Orion Resource Partners is a New York-based alternative investment manager that provides flexible capital solutions to mining and natural resource companies worldwide. The firm focuses on debt, structured equity, and production-linked financing, with capabilities in convertibles, offtake agreements, streaming, and royalty investments. It targets publicly traded mining entities in base and precious metals and uses a disciplined, risk-adjusted investment process. By offering tailored capital structures and active portfolio management, Orion supports growth and resilience in the metals sector across global markets.

Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development finances projects and provides advisory services to the public and private sectors. It supports new ventures and expansion in existing companies through project financing, loans, and equity or quasi-equity investments, including equity funds and guarantees, and it partners with private entities to invest across sectors such as banking, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, information technology, and services. The bank also helps publicly owned entities privatize and restructure municipal services and engages in policy reform dialogue and advisory services, along with trade finance and loan syndication. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in London, it operates across regions including Southeastern and Central Europe, the Baltic States, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, Central Asia, and parts of the Middle East and Africa, aiming to foster market-oriented change and private sector development by mobilizing capital for sustainable investments. It has invested more than €130 billion in over 5,200 projects.

Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Quebec. Established in 1983, the firm specializes in investing in small and medium-sized businesses across various sectors, including natural resources, aerospace, agri-food, life sciences, and culture. It primarily focuses on projects that require funding of $3 million or more and provides loans up to $2 million. The firm actively seeks investment opportunities in Quebec, particularly in regions such as Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie. Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests in a range of activities, including business succession, financial restructuring, and market development, while avoiding sectors like retail, real estate, and biotechnology. It typically engages in equity financing and unsecured debt with investment horizons ranging from five to ten years. The firm aims to support projects that positively impact the Quebec economy and often takes either minority or majority stakes in its portfolio companies.

Desjardins Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, based in Quebec, Canada. It provides growth capital, mezzanine, and select debt financing to early-stage through mature companies across industrial, manufacturing, technology, and service sectors, with emphasis on health care, life sciences, and biotechnology. The firm also supports cooperatives, including worker-owned and housing cooperatives, and network cooperatives, financing development, acquisitions, expansions, and succession plans. It primarily invests in Quebec and surrounding regions, and can finance growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, and modernization. Investments may be equity or debt, including unsecured loans, with instruments ranging from senior debt to equity, and tenures typically five to eight years for equity and three to five years for debt. The firm often takes minority stakes with board participation. It does not invest in natural resource exploration or financial services. Desjardins Capital traces its roots to 1974 and operates within the Desjardins Group.

GE Equity invests globally across various sectors, focusing on established companies with high growth potential. It takes minority ownership positions and offers growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and LP investments.

Founded in 2015, FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on stage-agnostic investments in marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Their investment range varies from $50,000 to $5,000,000, typically at seed or series A stages.

Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd (SCGC) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by the Shenzhen Government. The company is dedicated to fostering national industries, developing national brands, and promoting economic transformation through investments in emerging sectors. SCGC primarily targets small to medium enterprises and innovative high-tech companies, focusing on those in various stages of growth, including startups and those undergoing transformation. Its investment portfolio spans industries that align with national policy support, such as information technology, internet services, new media, biopharmaceuticals, new energy, environmental protection, chemical engineering, and high-end equipment manufacturing. With a registered capital of 5.42 billion RMB and significant assets under management, SCGC has established itself as a leader in the venture capital landscape, having invested in numerous companies, many of which have achieved public listings across global capital markets.

Established in 2001, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a Canadian organization that funds and supports innovative cleantech projects. It focuses on moving groundbreaking technologies to market, creating jobs, driving economic growth, and promoting environmental benefits. SDTC operates independently but collaborates with various stakeholders from private industry, academia, and governments.

Endeavour Silver Corp is a Canadian mineral company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, development, and exploitation of precious metal properties in Mexico and Chile. It operates the Guanacevi and Bolanitos silver mines in Mexico and the El Cubo silver-gold mine in Guanajuato; it is developing the Terronera project and maintains exploration programs in Mexico, Chile, and the United States. In 2012 it acquired Mexgold Resources and its subsidiaries, expanding its producing assets in the Guanajuato district.

