SBI Investment is the corporate venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, based in Tokyo. It makes venture capital and growth investments across information technology, fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, e-commerce, biotechnology and life sciences, healthcare, energy and environmental sectors, with a regional focus on China, Southeast Asia and Korea. It backs seed and growth-stage companies and aims to exit through IPOs and M&A, while also managing venture funds to support business development and the growth of core industries in the 21st century.

Orbit Ventures is a venture capital firm that funds and supports high-growth startups across emerging markets in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. It focuses on digitalizing traditional industries and investing in sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, education, healthcare, logistics, and B2B marketplaces, with emphasis on data-driven decision making and sustainable unit economics. The firm provides hands-on support including sales, fundraising, legal guidance, governance, and access to a global network, aiming to accelerate growth and prepare portfolio companies for subsequent rounds. It also operates a B2B marketplace platform connecting small retailers with manufacturers and suppliers.

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments in technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. It aims to build a community of technology entrepreneurs and provides founder-focused services to help companies grow from inception, including hands-on involvement and networking opportunities. The firm has offices in San Francisco and New York and typically makes initial investments around $500,000, with a track record of helping portfolio companies raise follow-on capital and advance to later rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Uber, Square, and Warby Parker.

Network VC is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and located in Menlo Park, California. The firm focuses on investing in startups across various sectors, leveraging a robust ecosystem to access a diverse pool of investment opportunities. This ecosystem is primarily built through initiatives like Unicorn Battles and CUP Startup, which create a significant funnel of startups. By tapping into this extensive network, Network VC aims to identify and support high-potential startups, thereby enhancing its investment success.

Frontline Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dublin with an office in London and a presence in San Francisco. It backs globally ambitious B2B software companies on both sides of the Atlantic, supporting them from early stages through growth and international expansion. The firm focuses on cross-border expansion into the United States and Europe, leveraging a network of experienced operators and founders to help navigate cross-border growth, and it uses its research and playbooks to guide portfolio companies through market entry and scaling. Frontline emphasizes value creation through its global reach and operational experience, with investments spanning sectors such as AI, fintech, healthcare and logistics. The firm aims to help founders reach major milestones, including IPOs, by providing strategic guidance, hands-on support, and access to a broad international network.

Liquid 2 Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma. It provides seed- and early-stage capital to technology startups, occasionally supporting later rounds such as Series B, and often invests alongside co-investors. The firm emphasizes strategic introductions and hands-on guidance to help portfolio companies scale, with a focus on software, TMT, and other technology sectors. By partnering with founders and other investors, Liquid 2 Ventures aims to align capital with long-term company growth.

Wing Venture Capital is a Palo Alto–based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that backs technology companies across early-stage to growth rounds, with a focus on transforming business technology through data, mobile and cloud. The firm emphasizes a hands-on, long-term partnership with founders, supported by an operating platform that provides resources through its Founder Success Platform to help portfolio companies scale. It targets B2B software, AI, cloud infrastructure and related information technology sectors, typically investing in seed to Series A and growth rounds, often in the eight to ten million dollar range per company. Its portfolio includes notable software and security companies such as Cohesity, Gong, Instart Logic, Juvo, Moogsoft, Palerra, Shape Security and Snowflake, as well as FireEye, MobileIron, Nimble Storage, Opower and Ruckus Wireless, among others, with several portfolio companies achieving IPOs or billion-dollar valuations.

Footwork is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood. It focuses on seed and Series A investments in consumer technology and the consumerization of enterprise technology, helping founders capture product-market fit and drive growth. Founded in 2021, Footwork is led by veterans Mike Smith, formerly President and COO of Stitch Fix and Walmart.com, and Nikhil Basu Trivedi, former Managing Director at Shasta Ventures, and has backed a range of companies across its focus areas.

AnD Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Herzliya, Israel. It invests in early-stage information technology startups, including artificial intelligence, databases, software technologies, and other emerging markets. The firm aims to accelerate company building and help entrepreneurs develop transformational tech companies. It pursues traction for portfolio companies through partnerships with accelerators and large enterprises, leveraging corporate relationships for customer opportunities and strategic value.

Xfund is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, with a Cambridge, Massachusetts presence. It maintains partnerships with Harvard University and other leading universities, leveraging academic networks to identify unconventional, high-potential founders, including technically skilled liberal arts entrepreneurs. The firm makes seed and early-stage investments in startups across sectors, notably healthcare, energy, and information technology, including ventures connected to the Harvard ecosystem. With origins at Harvard and support from major investors, Xfund aims to help founders translate ambition into opportunities to build innovative companies.

