Granatus Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia, with additional offices in London and Singapore. Founded in 2013, it provides investment capital, networks, and expertise to startups worldwide, aiming to capitalize on Armenia’s emerging technology ecosystem. The firm targets sectors including artificial intelligence, data sciences, biotechnology, robotics, healthcare, education, food and agriculture, resource efficiency, and advanced computing.
Founded in 2017, SmartGateVC is a venture capital firm specializing in seed investments for tech companies focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, internet of things, and emerging computational biotech. Based primarily in California with additional reach into Massachusetts, NYC, Armenia, and wider Eastern Europe, the firm typically invests up to $0.1 million at the seed stage.
Hive Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups, particularly those led by Armenian entrepreneurs. Hive Ventures aims to foster the global Armenian tech ecosystem by partnering with startups worldwide, from Silicon Valley to Armenia. The firm provides not only financial backing but also operational guidance and access to a network of experienced talent and advisors, facilitating the growth of innovative companies. Additionally, Hive Ventures is committed to promoting entrepreneurship among emerging founders through various events and workshops, thereby supporting the next generation of innovators.
Founded in 2021, Yellow Rocks! is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies with global expansion potential. They focus on disruptive technologies and aim for startups to reach $1 billion valuation. With a team distributed across the USA, Portugal, and Armenia, they leverage their collective experience from organizations like World Bank, IFC, Google, EPAM, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Y Combinator, TechStars, MassChallenge, and 500 Startups.
Gazelle Finance is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Tbilisi, Georgia, with an additional office in Yerevan, Armenia. It invests in high-growth small and medium enterprises in Eurasia, particularly Georgia and Armenia, providing capital through minority equity stakes and through buyouts, mezzanine, and growth capital. The firm targets sectors including agribusiness, light industry, transportation and logistics, healthcare and education, hospitality and tourism, and retail and trade services, and seeks long-term investments with exit possibilities via trade sales or public listings.
Founded in 2022, Triple S Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Glendale, California. It focuses on investing in early-stage startups, prioritizing those in the pre-seed and seed stages. The firm's investment interests include artificial intelligence, health technology, SaaS, creator economy, biotechnology, and fintech sectors.
ICONIQ Growth is a venture capital firm established in 2013 and located in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in various sectors, including SaaS, technology, financial services, healthcare, and consumer products. ICONIQ Growth partners with exceptional entrepreneurs and leaders to foster innovation and drive significant global impact. By leveraging the resources and networks of ICONIQ Capital, the firm aims to enhance the growth and success of its portfolio companies, which range from early growth stages to initial public offerings. Its notable portfolio includes a diverse array of influential companies, such as Airbnb, Alibaba, and Zoom, reflecting its commitment to supporting visionaries who are shaping the future of their industries.
Battery Ventures is a technology-focused investment firm founded in 1983 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. It engages in venture capital and private equity investments in technology companies, with emphasis on software (including application and infrastructure software), IT infrastructure technologies, consumer internet and mobile services, industrial technologies, and life science tools. The firm seeks to back category-defining businesses with potential for scalable growth, often supporting companies through multiple stages and across select global regions.
LifeForce Capital is a United States-based investment firm that acts as a principal investor and venture capital participant with a focus on healthcare and digital health. Founded in 2015, it seeks to back companies operating in healthcare and software sectors, including digital health platforms and ventures enabling new care delivery models or more efficient therapeutic development. The firm supports innovative health care solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and health-system efficiency.
ICONIQ Capital is a private investment firm and global multi-family office that provides financial advisory and family office services while managing direct investments across asset classes. The firm focuses on technology growth equity, venture capital, middle-market buyouts, and real estate opportunities, serving high-net-worth families and organizations. Headquartered in San Francisco, it maintains offices in New York, Palo Alto and Singapore to support activity across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Founded in 1987, Canaan Partners is a global venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. With over $5 billion under management, the firm invests in early-stage technology and healthcare companies worldwide.
Founded by Bill Maris in 2017, Section 32 is a California-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments across life science, healthcare, and technology sectors. The company aims to accelerate the discovery and development of revolutionary technologies that improve human conditions.
