Top Security & Cybersecurity Investors 2026

Cybersecurity needs constant innovation to stay ahead of adversaries. SYN invests in transformational (not incremental) solutions that significantly reduce technology risk — from the earliest stages through Series B — leveraging a team of former Fortune 500 CISOs, CEOs, and founders with 400+ combined years of security experience.

Auriga backs founders who don't just adapt to change, they drive it - funding the revolutions shaping cybersecurity today and anticipating tomorrow's threats, to build a safer, more trusted and resilient digital world.

Partners with Israeli technical founders building next-generation cybersecurity for the AI era. Specializes in AI agent governance, identity security, cloud-native protection, and supply chain security. Leverages network of 100+ Fortune-500 CISOs to provide hands-on go-to-market and product expertise.

Cyberstarts is the day-one partner for industry-defining cybersecurity companies. Founded by Gili Raanan (CAPTCHA inventor, former Sequoia GP), the firm combines deep operator expertise, a 60+ CISO network, and the proprietary 'Sunrise' validation process to identify and back the most exceptional cybersecurity founders at pre-concept/seed stage. Exclusively cybersecurity, no exceptions.

Forgepoint backs transformative cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure software companies across identity, data security, risk management, security operations, and securing AI/AI for security.

Cybersecurity is fundamental to maintaining our way of life and is essential for global commerce. We empower founders to create cybersecurity technologies that make our world more secure. As the original venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity, we invest globally and are stage-agnostic.

Back dual-use technologies serving both commercial and government markets. Founded as investment community response to 9/11, we bring unmatched expertise from NSA, CIA, DARPA. We seek founders building innovative cyber, AI safety, and advanced technologies with meaningful impact on national security and commercial markets.

Every enterprise needs a technological advantage to survive. We invest in early-stage cybersecurity and data technologies essential to enterprise survival, not nice-to-have features.

The UK's cyber ecosystem is one of the country's greatest untapped strengths. Osney Capital provides specialist capital to back the next wave of UK cyber founders and build globally significant cybersecurity companies. They combine deep cybersecurity domain expertise, venture experience (125+ seed investments), and fund structuring knowledge.

The identity of the founders is the most important part of any investment. Glilot backs founders with first-hand technical, operational, or industry knowledge of a large, urgent problem, technical depth that holds up as markets evolve, and evidence that enterprise buyers will change existing process or priority to adopt the product.

Evolution partners with bold visionaries building market-leading cybersecurity companies. Led by technology entrepreneurs with deep operating expertise, the firm provides capital plus an operating playbook—Centers of Excellence for Cybersecurity Growth—to help companies scale from early growth to IPO or strategic acquisition.

Investing in entrepreneurs building technologies that matter at the convergence of commercial technology and national security, across artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space.

Early-stage founders with innovative solutions in cybersecurity, healthcare technology, and physical security can be accelerated to scale with the right capital, strategic customer introductions, and operational guidance. Companies demonstrating early product-market fit through revenue, pilots, or design partnerships represent the best investment opportunities.

Backing founders whose vision of the future aligns with Cisco's technology roadmap across networking, security, cloud, collaboration, IoT, and AI, blending strategic and financial returns.

Deep, decade-plus operator relationships in cybersecurity and the energy transition give ClearSky superior deal flow, diligence quality, and the ability to accelerate portfolio company growth through strategic introductions.

Essential infrastructure software used by engineering, security, and data teams. Founded by technical entrepreneurs who deeply understand infrastructure challenges. Partners commit early with conviction and provide hands-on support.

A theme-driven, financially-oriented investor backing early-stage European TrustTech companies whose innovations promote and protect trust in digital ecosystems across four layers: digital infrastructure, identity, regulation, and ethics.

Backing audacious founders building transformational, field-proven solutions that enhance resilience, strengthen security, and save lives in an increasingly volatile world, with focus on robotics, communications, sensors and components, and autonomous systems.

Security technology is a necessity independent of economic cycles. We back technical experts who have seen over the horizon as security practitioners across commercial, military, or intelligence sectors. We invest in entrepreneurs who are on a mission to secure our freedom.

Team8 systematically identifies large, structural problems in cybersecurity, software infrastructure, fintech, and digital health, then either builds companies from scratch (venture creation) or backs founders already attacking those problems (venture capital), pairing capital with a 900+ person village of domain experts.

Former operators who scaled cybersecurity companies from inception to exit back founders building the next generation of cybersecurity companies, with AI as an increasing driving force across the portfolio, plus selective healthtech investments where the firm's operator value-add translates across domains.

Gula Tech Adventures invests in startups solving critical cybersecurity and national security problems, with a focus on founders who combine deep technical expertise, business acumen, and mission alignment. Rather than a traditional VC, Gula Tech operates as a self-funded, impact-focused family office enabling long-term patient capital. The firm evaluates opportunities equally on three dimensions: the problem being solved, deal fundamentals, and team quality. Ron and Cyndi's success building Tenable enables hands-on mentorship, technical due diligence, and access to government and critical infrastructure networks.

Great companies are built, not born. We back early-stage cloud infrastructure, security, AI, and data founders with a concentrated portfolio and active team-based guidance across strategy, finance, and go-to-market -- not just capital.

Strategic CVC investing in startups driving the future of data, technology, and financial services—aligned with Capital One's business imperatives. More than half of portfolio investments lead to commercial partnerships with Capital One.

The capital before your story. We back experienced and repeat founders building Frontier Enterprise infrastructure — critical software solutions born from hands-dirty experience at top companies. We invest meaningful capital ($750K-$2M) as the first institutional check in pre-seed and seed rounds.

DTCP is a multi-strategy sector specialist with €4.5bn AUM across digital infrastructure (data centers, mobile towers, fiber networks), enterprise SaaS (Series B+, $3M-$100M ARR, $5M-$50M checks), and European defence/dual-use technology. Founded in 2015 from Deutsche Telekom's M&A office; anchor LPs include Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank. Uses proprietary Flightpath data model (40+ SaaS KPIs) for Growth investments.

Invest in technology businesses with venture-pace growth potential, high margins, recurring revenue, and sustainable competitive advantage. Back exceptional founders who harbor passion to build great companies and are magnets for talent. Commit time, energy, network and hard work to portfolio company success, not just capital.

The best B2B SaaS companies are built by founders who deeply understand their customers' pain points. Many struggle to efficiently complete fundraising because traditional VCs create redundant diligence friction. By being founder-friendly and leveraging collaborative diligence, we access better deals and help founders move faster.

We are former operators and engineers who back innovative growth-stage entrepreneurs in infrastructure software, cloud services, CxO software, and vertical software, with flexible capital (primary growth equity, secondary liquidity, or M&A financing) shaped around what the company actually needs.

Harness innovation to strengthen democracies around the world by backing founders building world-class, disruptive technologies for national security, with a focus on early-stage deep tech from Ukraine and its allies.

Updata partners with capital-efficient B2B software and AI-driven companies outside the Bay Area, pairing growth capital with hands-on operating support from a team of former software operators.

Building transformational companies requires more than capital—it demands deep operational expertise, consistent partnership, and genuine commitment to founders' success. Costanoa backs visionaries solving big, hard problems across data infrastructure, applied AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and national security. The firm centers on the 'missing middle' of early-stage investing: providing unusually intensive, hands-on support to founder teams during their most critical growth phases.

We help founders build breakout companies. We partner with ambitious and curious early-stage founders who want to learn and grow as leaders.

Europe ceded strategic ground in space, defence, and cyber; we back founders building critical defence, space, and cyber technology so Europe can regain control of its own future.

J2 Ventures invests in early-stage companies developing technologies that advance both U.S. national security and commercial markets. The firm backs founders whose innovations strengthen national security while improving safety, health, and connectivity for everyday life. J2-backed companies receive capital plus deep expertise across government, defense, science, healthcare, and finance — and on average raise $2 in non-dilutive funding for every $1 J2 invests.

Great relationships start with a beer, not a deck. We believe in building authentic human connections with founders from the earliest stages, providing hands-on support in team building, go-to-market strategy, and ideation beyond just capital.

Georgian invests in market-leading B2B software companies across the AI technology stack—from infrastructure and developer tools to enterprise applications and cybersecurity. They pair growth-stage capital with an in-house AI Lab of 20+ ML engineers who embed with portfolio companies post-investment.

Your first partner. Over 80% of investments are first checks. We partner with exceptional founders at inception stages, providing patient capital and deep partnership.

Lean into AI-native cloud innovation at the earliest stages by building a curated community of CIO, CTO, and CISO operators, then back founders building AI-native software infrastructure at the intersection of engineering, IT, and security.

iAngels is a gateway for global accredited investors to access Israel's tech ecosystem, applying a data-driven, proprietary diligence process (including a founder leadership/psychological assessment) across sectors, with an Investment Committee requiring unanimous GP approval.

DVC invests in visionary founders building next-generation B2B SaaS and infrastructure companies at the intersection of AI, cloud, and enterprise software. Operating as a cross-border US-India fund, DVC backs companies in AI/MLOps, CloudOps, cybersecurity, fintech, and data infrastructure — providing not just capital but also go-to-market strategy, business development, executive recruiting, and follow-on syndication through the DVC Advantage program.

We partner with exceptional technology companies at the Early Growth stage — the inflection point between product-market fit and global scale. We bring capital alongside our G2M (Greenfield Growth Momentum) framework to build world-class go-to-market organizations across seven pillars: Strategy, Operational Framework, People, Pipeline, Sales Process, Partnerships, and Account Management.

Partner with bold, technical entrepreneurs attacking growth markets with proprietary products where technology builds durable barriers over time. Every partner is a former entrepreneur; if we can't add value beyond cash, we won't invest.

