Who backs what, across three markets

Boston firm with 1.4B+ AUM that leads or co-leads early-stage investments in healthcare, data + AI and cybersecurity. Runs Executive Councils convening C-suite operators to surface emerging trends. Closed a $265M fifth fund in 2024.

Fintech-focused VC founded in 2019 backing European financial technology founders from seed to Series A, aiming to help them scale globally.

Investment vehicle focused on national-security dual-use businesses and technologies across defence, cyber, intelligence and space in Australia and the US, spanning early-stage private companies through select later-stage and listed growth investments. Associated with Joe Hockey (Bondi Partners) and Ashok Jacob (Ellerston Capital).

Early-stage venture fund founded by Nick Tomaino (ex-Coinbase) in 2017 supporting founders fueling the decentralization of the web and society. Started with $26M backed by Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban; grown to over $1B in assets.

Early-stage fund backing founders reimagining fintech, proptech and the trillion-dollar built-world industries (construction, real estate, hospitality, commerce, logistics, climate). Grew out of 1Sharpe Capital, an institutional real estate asset manager, and focuses on capital access, real estate human capital, and data/intelligence.

Community-driven fund dedicated to independent game developers, building an inclusive network of talented studios and connecting founders into a curated peer community. Typically a supportive (non-lead) investor writing small early checks across many indie teams.

Thesis-driven firm built on the conviction that generational companies build moats through proprietary data. Focuses on 'systems of record' products that capture critical workflow data and compound into platforms, with a study-the-mechanics, thesis-first approach.

Backs technology companies sustainably reimagining the 'Urban Stack' — how cities are designed, built, powered and lived in — across energy, industry, materials and the built environment.

A private, FCA-regulated London network of 100+ seasoned investors and operators with thousands of years of collective investment and operational experience, investing in partnership with outstanding entrepreneurs and providing hands-on support alongside capital.

FCA-regulated (FRN 965007) London network of 100+ experienced private investors taking an active, hands-on approach and often securing board seats in the companies it backs across a broad sector remit.

Solo-GP fund (founded 2019 by Atin Batra) investing in the two 'greatest human endeavors' — learning and labor — at the earliest stages. Its 'EdTech 3.0' thesis integrates pedagogy, community, and employment outcomes as interconnected, with a commitment to deploy a majority of capital into women-founded companies. Writes small, meaningful checks paired with intensive founder support and community.

General Mills' venture arm backing founders across the food ecosystem — emerging brands, alternative proteins, pet, digital commerce and go-to-market models — with brand, product and supply-chain support.

Founder-run early-stage fund (founded 2021 by Zaid Rahman, Joey Levy and Michael Melikian) investing in 0-to-1 pre-seed and seed companies, leveraging a proprietary founder community and AI to identify and build the next cohort of large companies.

London-based venture firm focused solely on the advanced therapies sector, investing in early-stage companies developing treatments in areas of high unmet need across cell and gene therapy, RNA-based therapy, targeted therapies and the microbiome. Founded 2014; FCA-authorised (No. 842764).

A global venture firm and accelerator backing 'globally ambitious founders building fast-growing technology companies,' focused on markets where capital and opportunity are underserved. ~$2.3B AUM.

Builds next-generation life sciences companies addressing important healthcare needs. Works hands-on with portfolio companies (sometimes taking operating roles) and incubates breakthrough science pre-Series A via its 4:59 Initiative to establish proof-of-concept for Series A financing.

Partners with 'relentless founders who defy convention,' using a data-and-talent platform to identify exceptional teams; focus areas include enterprise, AI infrastructure/developer tools, deep tech, fintech, and cybersecurity.

Early-stage digital health fund built around empowering the 'Informed Connected Health Consumer' — backing companies that use connected devices, data and analytics to put consumers at the center of their care. Founded by Glen Tullman and Lee Shapiro (incubated Livongo).

Founded by Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir and Addepar), 8VC's 'Smart Enterprise Wave' thesis holds that new platforms will replace decades-old technology infrastructure behind major industries — with strong conviction in reversing data fragmentation through cloud database infrastructure, data management and integration.

Andreessen Horowitz's dedicated games practice, built on the belief that games will play a pivotal role in how people socialize, play and work. Invests in game studios (games-as-a-service, UGC), consumer apps built around player communities, and game-development/live-ops infrastructure.

Andreessen Horowitz's accelerator, launched 2023 with roots in games and interactive entertainment, backing developers building the future of how we play, socialize and work. Provides capital plus hands-on operating support (GTM, talent, legal, marketing).

Transatlantic life sciences investment firm founded in 1987 that turns breakthrough science into medicine, backing early-stage biopharma alongside specialist strategies including clinical co-development and venture investments in public equities (VIPEs). Part of Carlyle; has invested in 100+ companies over nearly 40 years.

Early-stage fund backing passionate founders building visionary brands in 'positive living,' targeting the wellness gap across body, mind, home and community — nutrition, skincare, fitness, mental health and caregiving.

Brisbane-based angel investment and support firm (founded 2015, led by Bryce Greig) providing capital, mentoring and support to early-stage founders solving age-old problems with innovative solutions; reports having funded 33+ companies and helped create 475 jobs.

Specialist future-of-work firm backing founders building the 'new architecture of work' across five categories: infrastructure, intelligence, automation, experience, and compliance. States 'the best workplaces are designed to unlock and amplify human potential.' Fund II ($30M, oversubscribed) is backed by HR-tech giant ServiceNow; focus themes include intelligent work applications (AI), work infrastructure (data/APIs), regulatory/compliance, and the emerging global workforce.

Early-stage 'first partner' firm that uses a 'prepared mind' model of deep thematic study to move fast when the right founder appears, backing companies building their first product and reaching product-market fit.

Accel's London office (opened 2000) runs its early-stage fund dedicated to European and Israeli founders, best known for Series A and B conviction with a seed program for emerging categories.

Colorado's veteran early-stage fund backing enterprise, cybersecurity and new marketplace models; founder-led investors who provide hands-on operational support. 100 portfolio companies, 46 exits.

Seed-stage firm and modern family office (founded 2015 by Jeff Fagnan and Ryan Moore) investing in companies that have raised under ~$1.5M. High-conviction, concentrated and patient; runs a federated model anchoring solo-GP funds. Early backer of AngelList, DraftKings and WHOOP.

PE firm 'investing in the future of talent and the leaders who create it,' pairing middle-market acquisitions in talent-shortage sectors with proprietary apprenticeship and workforce programs, plus growth investment in edtech firms driving digital transformation and pathways to good jobs.

Research-led venture growth firm focused on commerce infrastructure — retail, supply chain, payments and B2B trade — plus vertical software and AI/automation. Publishes deep research and argues vertical software trades market size for higher market share/penetration than horizontal SaaS.

Founded by Rackspace/Webmail.us alum Pat Matthews. Leads concentrated pre-seed and seed rounds for technical founders building AI-native business software outside Silicon Valley; likes founders who stay small and scrappy until product-market fit.

Growth investor founded in 2004 helping entrepreneurs build category-defining, high-growth consumer brands. Consumer-specialist team that takes minority or majority positions and provides operational brand-building support.

Pre-seed fund backing exceptional founders overlooked by traditional VC, investing across climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing; leads over 70% of its deals.

