Reflex Capital is a Prague-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments across Europe, with a strong emphasis on the Czech Republic. The team comprises experienced entrepreneurs who have built and invested in their own companies, aiming to support founders as partners rather than traditional financiers. Reflex Capital uses its own capital, enabling fast, independent decision-making without external leverage. The firm backs early-stage startups in areas including artificial intelligence, mental health, data platforms, and enterprise software, and has backed companies such as Product Fruits, VOS.health, Keboola, and Spaceti. It manages around €150 million and maintains offices in Prague, with a presence in San Francisco. Reflex Capital prioritizes a collaborative approach, focusing on founder fit, shared values, and the ability to help founders navigate both successes and challenges.

Credo Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in Central and Eastern Europe, aiming to identify and back high-growth companies with international ambitions and the ability to execute. It invests in information technology, software, Internet, and health sectors, including SaaS, cybersecurity, and related areas, across pre-seed to growth rounds, often taking minority stakes. The firm provides hands-on support to technical founders and emphasizes conviction-based investing over conventional models to help portfolio companies scale domestically and internationally, including expansion to U.S. markets. Its portfolio spans AI, fintech, and enterprise software, with notable investments such as ElevenLabs and UiPath, reflecting a track record of backing ambitious companies across the region.

Jet Investment is a Czech private equity firm based in Brno that focuses on mid-market, late-stage and distressed opportunities across Central Europe. It manages multiple platforms, including Jet Private Equity, Jet Real Estate and Jet Venture Capital, and pursues majority stakes often with management control, investing its own capital alongside investors. The firm targets industrial and manufacturing companies in sectors such as engineering, railways, automotive, petrochemicals, chemicals, natural gas, wood processing and technical textiles, with the aim of creating long-term value through strategic consolidation and operational improvements. Since its founding in 1997, Jet Investment has supported the growth of more than 40 companies and maintains a diversified presence in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Austria and Poland, with assets under management reported in excess of €700 million and notable projects such as the Jet Industrial Park in Gdańsk (up to €50 million).

J&T Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups across Central and Eastern Europe, the SEE region, and the Baltics. The firm pursues a sector-agnostic, founder-focused approach, targeting pre-seed to Series A rounds and typically investing €0.3–3 million. With a portfolio that includes a range of B2B, B2C and marketplace companies and several exits, J&T Ventures emphasizes hands-on support, including fundraising, business development, and talent sourcing, leveraging its regional network with investors and banking partners. The firm is backed by substantial regional assets and operates from its Prague base, aiming to help startups pursue global ambitions.

Presto Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm established in 2016 that funds early-stage technology startups, focusing on deeptech, security, defense, and related sectors across Europe and NATO and Allied countries. The firm backs seed to Series A rounds and manages multiple funds, including Presto I and Presto II, with a new €150 million fund targeting advanced tech innovators and dual-use solutions. Its portfolio exceeds 60 early-stage companies, and thousands of startups are reviewed annually. Backed by successful entrepreneurs and institutional investors, Presto Ventures provides sector expertise, industry connections, and support in preparing for follow-on financing to help founders scale.

Lighthouse Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Prague that focuses on technology projects, with emphasis on B2B software, artificial intelligence, and fintech. The firm concentrates on the Czech market and the broader Central and Eastern Europe region, supporting startups in idea and seed stages with investments typically ranging from €200k to €1m. Beyond capital, Lighthouse Ventures provides professional support through a network of mentors and partners and leverages experience in entrepreneurship, startup mentoring, mergers and acquisitions, and media and marketing. It works with Czech startup incubators, tech partners, universities and government institutions to nurture portfolio companies, including initiatives related to smart cities. Founded in 2019, the firm blends local depth with international reach to help early-stage tech ventures grow toward scale and commercial success.

