Antler is a global venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Singapore that invests in technology companies and incubates startups across diverse sectors. It supports founders from day one with a worldwide community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, and expansion support, complemented by capital to help launch and scale ventures. Through regional funds and programs, Antler backs early-stage ventures across geographies, facilitating collaboration among founders and providing resources to help teams recruit, validate ideas, and enter markets.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital investment firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011. It focuses on software as a service investments and provides investment services to clients, informed by market trend analysis, and serves sectors such as finance, technology, and real estate.

Forum Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm, accelerator and venture studio focused on B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, it supports early-stage founders through pre-seed and seed funding, high-touch programming, and a SaaS community. The Forum For Founders program provides $100k in pre-seed funding and 15 weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance on go-to-market and fundraising. Forum Seed backs seed-stage SaaS startups, including those from its program. The organization operates an accelerator and venture studio and focuses investments in vertical artificial intelligence, AI agents, health tech, fintech, supply chain and the future of work. It has over 250 portfolio companies and connects founders to a broad network of investors and partners.

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.

Flat6Labs is an entrepreneurship platform and accelerator operating across the Middle East and Africa, with roots in Cairo, Egypt and additional offices in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis. It supports startups by delivering tailored acceleration programs, ecosystem development, and advisory services designed to help entrepreneurs build, launch, and scale transformative ideas. The organization focuses on sectors including fintech, social impact, and female entrepreneurship, and collaborates with partners to foster innovation and economic growth across its regional footprint.

SFC Capital is a United Kingdom-based venture capital firm, founded in 2012, that backs early-stage startups across sectors such as software, technology, e-commerce, consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, and digital health. It provides capital and strategic support to seed and pre-seed companies and operates primarily in the UK, with activity centered in London and Northwich.

LAUNCH is an accelerator ecosystem that backs builders and supports entrepreneurship. It runs the LAUNCH Accelerator for early-stage startups, operates The Syndicate, a funding network, and offers educational initiatives such as Founder University, plus events like Remote Demo Day to showcase portfolio companies. Based in San Francisco, LAUNCH combines accelerator programs, a syndicate funding model, and founder-focused education to help startups grow, and it was founded by Jason.

Turkey Development Fund is an economic development agency based in Istanbul, established in 2019. It aims to advance Turkey’s sustainable development by investing in companies and funds that support strategic sectors and cultivate the early-stage venture capital ecosystem, including through sub-funds. The organization seeks to develop the enterprise landscape by backing new generation startups. Assets are managed by a board of directors.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm concentrates on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups and is stage-agnostic, investing across seed and Series A rounds. It seeks scalable companies with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders, often co-investing with other global funds to broaden its impact. FJ Labs emphasizes rapid decision-making and leverages its broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth, helping startups scale across large markets and ecosystems.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.

Pioneer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in innovative startups. It maintains a portfolio that includes companies emerging from Y Combinator and seeks opportunities across a broad range of sectors, including consumer products and services, financial technology, information technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, life sciences, education technology, real estate technology, autonomous vehicles, advertising technology, augmented reality, and SaaS and supply chain technologies. Founded in 2017, the firm focuses on nurturing early-stage companies with growth potential by providing strategic guidance and capital to help them scale.

Hiventures is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. It backs startups across multiple sectors and supports high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises, with the aim of fostering a sustainable and competitive SME and enterprise ecosystem in Hungary and the broader Central and Eastern Europe region. The firm is described as one of the largest and most active venture capital partners in Central and Eastern Europe.

LvlUp Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, founded in 2019. It invests from pre-seed through Series B and backs hundreds of startups annually across global innovation hubs. The firm is industry-agnostic and aims to unlock growth through an extended-team ecosystem, deep corporate partnerships, and a technology backbone that enables collaboration and opportunities across portfolio companies. With a global team of more than 2,500 core and extended members, LvlUp provides hands-on growth and fundraising support beyond capital, helping founders scale, access strategic resources, and accelerate product development and market entry.