Mid-market buyout firm taking control positions in ANZ consumer, healthcare and business-services companies with a hands-on, ESG-integrated approach; also runs an environmental opportunities (decarbonisation) strategy.

Transatlantic early- to mid-stage life sciences VC founded in 2005, investing in new drug discovery (small molecules, biologics, new modalities), medtech, enabling technologies and vaccines. Works hands-on with management to bring innovative medicines and products to approval, often entering as early as Seed or Series A.

Growth-focused firm established in 1984 (one of Australia's most experienced, having invested in 90+ businesses). Partners with founders and entrepreneurs of market-leading ANZ companies with clear growth strategies and strong management to scale over a 3-5 year hold.

A private investment firm specializing in aerospace, defense, government services, and space, whose AEI HorizonX venture platform (originating as Boeing's corporate venture arm) invests in transformative aerospace and space technology startups.

Venture studio that partners with entrepreneurs and health systems to build and scale AI-native healthtech companies, combining capital with proprietary customer access. Focus on disease detection, workflow automation, real-world data and patient engagement.

A dedicated pre-seed firm that invests in 'pre-traction, pre-everything' founders, positioning itself as risk-takers looking for what can go right, plus a Founders-in-Residence program.

A community-powered pre-seed/seed fund built on a network of ~120 operators, backing sector-agnostic teams with ambition to make a dent in the universe.

Early-stage firm (launched 2023) funding breakthrough companies targeting aging and age-related disease to extend healthy lifespan, shifting from treating individual diseases to preventing age-related onset. Prefers to lead the earliest rounds and doesn't require a pitch deck.

Melbourne-based alternative/defensive fund allocating capital, technology and management support across agricultural supply chains, positioning agriculture as an inflation hedge with low equity-market correlation. Targets 8-10% p.a. and supports Australasian agribusinesses meeting global food-export demand.

A deeptech and deep science firm founded by Alice Newcombe-Ellis alongside co-founding Science Partners, investing from pre-seed through pre-IPO. Focuses on four broad domains: Brain & AI, Genetics & Platform Technologies, Space & Robotics, and Efficient Energy, building companies from scratch or backing high-growth ventures.

Spun out of the Allen Institute for AI (independent legal entity since 2022), supports top technical founders building applied-AI-first startups, accepting ~15 companies per year. Launched an $80M fund in 2025 backed by investors including Khosla, Point72, Madrona and BHP, aiming to back ~70 companies over four years.

AI-first solo-GP firm founded by Nathan Benaich (author of the State of AI Report), investing as early as possible in AI-first companies across software, science, the physical world and defence; Europe's largest solo GP fund.

A network-powered VC backing Aussie and Kiwi founders building iconic global technology companies, from seed through growth, offering talent, press and customer introductions beyond capital.

Impact investor (founded 2014) backing companies innovating across energy, transportation, agriculture and manufacturing to address climate change.

Impact venture arm of Alberts, an Australian family business backing pioneers since 1885. Invests in early-stage startups across four themes — equality, healthy minds, sustainable environment and vibrant culture — with mission weighted equally to profit. By mid-2025 around 50% of deals were all-female or mixed-gender teams; co-founded the Equity Clear diversity-data standard with Scale Investors and Giant Leap.

A family-backed impact VC investing in venture companies across four themes — equality, vibrant culture, healthy minds and sustainable environment — at pre-seed, seed and Series A.

Early-stage partner to software, healthcare and deep tech companies. Its healthcare practice backs digital health, clinical decision support, AI drug discovery and healthcare infrastructure businesses, taking a long-term, founder-supportive approach. Founded 1996 and part of the Albion group.

Early-stage tech firm (rebranded from Peak Ventures in 2019) that invests in a small number of companies per partner each year, prioritizing deep, in-person understanding of founders; strongly associated with shaping Utah's Silicon Slopes ecosystem.

Founded 2012, a premier accelerator for early-stage companies whose revenue comes from enterprises, running a six-month program of intensive coaching, investor access and commercialization support; its AlchemistX arm delivers innovation programs for corporations and governments.

Serial founder (Zoopla, LoveFilm, Cazoo) and one of the UK's most active tech angels, backing dozens of early-stage digital and consumer-internet startups.

Australian growth-focused technology investor backing scaling companies, with fintech among its areas of activity. Invests at later-early to growth stages in technology businesses, often participating in larger financing rounds for Australian scale-ups.

Thesis-driven TechBio fund investing at the convergence of engineering, computation and biology — across novel applications (therapeutics/diagnostics) and bio-economy infrastructure (tools/services/manufacturing). Operates the BIOS community platform (podcast, events, and a year-long venture residency).

Early-stage venture firm specializing in cybersecurity and its applications in emerging technology markets, targeting cyber companies with $100M+ revenue potential. Operates alongside affiliated platforms including seed-stage co-builder DataTribe.

Specialist 'Transformational Capital' manager focused on complex turnarounds, carve-outs, buyouts and distressed opportunities, combining capital with hands-on operational expertise to restore performance.

Operator-led, hybrid investor-incubator dedicated to robotics, founded 2022 by AlleyCorp's Kevin Ryan and Viam's Eliot Horowitz. Makes concentrated early checks with hands-on support across diverse robotics applications.

Physician-led healthcare arm of AlleyCorp — one of NYC's most active early-stage healthcare investors — that both incubates and invests, targeting healthcare's 'iron triangle' of cost, quality and access with dedicated clinical strategy and go-to-market support.

Leading Web3 (and now crypto/AI) accelerator and founder community, formerly DeFi Alliance, running a multi-week program led by experienced crypto operators. Median alum reportedly raises ~$3.5M at ~$25M post after the program.

Founded 2011, ACG is a consumer-focused growth equity fund that provides minority growth capital, strategic guidance and industry resources to fast-growing 'rising star' emerging consumer brands.

AI-native seed fund backing companies where AI meets foundational industries (energy, manufacturing, logistics, real estate). Originated from real estate operator Corigin and still runs a real-estate platform for portfolio companies. Pre-seed/seed checks of $500K-$2M.

Thesis-driven firm combining traditional VC with data science and behavioral economics. Backs 'silent suffering' opportunities where customers tolerate suboptimal solutions, funding companies that unlock entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.

FCA-regulated biotech specialist investing across the spectrum of drug development, from company formation to syndicated rounds, focused on novel therapeutics and treatment modalities for patients.

Long-standing healthcare and life sciences firm helping entrepreneurs build high-impact companies since 1996. Believes healthcare should ultimately work for patients; emphasizes small, focused portfolios that allow dedicated attention to each investment across the development continuum.

Founded in 2008 by Brad Gerstner, Altimeter is a technology-focused investment firm that runs both a long/short public equity fund and private growth equity funds. It describes itself as built by a founder for founders, aiming to help entrepreneurs build iconic companies through all stages of growth.

Long-established Cambridge/London deep tech VC co-founded by Hermann Hauser that backs technology companies (many with roots in university and hard-science research) across AI, quantum, semiconductors, cyber and digital health, from early stage to growth. A frequent co-investor in Cambridge-cluster and UK deeptech spinouts.

A non-profit strategic investment fund focused on building and scaling breakthrough deep-tech companies for the national interest, bringing both capital and demand-side support (partnerships and pathways to procurement) to frontier technologies aligned with US national security.

