Investors in Louisiana

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Advantage Capital Partners

Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in New Orleans, with offices across the United States. It specializes in equity and debt investments, including growth equity, senior debt, mezzanine debt, and subordinated loans, focusing on small businesses and underserved communities to drive local economic development. The firm targets companies at various growth stages in sectors such as manufacturing, technology, business services, energy, agriculture, and renewables, and also participates in rural and minority-led ventures. Its strategy combines debt and equity financing, often supporting ventures with capital needs from roughly half a million up to several million dollars, and it collaborates with state and federal programs to extend financing. Known for impact investing, Advantage Capital aims to create jobs and broad-based economic growth by investing in communities with limited access to traditional risk capital.
Made 60 investments in Louisiana

Callais Capital Management

Callais Capital Management is a family office based in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 2014, it pursues private equity, venture capital, emerging growth, and early-stage investments, with activities spanning real estate project financing and corporate expansion financing, as well as debt financing. The firm builds regional portfolios of startups emphasizing diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams, and concentrates on opportunities within the Third Coast and Mississippi River Valley startup ecosystem. It seeks exposure to sectors such as sports and social media, financial technology, and carbon production, and engages in fixed income opportunities in the United States. Through these activities, Callais Capital Management supports growth-oriented companies and projects aligned with its regional focus.
Made 7 investments in Louisiana

Benson Capital Partners

Benson Capital Partners is a private venture capital firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 2019, it concentrates on investments in the tourism, logistics, health care, and energy sectors, seeking opportunities across the Gulf South. The firm provides capital and resources to growing companies with large-market opportunities and supports new business formation and workforce expansion through private investments.
Made 3 investments in Louisiana

Louisiana Funds

Louisiana Funds is a Baton Rouge-based early-stage venture capital firm established in 2003. It primarily focuses on Louisiana-based life science companies and seeks to invest in sectors including life sciences, biotechnology, healthcare, information technology, agriculture technology, mobile, education technology and health technology across the Southeast United States. The firm targets seed and early-stage opportunities, supporting ventures that aim to commercialize new technologies in the Louisiana market and beyond.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

Stonehenge Capital

Stonehenge Capital is a national specialty finance firm providing long-term capital through private equity, tax credit, and structured finance. Since 1990 its principals have funded privately held businesses across the United States, and the firm, formed in 1999 by former Banc One Capital Markets leaders, manages several private equity and mezzanine funds with more than $500 million in capital. With offices across multiple states, Stonehenge targets growth and expansion in sectors including manufacturing, distribution, business services and healthcare, and it participates in community development through New Markets Tax Credit allocations and related lending. The firm concentrates on mezzanine and equity investments in designated communities, aiming to support distressed areas and generate positive local impact.

Forty5 Ventures

Forty5 Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana, specializing in early-stage technology investments worldwide. The firm focuses on disruptive technologies and seeks to back companies with long-term growth potential, aiming to build large enterprises that deliver positive social or environmental impact.

Reform Ventures

Reform Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It invests in technology and startup companies across multiple stages, from early to late, focusing on digital media, financial technology, proptech and CRE tech, industrial tech, healthcare, hardware and software solutions, and consumer products and services.

Service Provider Capital

Service Provider Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Golden, Colorado, with operations in Vail, Colorado. The firm co-invests in Seed and Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds and maintains six regional funds covering Rocky Mountain and View regions across Midwest, New England, Southeast, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. It has a portfolio of more than 600 companies and a network of over 400 strategic investors, connecting portfolio companies to potential investors, customers, and partners. Service Provider Capital emphasizes timely support and accessibility, covering its own legal fees to expedite processes and offering investment terms that avoid restrictive rights. It operates as an independent entity not affiliated with its portfolio companies.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

SAIL Capital Partners

SAIL Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Newport Beach, California, founded in 2002 by Walter Schindler. The firm concentrates on backing companies that address global resource challenges through technology-driven solutions in energy and water, seeking to deploy capital across businesses that improve resource efficiency and sustainability.