SaaS Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage SaaS and enterprise software companies in North America. Founded in 2017 and based in the Washington, DC area, it emphasizes non-leading investments with small checks and co-investment alongside strong leads, aiming to add value without creating heavy burdens for founders. The firm leverages a network of co-investors and industry expertise to help rounds close quickly. It seeks opportunities across North America, including second-tier markets such as Chicago, Toronto, Baltimore, Atlanta, and other centers where solid exits may exist with modest venture funding.

Valor Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, that backs seed and early-stage startups led by female and underrepresented founders, with a focus on companies outside Silicon Valley, especially in the Southeast and East Coast. Its investments span B2B AI and SaaS, software, fintech, platform software, consumer tech, and health tech, including financial inclusion technology platforms. Valor typically participates in early rounds in the $1–2 million range and supports portfolio companies through mentorship and a community-driven approach, including Startup Runway, the largest pitch event for underrepresented founders in the country.

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.

CDH Investments is a China-focused alternative asset manager established in 2002 by the former private equity group of China International Capital Corporation. Based in Beijing with an office in Hong Kong, it operates a diversified platform spanning private equity, venture, growth capital, real assets, mezzanine, public equities, and wealth management, and manages over $27 billion in assets under management. The firm concentrates on Greater China and primarily invests in consumer, technology, new energy, and healthcare sectors, while also pursuing opportunities in information technology, media, modern services, and industrial innovation. With an experienced team of senior private equity professionals who have worked together for years, CDH Investments aims to deliver long-term value by supporting growth and buyouts across its target industries.

Mayfield is a global venture capital firm founded in 1969 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with over $2.5 billion under management. It focuses on investing in early- and growth-stage technology companies across information technology, enterprise software, artificial intelligence, consumer technology, semiconductors, and related sectors, including operations in India through Mayfield India. The firm provides long-term capital and strategic guidance to founders, helping with product strategy, scaling operations, and market expansion, and it emphasizes a hands-on, people-first approach that connects portfolio companies to customers, talent, investors, and strategic partners. Since inception, Mayfield has backed hundreds of companies, generating numerous IPOs and mergers or acquisitions.

Hana Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hana Financial Group, a financial services group based in Seoul. Established in 2018, it invests in companies across consumer products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, and life sciences.

Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in California with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru. The firm backs early-stage companies in the United States and India, typically at seed and Series A rounds, across sectors that include consumer products and services, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, and technology. The team combines operator experience with a global perspective to help founders build and scale product-driven businesses, offering hands-on support from inception through growth. Nexus pursues investments across AI, software as a service, big data, IoT, e-commerce, and related areas, emphasizing cross-border opportunities between the US and India.

Unusual Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2018. It partners with technical enterprise founders to achieve product-market fit by providing a concentrated, full-time operational partnership and daily support during the early-stage journey. The firm focuses on investments in enterprise software, tools, next-generation infrastructure, fintech, marketplaces, social applications, and related consumer products, and seeks to back startups preparing for rapid growth. In addition to capital, Unusual Ventures operates founder-focused programs such as Unusual Academy and Get Ahead to provide resources and structured guidance. The firm's approach emphasizes deep engagement with founders during the critical product-market fit phase to improve outcomes for entrepreneurs shaping technology-driven businesses.

Ludlow Ventures is a Michigan-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that targets early-stage technology companies in the United States. Based in the Detroit area, the firm emphasizes founder-friendly partnerships, straightforward communication, and avoidance of puffery. It seeks to back teams with conviction, moving quickly to support startups when opportunities arise, and prioritizes trust and authentic relationships as a foundation for long-term success in software, hardware, and other technology sectors.

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.

Pitchdrive is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in Antwerp, Belgium. It targets investments in business-to-business technology, software-as-a-service, marketplaces, e-commerce, and software-driven hardware. Employing a data-driven engine, it aims to qualify seed-stage ventures quickly, enabling faster funding decisions. Post-investment, Pitchdrive offers hands-on support through network introductions and collaboration with value-add partners, delivering up to €700,000 in added value and expert sessions to help founders scale their companies.