Corporate venture capital arm of American Family Insurance (founded 2010), operating a multi-LP model that brings a carrier perspective to insurtech founders. Invests from incubation to growth across insurance product lines, adjacent vertical markets and enabling technologies, reviewing 1,500+ companies annually.

Backs technical founders — engineers, researchers and scientists — building the next generation of applications, models, tools and infrastructure. Aims to be the 'first investor' for deeply technical AI, ML and data-infrastructure companies.

Positions itself as LA's premier pre-seed fund (founded 2011 by Paul Bricault), writing the first institutional cheque for top technical and product-obsessed LA teams. Runs a Venice campus and a large mentor bench with strong entertainment/media connections.

Founded in 2007, a specialist lower-mid-market buyout firm focused on businesses with strong market positions in complex situations or requiring operational transformation across ANZ and South-East Asia.

Australia's national digital and connected health commercialisation initiative (incorporated 2017). Runs ANDHealth+ with up to A$5m (largely non-dilutive) support per selected SME plus a newer capital program; secured A$33m to expand nationally. Alumni have raised A$236m+ in follow-on investment — a specialist digital-health backer rather than a traditional equity fund.

Multi-stage firm investing from seed through public markets across AI, crypto, bio/health, consumer, enterprise, fintech, games, infrastructure and American Dynamism, providing extensive operating support to founders.

The American Dynamism practice invests in founders and companies that support the national interest across aerospace, defense, public safety, manufacturing, supply chain, and industrials, on the thesis that America must rebuild its defense, infrastructure, and manufacturing base to stay competitive.

Angel network and 'the UK's first EIS fund for female founders', investing alongside its member angels in exceptional women-led early-stage tech companies across multiple sectors since 2014. Latest EIS fund gained fresh FCA approval in 2025.

One of the world's largest online angel networks, connecting entrepreneurs with a very large base of angel investors who filter opportunities by location, industry, stage and range and fund founders directly.

A community and syndicate that teaches members how to angel invest and gives them access to a curated selection of Hustle Fund's monthly deal flow, with 2,500+ members across 50+ countries.

The leading platform powering angel syndicates, rolling funds, and venture fund administration. It enables notable angels to lead syndicates and lets accredited LPs co-invest deal by deal; reports ~$100B+ assets on platform.

A seed-stage accelerator and micro-VC founded 2010 by Thomas Korte and Carine Magescas, selecting ~15 teams per cycle for a hands-on program; described as the 'Anti-Y Combinator' with a small, high-touch cohort model.

Long-running angel investment network (since 2007) that curates early-stage deals across all sectors - targeting the top few percent of UK startups - and connects them with its investor community via pitch events and SEIS/EIS opportunities.

Radically founder-focused seed firm (founded 2018 by Nico Berardi and Antonio Osio) building a people-centric venture firm that operates without layers of analysts, with founders working directly with general partners; leads pre-seed and seed rounds for missionary founders building enduring companies.

Long-standing fintech specialist 'investing to architect the digital economy', focused on embedded finance and B2B financial infrastructure rather than only headline consumer brands, and running an early-stage fund for women-founded fintechs (Female Innovators Lab).

Founded on the thesis that financial services need rebuilding from the ground up; a values-driven, multi-stage investor widely credited as one of the first VCs to focus exclusively on fintech, backing companies reinventing finance across the ecosystem.

Firm (founded 2007 by Bryan Kelly and Paul Farr) investing in consumer products and services, financial services and information technology companies across North America, spanning early and growth stages.

A global early-stage firm (founded 2017) with a 'day zero' approach: structured six-month residencies where solo founders form teams and create companies from scratch, investing before ideas or teams are fully formed. US hubs in SF, New York and Austin.

Inception-stage 'day zero' investor that backs founders often before there is a team, product or revenue, running a residency to help form companies then investing. Looks for velocity, magnetism, relentlessness and a distinctive spike of expertise.

Day-zero investor that runs residencies bringing founders together to form teams and companies from scratch, backing individuals on founder traits rather than a fixed theme, then following on through later stages.

Invests in breakthrough industrial and life-sciences technology companies, pairing capital with deep technical expertise to commercialize innovations. Manages roughly $1B across venture and other structures.

The venture arm of Tennis Australia/the Australian Open, backing early-stage founders transforming sports, entertainment, media and health, adding value via the AO's global platform and networks.

Specialist venture firm investing in technically differentiated solutions reshaping the industrial economy, with a focus on unlocking hydrogen's role in decarbonising energy-intensive sectors such as chemicals, steel, aviation and construction.

One of the oldest global buyout and growth firms, partnering with companies across four core sectors - Tech, Services, Healthcare and Internet/Consumer - using deep sector specialisation to drive transformation.

Healthcare venture firm investing in capital-efficient products and services that improve patient outcomes at the same or lower cost to the healthcare system, across medical devices and digital health. Strategic partners include the American Heart Association, UPMC Enterprises and Philips.

Melbourne-based, award-winning multi-strategy crypto fund manager investing in the crypto assets and protocols powering new financial infrastructure. Invests on behalf of family offices and institutions in Australia and abroad across both liquid and venture strategies. One of Australia's longest-running dedicated crypto asset managers.

Corporate venture capital arm of Applied Materials (founded 2006), investing in early-stage companies developing technologies that advance or complement Applied's core expertise in nanomanufacturing, semiconductors, displays and solar PV. Can collaborate with portfolio companies through joint development agreements given its industry vantage point.

Specialist pan-European healthcare and life sciences investor providing growth capital, management buyouts/buy-ins and founder transitions to healthcare SMEs across digital health & IT, medical products & devices, life sciences and healthcare services. Launched Apposite Healthcare Growth I in 2026.

Science-first, contrarian investor that co-founds companies at the concept stage by identifying breakthrough science, recruiting management teams and providing patient capital. Sizes investments to the opportunity rather than fund constraints.

A first-cheque, generalist-by-design pre-seed and seed investor backing exceptional founders solving big problems at the earliest stage, emphasising trust, speed and long-term relationships.

One of the world's longest continuously operating angel syndicates (since 1992), investing member capital plus co-investment into IP-rich technology and life sciences companies in Scotland.

One of the longest-established Australian leveraged buyout managers, targeting mid-market buyouts of ANZ businesses across a range of industries.

Early-stage venture firm backing the next generation of crypto founders building new markets and protocols. Founder/GP Ash has led seed-stage crypto investments since 2015 (early backer of Chainalysis, Mina, Near, Balancer). ~$350M AUM across three funds, Fund III closed Sept 2025.

Global alternative-investment manager (B Corp) running venture capital, private/alternative debt and impact strategies with about US$1.4bn AUM. Its VC arm is one of Asia-Pacific's most active early-stage investors, prioritising outlier founders and technologies tackling critical global challenges, with an explicit US, UK, Australian and Asian footprint.

Diversified global agrifood VC strategy from Australian alternative-investments manager Artesian, giving institutional and corporate investors a pathway into seed-to-Series-A agrifood startups focused on sustainable agriculture and food security. Artesian also runs VCaaS mandates such as GrainInnovate and GrainCorp Ventures.

A full-stack early-stage VC firm active across the Asia-Pacific with offices including Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. Manages multiple government-backed and specialist vehicles including the CEFC-cornerstoned Clean Energy Seed Fund and the South Australian Venture Capital Fund, investing from seed to growth in clean energy and broader technology startups.

