Credo Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in Central and Eastern Europe, with a global outlook. It backs technically oriented founders across B2B software, information technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, AI, fintech, healthcare, and related sectors, often at pre-seed and seed stages, and supports portfolio companies in growth and international expansion, including to the United States. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach and partners with exceptional individuals to build generational companies. Since its founding in 2009, Credo has backed approximately 100 companies, including two decacorns such as ElevenLabs and UiPath, and maintains broad international reach while primarily investing in the CEE region.

Reflex Capital is a Prague-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in Europe and the United States. It emphasizes a hands-on approach grounded in entrepreneurial experience and prioritizes founders' traits and execution over rigid business models. The firm invests its own capital, enabling rapid decision-making and founder-friendly support. Its portfolio spans AI-driven digital adoption platforms, mental health apps, and software solutions for product management. Notable investments include Product Fruits, Keboola, Productboard, and VOS.health. The firm has deployed roughly €150 million across its portfolio and maintains active involvement to help portfolio companies scale.

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 and the venture capital arm of J&T Banka, focused on supporting early-stage startups with global ambition across Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Baltics. It operates as an industry-agnostic investor, backing seed to Series A rounds with checks ranging from €300k to €3 million and managing capital for a portfolio that includes roughly 35 startups and five exits. The firm emphasizes active involvement in fundraising, business development, and talent sourcing to connect founders with investors, regional banks, and strategic partners, helping accelerate growth and international expansion. Since its founding in 2014, J&T Ventures has built a regional footprint from Prague and seeks to grow its portfolio by backing companies with scalable models in B2B, B2C, and marketplaces.

Purple Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, focused on early-stage, purpose-driven technology startups in Central and Eastern Europe, with initial revenue and global ambitions. It typically invests €250,000 to €400,000 in pre-seed and seed rounds as minority equity, supporting portfolio companies over a 4- to 7-year horizon. The firm emphasizes human-centered products, capable founders, and strong market potential, while providing active non-financial support in product development, go-to-market strategy, public relations, hiring, and business development. Backed by founders who have achieved exits, Purple Ventures pursues healthy returns while prioritizing the success of its companies, leveraging a collaborative approach and a global network to foster synergies across its portfolio.

Presto Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Přemysl Rubeš that invests in early-stage technology companies across NATO and allied countries. The firm targets deeptech, defense, security, fintech, software, energy, and related sectors, with emphasis on post-revenue companies seeking rounds from €500k to €5M and the potential to scale in Western Europe and the US. It manages multiple funds, including Presto I and Presto II, and has built a portfolio of more than 60 startups supported by a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and industrial partners. Presto provides operational support and aims to help portfolio companies reach subsequent funding rounds, leveraging global connections and a focus on building lasting relationships.

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.

Tilia Impact Ventures is an impact investment firm that supports early-stage startups in the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It provides patient, mission-aligned capital in the form of equity or convertible debt and offers hands-on support in refining impact theses, impact measurement, and connecting portfolio companies to a network of mentors and co-investors. The firm backs ventures at pre-seed and seed stages across climate, education, health and social inclusion, with a focus on business models that embed social and environmental impact. Its portfolio includes companies advancing wildlife conservation, AI-driven data analysis, sustainable packaging, and digital healthcare. Since inception, it has invested in 21 companies and facilitated more than 37 million EUR in impact, with outcomes such as benefiting over 80,000 people from disadvantaged groups, saving substantial food waste, and reducing material waste. Core values emphasize a sustainable planet and thriving people, and the firm actively manages impact to support value creation.

Miton is a Prague-based investment firm focused on high-growth companies across artificial intelligence, augmented workforce, cryptocurrency and web3, e-commerce, gastrotech, psychedelics and mental health, as well as software and applications. It manages a portfolio valued at about €450 million and has helped build 61 companies, supported by a team of 25 professionals. The firm leverages sector expertise to create value and backs innovative ventures aiming to transform multiple industries.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to a limited number of technology companies across early, growth, and later stages, supporting ventures from idea or formation through scale. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, working closely with leadership teams to help with product development, market expansion, and strategic direction. With a global footprint, Sequoia backs ambitious founders building transformative businesses across software, information technology, internet, and other technology sectors.

