EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) that aims to transform urban mobility in Europe by supporting startups and scale-ups. It provides funding and support through its Impact Ventures division, including grants and equity investments, and delivers knowledge, training, and networking through partner-led programs. The initiative connects ventures with stakeholders in the public policy sector at regional, national, and European levels to scale solutions that improve livability and sustainability in cities. It seeks to become a leading European platform for impactful urban mobility, backed by co-funding from the EIT of up to €400 million for 2020-2026.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm based in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1995, that focuses on seed to growth investments in deep technology across health, environmental tech, hardware, robotics, and cross border software, with a particular emphasis on Asia. The company runs accelerator style startup development programs, including HAX and IndieBio, which provide facilities, engineering resources, and lab equipment to help founders accelerate product development, acquire customers, and attract later stage funding. SOSV pursues a limited number of high potential startups, offering extensive hands on support to speed commercialization and scale, and aims to back innovations that improve human and planetary health.

Third Sphere is a venture capital firm based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2013. It concentrates on early-stage climate action investments, primarily pre-seed and seed rounds, and backs companies across energy, food, water, waste, transportation, healthcare, and government technology sectors. The firm pursues outsized impact through electrification and other decarbonization strategies by supporting startups that deliver better products and services. It emphasizes facilitating access to institutional funding and ownership opportunities for portfolio teams, drawing on a proprietary network to enable introductions and partnerships. With a track record of nurturing climate-focused startups, Third Sphere aims to accelerate scalable solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while delivering returns.

Antler is a global venture capital firm based in Singapore that backs early-stage technology companies. It runs incubation programs and provides a global community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital to help startups grow. The firm targets a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, finance, software, energy, consumer and B2B technologies, and operates through regional programs across Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond.

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that makes early-stage investments in UK startups, including pre-seed and seed rounds. It backs companies across sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer, enterprise, green tech, medical technology, and hospitality, providing capital plus strategic guidance to support growth and product development. The firm operates a model that combines an angel network with seed funds to back SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, aiming to offer exposure to a diversified portfolio while delivering hands-on support to portfolio companies.

European Investment Fund (EIF) is a public institution established in 1994 to improve access to finance for Europe's small and medium-sized businesses. It designs and develops venture capital and guarantee instruments to support SMEs and to catalyse private investment, aiming to build a robust European equity ecosystem. EIF engages in venture capital, growth capital, and guarantee operations, backing innovative entrepreneurs primarily in technology and life sciences, as well as across other sectors. Through cornerstone investments and fund participation, EIF seeks to crowd in private investors and stimulate venture activity across Europe. Its equity portfolio has grown substantially, with assets under management exceeding EUR 14 billion, reflecting its broad role in strengthening SME finance and supporting entrepreneurship and growth.

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.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, established in 2013. It targets individual accredited investors who previously had limited access to venture capital by enabling alumni from top entrepreneurial schools to invest together in ventures led by fellow alumni. The firm backs companies with an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with sector expertise. It offers focused funds that provide accredited investors access to a diversified venture portfolio by type, sector, stage, and geography. The organization engages in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments across technology, consumer, financial services, health care, life sciences, and other sectors.

CDH Investments is an international alternative asset manager based in Beijing with offices in Hong Kong. Established in 2002, it runs a diversified platform across private equity, venture capital, growth, real assets, mezzanine, public equities, and wealth management, focusing on Greater China. The firm invests across stages from early to middle-market buyouts, targeting consumer, hard technology, new energy, and healthcare sectors, as well as related areas such as information technology, media, finance, and manufacturing. With experienced investment teams that have collaborated for years, CDH seeks to generate value through its China-focused approach, managing over $27 billion in assets.

Founded in 2010, EIT InnoEnergy is a leading European innovation engine focused on Sustainable Energy. It invests in early-stage climate tech and energy companies across Europe and the US, providing equity minority investments and added value services to de-risk projects.

Demeter Partners is a Paris‑based private equity and venture capital firm focused on the energy transition and environmental sustainability. Founded in 2005, it funds companies from seed through growth and infrastructure across Europe, with activity in select North American opportunities, and typically pursues minority stakes with board representation. The firm targets eco‑industries and climate technologies, including water, air and waste treatment, energy efficiency, renewable energy, green buildings, and related environmental services, as well as software, services, and industrials aligned with sustainable development.