Founded in 2019 by Kirby Winfield, describes itself as the most active pre-seed fund in the Pacific Northwest and typically enters as the first institutional check. Leans into Seattle's AI engineering talent ('one in four AI engineers in the US lives in Seattle') and has backed 70+ companies.

Describes itself as 'the most active pre-seed venture capital fund in the Pacific Northwest,' leaning into Seattle's dense AI-engineering talent base and backing founders at the idea-to-business stage.

Active UK pre-seed/seed fund with a strong fintech and impact focus, backing companies extending banking, credit, savings and insurance to underserved populations; backer of 150+ startups since 2015 and manager of an EIS Fintech fund and a Tech4Good fund.

One of the most active pre-seed and seed investors in the UK, backing 'mission-driven, outlier founders' across a generalist fund and thesis-driven / impact vehicles (including Fair By Design and impact funds). Known for EIS/SEIS-friendly early cheques.

Boston firm founded 1985 investing in and supporting early-stage, emerging enterprise-tech companies. Has backed 100+ early-stage companies with a mission of partnering with entrepreneurs building market leaders in enterprise tech.

Mobility fund 'partnering with the people that move the world,' defined broadly as the physical and digital movement of people, goods, data and energy across land, air, sea and space. Positioned between industrial centers and tech hubs.

Finds, funds and grows companies using disruptive deep tech to upend the unit economics of established industries while dramatically reducing their planetary footprint (the 'Triad': disruptive deep tech + radically better unit economics + radically better environmental economics). Fund II is ~$375M per PitchBook/PRNewswire coverage.

Investor syndicate of 500+ current and former elite athletes and mentors across 25+ sporting codes, applying an elite-performance mindset to accelerate growth in portfolio companies.

Early-stage technology firm investing in the Southeast; explicitly avoids pre-revenue/pre-product startups, favoring post-revenue companies. Now investing from Atlanta Seed Fund II.

Early-stage, seed-led firm that creates and invests in biotech startups, validating novel science with wet-lab experiments before scaling investment. Science-first approach focused on translating groundbreaking science into medicines.

A venture studio that builds companies from scratch, identifying well-defined market problems, validating ideas through its 'Zero to One' team, and co-founding companies with the right founders rather than investing in existing startups.

European firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, backing ambitious European founders from Series A (Venture fund) through pre-IPO (Growth fund) on the thesis that technology will transform every sector.

Operator-led Austin firm investing in applied AI that 'collapses cost structures' and replaces legacy workflows; backs companies with early traction and reserves for follow-on.

Lower-middle-market consumer PE firm practicing 'Demographic-Driven Investing,' targeting family-owned businesses and companies positioned to benefit from US Hispanic population growth.

Europe's only publicly listed (LSE, since 2018) fintech-focused fund, providing patient capital unconstrained by conventional fund timelines to early- and later-stage fintechs disrupting banking, insurance, asset management and wider financial services.

Lower mid-market investor focused on primary buyouts in essential services and B2B software, partnering with management teams to build market leaders organically and through buy-and-build. 100% partner-owned.

Thesis-driven seed-stage firm backing 'the next generation of founders', emphasising founder networks and community; Fund III focuses on AI-enabled B2B software companies with global scaling potential.

Angel syndication platform co-founded in 2021 by Cheryl Mack (CEO) that lets lead investors run startup syndicates and lets sophisticated investors join deal-by-deal alongside experienced angels, democratising access to early-stage rounds. Now hosts around 50 syndicates and ~1,500 investors across sectors from climate tech to biotech, with syndicate leads able to set minimum cheque sizes as low as $1,000.

A public-private growth-capital fund launched in 2020 via a partnership between the Federal Government and major banks (the Big Four plus HSBC and Macquarie). Provides long-term minority growth equity (up to 49%) to established, profitable Australian SMEs to fund expansion, new products, acquisitions and succession.

Medical and health-specific angel investment syndicate of 1,000+ clinician investors representing specialties across medicine and dentistry, founded by Dr Amandeep Hansra and Dr Mian Bi. Backs early-stage healthcare and medtech startups, using clinician expertise (and access to extended networks of tens of thousands of clinicians) to inform investment decisions and support portfolio companies. Launched Medical Angels Venture Fund I (ESVCLP) in 2026.

Sector-focused mobility fund with a mission to 'solve the world's ground transport challenges with technology,' investing across connectivity, autonomy, shared-use, electrification and enterprise digitization — with logistics and supply chain called out as top opportunities.

A large Australian superannuation fund (formerly First State Super) with a private equity program allocating roughly a quarter to venture and growth. It commits to VC managers (e.g., Blackbird) and runs a 'Venture Direct' program where its internal team identifies early-stage opportunities.

Solo GP Julia Lipton runs a 'decentralized' fund betting on community-owned early-stage venture, giving away up to 50% of GP carry to deal-finder community members via AngelList Deal Partners. Focus spans future of work, creators, and finance, bridging web2 and web3.

Catalytic, impact-first fund (affiliated with nonprofit Prime Coalition) making earliest-stage bets on ventures with gigaton-scale CO2e reduction potential that fall outside traditional VC norms.

Self-described 'human-centric seed fund' backing brave founders building generation-defining companies in frontier technology, with active gaming and Web3 exposure alongside broader deep tech.

Sydney-based growth-capital fund (ASX:BTI) focused on the information technology sector. Backs de-risked, revenue-generating private tech companies (SaaS, marketplaces, subscription internet) with proven models, established revenue and clear growth opportunities.

Multi-stage, domain-focused venture arm of Bain Capital with ~9.4B AUM. Invests across seven core domains: AI apps, AI infra, commerce, fintech, healthcare, industrials and security. Cheques range from ~1M seed to ~100M growth equity.

Former Coinbase CTO and a16z GP, author of The Network State. Thesis centers on new institutions and parallel systems as the most important investment category of the century; prolific across crypto, AI, and frontier tech.

Europe's largest early-stage VC, backing European-founded technology companies from seed to growth with dedicated early-stage and growth funds, plus a founder-wellbeing platform.

Cybersecurity-only venture fund founded and led by cybersecurity operators and founders (including Kevin Mandia, Barmak Meftah, Roger Thornton, Jake Seid and Ted Schlein). Structurally built on the belief that the best cyber investors are the people who built the companies acquirers could not live without, empowering top cybersecurity entrepreneurs with the team's collective experience and network.

Early-stage consumer-focused fund (founded 2014 by Brian Lee and Richard Jun) that backs resilient founders building the next rising consumer technologies, products and services that transform commerce.

Solo GP Turner Novak (creator of the 'The Peel' podcast/newsletter with 250k+ followers) backs 'resilient, obsessed founders with a secret and a chip on their shoulder' building category-defining products. Checks up to $250k with a strong media-amplification advantage.

Early-stage Web3 venture fund and venture arm of the Bankless media company, co-sponsored by founders David Hoffman and Ryan Sean Adams. Founded 2022 with an initial ~$35M fund; leverages the Bankless community and media distribution. LPs include a16z and a16z Crypto founders.

Barclays' climate venture arm investing the bank's own capital into decarbonisation technologies that facilitate the transition in carbon-intensive sectors with significant client exposure, such as energy, real estate and food.

