Aster Capital Partners SAS is a venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. Within direct it invests in growth capital, seed, start-ups, early venture, mid venture, growth stage, and late venture stages. It seeks to invest in the energy, mobility, industrials, manufacturing, and environment sector with a focus on mobility, environmental and facilities services, information technology, cleantech, water purification, new materials, CO2, advanced materials, biobased materials, clean energy conversion, reliable energy supply, clean transportation, energy conversion and storage, sustainable management of resources, emission reduction, human comfort and security, efficient uses of energy, industrial automation, cybersecurity, robotics, software, buildings and public works, ecological mobility and Intelligent infrastructures. It also invests in nanotechnology, electronics, optoelectronics, internet of things, micro-generation of electricity, and sensors; enabling technologies such as MEMS, new services and networking applications in building automation, energy monitoring and industry sectors, Auto Components, Exhaust and emission controls, motor vehicle safety and security systems, residential security, and communication sectors. The firm focuses on investment cross border with focus on DACH, Nordic region, Europe, Caribbean, North and Central America, Mexico, Canada, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Austrian, United States of America, Israel, China, Japan, and Asia. It typically invests between €0.5 million ($0.59 million) and €5 million ($5.9 million) with revenue up to €50 million ($68.18 million). The firm mainly co-invests in series A and series B rounds. It seeks to acquire minority, and majority stakes and have board representation in its portfolio companies. The firm was formerly known as Schneider Electric Ventures SAS. Aster Capital Partners SAS was founded in 2000 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices in Cambridge, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom Tel Aviv, Israel, and San Francisco, California.

SeedStartup operates as an international startup accelerator and seed investor focused on diversity and global reach. It selects early-stage technology startups for investment and provides a three-month, mentorship-driven accelerator in exchange for up to 25,000 US dollars and 10% equity. The program pairs founders with experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and domain experts, offering personalized deep dives and weekly mentorship from a cadre of high-caliber mentors. Originating in Dubai in 2011, SeedStartup pursues seed-stage opportunities across sectors such as healthcare, travel, media, big data, enterprise, fintech, and automotive, with activity across multiple regions including the UAE, Malaysia, Tanzania, India, Italy, Bahrain, Jordan, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Winshear Gold is a Canadian junior exploration company focused on advancing its SMP Gold Project in Tanzania towards production. The project, covering 238 km², is adjacent to the New Luika Gold Mine and has an indicated mineral resource of over 1 million ounces of gold.

Inspired Evolution Investment Management is a Cape Town-based private equity and venture capital firm focused on sustainable environmental and energy technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa. It targets equity investments across multiple growth stages, often as a lead investor seeking significant minority or majority stakes and board representation. The firm concentrates on clean energy and resource efficiency, including energy generation, water treatment, waste management, green chemistry, and related sectors, with additional exposure to sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and green real estate. The geographic focus spans Southern Africa and broader Sub-Saharan Africa, with activity in countries such as Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and neighboring states. Inspired Evolution operates through a multidisciplinary team to deliver returns aligned with social and ecological outcomes, and maintains offices in Cape Town and internationally in Grand Baie, Mauritius; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Nairobi, Kenya; and London, United Kingdom.

Amplo is a global venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Spring, Texas. The company focuses on helping to build significant companies, specializing in financial services, venture capital, and financial exchanges. Through its investments, Amplo aims to support the growth and development of innovative businesses that have the potential to make a meaningful impact.

Beyond Capital is a nonprofit organization based in New York that focuses on impact investing in for-profit, early-stage companies across East Africa and India. Established in 2009, it aims to enhance the quality of life for consumers in low-income communities by investing in businesses that improve access to healthcare, sanitation, clean energy, agriculture, food security, and financial inclusion. While the organization seeks to achieve market-rate financial returns, its nonprofit structure allows it to prioritize its social mission alongside financial goals, aligning its investments with a commitment to fostering positive social change.

Sunsino Venture Group is a venture capital firm based in Taipei, Taiwan, founded in 1994. The firm has invested in over 200 companies across Taiwan and the United States, focusing primarily on the healthcare, technology, and software sectors. With approximately US$150 million in assets under management, Sunsino Venture Group aims to support innovative companies that demonstrate growth potential in these industries.

Wonder Ventures, established in 2014 and based in Malibu, California, is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. The firm focuses on sectors such as software, blockchain, consumer, financial technology, healthcare, marketplace, transportation, and logistics, with a preference for companies based in Southern California. Wonder Ventures seeks innovative entrepreneurs with long-term visions to address global challenges, typically investing between USD 50,000 to USD 100,000 per company.

Nyca Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2014, headquartered in New York. It specializes in investing in early-stage financial technology companies, focusing on areas such as merchant payments services, alternative credit networks, digital advice, and improving financial services infrastructure.

