Investors in Retail

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FJ Labs

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.
Made 223 investments in Retail

SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.
Made 223 investments in Retail

Antler

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.
Made 123 investments in Retail

Accel

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.
Made 221 investments in Retail

Bossa Invest

Bossa Invest is a venture capital investment firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software as a service investments and provides investment services to clients, informed by market trend analysis, and serves sectors such as finance, technology, and real estate.
Made 217 investments in Retail

Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital is a global venture capital firm and platform established by Rocket Internet, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin. It operates as a stage-agnostic investor that backs early-stage technology companies worldwide, working with exceptional founders across diverse sectors and providing support from the initial growth phase. The firm emphasizes global reach and seeks opportunities in software and technology sectors, aiming to help high-potential teams scale rapidly.
Made 124 investments in Retail

Tiger Global Management

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.
Made 205 investments in Retail

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests across the startup lifecycle, from seed to growth, in sectors including enterprise technology, consumer, fintech, health, and cleantech, with a focus on software, internet, mobile, and other technology-enabled businesses. The firm operates internationally with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya Pituach, enabling it to back entrepreneurs across the United States, Asia, and Israel.
Made 137 investments in Retail

IDG Capital

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.
Made 190 investments in Retail

Sequoia Capital

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.
Made 152 investments in Retail

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provides project financing and banking products to banks, industries and private enterprises, including loans for projects, equity and quasi-equity investments, equity funds for smaller enterprises, guarantees and trade finance. It also offers policy reform dialogue and advisory services and supports loan syndication. The bank assists privatization and restructuring of municipal services and invests across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, finance, telecommunications and real estate in Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on market transition and private sector development. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in London, it seeks to promote sustainable growth, job creation and higher living standards through financial support, advisory services and policy reform.
Made 54 investments in Retail

Goodwater Capital

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.
Made 87 investments in Retail

Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and New York. It focuses on seed and early-stage investments across sectors, prioritizing founder alignment and capital efficiency. The firm is built by founders and aims to support entrepreneurs from concept through outcomes, fostering a community of founders and sharing insights through articles and newsletters. While industry-agnostic, it backs technology-driven companies and maintains a globally active investment approach.
Made 72 investments in Retail

General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage and growth equity investments in technology companies. Founded in 2000 and based in the United States, the firm backs startups across consumer, enterprise software, fintech, crypto, and health technologies, offering mentorship and strategic guidance to help ideas scale. It participates in seed and growth rounds, often taking minority or majority stakes, and supports portfolio companies with resources and networks across North America and Europe.
Made 116 investments in Retail

Alumni Ventures

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.
Made 97 investments in Retail

Vertex Ventures

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors that supports technology startups by pairing operating experience with access to capital, talent, partners and customers to help build globally scalable businesses. With activities across the United States, China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia, the firm provides hands-on support to portfolio companies, leveraging its ecosystem to help startups grow from early stages to global markets. The group emphasizes collaboration with founders and industry partners, active portfolio involvement, and a deep focus on software, data, security, healthcare and other technology sectors.
Made 68 investments in Retail

Venture Catalysts

Venture Catalysts is an early-stage investment platform connecting startups and investors. It provides continuous capital and development support to its portfolio companies and operates an exclusive investor community that gives members access to the early-stage startup ecosystem.
Made 73 investments in Retail

Advantage Capital Partners

Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in New Orleans, with offices across the United States. It specializes in equity and debt investments, including growth equity, senior debt, mezzanine debt, and subordinated loans, focusing on small businesses and underserved communities to drive local economic development. The firm targets companies at various growth stages in sectors such as manufacturing, technology, business services, energy, agriculture, and renewables, and also participates in rural and minority-led ventures. Its strategy combines debt and equity financing, often supporting ventures with capital needs from roughly half a million up to several million dollars, and it collaborates with state and federal programs to extend financing. Known for impact investing, Advantage Capital aims to create jobs and broad-based economic growth by investing in communities with limited access to traditional risk capital.
Made 130 investments in Retail