A digital investment platform launched in 2025 with UNSW backing (described as Australia's first of its kind) that gives sophisticated/high-net-worth investors early access to UNSW deep tech spinouts, connecting VC-backed companies to a select investor network for follow-on capital. Sits alongside UNSW's A$25m Pre-Seed Fund and its research commercialisation program.

Black-led firm investing in 'automation for the Real Economy' — the largest, under-automated sectors (food, logistics, retail, finance, healthcare) that serve 'the 99%.' Donates 50% of profits from its Advancement Initiative to underfunded colleges. Has scaled beyond micro but remains thesis-driven at seed.

AI-native fund (since 2017) built on a modern ML stack, backing AI-native founders from 'zero to one.' Positions the firm as operator-investors who act as a startup's first customer, recruiter and bug reporter, focused on AI infrastructure, autonomous systems and applied AI.

Multi-stage technology investor since 1983 making venture and private-equity investments across the globe from offices in the US, UK (London) and Israel. Invests from seed through buyout in application/infrastructure software and industrial technology.

Pre-seed deep-tech firm that writes technical founders their first check 'at the liminal moment: before product, before revenue,' underwriting founders building toward a future where AI agents run enterprises and hardware ships in months not years.

Sector-focused lower mid-market firm founded in 2014 investing in high-growth UK businesses valued between GBP 10m and GBP 100m, using a value-creation toolkit to help management teams deliver ambitious growth plans.

Founded by former operators who built The Holmes Group into an $800M consumer-products business, Beechwood invests in growth- and venture-stage branded consumer products and specialty retail, contributing operating expertise across brand, product and supply chain.

Founder Paige Finn Doherty invests in 'the best technical storytellers at pre-seed and seed,' using a 'Clipboard Company' framework for startups applying technology to legacy industries. Writes ~$250k checks with a two-week decision target; ~50 investments to date.

Transatlantic VC (founded 1988) managing the ProVen VCTs with ~$900m AUM and a strong reputation for backing consumer brands and technology companies; portfolio biased toward consumer & ecommerce and SaaS.

The venture fund tied to Berkeley SkyDeck, the accelerator run by UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and College of Engineering. Backs 'academic founders' emerging from the program, emphasizing global impact and returning 50% of carry to UC Berkeley for research and education. Co-investors include Index Ventures, Insight Partners, and Tiger Global.

Multi-stage firm that develops long-term sector 'roadmaps' (cloud, healthcare, AI, cybersecurity, etc.) to make early, contrarian bets on audacious founders building category-defining companies.

A NYC studio and early-stage investor running Camp, a thematic 12-week in-residence cohort program going deep on specific tech modalities to help early companies with product, platform strategy, data science, branding and fundraising.

Europe's leading early-stage tech-for-good VC, investing in ambitious and diverse founders using technology to tackle big social and environmental problems at scale. Operating since 2012; first UK VC to become B Corp certified.

Fintech-only early-stage firm (founded 2019 by Sheel Mohnot and Jake Gibson) that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in payments, B2B fintech infrastructure, embedded finance and lending. Positions itself as an operationally hands-on partner across hiring, distribution, partnerships and fundraising. $300M+ AUM.

Fintech-only early-stage firm founded by ex-fintech operators (Sheel Mohnot, Jake Gibson) on the belief that 'financial technology will create a better tomorrow.' The all-operator team offers tactical help on product, GTM and regulatory issues that career investors typically cannot.

Perth's corporate venture fund (backed by RAC), a ~A$23m fund investing in disruptive technologies and business models 'for a better WA' across six domains, and also running a venture studio that builds proprietary startups alongside its investing.

Backs disruptive, better-for-you and socially conscious food, beverage, supplement, personal-care and pet brands from seed to Series B, run by former founders/CEOs with deep CPG operating experience.

One of the most active growth-capital investors in the UK and Ireland, providing scale-up funding to small and mid-sized businesses across every region. Has committed multi-billion-pound capital including a dedicated push into UK life sciences and deep tech, investing from early stage through growth.

Evergreen growth-capital investor that takes minority, non-controlling stakes in small and mid-sized companies across every UK and Ireland region, taking a patient approach with follow-on funding. Established 2011 with a GBP 3bn balance sheet.

Independent Australian PE firm making buyout and growth investments in mid-market ANZ businesses with strong fundamentals and growing end markets, partnering with management teams and owners.

The corporate venture capital unit of mining major BHP, backing breakthrough technologies aligned to BHP's long-term priorities and the future of the global resources industry. Has invested in 20+ emerging companies across decarbonisation of steel, critical minerals extraction and industrial technology.

Provides strategic partnership and capital to early-stage natural and organic products (food, beverage, supplements), leveraging deep natural-foods industry relationships.

An international healthcare investment manager (with Australian roots) financing innovative science and technology with the potential to transform healthcare, across therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics.

One of the most active VC firms in the Southeast, investing in high-growth software and tech-enabled companies since 2009. Positions itself as 'builders, not buyers' — backing founders across seed to growth and supporting them operationally to build market-leading businesses.

Global gaming-focused investment platform built around 'Synthetic Reality' — the convergence of physical and digital worlds driven by video games, gaming technology, Web3 and AI. Backs game studios, gaming tech infrastructure, dev tools and immersive/edutainment experiences from idea stage onward.

Thematic B2B SaaS specialist (founded 2020) backing founders solving acute B2B problems at pre-seed to Series A, going deep in specific verticals with hands-on operational support.

Brisbane (New Farm) based, one of Australia's most active angel/seed investors, aiming to 'be the most helpful investor' with hands-on support 'from day one to day done' for scalable technology companies. Portfolio split roughly pre-seed 30% / seed 40% / Series A 30%.

Backs the most ambitious ANZ founders from the earliest stage, investing in companies rather than rounds and continuing to back them at every stage of the journey.

Cheltenham-based early-growth VC (part of Blackfinch Group) investing through EIS and VCT vehicles into ambitious founders reimagining industries across deep tech, fintech and the energy transition. Explicitly targets innovative businesses in thriving regional ecosystems outside London; manages ~£60m EIS and ~£64m VCT across 41 companies.

Backs 'digital pioneers' using data, AI and robotics to drive resource efficiency and decarbonization across physical infrastructure and industrial sectors.

The UK's leading digital venture builder (founded 1998, ~$1.1bn AUM) that builds and scales technology companies, with a substantial fintech portfolio spanning payments and lending; its credit arm BCI Finance funds fintech lenders.

Early-stage fund capitalized solely by Bloomberg that invests in 'companies that make business work better', with a focus on the future of work and machine intelligence; operates transparently via a public operating manual.

London-based Series A firm founded in 2018 by Ophelia Brown, making a small number of high-conviction Series A investments per year across European tech. Has raised ~$432m, with a meaningful allocation earmarked for cryptocurrency infrastructure (e.g. MoonPay).

Founded in 2010 and based in the DC metro area, Blu Ventures positions itself as a cybersecurity-focused early-stage investor sitting at the nexus of government, enterprise and technology, while backing founders across the US. It has historically supported early-stage entrepreneurs across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Invests in AI-powered software companies addressing the world's energy, infrastructure and climate challenges for an intelligent, sustainable, competitive energy economy.

Founded in 2009, Blue Delta is a growth equity firm singularly focused on the US federal government technology market, providing growth capital and strategic guidance through non-controlling positions to companies with differentiated capabilities across defense, intelligence and health.