SDIC Innovation Investment Management Co., Ltd. is a private equity and venture capital arm of State Development & Investment Corp., Ltd. The firm seeks to invest mobile internet, internet of things, cloud computing, big data and information technology services, intelligent robots focusing on intelligent manufacturing industry chain, industrial robotics, electric vehicles, new energy vehicles, intelligent vehicles, high-end medical equipments and medication, high value consumables, in vitro diagnostic devices, modern agricultural equipments, high-end ships, marine engineering, rail transport equipments, new materials, clean energy, energy conservation, environmental protection, financial services, advanced manufacturing technology, industrial internet, technology, media and technology and healthcare sectors. For new energy vehicles, the firm seeks to focus on intelligent upstream and downstream industry chain, power batteries and power systems, and advanced technology supply chain. For advanced manufacturing, it prefers to focus on medicine and health. SDIC Innovation Investment Management Co., Ltd. was founded in July 2009 and is based in Beijing, China with an additional office in Asia.

Established in 2015, EIT RawMaterials fosters innovation within Europe's raw materials sector by bridging academia, industry, and investment. It supports disruptive innovations through collaborative projects and invests in education initiatives to cultivate future innovators.

Founded in 2001, Chrysalix is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Vancouver. It invests in and supports innovative technologies addressing global industrial demands, with a focus on clean-tech, renewable energy, agriculture, AI, data analytics, and advanced materials.

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor-led venture capital firm based in Kirkland, Washington, focused on climate and energy technology. It makes minority investments across seed, early, and later stages in companies delivering environmental services, climate technology, and cleantech solutions. The firm seeks scalable technologies that provide reliable, affordable power while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supports innovations that address energy access, infrastructure, and transportation needs. Its mission emphasizes patient, impact-oriented investing to accelerate the transition to low-emission energy systems.

Lowercarbon Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Jackson, Wyoming, that funds research and invests in companies developing technologies to reduce CO2 emissions and advance decarbonization, with a focus on energy, transportation, industrial materials, and agriculture.

Eldorado Gold is a Canadian gold and base metals producer with mining, development and exploration activities in Turkey, Canada and Greece, operating a portfolio of assets including Kisladag, Efemcukuru, Skouries, Perama Hill and Certej, and maintaining long-term partnerships with local communities, while emphasizing responsible operations with high safety and environmental standards and engaging with stakeholders to support the communities where it operates.

Founded in 2011, DCVC is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm invests in early-stage companies utilizing deep tech to solve complex problems across sectors such as artificial intelligence, exascale computing, climate, engineering, materials science, robotics, space, water, biology, defense, and security.

Invest AG is the private equity and venture capital arm of Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich Aktiengesellschaft, specializing in investments in small and medium-sized enterprises. Established in 1994 and headquartered in Linz, Austria, the firm manages a portfolio of approximately 180 million euros, focusing on expansion and growth financing, management buyouts, and other financial strategies, while avoiding investments in tourism and restructuring. It generally invests between 1.5 million and 15 million euros, seeking a stake of no more than 49 percent in the companies it supports. The firm operates primarily in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a particular emphasis on the Upper Austrian region for young entrepreneurs. Invest AG has invested in over 140 companies across various sectors and aims to exit its investments through methods such as IPOs and trade sales. The firm prides itself on providing long-term stability and expertise to its partners, assisting them in operational, commercial, and strategic matters.

CIBC Capital Partners is a Toronto-based investment firm specializing in direct, fund, and mezzanine investments. It provides subordinated debt and equity to mid- and late-stage private or public companies for growth financing, acquisitions, management buyouts, and recapitalizations. The firm prefers investments in later-stage companies undergoing financial restructurings, with a focus on sectors such as Industrials, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Financials, and Technology. It typically invests CAD10-20 million ($9.81-$19.61 million) per company, based primarily in Canada, Europe, and Australia.

Lion Selection Group, established in 1997, is a Melbourne-based investment company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It specializes in long-term investments, primarily in early-stage mining exploration and development sectors. The company pools investors' capital to build a diversified portfolio of junior mining companies, aiming to generate returns through strategic, long-term investments.

Pinetree Capital is a Toronto-based investment firm focused on small-cap markets, with a history of backing technology and resource companies. It operates as a diversified investment, financial advisory, and venture capital firm, concentrating on investing in equity and, to a lesser extent, debt and convertible securities, with emphasis on early-stage and micro to small-cap opportunities.

Finindus is an investment company that provides early-stage and growth financing to innovative companies focused on materials science, processing technologies, and sustainable manufacturing across the metal value chain. Typically investing €0.5 to €5 million per round, with a maximum of €10 million per company, Finindus actively contributes to portfolio companies' value creation through its network, expertise, and access to OCAS's research facilities.

Troilus Gold is a Canadian development-stage resource company focused on the potential restart and mineral expansion of the former producing Troilus gold and copper mine in Quebec.

Founded in 2015, AM Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Starnberg, Germany. It specializes in early-stage investments in the industrial 3D printing sector, with a focus on sustainable technologies and global impact.