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.

Lighthouse Ventures is an early-stage technology-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. It invests in B2B software, artificial intelligence, and fintech startups, typically providing €200,000 to €1 million per company, and supports portfolio companies with a network of mentors and partners and deep market experience. The firm emphasizes nurturing startups through their critical early stage and helping them scale internationally, leveraging collaboration with Czech startup incubators, universities, tech partners, and government institutions, including initiatives around smart city projects. It operates with an international team and pursues European-based opportunities, and benefits from programs such as the Czech ESIF Fund of Funds.

Venture to Future Fund is a Bratislava-based venture capital fund created as a joint initiative of the European Investment Bank, the Slovak Ministry of Finance, and the Slovak Investment Holding. It is among the first of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe to attract EIB capital. The fund backs hi-tech scaleups with links to Slovakia, across sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, digital platforms, energy and sustainable solutions, enterprise software, and healthcare. It focuses on SMEs at Seed, Series A and beyond, requiring at least a partially functioning product and initial market traction. Typical tickets range from €1.5–€2 million, with a minimum of €0.5 million, and can go up to €7 million including follow-ons, all invested alongside independent private co-investors on a pari-passu 50:50 basis. The approach emphasizes hands-on support and access to a broad investor network to enable international expansion and long-term value creation.

DEPO Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm that supports early-stage technology startups across Europe, with a focus on Baltic and Central and Eastern European regions. The company backs ventures developing critical infrastructure and dual-use technologies in sectors including cybersecurity, defense, space, fintech, climate, healthtech, and industrial technology. It provides strategic capital, hands-on support, and access to a broad network of industry experts and late-stage partners to help portfolio companies scale and secure subsequent funding. DEPO Ventures also engages with the ecosystem through events and community-building activities, leveraging its experience across the startup lifecycle to assist founders and attract follow-on investment. The firm targets startups in pre-seed to early rounds and emphasizes building long-term relationships with founders and investors.

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.

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.

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.

Inven Capital is a European venture capital firm that invests in climate tech and sustainability startups across Europe and Israel. With capital from institutional investors and corporate partners, it supports growth-stage and scalable ventures in areas such as clean energy, energy efficiency, storage, renewable infrastructure, green transportation, smart home, and decarbonization software and business models. Founded in 2014 and based in Prague, the firm seeks to back founders with strong vision and integrity, offering hands-on guidance, strategic networks, and opportunities for pilots with customers and assets. It emphasizes long-term value creation, active portfolio support, and adherence to ESG principles, aiming for meaningful impact and meaningful exits from its portfolio.

Nation 1 is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Prague, Czech Republic, with a European and North American footprint. It invests in early‑stage companies across artificial intelligence, technology, defense, infrastructure and healthcare, with activity in information technology, machine learning, e-commerce, fintech and insurtech. The firm expanded its operations with a second fund in 2024 to cover regions including the United States, Ukraine, Israel and the Czech Republic. Nation 1 emphasizes supporting portfolio companies from day zero through strategic guidance and access to a broad network of partners, helping startups scale internationally from inception.

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.

Tera Ventures is an Estonia-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage digital startups across Europe, including the Baltics, Nordics and Central Europe. The firm backs founders tackling big problems in areas such as AI-powered innovations, FinTech, automation, Enterprise SaaS and robotics/deeptech, and seeks to build globally scalable companies. Tera Ventures combines hands-on support with lead investment, providing follow-on funding and helping portfolio companies enter markets in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan through its global advisory network. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Tallinn, the firm operates with a regional focus on Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic, offering strategic guidance and access to international networks to accelerate growth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Behind Inventions is a Prague-based venture capital group that funds and supports technology companies with global growth ambitions. The firm prioritizes innovative projects across sectors such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, PropTech, cybersecurity, robotics, and energy optimization, aiming to create portfolio synergies and positive social impact. It emphasizes responsible investing, including support for education and philanthropy through allocating a portion of future profits to social causes. Founded in 2021, the group seeks opportunities with unique technologies and scalable models, providing strategic guidance and resources to help portfolio companies expand internationally.

