General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that funds early-stage and growth companies across sectors including consumer, enterprise software, fintech, crypto, and healthcare. Based in San Francisco with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and other locations, it provides capital and strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs build scalable, durable businesses. The firm emphasizes the use of technology, including artificial intelligence, to accelerate growth and drive meaningful impact. General Catalyst partners with management teams to support product development, go-to-market strategies, and organizational growth, aiming to back companies with potential for wide adoption and long-term value creation, rather than focusing solely on near-term exits.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software-as-a-service startups in Latin America, providing growth capital, mentorship, and access to a broad network of strategic partners and co-investors to help portfolio companies scale, and operates a corporate venture capital arm that collaborates with corporate partners through flexible operating models and end-to-end support.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo. It enables accredited investors, especially alumni networks, to access diversified venture opportunities by co-investing alongside leading venture capital firms. Through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, it sources opportunities across stages and geographies, conducts rigorous due diligence, and aims for transparent, founder-friendly support. The firm backs a diversified portfolio of startups, including more than 1,600 companies, and has attracted substantial committed capital and a large community of individual investors, underscoring its mission to democratize access to venture capital while partnering with established VC firms.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. It is stage-agnostic, backing seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range of fifty thousand to five million dollars. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm leverages its network and experience in the marketplace sector to support founders aiming for rapid growth. The firm maintains a broad portfolio across e-commerce, on-demand services, fintech, and related technologies, with notable investments in Alibaba, Coupang, Delivery Hero, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, Adore Me, and Earnest. FJ Labs emphasizes partnerships with visionary founders and uses its sector expertise to help portfolio companies scale and achieve expansion.

Qualcomm is an American fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets digital wireless telecommunications technologies, processors, and connectivity solutions. The company produces mobile processors and platforms such as Snapdragon, along with software, charging products, and displays, targeting a wide range of industries including automotive, education, healthcare, smart cities, smart homes, wearables, and IoT, as well as mobile computing and networking. Qualcomm’s offerings span integrated circuits, mobile chips, and intellectual property licensing related to 3G/4G/5G and other wireless standards. Through its technology licensing and product divisions, Qualcomm supports the design and deployment of wireless devices, networks, and services, and continues to invest in next-generation wireless, edge computing, and related ecosystems. By collaborating with device makers and operators worldwide, Qualcomm aims to enable high-performance wireless connectivity, multimedia, positioning, and smart ecosystem applications across consumer and enterprise markets.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm provides capital and strategic guidance to early-stage and growth-stage technology companies, often entering at the idea or formation stage and maintaining involvement as companies scale. It concentrates on a limited number of portfolio companies at a time and emphasizes long-term partnerships, collaboration among its internal teams and founders, and support in areas such as product development, company building, and market expansion. Its sector focus includes information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media and retail, with a global reach across the technology ecosystem.

Battery Ventures is a global technology investment firm founded in 1983 and based in Boston. It provides growth equity and venture capital to technology companies across sectors including application software, infrastructure software, consumer, industrial technology, and life science tools, investing in early through late stages and supporting buyouts. The firm operates internationally with offices in multiple locations and emphasizes a team-based, thesis-driven approach and close relationships with company leadership. Over its history, Battery Ventures has backed more than 450 companies, reflecting a focus on technology-driven growth and long-term partnerships.

Goodwater Capital is a San Francisco Bay Area based consumer technology investment firm that backs early-stage startups worldwide, focusing on consumer technology and fintech. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, it supports ventures from Series A to IPO using software enabled, data driven approaches to help founders scale and reach millions of customers. It provides portfolio companies with detailed data, concierge services, startup curricula, and strategic advice to accelerate growth across housing, healthcare, food delivery, financial services, education, entertainment, and transportation. The portfolio targets consumer products and services, software, and related sectors, aiming to drive measurable social impact and substantial value for both entrepreneurs and investors.

