Greycroft is a venture capital firm that concentrates on technology startups and investments in the Internet and mobile markets. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Greycroft leverages a wide network of media and technology industry connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. The firm manages more than $1 billion in assets and has completed over 200 investments in companies such as Acorns, Venmo, Huffington Post, Boxed, Braintree, Scopely, Shipt, Thrive Market, Maker Studios, and The RealReal. Greycroft focuses on partnering with founders to accelerate growth and scale product-driven businesses.
Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software-as-a-service startups in Latin America, providing growth capital, mentorship, and access to a broad network of strategic partners and co-investors to help portfolio companies scale, and operates a corporate venture capital arm that collaborates with corporate partners through flexible operating models and end-to-end support.
Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It funds technology startups across seed to late stages, with investments spanning software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, consumer internet, fintech, artificial intelligence, crypto, infrastructure, and biotechnology at the intersection of computer science and life sciences. The firm emphasizes supporting portfolio companies through growth and strategic partnerships and maintains a broad tech-focused investment approach, aiming to add value beyond capital.
Courtside Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early-stage companies operating at the intersection of sports, technology, media, lifestyle, gaming, and esports. The firm leverages specialized industry networks and domain knowledge to provide ongoing strategic support across operations and partners closely with management on long-term growth. It is registered as an investment adviser.
FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It is stage-agnostic, backing seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range of fifty thousand to five million dollars. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm leverages its network and experience in the marketplace sector to support founders aiming for rapid growth. The firm maintains a broad portfolio across e-commerce, on-demand services, fintech, and related technologies, with notable investments in Alibaba, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest. FJ Labs emphasizes partnerships with visionary founders and uses its sector expertise to help portfolio companies scale and achieve expansion.
Sound Media Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology and media companies, with a focus on media and entertainment, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other scalable technologies. Based in Atlanta with a presence in California and New York, the firm supports seed to Series A rounds and provides strategic guidance to help portfolio companies scale. It pursues a global investment approach and leverages operational expertise and a broad network to access differentiated opportunities across markets. Its portfolio includes companies in e-sports, music, education, news, gaming, and connected devices, reflecting a track record of portfolio growth. The firm emphasizes conviction in generative AI, embodied AI, and blockchain as core areas of interest, positioning itself at the forefront of emerging technologies.
TechNexus Venture Collaborative, founded in 2007 in Chicago, is a venture-enabled innovation firm that accelerates partnerships between corporations and startups to build new business models, products, and scalable market access. It combines capital investment, incubation, and collaboration to unlock opportunities by providing investment, operational support, and access to corporate channels. The organization has backed more than 150 portfolio companies and collectively tracks about $4 billion in portfolio value, and has incubated over 600 startups. Its focus areas include AI, clean tech, and mobility, and it operates a platform with entities such as SecondWave for venture turnaround, ForgeX for deep tech commercialization, and TeamWorking for collaborative workspace. TechNexus aims to help corporations pursue innovation through strategic startup partnerships and differentiated deal flow.
SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.
Hearst Communications is an American multinational diversified media and information company. It publishes newspapers and magazines, operates television and radio stations, and runs cable networks, while providing information, insights, analytics and workflow solutions to finance, healthcare and transportation markets. Its portfolio includes major publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle and O, The Oprah Magazine; a network of television stations reaching a large audience; ownership in cable networks including A+E Networks and ESPN; and activities in business publishing, digital distribution, television production and real estate ventures. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in New York City.
IMM Investment is a Seoul-based asset manager and private equity firm specializing in venture capital, growth equity, infrastructure, mezzanine and multi-asset strategies. Founded in 1999, it operates across Asia with offices in Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong, and pursues investments in information technology, healthcare/biotech and manufacturing, as well as technology-enabled sectors such as IT infrastructure and digital hardware. The firm emphasizes active ownership, collaboration with portfolio companies, and cross-border opportunities, including fund-of-funds and real estate. It targets mid-sized companies in South Korea and broader Asia, focusing on value creation through growth, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic recapitalizations, and manages a multi-stage investment approach across startups, expansion and mezzanine rounds. The team, comprising seasoned investment professionals, aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns and supports entrepreneurs through various growth phases.
