Refactor Capital is a venture capital firm based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2016. It concentrates on seed- and early-stage investments in hard technology, biotechnology, and health, with a breadth of sectors including energy, earth systems, aerospace, manufacturing, and critical materials. The firm is led by Zal Bilimoria as sole general partner.

Reach Capital is a venture capital firm focused on education technology and related sectors in the United States. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, it backs early‑stage startups in edtech, digital health, and workforce development to expand access to learning, wellbeing, and economic opportunity. The firm targets companies serving both educational institutions and individual learners, including educational software and training services, with a focus on US-based ventures at seed to Series A/B stages. By supporting founders with scalable technologies that improve skills, access, and outcomes, Reach Capital aims to advance education and workforce equity.

Owl Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on education technology. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, it invests across the education spectrum, including early childhood, K-12, higher education, and career mobility or professional learning. The firm leverages domain expertise and takes an active, hands-on approach to help portfolio companies scale into category-leading businesses. It has backed numerous edtech companies and reports over $600 million in assets under management.

Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Burlingame. It concentrates on early-stage investments in consumer technology companies and seeks to empower entrepreneurs who are building products and platforms that reshape everyday life. The firm backs ventures across a broad range of sectors, including housing, financial services, consumer products and services, healthcare, food, transportation, education, entertainment, and information technology and software. Through its investments, Goodwater Capital aims to drive meaningful, scalable impact and help improve lives on a global scale.

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.

Rethink Education is a venture capital firm focused on education technology, investing in early- and growth-stage startups to scale their solutions domestically and internationally. Based in White Plains, New York, the firm concentrates on edtech investments.

Antler is a global venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Singapore that invests in technology companies and incubates startups across diverse sectors. It supports founders from day one with a worldwide community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, and expansion support, complemented by capital to help launch and scale ventures. Through regional funds and programs, Antler backs early-stage ventures across geographies, facilitating collaboration among founders and providing resources to help teams recruit, validate ideas, and enter markets.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology companies, emphasizing capital-efficient startups across the United States and Canada. The firm targets pre-product-market-fit ventures and typically funds rounds in the tens of thousands to low hundreds of thousands of dollars, with round sizes commonly ranging from 50K to 500K. It employs a data-driven, rapid decision process and makes a high volume of investments annually, aiming to provide a firm yes or no within roughly two weeks. The team comprises seasoned founders who bring hands-on experience, and the firm operates like an operating company, delivering post-investment support and broad diversification across a large portfolio. Its activity spans multiple states beyond traditional hubs, reflecting a broad geographic reach and an emphasis on backing entrepreneurs overlooked by mainstream venture capital.

Learn Capital is a venture capital firm focused on education technology and human capital development. Based in San Mateo, California, with offices in Austin, Texas and Beijing, China, it invests in early- and growth-stage startups that build digital learning platforms, skills training tools, educational software, online courses, and technology-enabled learning services for students, educators, and employers. The firm supports portfolio companies through funding, strategic guidance, market development, and operational collaboration across education and workforce sectors, and seeks opportunities in global markets, including Latin America. Its mission centers on advancing learning outcomes, expanding access to education, and shaping the future of learning and work.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm concentrates on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, investing across seed and Series A rounds. It seeks scalable companies with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders, often co-investing with other global funds to broaden its impact. FJ Labs emphasizes rapid decision-making and leverages its broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth, helping startups scale across large markets and ecosystems.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire. It connects accredited individual investors with startup deals and co-invests alongside established venture capital firms across multiple stages, from seed to growth. The firm provides access to diversified portfolios through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, supported by a large network of community members and individual investors. It invests across sectors and geographies, with a focus on transparency and due diligence in collaborative investments with leading firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Y Combinator. Alumni Ventures operates internationally with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo and has raised substantial capital to back founders with strategic capital and resources.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi and Herzliya Pituach. The firm backs entrepreneurs across the United States, Asia and Israel, from seed through growth stages, in sectors including enterprise software, consumer technology, fintech, cleantech and related information technologies. It provides capital through equity and debt financing and sometimes incubation support to help startups scale. With a diversified, cross-border approach, Lightspeed supports companies from early ideas to expansion, partnering with management teams to address large markets and accelerate product development, go-to-market strategies and operational execution.