Early-stage founders using AI and frontier technology to reinvent enterprise and security markets. We seek technical founders who deeply understand their problem domain, have operating experience at scale, and are committed to responsible AI development. We provide not just capital but hands-on operational support through our Building Partners model.

Cybersecurity is a permanent, growing category. Successful cyber investing requires deep domain expertise combined with operational experience. We partner with founders as true operating partners, not just capital providers. Category creators and cyber pioneers with differentiated approaches.

ION Crossover Partners was founded to capitalize on the growing opportunity to invest in private Israeli technology companies at global scale, collaborating with founders who have growth aspirations and businesses primed to capitalize on an untapped growth opportunity, and supporting management teams in scaling the business toward an eventual IPO or outright sale.

The AI-first transformation of business will be as big as digital, mobile, and cloud combined. We invest in companies building the AI-first technology stack: data foundations, AI tools, autonomous applications, and product-led growth companies that accelerate adoption. Founders building at any layer of this stack can reach goals and uncover opportunities previously unattainable.

Partnering with entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into world-changing companies, concentrating on cybersecurity, enterprise/cloud software, consumer (incl. e-commerce), and healthcare (medtech, biotech, IT-enabled services), typically leading Series A/B rounds and taking board seats.

Iron Wolf Capital backs exceptional technical founders building globally relevant deep tech and defence companies from the Baltic Sea Region and diaspora. The firm treats regional technical depth, capital efficiency, and category-specific expertise as the core source of advantage.

Partner with exceptional teams building transformative technology companies across all stages

Red Dot Capital Partners backs exceptional Israeli founders building the next generation of global tech companies, investing at the product-market fit stage (late Series A to Series C) in companies with $1-5M ARR. The fund serves as the primary gateway for Israeli startups expanding into Southeast Asia and Japan, leveraging LP relationships anchored by Singapore's Temasek Holdings.

Breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination — deep tech with the potential to create new product categories. We bring company-building skills and operating expertise to help founders find product-market fit.

Every industry will be transformed by software. Tola practices hypothesis-based investing targeting the 'enterprise scaffolding' of AI — domain-specific models, AI/ML tooling, AI SaaS applications, AI governance, and AI security — rather than foundational AI infrastructure. They back companies driving long-term, transformational change in large markets.

We invest in multi-stage, globally minded founders and help them succeed in the critical Japanese market. Geodesic bridges Silicon Valley and Japan, providing both financial capital and an unmatched operational platform — including the annual Geodesic Forum, a dedicated Japan team, and deep LP relationships with major Japanese corporations — to accelerate portfolio company growth into Japan and Asia.

Invest in leading, fast-growing AI-powered enterprise software companies solving critical pain points with defensible advantages in large markets, providing flexible growth capital (primary, secondary, or both) plus operational, M&A, and capital-raising support.

Technology will define geopolitics. We invest in the Freedom Stack—foundational technologies critical to American national security and technological leadership. We partner with mission-driven founders building capabilities essential to American prosperity and strategic advantage.

Multi-stage, single-LP VC backed by Eyal Ofer's Ofer Global. Invests with long-term conviction in transformative technology companies, primarily at early-growth stage (Series B/C). Founder-friendly, no traditional LP committee dynamics. Strong bias toward Israeli-founded tech and US growth-stage companies.

Point72 Ventures backs ambitious founders building for big outcomes across critical domains. Going deep, not wide—the firm focuses on specialized investment theses in AI, Consumer, and Defense Tech, bringing deep sector insights, partnership, and hands-on support from seed to pre-IPO.

The next decade of enterprise software value creation will be driven by cybersecurity, data infrastructure, observability, and applied AI. We back exceptional technical teams with global ambition, pairing capital with the operating experience of a team that has built and scaled European cybersecurity and data infrastructure companies.

TheGP deploys experienced builders alongside capital to help founders achieve product-market fit faster. The firm's 25+ full-time builders—engineers, recruiters, designers, sales leaders—embed in portfolio companies for an average of nine months, earning equity grants tied to milestone delivery. This 'sweat equity' model creates deeper alignment than capital-only VC and is applied across Formation ($1-5M) and Breakout ($5-15M+) stages.

Long-term venture partnerships built on depth of thought, conviction, and dimensional thinking. We back founders with diverse lived experiences who are building transformative companies. We operate as a team sport—you don't work with individual partners, you work with Acrew. We invest in emotional intelligence, operational support, and the long arc of building meaningful companies.

Amex Ventures backs companies that transform the everyday through digital solutions enhancing business and consumer interactions, with a mandate to find startups that can strengthen American Express's Consumer Card Membership value proposition and create commercialization opportunities across the Amex business.

Exceptional technology companies can be built anywhere—US, Israel, or Europe. We partner with experienced founders to provide capital, US market expertise, and global networks to help them scale internationally.

Israeli engineers have a distinct competitive advantage in building deep infrastructure products. We partner with technical founders from day one to transform excellence into category-defining companies. Data is the critical leverage point for enterprise AI.

Category-defining B2B software companies are built by founders with exceptional product instincts, technical depth, and execution discipline. We invest capital AND hands-on operational support to establish product-market fit, build GTM teams, and scale efficiently. We avoid trend-chasing and focus on sustainable, defensible businesses.

We invest in who you are, not just what you do. We back visionaries and game-changers with character and global ambition. We partner long-term with founders, providing capital, operational support, and deep conviction in their vision.

We invest in people and technology, backing visionary entrepreneurs who anticipate future needs with facts and data to reinvent underdigitized industries.

Enduring performance comes from a shared structure beneath apparent diversity: tailor-made equity, debt, and hybrid structures across specialized platforms, aligning interests between investors, teams, and companies at every stage of growth.

Arthur Ventures leads growth investments in capital-efficient B2B software companies across every region of the US and Canada, with a deliberate focus outside Silicon Valley, backing founders after product-market fit but before large institutional rounds.

Independent global investment platform backing capital-efficient, high-growth technology companies across Europe and North America. Multi-stage, multi-strategy approach from venture to pre-IPO. Transatlantic local teams provide unique advantage in bridging European and US growth.

We invest in ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies. Our Alpha network of 2,000+ founders and operators provides unique sourcing and strategic support for scaling emerging enterprises.

Exceptional talent and innovation exist beyond coastal venture capital hubs. We partner with mission-driven entrepreneurs to build companies of impact, utility, and value in the Rocky Mountain region. Technical founders with regional commitment and proven execution ability are our ideal partners.

First-check VC backing Baltic founders (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) at inception and pre-seed stages, with a strong focus on AI-first software. Backs founders who don't fit traditional VC criteria—no FAANG background or Ivy League degree required. Seeks undervalued talent before mainstream investor recognition.

KDT backs principled entrepreneurs building disruptive technologies across connectivity, cybersecurity, healthcare, enterprise software, semiconductors, supply chain/manufacturing, energy, and fintech. KDT differentiates through Koch Labs® — connecting portfolio companies to Koch Industries' global commercial ecosystem and subject matter experts — enabling faster commercial deployment and scaling than traditional VC.

Technical founders building transformational infrastructure and AI companies in data, security, and enterprise tools. We provide capital, operational guidance, and network access to accelerate growth. The best companies are built by teams that deeply understand their domain and solve hard technical problems.

Opportunistic investing in mission-critical, non-cyclical dual-use businesses, combining flexible capital with operating expertise from a network of national-security veterans to build scalable platforms aligned with strategic partner needs.

Space has a unique role in addressing the world's most pressing problems and represents a $trillion investment opportunity. We back visionary entrepreneurs transforming science fiction into science fact using space technology and space-based data to solve challenges in sustainability, connectivity, and digitalization at global scale.

The world's best cybersecurity founders deserve a dedicated seed-stage partner focused entirely on their success, starting from Day Zero. Holly Ventures provides access, hands-on engagement, and a high-density network — not just capital.

Geopolitical instability and new defense technology have created urgent demand for cutting-edge defense solutions; Israel, forced by necessity, is at the forefront, and Protego backs early-growth companies in sensors, AI/ML, and autonomous systems.

Funding the future of AI, Cloud, and Work: backing Early Conviction Companies (seed-Series B, $1-5M) in compelling emerging markets, and Growth Partners deepening strategic relationships with Atlassian.

We fund history in the making, bridging the gap between your vision and a lasting global reality. IRIS backs technical, industry-fluent founders building category-defining enterprise, AI/data, fintech, security, and logistics companies from seed through growth.

Great entrepreneurs build great businesses. We provide expansion capital, deep operating experience, and an expansive network to established, rapidly growing, founder-led companies in software, tech-enabled services, and healthcare across the Southeast and Texas, without taking control of the business.

We invest when we identify real technological differentiation - proprietary models, novel applications of existing AI, or unique data advantages that create sustainable competitive moats - backing founders who can turn breakthrough AI innovation into market-defining, enterprise-adopted companies.

Blumberg Capital backs visionary teams as early and growth stage investors, active board members, and hands-on advisors. They invest in transformative technology companies across enterprise software, cybersecurity, fintech, healthcare tech, and AI with particular strength in the US-Israel technology corridor.

We partner with entrepreneurs who transcend the constraints of space and time, seeing beyond the obvious to chart new frontiers, enable new capabilities, and create new markets.

Substance over hype — backing experienced entrepreneurs building revenue-first enterprise software. Character and alignment over technology or market size. The Ridge Revenue Network (100+ Fortune 500 CXOs) provides customer introductions directly committed in term sheets.

Originator of China's "hard tech" (硬科技) investment category: back deep, long-R&D-cycle science and engineering breakthroughs out of the Chinese Academy of Sciences network and top universities, from lab/PI stage through IPO, combining capital with an incubation platform and post-investment services.