Left Lane Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in New York, with offices in London. The firm specializes in investing in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies and pursues opportunities globally across North America, Europe, and beyond. It emphasizes a data-driven approach, proprietary sourcing, and close partnerships with founders to help scalable, category-defining businesses reach larger markets. Beyond capital, Left Lane provides strategic insights, operational support, and access to a network of experts to accelerate growth in areas such as AI, healthcare, and digital-first brands. The firm focuses on supporting portfolio companies through long-term collaboration that strengthens customer relationships and sustainable expansion.
Bonnier is a Nordic-origin media group with operations across TV, newspapers, business press, magazines, film, books, radio and digital media. It has a global footprint with activities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Eastern Europe, spanning 16 countries and employing over 9,000 people. Founded in 1804, Bonnier combines a long-standing commitment to freedom of speech with a focus on sustainable business growth. The company is wholly owned by the Bonnier family, a succession that has guided its development for seven generations. Its portfolio centers on delivering high-quality media products and services while maintaining an emphasis on entrepreneurship and content innovation.
New Enterprise Associates is a United States-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests in technology and healthcare companies across multiple stages, from seed to growth and IPO, and provides strategic support in product development and market expansion. The firm targets sectors including software, AI, consumer technology, digital health, life sciences, and energy technology, and pursues opportunities worldwide. NEA emphasizes long-term partnerships with founders, drawing on domain expertise and a broad network to help portfolio companies scale. It maintains a diverse portfolio across the United States, Asia and other regions, reflecting a global approach to venture investing.
ABC Dream Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings, a Japanese media company. Founded in 2015 and based in Osaka, it engages in early to late-stage investments in services and technology with potential for future media applications. Its focus spans video distribution, video advertising, VR/AR, and near-future entertainment. The arm aims to empower creators and accelerate portfolio growth by leveraging the Asahi Group’s media reach and ecosystem, and by fostering collaboration with external partners, particularly in the Kansai region.
Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo that supports startups with extensive hands-on guidance and open innovation with large corporations. It manages over $2.7 billion in assets and has invested in more than 1,300 deals, with about 450 portfolio companies and a history of 42 IPOs and 89 M&A exits. The firm backs seed to growth-stage technology companies globally, spanning Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, and collaborates with corporate venture programs and public partners to accelerate portfolio growth. Its investments cover sectors such as artificial intelligence, space, education, HR tech, life sciences, and enterprise software, among others.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to seed, early, and growth-stage technology companies, focusing on software, information technology, internet, and related sectors. The firm operates globally, with investments and activity across the United States, China, India, Israel, and other markets through a network of regional partners. Sequoia Capital emphasizes selective, long-term partnerships, working closely with portfolio companies to assist with product development, business building, and market expansion to support durable growth.
Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2017. It concentrates on investing in startups, with a focus on those arising from Y Combinator, and leverages an extensive network of alumni and seasoned venture partners to inform investment decisions and provide ongoing operational support to portfolio companies. The firm pursues opportunities across a broad range of sectors, including consumer products and services, financial technology, information technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, education technology, healthcare, real estate technology, ridesharing, and software-as-a-service, aiming to help innovative startups scale and succeed.
SucSEED Indovation is a Hyderabad-based venture capital firm that backs early- to growth-stage tech startups, with a focus on deep tech and tech-enabled solutions addressing large-scale needs in India and with global potential. It invests across sectors including EdTech, HealthTech, FinTech, Security and RegTech, Enterprise SaaS, Gaming, Sports Tech and Media Tech, and digital economy and emerging technologies. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric approach, providing mentorship, strategic guidance and access to a valuable network to help startups scale. With a track record of more than 30 exits and a history of evaluating thousands of deals and supporting a broad set of portfolio companies, SucSEED Indovation aims to drive long-term value creation through sector expertise and hands-on support.
ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator is an accelerator program linked to ProSiebenSat.1 Group that supports early-stage, consumer-focused startups with proven business models and early traction. The program combines investment with a guaranteed media spend to scale products, providing a minimum advertising volume of 1.5 million euros across television, online video, addressable TV, and influencer campaigns to help reach mass-market audiences. It complements this with growth mentoring, office space in Berlin, and access to the extensive ProSiebenSat.1 network, enabling portfolio companies to leverage the group’s media reach and industry connections.
Founder Collective is a seed- and pre-seed-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices in New York City and Boston. It backs early-stage technology startups across the United States with a founder-aligned, long-term approach that emphasizes capital efficiency and durable value over rapid ownership targets. The firm is sector-agnostic and prioritizes people and execution, partnering with exceptional founders from idea to IPO. Its portfolio includes notable companies such as Uber, SeatGeek, WHOOP, Shield AI, The Trade Desk, and Suno. The team combines hands-on partnership with an extensive network to support portfolio companies throughout growth and scale.
Founded in 2016, DOMO.VC is a leading venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil. It invests in early-stage technology startups across various sectors, including fintech, health tech, ed-tech, and more. The firm backs entrepreneurs with high growth potential, providing them with resources to establish themselves in competitive markets.
Battery Ventures is a global technology investment firm founded in 1983 and based in Boston. It provides growth equity and venture capital to technology companies across sectors including application software, infrastructure software, consumer, industrial technology, and life science tools, investing in early through late stages and supporting buyouts. The firm operates internationally with offices in multiple locations and emphasizes a team-based, thesis-driven approach and close relationships with company leadership. Over its history, Battery Ventures has backed more than 450 companies, reflecting a focus on technology-driven growth and long-term partnerships.
Seven Seven Six is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. Founded by builders to support founders with a founder-first approach, it provides hands-on support to help founders scale, including introductions for fundraising, strategic research, and access to workshops and networking. The firm is based in Jupiter, Florida, and operates with a team of about 15 individuals focused on backing ambitious founders and facilitating practical growth.
Macro Media is a media brand that develops and finances film, television, digital content, and related technologies that represent the voice and perspective of persons of color. Its content centers on universal themes to which all people can connect, produced for multicultural audiences across traditional and digital platforms. The company is based in Los Angeles and was established in 2014.
AperiamVentures is a venture capital firm focused on the digital transformation of marketing. The firm leverages founders, operators and investors experience to support portfolio companies. The name underscores openness, and the firm emphasizes collaboration with the marketing ecosystem on behalf of its portfolio.
Teleste is an international technology company headquartered in Finland that provides an integrated portfolio of products and services for broadband networks, public safety and mobility. It enables high-speed internet access through distributed architectures such as DOCSIS 4.0 and 1.8 GHz, and delivers video delivery solutions including FTTX, along with hardware such as remote PHY devices, amplifiers, optical nodes and a range of passive and active components for coax and optical networks. The company also offers software and services, including video headends, transcoding, network management tools and tailored solutions for public safety, transportation and video security. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and partnerships, Teleste serves customers worldwide through offices and partners, aiming to enhance connectivity, safety and efficiency in urban environments and public spaces.
Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate focused on supporting LGBTQ founders and inclusive leadership by investing across stages and partnering with other venture firms to back diverse, high-potential companies. It maintains a global portfolio of 130+ companies and has deployed tens of millions in capital to date. The organization actively helps portfolio companies identify and recruit diverse talent for C-suite and board roles and cultivates a worldwide network of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a commitment to positive social change through business.
WePlay Studios is a content-driven production company specializing in esports and gaming content, delivering entertaining shows and tournaments and creating immersive spectator experiences through broadcasting, augmented reality and visual effects. It handles concept development, stage design, branding and all aspects of live production. Founded in Kyiv by Yura Lazebnikov and Oleg Krot, it operates studios in Los Angeles and Kyiv and provides content development, production execution and brand integrations for networks, brands and agencies. The studio has produced, hosted and broadcast over 30 esports and gaming events, building nearly two million followers and 235 million views on Twitch. It has earned industry recognition including a 2022 Sports Emmy shortlist for outstanding esports coverage and a 2024 Webby People’s Voice win for the VTuber Awards.
