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.

ServiceNow provides cloud-based enterprise software that defines, structures, manages, and automates services across an organization. The company offers IT service management, IT operations management, IT asset management, IT business management, and enterprise development operations to connect workflows across employees, customers, and partners. It also provides customer service management, HR service delivery, security operations, and governance, risk, and compliance solutions, and field service management, all delivered via the Now Platform which enables workflow automation, service catalogs, and collaboration tools. In addition, it offers professional services, training, and customer support programs. ServiceNow serves industries including government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, IT services, technology, oil and gas, education, and consumer products, selling its software through a direct sales force and partners. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company focuses on expanding its cloud-based workflow automation across enterprise functions beyond IT.

WELL Health Technologies operates a portfolio of primary healthcare clinics and provides digital health services, including electronic medical records software and telehealth services. As of late 2020, it operated around 20 clinics and served approximately 2,000 clinics across Canada. The company aims to empower healthcare providers with innovative digital tools, reducing administrative tasks and increasing patient interaction.

Trimble is a technology solutions company that helps field and mobile workers in businesses and government become more productive by linking workflows and asset lifecycles with location-based technology. Its offerings span surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping, and combine positioning technologies such as GPS, lasers and optics with software tailored to user needs and wireless delivery to connect the field with back-office operations. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Trimble operates through three reportable segments: Architects, Engineers, Construction and Owners (AECO); Field Systems; and Transportation and Logistics, delivering software and hardware solutions to construction, logistics and related industries.

Oracle is a multinational technology company that provides enterprise IT solutions, including cloud-based software, platform, and infrastructure services. It offers software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, and infrastructure-as-a-service and develops autonomous databases to organize and secure data. Oracle Cloud provides servers, storage, networks, applications, and services from a global network of data centers to build, deploy, integrate, and extend applications. The company markets enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, and HCM, alongside database management and middleware, and serves customers worldwide across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. Founded in 1977, Oracle has a long history in database technology and enterprise software, with operations spanning multiple regions and industries.

Founded in Abu Dhabi in 2008, Mubadala Technology is a principal investment firm focusing on advanced technology sectors, with a primary focus on the semiconductor industry. It invests globally, including Abu Dhabi, Europe, the United States, and Asia.

Merck is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and providing innovative medicines and vaccines. With a focus on various diseases, including cancer, infectious diseases, and vaccines, Merck operates globally, with approximately 47% of its sales generated from the US human health segment.

Ferguson Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm focused on investing in early to late-stage companies operating within Connected Ecosystems, Digital Experiences, and Emerging Technology sectors. It aims to drive innovation and enable growth across the commercial and residential construction industries by partnering with and investing in companies that can add value to its partners and scale across its customer base.

Bentley Systems develops software for infrastructure engineering professionals, enabling design, construction, and operations management. Its solutions include MicroStation for modeling and visualization, ProjectWise for project information management, AssetWise for asset lifecycle management, and SYNCHRO XR for immersive digital construction experiences. Bentley serves engineers, architects, contractors, and operators, with a focus on core specialty areas like bridge or rail design.

Curaleaf is a vertically integrated cannabis operator known for quality, expertise, and reliability. It cultivates, processes, markets, and dispenses cannabis products across medical and adult-use markets in the United States.

Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. As a global corporate venture capital fund, it invests in early-stage technology companies, focusing on mobile and adjacent industries. With over $4 billion under management, Qualcomm Ventures has invested in more than 350 companies across 15 countries.

TPG Biotech is a division of TPG, a global private investment firm, focused on growth equity and venture capital investments in the biotechnology sector. The company specializes in pharmaceutical discovery and development, medical technology, diagnostics, and healthcare services, as well as the industrial applications of biotechnology. By leveraging the extensive resources and expertise of TPG, TPG Biotech aims to support innovative companies that are advancing the fields of life sciences and healthcare. The firm actively seeks to invest in businesses that demonstrate significant potential for growth and innovation, positioning itself as a key player in the biotechnology investment landscape.

Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical leader engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of medicines. It operates facilities in the United States, Puerto Rico, and many other countries, with products sold in about 135 countries. The company focuses on therapies in neuroscience, cardiometabolic, cancer, and immunology, and also conducts research in animal health and animal agriculture. Lilly supports patient outcomes and education through a philanthropic foundation that funds programs in underserved communities, including STEM education in Indianapolis.

InfraVia Capital Partners is an independent investment firm founded in 2008 and based in Paris, France, specializing in European mid-cap infrastructure assets and growth capital in B2B technology. The firm manages more than €5 billion in assets and pursues opportunities across infrastructure, telecommunications, energy transition, healthcare, social infrastructure, transportation, and smart mobility, while also backing growth-stage B2B tech companies through Series B and later rounds.

American Express Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of American Express, focused on investing in startups to expand American Express's capabilities in consumer commerce and B2B services. The firm is stage agnostic after seed and seeks opportunities both domestically and internationally. It targets areas including consumer commerce with emphasis on mobile, consumer payments, marketplaces, lending, loyalty and digital marketing products; business-to-business services such as business payments, process automation, lending and small business services; and core capabilities such as servicing, customer acquisition, fraud detection, security, data analytics and underwriting. It invests in fintech and related sectors to enhance American Express's core platform. It is based in Palo Alto with an additional office in New York.

Siparex is a private equity investment group based in Lyon, France, founded in 1977. It focuses on investing in start-ups and mid-market companies across various sectors, including software, manufacturing, e-commerce, life sciences, and healthcare services, primarily in the United States and Western Europe. Over its 30-year history, Siparex has grown to become one of the independent leaders in the private equity space, having listed shares of its original company on the stock market and expanded internationally. The firm manages several funds, including those dedicated to buyouts and venture capital, with investments typically ranging from EUR 2.5 million to EUR 10 million in companies with revenues between EUR 15 million and EUR 200 million. Siparex aims to support the development of its portfolio companies through strategic investments and operational guidance.

McKesson Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of McKesson Corporation that invests in healthcare technology and services companies across early to growth stages. Based in San Francisco, it seeks minority investments to support digital health and technology-enabled services that improve healthcare delivery for pharma, pharmacy, providers, and patients. The firm targets opportunities in healthcare information technology, health tech, and healthcare systems, with a focus on innovative direct-to-consumer health care and new clinical services, aiming to back ventures that enhance efficiency and care outcomes across the health care economy.

Gimv is a European investment company focused on private equity and venture capital. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, it operates across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Gimv targets investments in a diversified range of sectors, including business-to-business services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, life sciences, and other technology-enabled sectors, with a focus on European opportunities. The firm emphasizes building long-term equity partnerships to support growth and value creation in portfolio companies.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. The firm focuses on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with emphasis on fintech, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and machine learning, DevOps, and healthcare. Based in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, Insight Partners has backed more than 750 companies worldwide and has more than 55 portfolio companies that have achieved an IPO. As of 2022, the firm reports over $75 billion in assets under management. It seeks to fund and work closely with visionary executives, providing practical, hands-on software expertise to support growth from initial investment through to IPO.

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.

BP Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2007, investing in private technology companies to accelerate innovation across the energy sector. With over $400 million invested across more than 40 entities and over 200 co-investors, BP Ventures focuses on Oil & Gas Value Chain, Low Carbon Technologies & Fuels, and Energy Usage & Trading, delivering near-term business value while backing breakthrough innovations for a sustainable future.

Harbert Management is a privately owned investment management firm focused on alternative asset classes, with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, and offices across the United States and Europe. Established in 1993, it manages investments across private equity, venture capital, real estate, mezzanine debt, and related strategies. The firm targets value-enhancement real estate through its US Real Estate and European Real Estate platforms and serves a broad client base including foundations and endowments, funds of funds, pension funds, financial institutions, insurance companies, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. It operates through dedicated investment teams in multiple cities to source and analyze opportunities, and its structure includes subsidiaries such as a venture capital affiliate. The firm emphasizes disciplined, principle-based investing and a global reach to access diverse markets and opportunities.

Global Infrastructure Partners is an independent global infrastructure investor and fund manager established in 2006. It targets core infrastructure assets in energy, transportation, digital infrastructure, water and waste management, with operations spanning Europe, North America and beyond. The firm emphasizes a disciplined investment approach built on proprietary deal origination, thorough due diligence, strong stakeholder relationships, and clear value creation opportunities, while integrating ESG considerations to enhance long-term value for communities and investors.