A Melbourne-based scaleup investment program, backed by Artesian, focused exclusively on artificial intelligence companies in Victoria and worldwide. Selects, invests in and supports high-growth AI startups, describing itself as an early-stage AI investor for the APAC region.

Firm (founded 2015 by Peter Diamandis) focused on transformative, exponential technologies that can disrupt and democratize massive markets and address humanity's greatest challenges, investing in early-stage deep tech, life sciences, healthcare and frontier tech.

Day-one / pre-product partner ('Inception') to bold technical founders building developer-first, enterprise, security and AI-native infrastructure, often investing before there is a team or code.

A global technology investment firm co-founded in 2018 by Mary Meeker (a spinout from Kleiner Perkins), BOND supports visionary founders across the life cycle of innovation and growth, focusing on late-stage technology companies with capital and strategic support to accelerate growth and market leadership.

LA seed firm focused exclusively on B2B software for two decades, leading ~95% of its rounds and taking board seats; deliberately backs just 10–12 companies a year. Founded by Mark Mullen and Jim Andelman. Note: based in LA, well outside Silicon Valley.

The corporate venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton, backing early-stage US startups strategically aligned with Booz Allen's focus areas and helping them succeed in the federal market via executive sponsorship, subcontracting access, and compliance support.

Early-stage B2B-only investor focused on founders 'modernizing business through technology.' A recognized leader in vertical SaaS investing (publishes an annual vertical SaaS report), now emphasizing vertical AI businesses targeting back-office operations. Defines vertical SaaS as >80% of revenue from a single NAICS code.

Long-running NYC seed fund that invests in 'dreams at the earliest stage' across a broad set of sectors, often as one of the first checks into technical and consumer founders.

Cornell's early-stage venture fund, run entirely by full-time MBA students at the Johnson Graduate School of Management. Invests across all industries in U.S.-based companies and connects portfolio startups with Cornell's academic and technical resources at Ithaca and Cornell Tech.

Life-science collaboration (formerly the Medical Research Commercialisation Initiative) describing itself as the largest life-science investment fund in Australia and New Zealand, transforming ANZ biomedical research discoveries into new medical products. Runs the CUREator incubator and works with 50+ medical research institutes, super funds, CSL and governments; 50+ portfolio companies.

Australasia's largest life science commercialisation collaboration (established 2007 as the MRCF, renamed Brandon BioCatalyst in 2022). Brings together 50+ medical research institutes and hospitals, super funds and federal/state governments to invest in early-stage medical discoveries. Managed by Brandon Capital, with >A$800m under management.

Australasia's leading life sciences VC, investing in emerging biomedical technologies with strong commercial potential and building companies from research through clinical development.

Manager of Brandon BioCatalyst (formerly the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund, established 2007), Australia and New Zealand's largest life science investment collaboration. A partnership between superannuation funds, Australian and New Zealand governments, state governments and 50+ medical research institutes and hospitals, investing in new therapeutics, devices and diagnostics; funds under management exceed A$800m.

An inception/seed fund dedicated to special operations, accelerating proven technology while providing first-look access to the Special Operations community and the commercial partners most relevant to national security; team blends venture experience with global special-operations and defense-innovation backgrounds.

Minnesota-based seed firm investing globally while leveraging the region's corporate connections and industry expertise, organized around three pillars: food tech, health care, and enterprise SaaS.

Bi-regional Columbus/Boulder early-stage firm backing entrepreneurs 'breaking trail' in their industry — customer-first founders solving meaningful problems, with a notable consumer-brand and brand+tech tilt. 50+ portfolio companies.

Bill Gates-founded fund backing technologies that can each cut at least 500 megatons of annual greenhouse-gas emissions, investing across five grand-challenge areas (electricity, transportation, manufacturing, buildings, food & agriculture) with a patient, long-horizon capital model.

Independent investment company established by the Victorian Government in 2021 to manage the A$2bn Breakthrough Victoria Fund over 10 years, providing patient capital to commercialise research and make Victoria a global innovation leader. Also runs a University Innovation Platform co-funding university spinout vehicles.

A Melbourne investment house backing early-stage private businesses (with a strong digital-health tilt) that have real potential to grow and disrupt their industries, offering mentoring and strategic support beyond capital.

Early-stage VC founded in 2015 investing in software and hardware for the architecture, engineering, construction and facilities-management industries, backed by strategic industry LPs.

Listed mid-market investor specialising in private equity, credit, infrastructure and secondaries; its PE teams take a diversified, sector-specialist approach across advanced industrials, business & financial services, healthcare and consumer, with technology as a cross-cutting theme.

A pioneering private-markets impact fund manager (founded 2002 by Sir Ronald Cohen, Michele Giddens and Philip Newborough) investing exclusively in solutions that help decarbonise the economy or enable more people to fulfil their potential, aligned to the UN SDGs.

Angel investing group established in 2006 whose members are active or semi-retired senior business executives who invest capital plus hands-on management experience and networks. Targets early-stage technology companies (usually in South East Queensland) offering exceptional opportunities for high returns, high growth, strong market position and sustainable advantages. Often co-invests with other syndicates nationally.

Regarded as the most important angel group in the South West, Bristol Private Equity Club matches its high-net-worth members with businesses raising equity in the £100k-£500k range using SEIS and EIS schemes, working closely with local universities, incubators and business leaders to source deals.

Founded by Dominic Keen in 2016, a specialist SEIS/EIS investor in UK robotics, AI and automation companies tackling global scarcities such as skilled-labour shortages and supply-chain inefficiency. Its current Star Bots Fund is predominantly SEIS with EIS scale-up follow-on.

Early-stage fund and angel network (administered with Sapphire Capital Partners) investing in purpose-led UK product design and manufacturing businesses — a rare specialist in physical products rather than software. Backed by a £5m British Business Bank commitment via the Regional Angels Programme (announced Dec 2025) and runs an Evergreen SEIS & EIS fund.

Impact-oriented firm making targeted investments to accelerate diagnostic and treatment technologies for cardiovascular and neurovascular (stroke) disease, supporting companies across the lifecycle.

Solo GP Josh Buckley (ex-CEO of Product Hunt) makes concentrated investments in early-stage internet, software, and frontier-tech companies, leveraging a network of founders, operators, engineers, and academics. Manages over $1B across multiple funds.

Founded in 2017, Building Ventures partners with early-stage founders across the design-build-operate-experience spectrum of the built environment, backed largely by LPs who are leading general contractors, builders and design firms.

Durham-based firm that partners with visionary B2B software founders, often as the first institutional investor, providing capital, expertise and network to help them scale. ~25 years of experience with multiple IPOs and exits.

Bullish is an early-stage consumer investment firm that also operates as a full-stack creative agency, serving as both investor and lead creative/marketing partner (a 'Marketing Operating Partner') to the brands it backs.

Invests in the 'intelligence layer for the physical world' — AI, software, and simple hardware that unlock resource efficiency, resiliency and decarbonization across major infrastructure industries. Led by co-founder and Managing GP Amy Francetic.

An award-winning regional angel group ('Backing a Better Tomorrow') that funds purposeful early-stage companies solving problems of consequence. Named Australia's Most Active Regional Angel Group at the Techboard Angel Investor Awards; funding requires a member or warm introduction.

Solo GP Monique Woodard invests behind three demographic shifts ('layers of the cake'): aging populations, rising female economic power, and the US becoming majority-minority. Fund I was $17M with ~$500k checks at pre-seed/seed; she has since raised Fund II.