Founded in 2005, True Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups. With over $3 billion under management, they focus on seed and Series A financing across sectors like commerce, consumer, hardware, health, and infrastructure technologies.

Vulcan Capital is the private investment group of Vulcan Inc., the organization founded by Paul G. Allen. Based in Seattle with an additional office in Palo Alto, it invests globally across all stages of corporate development, including leveraged buyouts, growth capital, distressed and turnaround situations, and early-stage venture, as well as public equity value investing. The portfolio spans healthcare, software, media and entertainment, internet services, energy and resources, financial services, information services, life sciences, and technology. It pursues global opportunities with a focus on the United States, Europe, and Asia, and typically targets transactions in the tens of millions of dollars, with ranges starting around $10 million and above. Investments can take the form of control or minority positions across a mix of securities, and holdings may extend a decade or longer.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices across North America. It provides access to venture investing for individual accredited investors, particularly alumni networks, by offering diversified portfolios of venture opportunities and allowing members to invest alongside fellow alumni in ventures led by peers. The firm backs early-stage and later-stage opportunities across technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and other sectors, with a sector- and geography-agnostic approach. It typically invests between $10,000 and $3 million per deal and emphasizes the involvement of alumni connections and an institutional lead investor in opportunities. Alumni Ventures also offers focused funds to broaden participation, enabling accredited investors to access venture portfolios diversified by type, sector, stage, and geography. The model aims to democratize access to venture capital while maintaining rigorous selection standards through alumni networks.

Pelion Venture Partners is a Utah-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology companies across the United States. Founded in 1986, it emphasizes B2B software, enterprise software, SaaS, cloud services, and related IT sectors. The firm invests in early-stage opportunities and supports portfolio companies with a hands-on, collaborative approach, drawing on its deep industry and investment experience. With its team based in Salt Lake City, Pelion seeks to help entrepreneurs turn concepts into scalable, growth-oriented businesses.

Established in 2016, Norrsken22 is a Cape Town-based investment firm focusing on growth-stage companies within the tech sector across Africa. The fund prioritizes investments in medtech, ed-tech, and fintech sectors, with a particular focus on key tech hubs such as Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana.

DST Global is a venture capital firm established in 2009 that focuses on late-stage investments in internet and technology sectors. It backs rapidly growing companies in areas such as information technology, mobile, software, e-commerce, IoT, and other TMT-enabled businesses, often in late-stage rounds. The firm maintains a global footprint with offices in Menlo Park, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong, enabling it to source opportunities and support portfolio companies internationally. Founded by Yuri Milner and partners Saurabh Gupta, John Lindfors, Rahul Mehta, and Tom Stafford, DST Global seeks to partner with ambitious internet and tech-enabled firms as they scale, including fintech and other software-enabled industries.

Founded in 2016, HOF Capital is a global venture capital firm with $1 billion in assets under management. It invests in ambitious entrepreneurs across various stages, from idea to IPO, focusing on enterprise software, artificial intelligence, frontier tech, consumer, and fintech sectors.

Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California. It funds technology companies across seed to growth stages, focusing on data and security, fintech, health, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, and information technology, as well as infrastructure, financial services, and workplace technologies. The firm typically makes equity investments ranging from about $1 million to $15 million, often as lead or co-investor, and seeks to build long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs while diversifying perspectives and cap tables in its portfolio. The firm aims to support transformative technology companies and accelerate growth through capital and strategic guidance.

Founded in 1999, LocalGlobe is a UK-based venture capital firm focusing on seed investments. It supports ambitious founders across various sectors, with notable portfolio companies including Citymapper, Improbable, Lovefilm, Moo, Tweetdeck, TransferWise, and Zoopla.

Founded in 2013, AgFunder is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. It invests globally in agritech and food tech startups that are solving problems in the food system through automation, digitization of supply chain, food waste reduction, alternative proteins, and nutrition. The firm manages multiple funds and has invested in over 50 companies, aiming to deliver meaningful environmental and social impact across the food system.

Founded in 2019, Raba Partnership is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. It partners with founders of startups and companies building technology solutions for emerging ecosystems across Africa.

Omidyar Network, established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, is a global impact investing firm that combines philanthropy and venture capital to catalyze social change. It invests in for-profit and non-profit organizations across sectors such as digital society, emerging technology, education, financial inclusion, governance, and property rights. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, typically committing between $1 million to $10 million in for-profits and $0.5 million to $5 million in non-profits. Omidyar Network operates globally, with a significant focus on India, and seeks to create opportunities for people to improve their lives and make a difference in their communities.

DBL Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies across cleantech, information technology, sustainable products and services, and healthcare. The firm pursues opportunities that combine innovative technology with positive social impact and solid financial returns. It supports entrepreneurs nationwide in the United States, helping nurture companies through the growth lifecycle and guiding them to scale sustainable solutions. By backing ventures that address environmental and social needs, DBL Partners aims to accelerate innovation while delivering economic value for investors and stakeholders.