Founded in 1849, Pfizer is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing safe, effective, and affordable medicines. With a broad portfolio across various therapeutic areas, Pfizer focuses on wellness, prevention, treatment, and cures for diseases, including investments in emerging technologies to shape the future of healthcare.

Axel Springer is a leading global media company with a strong presence in over 40 countries. Founded in 1946 by Axel Springer, the company initially focused on print publishing but has since expanded into digital platforms and services. Today, Axel Springer operates as a diversified media business, offering informative and entertaining journalism alongside marketing and classifieds segments. The company is committed to accelerating its digital transformation, investing in strategic acquisitions, and fostering innovation through partnerships with digital start-ups.

123 Investment Managers is an independent asset management firm based in Paris with an additional office in Lyon, established around 2000. It specializes in venture capital and private equity, managing direct investments and fund of funds across technology, industry, renewable energy, consumer goods, and sectors linked to health dependency and accommodation, such as elder care, clinics, and hotel catering. The firm focuses on Europe, with emphasis on France, Switzerland, the United States, and Canada, and targets portfolio companies with enterprise values typically between €5 million and €400 million, investing between €0.8 million and €8 million per company. It also pursues co-investments and multi-theme private market exposure, offering access to unlisted French companies and sustainable development opportunities for private and institutional investors.

Sherpa Capital Entidad Gestora is a prominent venture capital fund in Spain, managing nearly 100 million euros. The firm specializes in investing in special situations that involve significant complexity and restructuring needs. It typically targets both equity and debt investments in companies that possess strong strategic positioning but are grappling with critical challenges related to operations, finance, or equity. Through its focused investment strategy, Sherpa Capital aims to support businesses in navigating their difficulties and enhancing their overall performance.

Philips is a global technology company focused on health technology and improving people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. It offers a broad portfolio spanning diagnostic imaging, ultrasound, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring, health informatics, and consumer health products, as well as home care devices. The company operates across three segments—diagnosis and treatment, connected care, and personal health—and also develops lighting and consumer electronics for everyday use. Philips serves hospitals, clinics, and homes, applying advanced technologies to support prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and home-based care while pursuing sustainable, user-centered solutions.

Exclusive Networks is a global provider of cybersecurity services and digital infrastructure solutions. The company delivers managed security services, cloud and infrastructure as a service, and allied professional, marketing, and training services to help organizations build trusted digital environments. It operates within the Exclusive Group ecosystem, combining a cybersecurity brand with data center capabilities and a worldwide services network, and supports partners with implementation and ongoing support as well as financing and leasing options. The group has a wide geographic footprint, with more than 60 offices across five continents and a presence in 100 countries, enabling disruptive distribution and rapid growth of innovative technologies.

Jushi Holdings is a multi-state cannabis company that develops and operates retail locations under brands such as Hijinks, The Bank, and The Lab. It also engages in cultivation, processing, and distribution of cannabis products for both medical and adult-use markets.

Animoca Brands is a venture capital firm focused on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It leverages gamification and blockchain technology to develop, market, and invest in mobile applications, games, and additional products centered around educational learning, ensuring transparency, security, and new business models.

Founded in 1887, Hearst Communications is a diversified American media and information company. It publishes newspapers and magazines worldwide, operates television stations and cable networks, and provides information services to various industries.

Prosus is the international internet assets division of Naspers. The global investment group is the largest consumer internet company in Europe, and among the largest technology investors in the world, operating across a variety of platforms and geographies. Prosus is a unique blend of venture capital and operating company that funds, acquires, builds and scales technology businesses. It combines venture capital investing with deep operational experience in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company has meaningful investments in Tencent, Mail.ru, Ctrip.com International Limited, and DeliveryHero. Prosus has a primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam (AEX:PRX) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (XJSE:PRX), and is majority owned by Naspers.