Emerge is a London-based venture capital firm and accelerator focused on education technology, AI, and human capital development. It supports early-stage companies through direct investments and an accelerator program, targeting pre-seed to Series A rounds and emphasizing minority equity positions and follow-on participation. The organization backs startups that improve educational outcomes and leverage technology to transform learning and work, with a particular emphasis on edtech, AI-powered tools, and human capital solutions. Its activities include a structured program cycle with multiple intakes per year, mentorship from experienced founders and executives, and access to a broad operator network to help portfolio companies scale in the UK, Europe, and beyond. By combining funding with hands-on guidance, the company seeks to democratize opportunity for ambitious founders rebuilding the future of education and work.

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.

Educapital is a European venture capital firm focused on education technology and the learning sector. Founded in 2017 and based in Paris, it backs edtech startups across Europe from late seed to Series B, providing capital and access to a large edtech community to help portfolio companies scale into European and global leaders. The firm supports ventures in areas such as personalized learning, AI-powered educational tools, financial literacy, cybersecurity, and language acquisition, and has backed multiple European companies while managing a substantial asset base.

Accel is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1983 that backs early and growth-stage technology companies across software, enterprise, consumer internet, fintech, security, and related sectors. It builds a global community of entrepreneurs, providing not only capital but operational resources, mentorship, and access to a broad network of peers to help with product development, talent recruitment, and market expansion. Its portfolio includes category-defining companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, and others, reflecting a track record of supporting rapid growth and transformation across multiple geographies.

Ulu Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2008, that makes seed and early-stage technology investments. The firm targets enterprise software, B2B and B2C applications, healthtech, sustainability, fintech, edtech, and blockchain, and backs internet-enabled consumer and business services, digital media, mobile, and online advertising ventures. It commonly co-invests with other angels or venture firms, with typical total investments ranging from $500,000 to $1 million. Ulu emphasizes backing diverse founding teams, including women, minority, immigrant, and URM founders, based on the view that diversity can drive profitability. The firm operates in the Bay Area, particularly Silicon Valley, and has a portfolio of high-growth technology companies.

Kapor Capital is a venture capital firm based in Oakland, California that provides seed and early-stage funding to tech-enabled startups with the goal of generating positive social impact. It operates as the venture capital arm of the Kapor Center for Social Impact and concentrates on supporting diverse, mission-driven companies across sectors such as education, health, finance, work, and technology platforms that close information gaps and inequities. The firm seeks opportunities in the United States and favors investments in platforms and startups that leverage information technology to advance social outcomes, with a stated emphasis on diversity in its portfolio.

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.

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm founded in 2004 by Pierre and Pam Omidyar and based in California. It makes both investments and grants to organizations that aim to improve people's lives and strengthen communities, partnering with like-minded initiatives to scale impact. The firm organizes its efforts around two investment initiatives, Access to Capital and Media, Markets and Transparency, and seeks to support ventures in areas such as internet and mobile technology, information technology, education, governance, financial inclusion, and civic engagement. Through funding and strategic collaboration, Omidyar Network aims to advance courageous leadership, good governance, informed and engaged citizens, and thriving communities, harnessing market-based approaches to generate social impact.

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in North America and Europe. It provides seed to growth-stage investments in technology companies, with emphasis on software, consumer and enterprise applications, fintech, crypto, health tech, and AI-enabled businesses. The firm supports portfolio companies with capital, strategic guidance, mentorship and operational assistance to help them scale and innovate across industries, including healthcare, fintech and consumer technology. General Catalyst manages multiple venture funds and pursues both early-stage and growth investments, often taking minority to majority equity positions. The firm has a global reach and a history of backing companies that become industry leaders, with ongoing focus on resilience and applied AI.

Insight Partners is a global private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1995, focused on growth-stage software, internet, and data services companies. It partners with high-growth technology and software businesses to accelerate revenue growth and long-term value creation, offering capital, operational guidance, and an extensive network to support scale from product-market fit to IPO and beyond. The firm has a track record across sectors including Fintech, Cybersecurity, AI, DevOps, and Healthcare, and as of its latest disclosures manages over $75 billion in assets with a portfolio that spans hundreds of companies. Headquartered in New York City, Insight Partners maintains offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto.