Maxscend Technologies is a Chinese semiconductor company focused on research, development, and sales of digital television receiver chips, RF front-end components, and Internet of Things ICs. Its products cover mobile digital TV applications, RF switches and low-noise amplifiers, and IoT ICs used in various RF devices and smartphones. The company operates production lines that offer one-stop solutions for domestic and international mobile and digital TV markets, enabling clients to design, manufacture, and deploy end products. Founded in 2006 by Silicon Valley returnees, it is headquartered in Shanghai's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park and maintains a branch in Shenzhen, with additional operations in Wuxi. The business targets smartphone, IoT and RF market segments through in-house R&D and product engineering.
Outlast Fund is a venture capital firm operating in the Baltics and Nordics with bases in Riga and Stockholm. It provides early-stage and follow-on capital to software, science, and other innovative ventures, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds and supporting portfolio companies through subsequent rounds as needed. The firm manages a total fund size of about €21 million and typically makes initial investments in the €50k–€250k range, with up to €1.5 million available for follow-ons. It concentrates on B2B software, SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, and related areas, while also considering AI infrastructure, digital health, and deep-tech ventures with strong traction or defensible IP. Outlast Fund emphasizes disciplined teams, meaningful progress, and customer-focused problem solving, and it provides strategic guidance, hiring support, and fundraising help to its portfolio companies. It prioritizes a streamlined investment process, direct communication, and transparent collaboration.
STV Group is a Scottish digital media company that produces and broadcasts television programs and operates digital services in Scotland. It runs STV channels and distributes content online through stv.tv and STV Player, and offers internet services and advertising space across its platforms. The company’s activities cover broadcast, digital, and production segments, generating revenue from audience reach and advertising airtime sales. STV Productions develops entertainment, factual, and drama content and partners with international distributors for distribution beyond the United Kingdom. Based in Glasgow, STV Group serves four Scottish cities—Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee—with regional news, sports, and entertainment programming available across multiple devices.
BADideas.fund is an angel group and early-stage investor based in Riga, Latvia, focused on backing Central and Eastern European startups with global ambitions. It targets pre-seed and seed rounds, typically investing €50,000 to €250,000, and operates a Launchpad GTM diagnostic system to identify and resolve market-entry and growth roadblocks between funding rounds. The three-phase Launchpad combines GTM diagnostics, an AI co-pilot, and senior operator deployment to speed decision-making and shorten fundraising cycles. The network comprises founders and operators and includes a €22 million fund to bridge gaps beyond syndicate commitments. BADideas prioritizes driven founders and potential over pedigree, aiming to help teams achieve product-market fit faster, build scalable growth engines, and access top-tier investors.
Mercurius Media Capital is a growth capital firm based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2023. It employs a media-for-equity model to support growth-stage companies by providing access to scaled advertising inventory across television, digital, streaming, and out-of-home channels in exchange for equity. By aggregating premium inventory through partnerships with major media operators, MMC helps portfolio companies raise brand visibility, accelerate distribution, and drive enterprise value. The firm emphasizes long-term value creation through measurable outcomes from media campaigns and collaborates with diverse media partners to reach large U.S. audiences in sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and news segments.
Grange Partners is a Singapore-based investment firm established in 2012 that provides growth capital and strategic guidance to founders and owners of early-stage to high-growth businesses across Asia and select geographies. The firm focuses on technology, health and wellness, education, food, financial services, B2C and B2B sectors, as well as gaming and telecom, and pursues impact-oriented investments coupled with board representation when appropriate. It offers capital-raising support, strategic management consulting, and flexible investment approaches to fuel growth. The team has a track record of more than 20 investments and divestments, supported by directors with over 30 years of private equity and management consulting experience.
