IMM Investment Corp. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mezzanine investments. It focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investing, corporate restructuring, private equity investing, industry consolidation, management buyouts, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and cross-border investments. Within mergers and acquisitions, the firm invests in strategic mergers, growth through acquisitions, going public via a reverse merger, and strategic divestures. For recapitalizations, it targets family owned enterprise considering whole or partial exit and balance sheet restructuring. The firm also co-invests in buyout transactions. For its growth stage investments, it allocates 20 percent to startups, 40 percent to expansion, and 40 percent to mezzanine. The firm targets companies operating in information technology infrastructure, wireless communications entertainment and contents, franchising, cement, software, electricity, food and beverage, machinery, game software, chemical, paper manufacture, and automobile parts industries. For industries concentration, it sets 40 percent to information technology infrastructure focusing on security, application service provider, and e-commerce solutions; 30 percent to contents, focusing on education, game, and animation; and 30 percent to digital hardware focusing on network and communications equipment, semiconductor, parts and others. The firm also invests in infrastructure, high-technology, 5G, Internet of things, mobile, commerce service, environment, manufacturing, enzyme, biotechnology, and healthcare sectors. The firm also makes secondary investments. It considers investments in companies with T5 or higher ratings by Tech Credit Bureau. The firm primarily invests in medium-sized companies located in South Korea, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Chungcheongbuk-do. It prefers to take an active role in management. IMM Investment Corp. was founded in July 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Signal Lake Management is a private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut, with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm specializes in making investments across various stages, including incubation, seed, early, mid, and late venture funding. Signal Lake typically invests between $100,000 and $100 million in its portfolio companies, focusing primarily on sectors such as broadband telecom, network infrastructure, green energy, information technology, software, cloud computing, and semiconductors. While it emphasizes opportunities in the Northeast region of the United States, Signal Lake also pursues investments on a global scale.

Vemanti Group, incorporated in 2014 in Nevada, is a financial technology company that targets the emerging markets of Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The company specializes in digital banking and fintech applications, leveraging disruptive technologies to simplify access to credit for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Vemanti's offerings include Internet Protocol communication solutions, such as unified communications, data center services, content delivery, VoIP, and cloud computing. Additionally, the company actively seeks to acquire and invest in businesses focused on blockchain projects and other innovative technologies, including machine learning, security, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Through its diverse range of services and strategic focus on technology development, Vemanti aims to drive growth and create social impact in its target regions.

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

Alpine Venture Capital operates as a venture capital firm that backs seed-stage founders worldwide.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in seed, early, and growth-stage companies across technology, energy, financial services, healthcare, internet, mobile, outsourcing, manufacturing, media, and retail sectors. The firm seeks ambitious founders and aims to help them build long-lasting, scalable businesses, often taking the lead or significant co-investor roles and providing strategic guidance, networks, and resources. It maintains an international footprint, including investments in India and other regions, reflecting a global approach to partnering with fast-growing companies. Sequoia emphasizes strong teams, innovative products or services, and the potential for rapid growth, positioning itself as a long-term partner for companies that redefine their markets.

Established in 2011 and headquartered in Boston, Gutbrain Ventures is an independent venture capital firm specializing in investments within the enterprise software sector.

Omega Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2020. The firm specializes in early-growth stage investments, focusing on startups that develop Intelligent Software applications, particularly those utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Omega aims to partner with rapidly growing companies that deliver innovative solutions and create new revenue streams, while also contributing positively to society and enhancing human potential through technology.

HV Capital is a Munich-based venture capital firm supporting founders in developing internet companies. Established in 2000, it has invested in over 200 companies including Zalando and Delivery Hero, with fund sizes ranging from €500,000 to €50 million.

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.

Redalpine is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in 2006 that blends financial investment, operational expertise, and an extensive international network to help entrepreneurs turn their vision into reality. With offices in Zurich and Berlin and a presence in London and San Francisco, it backs software and science companies across Europe from early stages onward, managing over 1 billion in assets. The firm supports a broad portfolio of disruptive startups, including N26, Taxfix, Inkitt, 9fin, Carvolution, vivenu, and Infinite Roots, through hands-on guidance and strategic connections across its network. It focuses on Europe-wide investments in information technology, healthcare, fintech, and related sectors, aiming to drive value creation through active involvement with portfolio companies.

HPI Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Potsdam, Germany. It invests in early-stage B2B tech startups across Europe, focusing on enterprise tech, data & AI, cybersecurity, and digital health.