Brighteye Ventures is a European venture capital firm founded in 2017 that backs early-stage startups in education technology and related software. It supports founders from Pre-Seed to Series A with sector expertise and an international network to help them learn, work, and thrive. The firm's investments span Europe, North America, and Israel, and it emphasizes a people-first approach to technology. In addition to funding, Brighteye publishes research insights and operator resources for founders.

NewSchools Venture Fund is a venture philanthropy organization focused on transforming public education by funding and supporting entrepreneurs who develop innovative solutions to education challenges. Founded in 1998 and based in Oakland, California, it funds both nonprofit and for-profit ventures aimed at improving student achievement and expanding opportunities for underserved students. The organization blends charitable giving with early-stage investment to support edtech tools, curricula, services, and models that can scale in public K-12 systems. It emphasizes serving low-income and minority students in urban communities, collaborates with educational leaders, and advocates for policies that expand access to high-quality education. Through grants, investments, and incubation services, NewSchools aims to close the achievement gap by helping educators bring effective ideas to scale.

Flat6Labs is an entrepreneurship platform and accelerator operating across the Middle East and Africa, with roots in Cairo, Egypt and additional offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis. It supports startups by delivering tailored acceleration programs, ecosystem development, and advisory services designed to help entrepreneurs build, launch, and scale transformative ideas. The organization focuses on sectors including fintech, social impact, and female entrepreneurship, and collaborates with partners to foster innovation and economic growth across its regional footprint.

Blume Ventures is an Indian venture capital firm headquartered in Mumbai that concentrates on seed- and pre-Series A-stage technology startups across sectors such as consumer internet, enterprise software/SaaS, fintech, deep tech, climatetech, and agritech. The firm typically backs early-stage ventures in India, providing initial capital and long-term support, often engaging with founders for extended periods and pursuing follow-on investments as portfolios grow. It emphasizes a collaborative approach, co-investing with angels, seed funds, and other venture investors, and offers mentoring and in-house resources to help portfolio companies scale. Through its activities, Blume Ventures seeks to foster innovation and build a strong ecosystem for India's startup landscape.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital alongside strategic guidance to a select set of companies across information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media, and retail, supporting them from early ideas through growth and even IPO stages. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, working closely with leadership teams on product development, company building, and market expansion. Sequoia pursues opportunities at seed, early, and growth stages and maintains a global reach, investing in companies across the United States and other major markets, with interests in AI and other emerging technologies.

Wayra is Telefónica's global corporate venture capital arm and open innovation hub. It operates in ten countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela—connecting startups with Telefónica to generate joint business opportunities. Wayra acts as the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems, providing investment, acceleration programs, and partnerships with Telefónica's businesses to help startups scale and access global markets. The program focuses on digital transformation in sectors such as healthcare, finance, and logistics, leveraging AI and IoT to drive innovative solutions, supported by Wayra's networks and capital within a broad international ecosystem.

Inflection Point Ventures is India's leading angel network that invests in early- to mid-stage startups. It mobilizes a broad community of CXOs, professionals, high-net-worth individuals and family offices to provide capital, mentorship, and access to markets and customers. The firm emphasizes democratizing angel investing through a low membership fee, small investment tickets, a transparent investment process, and comprehensive upfront due diligence led by industry experts. It operates across industries, focusing on committed and competent founders who can scale, and leverages its ecosystem to offer strategic guidance, networks, and validation to portfolio companies.

LAUNCH is an accelerator ecosystem that backs builders and supports entrepreneurship. It runs the LAUNCH Accelerator for early-stage startups, operates The Syndicate, a funding network, and offers educational initiatives such as Founder University, plus events like Remote Demo Day to showcase portfolio companies. Based in San Francisco, LAUNCH combines accelerator programs, a syndicate funding model, and founder-focused education to help startups grow, and it was founded by Jason.

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.