Czech Founders VC is a Prague-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 that focuses on early-stage Central European startups, with a preference for pre-seed rounds. It operates industry-agnostic and emphasizes proactive founder support, offering fair terms, typically not exceeding 15% equity, and access to a network of experienced founders and mentors. The firm backs companies with strong teams, clear go-to-market strategies, and a plan for global scale, investing roughly €50,000 to €350,000 in initial rounds. Its approach combines financial backing with hands-on programs such as founder meetups, education sessions, mastermind groups, and networking opportunities, drawing on research from Czech Founders NGO to identify founder-focused investment opportunities.

Miton is a European investment firm based in the Czech Republic that focuses on disruptive technology and consumer-oriented ventures in Central and Eastern Europe. The firm targets technology-enabled companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce and marketplaces, crypto and Web3, gastrotech, and healthcare, with a hands-on approach to building and scaling early-stage businesses. It operates with a portfolio valued in the hundreds of millions of euros and has backed dozens of companies, emphasizing the creation of value through deep domain expertise and the strategic use of emerging technologies. Miton combines venture investing with an active, founder-friendly approach aimed at accelerating growth, product discovery, and operational capabilities. The team emphasizes collaboration and practical support to help portfolio companies scale in regional and global markets.

Invest is the private equity and venture capital arm of the Raiffeisenbank group in Upper Austria. It operates as an evergreen fund designed to provide long-term equity support to small and medium-sized companies in Austria and parts of southern Germany and Switzerland. Founded in 1994, it has invested equity and mezzanine in numerous businesses and offers capital alongside operational, commercial and strategic guidance. The firm focuses on expansion financing, turnaround and growth investments in late venture and middle-market companies, as well as spin-offs, carve-outs, mergers and acquisitions, succession issues and management buyouts. It typically commits between 1.5 million and 15 million euros and aims to hold up to a 49 percent stake for up to ten years, exiting via IPO, secondary sale, trade sale, sale to a partner or repayment. Based in Linz, Austria, it combines capital with active support to help portfolio companies achieve long-term stability and growth.

Orbit Capital is a growth-focused investment firm that provides growth equity and growth debt to technology and software scaleups, helping them accelerate expansion. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, the firm targets technology-enabled companies at the scaleup stage and operates as an internet incubator and venture capital partner.

DEPO Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 that focuses on technology investments. The company operates an angel fund and an angel network and provides capital advisory services, supporting technology startups across Eastern, Northern and Southern Europe.

EMMA Capital is a private equity investment firm with a focus on growth opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. Founded in 2012, the firm maintains offices in Prague, Nicosia, and London, reflecting an international footprint. It pursues investments across diverse sectors, including gaming, energy, logistics, healthcare, and consumer-oriented areas such as retail, aiming to create value through active portfolio management and disciplined governance. The firm emphasizes transparency and investor relations, providing access to financial results and disclosures. By combining sector breadth with hands-on involvement, EMMA Capital seeks to support the development and growth of portfolio companies, leveraging its experience and network to drive innovation and long-term performance.

SFG Holding is a Prague-based venture capital firm established in 2019 through the merger of Finin Group and Success Group. It focuses on early-stage and seed-stage investments and also offers professional advisory services, including financing guidance for individuals and businesses, investment advice, asset management, along with real estate services and development projects.

Inven Capital is a European climate technology venture capital firm backed by the energy utility ČEZ and the European Investment Bank. Based in Prague, the fund oversees about 240 million euros and focuses on late-stage growth opportunities in innovative cleantech and smart energy startups across Europe and Israel. It targets sectors including energy efficiency, distributed generation, storage and grid flexibility, energy, Internet of Things, clean transportation, smart home, and decarbonization of households. The firm emphasizes founders with a clear impact vision and seeks to create long-term value through active support, pilots leveraging customer and asset bases, and access to a broad energy desk. It favors companies with proven business models and strong growth potential, offering strategic guidance and potential co-investment opportunities.