Casdin Capital is a New York‑based investment firm founded in 2012 by Eli Casdin. The firm specializes in fundamental research and long‑short equity strategies focused on the life sciences and healthcare sectors, including oncology, digital health, and agtech. In addition to its public‑market fund, Casdin Capital invests in early‑stage to late‑stage private companies within these industries. It operates as a Registered Investment Adviser and, as of October 2020, managed approximately $2.2 billion in assets.
Founded in 1911, Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. With over $4 billion under management, the firm invests globally across various sectors including artificial intelligence & machine learning, biotech, cloud, consumer, cybersecurity, deep tech, developer, fintech, healthcare, marketplaces, and vertical software. Known for its long-standing support of entrepreneurs, Bessemer has backed companies such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, and Linkedin.
SIX FinTech Ventures is the venture capital arm of SIX Group AG, established on December 1, 2017, and based in Zurich, Switzerland. It focuses on early-stage startups, primarily targeting Seed to Series A investments within the financial technology sector. The firm seeks to invest in various segments of the financial industry, including wealth management, capital markets, RegTech, and token ecosystems, while also exploring emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and augmented/virtual reality. SIX FinTech Ventures prefers to invest primarily in Switzerland and Western Europe, while also considering opportunities in other global regions. Its initial investment typically ranges from CHF 0.2 million to CHF 3 million in the first round.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development finances projects and provides advisory services to the public and private sectors. It supports new ventures and expansion in existing companies through project financing, loans, and equity or quasi-equity investments, including equity funds and guarantees, and it partners with private entities to invest across sectors such as banking, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, information technology, and services. The bank also helps publicly owned entities privatize and restructure municipal services and engages in policy reform dialogue and advisory services, along with trade finance and loan syndication. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in London, it operates across regions including Southeastern and Central Europe, the Baltic States, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Central Asia, and parts of the Middle East and Africa, aiming to foster market-oriented change and private sector development by mobilizing capital for sustainable investments. It has invested more than €130 billion in over 5,200 projects.
Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues a high-conviction, early-stage investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build technology-driven companies in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm provides venture and growth capital to technology companies and has historical ties to the broader Draper Fisher Jurvetson network. Threshold focuses on supporting early-stage ventures across software, consumer, and healthcare technologies, and seeks to back innovative teams aiming to reach market leadership.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco and Geneva, focused on backing technology-driven startups across Europe, North America, and beyond. The firm specializes in high technology and life sciences, and invests across early and growth stages in sectors such as artificial intelligence, software, data, fintech, healthcare, media, mobility, open source, and security. Since its founding in 1996, Index Ventures has partnered with ambitious entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into global businesses, providing strategic guidance and capital to help companies scale. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, reflecting the firm’s track record of supporting market-changing technology companies.
Mucker Capital is a California-based venture capital firm that funds early-stage technology companies, specializing in Internet software, services and media with a focus on Enterprise, fintech, B2B and consumer products. It targets pre-seed to Series A rounds and seeks opportunities outside Silicon Valley, particularly in Los Angeles and broader Southern California as well as other underfunded ecosystems in the United States and Canada. The firm typically invests between $0.25 million and $1 million per deal and operates MuckerLab, an accelerator program whose duration ranges from three to twenty-four months to help portfolio companies grow. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica and maintains an additional office in Nashville.
Sequoia Capital Israel is a venture capital firm that backs startups and growth companies across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on Israel. It invests across sectors including fintech, financial services, internet, mobile, technology, and healthcare, spanning banking, payments, advertising, ecommerce, data, security, software, and related enabling tech. Typical commitments range from 100,000 to 1 million in seed, 1 to 10 million in early venture, and 10 to 100 million in growth rounds. The firm is based in Tel Aviv and operates as part of Sequoia Capital's global network.
Tiger Global Management is a New York based investment firm that manages public and private market strategies to pursue technology-driven growth opportunities worldwide. Founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman, the firm invests in leading global companies across various industries, with a particular emphasis on technology-enabled growth. In public markets it employs long/short and growth strategies, while in private markets it targets opportunities from early to late stage. The firm operates globally, including the United States, China, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and works with portfolio companies across their lifecycle to drive long-term value.