Denny Hill Capital

Denny Hill Capital is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that supports early and growth-stage companies across a broad range of sectors, including building products, e-commerce, retail, clean technology, mobility, biotechnology, business software, entertainment software, social software, and oncology. The firm partners with portfolio companies to drive scale, profitability, and sustainable growth through capital efficiency, providing strategic and financial guidance from idea through expansion, and maintaining a hands-on, collaborative approach to help companies achieve long-term success.

Yttrium

Yttrium is a pan-European growth equity investment firm that backs B2B technology companies. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, it provides targeted capital and strategic support to management teams across Europe and the United States, leveraging deep industry experience and a global network to accelerate growth and improve efficiency. The firm invests across seed, early, and growth stages in technology-enabled businesses, with emphasis on industrial tech and fintech sectors, building a portfolio of companies across Europe.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

83North

83North is a London-based venture capital firm with an office in Herzliya, Israel, founded in 2006. It invests across seed to growth stages in technology companies across Europe, the United States and Israel, with a broad sector focus that includes software, fintech, data infrastructure, enterprise IT, consumer technologies, gaming, health tech, security and TMT. The firm emphasizes fast decision-making, transparency and strong partnerships to help high-growth companies scale efficiently. Over a 20-year history it has built a portfolio of about 90 companies, including around 15 unicorns and 33 exits, and manages more than $1.8 billion in assets. Its reach spans Europe, North America and Israel, supporting software, services, SaaS and related tech-enabled sectors.
Made 7 investments in Louisiana

SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.
Made 5 investments in Louisiana

49th State Angel Fund

49th State Angel Fund is an Anchorage-based investment organization focused on investing in Alaskan startups and strengthening the state's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Operated as a venture capital function by the Municipality of Anchorage, it collaborates with partner funds to provide a private-to-public funding match for investments and offers managerial and entrepreneurial support to portfolio companies. The fund is capitalized with federal funds allocated under the State Small Business Credit Initiative and is guided by a Mayor-appointed Advisory Committee, with the aim of creating jobs and driving economic growth in Anchorage and across Alaska.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests across the startup lifecycle, from seed to growth, in sectors including enterprise technology, consumer, fintech, health, and cleantech, with a focus on software, internet, mobile, and other technology-enabled businesses. The firm operates internationally with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya Pituach, enabling it to back entrepreneurs across the United States, Asia, and Israel.
Made 6 investments in Louisiana

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 1976 that provides capital to startups and growth-stage technology companies across the United States. Based in San Francisco, the firm pursues seed through growth investments in consumer and software-enabled sectors, including marketplaces, consumer services, software and SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, and life sciences technology. It emphasizes market-driven analysis and active involvement, aiming to identify opportunities and support scalable growth, strategic exits, and innovation.
Made 4 investments in Louisiana

Initialized Capital

Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed investments in technology companies. Founded around 2012, it manages more than five core funds and has six investing partners, with over $3.2 billion under management. Its portfolio companies have generated more than $200 billion in aggregate market value to date.
Made 5 investments in Louisiana

Deerfield Management

Deerfield Management is a New York-based healthcare investment firm focused on long-term, structured investments in public and private healthcare companies. Founded in 1994, it manages a diversified portfolio spanning therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and health services. The company combines investment activity with information services and philanthropy, leveraging Deerfield Intelligence, an approach that uses AI, data, and market research to inform decisions. It supports innovation through initiatives such as Deerfield Discovery and Development and the Deerfield Foundation, which aims to improve children's health worldwide. Through its capital and strategic insight, Deerfield seeks to connect capital, ideas, and technology to advance human health.
Made 4 investments in Louisiana

City Light Capital

City Light Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that makes early investments in impactful, category-defining companies. It targets seed, early, and growth-stage United States-based businesses across technology-driven sectors including education, digital health, climate and environment, food and energy, as well as related areas such as safety and care, agriculture, and the Internet of Things. The firm seeks opportunities where growth translates into broader social benefits and has a track record of identifying and scaling companies with meaningful impact.
Made 5 investments in Louisiana