Venture Catalysts is an integrated incubator that provides funding, mentorship, and a broad network to early-stage startups. It offers investments ranging from 500K to 2 million per startup with incubation support for 18-24 months. Founded in 2016, it has built a large network of 4500+ angel investors across 36 cities in six countries, with co-investments from notable global investors. The organization prioritizes developing the startup ecosystem in Tier II and III cities in India, operating incubation programs in cities such as Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Raipur, Surat, Nagpur, as well as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. It supports seed and Series A rounds, provides strategic guidance and business-lead generation through its network, and helps startups access education and opportunities for investor engagement. More than 10 incubatee companies have raised Series A in recent years, underscoring its role in early-stage investments and incubation leadership.

Wayra is a corporate venture arm and innovation hub connected to Telefónica, operating as a global accelerator and open-innovation platform that links startups and scaleups with the Telefónica group. With a presence in ten countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela, Wayra collaborates with entrepreneurs to identify and develop joint business opportunities. It serves as the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems worldwide, providing access to networks, capital, mentorship, and potential pilot deployments. Wayra runs accelerator programs and themed calls, such as the Wayra Call and the Health Hub with partners, to support tech startups across sectors like health tech, cybersecurity, smart city, and IT, aiming to scale startups through engagement with Telefónica's global assets and corporate partnerships.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. It is stage-agnostic and focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, making seed and Series A investments. Typical checks range from 50,000 to 5,000,000 dollars. The firm supports early-stage companies across sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, ad tech, mobile, and software-as-a-service, seeking opportunities with high growth potential in the United States and internationally. Its portfolio includes a mix of consumer brands and marketplace platforms, reflecting an emphasis on business models that connect buyers and sellers or enable direct consumer experiences. FJ Labs aims to back entrepreneurs building scalable, disruptively positioned products and services, often partnering with founders early in their development to help accelerate growth.

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that, as of March 2024, operates as two separate brands: Granite Asia, based in Singapore, which invests across the Asia-Pacific region including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia; and Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, which invests in the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America. Founded in 2000, the firm has a long track record of providing expansion and early-stage capital to technology companies in the United States and China, and it supports portfolio companies across software, IT, cloud, and related technology sectors.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.

CDP Venture Capital is an Italian venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Rome. It invests in startups and growth companies across Italy, spanning sectors such as consumer products and services, information technology, fintech and insur-tech, healthcare and life sciences, software as a service, artificial intelligence and machine learning, virtual reality, big data, advanced manufacturing, energy, education and training, agriculture materials, and other technology-driven areas. By backing early and growth-stage ventures, it aims to support Italy's economic development and the innovation ecosystem.

TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a Chicago-based venture platform that brings together corporations and entrepreneurs to create new business models, products, and scalable market access. The initiative combines capital investment, incubation, and collaboration to accelerate opportunities, connecting leading companies with hundreds of startups since its founding in 2007 and earning a reputation as one of the most active venture investors in the United States. The organization targets investments across sectors including audio and consumer electronics, B2B software, health and wellness, manufacturing, marine and outdoor recreation, media production, mobility, and retail.

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm backs entrepreneurs with venture assistance, strategic guidance, and capital, focusing on bold, early-stage technology companies. It invests across sectors including AI, climate and sustainability, enterprise software, consumer technologies, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics, and frontier technologies. Based in Menlo Park, the firm manages several funds to support startups across stages, prioritizing ventures that address large markets and have potential for significant social and economic impact.

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electronics and device solutions. Its portfolio spans consumer electronics (mobile devices, televisions, home appliances, cameras), information technology products (PCs, peripherals, printers), semiconductors, memory and storage, and display technologies. The company also provides telecommunications infrastructure and related services, and conducts extensive research and development to advance core technologies. With a global footprint across Korea, China, the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, Samsung Electronics is a leading supplier of smartphones, memory chips, and displays, and it coordinates significant manufacturing and supply chain activities to support its varied product lines.

Energize Capital is a global alternative investment manager focused on accelerating digital transformation in energy and sustainability. Founded in 2016, the firm has funded 21 companies and is backed by strategic and institutional limited partners including CDPQ, InvEnergy, Schneider Electric, General Electric, and Caterpillar. It partners with portfolio companies to help them progress from early commercialization to growth and, where appropriate, access public markets, leveraging deep industry and operational expertise to drive value across the energy transition.