Antler is a global venture capital firm and startup incubator based in Singapore that invests in early-stage technology companies and supports startups across sectors including healthcare, finance, consumer, and software. It builds a worldwide community of co-founders and provides access to talent, mentors, and expert advisors, along with expansion support and capital to help teams form, validate business models, and grow internationally. Antler emphasizes long-term partnerships with portfolio companies, continuing to back ventures through growth stages as they scale.

Andreessen Horowitz is a Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It funds technology startups across seed to late stages, with investments spanning software, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software and services, consumer internet, fintech, artificial intelligence, crypto, infrastructure, and biotechnology at the intersection of computer science and life sciences. The firm emphasizes supporting portfolio companies through growth and strategic partnerships and maintains a broad tech-focused investment approach, aiming to add value beyond capital.

Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm headquartered in Vienna that operates across six offices in Europe, the Middle East and beyond. It backs founders from pre-seed to growth through sector-focused investment teams and provides day-one access to a global network of corporate customers, experts and follow-on investors to help scale faster. The firm focuses on six verticals—AI and infrastructure, climate and industrial tech, deep tech, fintech and DeFi, health and bio, and marketplaces and consumer—and supports portfolio companies from initial funding through subsequent rounds. Speedinvest actively engages with its companies, leading a large share of initial investments and maintaining a high level of follow-on activity, with notable portfolio companies including Bitpanda, Moove, Tide, GoStudent and cylib. The firm operates across Europe and beyond, aiming to unlock momentum for builders through the power of more and to help them scale smarter and faster.

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco and Geneva. It partners with technology entrepreneurs across software, AI, fintech, healthcare, data, media, mobility and related sectors to provide early and growth-stage capital and strategic guidance. The firm supports portfolio companies through all development stages, including sourcing opportunities, due diligence, structuring financing, and ongoing advisory interactions, leveraging a global network of industry connections to help founders scale, enter new markets, attract customers and partners. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack and Supercell. Index Ventures emphasizes backing exceptional teams with ambitious ideas and provides resources to help them execute growth plans, product development, and market expansion globally.

Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate focused on supporting LGBTQ founders and inclusive leadership by investing across stages and partnering with other venture firms to back diverse, high-potential companies. It maintains a global portfolio of 130+ companies and has deployed tens of millions in capital to date. The organization actively helps portfolio companies identify and recruit diverse talent for C-suite and board roles and cultivates a worldwide network of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a commitment to positive social change through business.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that targets early-stage, capital-efficient technology startups in the United States and Canada. The firm employs a data-driven, quantitative approach to investment decisions and aims for rapid yes-or-no conclusions, often within two weeks. Typical rounds encompass small checks in the low hundreds of thousands, with the potential for larger commitments in exceptional cases, and a portfolio-wide strategy that emphasizes diversification. Beyond capital, it provides hands-on mentorship in areas such as sales, marketing, and fundraising, leveraging a network of investors and seasoned operators to support portfolio companies after investment. The firm focuses on teams still refining product-market fit, including those outside traditional tech hubs, and seeks to help founders scale efficiently through structured operational support and transparent decision processes.

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.

Seedcamp is a London-based European seed-stage investor and accelerator that backs founders from Day One with hands-on support, unfiltered advice, and a global network. It identifies and invests in early-stage technology teams tackling large, global markets, providing immediate access to smart capital and a lifelong community to accelerate growth. Seedcamp supports portfolio companies across fintech, AI, space manufacturing and other sectors, with a track record that includes notable companies such as Wise, Revolut, Sorare and Synthesia, among hundreds of startups benefiting from its ecosystem.

Forerunner Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs consumer-focused startups and early-stage technology companies. It focuses on seed and Series A rounds, emphasizing brands and platforms that meet evolving consumer needs and reveal durable, long-term impact. The firm combines capital with practical guidance and consumer insight to help portfolio companies scale and shape their industries. Its investments span consumer brands, health and wellness, finance, commerce, entertainment, and related technologies, with notable holdings such as Warby Parker, Glossier, Chime, Hims & Hers, Dollar Shave Club, and The Farmer’s Dog.

Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 that backs early-stage technology companies across AI, B2B software, consumer technology, fintech, hardware, and related sectors. The firm emphasizes an active, founder-friendly approach, helping portfolio companies from idea through Series A with hands-on guidance and strategic support. It maintains a global presence with regional activities in China and India, incorporating local expertise with a global perspective. Its track record includes investments in notable technology companies such as Apple, FedEx, Oculus, Canva, Zendesk, HubSpot, Postmates, and Fivetran, illustrating a history of supporting world-class teams through multiple stages of growth.

Blume Ventures is a Mumbai-based venture capital firm that backs seed- and early-stage technology startups in India. It focuses on tech-driven ventures across consumer internet, enterprise software/SaaS, and deep tech, and pursues long-term partnerships with founders. The firm typically supports companies at pre-Series A, often acting with a hands-on, collaborative approach and co-investing with angels and seed funds, with follow-on investments as portfolio companies grow.

Balderton Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth technology companies across Europe. It supports founders at every stage with strategic guidance, introductions to professional service providers, and access to workshops and a broad network of executives. The firm emphasizes founder wellbeing as a core element of its approach and aims to foster sustainable growth, long-term value, and successful exits. Balderton typically targets sectors including information technology, fintech, software, security, consumer technology and related services, backing companies from seed to scale across Europe.

WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in San Francisco with a cross-border focus spanning the United States, Greater China and Silicon Valley. It concentrates on early and early-expansion investments in technology, healthcare and clean technology, backing startups with financing, operational guidance and strategic partnerships to support growth and successful IPOs or M&A. The firm emphasizes a global-local approach, leveraging cross-border expertise to help portfolio companies scale across regions in sectors such as software, artificial intelligence, biotech, robotics, fintech, sustainability and IoT. With over 30 years of experience and substantial committed capital, WI Harper develops diversified portfolios by partnering with ambitious founders.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in California. It backs seed, early and growth-stage technology companies across internet, cloud, software, consumer, fintech, healthcare, blockchain and infrastructure sectors. It provides capital and strategic support to portfolio companies, assisting with product development, go-to-market execution and scaling, and it actively sources opportunities, conducts due diligence and partners with founders to navigate market opportunities. The firm maintains a content hub and thought leadership resources to inform its entrepreneur and investor network and engages in ecosystem content. Redpoint operates through multiple funds and has a U.S.-focused footprint with activity across the United States.

Amadeus IT Group is a global technology company that provides transaction processing and IT solutions for the travel and tourism industry. It operates a worldwide network that connects travel providers such as airlines, hotels, rail, car rental and other operators with travel agencies through a distribution platform, and supplies software that automates reservations, inventory management and other core business processes. The company serves airlines, airports, travel sellers and hospitality brands through two segments, Distribution and IT Solutions, offering real-time search, pricing, booking and ticketing and related services, as well as AI-powered innovations and software development and support. Amadeus focuses on expanding digital experiences and efficiency for its customers across global travel orders.

Wayra is Telefónica's corporate venture capital and global open innovation hub. It connects startups with Telefónica's business units through a venture-client model and open-innovation programs, enabling joint opportunities and faster scale. The group operates across 10 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela, to engage ecosystems and bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders. Wayra has invested in more than 1,200 startups with total funding exceeding €260 million, focusing on digital health, travel tech, and other technology-enabled sectors. Through collaborations with large organizations such as AstraZeneca and Kunsen, and partnerships like TUI Care Foundation and Target 8.9 for the TUI Futureshapers initiative, Wayra helps accelerate growth and drive impact for both startups and Telefónica's business units.

LAUNCH is a startup ecosystem founded by Jason Calacanis that supports early-stage companies through accelerator programs, venture funds, a syndicate, and a global media network. It has backed more than 1,000 companies, including Uber, Robinhood, Calm, and Superhuman, and runs programs such as Founder University, the LAUNCH Accelerator, Startup Tuneup, and Angel University Global, with cohorts that can be remote or hybrid and demo days that reach a global audience. Its investment path includes accelerator funding and follow-on rounds, complemented by The Syndicate’s capital through a broad investor network. In addition to funding, LAUNCH publishes media for founders and provides resources, connections, and opportunities to help build transformative companies at scale.