BlackFin Capital Partners is an independent private equity and venture capital firm based in Paris, focusing on mid-market and growth-oriented investments in financial services and technology across continental Europe. The firm pursues asset-light opportunities and acts as an active, value-driven investor, helping portfolio companies grow through organic expansion, margin improvement, and strategic add-on transactions. It commonly takes majority or influential minority stakes and employs a buy-and-build approach to scale businesses. BlackFin seeks opportunities across Europe, with operations and investments centered in France and extended to other European markets, aiming to transform portfolio companies through operational excellence and strategic partnerships in financial services and technology sectors.

Ara Partners is an investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization, targeting ventures in energy efficiency, renewable energy, industrial process electrification, waste management, and sustainable chemicals. It provides growth capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies expand and improve environmental performance across industrial and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and fuels, and food and agriculture sectors. Founded in 2017 and based in Houston, the firm has offices in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Dublin, and pursues opportunities that build and scale enterprises with meaningful decarbonization impact.

Lockheed Martin Ventures, established in 2014, is a venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies specializing in advanced technologies such as autonomous systems, cybersecurity, space technologies, and artificial intelligence.

Novo Holdings is a Danish holding and investment firm managing the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Established in 1999, it invests globally in life science companies at all stages of development, with a portfolio also including equities, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure.

Tiny is a cloud-based business management system (ERP) designed for micro and small enterprises. It automates routine business processes such as issuing electronic invoices, receiving requests from e-commerce sites, inventory control, financial control, and billing. Founded in 2012 and based in Bento Gonçalves, Brazil.

Desjardins Capital is the private equity and venture capital arm of Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, based in Quebec, Canada. It provides growth capital, mezzanine, and select debt financing to early-stage through mature companies across industrial, manufacturing, technology, and service sectors, with emphasis on health care, life sciences, and biotechnology. The firm also supports cooperatives, including worker-owned and housing cooperatives, and network cooperatives, financing development, acquisitions, expansions, and succession plans. It primarily invests in Quebec and surrounding regions, and can finance growth, acquisitions, management buyouts, and modernization. Investments may be equity or debt, including unsecured loans, with instruments ranging from senior debt to equity, and tenures typically five to eight years for equity and three to five years for debt. The firm often takes minority stakes with board participation. It does not invest in natural resource exploration or financial services. Desjardins Capital traces its roots to 1974 and operates within the Desjardins Group.

Phoenix Games acquires and supports game development studios worldwide. It helps studio founders achieve financial success while fostering creative growth by offering expertise and facilitating collaboration among teams.

Eurazeo SE is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and buyins of a private company, and investments in mid-market and listed public companies. The firm seeks to invest in medium-sized or large companies, SMEs, high growth companies, and real estate management and investment activities. It does not have any restrictions regarding the sectors in which it invests but prefers to invest in services, leisure and mobility, real estate, fintech, investment activities, distribution, industry, luxury, consumer goods, business services, consumer and retail brands, and health sectors. The firm seeks to invest in consumer brands with a focus on beauty, personal care, household care, juvenile products, apparel, wellness, accessories, home, jewelry, leisure, health, fitness, beverage, and food companies based in United States and Europe. It typically invests in companies with a differentiated concept and global growth potential. The firm identifies companies upstream, carefully selecting them primarily from sectors driven by digital transformation and focusing on changes in lifestyle and consumption (mobility, online buying, collaboration models, etc.). The firm invests in large properties in need of restructuring; residential, commercial, and office development projects; and companies with real estate assets in Western Europe. It primarily invests in United States, France, Italy, North America and other European countries. The firm typically invests between $10 million and €800 million ($892.55 million) in companies with enterprise values of more than €150/200 million ($163.74 million/$218.30 million) and €5000 million ($7108.9 million). It limits each investment to less than 10 percent to 15 percent of its net asset value. The firm can also invest where its equity or quasi-equity stake is between €175 million ($195.25 million) and €800 million ($892.55 million). The firm prefers to make investments with transactions above $100 million as co-investments. It prefers to acquire majority stakes in its portfolio companies along with minority stakes. The firm may invest in public companies either taking the public company to private, and then doing a leveraged buyout or in the form of private investment in public equity (PIPE). The firm invests for a period of five to seven years. It exits its investment by sale to a manufacturer, sale to a financial investor, or through an IPO. Eurazeo SE was founded in 1969 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices in North America, Asia, Europe and South America.