Nation 1 is Prague- and San Francisco–based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that backs founders building early and with long-term value creation in mind. The firm invests at day zero in Europe and the United States, focusing on artificial intelligence, healthcare, software and related technologies, and supports portfolio companies through hands-on operating experience and a broad co-investor network. Nation 1 manages multiple funds with a global footprint, including expansion through a second fund launched in 2024 to cover the U.S., Ukraine, Israel, and the Czech Republic. The team maintains offices in Prague and San Francisco, and actively collaborates with leading co-investors to accelerate fundraising and scaling. The portfolio spans 60+ companies across AI, healthcare, infrastructure, and tech, with a global growth orientation and a focus on building companies from inception to scale.

Purple Ventures is a Brno-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage, purpose-driven technology startups with initial revenue and global ambitions. Focused on the Central and Eastern Europe region, it typically makes seed investments in the range of €250,000 to €400,000 for minority stakes, with a 4- to 7-year investment horizon. The firm seeks human-centered companies addressing large markets with a capable team and a viable product, aiming to enter markets at the right time and generate sustainable returns. It supports portfolio companies beyond funding, offering strategic guidance in product development, go-to-market strategy, and hiring, and it collaborates with angels and other venture capital partners. Its investments span sectors including AI, healthcare, fintech, and telecommunications, reflecting a commitment to innovative solutions with positive social impact and global reach.

Garage Angels is an informal collective of independent investor-entrepreneurs who invest their own money in early-stage Czech startups at the first angel round. They draw on entrepreneurial experience to provide hands-on guidance, strategic insight, and a robust network to help founders move from vision to reality. The group concentrates on domestic and regional opportunities in Moravia, Czech Republic, and collaborates with organizations such as JIC to support business development in the region. Members bring extensive backgrounds in technology, finance, and scaling companies to assist portfolio startups in achieving growth.

Touzimsky Kapital is a venture capital investment firm and advisory services provider founded in 2011 and based in Prague, Czech Republic. It may invest independently or with private clients in growth-oriented projects and offers strategic advisory services related to investments, including strategy development, financial management and public relations. The firm focuses on opportunities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and pursues targets with clear growth plans and capable management, typically evaluating entities with annual turnover in the range of four to forty million euros.

Founded in 2019, Grouport Ventures is an angel group based in Prague, Czech Republic. It invests in early-stage startups across various tech sectors, including information technology, financial services, artificial intelligence, and fintech.

QQ Capital is a family venture office based in Prague, Czech Republic. It invests in seed to Series A software and technology companies, focusing on startups that deliver software-driven products across sectors. The firm emphasizes respect for the founder and the entrepreneurial process, offering hands-on support or purely financial backing from private resources. It maintains a small portfolio and aims to help portfolio companies grow value rather than chase valuations, prioritizing long-term relationships and open, honest communication. QQ Capital supports founders with experience in product, strategy, and technology to address founder needs and accelerate development. The team seeks opportunities where the product and business model are well understood to provide targeted assistance. Portfolio examples include software and technology ventures across AI, connectivity, and related areas. Based in Prague, QQ Capital operates with flexibility and quick decision-making to back ambitious entrepreneurs.

DBH Group is a diversified business services and investment firm operating in Central and Eastern Europe. It provides a comprehensive set of services including serviced offices and industrial facilities, IT infrastructure, finance and accounting support, tax advisory, payroll, market entry assistance, grant management, and administrative services, alongside corporate finance and project management consulting. The company helps clients with domestic and regional expansion by offering local expertise, modern business infrastructure, and professional guidance so they can focus on core activities. DBH Group also operates an investment arm, DBH Investment, which supports entrepreneurs and sustainable development across Europe. With more than 27 years in operation and a client base of hundreds of customers, DBH emphasizes combining global reach with local know-how through its mix of office solutions, build-to-suit properties, and advisory services in markets including Budapest, Bucharest, Debrecen, and broader regional locations.

STRV is a digital product company that designs, builds, and scales mobile and web software for iconic brands and ambitious startups. With a team of over 200 experts, it has delivered digital products for more than 400 clients across diverse industries since its founding in 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic. STRV provides end-to-end capabilities—from product strategy and UX design to cross-functional development, QA and data science—leveraging emerging technologies such as AI and augmented reality to create future-proof solutions. The company emphasizes collaboration and delivers award-winning design recognized by Apple and the Webby Awards, combining strong engineering with user-centric design. Its portfolio includes projects for The Athletic, Barry’s, Citizen, Ascension, and The Rebel Girls, illustrating a track record of turning ideas into reliable software.