Service Provider Capital is a Colorado-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that funds seed-stage technology companies across domains such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, cybersecurity, fintech, e-commerce, education technology, hardware, robotics, information technology, health tech, and cannabis. The firm also co-invests in Series A rounds led by institutional venture funds, providing capital and guidance to startups in the United States, including the Midwest and Southeast regions.

NIO Capital is a Shanghai-based venture capital and private equity firm established in 2016 that targets investments in automotive, new energy and technology sectors, focusing on early-stage opportunities and leveraging its access to global and Chinese innovation to support companies in electric vehicles, autonomous driving, shared mobility, new energy networks and new materials.

Almi Invest is Sweden’s leading early-stage venture capital firm, investing in scalable startups across sustainability, industry, technology, and life sciences. It supports companies from pre-seed to Series A and co-invests with independent private investors to accelerate innovation and long-term success. The firm emphasizes active ownership, providing strategic guidance, board participation, and access to a broad investor network to help startups scale responsibly. Almi Invest operates as part of the Almi Group and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Almi AB, and regional partners, reflecting its public-private model. While focused on Sweden, its portfolio spans diverse sectors, with a mission to drive economic growth and environmental progress by backing entrepreneurs who create tangible impact.

Liil Ventures is a Mexico City-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests in early-stage companies active in smart mobility, smart city initiatives, and the internet of things. It supports portfolio ventures beyond capital by providing strategic guidance and transportation intelligence to help startups grow faster and broaden their reach. The firm focuses on teams and ideas aimed at shaping the future of urban life, offering expertise that complements funding to accelerate development and deployment of innovative mobility and city-tech solutions.

Global Brain is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that backs technology companies from seed stage through growth rounds. It targets a broad range of sectors including AI, cloud and software, fintech, robotics, life sciences, media, and mobility, and pursues global investments across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The firm emphasizes hands-on support and resources for portfolio companies, aiming to help them scale beyond financing. It operates a pure investment fund alongside corporate venture funds formed with leading public companies across telecom, real estate, financial services, beverages, agriculture and food, logistics, and electronics.

Autotech Ventures is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that makes seed- to growth-stage investments in mobility, transportation, and related deep-tech sectors. The firm focuses on ground transportation innovations such as connected, autonomous, shared and electrified vehicles, and supporting services across manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure. It offers portfolio companies capital to execute plans, access to a broad network of industry contacts and corporate investors, market intelligence on the transportation landscape, assistance with recruiting talent, and fundraising support to attract additional capital. By connecting startups with established mobility players, Autotech Ventures aims to accelerate the deployment of a new transportation ecosystem and deliver financial returns through early involvement in disruptive mobility technologies.

SG Incubate is the corporate venture capital arm of Saibu Gas Holdings, based in Fukuoka, Japan. It invests in startups across energy, food, residence, and living sectors, focusing on opportunities in Kyushu. The firm aims to form and expand corporate venture capital activities by backing ventures with capital and management support, evaluating leadership and potential to determine long-term strategic fit, and helping the Saibu Gas Group pursue new business areas.

Toyota Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Toyota Motor, based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Los Altos, California). It invests in early-stage startups worldwide, aiming to identify and bring disruptive technologies to Toyota's ecosystem. The firm focuses on frontier technologies across artificial intelligence, autonomy, mobility, robotics, cloud computing, climate tech, renewable energy, smart cities, digital health, fintech, materials, and energy, seeking to partner with founders to accelerate commercialization and scale. Through its investment programs, Toyota Ventures supports startups that align with Toyota's goals of advancing mobility, sustainable energy, and digital innovation, while providing strategic value to Toyota.

Hardware Club is a Paris-headquartered venture capital firm that focuses on seed-stage investments in technology hardware and related hardtech sectors. It operates globally across Europe and the United States, with a network that includes offices in Taipei, Tokyo and San Francisco. The firm backs early-stage hardware and hardware-enabled ventures spanning digital health, artificial intelligence, new sensors, connected buildings, smart transportation and consumer hardware. Typical investment sizes range from 0.5 million to 1.5 million. Hardware Club supports founders with capital, resources and collaboration through its ecosystem of startups and partners.