McKesson Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of McKesson Corporation that invests in healthcare technology and services companies across early to growth stages. Based in San Francisco, it seeks minority investments to support digital health and technology-enabled services that improve healthcare delivery for pharma, pharmacy, providers, and patients. The firm targets opportunities in healthcare information technology, health tech, and healthcare systems, with a focus on innovative direct-to-consumer health care and new clinical services, aiming to back ventures that enhance efficiency and care outcomes across the health care economy.
GE Ventures, established in 2013, is the venture capital arm of General Electric. It invests in and supports early-stage companies across six sectors: healthcare and life sciences, energy and mobility, manufacturing and supply chain, enterprise productivity applications, digital infrastructure, and frontier technologies. The firm offers not only capital but also technical and commercial services to its portfolio companies.
Founded in 2017, Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Carlos, California. It specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors across the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia.
Founded in London in 2015, Razor Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage growth companies across various sectors, including consumer products, services, e-commerce, TMT, and food tech. The firm invests and provides advisory services to entrepreneurs, aiming to implement industry best practices within its portfolio.
Founded in 1863, Mayo Clinic is a non-profit organization based in Minnesota, United States. It provides comprehensive medical care services across various specialties, conducts extensive research, and offers education in clinical medicine.
SOLventures is a venture investment fund established in 2013 and based in Nicosia, Cyprus. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage IT and e-commerce projects, focusing on startups in the advertising, finance technology, and mobile sectors. By leveraging the diverse experience of its partners, SOLventures aims to facilitate the growth and development of these startups, ensuring that the capital invested is utilized efficiently. The firm targets opportunities across Russia, the United States, and Europe, positioning itself as a key player in the venture capital landscape.
Acequia Capital specializes in advising early-stage founders and teams who are passionate about harnessing software to drive business innovation. The firm partners with entrepreneurs from the initial stages of idea development and team formation through to the eventual IPO, sale, or other exit strategies. Acequia Capital offers seed capital and assists in organizing initial investment groups, securing bridge financing when necessary, and leading or participating in subsequent equity financings from Series A onward. Additionally, the firm facilitates secondary sales to create a market for founders, employees, and investors, while also providing alternative financing solutions that align with the needs of companies and their stakeholders.
Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Arena Holdings is a venture capital firm focusing on technology-enabled innovation. It primarily invests in information technology, B2B, SaaS, and big data sectors.
Founded in 2018, K5 Global is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. It supports founders across the business lifecycle by investing across multiple stages, with a focus on Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and FinTech sectors.
High-Tech Gründerfonds is a German seed and early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups across Germany. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Bonn with an additional office in Berlin, it focuses on high-tech sectors such as information technology, software, hardware, IoT, robotics, energy, life sciences, healthcare and clean tech. The firm targets very young companies, typically with a small team and limited turnover, often at or near product launch. It provides initial funding and follow-on rounds to support growth, generally taking a minority stake and offering flexible financing that can include a subordinated loan convertible to equity. HTGF frequently acts as lead investor or co-invests with others, and aims to build long-term partnerships to help portfolio companies scale, commercialize technology and reach later financing milestones.
High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH is a venture capital firm based in Bonn, Germany, specializing in early-stage investments in high-tech startups. Established in 2005, the firm focuses on technology-driven companies across various sectors, including information and communication technology, life sciences, healthcare, automation, and cleantech. HTGF typically invests in companies that have been operational for no more than one year, aiming to contribute up to €0.6 million in initial funding and up to €3 million in follow-on financing. The firm seeks a minority stake, generally around 15%, and provides a subordinated loan convertible into equity, with deferred interest for up to four years to support liquidity. With a total investment volume of approximately €895.5 million across three funds, HTGF has successfully supported over 500 startups and attracted more than €2 billion in follow-on investments from external sources. The firm's investors include notable public and private entities, underscoring its role as a key player in fostering innovation and growth within the German startup ecosystem.