Crowdberry is an investment platform based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that connects private investors with opportunities to invest directly in startups, small and medium-size enterprises, real estate, and select debt and equity projects. Founded in 2015 as an alternative crowd-investing platform, it operates to provide growth capital across Slovakia and the Czech Republic, hosting more than 50 target companies, investment funds and SPVs in four segments: startups, SMEs, impact investing, and real estate. The platform emphasizes transparency, fairness and mutual accountability between founders and investors and aims to generate long-term value to contribute to the domestic economy. Crowdberry vets opportunities and offers a diversified pipeline across sectors such as e-commerce, healthcare and real estate, including equity and credit opportunities and a range of minimum investment levels. It is ECSPR licensed and has a broad investor base.

Tera Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Tallinn, Estonia, focused on digital startups with global ambitions. The firm invests in startups across the Baltics, Nordics and Central Europe including Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic. It prioritizes AI-powered innovations and areas such as FinTech, security and automation, but remains industry agnostic. Tera Ventures takes a hands-on approach, often leading rounds and providing follow-on support to portfolio companies, helping them enter international markets and raise capital from leading VCs in the US, the UK and Japan. The firm leverages a global advisory network to offer portfolio companies access to expertise and partnerships as they scale toward global leadership.

Integer.pl Group is a leading private postal group in Europe that has rapidly expanded its InPost parcel locker network across numerous countries worldwide. Within three years, the company deployed its locker technology in Australia, Chile, Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala. The service has earned high customer satisfaction, reflected in a Net Promoter Score of 89% as of February 2019, and has received several industry awards, including the World Mail Awards 2013, Retail Innovation of the Year 2013, and Delivery Innovation Excellence UK 2014. Integer.pl Group continues to build a strong global footprint in the logistics sector through its innovative locker solutions.

ZAKA VC is a Prague-based seed and pre-seed venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups across Europe and North America, with emphasis on health tech, biotech, and industrial tech and on software-driven sectors such as B2B SaaS, e-commerce, marketing tech, and ad tech. Founded in 2019, it operates with a Europe- and US-focused mandate and maintains scouting presence in Berlin and the Baltic region to cover Central and Eastern Europe. The portfolio spans areas including Earth observation, drug response modeling, quantum AI servers, stem cell therapy, battery technology, hotel management systems, and regenerative medicines, illustrating a broad tech footprint and a goal to connect North American and European markets.

Look AI Investments is a Prague-based venture firm focused on early-stage AI startups. It operates as part of Look AI Ventures, the first investment fund in the Czech Republic dedicated to AI startups. Since 2017, it tailors cooperation to each startup's needs, offering business and AI expertise in addition to funding. It invests in pre-seed and seed rounds, with ticket sizes up to 250,000 EUR and potential reinvestment, and relies on a broad network of international AI and ML experts and a data-driven methodology to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies.

Oktogon Ventures is a Budapest-based venture capital firm that backs high-growth technology startups from Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on B2B software businesses that have global ambitions and are already generating revenue. It operates across Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia and Bulgaria, and pursues opportunities with founders who can achieve rapid, globally scalable growth from an early stage. The firm provides more than capital, offering mentoring, coaching, sales, hiring and fundraising support, often alongside US and Western European co-investors. Typical first investments range from €100,000 to €400,000 in rounds of €0.5–5 million, with follow-ons up to around €1.2 million. Notable portfolio companies include Bitrise, Recart and Enduraid, among others such as Scaleflex, Colossyan and BitNinja, reflecting a technology-centric approach across SaaS, AI and security sectors.

Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital is a venture capital and alternative investment firm based in Luxembourg, with activities in the Czech Republic. Founded in 2019, it concentrates on early-stage defence technology and DefenceTech ventures, including single- and dual-use applications, and also invests in other technology sectors across early to late stages.

eRockets is a Czech investment group focused on growing e-commerce businesses. It invests time, expertise and capital into ambitious e-shops to transform them into high-growth digital companies. The firm connects founders with seasoned investors and provides strategic development, financing and governance to build sustainable, high-value businesses. It concentrates on small and mid-sized e-shops with growth potential, working with management on strategic planning, acquisitions and add-ons, governance and robust financial reporting, and accelerating development in technology, marketing and financial management to support scalable growth and international expansion across Europe.

V-Sharp Venture Studio is a Prague-based venture studio that invests its own capital in a limited number of early-stage startups each year, focusing on fintech, logistics, and e-commerce across Europe, with a Central and Eastern European emphasis. It participates in pre-seed to Series A rounds with initial commitments up to 1 million EUR and provides strategic guidance, customer introductions, and technical expertise to portfolio companies. The firm aims to be a founder-first partner, engaging from the outset and supporting ventures through hands-on involvement. It runs initiatives such as V# Foundership and StartupBeat.cz to support early-stage ideas and the Czech startup ecosystem. Notable portfolio investments include Tapline, a SaaS platform, and Vocalls, a conversational AI startup.

Behind Inventions is a Czech venture capital group based in Prague that invests in technology companies with global ambitions and a commitment to social responsibility. The firm seeks unique projects with strong technological solutions, emphasizes portfolio synergy, and aims to shape the future through technology and AI. It supports education and donates a minimum of 5% of future profits to social causes. The portfolio spans artificial intelligence, data analytics, PropTech, cybersecurity, robotics, and energy optimization. Recent actions include the acquisition of Semantic Visions and plans to launch Luminova Ventures, signaling a broadening of its strategic capabilities. Based in Prague, Behind Inventions pursues responsible growth and positive impact across its investments.

Moondust Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 and based in Prague, Czech Republic, that concentrates on early-stage healthcare innovation with potential for global impact and financial returns. It backs founders developing medical devices, AI-driven diagnostics, digital health, and drug discovery, and supports portfolio companies throughout their growth with experienced investors and advisors in healthcare, technology, finance, and law. The firm also invests across related European technology sectors, including artificial intelligence, augmented reality, big data, financial services, health technology, and SaaS. Its portfolio includes Aireen, Somareality, QurieGen, Therapixel, Aktiia, and C12 Quantum Electronics, illustrating a focus on AI-enabled health solutions and advanced technologies. Moondust emphasizes a hands-on approach to help portfolio companies scale and navigate regulatory, R&D, and market challenges.

BADideas.fund is an angel group and early-stage investor based in Riga, Latvia, focused on backing Central and Eastern European startups with global ambitions. It targets pre-seed and seed rounds, typically investing €50,000 to €250,000, and operates a Launchpad GTM diagnostic system to identify and resolve market-entry and growth roadblocks between funding rounds. The three-phase Launchpad combines GTM diagnostics, an AI co-pilot, and senior operator deployment to speed decision-making and shorten fundraising cycles. The network comprises founders and operators and includes a €22 million fund to bridge gaps beyond syndicate commitments. BADideas prioritizes driven founders and potential over pedigree, aiming to help teams achieve product-market fit faster, build scalable growth engines, and access top-tier investors.

BrightCap Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Sofia and Amsterdam that backs global founders leveraging local engineering talent. The firm concentrates on startups developing artificial intelligence, big data, medical technology, blockchain, and financial-technology solutions, and it supports them with entrepreneurial experience and a broad international network to accelerate product development and execution. BrightCap seeks early-stage companies that aim to create market-leading products, with a particular emphasis on the Central and Eastern Europe region and AI-enabled innovation. The firm has a track record of investments and exits across sectors including transportation, logistics, and AI-driven workplaces, reflecting a focus on technology-enabled startups addressing large-scale global challenges.