Ulu Ventures is a Palo Alto, California-based seed- and early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology-driven startups across IT, software, internet-enabled services, EdTech, FinTech, IoT, digital media, and related sectors in the United States, with a Bay Area emphasis. Founded in 2008, the firm backs diverse entrepreneurial teams and frequently co-invests with other angels or venture funds in early rounds. Ulu is noted as the first Latina-led venture fund in Silicon Valley and is among the largest in the country by assets under management, with over $200M.

Baidu Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Baidu that backs technology startups primarily in artificial intelligence and related fields. It pursues opportunities in AI, autonomous driving, robotics, big data, life sciences, and other technology sectors, supporting entrepreneurs from its offices in Beijing and San Francisco. The firm aims to help portfolio companies accelerate development and scale by leveraging Baidu's technical expertise and industry resources, reflecting Baidu's interest in advancing the next generation of AI-enabled products and services.

Contrarian Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on climate tech and the energy transition. It invests in pre-seed to growth-stage companies across Europe and Israel, with emphasis on smart grids, energy storage, energy efficiency, distributed generation, e-mobility, and related digital and infrastructure technologies such as big data analytics, virtual power plants, and smart homes. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, with additional offices in London and Amsterdam. Contrarian Ventures operates a hands-on, founder-first approach backed by a platform-based model to mobilize resources and support startups building the infrastructure for decarbonization.

Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that backs technology-driven startups in India at the seed to pre-Series A stage. It focuses on tech-enabled ventures across consumer internet, enterprise software, SaaS, and deep tech, among other areas, including fintech and healthcare. The firm typically serves as one of the first institutional investors in its portfolio companies, and it pursues a collaborative approach by co-investing with like-minded angels and seed funds. It provides follow-on capital to portfolio companies and offers mentoring and strategic support to help them scale, with an investment horizon of roughly 8-10 years.

Burnt Island Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in New York City, focused on early-stage investments in B2B, energy, information technology and clean technology/climate tech sectors, and has been described as supporting water entrepreneurship.

Matrix Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 that backs technology companies from idea through Series A and beyond. The firm focuses on software, AI, B2B, consumer, fintech, health tech, infrastructure, and related sectors, with a global footprint in the United States, India, and China. Its team comprises former founders and operators who work closely with portfolio companies and often join boards to support growth. Matrix Partners has backed a broad slate of successful companies in its decades-long history, including Apple, FedEx, Oculus, Zendesk, HubSpot, Canva, and Postmates, illustrating a pattern of helping developers and builders scale toward IPO or strategic exits. The firm's China arm extends its early-stage and growth investments in the Chinese market, reinforcing its international reach.

Initialized Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on early-stage technology investments, with a focus on seed opportunities. It manages multiple funds and has a team of investing partners, supporting technology startups through the initial funding stages.

Voyager (US) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California and New York, New York. It focuses on early-stage investments in decarbonization and climate technology, backing Pre-Seed to Series A rounds in mobility, energy, materials, food, the built environment, analytics, industrial systems, and carbon removal.

Union Labs Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California that makes early-stage investments in deep technologies across a broad range of sectors, supporting founders applying advanced technologies in health, climate tech, cyber security, industrial and consumer Internet of Things, autonomous technology, AI and machine learning, manufacturing, insurtech, proptech, and mobility.

2150 is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies with a focus on shaping sustainable cities of the future. Founded in 2020 and based in Europe, it operates with a presence in London and Copenhagen.

IDG Capital is a global investment firm that backs technology-focused companies across stages, from early to growth. With a blend of international reach and local market insight, the firm mobilizes resources to help portfolio companies scale in China, Asia, and beyond. It partners with private equity and venture capital fund managers and other investment entities, drawing on a broad base of limited partners including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutions, and family offices. The team combines deep local knowledge with global perspectives to identify opportunities and provide strategic support, governance, and access to networks that accelerate growth. IDG Capital targets software, information technology, consumer and healthcare sectors, among others, and pursues a long-term value strategy through active collaboration with management teams and ecosystem players rather than short-term financing alone.

Energy Impact Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in New York. It concentrates on financing companies that advance the energy transition and sustainable energy, investing across venture, growth, credit, and infrastructure. The firm operates globally, with activity in North America and Europe, and collaborates with energy companies and entrepreneurs to accelerate innovation in areas such as energy efficiency, smart grids, storage, alternative energy equipment, and related software and services. It manages more than $2.5 billion in assets and pursues opportunities across the energy and climate sectors.