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 seed and pre-seed venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Prague, Czech Republic, investing in early-stage startups across Europe and North America. It backs technology-driven companies with a focus on health tech, biotech, industrial tech, AI, fintech, e-commerce, ad tech, and related sectors, including B2C, retail, utilities, and real estate. Its portfolio spans AI, biotech, space tech, fintech, hospitality tech, and other innovative areas. ZAKA VC aims to bridge opportunities between North America and Europe and to support founders with global ambitions. The firm has a fund of about $17 million and has organized events and meetups in hubs such as Silicon Valley and London to connect founders and investors.

Look AI Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm dedicated to supporting early-stage artificial intelligence startups. Established in 2017, the firm focuses on pre-seed and seed rounds with tickets up to 250,000 EUR and potential follow-on investments up to 1 million EUR, and it provides portfolio companies with tailored business and technical support in addition to capital. Look AI Ventures operates with a data-driven methodology and a network of AI and ML experts to assist portfolio companies, and it emphasizes a flexible, non-prescriptive approach rather than a one-size-fits-all model. While industry and geography-agnostic, the firm primarily targets EU-based startups and leverages its Prague base to source and nurture disruptive AI solutions across sectors.

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.

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.

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.

Index Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm with a global presence in London, San Francisco, and Geneva, focused on backing technology companies across software, fintech, healthcare, data, AI, and other sectors. Founded in 1996, it provides early-stage and growth-stage capital and strategic guidance, helping portfolio companies with business model validation, scaling, and market expansion. The firm leverages a broad network of industry relationships to connect founders with opportunities and resources, and it offers ongoing advisory support to portfolio teams throughout multiple development stages. Notable funded and scaled companies associated with Index Ventures include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, illustrating the firm's involvement across global technology leaders.

Altimeter Capital is a technology-focused investment firm that partners with visionary entrepreneurs across their growth lifecycle, supporting companies from early stages through to public market transitions. The firm invests in technology across public and private markets and manages long/short public equity funds as well as growth-stage private capital funds, aiming to be a long-term expert partner for companies navigating the journey to the public markets. With offices in Silicon Valley and Boston, Altimeter Capital operates as a focused investor in technology, helping founders scale and achieve sustainable growth.

Trind Ventures is a Tallinn-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in European startups. It backs consumer- and community-driven businesses across sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, marketplaces, and software, and supports portfolio companies from seed onwards with a long-term partnership approach. The team comprises former founders and seasoned investors, with active engagement in the startup ecosystem through events and community-building activities.

NFDG Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross.

Alkeon Capital Management is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in New York. It invests in transformative private companies across multiple industries and stages, building a portfolio of over 50 companies. The firm operates with a global reach, with locations in New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong and a presence in Florida. It emphasizes flexible investment strategies and collaborates with entrepreneurs to support growth and innovation.

Taiwania Capital is a Taipei-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 with support from Taiwan's National Development Fund and private enterprises. It aims to strengthen Taiwan's entrepreneurial ecosystem by linking technology and capital and by partnering with companies worldwide to drive economic growth. The firm invests in a diverse portfolio spanning artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, biotechnology, healthcare technology, robotics, and advanced manufacturing, and it targets sectors such as enterprise software, SaaS, and digital health. Through its networks and industry engagement, Taiwania Capital seeks to foster innovation and growth for disruptors in Taiwan and beyond, including investments in international markets. It also participates in joint venture initiatives to expand ecosystem initiatives and collaborate with industry leaders to shape the future of AI and industrial innovation.