Impulse Ventures is a venture capital investor based in Prague, Czech Republic, focused on technology startups in the Central and Eastern Europe region. The firm concentrates on Seed and Series A rounds and selects a small number of standout companies each year, investing its own capital to keep decision-making flexible. Its portfolio interests span information technology, cybersecurity, e-commerce, SaaS, augmented and virtual reality, big data, blockchain, electronic sports, cloud technology, and related digital sectors in the CE region. The team collaborates with founders across the portfolio and provides long-term support through subsequent financing rounds as the companies grow.

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco and Geneva. It partners with technology entrepreneurs across software, AI, fintech, healthcare, data, media, mobility and related sectors to provide early and growth-stage capital and strategic guidance. The firm supports portfolio companies through all development stages, including sourcing opportunities, due diligence, structuring financing, and ongoing advisory interactions, leveraging a global network of industry connections to help founders scale, enter new markets, attract customers and partners. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack and Supercell. Index Ventures emphasizes backing exceptional teams with ambitious ideas and provides resources to help them execute growth plans, product development, and market expansion globally.

Taiwania Capital is a Taipei-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 by the National Development Fund of Taiwan’s Executive Yuan and private enterprises. It aims to foster innovation and build a robust technology ecosystem in Taiwan by linking capital and technology, partnering with companies worldwide to boost economic growth. The firm backs early- and growth-stage opportunities across sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, healthcare, cybersecurity, enterprise software, IoT, and digital health, and it actively participates in industry partnerships and ecosystem initiatives. Through multiple funds, it invests globally in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, and other regions, supporting companies in technology-driven markets and collaborating with stakeholders to advance innovation in Taiwan and beyond.

Sparking Capital is a venture capital firm based in Bucharest that backs early-stage startups at pre-seed and seed rounds. It is industry agnostic but shows a preference for consumer internet, marketing technology, supply chain technology, fintech, property technology, and circular economy technology, seeking ventures with differentiating value propositions and potential to scale rapidly—domestically or internationally. Beyond funding, Sparking Capital provides entrepreneurs with access to a business network and mentorship from experienced founders and board members, along with hands-on support to help with product development, go-to-market execution, and international expansion. The firm aims to partner with founders from the initial product stage through to scalable growth, focusing on building long-term competitive advantages and helping portfolio companies navigate European markets.

Trind Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Tallinn, Estonia, that invests in Europe-based startups across consumer-focused segments, marketplaces, and business-to-business software and ICT. The firm supports early-stage and community-driven ventures, helping them through initial investments and subsequent funding rounds to achieve sustainable growth. It emphasizes partnerships with founders and provides resources through its Trind Toolbox, including a matching test to assess investment viability. Trind engages with the startup ecosystem through events and regular updates, reflecting a hands-on approach to supporting portfolio companies and fostering long-term growth.

360 Capital is a Paris-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage deep tech, climate tech, and digital startups across Europe. The firm has more than €700 million in assets under management and a 25-year track record of supporting European entrepreneurs from pre-seed to Series B. Based in Paris with a team in Milan, it backs a broad portfolio across hardware, software, and energy-transition sectors, including Exotec, Energy Dome, GreyParrots, Circular Materials, In&Motion, and Spark. It emphasizes sustainable technological progress and collaborates with founders to accelerate growth and scale innovative ventures.

HBM Healthcare Investments is a Swiss investment company that concentrates on the global healthcare sector, seeking to capitalize on innovation across private and public healthcare companies. Founded in 2001 and based in Switzerland, it maintains a diversified portfolio spanning human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and diagnostics, with investments across private companies, public equities, and funds. The firm emphasizes high-value creation potential through its portfolio and positions itself to benefit from demographic trends, medical advancements and rising demand for new therapies.

Brinc is a Hong Kong based global venture accelerator that operates 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries, helping startups in blockchain, artificial intelligence, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology and IoT scale through structured programs. It partners with corporations, governments and institutions to source new ventures, run distributed innovation initiatives and develop Web3-enabled businesses. The organization provides founder resources and mentorship through Brinc Academy and related services, and supports early-stage companies with access to mentorship, resources and potential Series A+ co-investment opportunities, facilitating venture-building at scale. With a global footprint in Asia, North America and beyond, Brinc connects startups with corporate and ecosystem partners to accelerate venture activity and advance sustainable, inclusive innovation.