Kinnevik is a Sweden-based investment company focused on digital consumer businesses and technology-enabled growth. It acts as an active owner and partner, providing patient capital to founders and management teams across Europe and the United States to scale healthcare, software, climate, and related sectors. Founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor, and von Horn families, Kinnevik seeks to create long-term shareholder value by building well-governed companies that deliver growth and positive social impact. The firm engages with portfolio companies to support governance, strategy, and scale.

Ascension is a large non-profit Catholic health system operating across multiple states with a network of hospitals and health facilities, supported by about 23,000 providers and 99,000 associates. Guided by a mission to deliver compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to people living in poverty and those most vulnerable, Ascension offers patient portals, interpreters, community health needs assessments, genetic testing initiatives, and personalized care programs. It provides online bill payment and various patient services, and pursues programs such as music therapy for NICU babies, aiming to improve access, quality, and outcomes for diverse communities.

Heartcore Capital is a European venture capital firm founded in 2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark, originally known as Sunstone Capital. It backs seed, early-stage and growth startups across Europe and, occasionally, the United States, with a focus on consumer technology and direct-to-consumer brands, as well as B2B2C models. The firm emphasizes founder-centric, long-term partnerships and provides strategic guidance and follow-on financing to help teams scale. It operates from offices in Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris and has backed more than 100 founding teams, managing over €700 million in assets. Its portfolio includes category-defining consumer internet brands such as TravelPerk, Tink, Neo4j, Boozt and Seriously.

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York. It invests in early-stage and growth companies across a wide range of sectors, including consumer, software, media, fintech, education technology, and internet services, supporting founders who pursue ambitious ideas and seek product-led strategies. The firm is known for backing prominent companies such as Twitter, Discord, Oculus, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Niantic, and others, reflecting a willingness to back disruptive teams and markets. Spark Capital emphasizes a founder-centric approach, prioritizing listening, product-market fit, independence of thought, and resilience, and aims to help portfolio companies scale on their own terms. By partnering across stages and geographies, the firm seeks to build enduring, value-driving businesses in the United States and beyond.

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, founded in 1998, that backs technology startups worldwide and provides hands-on support and open innovation with large corporate partners. The firm targets early to growth-stage opportunities across sectors such as artificial intelligence, space, education, HR tech, life sciences, enterprise software, and consumer tech, with a global footprint in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. It has managed over 2.7 billion in assets and invested more than 1.4 billion across more than 1,300 deals, supporting hundreds of active portfolio companies and achieving a track record of IPOs and M&A exits. Global Brain emphasizes transformative growth through active portfolio management, strategic resources, and collaborations with corporate partners and institutional investors. The firm operates flagship funds and co-investment programs, and maintains engagement with a broad ecosystem to accelerate innovation.

Artesian Capital Management is a Sydney-headquartered alternative investment manager founded in 2004. It manages equity and debt investments globally and has expanded from credit relative value strategies into venture capital activities, providing seed and early-stage funding as well as growth investments. The firm operates from offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, and Shanghai, and partners with accelerators, incubators, angel groups, and university programs to source early venture opportunities. Artesian supports technology, climate, health, AI and robotics, education, and other sectors across Australia, China, and the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on high-impact, value-creating investments and ESG considerations. It serves a diverse client base including governments, pension funds, corporations, and financial planners, and emphasizes building in-house VC capabilities and VC as a Service alongside its asset management activities.

All Iron Ventures is a European early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology-enabled startups that improve customer experience and streamline business processes. By combining the flexibility of a business angel with the discipline and firepower of traditional VC investors, it supports founders with capital and hands-on value creation across sectors in Europe. Based in Bilbao, Spain, the firm emphasizes a flexible approach and practical support to help portfolio companies scale and reshape consumer and enterprise experiences.