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

Speedinvest is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, with offices in Berlin, Paris, London, Munich, and San Francisco, that focuses on early-stage technology investments across Europe, including Central and Eastern Europe. The firm backs seed to early growth rounds in areas including deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, consumer tech, software-as-a-service, and network effects, with a platform philosophy and hands-on support via an in-house Platform+ team that provides growth marketing, human resources, US business development, and networking assistance from day one. Typical investments range from a few hundred thousand euros up to about three million euros, with a preference for minority stakes up to around 20% and for taking co-entrepreneurial operational roles for six months to a year. Speedinvest was founded in 2011 and is known for combining capital with hands-on operational support to help portfolio companies scale.

ALL STAR SAAS is a venture capital firm based in Japan that focuses on investing in start-up companies, particularly in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector. The firm specializes in supporting businesses at various stages of growth, from seed to more developed phases. ALL STAR SAAS emphasizes programs that prioritize the development of human capital, aiming to foster talent and innovation within the companies it invests in. Through its targeted approach, ALL STAR SAAS seeks to contribute to the growth and success of emerging SaaS enterprises.

Unlock Venture Partners is a Seattle-based venture capital firm that backs seed-stage technology startups. Founded in 2017, it concentrates on early software and technology investments, with a regional focus on Seattle and Los Angeles and activity in California and Washington. The firm shows interest in metaverse, gaming, and Web3 applications applied to sectors such as digital media, fintech, insurance, e-commerce, and proptech.

VantagePoint Capital Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and based in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Beijing. It pursues multi-stage investments across a broad range of sectors, including clean tech, healthcare, information technology, software, internet, energy efficiency, cloud computing, data networking, robotics, fintech, digital media, and advanced materials, with a particular emphasis on cleantech and energy solutions such as water purification, renewable power, storage, and electric mobility. The firm seeks to be a lead investor, providing capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies scale globally. It invests worldwide, with a focus on New York-based companies and Asian markets, notably Tianjin, and typically funds pre-IPO rounds of about 15 to 50 million, while occasionally backing larger rounds exceeding 100 million for a single company.

WiL (World Innovation Lab) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto with an office in Tokyo. It partners with global corporations and government entities to act as a bridge between startups and corporates in the United States and Asia, with a particular focus on Japan. The firm helps portfolio companies by forging corporate partnerships that enable U.S. and European startups to scale globally and Japanese startups to innovate and internationalize. WiL invests across seed, early, and later stages in sectors including fintech, insurtech, automation, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, health tech, sustainability, artificial intelligence, machine learning, SaaS, consumer products and services, and information technology. It has backed exits such as Asana, Mercari, Raksul, Wise and Auth0, demonstrating a track record of guiding companies to public markets or strategic acquisitions. Beyond direct investing, WiL also commits capital to venture funds and collaborates with corporate investors to advance innovation capabilities, partnerships, and organizational change within their ecosystems.

Founded in 2009, Circumference Group is an investment firm specializing in equity strategies across various sectors including technology-enabled services, marketing tech, fintech, payments, and telecommunications infrastructure. It manages investments through its hedge fund and provides venture funding via CG Ventures.

HAVAIC is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, focusing on early-stage, high-growth businesses across Africa. The firm specializes in investments in various sectors, including real estate, corporate finance, legal services, software and technology, marketing, and finance. HAVAIC seeks minority positions in its investments and aims for targeted annual returns exceeding 30%. In addition to investment activities, the firm offers corporate advisory and capital raising services to emerging businesses with proven concepts and global potential, catering to sophisticated investors and international venture capital firms interested in the African market.

Verizon Communications provides telecommunications, information, and entertainment services to consumers, businesses, and government customers worldwide. It delivers wireless voice and data services, broadband internet, and video offerings, as well as devices and accessories through its consumer channels. In its business segment, the company offers private networking, cloud connectivity, software defined networking, and Internet protocol based voice and collaboration tools, along with security services, managed services, and data solutions. Verizon supports enterprise and government customers with IoT solutions, installation and maintenance services, and connectivity for a range of applications. The company also furnishes wholesale network access and partners with other firms to develop innovative 5G and edge computing capabilities. Through its broader portfolio, Verizon aims to connect people and devices, delivering integrated telecommunications and digital services on a global scale.

Founded in 2012, Rally Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It invests exclusively in early-stage business technology companies, focusing on entrepreneurs creating new markets or transformative approaches to existing ones. Areas of investment include cloud infrastructure, fintech, SaaS+, and security.

Founded in 2022, 10vc is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It invests in early-stage companies developing breakthrough technologies with scalable potential across various sectors.

Oak Investment Partners is a Connecticut-based multi-stage venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1978. It targets high-growth opportunities in information technology, internet and consumer sectors, financial services technology, healthcare information and services, and clean energy. The firm engages in buyouts, spinouts, growth equity, mid-to-late stage financings, and private investments in public equity, as well as startup and emerging growth ventures, recapitalizations, and industry consolidation. Typical investments range from ten to one hundred fifty million dollars. Oak primarily invests in the United States with selective activity in Europe, Israel, India, South Korea and China. It maintains offices in Connecticut, California and Minnesota, and has deployed billions of capital across hundreds of companies, offering senior guidance and sector expertise.

Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across various sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer goods. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO, supporting them to maximize the potential of their ideas.

Upfront Ventures is a California-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed and Series A rounds for technology-led startups. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Santa Monica with an additional office in Los Angeles, the firm backs companies across software, SaaS, fintech, health tech, AI, consumer internet, gaming, hardware, and related sectors. It pursues opportunities primarily in North America with a concentration in Southern California and also considers investments in Europe and other regions. Typical checks range from 0.5 million to 15 million in seed rounds and 2 million to 5 million in Series A rounds, reserving capital for follow-ons and often taking a board seat in portfolio companies. Upfront has supported notable founders and startups across technology sectors, including Ring, TrueCar, Bird, Maker Studios, GOAT, Apeel Sciences, thredUP, Invoca, and Kyriba, reflecting a long-term partner approach to building scalable businesses.

Founded in 2015, Superhero Capital is a venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Finland. It specializes in seed-stage investments, focusing on B2B software and services across various sectors including health tech, fintech, IoT, SaaS, and others. The firm primarily invests in startups from Finland and the Baltics, with typical investment sizes ranging between €100K to €500K.

Joint Effects is a venture capital firm established in 2022 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm focuses on investing in innovative sectors, specifically fintech, deep tech, web3, and health technology. By targeting these dynamic industries, Joint Effects aims to support and foster the growth of emerging companies that are poised to transform their respective markets.

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues a high-conviction, early-stage investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build technology-driven companies in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm provides venture and growth capital to technology companies and has historical ties to the broader Draper Fisher Jurvetson network. Threshold focuses on supporting early-stage ventures across software, consumer, and healthcare technologies, and seeks to back innovative teams aiming to reach market leadership.

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator is a New York City-based accelerator and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011. It supports technology startups through a mentor-driven program and investor funding, running two four-month cohorts annually in winter and summer. The program provides an initial investment of $150,000 in exchange for 6% equity, plus free office space and hosting credits, and access to partner services in legal, finance, accounting, and other business services. ERA's alumni have attracted substantial capital, with more than $2 billion raised and collectively over $10 billion in market value.

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in London with offices in San Francisco and Geneva, focused on backing technology-driven startups across Europe, North America, and beyond. The firm specializes in high technology and life sciences, and invests across early and growth stages in sectors such as artificial intelligence, software, data, fintech, healthcare, media, mobility, open source, and security. Since its founding in 1996, Index Ventures has partnered with ambitious entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into global businesses, providing strategic guidance and capital to help companies scale. Notable portfolio companies include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, reflecting the firm’s track record of supporting market-changing technology companies.

Venrock is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in technology and healthcare, with interests spanning information technology, life sciences and related sectors in the United States. The firm has supported a broad portfolio of companies, including Apple, Intel, Illumina, DoubleClick, Athenahealth, Gilead Sciences, Nest, SlideShare and Tudou. Venrock emphasizes long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs, combining hands-on venture support with rigorous data analysis to help startups grow into enduring companies.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm based in Tokyo, with additional offices in Osaka and Nagoya, founded in 1974. It concentrates on seed to development stage and startup investments across healthcare, biotech, information technology, electronics, high technology, life sciences, fintech, ICT, SaaS, and AI sectors. The firm targets opportunities in Japan and with relevance to the Japanese market, and it participates in investment syndication for Japanese investments to support entrepreneurs and innovation within the domestic economy.

Matrix Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in San Francisco that backs early-stage and Series A technology companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, B2B software, consumer technology, fintech, health tech, infrastructure, and semiconductors. The firm emphasizes practical, founder-centered collaboration, often supporting concepts from idea stage through Series A and taking board seats to help portfolio companies scale. It operates globally, including Matrix Partners China, which focuses on long-term relationships with entrepreneurs in China and has a track record of IPOs and strategic exits. The team combines former founders and experienced investors to bring local execution and global perspective. Notable investments span across the technology landscape, reflecting a history of involvement with companies like FedEx, Apple, Oculus, Canva, Zendesk, HubSpot, Postmates, Fivetran, Sila, and GOAT, illustrating the firm’s ability to support companies from early development to scale.

Established in 2005, SMBC Venture Capital is a Tokyo-based corporate venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. It invests primarily in early-stage companies operating within the information technology, life sciences, services, and manufacturing sectors.

Founded in 2017 and based in Tokyo, Femto Partners is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage startups in Japan. It provides strategic guidance, helps assemble ideal teams, grows customer bases, and attracts new investors to nurture and advance startups poised to revolutionize industries.