I2BF Global Ventures, established in 2005, is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. It focuses on investing in innovative companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions (AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media sectors. With over $400M under management and offices in New York, London, and Los Angeles, the firm has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies since its first investment in 2006.
dRx Capital AG is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 that serves as the investment arm of QUALCOMM Incorporated and Novartis AG. Based in the United States, dRx Capital specializes in early-stage investments in the pharmaceutical, mobile, IT, and digital medicine sectors. The firm focuses on supporting entrepreneurs who are transforming healthcare through data and digital technology, with a particular emphasis on areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, research and development optimization, patient care, and the pharmaceutical supply chain. dRx Capital typically invests between $5 million and $100 million in innovative technology platforms aimed at improving access to healthcare and enhancing the practice of medicine.
Founded in 2015, VDOSH is a platform that connects accredited investors with carefully vetted early-stage startup investments. It focuses on high-tech, healthcare, mobility, entertainment, gaming, eSports, and emerging technology sectors.
Founded in Munich, Germany in 2013, Possible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies developing frontier technologies with positive impacts on people and the planet. They focus on sectors such as technology, decentralized finance, energy, blockchain, climate, health, life sciences, and software.
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.
Crosspring is a venture capital firm based in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, established in 2006. It focuses on early-stage investments in business-to-business and software-as-a-service companies, with activity across Eastern Europe and North America. The firm leverages decades of business experience and a broad partner network to support startups from initial traction to international expansion. It makes direct investments and also invests in venture capital funds.
Founded in 1982, Sierra Ventures is a Bay Area-based early-stage venture capital firm investing globally with a focus on Next Generation Enterprise and Emerging Technologies. With over $2 billion under management, it has invested in leading companies such as Intuit and Invensense.
Ironfire Ventures specializes in making direct investments. It makes venture capital investments in seed/startup companies. It invests in consumer durables and apparel, enterprise software, and artificial intelligence software. Ironfire Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing, China and Central, Hong Kong.
Orion Resource Partners is a New York-based alternative investment manager that provides flexible capital solutions to mining and natural resource companies worldwide. The firm focuses on debt, structured equity, and production-linked financing, with capabilities in convertibles, offtake agreements, streaming, and royalty investments. It targets publicly traded mining entities in base and precious metals and uses a disciplined, risk-adjusted investment process. By offering tailored capital structures and active portfolio management, Orion supports growth and resilience in the metals sector across global markets.
Imprimatur Capital is a London-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies with a global reach across Europe, Asia, North America, and Latin America. Founded in 2003, the firm concentrates on IP-driven startups in sectors such as Internet of Things, cybersecurity, big data, gaming technology, digital health, robotics and simulation, as well as energy efficiency and energy futures. It pursues international opportunities and typically makes seed to early-stage investments, up to €0.4 million per company, and may take board seats to support growth. The firm sources opportunities through a cross-regional network, including activity in Baltic and Nordic markets, and prioritizes strong teams and scalable business models with international growth potential.
U.S. Venture Partners is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm established in 1981 that concentrates on early-stage and growth investments in technology and healthcare. The firm backs business-to-business software, IT security, consumer internet, mobile, e-commerce, and IT-enabled healthcare services, as well as digital health, cloud technology, and life sciences including oncology. Its focus spans enterprise software, cybersecurity, healthcare IT, SaaS, manufacturing, and related sectors on the West Coast. The team comprises former entrepreneurs, technologists, executives, and industry experts who help portfolio companies scale and reach customers.
Mayfield Fund is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1969 and headquartered in Menlo Park, with an additional office in Mumbai. It focuses on early-stage to growth investments in technology companies across sectors including enterprise software, data infrastructure, semiconductors, communications, artificial intelligence, consumer technology, health and wellness, energy tech, and related services. The firm pursues global opportunities, with emphasis on California—especially the San Francisco and San Jose area—and cross-border investments in Europe, India and China, including companies with substantial operations in India or China. Typical investments range from about $1 million to $15 million, with follow-on rounds and the potential for debt investments around $1 million. Mayfield often leads rounds or co-invests with other investors and helps assemble syndicates to support portfolio companies.
Established in 1983, Northwood Ventures is a private equity firm based in Hobe Sound, Florida. The company invests in venture capital and buyout opportunities across various sectors, including consumer goods and services, communications, manufacturing, and financial services. With a unique long-term investment horizon, experienced professionals, and an entrepreneurial approach, Northwood Ventures partners with successful management teams to generate superior returns.