We invest in the connected ecosystem: technologies that connect people, places and things and maximize existing infrastructure, backed by operators who have built and scaled the underlying carrier and enterprise networks.

TLV Partners backs early-stage Israeli entrepreneurs building breakthrough software and infrastructure companies in underdeveloped or newly forming markets, especially where technical depth and category leadership can compound over time.

Invest in digital technologies that disrupt specific verticals, targeting exceptional founding teams with category-leader potential. Focus on Swiss university spin-offs and companies leveraging Telco, DeepTech, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and AI. Provide not just capital but access to Swisscom's enterprise infrastructure and customer channels.

We partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs building product-first companies that redefine their categories. In the US, we focus on transformative AI and enterprise software. In India, we back digital-native businesses solving local market problems at scale.

Crypto represents a once-in-a-generation platform shift that will fundamentally transform financial services, gaming, energy, and many other sectors through decentralized infrastructure. We partner with founders building sustainable crypto foundations from day one.

The internet freed information. Crypto is freeing money. Blockchain technology represents the next evolution of financial infrastructure, and exceptional founders using non-consensus approaches to DeFi, infrastructure, and privacy will unlock significant value.

Keen runs two parallel thesis-driven programs: backing AI software that makes Europe's SMEs radically more productive (Technology for SMEs), and backing commercial, software-enabled, dual-use defence and security technology built for multi-country European scale (Defence). Both theses are shaped through recurring 'thesis sprints' and a 'time first, money later' approach to founder relationships.

Cota Capital invests in 'net new' technologies — visionary ideas that either were never before possible or solve problems that didn't exist before. Knowledge is the true capital. The firm backs early-stage enterprise technology companies where deep operational expertise, competitive intelligence, and network access can provide compounding advantage beyond the check.

Funding the future of risk for the human endeavor. Munich Re Ventures invests in technologies and business models tackling the biggest risks facing the world, operating at the intersection of technology, venture capital, and the insurance industry.

Partnering with category-defining technology founders at critical inflection points (typically Series B, $10M ARR) through IPO and beyond. ICONIQ brings an unparalleled network of 300+ tech executive families, an 80-person dedicated venture team, and 'uncommon care' service model. AI is now a core focus with $3B+ invested in AI in 2025.

Financial services companies where technology is critical competitive advantage. Bridging gap between fintech startups and global financial institutions. Regulatory expertise, industry knowledge, and institutional network are essential for success.

Frontier technology will underpin the next generation of globally significant companies. We back IP-rich, deep tech founders advancing intelligence, reinventing energy, accelerating computation, decoding biology, and building resilience — categories where traditional venture playbooks don't apply.

Backing transformative founders building exceptional companies across all sectors

We invest in bold technical founders building the autonomous enterprise. Before you build your team, before you write your first line of code—that's when boldstart gets to work. We collaborate with technical founders at Inception, lead pre-product rounds, and help turn bold ideas into category-creating companies.

We take an entrepreneurial approach to investing, backing Europe's emerging tech leaders with solid commercial traction and a clear sense of direction, favoring sustainable growth over unicorn-style hype.

Companies grow best with the right partners alongside them. Andera Partners provides capital and hands-on operational support (acquisitions strategy, digitalisation, CSR, networking, internationalisation, human capital, operational improvement, financing) across six specialised strategies spanning life sciences, green infrastructure, SME/mid-cap growth capital, and mezzanine financing.

Back exceptional Israeli and American founders reshaping financial services through innovative fintech solutions. We provide not just capital but hands-on support, deep industry expertise, and extensive network connections.

AI-driven productivity and consumption gains could add up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. We back domain-specific, globally disruptive early-stage startups where AI is structurally core to the product, not a bolt-on feature.

We back the boldest, most ambitious founders that seem unlikely to succeed, investing our own capital with no fund clock so we can remain invested indefinitely.

Back founders building iconic companies that transcend boundaries. We invest directly in their growth to make them unbreakable. Founded on principle that luck isn't made, it's engineered. Founders are our customer, not LPs. We always vote shares with founders and provide 1% non-dilutive founder development capital alongside every first check.

We provide more than capital - our investments come with the opportunity to access markets, expertise and partnerships that help businesses scale faster and smarter, leveraging Deutsche Telekom's market and engineering expertise.

Thematic-driven investor backing ambitious founders building for big outcomes across critical domains. Core conviction: defensible businesses create competitive advantages by transforming data challenges and market opportunities into sustainable value. We Go Deep, Not Wide. Focus on AI (defensible AI turns data challenges into advantages), Consumer (vision and strategy to break through attention economy), and Defense Tech (modern solutions for global stability). Active operational partnership beyond capital provision.

Invest in disrupting technologies, scalable business models, and outstanding founders at the expansion/growth stage, connecting portfolio companies to a network of established multinational corporates to accelerate international expansion.

All-in on Texas: LiveOak partners with exceptional Texas-based founders building tech and tech-enabled service companies, engaging actively across the full lifecycle from Pre-seed through Series B and beyond.

Enterprise technology is the sole focus. Patient capital with an evergreen model — Salesforce is the sole LP with no fund lifecycle pressure, enabling investing across market cycles. AI is the defining platform shift of our era: from model infrastructure to AI applications to robotics and agents. Strategic value beyond capital: unmatched access to the Salesforce enterprise ecosystem and Fortune 500 network for customer introductions, early product feedback, and go-to-market acceleration.

High conviction, concentrated, patient investors who work with founders from company origin and stay closely engaged across the company's life.

It's time for 'Asia to Global' — Asia2G backs Korean and Asian technical founders in deep-tech, enterprise, and infrastructure categories, and helps them expand into the US through GTM strategy, fundraising support, executive recruitment, and product-market fit expertise.

NIF invests in cutting-edge science and engineering startups that strengthen the defence, security, and resilience of NATO Allied nations. Backed by 24 sovereign governments, NIF provides deep tech founders with unprecedented access to government procurement markets across 24 countries, connectivity to ~90 NATO-affiliated test centres, and 6,000+ Allied scientists. NIF leads initial investments with up to €15M and maintains substantial follow-on reserves.

Backs trailblazers solving hard problems in large markets through deep technology investments across Intelligence (AI, computing, quantum), Human (health, medicine, wellness), and Planet (sustainability, energy, space).

AI companies are built differently. We back the world's best AI native founders and help them reshape our world for the better. We go wide on product and deep on GTM.

The next decade will be defined by the addition of machine intelligence to software. Scale backs 'Cognitive Apps' — AI-powered applications that augment manual work and enable data-driven predictions — partnering with founders who can transition from founder-led to scalable go-to-market, accompanying them from Series A through IPO.

Back a small, concentrated group of early-stage founders from 'Dynamic Europe' (Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey) who build global from day one, providing disproportionate time, attention, and follow-on support (90%+ of portfolio gets a second check).

We partner with bold builders of category-defining companies from Seed to Series F and beyond. Depth of commitment, depth of relationships, and depth of belief distinguish us. Complete immersion, authentic partnership, and unwavering conviction through market cycles.

Mantis invests opportunistically in Seed and Series A technology-enabled startups, leveraging deep social capital across tech, media, entertainment, and finance to provide unmatched GTM support. The firm is founder-obsessed and differentiates through celebrity network access, customer introductions, talent acquisition help, and brand amplification.

Restive backs pre-incorporation through pre-Series A founders building AI-native financial services (AiFi). It wants to be the first check and uses AI to unlock new growth, productivity, and innovation across financial services.

Operator-led growth investor backing high-growth B2B technology companies driving digitization in fintech, data, and AI-driven technologies, especially proprietary data, regulated workflows, and infrastructure layers that AI agents need to call into.

Sixth Street Growth provides flexible, patient capital to mid- and late-stage technology companies, pairing growth equity and bespoke credit solutions with deep operating expertise through its 'More Than Capital' platform. Focus areas include enterprise SaaS, fintech/payments, healthcare IT, cybersecurity, and data infrastructure.

Partner with exceptional founders building generational and disruptive companies. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, Entrée invests from pre-seed to Series A in AI, deep tech, quantum computing, fintech, cybersecurity, and crypto. New $300M funds (Nov 2025) doubling down on vertical AI, quantum, and contrarian industries with low historical software spend.

Backing founders with exceptional vision and mission-driven impact across Finland and the Baltics, prioritizing founder character over polished business plans - asking 'Why us?' and 'Why now?'

Partnering with founders building world-changing innovation by blending the global power of Hitachi with the speed of independent venture investing, across Digital, Industrial, Environment, and Healthcare themes.

MS&AD Ventures partners with visionary entrepreneurs to create innovative solutions across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and sustainability. Backed by the 5th largest global insurance conglomerate, they bring capital plus global distribution across 47 countries. They move fast (2-week decisions), focus on partnerships over ownership, and help companies scale internationally.

We invest in high-potential companies in enterprise software, fintech, and AI. NewView specializes in flexible capital (primary, secondary, or hybrid), providing liquidity to early investors and operational support to help companies realize scale, drawing on deep venture-secondaries expertise (500+ secondary transactions since 2018).

We invest in the future of fintech: core financial technologies, fintech extended into other industries as an enablement layer, and companies using emerging technology to revolutionize financial services.

Notable Capital backs notable founders with global ambitions across cloud infrastructure & AI, enterprise software applications, and consumer tech/fintech — investing from the earliest stages through growth. U.S. Anchored, Globally Minded.

We supercharge growth in breakout companies, converting momentum into market dominance. We invest exclusively at Series B and beyond in companies that have achieved product-market fit and are ready to scale from millions to hundreds of millions in revenue.