United Fintech acquires and scales innovative fintech companies specializing in capital market technologies. It offers a centralized platform combining fintech, regtech, and captech options, enabling banks, hedge funds, and asset managers to automate workflows, ease onboarding, deliver efficiencies, and save costs.

Bauer Venture Partners is the corporate venture capital unit of Bauer Media Group, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It pursues strategic investments across Europe in technology, digital media, and publishing-related sectors, focusing on Germany, the Nordics, and the United Kingdom. The firm employs a stage-agnostic approach, backing startups and growth-stage companies in areas such as enabling technologies, advertising and marketing, monetization, content-management, and mobile, as well as consumer applications and fintech platforms. In e-commerce, it targets asset-light marketplaces and aggregators, and often supports native or web-based consumer solutions. The objective is to realize exits within a four-to-seven-year horizon.

UnitedHealth Group Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of UnitedHealth Group, focusing on investments in healthcare startups. The firm invests in businesses that enhance accessibility and affordability of healthcare services, with a particular interest in technology applications, new market entrants, and cost transparency initiatives.

YFM Equity Partners is an independent private equity and venture capital firm that provides growth capital, recapitalizations, development funding, and management buyouts for small and medium-sized enterprises in the United Kingdom and the United States. The firm targets growth-oriented companies across sectors such as energy, materials, manufacturing, consumer brands, healthcare, technology, information technology, software and services, financials, business services, retail, and telecommunications, with a preference for firms with proprietary technology or data capabilities. It typically invests in growth capital and management buyouts, deploying multi-million pound equity (examples include roughly £2–£6 million for growth deals and £3–£10 million for buyouts), often takes a board seat, and aims to hold a majority stake. YFM seeks to exit holdings within about five years through sale or listing. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Leeds, the firm maintains offices in London, Manchester, Sheffield, and other UK cities to access regional opportunities and oversee cross-border investments.

Xenon Partners is a Santa Barbara, California-based venture capital firm that acquires and operates early- and mid-stage technology companies, with a focus on B2B software solutions. The firm invests in software, technology, and business sectors and helps portfolio companies accelerate growth and improve operations.

Founded in 2005, Champlain Financial is a Montreal-based merchant bank that invests in small to mid-market companies. Its team of seasoned professionals offers strategic direction and operational expertise to portfolio companies, focusing on sectors such as consumer goods, retail distribution, healthcare, and niche manufacturing.

Amgen Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Amgen that makes direct investments in early through late-stage biotechnology companies. It focuses on discovering and developing human therapeutics across oncology, inflammation, bone health, nephrology, metabolic disorders, neuroscience, and cardiovascular diseases, including in oncology areas such as signal transduction, cell cycle, and apoptosis, and in supportive care like mucositis and cachexia. In nephrology it targets renal failure and hyperparathyroidism; in inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, COPD, and osteoarthritis; in cardiovascular disease, acute coronary syndromes, dyslipidemia, and heart failure; and in metabolic disorders, diabetes and osteoporosis. It also covers neuroscience areas like pain, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, sleep, cognition, and schizophrenia. The firm engages in early-stage research collaborations and technology, including antibody platforms, biomarkers, and computational tools. Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, with offices in San Francisco, Seattle, and Cambridge, it typically invests 2-3 million per transaction, up to 10 million per company, and seeks ownership under 15 percent. Founded 2004.

Sodero Management is a venture capital firm based in Nantes, France, established in 1958. The firm focuses on investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, energy, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, industrials, clean technology, financial technology, and materials and resources. With a capital pool of 70 million euros, Sodero aims to finance these SMEs, utilizing funds sourced from the Caisse d'Epargne and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, primarily from the Brittany and Pays de la Loire regions. Additionally, the firm has raised 26 million euros through local investment funds over five years, highlighting its commitment to supporting the local economy while providing tax benefits to individual investors.

Dyal Capital Partners is a unit of Neuberger Berman Group established in 2011 that targets minority equity stakes in institutional alternative asset management businesses worldwide, aiming to support growth in the asset management sector.