Long-established UK EIS and VCT fund manager backing growth-stage unquoted companies across technology, healthcare and the creative industries. Its healthcare portfolio spans biotech platforms and therapeutics, invested via tax-efficient EIS/VCT structures.

Early-stage deep-tech firm (founded 2017 by Jason Schoettler and Kevin Dunlap) that uses expertise in AI, computer vision and robotics to identify technical breakthroughs ready to meet large near-term industry applications. Typically leads Seed and Series A rounds with technical founders.

Founded in 2011, Camber Creek is one of the leading real estate technology (proptech) venture firms, leveraging a base of 300+ strategic limited partners across the real estate industry to source deals and drive adoption for its portfolio companies.

Early-stage firm led by Managing Partners Landon Downs and David Moehring, investing exclusively in advanced-compute deep tech: silicon, memory & storage, data movement, packaging and software tools that push the frontier of computing. Also backs quantum and AI/ML compute.

Solo-GP fintech firm (Rex Salisbury) built around a 1,500+ member founder-only fintech community that drives sourcing and support. Belief: 'the next evolution of fintech will be built by incredible founders backed by incredible networks.' Intentionally small, collaborating with lead firms.

Invitation-only group of largely exited entrepreneurs investing their own capital, with a particular focus on deep-tech plus tools and technologies supporting healthcare, backing strong teams in scalable markets with defensible technology.

Angel network of private investors, family offices and venture funds investing in technology-led innovation across the UK's Golden Triangle, focused on businesses with defensible IP and substantial growth potential.

The University of Cambridge's wholly owned commercialisation arm; its Seed Funds team identifies and invests in new companies formed from Cambridge research, providing £50,000–£500,000 as part of syndicated rounds at pre-seed, seed and Series A. Has built a portfolio of 125+ companies that have raised over £2.7bn.

The University of Cambridge's investment arm (part of Cambridge Enterprise, the university's commercialisation office), investing university capital into high-impact, high-growth Cambridge spinouts and start-ups founded by academics, students, graduates and alumni. Provides early-stage equity plus board talent and co-investor introductions; ~GBP 100m AUM fund.

Cambridge-based VC investing in high-potential deep tech and life sciences companies, with a proprietary relationship with the University of Cambridge giving privileged access to its ideas and people. Primarily a Series A investor with growth-stage capability; ~GBP 0.6bn AUM. Launched Fund III and an Opportunity fund (backed by Aviva and British Patient Capital) for later-stage rounds.

Generalist firm with a roughly 60/40 tech-versus-healthcare split, running a transparent, debate-driven partnership. In biopharma it invests from seed through Series A with a focus on de novo company creation and being early on new targets and modalities.

Early-to-growth fintech/B2B-software firm focused on the 'New Financial Services Economy.' Founded with support from 33 of the 100 largest US financial institutions; its Canapi Alliance of ~70 banks gives portfolio companies both capital and institutional distribution partnerships.

Founder/GP Ian Rountree leads a deep-tech firm investing across three pillars — abundance (shelter, food, water, energy, health), resilience (critical infrastructure), and advantage (US competitiveness in advanced technology) — from pre-seed to Series B, often as an early first check.

Backs deeply technical founders in near-frontier tech at inception across Abundance, Resilience and Advantage, including nuclear, geothermal and industrial decarbonization.

Network of high-net-worth individuals who proactively support Capital Region (Canberra) entrepreneurs through both investment and direct company support. Members make independent investment decisions rather than investing as a collective fund, describing themselves as creative investors focused on building successful companies and giving back to the community, typically with 5+ year exit horizons.

Austin-based accelerator and venture platform (founded 2009) that backs founders with cash, customers, and network. Its Texas Fund invests in deep and frontier technology from seed through Series C.

Science-first growth-equity firm investing selectively in commercially-ready carbon management companies, leveraging an in-house team of climate scientists for deep technical and operational diligence.

'The Venture Builder for the Climate Emergency' — a cohort-based venture builder that forms and funds climate-tech startups with potential to cut/remove 10Mt CO2e a year at scale. Invests via SEIS funds into companies emerging from its Cambridge and Berlin programmes.

A hands-on, proactive and thematic venture investor that backs companies very early (pre-seed to Series A) and follows on strongly across many rounds as businesses mature.

Early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 investing in public blockchain startups, focused on crypto-financial infrastructure, monetary networks, and internet architecture. GP Nic Carter co-founded Coin Metrics; Fund III (~$250M) is its largest.

Thesis-driven firm (founded 2020) investing in breakthrough biomedical technology at all stages and throughout the capital structure, partnering with scientist-founders and university spinouts to build category-defining businesses. ~$2B AUM; average venture cheque reported around $15M.

Independent UK fund manager that has run a series of venture funds (c. £130m total) backing life sciences businesses, including via the GM&C Life Sciences Fund, a seed and early-stage fund targeting life science companies in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Warrington region (Alderley Park).

Corporate venture arm of Caterpillar, backing early-stage companies delivering innovative solutions in autonomy, robotics, energy transition, sustainability and industrial technology relevant to construction, mining and heavy industry.

Operator-led consumer investment firm (founded by Rohan Oza, Clayton Christopher, Brett Thomas) building better-for-you branded consumer products with hands-on marketing, sales, creative and distribution support — 'investment beyond the dollar sign.'

Global deep-tech firm (founded 2013) focused on semiconductors, intelligent hardware systems and next-generation compute, turning deep tech ideas into generational companies. About $1.1B AUM across 100+ investments.

Inaugural venture fund (launched 2025) backing founders pioneering consequential hardware-centric capabilities across five themes: winning the AI race, energy and resource resilience, securing essential infrastructure, unlocking compute abundance and the bio era. Notably active in quantum, having led rounds for Maybell Quantum and Lightsynq.

Spun out of Vulcan Capital (Paul Allen's investment arm) in 2022, Cercano is a Bellevue-based multi-family-office RIA that invests across stages in technology, life sciences and consumer, continuing the Vulcan investment lineage across venture, growth and public equity.

Early-stage, enterprise-B2B firm (~$350M AUM) investing in product visionaries disrupting the enterprise application, infrastructure, and tools spaces, providing strategy, network access, and Fortune 500 customer introductions.

Positions itself as the venture firm for product-driven founders, backing founders 'authoring the future we want to live in.' Differentiated by an operator-first approach from people who led product, design and engineering at consumer-scale internet companies.

A firm led by Design Sprint creators Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky that invests in frontier software applications and uses proven sprint methods to help technical founders find product-market fit fast; runs the Character Labs accelerator.

Corporate venture capital arm of Chevron (founded 1999) and the most active CVC among oil & gas majors, with 100+ investments. Champions commercialization and integration of emerging technologies into Chevron; its $500M Future Energy Fund III targets decarbonization, mobility, energy decentralization, fusion, direct air capture and batteries.

Believes 'enduring companies can be built anywhere, by anyone,' leading early rounds before market validation is clear and acting as operationally involved partners across 20+ cities.

Solo GP Samara Mejia Hernandez, a Chicago-based Latina engineer and ex-Goldman/VC investor, backs founders in rapidly changing, often-overlooked growth markets who are uniquely positioned by their background. Fund II is $52M investing at pre-seed with $250k-$2M checks; ~80% of Fund I companies were led by diverse CEOs.