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm with offices in London, San Francisco and Geneva. It provides early-stage and growth-stage investments to technology-driven companies across software, fintech, healthcare, AI, data, entertainment, and related sectors, spanning seed to expansion rounds. The firm offers strategic support through due diligence, deal structuring and ongoing guidance to portfolio founders, leveraging a broad network of industry relationships to connect entrepreneurs with customers, partners and investors. With a history dating back to 1996, Index emphasizes long-term collaboration with ambitious teams to help them scale, enter new markets and turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Made 126 investments in Retail

IMM Investment

IMM Investment is a Seoul-based independent private equity and venture capital firm established in 1999. The company engages in mezzanine and growth investments and pursues opportunities in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate restructuring, private equity, industry consolidation, management buyouts, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and cross-border transactions. It concentrates on medium-sized companies operating in information technology infrastructure, wireless communications, software, contents, and other technology-enabled sectors, with a particular emphasis on information technology, healthcare/biotech, and manufacturing. The firm typically takes an active role in governance and strategic direction and focuses on opportunities within South Korea and cross-border contexts. IMM Investment aims to support portfolio companies through growth, expansion, and consolidation, leveraging its long-standing relationships with institutional investors and investment professionals.
Made 39 investments in Retail

New Enterprise Associates

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.
Made 142 investments in Retail

GGV Capital

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.
Made 109 investments in Retail

Forerunner Ventures

Forerunner Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on consumer-oriented, technology-enabled businesses. The firm prioritizes understanding the modern consumer mindset and supports founders who aim to meet people where they will be tomorrow, not just today, with funding, strategic wisdom, and consumer insight. It concentrates on high-growth, branded consumer companies across online and offline commerce, social and mobile commerce, marketplaces, and related tools and services, often at seed and Series A stages. The firm partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to help scale disruptive brands, including notable names such as Warby Parker and Dollar Shave Club, through hands-on guidance and market insight. With a location emphasis on the Bay Area and willingness to consider major U.S. markets, Forerunner seeks opportunities in North America and aims to drive industry transformation through strategic support.
Made 112 investments in Retail

Halogen Ventures

Halogen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer technology startups led by women, with a focus on consumer tech and B2B software. It supports pre-seed through Series A companies, combining capital with hands-on guidance across the product and founding lifecycle. The firm helps founders build networks, gain brand exposure, recruit talent, secure follow-on funding, and chart paths to acquisition or IPO. It emphasizes diversity and inclusion in the venture ecosystem and relies on a network of advisors to provide strategic guidance and resources that drive growth and valuation.
Made 36 investments in Retail

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global private equity and venture capital firm that partners with growth-stage software, internet, and data-services companies to accelerate revenue growth and long-term value. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York, it focuses on software-enabled sectors including Fintech, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and Healthcare, and has backed more than 750 companies worldwide, with numerous portfolio companies achieving IPOs. The firm provides capital, hands-on operational guidance, and a broad network to help growing software companies move from product-market fit to IPO, assisting with product development, M&A, efficiency, and geographic expansion. As of 2022, Insight Partners reported over 75 billion in assets under management and maintains offices in New York, London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto to support its global portfolio.
Made 82 investments in Retail

Right Side Capital Management

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.
Made 125 investments in Retail

DSG Consumer Partners

DSG Consumer Partners is a Singapore-based venture capital firm established in 2012 that focuses on consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia. The firm primarily takes minority equity stakes in unlisted consumer businesses but will consider control investments with aligned management. It follows a long-term investment horizon of six to ten years and supports growth by providing capital and strategic guidance to scale brands across the region. The team has a track record of backing leading consumer brands since 2004, including Sula Wines, Saffronart, Cleartrip, Bakers Circle, Mocha, Veeba Food Services, and Redmart in Singapore.
Made 53 investments in Retail

Endeavor

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.
Made 75 investments in Retail

Service Provider Capital

Service Provider Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2014 and based in Golden, Colorado, with operations in Vail, Colorado. The firm co-invests in Seed and Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds and maintains six regional funds covering Rocky Mountain and View regions across Midwest, New England, Southeast, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. It has a portfolio of more than 600 companies and a network of over 400 strategic investors, connecting portfolio companies to potential investors, customers, and partners. Service Provider Capital emphasizes timely support and accessibility, covering its own legal fees to expedite processes and offering investment terms that avoid restrictive rights. It operates as an independent entity not affiliated with its portfolio companies.
Made 18 investments in Retail