Revolution is a Washington, D.C.–based venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Steve Case, with an additional office in San Francisco. It backs technology-enabled startups that disrupt traditional industries and supports both early-stage and growth-stage companies, often taking leadership roles in financings and serving on boards. The firm operates a family of funds, including Revolution Ventures and Revolution Growth, and seeks opportunities across sectors such as consumer internet, software and services, media, financial services, healthcare, and other technology-enabled businesses. It emphasizes geography, aiming to back high-potential ventures in regions beyond traditional hubs by pairing capital with hands-on involvement and broad entrepreneurial networks.

Founded in 2011, Musha Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies across Africa, with a particular interest in sectors such as education, healthcare, fintech, agriculture, and supply chain.

June Fund is a Berlin-based venture capital firm and global technology investor founded in 2017 that invests in networks including decentralized systems, infrastructure technologies, and cloud software.

Audrey Capital, established in 2008, is an angel investment company based in San Francisco, California. Founded by Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, the company supports innovative ideas by providing early-stage funding and research.

Goodwell Investments is an impact investment firm that provides early-stage to growth capital along with hands-on support to inclusive businesses in Africa and India. It targets sectors including financial services, energy, health, mobility, education, agriculture, water and sanitation, and other basic services that improve livelihoods. The firm seeks minority stakes and offers board representation and advisory services to help portfolio companies scale sustainably. Based in the Netherlands with offices in Amsterdam and Cape Town, it pursues a long-term investment horizon of approximately five to ten years and aims to generate solid financial returns alongside social impact.

Fledge is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Lima, Peru, and Barcelona, Spain. The firm specializes in supporting mission-driven for-profit startups that address significant global challenges such as poverty, hunger, sustainability, and inequality through innovative business models. Fledge operates a network of business accelerators worldwide, each tailored to the specific needs of local entrepreneurs and the unique problems they aim to solve. Through its ten-week program, Fledge provides seed-stage companies with investment ranging from $15,000 to $20,000 for a six percent equity stake. The firm is committed to fostering impactful startups, offering various programs including those focused on cooperative businesses and opportunities for companies looking to relocate to Canada.

Vertex Ventures is a global venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. With offices across the U.S., China, Israel, India, and Southeast Asia, they focus on enterprise and infrastructure companies, supporting innovative entrepreneurs with operational expertise and access to capital.

Silverbacks Holdings, established in 2019 and headquartered in Cybercity Ebene, Mauritius, is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. The company focuses on the intersection of sports, technology, and entertainment sectors within the African market, providing financial services to support the growth of innovative startups in these domains.

Flexcap is a New York-based venture capital investment firm focused on early-stage technology companies, with an emphasis on enterprise software-as-a-service and financial services. The firm concentrates on technology and software opportunities, supporting startups that develop software-driven solutions for business and financial markets.

Founded in 2017, 4DX Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Brooklyn, New York. It specializes in investing in African technology companies, partnering with innovative entrepreneurs to build transformative businesses.

Data Collective II, established in 2014, is a venture capital fund based in Palo Alto, California. It invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on sectors such as TMT, information technology, and big data, across the United States.

Institutional Venture Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, with an additional office in San Francisco. It pursues growth and late-stage venture investments in U.S. companies, with a focus on software, internet, media, and technology-enabled services across sectors such as digital media, e-commerce, fintech, enterprise software, cloud, mobile, and telecommunications. The firm typically targets growth rounds ranging from about ten to one hundred million dollars in revenue-generating businesses, often acting as lead or value-added co-investor and, in select cases, taking majority stakes. IVP also engages in related transactions such as recapitalizations, secondaries, spinouts, and strategic divestitures to support scale and market reach. It emphasizes investments in U.S. firms, particularly those in Silicon Valley, and leverages decades of experience to help management teams accelerate growth and navigate acquisitions and strategic opportunities. Founded in 1980, IVP has established itself as a seasoned partner for later-stage and growth-oriented technology companies.

Acasia Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in tech-driven and tech-enabled startups across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, it focuses on being the first to believe in innovative ideas, supporting entrepreneurs from pre-Seed to pre-Series A stages.

Founded in 2002 by Patrice Hoppenot, Investisseurs & Partenaires is a pioneering impact investment group dedicated to African Small and Medium Enterprises. Headquartered in Paris with offices across Africa, the firm invests in companies creating local value and long-term employment, focusing on sectors like health, transport, microfinance, and other ventures. Since inception, I&P has invested in over 90 companies across 16 countries, managing four pan-African funds totaling €135 million.

Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in San Francisco. Founded in 1996, it targets investments in technology and life science companies across the United States and Europe, supporting startups from early formation to profitable growth. The firm's healthcare and biotechnology focus encompasses digital health, consumer-centric care delivery, patient-provider solutions, data science and analytics, as well as therapeutics, genomics and other life science platforms. It backs companies across business-to-business and business-to-consumer models, software as a service, healthcare information technology and health tech sectors, partnering with repeat entrepreneurs to build durable, scale-ready businesses.

Founded in 1911, Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. With over $4 billion under management, the firm invests globally across various sectors including artificial intelligence & machine learning, biotech, cloud, consumer, cybersecurity, deep tech, developer, fintech, healthcare, marketplaces, and vertical software. Known for its long-standing support of entrepreneurs, Bessemer has backed companies such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, and Linkedin.

Founded in 2020, Shine Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with creative and determined entrepreneurs from the outset to build iconic businesses.

DCG Expeditions is an international early-stage investor focused on fintech and cryptocurrency sectors. As successful fintech founders themselves, they leverage a global network to support top entrepreneurs in building next-gen financial services.

Digital Currency Group is a Stamford, Connecticut-based corporate venture capital firm that invests in and supports companies operating in fintech, bitcoin, web3 infrastructure, platforms, decentralized finance, data, metaverse, and blockchain sectors. Through its portfolio, the firm provides capital and strategic guidance to a global network of startups and mature ventures. Digital Currency Group also owns and operates CoinDesk, a prominent blockchain media and events platform, Genesis Trading, a leading bitcoin brokerage, and Grayscale Investments, a major digital asset management firm, which together extend its ecosystem beyond investment into media, trading, and asset management services.

Future Africa is a Lagos-based venture capital firm established in 2016, dedicated to empowering mission-driven founders and innovators to tackle significant challenges across the African continent. The firm focuses on creating a future where purpose and prosperity are accessible to all. Future Africa invests in a diverse array of sectors, including agriculture, data and artificial intelligence, e-commerce, education, finance, healthcare, and technology, among others. By supporting startups and entrepreneurs, Future Africa aims to foster the development of transformative solutions that contribute to the continent's economic growth and social progress.

GE Ventures, established in 2013, is the venture capital arm of General Electric. It invests in and supports early-stage companies across six sectors: healthcare and life sciences, energy and mobility, manufacturing and supply chain, enterprise productivity applications, digital infrastructure, and frontier technologies. The firm offers not only capital but also technical and commercial services to its portfolio companies.

Opes Impact Fund, an Italy-based venture capital fund, supports the development of enterprises that aim to make a positive social impact.

Launch Africa Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Ebene, Mauritius, that funds early-stage startups across Africa, focusing on seed and pre-Series A opportunities. It seeks investments across fintech, healthtech, climate tech, agritech, edtech, transportation and logistics, mobility, e-commerce, software as a service, artificial intelligence, big data, and analytics.

Octopus Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm that backs technology-enabled startups across Europe, with a bias toward the UK. It invests across stages, from idea/concept through seed, Series A/B to growth, typically taking lead rounds and board seats. The firm targets sectors including health, fintech, deep tech, consumer, and B2B software, as well as climate and digital health, and provides hands-on support to help portfolio companies scale, not only capital. Annual activity amounts to several hundred million pounds, with equity investments ranging from relatively small rounds to tens of millions. It seeks to partner with founders for multi-year growth, and has backed notable companies such as ManyPets, Cazoo, Depop, Elvie, and WaveOptics. Operations span London and New York, aided by a network of partners in the US and Asia.

Rabo Frontier Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2017 and headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. As a subsidiary of Rabobank, it focuses on supporting innovation within the financial technology, food, and agricultural technology sectors. The firm aims to scale both internal and external ventures in these industries, contributing to Rabobank's broader innovation agenda. With a strategic investment fund of 60 million, Rabo Frontier Ventures seeks to foster growth and development in areas that align with its expertise and mission.

Wayra UK is the corporate venture arm and accelerator of Wayra, the global open-innovation program of Telefónica. It runs accelerator programs for early-stage technology startups across industries including health care, information technology, cybersecurity, smart transport and smart city, and 5G, providing investment and acceleration support. The unit connects startups with Telefónica’s networks and partners to enable collaboration and scale opportunities, aiming to generate joint business opportunities between innovators and Telefónica. As part of a worldwide network spanning multiple countries, Wayra UK positions itself as a bridge between entrepreneurs and corporate-scale opportunity, facilitating access to capital, mentorship, and business development.

Founded in 2017, Tess Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It invests primarily in early-stage startups, focusing on refining ideas, products, and operational aspects to facilitate growth from seed rounds through Series A and beyond.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, 4impact is a venture capital firm focusing on technology-driven startups and growth-stage companies. It primarily invests in the environment, economic inclusion, and health sectors within Europe.