Thesis-driven, sector-focused venture firm investing in FinTech, IT/Data Infrastructure, and vertical B2B SaaS. Partners with founders who want a trusted ally with real operating experience. Increasing focus on AI applications that solve measurable enterprise problems with real data advantages.

Depth-first venture investing through mastery in specific domains. We partner with bold builders challenging industry conventions, backing founders with technical depth and conviction to build enduring $1B+ companies. Complete immersion creates enduring companies.

Israeli founders possess unique strengths in identifying and solving enterprise inefficiencies. Joule partners with these high-conviction teams to accelerate U.S. commercialization through relationships, operational support, and market validation—delivering tangible value beyond capital.

We are extremely early in translating powerful AI models into products that transform industries. Startups have the speed and unruliness to build transformative AI-native companies; big companies are too slow. There has never been a better time to start a startup.

Risk underpins the largest markets in the world (insurance, credit, security, financial infrastructure, $20T+ in annual activity). AI and real-time data are forcing these markets to be rebuilt from first principles. Overlook invests early in the systems that measure, manage, and transfer risk, and the infrastructure enabling safe deployment of AI and autonomous systems.

Great companies are built by exceptional founders at the earliest stages. We believe in leading rounds from day one and providing lasting partnership through good times and bad.

Build great companies by partnering with exceptional founders who deeply understand their markets. We provide not just capital but proven playbooks, talent networks, and operational expertise from our team of experienced operators.

Back visionary founders and high-potential technology startups with strategic capital and operational support across a family of Turkish VC investment funds, each with its own sector and stage thesis.

Riverwood partners with Proven Growth technology companies — businesses with demonstrated business models and positive unit economics — providing $25M–$250M+ to help them scale globally. Their Scalability Playbook supports companies navigating strategic and operational inflection points. Current focus on AI-powered enterprise software as a generational catalyst.

A long-range ambition machine for the great success stories of our time - backing Australian and New Zealand founders from first cheque to forever, across software, healthcare, robotics/automation, and AI/data networks.

We back founders who believe the purpose of life is to be briefly extraordinary. We invest at day zero when ideas haven't yet become innovations, seeking founders with superhuman grit, authentic vision, and the drive to create something lasting.

Network-powered startups connecting people and businesses through software tools and platforms

Technology companies are becoming intertwined with the global economy more so than ever before. The most compelling founders build businesses through a broader world view. White Star Capital backs globally ambitious entrepreneurs at Series A, B, and Seed stages across North America, Europe, and Asia, helping them scale internationally through deep local presence on three continents.

Exceptional founders building unrivaled aerospace, defense, and national security companies. Silent Ventures takes a contrarian bet on defense tech at the earliest stages — concept, pre-seed, and seed — when most institutional capital is unavailable. The firm believes the next generation of great defense companies will be built by mission-driven startup founders combining private-sector speed with national security urgency.

Write the first check for founders still in school or just out, backing the builder before the idea or product is settled.

CMT Digital invests in early-stage blockchain and crypto projects that accelerate Web3 adoption. As one of the earliest institutional investors in the space, they combine venture discipline with deep regulatory expertise and operational support to help founders navigate complex compliance requirements while scaling globally.

Partners with technical founders to lead seed rounds in companies defining new categories in software infrastructure. Provides deep technical diligence and first-principles guidance alongside capital.

Back the next generation of crypto founders disrupting the status quo and creating entirely new markets. Invest in crypto-native builders with maniacal focus on solving real protocol, infrastructure, and application problems. Support founders with research, token model design, mechanism design guidance, and operational expertise across investing, engineering, and ecosystem development.

Backing IP-led innovation in science, engineering, and technology that can create durable, defensible value. Evaluates team drive, TAM scalability, and technology defensibility. Provides patient financing suited to hardware-adjacent, R&D-heavy businesses.

Accelerate financial services and commerce innovation by investing in companies that bring transformative solutions to market faster. We leverage PayPal's deep payments expertise, global brand, and 426+ million user network to help portfolio companies scale rapidly.

Operator-led firm running two funds: Digital (Pre-Seed/Seed, €0.5M-€3M initial) backing enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI/DevTools and fintech automation founders from beta to global blue-chip accounts; and Greentech Industry (Series A/B, €3M-€10M initial) financing the first industrial plants (FOAK) of European cleantech and deep-tech companies bridging pilot to commercial scale.

BGV backs hands-on, cross-border enterprise AI startups operating under the Enterprise 5.0 framework — companies that combine intelligent machines with human ingenuity to drive leapfrog productivity improvements. They focus on vertical AI (industry-specific, proprietary data) and horizontal agentic platforms (cross-functional automation), with a strong preference for immigrant founders pursuing US go-to-market strategies from France, Israel, and India.

Invest in companies developing disruptive technologies in core defense business areas to build a pipeline that strengthens the defense industrial base. Over 60 portfolio companies have become Lockheed Martin suppliers, receiving $750M+ in contracts.

Fund visionary entrepreneurs solving humanity's most intractable, long-horizon science and engineering problems, taking a poly-solution approach that backs many independent bets on the same hard problem (especially Alzheimer's disease and depression) rather than a single best guess, judged on both societal and financial impact.

Connect innovative startups to 550+ corporate partners who have real business problems to solve. Our platform creates a flywheel of pilots, enterprise customers, and follow-on capital for founders who value long-term partnership and have credible paths to $100M+ ARR.

We partner with entrepreneurs building the platforms and infrastructure required for the future of retail, payments, banking and insurance. We invest in B2B commerce infrastructure that enables businesses to serve customers better. Rather than chasing consumer adoption, we build portfolios around the Commerce Continuum—interconnected solutions spanning retail, payments, banking and insurance.

EPIC Ventures backs early-stage technology companies building in the information economy, with a focus on enterprise SaaS, healthcare technology, cybersecurity, and future of work. The firm believes the best way to build lasting companies is through genuine partnership with founders — providing capital, strategic guidance, operational expertise, and deep network access. Founded in 1994, EPIC helped build the Utah tech ecosystem and continues to be the foundational VC of the Mountain West.

More than 80% of UK venture capital is concentrated in London and the South East. PXN backs high-growth founders in the North of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland with capital (£200K-£8M) plus hands-on, "more than money" operational support.

Mayfield invests in founders building iconic companies through AI-first innovation and human-AI collaboration. The firm believes the next wave of category-defining enterprises will leverage collaborative intelligence, where AI teammates augment and amplify human capability. Mayfield seeks deep tech founders with defensible innovation, clear market advantage, and the ability to scale globally.

Partner with and accelerate early growth winners with an Israeli nexus, investing Seed through Series B where founders show extreme founder-market fit and a credible path to defensibility as AI lowers barriers to replication.

We back founders with compounding talent, a fast clock speed, and the conviction to make bold, insight-driven bets, and support them with a Collective of senior operators who open doors, make introductions, and help close key hires and customers.

UVC Partners invests in European B2B tech startups across DeepTech, ClimateTech, Mobility, and Software/AI, from pre-seed up to Series A, leveraging the UnternehmerTUM ecosystem to help portfolio companies build sustainable category leadership.

Madrona invests in people and ideas for the long run — backing visionary founders building transformational technology companies, with deep focus on applied AI across domain-specific applications, AI infrastructure, developer tools, enterprise software, and AI-enabled biotech. The firm serves as an active, full-stack partner providing capital plus recruiting, business development, and customer introductions.

We partner with entrepreneurs from their early days through every stage of growth, focusing on innovative solutions in technology, healthcare, and financial services.

We invest in and partner with exceptional European entrepreneurs leading the global economy to a fully digital financial services future, spanning FinTech and adjacent digital solutions (AI, cyber, deep tech, quantum).

Only invest where we have a true unfair advantage. Partner with founders in healthcare, data+AI, and cybersecurity to build category-defining powerhouses. We deliver value far beyond capital through deep domain expertise and extensive networks.

Some of the next major global technology companies will be built in industrial technology, across connectivity and IoT, industrial intelligence and orchestration, and robotics and automation.

We invest in science- and mission-driven founders building deep tech that transforms large industries for good, across Applied Science & Digital Transformation and Climate & Ocean Tech.

e2vc backs global-from-day-one, early-stage founders from Turkey, CEE, and the Baltics, investing Pre-Seed through Series A across gaming, AI/ML, health tech, developer tools/infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise software. The firm emphasizes founder community ("the Tribe"), hands-on support, and a NextGen program that invests in and mentors high-school-age founders.

Companies combining access, efficiency, quality, and data-driven insights represent the next generation of market leaders. We invest in European pre-seed and seed companies revolutionizing work, security, finance, gaming, and health through data-powered innovation.

All you need is a Unique Insight. Frst backs exceptional, ambitious founders on Day One, often before there is a product, team, or incorporated company, evaluating opportunities through Ambition, Vision, and Execution.

Back notable founders with global ambitions using technology to transform industries. We partner with exceptional teams to scale from seed through IPO, providing capital, operational expertise, and network access.

M25 backs technical and operating founders building tech companies headquartered in the Greater Midwest, applying a rigorous scorecard (team, market, product, traction, exit & growth, funding, business plan) to reduce risk at the earliest stages while relying on an extensive regional network to syndicate rounds.

Back extraordinary leadership teams—founders exceptional at building and exiting businesses with leadership styles that military-trained partners can uniquely mentor, support, and supercharge. Particular conviction in military veteran founders (30%+ of AUM) who demonstrate proven track record, drive, mission-orientation, teamwork, strategic excellence, growth mindset, and integrity.

Some of the next major global technology companies will be built in industrial technology. RunwayVC backs the technology stack behind that transformation: connectivity and IoT that makes industrial data available, industrial intelligence and orchestration that turns data into decisions, and robotics and automation that brings decisions into the physical world.