Backed VC is a London-based European venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology investments. Founded in 2015, it operates a $100 million fund and makes seed to early-stage investments with typical checks ranging from $500,000 to $5 million, guided by a human-centric approach that prioritizes founders and a collaborative portfolio community. The firm backs companies across sectors such as fintech, biotech, blockchain, advanced manufacturing, and enterprise software, and supports growth through founder-focused programs, experience platforms, and international expansion efforts. By combining hands-on partnership with a broad European reach, Backed VC aims to help ambitious founders scale globally.

Atomic is a venture studio founded in 2012 that partners with founders to build and accelerate multiple companies in parallel. The model brings together ideas, talent and capital and provides comprehensive operational support, including accounting, design, engineering, finance, HR, IT and recruiting, to de-risk early-stage ventures and shorten time to market. With a track record of creating value across diverse sectors through a founder-centric approach, Atomic aims to translate concepts into scalable businesses by supplying experienced leadership, resources and capital to support growth.

Headline is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 in San Francisco that operates globally with early-stage and growth funds, enabling investments across geographies and stages. The firm maintains presence in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, supporting founders from seed to Series B and beyond, and leading rounds at every stage. Headline Asia, based in Tokyo, serves as the firm's venture arm for East, South and Southeast Asia, focusing on sectors such as business software, media, financial services, healthcare, AI, fintech, e-commerce, big data, cloud technology and other technology domains. The firm backs a diverse portfolio of companies across consumer and enterprise technology, and aims to partner with founders to identify local trends, provide strategic support, and lead rounds to help ventures achieve growth and impact.

Bonsai Partners is a European technology investment firm based in Madrid, Spain, backing tech leaders across Europe and investing multistage in both primary and secondary opportunities in European startups. Since its founding in 2001, it has demonstrated a track record of value creation through exits and partial exits, and it emphasizes responsible, ESG-conscious investing with transparent disclosures in its partnerships with founders and investors.

AlbionVC is a London-based venture capital firm and the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group. Founded in 1996, it backs visionary founders across seed, early, and later stages, providing long-term capital and scale-up expertise. The firm concentrates on software, healthcare and deeptech, with active interest in AI, digital health, fintech, climate tech, and other tech-enabled sectors in the UK and beyond. AlbionVC combines funding with strategic support to help portfolio companies achieve sustainable growth and market leadership, leveraging Albion Capital's network and experience.

Gobi Partners is a Pan-Asian venture capital firm founded in 2002, with a multi-city footprint anchored in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong and offices across major Asian markets. It supports entrepreneurs from early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets, investing in technology-driven companies across software and TMT, fintech, health and bio, mobility, commerce and consumer applications, and other high-growth sectors. The firm manages substantial assets and has raised multiple funds to back hundreds of startups, aiming to help portfolio companies scale through local presence and hands-on support. Gobi emphasizes responsible business practices and sustainable value creation, including alignment with universal principles through participation in international initiatives. Its geographically diverse network and partnerships with financial institutions enable it to identify opportunities across Asia’s fast-growing ecosystems.

LvlUp Ventures is a global, value-focused venture capital firm and startup ecosystem that backs founders from pre-seed through growth across industries. It operates a family of funds and programs and provides both equity and non-dilutive financing along with hands-on support. The company offers accelerators and fund programs including industry-agnostic seed, consumer packaged goods, B2B SaaS non-dilutive, real economy non-dilutive, and other non-dilutive funds, plus first-check initiatives, enabling a broad financing toolkit. It invests across stages, up to about $1M per investment and up to $20M non-dilutive capital for select funds, with seed rounds and consumer CPG allocations up to $250K. LvlUp emphasizes an extended-team approach, linking portfolio companies with a vast network of corporate partners, partnerships, customers, and follow-on capital, and operates through a large ecosystem including a VC-in-Residence network and regional hubs such as the Middle East Investment Hub. Since its founding in 2019 in Los Angeles, it has backed thousands of startups globally, supported by an expansive ecosystem of more than 2,500 members and 750+ corporate and investment partners.

HV Capital is a venture capital firm based in Munich, Germany, with offices in Berlin, investing in digital technology startups across Europe at all stages from seed to growth. It backs companies in software, fintech, healthcare, and consumer technology, and supports founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to its network throughout multiple funding rounds.