Emerging Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that backs early-stage, capital-efficient B2B technology startups. It invests in the United States, Canada, and Israel, typically writing checks between 100,000 and 500,000 in seed rounds and supporting companies through the transition to institutional rounds within 12 to 24 months. The firm focuses on capital-efficient models and teams with traction and scalable sales.
Garage Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Waterloo, Canada. The firm concentrates on Canadian startups, with a focus on information technology and on companies that have gone through accelerator programs such as Y Combinator. Its approach combines hands-on strategic guidance with operator-level experience, leveraging a team with prior roles at Vidyard, Buffer and Netsuite to help portfolio companies grow and scale. Garage Capital backs ventures across software, artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare and cleantech, seeking to support founders from early traction toward scale.
Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early-stage investments in consumer technology and related sectors. Based in Burlingame, it backs entrepreneurs developing products and platforms with broad consumer appeal across industries such as housing, financial services, healthcare, education, retail, transportation, and entertainment. The firm emphasizes backing ventures that can improve lives at scale through technology and drive positive global impact. Its portfolio spans consumer technology, ecommerce, fintech, and services with a global footprint, including notable investments in Zepto, Weee!, Toss, and Monzo.
Multiplier Capital is a growth debt platform based in Washington, DC, specializing in secured term loans to rapidly growing, professionally backed companies. The firm provides flexible debt solutions across technology-enabled and software-driven sectors, including enterprise software, digital media, cybersecurity, healthcare technology and services, and related fields. With extensive experience in structuring growth debt, Multiplier Capital focuses on partnering with management teams to support scale, strategic partnerships, and potential acquisitions, aiming to accelerate profitability and long-term value. The firm emphasizes tailored financing and proactive support, leveraging decades of deal experience to help portfolio companies navigate growth stages.
CP Ventures is an accelerator and early-stage venture investor focused on technology startups. It operates across incubation, high-growth, and seed stages, including pre-Seed and Pre-Series A. It is industry-agnostic but concentrates on technology-driven companies and aims to back globally scalable ventures, with a preference for investments in Australia. Typical investments range from AUD 0.5 million to AUD 3 million in companies generating at least AUD 10,000 of net revenue per month. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Sydney. It supports a broad tech agenda including AI, blockchain, robotics, IoT, advanced materials, energy, and other disruptive technologies.
Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo. It enables accredited investors, especially alumni networks, to access diversified venture opportunities by co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms. Through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, it sources opportunities across stages and geographies, conducts rigorous due diligence, and aims for transparent, founder-friendly support. The firm backs a diversified portfolio of startups, including more than 1,600 companies, and has attracted substantial committed capital and a large community of individual investors, underscoring its mission to democratize access to venture capital while partnering with established VC firms.
The FSE Group is a UK-based not-for-profit financing organization that operates through subsidiaries to deliver funding solutions for growing businesses across England and Wales. Surpluses are reinvested to support the business, and regulated activities are carried out by its FCA-authorised subsidiary FSE Fund Managers Limited. The group provides a range of funding, including business loans from 25,000 to 2,000,000 pounds and equity investments up to 5,000,000 pounds, targeting early-stage and growth-stage companies in renewable energy and social enterprises. It has deployed roughly £288 million in 1,083 businesses, attracting about £772 million in private investment. Funds are geographically categorized across East of England, Greater London, South West, Scotland, and Yorkshire & Humber, with offerings such as Regional Loan Schemes, Investment Funds, and the TVB Funding Escalator. The FSE Group emphasizes a hands-on approach and aims to deliver positive environmental impact through its investments.
WaterBridge Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New Delhi, India that backs early-stage startups, from seed to Series A, with a focus on India-centric technology ventures. The firm typically leads investments and provides strategic guidance, and it may co-invest when it adds value. It funds companies across education, healthcare, SaaS, financial services, and consumer technology, seeking contrarian founders and a partnership approach rather than pure capital. WaterBridge leverages its network to help portfolio companies grow and has a track record of exits. Notable portfolio companies include CityMall, Chalo, Doubtnut, Atlan, and Eloelo. The firm operates with a responsible investing stance, has signed the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance, and participates in initiatives such as the India Deep Tech Alliance, reflecting its commitment to scalable, India-focused technology ventures.