P101 is a multi-stage venture capital firm partnering with exceptional, purpose-driven founders from seed to early growth, providing capital, network, and long-term hands-on support to help build businesses that matter.

Seventure Partners identifies and backs innovative European companies in Life Sciences and Digital Technologies at all stages from seed to pre-IPO, serving as the lead investor and active board-level partner. The firm is a global pioneer in microbiome investing and has built a 25+ year track record of 150+ exits and 30 IPOs. Institutional backing from Natixis Investment Managers/Groupe BPCE provides unique co-investment and network access.

We invest at the intersection of health, wealth, and privacy. The next generation of financial infrastructure, healthcare, and data security solutions will emerge from early-stage startups addressing this convergence. We partner with founders and leverage corporate LP relationships for distribution and go-to-market.

Technological innovation is unevenly distributed. The hottest, most visible sectors attract talent and capital, while overlooked industries hide massive value creation opportunities. We back unconventional founders disrupting unglamorous, technology-inefficient, long-standing industries.

We back the technological platforms of tomorrow — the picks and shovels of Europe's reindustrialisation. High-conviction early-stage investor in frontier and dual-use technology from space and healthcare to industrial resilience, rooted in the Baltic Sea Region, backing founders from pre-seed to exit and beyond.

We invest in founders with laser-focused ambition to define technology across AI and deep tech. No stage is too early. Our role is to be their first call, fiercest champion and long-term partner from idea to impact.

We invest in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. We foster Sony's future businesses through strategic early-stage venture investments, seeking technologies with potential to transform industries while building synergies with Sony Group business units.

Deep technology and hard tech company investing at inflection points. Partner with technical founders building infrastructure-level solutions for global scale. Founded 2010 on belief that next generation of transformative companies require deep technical expertise, not just capital.

Support founders building the next-generation infrastructure stack for the AI era. We back infra-first, engineering-led companies built for enterprises, with founder-market fit and execution speed.

Summit Partners backs category-leading companies in Technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Growth Products & Services, investing $10M-$500M per company to power profitable growth. They take minority or majority positions as active board partners backed by the Peak Performance Group operational team.

Highland Europe backs exceptional teams in Europe and Israel building the next generation of technology leaders, focusing on product-led software and consumer companies with organic growth, clear product-market fit, and capital discipline.

Strategic corporate venture fund leveraging Microsoft's resources to help portfolio companies innovate and scale. Tightly aligned with Microsoft's cloud, AI, security, and enterprise software strategies.

We back exceptional founders and management teams building defensible, market-leading software businesses in high-growth categories, sourced in part through our proprietary PULSE data platform, and support them with a dedicated value-creation team.

Investible backs the visionaries advancing humanity through technology, investing at Pre-Seed through Series A alongside Club Investible, its global syndicate of 250+ investors, and activating its network to help founders scale.

Advancing healthcare through investment, information, and philanthropy - investing across the capital structure and company lifecycle in therapeutics, medical devices, healthcare services, diagnostics, and digital health, with an internal R&D engine (3DC) that originates and incubates companies directly.

Backing deep-tech software startups in Europe at late seed and Series A, with innovative technology and initial commercial traction. Investing as an ongoing practice in partnership and deliberate choice-making, working alongside founders to sharpen thinking without dulling responsibility.

Build category-defining technology businesses that deliver strong investment returns while addressing pressing business challenges. Leverage Fortune 500 parent (MassMutual) assets including real estate portfolios, renewable energy assets, and capital networks.

Physics is the basis for industry transformations in energy, transportation, finance, healthcare, and aerospace. Quantonation invests in breakthrough technologies emerging from advances in physics and computing -- quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum networks, deep physics, and advanced materials -- from pre-seed through Series A, with selective Series B follow-on.

Infrastructure companies compound value for years because they become embedded in the software stacks built on top of them. Invests almost exclusively in infrastructure software, both traditional and decentralized (crypto/DeFi), drawing on 20+ years of pattern recognition in the category.

Actively champion founders and entrepreneurs, fostering a culture where startups thrive, while serving as the bridge to Sony that drives deeper engagements through technical expertise and network access. Focused on DeepTech, Entertainment, EnterpriseTech, Fintech/DLT, ClimateTech, and Location-Based Entertainment.

Transformative national security solutions emerge from early-stage private-sector startups developing frontier technologies. IQT identifies, evaluates, and leverages innovations to accelerate government adoption while enhancing commercial success. As of May 2026, IQT is emphasizing mission investing through fewer larger bets in autonomy, contested logistics, critical infrastructure, and technologies that can move to mission use quickly.

Dawn backs category-leading B2B software companies across fintech, cybersecurity, data/AI infrastructure, insurance tech, HR tech, and regtech, acting as a long-term operating partner rather than passive capital.

Storm Ventures backs early-stage B2B enterprise software companies with a focus on AI-native applications, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure. They employ a 'paddling to surfing' growth methodology and have deep expertise in taking companies from inception to $100M+ ARR. Their philosophy: 'the interface layer will disappear. The infrastructure layer will compound.'

We are operators funding operators. We provide capital from our own personal wealth (no outside LPs) and offer hands-on operational advisory rather than board control. We believe the best venture support comes from those who have built and scaled companies themselves.

Edison Partners is a growth equity firm that backs capital-efficient, high-growth fintech, healthcare IT, and vertical SaaS/AI companies located outside Silicon Valley, pairing capital with an operator-driven value creation platform (Edison Edge) to help management teams scale.

Bet the founder, win the future -- FUSE invests early in exceptional founders before obvious market validation, prioritizing founder quality over category focus, and backs them with a network of 300+ operators, executives, and founders.

Back ambitious founders building disruptive early-stage technology companies. We provide not just capital but access to OMERS' multi-asset institutional platform. Our permanent pension backing gives us patient, long-duration capital unconstrained by traditional 10-year fund cycles.

Balderton Capital backs European-founded technology companies with visionary founders building transformative businesses. The firm combines patient capital, operational expertise, and founder support to enable European entrepreneurs to build world-class companies.

Identifies inflection points through proprietary Discovery Engine and backs founders who see opportunities others miss. Focuses on AI-driven transformation of B2B software and financial services, with deep technical due diligence analyzing 250+ data points.

Back founders early with high conviction, then act as coaches and collaborators rather than referees - pairing $3-4M seed checks with hands-on go-to-market and enterprise-relationship support through Series A. Current focus has shifted heavily toward AI-first and AI-native software.

A full stack investor for a complex world, backing tech disruptors with performance, values and care. Elaia partners with ambitious, technical founders from inception to leadership across two dedicated strategies: Digital Venture (B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, adtech, e-commerce) and DeepTech Seed (energy, aerospace, robotics, biotech, semiconductors), sourcing heavily from research institutions and lab spinouts.

Specialist growth partner for rapidly growing, bootstrapped software and AI companies with capital availability rather than capital necessity. Respectfully partners with founder-led businesses on their path to category leadership, providing primary growth capital, founder liquidity, and operational support.

We lead Seed rounds of EUR 0.5m-5m and follow on up to EUR 12m or above. We are comfortable with the imperfection of startups, investing early in brilliant people and products and caring more about the potential of massive scale than minimizing early-stage risk. We invest in what we know and love: AI/Deeptech and SaaS in the B2B space, sourced from the SEE region and diaspora.

Backing the builders of the next layer of computing across AI infrastructure, defense, biotech, and American dynamism. Former 'Software is Eating the World' thesis evolved to 'AI is Eating Software'. Partners with technical founders building foundation models, cloud systems, and infrastructure for the AI era.

The best technology startups writ-large have universal utility, and we apply them to real estate, the world's largest asset class at roughly $380 trillion. We back companies with AI, digital platforms, fintech/insurtech, and security applications relevant to real estate and adjacent verticals.

Backs teams with defensible technical moats (data-driven software and/or patented hardware) that serve as building blocks of societal and economic infrastructure, focused on compute, industrial/energy transformation, and financial infrastructure in mission-critical, regulated markets.

Invest in and provide business-development support to startups building next-generation technology, bridging Japanese and global markets by combining Digital Garage's startup network with Daiwa Securities Group's capital and financial infrastructure.

We are serial founders turned venture capitalists. We invest in market leaders building soon-to-be massive tech companies. Our approach focuses on long-term success, not short-term gains. We roll up our sleeves, get creative, lead with empathy, and have fun along the way.

Building European technological resilience through critical infrastructure innovation. We back early-stage founders building the next generation of critical infrastructure - emerging and disruptive technologies (EDT) across defense, space, fintech, Industry 4.0, and energy.

Drive mass adoption of crypto and Web3 through investments in companies with strong tokenomics and utility design. Leverage ecosystem of 3,000+ LPs and 25,000+ gaming community to provide portfolio companies instant network effects and user acquisition.

Momenta backs software-defined industrial technologies that move industry from automation to autonomy, investing at the boundary where the physical world becomes digital across Physical AI, IIoT, edge intelligence, and secure compute. They partner long-term with founders and operators, using a network of corporate partners to help portfolio companies move from pilot to production.

Data and AI-native startups disrupting industries. Solo capitalist model allows fast decisions (days not weeks) and founder-first partnership. Focus on founders building real solutions to specific problems with proprietary data advantages.

We are reinventing venture capital by bringing academic know-how and research to our investment process and portfolio companies. Evidence-based decision making combined with hands-on operational support creates differentiation for early-stage founders.

We back exceptional Nordic-based founders from seed to Series A and beyond, gravitating toward category winners riding underlying macro trends such as transparency and user-generated content. We are Denmark's largest fintech investor and a hands-on partner all the way to exit.