LUMO Labs is an impact-driven venture capital firm and venture builder based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, with an office in Los Angeles. Founded in 2020, it backs early to growth-stage ventures through a multi-stage investment approach and operates a two-year growth program to accelerate founding teams. It emphasizes technologies such as AI, data, software, hardware, blockchain, robotics, drones, IoT, VR/AR and security, and focuses its portfolio on ventures aiming to solve social challenges. The firm prioritizes sectors including sustainable cities and communities, health and wellbeing, and quality education, offering startups access to capital, expertise, and an expansive network to help scale. By combining investment with hands-on support and collaboration, LUMO Labs seeks to advance startups that deliver measurable social and technological impact.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London and Bangalore. It funds early- and growth-stage technology companies across software, cloud, SaaS, consumer, enterprise IT and related sectors, and it supports portfolio companies as they scale internationally. With a global network and more than three decades of experience, Accel seeks to help entrepreneurs build world-class, category-defining businesses. Notable investments include Atlassian, Facebook, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree, Cloudera and Qualtrics, among others. Accel operates multiple funds and programs to back companies at different stages, continuing a long track record of backing ambitious technology founders around the world.

Founded in 2001, SEEDS Capital is a corporate venture capital firm based in Singapore. It invests in innovative startups across sectors such as advanced manufacturing, engineering, agritech, health, biomedical sciences, maritime tech, digital economy, and urban solutions.

SET Ventures is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm founded in 2007 that invests in European technology companies with a focus on sustainable energy and digital infrastructure. The firm targets early-stage startups and also engages in later-stage opportunities, prioritizing sectors such as energy generation, distribution and storage, energy efficiency, and related applications including smart buildings, smart cities, mobility, and industrial processes. Its portfolio emphasizes smart energy solutions that combine software, data analytics, and hardware components to enable carbon-free energy systems. SET Ventures backs companies with a strong digital DNA across information and communication technology, clean energy technologies, and grid-related innovations, aiming to improve energy generation, transmission, storage, and consumption. The firm is known for active involvement in portfolio companies, often taking a seat on supervisory boards to guide growth and scale across Europe.

The Westly Group is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm focused on clean technology and digitization across energy, mobility, buildings and industrial sectors. It invests in seed, early and mid-stage startups developing technologies that advance sustainability and efficiency, including energy, water, transportation, manufacturing, digital infrastructure and related sectors such as cybersecurity. The firm supports entrepreneurs transforming traditional industries by accelerating innovations that enable the transition to more sustainable and connected systems.

Qualcomm is a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets wireless technologies, processors, connectivity solutions, software, and charging products. Its Snapdragon processors and related platforms serve mobile devices, automotive, and Internet of Things applications, while its technologies span 3G, 4G, and 5G wireless networks, networking, and multimedia. Qualcomm operates through three main activities: chip business providing integrated circuits and system software; licensing of intellectual property for wireless standards; and strategic initiatives investing in early-stage technologies. The company serves industries including automotive, healthcare, smart cities, wearables, and smart homes, and maintains a broad ecosystem that supports developers and partners worldwide.

Momenta is a venture capital firm focused on Industrial Impact, backing innovators across energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, and the supply chain. The firm leverages a team of industry operators to provide hands-on support and help portfolio companies scale, improving critical industries, the environment, and quality of life. Based in Europe, Momenta concentrates on digital solutions and platform technologies that enhance efficiency and resilience in its target sectors. It has been recognized by PitchBook as one of the top ten performing venture capital firms in 2023, the only European-headquartered firm in that Top 10.

Automotive Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Atlanta, Georgia. It focuses on seed-stage investments in mobility and related technologies, including autonomy, AI, robotics, cybersecurity, connectivity, energy, decarbonization, auto commerce, smart city, industrial tech, mining, agriculture, dealership, and digital shopping. The firm combines industry expertise with a strong network to support portfolio companies, offering guidance and market perspective to help founders reach higher maturity and gain credibility with customers and partners, and assisting with subsequent fundraising through co-investor connections. It emphasizes founder support, acting as a steady and empathetic partner through highs and lows. By concentrating on early-stage opportunities in transportation and adjacent tech, Automotive Ventures aims to accelerate the growth of startups shaping the future of mobility and related industries.