Founded in 2015, Oxford Science Enterprises is a venture firm that partners with the University of Oxford to build science-based businesses. It invests primarily in life sciences, AI and software, healthcare, and deep tech sectors, aiming to create companies capable of addressing global challenges such as infectious diseases and nuclear fusion.

Chalmers Ventures is a Swedish venture capital firm based in Gothenburg that supports technology-driven companies through coaching, financing and business development. The firm invests across seed, early, and growth stages in Sweden, with programs that include incubation, startup camps and accelerator activities as well as a technology transfer program. It focuses on companies connected to the Gothenburg region and Sweden operating in information technology, communications, new materials, green tech, health tech and biotechnology, and seeks innovative ventures with growth potential. The firm typically makes minority investments and uses a staged funding approach, providing capital through various program phases and through balance sheet investments. It partners with ventures that participate in its programs, helping them advance from explore to scalable stages and achieve commercial success.

Premier African Minerals Ltd explores, evaluates, and develops mineral properties across Africa, focusing primarily on tungsten, lithium, and tantalum elements.

Advantage Capital Partners is a United States‑based venture capital firm that provides growth equity, debt, and mezzanine financing to small and mid‑market companies, with a focus on underserved communities and state and local economic development. The firm invests across sectors including manufacturing, technology, business services, life sciences, and energy, and also supports real estate development projects with equity and debt. It typically makes initial investments ranging roughly from half a million to ten million in companies with modest sales, and may participate in larger follow‑on rounds or co‑invest with other firms. It uses senior debt, mezzanine debt, subordinated loans, and government‑guaranteed lending, and often pursues equity positions through preferred shares or convertible notes. Advantage Capital operates nationwide in the United States, with roots in New Orleans and offices in multiple states, and has backed thousands of jobs and housing projects as part of its mission to expand inclusive economic growth.

CM Venture Capital is an early and growth stage venture capital firm based in Beijing that backs minority investments in seed, early, and later stage companies. It focuses on hard technology sectors including environmental services, energy, software, advanced manufacturing, cleantech, internet of things and materials technology, supporting startups that develop transformational industrial technologies. The firm emphasizes hands-on involvement to help entrepreneurs develop, prove and scale innovations, leveraging cofounders with extensive experience in research, venture capital and business development. Its portfolio spans Asia, North America and Europe, and it collaborates with corporate partners such as BASF, General Electric, Heraeus, Petronas, SABIC and Samsung. CM Venture Capital is also connected to industry initiatives in China, including sponsorship of the Shanghai Strategic Emerging Industries Foundation, which hosts the Innovation China Conference for entrepreneurs, investors and multinational companies.

Cowin Capital, established in 2000, is a Shenzhen-based private equity firm specializing in early-stage investments. With 18 years of experience, it focuses on supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises, primarily in the energy, communication, electronics, and environmental protection sectors. Cowin Capital takes a long-term approach, aiming to create value through strategic partnerships and operational support. It has successfully invested in over 300 companies, with 60 becoming publicly listed and 150 achieving successful exits. Notably, Cowin Capital was one of the first venture capital institutions to be listed on the New Third Board (NEEQ) in China.

Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a strong network in Asia. Founded in 2013, it seeks startup opportunities across the United States and Asia, investing in technology-enabled ventures across a broad range of sectors. The firm helps portfolio companies expand internationally and accelerate growth in Asia by leveraging its regional network and industry partnerships. Typical investments range from $100,000 to $1 million, often alongside other investors. Scrum Ventures has launched Scrum Studios, a platform that collaborates with corporate partners such as Panasonic, Nintendo, and Dentsu to provide strategic support and pilots for portfolio companies.

Evok Innovations is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that focuses on cleantech and accelerating the energy transition. It invests across North America in early-stage decarbonization technologies, including carbon management, clean fuels, electrification, and critical minerals.

Minaurum Gold is an exploration company focused on high-grade gold and silver projects in Mexico. Its portfolio includes the Biricu Project, Vuelcos del Destino Project, Adelita Project, Aurena Project, Santa Marta Project, Taviche Project, Alamos (Quintera) Project, and others.

New Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian-based exploration and development company focused on precious metal properties in Bolivia and Canada. It explores for silver and gold, and also targets lead and zinc. The company’s Silver Sand project is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. It also holds the Tagish Lake Gold Project in Yukon, Canada, with extensive mineral claims and established infrastructure including a mill and support facilities. Other Bolivian projects include Carangas and Silverstrike. The company aims to advance its mineral discoveries through continued exploration and eventual development.