Animoca Brands is a global developer and publisher of mobile games and blockchain-enabled digital property rights platforms. The company applies gamification, blockchain technology, and artificial intelligence to create and monetize virtual assets and IP through Web3 and NFTs, enabling IP holders to issue tokens and build fan communities. Its portfolio includes games and IP-based products across mobile platforms and metaverse initiatives, and it advances digital property rights for creators, brands, and entertainment IP. Animoca Brands operates across multiple regions, including Asia Pacific, and maintains a venture capital arm that backs early-stage Web3 and AI initiatives to extend its ecosystem. The company's offerings combine traditional gaming with decentralized technologies to enable secure ownership, trading, and interaction with virtual assets such as NFTs and tokens within its platforms.

Endeavor is a global non-profit organization dedicated to fostering high-impact entrepreneurship by identifying and supporting ambitious founders, helping them scale, and multiplying their impact across economies. It maintains a worldwide network spanning dozens of countries, connecting entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, and corporate partners, and providing programs that accelerate growth and knowledge sharing. By building communities of entrepreneurs, mentors, and partners, Endeavor aims to spur job creation and revenue growth across its portfolio and ecosystems. The organization operates initiatives that energize local ecosystems and enable cross-border collaboration, positioning Endeavor as a leading platform for scaling high-growth ventures worldwide.

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.

Thayer Investment Partners is a strategic investment platform formed by the merger of Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures, focused on driving innovation in travel, real estate, and hospitality. It backs entrepreneurs leveraging cutting-edge technology for hospitality brands, travel service providers, and transportation players, and works closely with portfolio teams to identify and unlock high-growth commercial and financial opportunities.

The South Carolina Research Authority is a public nonprofit organization established in 1983 to foster innovation and economic growth in South Carolina. It supports technology-based startups and academic ventures by providing funding, mentorship, and connections to industry partners, universities, and the broader innovation ecosystem. Through its programs and partnerships, SCRA offers resources such as discounted services, access to a network of alliance partners, information on grant funding, and workspace facilities to member entities. Its core missions include cybersecurity and research security innovation, sustainability, and other initiatives aimed at solving industry needs and expanding high-wage jobs in the state.

Rogue Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that backs startups and early-stage companies, with a focus on opportunities in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Based in Portland, Oregon, the firm seeks entrepreneurs who pursue market traction and values ingenuity, insight, and intelligence. It aims to accelerate entrepreneurial success by providing capital, resources, and guidance, and to expand Oregon's entrepreneurial footprint through sustainable investment in new businesses and growing enterprises.

Northzone is a London-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 1996 with offices in New York, Oslo and Stockholm. It backs early-stage technology companies across a range of sectors, including software, artificial intelligence, healthcare, fintech, ecommerce, gaming and media ecosystems, with a global reach across Europe and the United States. The firm focuses on helping founders scale from seed to growth, leveraging its operational experience and network to support portfolio companies in product development, go-to-market strategies, and strategic partnerships.

NFX is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that specializes in pre-seed and seed-stage investments across software and related technology sectors. The firm pursues a founder-centric approach, aiming to improve the early-stage experience with software-enabled processes and to share growth techniques that leverage network effects. Beyond funding, NFX cultivates a founder community and offers resources intended to help entrepreneurs, scientists, and managers transition into leadership roles and scale their companies. Through its investments and ecosystem, NFX seeks to back ambitious founders and help bring bold, technology-driven ventures to market.

Everywhere Ventures is a New York based venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and early-stage startups worldwide. Founded in 2017, it operates as a community-powered platform that pools capital, mentorship, and strategic introductions through ten micro funds, backed largely by more than 500 founder and operator limited partners. The firm invests in early rounds across sectors including software, money, health, and work, providing hands-on support and practical guidance to founders from inception to traction. It emphasizes founder-led collaboration and peer learning, leveraging the experience of operators and entrepreneurs who have built successful companies to help the next generation of startups.