Blumberg Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1991 that backs early-stage technology companies, with a focus on AI-driven B2B software and transformative technologies across sectors such as fintech, data analytics, infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthtech and supply chain. The firm typically invests in seed and Series A rounds and provides active board participation and hands-on advisory support, leveraging a global network to help portfolio companies scale. It maintains a presence in multiple regions, including an office in Tel Aviv, and pursues opportunities in the United States and beyond. Blumberg Capital aims to support founders from the earliest stages through growth, seeking to create long-term value through selective investing and guided operational assistance.

Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It backs technology companies across stages, from seed to growth, with a broad focus on software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, fintech, consumer internet, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and life sciences applications at the intersection of computer science and biology. The firm emphasizes long-term support for entrepreneurs, offering capital and resources to help companies scale, and operates through multiple investment vehicles to fund early and later-stage opportunities. Its portfolio targets information technology, software-enabled businesses, and technology-enabled services, reflecting a commitment to innovation and leadership in American technology.

Early Light Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Rockville, Maryland that focuses on early-stage and seed-stage investments in business-to-business software companies, with emphasis on SaaS and information technology sectors. The firm seeks opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region and aims to add value beyond capital as portfolio companies grow.

43 is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco that provides capital to early-stage startups, including pre-product companies, and collaborates with founders to help them reach product-market fit.

Umami Capital is a venture capital firm based in Miami, Florida, that invests in deep tech, artificial intelligence, B2B software, and life sciences companies.

Village Global is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that concentrates on early-stage investments, including pre-seed and seed rounds, in technology startups across sectors such as B2B, B2C, financial services, healthcare, information technology, mobile, SaaS, artificial intelligence, and supply chain. Backed by a network of some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, it provides capital and strategic guidance to founders developing software and tech-enabled solutions.

FundersClub is an online venture capital platform that connects accredited investors with a diversified portfolio of vetted startups. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, the company focuses on seed and early-stage investments in technology and technology-enabled startups. It operates a globally sourced network and rigorous vetting process to streamline access to early venture opportunities typically unavailable to individual investors, while providing hands-on support to portfolio companies. By combining software-driven processes with human due diligence, FundersClub seeks to deliver returns for investors and help founders accelerate growth. The platform emphasizes transparent, scalable participation in venture capital rather than traditional fund structures.

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.

BoxGroup is a New York-based venture capital firm that supports early-stage technology companies through pre-seed to Series A rounds. Founded in 2009, the firm invests across consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, life sciences, marketplaces, and software sectors, seeking teams capable of leading category-defining movements. Although it makes opportunities globally, BoxGroup maintains a focus on New York City, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles, with geography not a constraint. The firm generally takes a hands-off approach to governance, not demanding board seats, and aims to back entrepreneurs at the start of meaningful market shifts. Through its early-stage investments, BoxGroup looks for disruptive technology, health and biotech, SaaS, e-commerce, and related areas with potential for scale. The objective is to support ambitious founders with visions to create the next generation of market leaders.

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.

Greylock Partners is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 1965 that invests across seed to growth stages in consumer and enterprise software and related information technology sectors. The firm backs entrepreneurs who redefine markets and often takes board seats to help guide portfolio companies such as Airbnb, AppDynamics, Cloudera, Docker, Dropbox, Facebook, LinkedIn, Palo Alto Networks, Pure Storage, and Workday. With offices in San Francisco and Wellesley, Greylock supports startups globally and focuses on software-enabled businesses including cloud/SaaS, data analytics, security, and services.

Innoangel Fund is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that backs early-stage companies, typically at seed to pre-Series A rounds, across sectors including artificial intelligence, robotics, consumer, entertainment, information technology, healthcare and financial technology.

Maccabee Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in North America and Israel. It backs pre-seed and seed-stage startups across SilverTech, Enterprise SaaS, FinTech, PropTech, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, and converging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and natural language processing. The firm positions itself as a strategic investor, offering extensive networking, customer acquisition opportunities, introductions to talent, and access to co-investors to help portfolio companies scale. It emphasizes hands-on guidance and ecosystem access through its cross-border network spanning Israel and North America. Portfolio companies illustrate a focus on disruptive technology with practical applications across B2B sectors and digital health.

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that seeks to back technology startups by incubating ideas across diverse sectors. It supports founders from day zero with a global community of co-founders, access to talent and expert advisors, expansion support, and capital, guiding portfolio companies from inception through growth across markets worldwide.