Founded in 1986, Morningside Group is a venture capital firm based in the greater Boston area. It invests in companies with innovative science and technology across life sciences, digital health, AI, materials, and technology sectors.

Hard Yaka is an investment firm based in Crystal Bay, Nevada, founded in 2010. It pursues technology investments across private equity and venture capital, including buyouts and distressed opportunities, and it frequently seeks majority stakes. The firm focuses on digital transformation infrastructure, including portable identity, payments, marketplaces, and regtech, and also backs early-stage opportunities in exchange space startups, targeting verticals within exchange markets as well as horizontals such as messaging and payments across exchange sectors.

Panasonic Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Panasonic, established in 1998 and headquartered in Cupertino, California. The firm focuses on investing in innovative startups and emerging technologies that align with Panasonic's strategic interests. By supporting early-stage companies, Panasonic Ventures aims to foster advancements in various sectors, including consumer electronics, energy solutions, and mobility. The initiative reflects Panasonic's commitment to driving growth through collaboration with entrepreneurs and leveraging new ideas to enhance its core business operations.

Established in 2017 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mad'a Investment Company is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital investments within the Saudi Arabian market. As a subsidiary of Abdulaziz Al Othaim & Sons Holding Company, it aims to assist businesses in reaching their full potential by unlocking values through collaborative efforts with portfolio company management.

Tecnet Equity is an Austrian venture capital firm focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology companies, including ICT, life sciences, industrial technologies, material sciences and environmental technologies. It supports portfolio companies beyond capital with active guidance, leveraging an international network to help growth and scale. The firm also collaborates with research centers and universities to analyze, develop, and market research results and to aid patent protection, enabling inventions to be translated into new products and commercial opportunities. Founded in 2002 and based in Saint Polten, Austria, Tecnet Equity targets early-stage B2B technologies, life sciences start-ups, and spin-offs.

The Stephens Group, LLC is a private, family-owned investment firm founded in 1933 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, with additional offices in Frankfurt, London, and New York. The firm specializes in private equity and venture capital, focusing on mid-venture investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital, and mature investments across a diverse range of sectors. Its investment portfolio spans agriculture, energy, industrials, software, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, and technology, among others. The Stephens Group typically invests between $10 million and $125 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $400 million and seeks both minority and control positions in its investments. The firm aims to partner with management teams, often pursuing a board seat in its portfolio companies to foster long-term growth and success.

Anywhere365 is a leading cloud contact center platform, trusted by over 1800 global enterprise customers. It optimizes Microsoft Teams for customer dialogues across the entire enterprise, improving CX and streamlining operations. The platform handles routine requests via AI bots, allowing live agents to focus on complex issues. It offers high scalability and flexibility with deployment options including private or public cloud and as-a-service.

Founded in 1911, Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. With over $4 billion under management, the firm invests globally across various sectors including artificial intelligence & machine learning, biotech, cloud, consumer, cybersecurity, deep tech, developer, fintech, healthcare, marketplaces, and vertical software. Known for its long-standing support of entrepreneurs, Bessemer has backed companies such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, and Linkedin.

IVP is a late-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, investing in information technology and other growth-stage technology companies in North America. With a 40-year history, IVP has partnered with numerous breakout companies to achieve sustainable scale and public offerings, and its portfolio includes notable firms such as Amplitude, Brex, Coinbase, Crowdstrike, Datadog, Discord, Klarna, Slack, Snap, and Twitter. The firm focuses on guiding founders through growth, product, and go-to-market challenges, serving as a strategic partner to help portfolio companies reach their full potential.

Founded in Tokyo in 1998, Global Brain is a venture capital firm focusing on seed to late-stage investments across various sectors globally. They have invested in over 300 startups, facilitating 25 IPOs and 61 M&As through hands-on support services.

Battery Ventures is a technology-focused investment firm founded in 1983 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. It engages in venture capital and private equity investments in technology companies, with emphasis on software (including application and infrastructure software), IT infrastructure technologies, consumer internet and mobile services, industrial technologies, and life science tools. The firm seeks to back category-defining businesses with potential for scalable growth, often supporting companies through multiple stages and across select global regions.

Entrepreneur First is a London-headquartered platform and early-stage technology investor that helps ambitious individuals form technology startups by connecting them with potential co-founders, helping develop ideas, and accelerating funding from leading investors. The organization operates across six cities on three continents, supporting high-potential founders to build globally important tech companies. Since inception it has supported hundreds of ventures and built a network of thousands of alumni, with a portfolio valued in the billions. It is backed by prominent tech founders and investors who provide mentorship and capital to accelerate growth.