Strong Ventures is a Los Angeles based venture capital firm and seed investor that finances and mentors startups across the United States and South Korea, with a focus on software as a service, content, mobility, food technology, e-commerce, healthcare, fashion, fintech, blockchain and gaming. Drawing on operator experience, the firm provides hands-on support, strategic guidance and execution assistance, leveraging its global network to help entrepreneurs scale and enter international markets, particularly for Korean, Asian and other global founders.

IDG Capital is a venture capital and private equity investment firm focused on funding technology companies across early to growth stages. It blends global perspective with deep local expertise in China and Asia, mobilizing international resources to support inbound and outbound opportunities. Headquartered in Hong Kong and established in 1993, the firm has built one of the first institutional investment platforms in China and maintains relationships with influential business leaders. It works with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and entities worldwide, managing funds in USD and RMB and backing portfolio companies with a long-term value approach, particularly in software, information technology, and related sectors.

Better Capital is a Santa Clara, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2006 that invests in early‑stage technology companies. The firm supports a broad range of sectors, including fintech, artificial intelligence, software, education technology, cryptocurrency, infrastructure, agriculture technology, health technology, gaming, and climate tech, with an emphasis on value creation and profitability. It operates as a micro venture investor and backs portfolio companies through growth capital and strategic guidance. The firm also runs an operating portfolio, Better Labs, which designs and funds product businesses. With a global footprint and a track record of backing hundreds of startups, Better Capital seeks to foster innovation and help high-growth founders scale their businesses while sharing insights with the broader founder community.

EdVentures is a corporate venture capital firm focused on EdTech, investing in and supporting startups in education, culture and innovative learning solutions across Egypt, the MENA region and Africa. Based in Giza, Egypt, it is part of the Nahdet Misr Group and was established around 2017–2018. The firm participates in early-stage rounds, such as SEED and Pre-Series A, and provides both financial and strategic assistance to help startups achieve market success and growth, emphasizing education, technology and social development.

Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in pre-seed, seed and early-stage companies in North America. It targets B2B and B2C software applications and hardware across sectors including consumer, digital health, education, enterprise, fintech, marketplaces, software as a service, information technology and media. The firm concentrates on the San Francisco Bay Area, New York and Toronto, while considering other geographies. Typical investment sizes range from $0.1 million to $0.25 million.

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with a global investment reach. It provides capital and operational support to early, growth, and later-stage companies across a wide range of industries, including software, consumer technology, healthcare technology, life sciences, energy technology, infrastructure, and AI-enabled services. NEA collaborates with founders to address technical challenges, guide product development, and expand markets, leveraging its domain expertise to help portfolio companies scale from seed stages through IPO. The firm invests across the United States, Asia, and other regions, often supporting companies from early stages to scale, and has a long track record that includes numerous IPOs and acquisitions. NEA emphasizes a hands-on partnership approach and seeks opportunities across sectors that enable transformational businesses through technology and data-driven innovation.

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.

HV Capital is a European venture capital firm with offices in Berlin and Munich that supports technology startups across Europe at all stages, from seed to growth. It partners with founders to provide capital, strategic guidance, and access to its network, helping portfolio companies navigate multiple funding rounds and scale operations. The firm invests across sectors such as software, fintech, healthcare, climate tech, enterprise technologies, frontier tech, and consumer platforms, emphasizing a digital-first approach and long-term partnership to build market-leading digital companies.

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that, as of March 2024, operates as two distinct brands: Granite Asia, headquartered in Singapore, investing in the APAC region including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India and Australia; and Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the United States, Israel, Europe and Latin America. The firm backs early- and growth-stage technology companies and leverages an international network to help portfolio companies scale across borders.

Tiger Global Management is a New York-based investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman. It allocates capital to private and public markets worldwide, with a focus on technology, internet, consumer and financial services sectors, and regions including the United States, China, India, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The firm employs public equity strategies such as long/short and growth, alongside private investments across early to late stages, seeking high-quality growth opportunities and supporting portfolio companies throughout their lifecycle.