Global Brain

Global Brain is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm established in 1998 that invests in technology companies from seed to pre-IPO stages and operates across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The firm backs startups in sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud and software-as-a-service, cybersecurity, advertisement, agritech, foodtech, climate technology, and commerce, among others, and emphasizes hands-on support and resources to portfolio companies. It manages pure investment funds as well as corporate venture funds formed with leading public companies, enabling strategic collaboration and broader networks. Over its history, Global Brain has invested in hundreds of startups and facilitated numerous exits including IPOs and mergers and acquisitions, underscoring its active role in building early-stage technology companies.
Made 72 investments in Retail

Lerer Hippeau

Lerer Hippeau is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that concentrates on early-stage investments in North America. The firm backs entrepreneurs across a broad range of sectors, including fintech, blockchain, hardware and robotics, healthcare, software, media and entertainment, and consumer brands, with a focus on seed and early financing and close founder support as companies scale. Its portfolio includes a mix of enterprise and consumer companies such as Guideline, K Health, Allbirds, Zipline, ZenBusiness, and Thrive, illustrating a track record of helping disruptive startups grow from inception to scale.
Made 115 investments in Retail

Matrix Partners

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.
Made 116 investments in Retail

Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital and growth equity firm based in California. Founded in 1961, it has funded hundreds of companies across seed to growth stages in software, IT infrastructure, Internet and consumer, enterprise services, financial services, healthcare, and life sciences. The firm operates across North America, Israel, India and other markets, leveraging a broad network and operating experience to help CEOs and founders scale. It provides capital and strategic guidance, supporting portfolio companies through multiple rounds as needed, and offers resources designed to accelerate growth and build long-term value. Norwest emphasizes a collaborative approach, partnering with entrepreneurs to navigate milestones and expand market reach, with the goal of fostering durable, high-impact businesses.
Made 116 investments in Retail

Headline

Headline is a global venture capital firm with a footprint in seven cities worldwide, investing across geographies and leading rounds at multiple stages. Its Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil to support local deal flow, while a San Francisco–based Growth Fund leads Series B and later rounds from a global perspective. The firm operates Headline Asia, the Tokyo-based Asia arm formerly Infinity Ventures, which backs companies across East, South, and Southeast Asia in sectors including business software, fintech, healthcare, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and cloud technologies. Its portfolio includes notable names such as Sonos, The RealReal, Farfetch, Bumble, Acorns, and Sorare. Headline Asia IV, a 2020 vintage fund based in Tokyo, pursues minority investments across East, South, and Southeast Asia.
Made 98 investments in Retail

Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm focused on technology startups and investments in the internet and mobile markets. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, it leverages a broad network in media and technology to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. The firm has managed over $1 billion in assets and has made more than 200 investments across consumer internet, fintech, software, and related tech sectors, supporting both early and later-stage companies as they scale. Greycroft also pursues inclusive investment practices, including a diversity-focused term sheet rider.
Made 99 investments in Retail

DST Global

DST Global is an investment firm that backs late-stage internet and technology companies, focusing on private markets and growth opportunities. It deploys capital through venture and private equity investments in established digital businesses, engages with founders and management to support development ahead of liquidity events, and performs due diligence to structure investments for institutional investors. The firm operates globally, funding opportunities across software, information technology, mobile, internet of things, e-commerce, and other internet economy sectors, and manages capital on behalf of institutional clients rather than retail investors. It maintains offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong, and has a registered presence in the Cayman Islands.
Made 72 investments in Retail

ZhenFund

ZhenFund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Bob Xu and Victor Wang in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. It specializes in early-stage investments across technology-driven sectors including AI, e-commerce, education, fintech, life sciences, autonomous driving, and healthcare. The firm has built a broad network of more than 800 portfolio companies, including numerous unicorns, and supports entrepreneurs with mentorship and resources such as demo days, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR guidance, and fundraising assistance. Its active CEO network facilitates peer support via platforms like WeChat. ZhenFund also runs entrepreneur-focused initiatives such as ZhenSummer Grant, ZhenResidence, and ZhenCampus, aiming to foster innovation and practical market impact. The firm emphasizes founder quality and market need, seeking startups with ambitious goals and a hands-on approach to growth.
Made 104 investments in Retail