Tecnet Equity is an Austrian venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies and startups with innovative business ideas. It backs B2B technologies, life sciences, and spin-offs across information and communication technologies, industrial technologies, materials sciences and environmental technologies. The firm provides more than funding, offering active support, an international business network and extensive experience to help portfolio companies scale. It also collaborates with research centers and universities to analyze, develop and market research results and to protect and commercialize valuable inventions. Tecnet Equity focuses on seed and early-stage investments and aims to help management teams build high-growth, sustainable businesses.

SmartHub is a venture capital firm and funding platform based in San Francisco that connects technology startups with investors and supports the investment process. It provides investors with tailored portfolios, research, deal structuring, legal paperwork, quarterly reporting, and protection of investment rights through exit, while offering startups rapid feedback, deal opportunities, strategic development support, networking, and fundraising guidance.

Norwest is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that focuses on venture and growth-stage companies. Since its inception, it has invested in more than 600 companies and partnered with over 140 active companies across its venture and growth equity portfolio. The firm backs early to late-stage companies across sectors with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, and it provides a deep network of connections, operating experience, and a broad range of services to help CEOs and founders scale their businesses.

Axeleo Capital is a Paris-based independent early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B software and greentech startups across Europe, investing from seed to Series B and providing operational guidance and strategic assistance to founders. The firm emphasizes hands-on support, including help with team management, business strategy, partnerships, and ESG practices, and it maintains an active ecosystem of more than 150 high-level entrepreneurs, sector experts, and mentors across Europe and the United States. It pursues sustainable growth by integrating ESG activities into its investment approach, with the aim of helping portfolio companies thrive responsibly.

Soma Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early-stage software companies. It emphasizes founder-led partnerships and seed investments across sectors such as B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, and other technology areas, with a focus on software-driven businesses poised to reshape industries. The firm has a notable portfolio of unicorns valued in the tens of billions, including Cruise, Rappi, Ironclad, Human Interest, Razorpay, Rippling, and Lambda School, among others. By supporting founders with long-term partnerships and strategic guidance, Soma Capital aims to help portfolio companies scale globally.

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.

Boldstart Ventures is a technology-focused venture capital firm that backs early-stage enterprise technology startups, often acting as a first investor at company formation and providing funding and strategic support to accelerate product-market fit. Its focus areas include developer-first models, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and SaaS, and it leverages an enterprise network to connect founders with early adopters. Notable first-check investments include Snyk, Kustomer, BigID, and Superhuman, among others. The firm works closely with technical founders to shape business models and growth trajectories, emphasizing pre-product development and market readiness.

ff Venture Capital is a New York-based technology venture capital firm founded in 2008. It invests in early-stage technology companies across geographies and emerging industries, with focus areas including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones, enterprise cloud software, and other technology-enabled sectors. The firm works closely with founders to develop products, target markets, and accelerate growth, supported by a team that includes three partners and more than 20 investment and operations professionals focused on acceleration. Since inception, ff Venture Capital has funded over 100 companies and helped build firms with an aggregate market value exceeding six billion dollars. The firm targets seed and Series A opportunities in software, information technology, and related technology-driven sectors.

Shinhan Venture Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2000. It invests across sectors including healthcare, gaming, industrials, energy, consumer and retail, as well as disruptive technologies and communications, and pursues both early-stage ventures and later-stage control investments driven by megatrends such as aging populations, IT convergence and alternative energy.

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.

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.

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.

SignalFire is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that backs seed to growth-stage technology companies. It focuses on data-driven investing and advisory across sectors including artificial intelligence, machine learning, software-as-a-service, health tech, pharmatech, dev tools, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer tech, and e-commerce in the United States and the Americas. The firm emphasizes a centralized, data-informed approach and a distributed network of entrepreneurs, product and engineering leaders, and seasoned investors to support recruiting, business development, customer acquisition, and community education. It provides tailored guidance to help founders address talent, strategy, and market-scale challenges.

Basis Set Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on early-stage investments in artificial intelligence and related technologies. It concentrates on seed and Series A rounds, typically writing checks between $1 million and $3 million, and targets enterprise companies in areas such as scalable infrastructure, automation, collaboration tools, automated workflows, and autonomous systems.

Based in Paris, A Plus Finance is an independent investment firm specializing in venture capital and the management of funds dedicated to innovation. It focuses on information technology, environment and e-business in France, and also pursues opportunities in real estate and private equity. The team combines financiers and entrepreneurs, providing practical management insight and a long-term development perspective for portfolio companies. The firm manages about €220 million in assets and typically invests between €1 million and €4 million per project, reflecting a goal of supporting growth-stage and promising early-stage ventures in the French market.