Gaingels

Gaingels is a venture capital organization focused on supporting LGBTQ+ founders and leaders and their allies. It invests across stages and industries, building a global portfolio of 130+ companies and deploying around $70 million in capital. Beyond funding, Gaingels helps portfolio companies recruit diverse C-suite and board talent and fosters a global community of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs working toward inclusive leadership and positive social change through business.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Energy Innovation Capital

Energy Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in Orinda, California. It invests in U.S.-based companies spanning energy, B2B technology, information technology, manufacturing and advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, big data, clean and climate technology, logistics, software-as-a-service, and the Internet of Things, focusing on early- and growth-stage opportunities and on supporting entrepreneurs tackling energy challenges. The firm leverages industry expertise, networks and collaboration to help portfolio companies scale, aiming to deliver transformative solutions for the energy sector.
Made 3 investments in Louisiana

Mucker Capital

Mucker Capital is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, that funds early-stage technology companies through seed and Series A rounds. The firm emphasizes incubation and mentorship through its accelerator program, MuckerLab, and targets Internet software, services, and media ventures, including enterprise, fintech, B2B, and consumer products. It typically makes investments ranging from a few hundred thousand dollars up to about one million per deal and focuses on companies in Southern California and other underfunded ecosystems outside Silicon Valley. Founded in 2011, the firm supports portfolio companies with hands-on involvement and a broad network to help growth.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

PeopleFund

PeopleFund is a private investment firm that provides capital and strategic support to technology, internet, software, online industries, and media companies across all stages of growth. Backed by a global network of partners, advisors, and friends, the firm offers financing, meaningful industry contacts, and advisory support to help portfolio companies scale and build profitable, sustainable businesses. Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs and supported by an experienced team, PeopleFund focuses on turning strong business visions into larger, more profitable enterprises. The firm is based in Miami, Florida.
Made 3 investments in Louisiana

M12

M12 is Microsoft's corporate venture capital arm, founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, that invests in technology startups from seed to growth stages. The firm focuses on enterprise software, artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools, vertical SaaS, Web3 and gaming, seeking to accelerate portfolio companies by providing access to Microsoft’s resources, technical guidance, and customer network. It maintains a global footprint with a focus on North America and Israel and has invested in more than 100 companies, including unicorns and IPOs. M12 also runs accelerator programs and collaborates with startups to support scaling and go-to-market efforts, aligning portfolio growth with Microsoft's strategic priorities.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital investment firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software as a service investments and provides investment services to clients, informed by market trend analysis, and serves sectors such as finance, technology, and real estate.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

Polaris Partners

Polaris Partners is a Boston-based venture capital firm, founded in 1996, that backs technology and life science companies across the United States and Europe. The firm invests across stages, from founding to profitable growth, with a focus on sectors including software, healthcare information technology, digital health, life sciences, biotechnology, and genomics. Polaris Partners partners with repeat entrepreneurs and supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance, operating help, and resources to accelerate growth. The firm maintains offices in Boston and San Francisco and administers affiliate funds to structure its portfolio, including Polaris Innovation Fund and Polaris Growth Fund, reflecting long-term partnerships with founders and teams to bring transformative therapies and technologies to market.
Made 4 investments in Louisiana

HG Ventures

HG Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of The Heritage Group, based in Indianapolis. Founded in 2018, it invests in early and growth-stage companies developing technologies and systems across transportation infrastructure, environmental services, specialty chemicals, energy, climate tech, supply chain, manufacturing and food tech, often pursuing investments up to about $20 million. The firm leverages the Heritage Group’s operating companies and research center to provide strategic value and access to domain expertise for portfolio companies.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Town Hall Ventures

Town Hall Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm specializing in healthcare technology, investing in U.S. companies that aim to improve care delivery and health outcomes for underserved populations. Founded in 2018 by Andy Slavitt and David Whelan, the firm emphasizes active engagement with founders, providing substantial resources and strategic relationships to build scalable businesses. It pursues investments across the U.S. healthcare landscape and seeks to transform the U.S. health care market through technology-enabled solutions.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Frist Cressey Ventures