Everywhere Ventures is a New York–based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that operates a community-powered platform linking capital, mentorship, and guidance from hundreds of founders and operators who serve as limited partners. The firm uses ten micro funds to invest primarily at the pre-seed stage, supporting early entrepreneurs across the money, health, and work verticals.

Right Side Capital Management is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology companies, emphasizing capital-efficient startups across the United States and Canada. The firm targets pre-product-market-fit ventures and typically funds rounds in the tens of thousands to low hundreds of thousands of dollars, with round sizes commonly ranging from 50K to 500K. It employs a data-driven, rapid decision process and makes a high volume of investments annually, aiming to provide a firm yes or no within roughly two weeks. The team comprises seasoned founders who bring hands-on experience, and the firm operates like an operating company, delivering post-investment support and broad diversification across a large portfolio. Its activity spans multiple states beyond traditional hubs, reflecting a broad geographic reach and an emphasis on backing entrepreneurs overlooked by mainstream venture capital.

STRT Holding is an investment team rooted in startup experience, focused on backing early-stage companies. The group operates with a model that aligns the interests of founders, investors, and the startups themselves, aiming to foster mutual success. Drawing on hands-on experience from the startup world, STRT Holding supports portfolio companies through strategic guidance, network access, and collaboration that helps them navigate growth challenges and fundraising. The firm emphasizes building long-term relationships with investees and strives to contribute meaningfully beyond capital, leveraging its collective know-how to help startups achieve their goals.

Pareto Holdings is a New York-based venture capital firm and venture studio founded in 2020. It pursues early-stage investments across all industries, with an emphasis on pre-seed opportunities, and operates with its own capital. The firm maintains a small, globally distributed team and is noted for making a high volume of investments, having completed more than 500 to date. It supports portfolio companies beyond funding through its venture studio activities, helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses as part of an integrated backing model.

Red Cedar Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in East Lansing, Michigan. It makes early‑stage investments in high‑tech startups commercializing intellectual property created at Michigan State University, supporting the commercialization of MSU research through its connection to the MSU Research Foundation as a wholly‑owned subsidiary. The firm focuses on Michigan-based technology ventures, helping entrepreneurs bring university-origin innovations to market.

Orange DAO is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that concentrates on crypto and web3 technologies. It backs past, present, and aspiring Y Combinator founders who are building the crypto ecosystem, and Orange Fund serves as its venture partner.

Entrepreneur First is a global accelerator that identifies individuals with technology ideas and supports them through the early stages of company formation. It helps participants explore ideas, form startup teams, validate products, and prepare to seek venture funding. The organization provides structured programs, mentorship, workshops and investor networking, and offers seed funding to selected teams. With a presence in major cities across Europe, Asia and North America, it runs cohorts in locations such as London, Singapore, Berlin, Paris, Bangalore and Hong Kong, focusing on proprietary technology and the development of technical founder talent into scalable startups.

Founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California, Expert DOJO is an international early-stage startup accelerator and venture capital firm. It runs accelerator programs and makes seed- and pre-seed investments, supporting startups to gain traction and scale, and provides follow-on capital to promising ventures. The firm backs a diverse, global cohort of technology founders, with many portfolio companies led by minority or female founders, and maintains an industry-agnostic approach focused on visionary companies and helping founders realize growth potential through acceleration and capital.

Haatch is a UK-based venture capital firm headquartered in Stamford that invests in early-stage B2B SaaS companies across the United Kingdom. It operates SEIS and EIS funds to support startup growth and focuses on founder-led sales, hands-on operating support, and a strong network to accelerate scale. The firm targets technology-enabled businesses addressing automation, data, AI, and digital transformation, investing mainly at pre-seed and seed stages and backing companies with high growth potential. Haatch provides strategic guidance, customer acquisition assistance, and access to its ecosystem to help portfolio companies reach early traction and prepare for subsequent rounds of funding.