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park. It provides capital and strategic guidance to technology companies across stages, investing in sectors including artificial intelligence, digital health, sustainability, climate tech, and consumer technology. The firm seeks startups with innovative technologies or business models and offers hands-on support to help build enduring companies. It manages multiple funds and runs initiatives such as Khosla Impact, which supports high-impact for-profit ventures addressing the needs of low-income populations and emerging markets. Through funding and guidance, it backs transformative technologies and scalable businesses in the United States and globally.

LearnStart is a venture capital firm based in New York that concentrates on education technology companies. It provides seed funding to early-stage edtech ventures, supporting development and growth of global education solutions.

CDP Venture Capital is a leading venture capital fund manager in Italy and Europe with assets under management of about 4.9 billion euros. Based in Rome and founded in 2015, the firm invests directly and indirectly in innovative companies spanning AI and cybersecurity, green transition, fintech and other sectors. It supports the Italian entrepreneurial ecosystem by connecting institutions, companies, universities and research centers to foster venture capital development and knowledge sharing. The firm backs startups and growth-stage companies through multiple funds and initiatives, targeting consumer products and services, energy, healthcare, information technology, automotive, fashion, food, insurtech and related sectors in Italy. It pursues sustainable practices and meaningful partnerships to contribute to innovation and economic growth.

Endeavor is a global non-profit organization and network that identifies, supports, and mentors high-impact entrepreneurs. Through a rigorous selection process, it connects founders with mentors, peers, and resources to scale their businesses and contribute to their communities. The network spans nearly 40 countries and supports more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, whose companies generate over 28 billion in combined revenues and have created more than 3.9 million jobs, reflecting Endeavor’s focus on fostering sustainable growth and entrepreneurship ecosystems around the world.

Global Founders Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital platform founded by Rocket Internet that invests in early-stage technology companies worldwide. It operates as a globally oriented, stage-agnostic investor, partnering with exceptional founders across sectors and providing support from the initial growth phase through scale. The firm targets high-potential, rapidly expanding ventures and emphasizes impact and feasibility in evaluating opportunities. It is led by investment partners Cedric Asselman, David Sainteff, and Fabricio Pettena.

ah! Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm and full-spectrum startup investment platform that connects early-stage startups across India with investors. It operates as a sector-agnostic platform and supports fundraising efforts through events and resources such as masterclasses and pitch days, helping founders access capital and strategic guidance. Backed by a large community of over 3,000 investors and tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, it seeks to catalyze startup growth by facilitating funding opportunities and ongoing support throughout the entrepreneurial journey, with a focus on mutual success for the broader ecosystem.

High-Tech Gründerfonds is a Germany-based venture capital firm established in 2005 that funds early-stage technology startups in Germany. Based in Bonn with an office in Berlin, it supports companies across software, information technology, digital and industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry, IoT, energy, and related fields by providing initial capital and subsequent funding, complemented by active guidance from investment managers. The firm typically acts as a lead investor and cooperates with other investors to help portfolio companies advance from concept to market, with a focus on startups that have begun commercial operations. By combining financing with hands-on support, HTGF aims to help high-potential founders develop their technology, validate products, and scale within the German market.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1972. It funds early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across technology-enabled industries, including digital health, life sciences, healthcare, information technology, cybersecurity, consumer products and services, software, and financial technology. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO and beyond, supporting bold ideas that span industries and continents. It emphasizes a hands-on, founder-friendly approach and leverages decades of investing experience to help portfolio companies scale. The firm also maintains a dedicated seed-stage unit focused on emerging technologies such as blockchains, virtual reality, digital health, drones, computer vision, and mobile marketplaces, with internal tools designed to address common early-stage challenges in recruiting, financing, and operations. Kleiner Perkins operates globally from its Menlo Park base, reflecting its long-standing focus on technology-driven innovation.

Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in San Francisco that funds early-stage technology companies. The firm focuses on applied AI, B2B software, fintech, health tech, infrastructure and hardware, and supports ventures from idea to Series A with a hands-on, founder-friendly approach drawn from its team of former entrepreneurs. It has backed and partnered with companies such as Apple, FedEx, Oculus, Canva, Zendesk and HubSpot, Postmates and Fivetran, illustrating a history of broad technology investments across the United States, China and India. Matrix Partners combines local knowledge with global experience to help portfolio companies scale into category-leading businesses.