Flat6Labs

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.
Made 64 investments in Retail

Inflection Point Ventures

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.
Made 37 investments in Retail

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. It backs entrepreneurs across seed and growth stages and invests across consumer, enterprise and healthcare sectors. The firm has backed notable companies such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr and Toast, and it has about $19 billion in assets under management.
Made 110 investments in Retail

XRC Ventures

XRC Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator focused on pre-Seed to Series A startups in the retail technology, consumer goods, and consumer healthtech sectors. Founded in 2015, the firm has invested in more than 130 startups and operates multiple funds to back early-stage companies. It supports an ecosystem of strategic partners and mentors, including Estée Lauder Companies, The TJX Companies, and GS1 US, and collaborates with major industry events such as NRF Retail's Big Show, Shoptalk, and HLTH. The company emphasizes diversity and inclusion, with a substantial share of portfolio founders and leaders from female and BIPOC groups. Through its ecosystem and capital, XRC Ventures connects consumer brands and technology-enabled businesses across areas such as commerce, healthtech, e-commerce, and store tech to foster innovation.
Made 72 investments in Retail

SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based venture capital and angel investment firm that backs early-stage software and technology-enabled companies across the United States. The firm provides business development, financing and strategic advisory services, including M&A support, leveraging its network to help founders at critical inflection points. Known for a high-volume approach, SV Angel evaluates and backs a broad slate of startups each year, aiming to accelerate growth and help build lasting companies through hands-on guidance and connections.
Made 121 investments in Retail

Brand Foundry Ventures

Brand Foundry Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas. It concentrates on early-stage investments in the consumer and business sectors, backing startups as they grow from inception toward market traction. The firm operates as an investment adviser in the venture ecosystem, leveraging its experience to support portfolio companies with strategic guidance and industry connections.
Made 34 investments in Retail

Titan Capital

Titan Capital is a venture capital firm based in Gurugram, India, founded in 2011. It focuses on investing in consumer, internet, direct-to-consumer brands, health technology, business-to-business services, software-as-a-service, and fintech sectors, backing world-class entrepreneurs to create wide-scale positive impact in India and around the world.
Made 50 investments in Retail

Blume Ventures

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.
Made 48 investments in Retail

East Ventures

East Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 and based in Singapore, with activities across Southeast Asia. It provides multi-stage investments from seed to growth for technology companies and has backed more than 300 startups across the region. The firm pursues a platform approach that combines funding with operational support and ecosystem engagement, including initiatives such as climate impact and ESG-oriented programs. East Ventures operates primarily in Singapore, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian markets, and has established growth capital partnerships through EV Growth, a joint venture with SMDV and YJ Capital that focuses on scaling startups in Indonesia and the wider region.
Made 78 investments in Retail

Science

Science is a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2011. It targets seed-, early-, and later-stage investments in technology companies primarily in the United States, with activity also noted in India. The firm emphasizes identifying entrenched markets and societal shifts and backing disruptive ideas through highly focused teams. It has co-founded and invested in more than 60 companies, including notable early investments in consumer and technology startups such as Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, HelloSociety, FameBit, Mammoth Media, Pray, and PlayVS.
Made 10 investments in Retail

Wayra

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.
Made 128 investments in Retail

Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is a Paris-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups from seed to Series A rounds and often acts as lead investor while collaborating with other funds. It emphasizes speed and founders’ needs, aiming to simplify fundraising and provide immediate capital, a strong network, and hands-on support to help teams recruit, focus, and scale. The firm operates globally, with involvement in startups across multiple countries and maintains a London office alongside its Paris headquarters. Founded in 2010 by Xavier Niel, Kima Ventures prioritizes a broad portfolio and significant minority stakes, working with a network of founders and experts to support portfolio companies beyond capital.
Made 83 investments in Retail

Gaingels

Gaingels is a venture capital organization focused on supporting LGBTQ+ founders and leaders and their allies. It invests across stages and industries, building a global portfolio of 130+ companies and deploying around $70 million in capital. Beyond funding, Gaingels helps portfolio companies recruit diverse C-suite and board talent and fosters a global community of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs working toward inclusive leadership and positive social change through business.
Made 60 investments in Retail