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Manchester, New Hampshire. It connects accredited individual investors with startup deals and co-invests alongside established venture capital firms across multiple stages, from seed to growth. The firm provides access to diversified portfolios through funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, supported by a large network of community members and individual investors. It invests across sectors and geographies, with a focus on transparency and due diligence in collaborative investments with leading firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Y Combinator. Alumni Ventures operates internationally with offices in New York, Boston, Menlo Park, Chicago, London, and Tokyo and has raised substantial capital to back founders with strategic capital and resources.

Hustle Fund is a San Carlos, California-based venture capital firm established in 2017 that backs seed and early-stage technology startups. It focuses on software, B2B, fintech, digital health, healthcare tech, SaaS, financial services, information technology, and blockchain, and funds companies across the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia.

Brinc is a Hong Kong-based venture accelerator and network that operates 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries, focused on blockchain, AI, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology, IoT, and related areas. It partners with corporations, governments, universities, and early-stage funds to run scalable programs, source new technologies, and explore distributed innovation strategies, including Web3-enabled ventures. The company collaborates with multinational customers and institutions to provide hands-on acceleration and venture-building opportunities, and it supports follow-on investment through its ecosystem. Brinc's training arm, Brinc AOA, offers fee-based programs for incubators, accelerators, and investment firms to raise program quality and build lasting relationships with startups. The business emphasizes practical, market-ready ventures and ecosystem development, positioning Brinc as a global facilitator of startup acceleration and corporate collaboration rather than a standalone fund.

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

Seedcamp is a London-based venture capital firm and Europe's seed fund that identifies and invests early in world-class founders solving large, global problems with technology. It supports startups through immediate access to smart capital, a lifelong community, and a global network built on more than a decade of backing exceptional talent. Founded in 2007, Seedcamp backs early-stage companies across technology-enabled sectors in Europe and beyond.

Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Burlingame. It concentrates on early-stage investments in consumer technology companies and seeks to empower entrepreneurs who are building products and platforms that reshape everyday life. The firm backs ventures across a broad range of sectors, including housing, financial services, consumer products and services, healthcare, food, transportation, education, entertainment, and information technology and software. Through its investments, Goodwater Capital aims to drive meaningful, scalable impact and help improve lives on a global scale.

Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm based in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2019. It provides equity and quasi-equity funding to Bulgarian startup companies and focuses on high-potential sectors including enterprise software, e-commerce, financial services, education, automotive and transport, logistics, healthcare, entertainment, media, food and consumer goods, cybersecurity, travel, and related areas. The firm aims to support the growth and scaling of startups by applying professional innovation management and by helping them connect with international partners and innovation leaders to facilitate integration and expansion abroad.

Alchemist Accelerator is a California-based accelerator that backs seed- and early-stage enterprise startups through a six-month program designed to accelerate product development, customer traction, and fundraising. It provides seed funding in the form of notes and requires teams with distinctive technical founders, offering structured mentorship, investor access, and a collaborative community. The program emphasizes business-to-business ventures and enterprise monetization, with a network of corporate and VC backers including Cisco Systems, Khosla Ventures, SAP Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and US Venture Partners. Alchemist supports a global cohort with both in-person and virtual participation, and has supported hundreds of startups, generating significant alumni funding and notable exits.

100X.VC is a venture capital firm headquartered in Mumbai, India, that invests in seed and early-stage startups across India. The firm uses India SAFE Notes and emphasizes more than capital by offering mentoring, strategic guidance, and access to a broad network of founders, co-investors, corporations, and industry experts. It aims to accelerate portfolio growth by coaching companies toward subsequent funding rounds and scale, acting as a partner in fundraising, strategy, and business development. With a history of supporting a large portfolio and facilitating follow-on funding, 100X.VC positions itself as a hands-on investor focused on nurturing early ideas into scalable ventures. It is registered as a SEBI Investment Adviser and CAT I AIF.

Pear is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that concentrates on early-stage investments in pre-seed and seed companies. It backs startups across artificial intelligence, software as a service, enterprise technology, healthcare, biotechnology, climate technology, fintech and consumer sectors, with a North American focus. Based in San Francisco, the firm provides founders with resources to help them scale and succeed. Pear is a registered investment adviser.