Invests in technical founders building modern infrastructure software across three pillars: cloud infrastructure, data/AI infrastructure, and cybersecurity. Targets the earliest stages — inception, pre-seed, and seed — often pre-product with just the founding team in place.

Growth equity reimagined: back extraordinary founders running efficient, metrics-driven software and marketplace businesses, and pair capital with hands-on operational support (including the firm's OpCats operator network) to scale them. Takes both majority and minority positions.

Gender-balanced founding teams outperform. We back companies founded or co-founded by women (30%+ women equity ownership at pre-seed) across Healthtech, Fintech, Sustainability, and Deep Tech, leading from pre-seed to Series A across France, Europe, and the US.

Swish partners with a small number of exceptional founders each year in cybersecurity, cloud and AI infrastructure, physical AI, defense, and government technology, providing concentrated capital and deep partnership from seed through late growth.

Bold, mission-driven technology entrepreneurs with uncompromising integrity deserve capital, resources, and partnership to build solutions that truly matter. As a founder-only capital firm, we align with entrepreneurs over institutional return requirements.

Back European technical founders building globally ambitious deeptech and critical technology companies at pre-seed and seed, with concentrated first-check conviction and Paris/San Francisco/Berlin support.

Pax Technica: The next era of American global leadership will emerge from physical-world technological superiority — reinventing defense, energy, manufacturing, aerospace, and critical infrastructure. Backs mission-driven founders tackling the hardest industrial-scale problems.

Full-lifecycle enterprise software investor focused on financial services. The best opportunities lie at the intersection of traditional financial institutions and modern technology. We back repeat founders with deep financial services expertise and technical capability to build transformative software solutions.

Bitcoin is a fixed-supply, neutral monetary network that civilization is being rebuilt on. Fulgur funds teams building the infrastructure, applications, and financial services layer of the Bitcoin and Lightning Network economy.

Community-driven VC led by active operators who simultaneously build and invest. Best support for founders comes from operators understanding current market challenges firsthand, not just history. Invest in category-defining technology companies.

We invest €100k to €15M in entrepreneurs with the capacity to create differentiated technology-based products and services, backing the crazy, contrarians, and outliers from pre-seed to Series B across Southern Europe and Latin America.

Chalmers Ventures transforms breakthrough Chalmers University research into successful, impact-driven global companies, blending venture creation with venture investing under one roof.

Proven scaled operators are uniquely positioned to help hyper-growth companies reach the next level. We invest right after product-market fit (Series A-B) and focus on scaling go-to-market and building world-class companies. Inspired by Bill Campbell's coaching philosophy, we provide intensive operational support without taking board seats.

Backing entrepreneurs on a mission to build great companies: innovative software-based technology companies from the Nordics that can become sector leaders while driving transformation toward a long-term sustainable society.

Invest in disruptive deep tech and science companies transforming global industries, bridging the capital gap for early-stage entrepreneurs with a capital-efficient model spanning seed option-bets through growth-equity leads.

Passion Capital backs outstanding European founders building in AI, FinTech, and Enterprise Risk, investing at the pre-seed and seed stage—often before revenue or product exist. Europe's first operator-led VC fund, pioneering Plain English term sheets. Writes initial cheques of £400K–£500K as the founders' first institutional investor.

137 Ventures provides structured liquidity — equity loans against shareholder stakes, direct secondary purchases, and anchoring company-organized tender offers — to the founders, executives, and early employees of category-defining private technology companies. The firm supports generational companies through decade-long private lifecycles with flexible, founder-friendly capital structures.

ex/ante backs founders building 'agentic technology' — tools that restore human agency by strengthening privacy, security, and information integrity. The fund counters surveillance capitalism and digital authoritarianism by investing in technology that gives individuals control over their data, assets, and information. Sectors: privacy-enhancing tech, cybersecurity/identity, information integrity, self-custody fintech, and agentic AI infrastructure.

Investing in the decarbonization and digitization of transportation, mobility, and energy — backing founders building across EVs, clean energy, autonomous vehicles, fleet software, vehicle cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and mobility marketplaces.

Finding the next puzzle piece in the crypto space. Puzzle Ventures helps early-stage blockchain startups grow and reshape the future of Web3 through strategic capital, infrastructure expertise, and deep crypto ecosystem connections.

Back technically strong founders with a real market pull in a massive market, wherever they sit in the stack, as long as the team has a genuine link to Norway.

Mela Ventures backs bold, fearless B2B technology founders solving globally relevant problems, providing intellectual and business capital alongside financing to help category creators build differentiated, hard-to-replicate technology moats.

Community-powered VC backing European software-first founders that unify fragmented markets, digitize and automate Europe, and defend its sovereignty.

The best companies rarely look like the best companies at the start. We back overlooked Nordic B2B companies -- early, technical, regional, or simply unfashionable -- across Medtech, Resilience Tech, and Business Software before they become obvious.

Scalable, defensible innovation at the intersection of software, hardware, and intelligence. Champion founders driving the next wave of technological innovation across Cloud, Devices, Frontier, and Silicon domains. Breakthrough technologies emerge from convergence of multiple domains.

The technologies shaping the future of the automotive ecosystem are increasingly developed by startups, particularly in AI, advanced manufacturing, sustainability, and connected mobility. BMW i Ventures backs founders who see problems clearly, build without constraints, and move fast — and helps them win by connecting them to one of the world's leading automakers as a customer, development partner, and network.

ServiceNow Ventures invests in AI-first enterprise companies that can extend the ServiceNow platform, accelerate enterprise digital transformation, and advance the potential of AI across workflows. The firm seeks visionary founders building at the intersection of AI, automation, and enterprise software.

High-touch early-stage investing in technology founders building durable software and tech-enabled category leaders, with particular strength in SaaS and the Utah/Silicon Slopes ecosystem.

Energize Capital backs asset-light technologies—primarily software and services—that advance the digitization and decarbonization of critical industries including energy, climate, infrastructure, and industrials. They seek solutions enabling the energy transition at scale, from early commercialization through profitable growth.

Investing in the modern economy through AI-driven business solutions, software-driven hardware, sustainable agriculture, and supply chain technology in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, being the first institutional partner in a founder's journey.

Enterprise software companies leveraging modern agent infrastructure, open source, and AI to solve infrastructure and application challenges. Best companies come from technical founders with deep expertise in their domain. Mango Capital backs founders at inception before product-market fit, focused specifically on agent infrastructure and intelligent applications.

Backs mission-critical technology companies in Defense, Energy, Industrials, and AI — specifically applied AI solving tangible physical problems. Invests from a network of 150+ operators from Palantir, Anduril, and SpaceX.

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Belief backs young, deeply technical founders building AI, robotics, infrastructure, and other systems-level companies toward a future of abundance.

We invest in founder-owned, capital-efficient businesses that aspire to lead their markets, keeping business human through transparent, genuine partnership.

Low volume, high conviction early-stage investing in 10 thematic areas where vertical AI is reshaping regulated, complex industries: healthcare, fintech, capital markets, industrial operations, security, and government. Back strongly opinionated founders building category-defining companies with direct operator support from a team with deep fintech and growth scaling experience.

AI is the most consequential technology platform shift of our lifetimes. We back outlier founders building AI-native applications at the application layer, where AI is central to why the product exists, not a bolt-on feature.

Nurture inspiring, globally-ambitious technology ideas through their critical early stage, financially and professionally, drawing on an international team's expertise in entrepreneurship, M&A, media/marketing, and operations, plus a network of experienced mentors.

We invest in ambitious and determined teams that can one day become industry leaders, partnering with founders from the very beginning and supporting them throughout their growth with global operating experience.

Definition invests in category-defining software companies, making a small number of high-conviction investments each year led directly by its two founding General Partners.

Go-to-market is your moat. We back gritty, early, conviction-driven founders building the next generation of enterprise software with deep domain expertise and contrarian viewpoints. We work side-by-side with you from day one, providing hands-on GTM support, sales playbooks, and access to our NYC enterprise ecosystem.

We invest in brilliant people who bring ideas that matter to life. We focus on AI-native founders building companies with strong founder-product fit, aligned on mission and meaning, seeking creative freedom and psychological safety. Great companies are built by diverse teams supported and empowered to be maximally creative.

Disruptive innovation in work and education fuels human achievement. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who are business builders, deep domain experts, and capital efficient thinkers. We believe in long-term relationships over transactional investing, often partnering with founders across multiple ventures.

Mark VC takes a deeply founder-centric approach, building '360-degree behavioral maps' of founders through extensive personal reference calls. They invest across industries but focus on security & defense, healthcare, consumer, and enterprise software. They strive to be the most valuable investor on the cap table through hands-on coaching and operational support.

Backing the builders rewiring finance: B2B, service-enabled SaaS and software companies selling into banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions, paired with a strategic network of ~100 banks representing $1.3T in combined assets.

Great products change the world. We fund the people who build them. The Product Alpha Effect™ uses signals from 600,000 product leaders to identify outlier companies at the Discovery Stage before the market recognizes them.

Empower ambitious founders with capital, expertise, and network to build and scale transformative ventures, prioritizing startups that advance Saudi Vision 2030 and can localize frontier technology in the Kingdom.

Elkstone backs exceptional Irish (and increasingly all-island) entrepreneurs with the vision, passion and grit to build category-defining global companies, layering private-client and institutional capital into EIIS-qualifying early-stage venture funds.

Mission-driven founders building transformative companies. FPV backs missionaries, not mercenaries—founders with genuine conviction in solving hard problems and willingness to pursue 100-year visions. Focus on founders who are misunderstood initially but recognized as geniuses for changing the world. Founder service is their North Star—they aim to be the founder's first phone call with operational support from experienced partners.