Frist Cressey Ventures is a Tennessee-based venture capital firm headquartered in Nashville that focuses on early- and growth-stage investments in healthcare and technology, including digital health. It provides capital alongside strategic support such as leadership development, talent acquisition, and organizational growth, and works closely with portfolio company executives through structured advisory and evaluation processes to aid decision-making across expansion stages. The firm also facilitates partnerships, mentorship opportunities, and ecosystem connections to help portfolio companies navigate the healthcare landscape.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Sound Ventures

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2015. The firm backs early- and mid-stage technology companies and operates as a registered investment adviser. It pursues a hands-on approach, partnering with founders to scale ventures, achieve product-market fit, and accelerate growth by leveraging industry insights and networks. Sound Ventures also manages funds focused on future technologies, including an AI-focused fund, to identify emerging talent and opportunities. The team brings experience across media and tech to support portfolio companies and to shape strategic narratives that drive momentum.
Made 3 investments in Louisiana

Evok Innovations

Evok Innovations is a climate-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, that backs early- to mid-stage hard-tech companies advancing the energy transition across North America. The firm targets technologies in energy, critical minerals, industrial optimization, decarbonization, carbon management, clean fuels, electrification, and adaptation and resilience for heavy industry. It provides hands-on support to portfolio companies, drawing on technical expertise, operational guidance, and fundraising assistance to help teams scale. Evok emphasizes collaborating with entrepreneurs and industry partners to accelerate commercialization and adoption of transformative technologies, leveraging its cross-border presence in Canada and the United States to connect innovators with customers, suppliers, and strategic allies.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Open Opportunity Fund

Open Opportunity Fund is a venture and growth investment firm that backs B2B software companies across Enterprise IT, Fintech, and People Ops. It focuses on business-critical software powered by cloud, AI, and agentic systems, with portfolio companies located in emerging technology hubs across the United States. Founded in 2020 by Paul Judge and Marcelo Claure, the firm pursues a strategy that combines early and growth-stage backing to support category-defining companies that transform how organizations manage infrastructure, streamline financial operations, and empower their workforces.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Tech Square Ventures

Tech Square Ventures is an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that makes seed- and early-stage investments in technology companies, including enterprise software, marketplaces, platforms, and tech-enabled services. The firm targets opportunities across the Southeast United States, with a strong emphasis on Atlanta, and leverages a strategic ecosystem network that includes Georgia Tech, corporate relationships, and academic partners to inform go-to-market and growth strategies. Tech Square Ventures partners with founders to provide capital, strategic guidance, and access to customers and markets, supporting portfolio companies through collaborations, go-to-market acceleration, and operational connections. The firm pursues co-investments and may fund university research spinouts with defensible IP. Founded in 2014, it positions itself as a partner to visionary entrepreneurs seeking to accelerate the success of innovative startups in AI, logistics, sustainability, and related tech sectors.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Contour Venture Partners

Contour Venture Partners is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs seed and early-stage companies delivering technology-enabled solutions across financial services, enterprise software and information technology. The firm concentrates on software-as-a-service, vertical B2B SaaS and related tech sectors, with a track record of guiding more than 85 portfolio companies through multiple market cycles. It emphasizes close partnerships with management teams to support long-term milestones, combining execution discipline with a focused, long-range vision to build durable competitive advantages. Drawing on industry expertise and practical insight, Contour Venture Partners aims to help management turn innovative ideas into scalable, enduring businesses while maintaining a strong emphasis on the New York City ecosystem.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Activate Capital Partners

Activate Capital Partners is a venture capital and growth equity firm focused on technology, energy, mobility, and industrial sectors. The firm backs growth-stage companies building smart, sustainable systems across energy, transportation, and infrastructure, often taking board seats and providing strategic support. Based in the United States with offices in San Francisco and Philadelphia, Activate Capital Partners has invested more than $1 billion in its target sectors and has completed numerous exits through IPOs and strategic acquisitions. The team emphasizes leveraging technology to improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and enable electrification and digitalization across industries, including energy storage, automation, AI, and software-enabled solutions.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