Outlier Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that concentrates on early-stage investments in the crypto and Web3 space. It operates Base Camp, a scalable accelerator launched in 2019 to fund and mentor projects across DeFi, NFTs and blockchain infrastructure, including those pursuing metaverse use cases. The firm maintains a blockchain-agnostic approach and emphasizes user sovereignty within an Open Metaverse framework. Through its portfolio, partnerships and advisory services, Outlier Ventures supports the growth of Web3 ecosystems and aims to accelerate a large pipeline of startups, positioning itself as a leading and highly active investor in the crypto space by deal volume.

Precursor Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in pre-seed, seed and early-stage companies in North America. It targets B2B and B2C software applications and hardware across sectors including consumer, digital health, education, enterprise, fintech, marketplaces, software as a service, information technology and media. The firm concentrates on the San Francisco Bay Area, New York and Toronto, while considering other geographies. Typical investment sizes range from $0.1 million to $0.25 million.

Kaleo Ventures is a Dallas, Texas-based venture capital firm that funds early-stage technology companies across Africa, including pre-seed opportunities.

Founders Factory is a global accelerator and venture studio that builds and funds startups through venture-building support and capital. Founded in 2015 by Brent Hoberman, Henry Lane Fox and George Northcott, the London-based firm focuses on fintech, health, climate and deep tech, partnering with entrepreneurs and corporates to develop ideas and scale ventures. It combines investment with hands-on operational support from a team of specialists and a broad network of corporate partners including Aviva, L’Oréal, Guardian Media Group, easyJet, Reckitt, Marks & Spencer, J&J, Deutsche Telekom, HSBC and Hitachi Construction Machinery. The firm has backed hundreds of technology companies globally and operates across incubation and growth stages, aligning startups with corporate partners to leverage networks, expertise and resources.

Big Idea Ventures is a global venture capital firm focused on food technology and the bioeconomy. It operates through funds, accelerators, and the Vevolution platform to support startups and facilitate relationships with corporate and governmental partners across more than 30 countries. The firm collaborates with leading universities to commercialize cutting-edge IP, bridging research and commercialization. Backed by corporate and governmental investors, it seeks to scale breakthrough solutions across food, agriculture, health, and sustainability while building global innovation ecosystems.

1337 Ventures is a Malaysia-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology startups in Southeast Asia. It operates the Alpha Startups Accelerator to help idea-to-MVP startups validate and scale, offers Leet Academy educational programs, and supports fundraising through equity crowdfunding and corporate innovation consulting for SMEs and corporates. The firm backs founders from idea to product-market fit across sectors such as technology solutions, retail analytics, indoor positioning, automated systems, marketplaces, and wearables, and it aims to expand its accelerator and early-stage investments across the region.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital alongside strategic guidance to a select set of companies across information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, mobile, nanotechnology, financial services, internet, energy, media, and retail, supporting them from early ideas through growth and even IPO stages. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, working closely with leadership teams on product development, company building, and market expansion. Sequoia pursues opportunities at seed, early, and growth stages and maintains a global reach, investing in companies across the United States and other major markets, with interests in AI and other emerging technologies.

2048 Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups across the United States and Canada, including cities such as New York, Boston, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Austin, Atlanta and Nashville. The firm follows a thesis-driven approach focused on artificial intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity, hardware, health technology and other deep tech sectors, seeking durable data moats and long-term value. It typically leads pre-seed and seed rounds, investing from hundreds of thousands up to several million dollars, and supports portfolio companies through the fundraising process to help close subsequent rounds. 2048 Ventures emphasizes a founder-friendly, efficient investment process and has backed over 200 startups since its inception, with investments spanning Seed to Series B across the US and Canada.

Accelerating Asia is an accelerator and early-stage venture capital firm based in Singapore that runs programs for startups and investors. It backs pre-Series A companies that are 6-18 months from institutional funding, investing up to US$250,000 per startup. The firm operates across Southeast and South Asia, including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Malaysia, and its portfolio covers ed-tech, SaaS, logistics, big data, HR tech, ad tech, travel tech, ag-tech, and fintech. Licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, it aims to fill a gap for startups with solid product and early traction that few programs target, providing hands-on support to accelerate growth and impact.