Founders from Australia/NZ, Israel, and Southeast Asia will shape the future of global technology. We prioritize people above all else, backing entrepreneurs with compelling visions who assemble talented, mission-driven teams to tackle large, important problems, and back them repeatedly over time.

The most ambitious B2B SaaS, AI, and Cloud Infrastructure founders at pre-seed and seed stages will build the next generation of category-defining companies. We combine technical depth, operational expertise, and capital to help founders scale across Europe and into the US market.

Artificial Intelligence will disrupt every industry. Flying Fish invests in companies where AI/ML serves as foundational technology across three pillars: Applied Intelligence (AI transforming enterprise workflows), Foundational AI & Infrastructure (core ML tooling and training), and Hard Sciences (AI accelerating biology, materials science, and drug discovery).

Blockchain technology will fundamentally transform how value is transferred globally, particularly in emerging markets and underbanked regions. FPV focuses on decentralized technologies that enable financial inclusion and cross-border value transfer where traditional infrastructure is limited.

Sierra believes enterprise software is being fundamentally transformed by cloud computing and AI. They invest in technical founders building the next generation of enterprise solutions that deliver superior ROI through better efficiency, automation, and capability. The firm particularly focuses on infrastructure, security, healthcare innovation, and emerging deep tech.

Europe's first cheque fund: the first institutional investor for exceptional European (and European-origin) founders, helping them go from 0 to 1 and reach product-market fit, backed by anchor corporate relationships with Axel Springer and Porsche.

We fuel the leaders of the new financial services economy. Canapi backs B2B software and fintech founders with capital plus direct access to the Canapi Alliance, a network of 70+ banks and financial institutions that act as customers, co-investors, and design partners.

Technology startups can address major global challenges. We back early and seed-stage IndustryTech, DeepTech, and CleanTech founders in the DACH region and US with capital plus network access, industry expertise, and strategic partnerships, using an evergreen structure with no fixed fund-life timing pressure.

The physical world is wired; the constraint was never connectivity, it was intelligence. McRock backs Industrial AI -- software purpose-built to reason, predict, and act on operational data across manufacturing, logistics, energy, and other physical-economy industries.

Europe can and should be the best place to live and innovate worldwide. With dense industrial supply chains and manufacturing expertise, Europe is positioned to lead in robotics and frontier tech. We invest in technical founders building obsessively on real problems with 10-15 investments per year at €200k-€400k checks.

Evaluate risk objectively, confront fear rather than avoid it, and prepare in advance for shifts in the capital markets; back technology-oriented startups with defensible barriers, global scalability, independence from conglomerate patronage, and exponential growth potential.

We invest in founders leading their first institutional venture round. Our mission is to catalyze transformation in Latin America by partnering with the region's top entrepreneurs. Together, we create cycles of innovation, empowerment and change. We believe in long-term partnerships and hands-on support.

We find, fund, and empower entrepreneurs who turn technological advancements into hardware and software products that fundamentally improve industrial value chains, aiming to build category winners that form the backbone of a thriving, sovereign European industrial ecosystem.

Partner with proven, later-stage fintech startups (Seed/Series A+) to accelerate their growth through Mastercard's global ecosystem, technical expertise, and customer relationships. Focus on co-innovation and strategic alignment across key fintech tracks: agentic commerce & services, acceptance, blockchain & digital assets, corporate solutions, emerging fintech, open finance, small business, and security solutions.

Public blockchains represent a paradigm shift in how we interact with money, financial services, and the internet. We invest in infrastructure and application companies building the future of monetary networks, programmable finance, and decentralized internet architecture.

Backing immigrant entrepreneurs building companies in Europe. Immigrants account for ~50% of US and ~40% of UK unicorns. NLV spots and supports this talent before the market catches up, investing unconditionally as the first check before lead VCs are in place.

Transformative innovation in crypto emerges from disciplined investment in cutting-edge infrastructure, protocols, and financial applications. We partner with founders advancing the digital asset economy alongside deep operational support through Galaxy's institutional infrastructure.

Partners at the earliest stage with companies building foundations for modern enterprises, critical industries, and the physical world - backing category-defining, N-of-1 companies that combine defensible technology with novel go-to-market approaches.

Business is truly global: exceptional entrepreneurs building strong, category-defining companies at highly advantageous valuations can be found anywhere, and a federated network of local accelerators can help them scale internationally.

Backing new ideas, clear vision, and an obsessive pursuit of change. Triple Point Ventures partners with exceptional early-stage founders across fintech, health, climate, and data & AI, aiming to meet founders early, move quickly, and lead pre-seed and seed rounds.

Coupling the independent, fast decision-making of a classic VC with access to Orange Group's technological, commercial, and customer-reach expertise, to build future tech champions across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

We back founders who combine emotional intelligence with business acumen and are on a mission to solve problems they deeply care about. We're often the first institutional check and provide mentorship, community, and long-term partnership support.

Inception-stage partner to ambitious founders building advanced technologies, from deep tech and AI for science to AI infrastructure and vertical AI, before the product or customers exist.

WndrCo positions itself as 'the founders behind the founders,' combining strategic capital with deep operational involvement. Unlike traditional VCs, partners take formal operating roles (interim CEO, CFO, CPO) within portfolio companies. This approach leverages the co-founders' proven track record: Sujay Jaswa scaled Dropbox from $18M to $10B as Business Founder/CFO, and Jeffrey Katzenberg transformed Disney Studios and built DreamWorks. The firm invests across all stages through three strategies: Build (acquiring underappreciated tech companies), Venture (leading post-PMF rounds), and Seed (very early checks). Focus areas are Future of Work, Cybersecurity, Developer Infrastructure, and Consumer Technology, with increasing emphasis on AI applications.

Great companies aren't born, they're made. XYZ invests in early-stage founders with exceptional execution capability, deep domain expertise, or lived experience insights. They specialize in helping founders navigate the earliest stages by providing capital plus strategic operational support.

ISAI identifies capital-efficient French tech startups early—often as the first VC—backing SaaS and marketplace models with progressive ambition, blue ocean positioning, and category-leader potential. Increasingly an AI-focused investor using it as an enabling lens across all verticals. Their edge: a community of 500+ tech entrepreneur-LPs who open doors, advise, and validate.

Disruptive ideas supercharged: back seed-stage deep tech and hardware (including hardware-interfacing software) companies in the Nordics and Baltics that deliver social or environmental impact, getting involved before revenue and pushing portfolio companies to revenue within six months.

We accelerate the first financing rounds of promising digital entrepreneurs in Belgium and neighbouring countries, leading pre-seed rounds and co-leading or following at seed, with a fast and transparent decision process and the capacity to double down in later rounds.

Shine partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses. They are lateralists - using non-linear logic to identify innovation at the intersections of technology, markets, and culture. The firm invests thematically in areas shaped by four trends: Great Expectations (demand for quality), Merging Digital/Physical (computing power), Reimagining Security (infrastructure/identity), and Reestablishing Meaning (community/belonging).

Entrepreneurs by heart, investors by choice: 3VC partners with regional talent across DACH, CEE, the Baltics, and Southern Europe showing early signs of product-market fit and customer love, and helps them become global category leaders.

We invest in proven, scalable companies where impact is embedded in the core of the business, applying the same growth metrics and discipline as commercial venture capital because lasting impact comes from building resilient, high-performing companies.

Back ambitious 'go-all-in' founders building defensible B2B software at pre-seed and seed, and support them intensively through the journey to Series A. Focus on AI, infrastructure, health, TechBio, open source, and marketplaces.

Investing in 'Beautiful Software' — software where code architecture mirrors user intent so cleanly that complexity disappears. Backs founders with high 'motive force,' the internal drive that sustains motion through uncertainty. Believes beauty compounds: quality code attracts quality engineers, thoughtful design creates passionate users, and passionate users become evangelists.

Outlier founders and ideas shape the future of humanity. We back ambitious founders building category-defining companies that create significant impact while generating returns that support non-profit and educational causes.

Illuminate invests in companies solving mission-critical problems for financial institutions through fintech and enterprise software innovation. With deep access to tier-1 financial institution networks and specialized domain expertise, the firm creates unique value for portfolio companies through institutional customer access, operational guidance, and strategic partnerships.

BlackFin invests exclusively in financial services and fintech across Europe, combining sector-specific operational expertise with capital across two strategies: primary asset-light buyouts and early-growth venture investing in fintechs and insurtechs.

Partner with exceptional founders solving critical healthcare challenges and building enterprise infrastructure from inception through IPO. Combine venture capital with 30+ years of operational expertise and capital resources from Maverick Capital.

Auxxo backs the strongest pre-seed and seed stage female-(co-)founded startups across Europe, driving equitable representation of women as founders and investors in venture capital.

Identify and invest in the world's top talent before they start a company. Build lifelong relationships through a proprietary university scout network at Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and other elite universities. Back exceptional founders within 1-3 years of graduation before they are widely recognized.

We invest in infrastructure companies before they exist. Technical founders building structural solutions that enable entire new categories of software. We don't try to be 'value add' - we only succeed if we make a genuine difference through deep technical partnership, founder development, and community building.

PeakSpan invests exclusively in Applied AI B2B software scale-ups at $3M–$50M+ ARR, providing growth equity combined with hands-on operational platform support (500+ expert community, proprietary technology tools, proven playbooks) to help founders scale with discipline and achieve optimal risk-adjusted exits.

Backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software — specifically enterprise software, SaaS, developer infrastructure, data, and security. All GPs are former founders and operators who provide hands-on GTM, recruiting, and operational support.

Greenoaks backs generation-defining technology companies with exceptional long-term growth potential. We make concentrated, large initial bets and maintain positions through multiple rounds and public markets, believing that exceptional founders and products deserve exceptional partnership.