360 Capital is a European venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in deep tech, climate tech and digital sectors. Headquartered in Paris with a presence in Milan, the firm supports tech entrepreneurs across Europe and backs companies from pre-seed to Series B, helping them scale. It has a long track record spanning 25 years and manages about €700 million in assets, having backed more than 170 startups. The portfolio covers areas such as energy storage, sustainable materials and warehouse automation, reflecting a focus on technologically driven solutions that address environmental and efficiency challenges.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is a U.S.-based venture capital firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It backs founders across seed, early-stage, and growth stages, investing in software, technology, digital media, life sciences, healthcare, green tech, and related sectors, with a history of supporting companies from inception to IPO and beyond. The firm emphasizes long‑term partnership, combining capital with strategic guidance, executive recruiting and business development introductions to help portfolio companies scale. Its diverse portfolio has included influential technology leaders such as Google, Amazon, Spotify, DoorDash, Figma and Waymo, and its China and other regional units pursue opportunities across global markets. KPCB has launched specialized initiatives and funds to target areas like greentech, digital health and AI-enabled technologies, while maintaining a long-standing focus on building disruptive companies that redefine industries. The company operates through multiple funds and programs, adapting to evolving markets while maintaining a commitment to backing ambitious founders.

Brinc is a global venture accelerator headquartered in Hong Kong. It operates 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries, accelerating startups in blockchain, artificial intelligence, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology, and the Internet of Things to build a more sustainable future. Brinc also supports corporations with distributed innovation strategies, sourcing of new startups and technologies, and venture-building Web3-enabled ventures, collaborating with multinational corporations, governments, and academic institutions to scale early-stage companies and expand venture ecosystems worldwide.

Hoxton Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups across Europe. Founded in 2013, it focuses on seed, pre-seed, and Series A rounds, typically investing as a minority partner and supporting portfolio companies through follow-on rounds. The firm targets disruptive internet, mobile, software, AI, and fintech ventures with strong teams and potential to scale, including ambitions to access markets in the United States. It adopts an anti-thematic, founder-first approach, prioritizing exceptional individuals and products over sector bets and leveraging a network informed by Silicon Valley experience. Hoxton maintains a Europe-centric footprint with growing U.S. presence, investing predominantly in greater Europe and Ireland. Over time, the firm has built a sizable portfolio and a track record of exits, reflecting its ability to partner with startups across the life cycle.

Innogest Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in Turin, Milan, Geneva and San Francisco, focusing on early‑stage investments in technology and healthcare startups. It backs medical devices, diagnostics and digital health, with emphasis on cardiovascular, neurology and oncology areas, and also supports digital sectors such as foodtech, fintech, fashion‑tech and lifestyle. The company collaborates with local and international research centers and technology transfer offices to help portfolio companies scale.

Salica Investments is a London-based venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 2014. It invests equity and debt across complementary sectors and stages on a global basis, supports early-stage to growth companies, secondary deals, and growth debt, and leverages a global network of partners to guide portfolio companies. The firm emphasizes robust processes and aims to deliver strong returns for investors, and has evolved from its former name Hambro Perks.

ff Venture Capital is a New York-based technology venture capital firm that funds seed to Series A technology startups across geographies and sectors, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, machine learning, drones, enterprise cloud software, fintech, the Internet of Things, big data, and robotics. Founded in 2008, it operates with three partners and an acceleration team of more than 20 investment and operations professionals who actively collaborate with founders to develop products, target markets, and accelerate growth. Since inception, ffVC has invested in over 100 companies and helped create entities with aggregate market value exceeding $6 billion.

Founded in 2021, StartGuide VC is a Prague-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage startups in Central and Eastern Europe. They invest primarily in businesses driving digital transformation and AI innovation within the B2B, smart tech, and healthcare sectors.

Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on blockchain technology, including Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. Founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, the firm shifted from global macro hedge funds to crypto-focused investment advisory services and operates as a US-based asset manager and private equity investor. Its investment strategies span venture equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens, supported by deep technical expertise that enables active participation in blockchain deals. Pantera is recognized for pioneering the US crypto investing space, having launched the first cryptocurrency fund in the country and later blockchain-focused venture funds. As of March 2026, it manages about 3.5 billion in assets under management and maintains a sizable venture and token investment portfolio.