, with an emphasis on pre-seed and seed rounds, across sectors including artificial intelligence, software as a service, enterprise technology, healthcare, biotechnology, fintech, climate technology, deep tech and consumer markets. Based in San Francisco, Pear provides capital and hands-on support to exceptional founders to help build scalable companies.

Big Idea Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on food technology and alternative proteins. It invests in early-stage and growth-stage startups globally, with emphasis on plant-based and cell-based protein solutions, and manages funds that support the development of new protein technologies and the commercialization of related university intellectual property. The firm collaborates with strategic partners and governments to advance food security and the creation of new food ecosystems, maintaining an international presence and a broad portfolio across multiple countries.

Tiny VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that makes seed and early-stage investments in startups. It is associated with Philipp Moehring, Andy Chung, Ophelia Cai, and Sandra Lyness.

Established in 2015, Sunstone Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in Irvine, California. It focuses on investing in early-stage tech companies within the United States.

Founders Factory builds and funds startups by pairing capital with hands-on support. Founded in 2015 in London, it operates as an accelerator and venture builder, investing in fintech, health, climate, and deeptech. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurs and leading corporate partners to develop ideas, technologies, and business models, providing capital and tailored operational support from a team of specialists and a broad network. It has backed hundreds of technology companies worldwide through its accelerator and venture-building programs.

APX is a Berlin-based venture capital firm and accelerator that invests in early-stage startups across Europe. The firm is supported by prominent partners Axel Springer and Porsche, focusing on companies with scalable digital business models and global ambitions. Since its inception in 2018, APX has made over 60 investments in startups from 20 different countries, collaborating with more than 100 co-investors. The firm seeks out dynamic founding teams and sustainable business ideas, aiming to foster innovation and growth in various sectors. Currently, APX maintains a portfolio of 15 investments and continues to explore opportunities with inspiring entrepreneurs.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues investments across multiple sectors, including information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media, and retail, and provides early to growth-stage funding coupled with strategic support to help founders build lasting, category-defining companies.

Kaleo Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2023 and based in Dallas, Texas, that invests in early-stage technology companies across Africa, including pre-seed opportunities.

Kima Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with an office in London, founded in 2010 by Xavier Niel. It invests in seed and early-stage startups worldwide, often as lead investor, and supports founders with funding, an extensive network, and guidance to accelerate product development and growth. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making and aims to smooth fundraising so founders can focus on building their business. Described as a network of founders and experts with a pay it forward mindset, Kima has invested in hundreds of startups across multiple countries, reflecting its global reach and active early-stage engagement.

Founded in 2016, Afore Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs pre-seed technology startups across the United States. It specializes in product-centric founders at the earliest stage and frequently leads pre-seed rounds as an institutional investor alongside high-value angels. The team combines deep product experience with investing know-how and typically writes checks ranging from $0.5 million to $1.5 million, focusing on software and other technology-enabled ventures.

Loyal VC operates a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a gate-stage investment process designed to reduce bias and enhance returns. It has partnerships with INSEAD and the Founder Institute, supported by a network of over 1,000 advisors, and has completed more than 350 investments across more than 60 countries. The firm relies on a selective sourcing model tied to three referral channels: graduates referred by Founder Institute directors, INSEAD graduates after diligence calls within its network, and allocations influenced by investors in the fund. Currently, only startups associated with these referral sources are eligible for consideration; the firm does not yet accept direct applications. Overall, Loyal VC emphasizes global reach, structured sourcing, and disciplined due diligence in supporting startups through its venture fund.

Soma Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on software-driven startups and seed-stage investments. It backs companies across B2B software, artificial intelligence, fintech, clean-tech, frontier-tech, prop-tech, cryptocurrency, health tech, and consumer sectors, with a global footprint spanning Africa, the Middle East, South America, and Asia. The firm has a track record of backing startups that grow into unicorns, reflecting an emphasis on founder-led software businesses with scalable models. Soma Capital operates as a registered investment adviser.

Accelerating Asia is a Singapore-based accelerator and early-stage venture capital firm that supports startups across Asia through intensive programs and pre-Series A funding. The company runs accelerator programs and makes seed-stage investments, typically up to US$250,000, targeting startups 6-18 months away from institutional funding. Its portfolio spans multiple Southeast and South Asian markets, including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and beyond, and covers sectors such as ed-tech, SaaS, logistics, big data, human resources tech, ad tech, travel tech, ag-tech, and fintech. Accelerating Asia emphasizes startup growth and impact, aiming to unlock entrepreneurship as a driver of positive change. The organization operates under regulatory licensing in Singapore, aligning its programs with local standards while supporting pre-Series A companies to accelerate product-market fit and traction.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin, Germany-based venture capital firm with a global focus that invests across seed, early, and later-stage companies. It maintains a stage-agnostic approach, seeking innovative ideas with potential impact and feasibility in global markets.