SJF Ventures

SJF Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and Richmond, that focuses on growth-stage investments in the United States across sectors such as energy, mobility, circular economy, logistics, sustainable food, health and wellness technology, education technology, and related technology-enabled services. The firm targets resource efficiency and sustainability opportunities, often investing between $1 million and $10 million per portfolio company, and frequently leads or co-invests in growth rounds while seeking to partner with teams delivering rapid sales growth and profitability alongside measurable environmental and social impact. It pursues exits within roughly five years through strategic mergers, IPOs, or buyouts, takes board seats, and can deploy equity and sometimes debt with warrants. SJF emphasizes impact alongside financial return, prioritizing companies with market validation and scalable models in cleantech, energy efficiency, waste reduction, sustainable agriculture, and digital services, primarily within the United States.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Fifty Years

Fifty Years is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs founders using technology to solve global problems. Founded in 2015, it focuses on pre-seed and seed investments across North America and Europe in technology, energy, climate tech, materials, bioengineering, transportation, hardware, computation, communication, and health sectors, aiming to back companies that are both highly profitable and capable of advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. The firm draws on a network of founder investors and supports scientific founders through initiatives such as the Spinout Playbook, Manifest Grants, and the Founders & Scientists podcast, reflecting its emphasis on translating scientific breakthroughs into impactful businesses.
Made 3 investments in Louisiana

Citigroup

Citigroup is a global financial services company headquartered in New York that operates through two main segments, Global Consumer Banking and Institutional Clients Group. GCB serves retail customers with traditional banking, cards, and related services, while ICG provides wholesale banking, fixed income and equity trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivatives, research, corporate lending, investment banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. The group maintains a broad, worldwide footprint across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond and emphasizes sustainability and social responsibility. Citi Ventures serves as the corporate venture capital arm investing in fintech, data analytics, AI, and other technology sectors, while Citi Foundation supports inclusive growth and community initiatives that align with the firm’s broader goals.
Made 3 investments in Louisiana

Dream Ventures

Dream Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in high-growth and disruptive companies. Founded in 2022 by Richard Blankenship, the firm aims to support portfolio companies through capital and strategic guidance. It provides services such as community building, brand strategy, and fundraising strategy to help startups scale. The firm has expressed an interest in technology-enabled sectors and, in particular, opportunities around wellness, beauty, and fitness, including female-founded ventures. By combining investment with hands-on strategic support, Dream Ventures seeks long-term partnerships with ambitious founders and aims to help them build sustainable, scalable businesses.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm focused on technology startups and investments in the internet and mobile markets. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, it leverages a broad network in media and technology to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. The firm has managed over $1 billion in assets and has made more than 200 investments across consumer internet, fintech, software, and related tech sectors, supporting both early and later-stage companies as they scale. Greycroft also pursues inclusive investment practices, including a diversity-focused term sheet rider.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Kimmeridge

Kimmeridge is an energy-focused alternative investment manager based in New York. The firm concentrates exclusively on the energy sector and, with in-house geology, land, and operations expertise, owns and operates its assets directly. It provides equity asset management, public engagement, private investments, and carbon solutions designed to accelerate the energy transition, with a portfolio that includes early-stage unconventional exploration.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

IAG Capital Partners

IAG Capital Partners is a Charleston, South Carolina-based private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2017 that targets early-stage, recapitalization, and growth investments. The firm provides flexible capital through common and preferred equity, convertible debt, mezzanine debt, structured facilities, and senior secured debt, and seeks opportunities across healthcare, information technology, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, life sciences, and software as a service sectors.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

Diamond Edge Ventures

Diamond Edge Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, based in San Francisco, California. The firm targets investments in early- and growth-stage companies and focuses on performance products, industrial materials, and the healthcare sector. It aims to support sustainable development by providing differentiated, high-performance solutions drawn from Mitsubishi Chemical's broad product portfolio and technologies. Through strategic capital and collaboration, Diamond Edge Ventures seeks to advance innovations that align with the parent group's strengths and corporate goals, while helping portfolio companies scale.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a Paris-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups from seed to Series A rounds and often acts as lead investor while collaborating with other funds. It emphasizes speed and founders’ needs, aiming to simplify fundraising and provide immediate capital, a strong network, and hands-on support to help teams recruit, focus, and scale. The firm operates globally, with involvement in startups across multiple countries and maintains a London office alongside its Paris headquarters. Founded in 2010 by Xavier Niel, Kima Ventures prioritizes a broad portfolio and significant minority stakes, working with a network of founders and experts to support portfolio companies beyond capital.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Optum