Innovation Works is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit economic development organization founded in 1988 to foster growth of early-stage technology startups in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It provides funding, mentorship, and programs across software, robotics, hardware, and life sciences, and supports manufacturers in adopting new technologies. As an affiliate of Ben Franklin Technology Partners, it combines resources with regional partners to build an innovation ecosystem, offering accelerator programs such as AlphaLab Robotics Factory and connections to investors and industry experts. Through its programs, Innovation Works aims to create jobs and drive regional prosperity by helping startups scale from seed stage to follow-on funding.

Founded in 2016, Afore Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that focuses on pre-seed investments in technology companies across the United States. It targets product-oriented founders at the earliest stages, often when ideas are still conceptual, and aims to back startups before traction is evident. The firm leverages its background in product management and institutional investing to support growth and future fundraising efforts. Typical rounds range from $500,000 to $1.5 million, and it can lead the pre-seed round as an institutional investor alongside high-value angels. Afore also runs a founders-in-residence program to support early development and help shape long-term vision.

Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2017, that backs technology startups in Europe at pre-seed to seed stages.

Established in 2015, Sunstone Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in Irvine, California. It focuses on investing in early-stage tech companies within the United States.

Gaingels is a venture capital organization focused on supporting LGBTQ+ founders and leaders and their allies. It invests across stages and industries, building a global portfolio of 130+ companies and deploying around $70 million in capital. Beyond funding, Gaingels helps portfolio companies recruit diverse C-suite and board talent and fosters a global community of investors, operators, and entrepreneurs working toward inclusive leadership and positive social change through business.

APX is a Berlin-based venture capital firm and accelerator that invests in early-stage startups across Europe. The firm is supported by prominent partners Axel Springer and Porsche, focusing on companies with scalable digital business models and global ambitions. Since its inception in 2018, APX has made over 60 investments in startups from 20 different countries, collaborating with more than 100 co-investors. The firm seeks out dynamic founding teams and sustainable business ideas, aiming to foster innovation and growth in various sectors. Currently, APX maintains a portfolio of 15 investments and continues to explore opportunities with inspiring entrepreneurs.

Blockchain Founders Fund is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage blockchain and related technology companies globally. The company conducts venture-building programs and provides strategic advisory services, including consulting, media relations, and speaking engagements, to entrepreneurs and organizations ranging from startups to governments. Its focus spans blockchain, web3, metaverse, games, DeFi, and non-fungible tokens, with investments concentrated in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Founded in 2018, the firm emphasizes go-to-market support to accelerate growth and help clients capitalize on emerging opportunities in cryptocurrency, fintech, and digital transformation.

Better Angle is an early-stage technology investment firm based in Courbevoie, France, founded in 2023 by exited entrepreneurs. It focuses on European tech startups, making seed investments around €100,000 in Pre-Seed/Seed rounds, with opportunistic deals up to €200,000 in select cases, and operates with a founder-first, streamlined process. The firm is sector agnostic and values conviction in founders, and it co-invests with established funds. It is backed by a community of over 150 founders, operators, and investors. Its portfolio spans diverse sectors including autonomous warfare, microbiology, corporate retreats, inventory optimization, ground station services, and natural molecule discovery.

NFX is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, with a founder-centric model designed to improve how startups experience fundraising and growth. The firm emphasizes building an early-stage experience powered by software, and promotes techniques for network effects and scalable growth. It supports founder-led companies across sectors including software, data products, biotech and related technologies, with a global footprint in the United States, Israel, Latin America, and Europe. NFX has cultivated a network called The Guild, an exclusive community of hundreds of founders, and offers operational resources such as the Signal and Brieflink tools to assist portfolio companies. It has backed entrepreneurs who have built companies with outsized exits, and has launched initiatives like NFX Bio to back scientist-founders at seed stage, reflecting a commitment to technology-enabled biology.