Hoxton Ventures is a London-based European venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups across Europe, including internet, mobile, software, artificial intelligence, fintech and cloud-based businesses. It focuses on seed, pre-seed and Series A rounds, typically making minority investments with ticket sizes ranging from about 0.25 to 5 million. The firm adopts an anti-thematic approach, prioritizing disruptive market opportunities with high scale potential rather than following predefined sectors. It supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance and operational input, and encourages rapid expansion to the United States where beneficial, leveraging its partners' extensive Silicon Valley experience. Hoxton emphasizes long-term value creation and positions its partners as hands-on, trusted co-founders who provide frank advice, particularly through challenging periods. Based in London, Hoxton Ventures maintains a Europe-wide focus and seeks technically strong founders who are building ambitious growth-stage technology businesses.

Salica Investments is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that makes equity and debt investments across complementary sectors and stages. The firm provides global networks and guidance from seed to scale and supports both early- and later-stage ventures, secondary investments, and growth debt. It is described as a continuation of Hambro Perks' mission, focusing on global growth opportunities and delivering strong returns for investors. Salica emphasizes innovation across finance, healthcare, sustainability, and productivity, and leverages its network to support portfolio growth and progress.

Claremont Creek Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm based in Oakland, California, founded in 2005. It focuses on seed and early-stage investments across the United States in energy, technology, and healthcare, prioritizing digital solutions that increase efficiency or enable faster, lower-cost, higher-margin growth in broad-impact industries. The firm follows a lifecycle venturing approach, actively partnering with entrepreneurs from early funding stages and providing capital plus operational and product expertise to accelerate development and time-to-market. Drawing on an operator’s perspective, CCV leverages decades of management experience to support portfolio companies. Its investments include Cureus, DNAnexus, EcoFactor, Fluxion Biosciences, Genalyte, Natera, Numedii, Renewable Funding, Trove, Alter G, and other portfolio companies, including several acquisitions. CCV manages more than $300 million across two funds.

ff Venture Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 that backs seed and early-stage technology companies across diverse sectors, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, enterprise software, fintech, IoT, big data, robotics, and consumer services. The firm emphasizes active partnership with founders, supported by an acceleration team of more than 20 investment and operations professionals to help in product development, go-to-market strategies, and growth planning. Since inception, ff Venture Capital has invested in over 100 companies with a combined market value in the billions, often targeting early rounds with modest initial investments and high-growth potential. The firm typically participates in early-stage rounds with initial checks in the tens of thousands to a few hundred thousand dollars and focuses on technology-driven businesses that can scale with strong operating leverage.

Innogest Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 and based in Turin, with additional offices in Milan, Geneva and San Francisco, focused on early-stage investments in healthcare and digital sectors. It backs startups developing medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health solutions, and also supports digital verticals such as foodtech, fintech, fashion-tech and lifestyle. The firm emphasizes collaboration with local and international research centers and technology transfer offices to foster innovation, and typically invests in technology-enabled companies in Italy and beyond. It manages funds totaling around €200 million and pursues a broad technology and healthcare strategy, often targeting software and TMT opportunities in its early-stage portfolio. Innogest emphasizes responsible investing, sustainability, and ESG considerations in its decisions.

Northpond Ventures is a science-driven venture capital firm headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, with offices in San Francisco, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2018, the firm concentrates on life sciences, digital health and health tech, and related technologies, including diagnostics, therapeutics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. It seeks to back companies translating scientific advances into practical solutions with significant societal impact, combining rigorous scientific assessment with strategic partnerships to support research, development and commercialization.

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments in technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. It aims to build a community of technology entrepreneurs and provides founder-focused services to help companies grow from inception, including hands-on involvement and networking opportunities. The firm has offices in San Francisco and New York and typically makes initial investments around $500,000, with a track record of helping portfolio companies raise follow-on capital and advance to later rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Square, and Warby Parker.