Morado invests in the 'data-fueled revolution' — backing systems builders who architect new operating systems for legacy industries. They focus on AI, data infrastructure, industrial IoT, robotics & autonomy, computer vision, and health tech at the seed stage.

Investing in founders building critical software that addresses the decay of Western infrastructure, institutions, and industrial base. Ravelin backs software-defined transformation of aerospace, defense, manufacturing, energy, and industrial sectors.

We back exceptional founders aligned with creating more economic freedom. We believe the next era of crypto innovation will be driven by scaling solutions, DeFi primitives, consumer applications, and AI-native infrastructure on blockchain.

Top-performing SaaS venture fund that identifies exceptional founding talent at the earliest stages and takes an active role in their growth — particularly in scaling go-to-market and sales teams. Prioritizes founding team potential over traction or revenue metrics.

We partner with founder-led, capital-efficient technology and healthcare companies that have already proven the model - greater than $10M in revenue, 20%+ growth, and breakeven or profitable - and help them scale further through collaborative, long-term partnership rather than a fixed playbook.

Back exceptional outlier founders with conviction and unwavering support. Kevin Hartz identified that over 20% of Fund II is invested in teenage founders—not as social experiment but as genuine thesis that exceptional outliers often emerge young. The firm provides operator-heavy partnership with deep expertise in founder psychology, financial operations, and growth scaling. They position themselves as guiding outliers from idea to IPO.

RRE backs visionary early-stage founders leveraging technological breakthroughs to reshape industries. Systematic focus on Physical AI (AI that touches atoms) and Decentralized AI (bridging web3 and AI infrastructure). Boutique model enables direct partnerships with founders vs. large portfolio strategies. 30+ years of multi-cycle experience.

Sand Hill Angels backs seed-stage, high-tech companies with large and growing markets, well-defined problems, disruptive solutions, defensible technology, and strong teams with demonstrated ability to execute. The group leverages 145+ experienced angels to provide capital, mentorship, and network access across the Silicon Valley ecosystem.

Back B2B software founders solving real problems in sales, go-to-market, product, growth, and fundraising. We bring operational expertise from both founder and investor perspectives.

Founder-first early-stage investing that combines capital with founder resilience, operating support, and capital-efficient company building for durable, profitable outcomes.

We support ambitious founders solving large problems through technology across all stages. Independent thinkers who challenge conventional wisdom are our ideal partners. We provide not just capital but operational expertise, global networks, and hands-on support from day one through scale.

Vitruvian backs ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams building higher-growth, asset-light businesses (“Dynamic Situations”) across cybersecurity, healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, and enterprise software, providing growth or buyout capital between €40m-€600m+ for companies valued €75m-€4bn+.

WestBridge partners with founders building transformative, AI-native businesses from Series A through IPO and beyond. With a $7.3B evergreen fund (no forced LP exit timeline), they invest early and hold for 5-25 years as patient capital partners. Their AI focus centers on Vertical AI Systems, AI-Native Infrastructure, and Agentic AI across the India and US markets.

Exceptional founders living in the future deserve operators who provide more than capital. We partner with founders on go-to-market, brand, storytelling, and team building.

Pre-seed fund investing in technical founders building developer-facing tools and infrastructure. Focused on curiosity, velocity of learning, and rapid building. Believe the world is shaped by unique insights at the intersection of art/culture and math/science.

Crypto-native operators architecting token-first networks through deep cryptoeconomic design, governance innovation, and sustainable token economies. 1kx supports builders across infrastructure, middleware, and consumer applications, focusing on projects that advance the decentralized future. The fund partners with founders to scale transformative blockchain projects while maintaining alignment through long-term capital commitment and deep technical expertise.

We back rebels who challenge the status quo and reshape financial systems through technology. The best fintech founders see structural inefficiencies before others and have the conviction to build something fundamentally better. We partner with them not just with capital, but with hands-on operational expertise, regulatory fluency, and deep financial services networks.

Partner with remarkable growth-stage leaders to accelerate their journey from startup to scale-up through capital, operational expertise, and Google advisory access. Focus on transformational companies making the step change into growth.

Software will transform as AI-native applications unlock value in unstructured data (emails, contracts) that traditional software has sidelined. We back founders building the next generation of vertical operating systems, AI-native applications, and embedded finance solutions.

Early-stage founders face mounting pressure to show revenue legibility before Series A, but seed-stage cap tables lack operating expertise in go-to-market. CoFound embeds that GTM expertise directly, working hands-on with founders on GTM iteration, product-market fit, and building a repeatable sales motion.

Wave Ventures backs Europe's most exceptional Gen Z founders at the earliest stage — angel and pre-seed — in the Nordics and Baltics. We invest before other VCs identify these founders, leveraging a rotating team of top university students embedded in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Tallinn startup ecosystems. We believe the most impactful companies of the next generation will emerge from this region.

First institutional VC fund exclusively founded by former corporate VC leaders. Bridges traditional VC and corporate VC through Counter Club (750+ CVCs, $320B deployed). Invests in B2B SaaS solving nontrivial problems in large markets, providing founders with direct access to enterprise customers, strategic partners, and capital through the CVC network.

Beginnings matter. We work with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an 'imagine if.' We look for compelling and contrarian insights into how the world works—what do you understand about a market that others miss? Our role is to accelerate the path from idea to product-market fit through embedded partnership.

Crypto-native teams solving fundamental Web3 problems, partnering on- and off-chain at earliest stages. Technical excellence, ecosystem building, and long-term Internet transformation through decentralized technologies.

AI technologies are increasingly running the enterprise, making trust critical to scale. We invest in the companies that create that trust and the founders who scale them, with a leading focus on Infrastructure Intelligence — software that gives asset-heavy industries (energy, real estate, logistics, agriculture) the ability to sense, model, and act on their environment in real time.

Hilariously early pre-seed/seed investing. We back hustlers at concept stage—fast, scrappy, first-principles founders who act before market consensus.

Backing fearless founders building disruptive, IP-driven deep-tech, digitalization, and climate-tech solutions from India, for the world, at the earliest and highest-risk stages.

We invest in companies that make business work better, backed by a commitment to understanding profound changes in how business operates. We seek founders with the potential to build extraordinary, outlier companies through transparency, founder-first principles, and patient capital from our investor Bloomberg L.P.

The future belongs to those who invest in it. Hartmann Capital is the institutional gateway to early-stage frontier tech — backing founders at the intersection of Generative AI, Brain-Computer Interfaces, XR & Spatial Computing, Programmable Biology, and Robotics. We identify innovations as they prepare to cross the chasm into mainstream adoption.

We empower alumni of Dutch universities to become world-changing entrepreneurs, backing founders with capital, knowledge, and a high-trust community to build the companies of the future in critical sectors, strengthening a competitive and sovereign Netherlands.

We back visionary technology founders in the Nordic region driven by disruptive forces. Our thesis centers on three areas: New Experiences (gaming, new media, health tech), Platform Technologies (developer tools, infrastructure, fintech, IoT, machine intelligence), and Smarter Workplaces (productivity, developer tools, digital workplaces). As founders and operators ourselves, we bring hands-on operational mentorship to help mitigate risks and navigate building at scale.

Decentralization as autonomy: back technical founders building decentralized, user-owned systems that return sovereignty and economic agency to users, across open finance and decentralized AI.

Back early-stage founders transforming the physical enterprise: supply chain software, physical AI infrastructure and AI datacenter supply chain, where the partners have industry and technology depth.

We invest in foundational technologies that strengthen both commercial leadership and national security capabilities. We back technical founders building dual-use innovations at the intersection of Aerospace, Defense, and Deep Tech. Portfolio companies demonstrate strong technical validation and capital efficiency, often bootstrapping to meaningful revenue before institutional investment.

Oak HC/FT partners with founders driving structural change in healthcare and financial services. They believe the most durable companies in the AI era will combine AI velocity with genuine understanding of how these industries work — including their regulatory, distribution, and trust dynamics. Interested in horizontal platforms that can penetrate and win in these complex, regulated sectors.

Founders with military backgrounds and demonstrated grit combined with differentiated dual-use technology create exceptional venture opportunities. We focus on pre-seed and seed-stage companies solving meaningful problems that make the country and allies safer while having strong commercial applications.

Exceptional companies are built by founders with deep conviction, strong technical foundations, and the courage to tackle meaningful problems. Panache backs visionary founders from day one, providing capital alongside hands-on operational support and nationwide founder networks.

We help extraordinary founders build enduring companies. We partner with founders early, back them through every stage, and share the operator network, market intelligence, and pattern recognition we've built across 400+ investments.

We back disruptive founders building category-defining companies. Our approach is founder-first, long-term, and deeply operational. We take the longest view in the room, operate with excellence and integrity, stay curious at the bleeding edge, and invest heavily in building community.

Rule30 uses a fully algorithmic decision engine to identify outlier founders at pre-seed and seed stages across Europe and North America. The fund removes human bias by analyzing founder experience, educational background, network evolution, and career trajectory — excluding names and photos. The algorithm ranks founders into top 10%, 3%, and 0.1% tiers. An index-style strategy of 75-85 bets targets ≥3x minimum returns with 97.5% confidence.

Clear invests in first-wave innovators in frontier technology — especially AI/ML, semiconductors, enterprise software, IT infrastructure, and security. We partner with magnetic founders tackling spectacular markets, providing seed capital, key connections, and company-building insights from operators who have built and scaled companies through IPOs.

Invest in breakthrough startups emerging from the world's leading research labs and innovation ecosystems, sourced through 150+ university partners.

Seed stage funding for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We invest in early-stage B2B technology companies founded by subject matter experts with a vision to transform their industries. As a team of former operators, we provide not just capital but active network support, operational guidance, and strategic counsel.