Kalaari Capital is a Bengaluru-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology companies in India. It focuses on software, information technology, mobile, healthcare, e-commerce, media, climate technology, consumer, and clean technology sectors, investing across Indian startups at seed and early growth stages. The firm emphasizes building companies of scale and provides strategic guidance and an advisory network to portfolio companies. Kalaari positions itself as a knowledge leader in SaaS, AI, and other emerging technologies within the Indian startup ecosystem, reflecting a culture built on customer delight, trust, and continuous learning. Through its portfolio, Kalaari supports ventures across diverse sectors, including distribution platforms, influencer-led gaming, and SaaS management.
SeventySix Capital is a U.S.-based venture capital firm focused on sports technology and sports-consumer sectors, including esports, sports betting, data analytics, and related media. Based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, it invests in early-stage and growth opportunities, often taking leadership roles and seeking board seats. The firm operates a multi-platform approach comprising sports investment funds, sports advisory services, an Athlete Venture Group, and a talent and media arm that connects athletes with portfolio companies. It provides capital, strategic guidance, and access to athlete networks, aiming to bridge athletes, investors, and tech innovators in the sports ecosystem. Founded in 1999, the firm emphasizes technology, data and analytics to unlock the large addressable market in sports.
Smilegate Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1999 and based in Seoul, South Korea. It backs growth-oriented companies through venture investments and private equity across South Korea, with a focus on environment, energy, manufacturing, and distribution sectors. The firm has organized and managed more than 30 funds and has invested in over 200 companies, reflecting a broad portfolio and experience in scaling businesses within the Smilegate group.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization founded in 1982 that supports the technology ecosystem in Southeastern Pennsylvania by providing capital, guidance, and connections to early-stage technology companies. It acts as a seed-stage capital provider for the region's technology sectors, facilitates university-industry partnerships to accelerate commercialization, and undertakes initiatives to strengthen the entrepreneurial community across Philadelphia and surrounding counties, with a focus on creating jobs and fostering regional innovation.
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in science and technology companies across all stages, with a focus on transformational technologies and long-term impact. It backs startups addressing difficult problems in sectors such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, energy, information technology, software, advanced manufacturing and defense-related tech, and it emphasizes a founder-friendly approach that provides support with minimal interference. The firm has backed prominent companies including SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook and Airbnb, reflecting a history of early backing for high-growth ventures. Founders Fund seeks global opportunities and partners with entrepreneurs to navigate rapid technological change, from seed to growth investments.
TQ Ventures is a New York City and San Francisco based venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Schuster Tanger and Andrew Marks, with Scooter Braun among its early backers. It backs early-stage and growth-stage companies across industries, emphasizing founder partnerships, first-principles decision making, and long-term relationships. The firm operates with a sector-agnostic approach, leveraging an extensive network to help portfolio companies scale, including enterprise customer introductions. It has reported assets over $1 billion and a track record of more than 80 investments globally across blockchain, consumer tech, fintech, healthcare, food, and software-as-a-service. TQ Ventures aims to be deeply involved with its ventures, supporting them through strategic guidance and resources as they pursue category-defining growth.
WISE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2018. It focuses on early and growth-stage investments across sports, media, entertainment, and real estate, as well as related sectors such as B2C, information technology, advertising technology, and real estate technology. Led by the Wilf family, the firm leverages deep industry networks and strategic assets, taking a hands-on approach to support portfolio companies and help them scale. Based in Manhattan, WISE Ventures emphasizes value creation through its network, portfolio connections, and experience in sports, entertainment, and real estate.
CRIT Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2020. It invests in technology startups across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on digital content, metaverse, AI, XR/VR, blockchain, Web3, gaming, and early ICT. The firm maintains a global investment footprint and a portfolio spanning metaverse, gaming, content creation, and AI-driven solutions, reflecting its emphasis on innovation in the digital landscape.