Optum is a health services and innovation company within UnitedHealth Group that aims to make healthcare easier, more affordable, and more connected. It serves individuals, families, healthcare providers, employers, and health plans by linking clinics, at-home and online services to streamline scheduling, billing, medication management, and care coordination. Optum delivers medicines and pharmacy services, along with healthcare financial services and guidance supported by technology and data insights to improve access, lower costs, and support decision making for health plans and providers. With a patient-centric focus, it aims to help more than 120 million people access medical care and utilizes tools such as patient portals and integrated care resources across primary care, behavioral health, women's health, and other areas.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

XRC Ventures

XRC Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator focused on pre-Seed to Series A startups in the retail technology, consumer goods, and consumer healthtech sectors. Founded in 2015, the firm has invested in more than 130 startups and operates multiple funds to back early-stage companies. It supports an ecosystem of strategic partners and mentors, including Estée Lauder Companies, The TJX Companies, and GS1 US, and collaborates with major industry events such as NRF Retail's Big Show, Shoptalk, and HLTH. The company emphasizes diversity and inclusion, with a substantial share of portfolio founders and leaders from female and BIPOC groups. Through its ecosystem and capital, XRC Ventures connects consumer brands and technology-enabled businesses across areas such as commerce, healthtech, e-commerce, and store tech to foster innovation.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

Global Infrastructure Partners

Global Infrastructure Partners is an independent global infrastructure investment firm established in 2006 and based in New York. It focuses on core infrastructure assets in energy, transportation, digital, water and waste sectors, aiming to create long-term value for its investors. The firm uses a disciplined investment process that includes proprietary deal origination, thorough due diligence, strong stakeholder relationships, and active value creation across the investment life cycle. It integrates environmental, social and governance factors throughout its activities to support sustainable outcomes. Beyond equity investments, Global Infrastructure Partners operates a credit arm that provides non-equity financing across the capital stack for infrastructure projects. The firm manages capital for institutional investors and seeks to invest across regions, including Europe, North America and other markets, targeting infrastructure, energy services, utilities, and related assets. Global Infrastructure Partners emphasizes governance, risk management, and operational improvements to deliver risk-adjusted returns while contributing to reliable, essential infrastructure.
Made 2 investments in Louisiana

Engage

Engage is a corporate venture platform and venture fund that connects high-growth startups with Fortune 500 corporations and universities in the Southeast. It enables partnerships by providing access to corporate decision-makers, venture investors, and expert networks to accelerate enterprise go-to-market strategies. It operates programs such as the Enterprise Accelerator Program and cross-corporate learning initiatives, and leverages data-driven insights from Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute to inform partners' innovation decisions. It invests in B2B enterprise technology startups across themes including customer experience, supply chain, and climate tech, aiming to bolster the Southeast innovation ecosystem. It is supported by a network of corporate partners and Georgia Tech and Tech Square Ventures.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

Cultivation Capital

Cultivation Capital is a St. Louis–based private equity and venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in life sciences, healthcare, software and information technology, agriculture technology, and geospatial sectors in the United States. Founded in 2012, the firm backs companies from seed through Series B rounds, providing capital and strategic guidance to help portfolio companies grow. Cultivation Capital operates as an investment adviser.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana

ORIX USA Corporation

ORIX USA Corporation is a Dallas-based financial services firm providing private credit, real estate, and private equity solutions for middle-market borrowers and investors. It operates a broad platform with subsidiaries including ORIX Advisers, ORIX Capital Partners, Signal Peak Capital Management, Boston Financial, Lument, Real Estate Capital, and NXT Capital, and maintains offices across the United States and in Europe. Established in 1981, ORIX USA combines its balance sheet with funds from third-party investors to offer a range of financing options, including debt structures and equity co-investments, designed to flex with a company's growth and evolving capital needs.
Made 1 investment in Louisiana