Global Energy Metals focuses on acquiring and developing high-quality cobalt assets to provide investors exposure to the growing demand for cobalt in rechargeable batteries and electric vehicles. The company's portfolio includes projects in Canada, Australia, and the United States, with a strategic partnership with Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. for project finance, metallurgical support, and material purchase.

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.

IQT focuses on advancing innovative technology solutions tailored for the intelligence and defense sectors. By fostering the development of cutting-edge tools, IQT aims to enhance the capabilities of these communities in their efforts to ensure national security. The organization plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between emerging technologies and their practical applications within government agencies, ultimately contributing to the safety and protection of the nation.

Voyager Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 with offices in San Francisco and New York. It pursues early-stage investments in climate technology and decarbonization, spanning mobility, energy, materials, food, the built environment, analytics, industrial systems, and carbon removal, typically in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds.

CD Capital UK Limited is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2006, specializing in investments within the natural resources sector. The firm primarily targets growth equity financing and early-stage investments, focusing on a diverse range of commodities including zinc, copper, nickel, tungsten, molybdenum, uranium, coal, steel, iron ore, gold, silver, diamonds, and oil and gas. CD Capital typically invests a minimum of $1 million in its portfolio companies and aims for exits through various strategies such as initial public offerings, asset sales, and joint ventures. The firm also emphasizes co-investment opportunities with entrepreneurial owners, with a significant focus on mining companies, particularly in Latin America.

Aberdeen is a global investment company focused on the resource sector. It actively invests in and builds private, micro-, and small-cap resource companies, providing managerial, technical, and financial resources to unlock their potential.

Framework Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that invests in companies building and enabling cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, blockchain infrastructure, gaming and related technologies. The team includes technologists, researchers and investors who develop products and services to support open blockchain networks and participate in their growth. The firm operates as a registered investment adviser.

Established in 2017, Karatage is a London-based venture capital firm focusing on seed, early, and later-stage investments.

Founded in Berlin in 2012, Project A Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that combines financial support with operational services for technology companies. With over $600 million in assets under management and a team of more than 100 experts across software engineering, business intelligence, marketing, and recruiting, the firm offers comprehensive assistance to its portfolio companies. Notable investments include Trade Republic, sennder, KRY, Catawiki, WorldRemit, Spryker, and Voi.

Golden Predator Mining is a Canada-based exploration-stage mining company focused on acquiring and exploring gold and base metal properties. It holds interests in the Brewery Creek project in Yukon, a past-producing heap-leach gold operation with expanded oxide resources; the 3 Aces project in Yukon, a large land package being delineated; the Marg polymetallic deposit in Yukon, currently under option; and the Gold Dome and Grew Creek projects in Yukon, as well as the Castle West project in Nevada. The company aims to advance advanced-stage assets toward production and seeks joint ventures to fund development. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Vancouver, Golden Predator pursues monetization of its Yukon assets through partnerships while exploring additional opportunities.

S2G Ventures is a Chicago-based, multi-stage investment firm focused on fostering innovation across food and agriculture, oceans, and energy. Founded in 2014, it targets late-stage venture and growth investments and maintains a portfolio spanning seed, venture, and growth rounds. The firm backs entrepreneurs delivering market-driven solutions that transform food systems and related sectors, including ingredients, infrastructure and logistics, food safety technology, retail and consumer brands, as well as opportunities in ocean and energy domains. Its objective is to catalyze healthier, sustainable, and locally sourced food systems through investments that cover agricultural products, logistics, and consumer offerings.

Established in 2022 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, Stellar Ventures is a venture capital firm led by women. It focuses on investing in innovative space technology companies.

Established in 2021 with a $2 billion investment from the Victorian Government, Breakthrough Victoria is a venture capital firm based in Melbourne. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies operating within health and life sciences, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies, agri-food, and clean economy sectors.

Antioquia Gold is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on gold resources in Colombia. Its primary asset is the Cisneros project, an underground mine covering approximately 5,630 hectares in Antioquia, about 80 kilometers northeast of Medellín.

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.

Great Western Exploration is an Australian mineral exploration company focused on gold, copper, nickel and base metals. It holds interests in multiple Western Australian projects, including Finlayson Gold Target, Golden Corridor, Atley Gold, Lake Way Potash near Wiluna, Yerrida South, and the Yerrida North joint venture, as well as the Yandal West gold project. The company operates through Mineral Exploration and Finance and Administration segments and has been active since 2007, based in Perth. It evaluates and develops mineral properties, pursuing acquisition and exploration of assets with potential for gold, copper, zinc and sulfide deposits.