Australia's leading deep-tech incubator, providing custom labs, specialist equipment, training and lifecycle programs to biotech, medtech and other deep-tech startups.

Venture arm of the Cintrifuse nonprofit; dual strategy of directly investing in Cincinnati-based pre-seed to Series A startups and acting as an LP in national venture funds to strengthen the regional ecosystem.

Global buyout firm investing across six sectors on an international basis, bringing together sector, country and functional specialists to identify untapped potential and working alongside management teams to drive sustainable growth.

Data-driven consumer-goods investor (founded 2011) that uses its proprietary Helio machine-learning platform to identify and back early- and growth-stage CPG brands, deploying equity and non-dilutive credit.

Corporate venture arm of Cisco Systems (founded 1993), pursuing both strategic intent and financial returns. Invests hundreds of millions annually across 100+ portfolio companies and 50+ funds, giving startups access to Cisco's salesforce, customers and ecosystem. Focus areas span mass-scale infrastructure/5G, cloud, data-center networking, enterprise networking, zero-trust security, silicon & optics, IoT/edge, IT operations, collaboration and emerging tech.

Corporate venture capital arm of Citigroup (founded 2008). Over 200 investments and 30+ exits across fintech, AI & data, future of commerce, security & enterprise IT, customer experience & marketing, DLT/digital assets and proptech, backing companies strategic to the future of financial services.

Early-stage firm (founded 2017 by Shahram Seyedin-Noor) betting that the future of healthcare is preventative, personalized and regenerative; backs founders across genomics, diagnostics, digital health and cell/gene therapy, with a separate opportunity fund for scaling companies. Reports 75 investments, 17 exits and 3 unicorns.

FCA-regulated Belfast VC managing ~£94m of regional funds for Northern Ireland, including the Co-Investment Fund and the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI). Aims to increase the supply and diversity of early-stage equity finance for ambitious, growth-focused companies across the whole of Northern Ireland; investing since 2001 into 80+ companies.

Nashville alternative-investments firm that has deployed over $1B, partnering with founders who have an established business model in healthcare, technology or media/entertainment. Runs dedicated health and women-founder (Athena Ventures) strategies leveraging Nashville's large healthcare economy.

Australian government green bank whose Clean Energy Innovation Fund is the country's largest dedicated cleantech investor, deploying early-stage capital across agriculture, transport, grid stability, solar PV, soil-carbon capture and energy management. Also anchors specialist managers (Virescent, Tenacious, Climate Tech Partners) via the Powering Australia Technology Fund.

Clean-energy/cleantech seed fund managed by Artesian, established 2016 with cornerstone investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Backs scalable early-stage clean technology across IoT, energy storage, biofuels, alternative generation, metering/control, green building, biomaterials, transport, water and waste; part of Artesian's broader active early-stage co-investment platform.

Backs early-stage startups commercializing capital-light, disruptive advanced-energy technologies and business-model innovations; each investment must be capable of mitigating at least 2.5 gigatons of CO2e cumulatively by 2050. A team of physicists and engineers deeply vets technical viability and is often the first VC into a company.

Climate VC (B Corp) empowering early-stage UK cleantech entrepreneurs across power, transport, buildings, industrial decarbonisation and the circular economy, targeting significant greenhouse-gas abatement. Raised a first fund of ~£100m and is deploying a £150m Fund II.

Invests in category leaders at the intersection of technology, sustainability and infrastructure, driving meaningful disruption in energy and infrastructure sustainability.

A generalist pre-seed fund founded 2018 by Sarah Kunst, backing Delaware C-corp software companies with the potential to become multi-billion-dollar businesses across future of income, consumer and enterprise themes.

Founded by former McDonald's CEO Don Thompson, invests in lifestyle consumer brands and technology that positively disrupt large, growing markets, providing holistic operating support alongside capital.

Software-first climate fund (founded by Josh Felser and Raj Kapoor) backing Physical AI, energy tech and waste-to-value startups powering a cleaner, more resilient world.

Accelerates decarbonisation by backing globally scalable technology across energy/power (renewables, grid, storage), transport/logistics (electrification, maritime), and industrials/mining (green steel, critical minerals, sustainable materials). De-risks investments via corporate partnerships. Debut fund reached first close at ~A$50m anchored by Australian Ethical and the CEFC, plus aviation-decarbonisation vehicles with Qantas and Airbus.

A UK S/EIS fund that funds elite founding teams building solutions to decarbonise the economy and daily life, deploying at pre-seed and seed across developed and emerging markets.

Fintech-focused VC arm of Clocktower Group (launched 2015), investing in people reinventing financial services across the fintech stack, with an expanding interest in climate tech. Active across North America, Europe and Latin America.

Angel/early-stage investment community and platform run by Investible, an Asia-Pacific early-stage venture firm that began as an entrepreneur-development program backed by an angel-investor syndicate. Club Investible lets members take a more active role in early-stage investing by co-investing alongside Investible's global, professionally-managed deal flow and investment team.

Technology-focused investment manager investing in innovation across public and private markets through venture, growth, tactical and public strategies with a focus on responsible risk management.

Founded 2018, Coefficient invests in transformational consumer shifts, targeting growth-stage consumer businesses in established categories undergoing structural change, aided by a proprietary consumer data and research platform.

Solo GP Zach Coelius provides 'entrepreneurial early-stage capital for technology startups,' emphasizing validated ideas over ideas alone and a willingness to back 'weird' concepts. Typical investments of $200k-$1M in B2B and B2C2B companies, drawing on a founder/operator background.

Early-stage B2B software specialist founded in 2015, aiming to be the first institutional investor on the cap table. Led by former entrepreneurs and repeatedly recognized as North Carolina's 'Most Active Investor,' with a team of 100+ advisor-investors.

Corporate venture arm of Coinbase, founded in 2018, partnering with founding teams at the earliest stages across the cryptoeconomy (L1s, infrastructure, on-ramps, DeFi, NFTs, developer tooling). Hundreds of investments to date.

Crypto-asset-focused investment firm founded in 2015, backing decentralized networks across developer infrastructure, DeFi, fintech, RWAs, DePIN, and base-layer blockchains. 140+ investments across a $157M Seed IV (2023) and $320M Ventures I (2022).

Founded in 2017, invests in growing businesses with strong market positions and clear paths to increased profitability. Two core strategies: lower-middle-market buyouts and growth investments.

Crypto-native early-stage fund (spun out of The Collaborative Fund in 2018) investing in next-generation financial infrastructure, digital culture, and human organization. Managing Partner Stephen McKeon and Partner Derek Edward Schloss. Raised $50M and $65M funds and is raising Fund IV.

Firm founded 2010 providing seed and early-stage funding to consumer and climate-technology companies, investing across next-gen consumer products, climate solutions, food innovation, and precision health. ~$1B AUM.

Corporate venture arm of Comcast (established 1999) with a 20+ year history of partnering with entrepreneurs from early to growth stage. Now operating within Comcast's corporate business division, it invests across digital health, energy, fintech, future of work and proptech.

Thesis-driven fintech/retail specialist backing infrastructure across the 'Commerce Continuum' (Shop, Spend, Secure, Save). Deliberately raised from major US banks, retailers and insurers so LPs double as customers and partners. Current themes include stablecoins for B2B payments, agentic commerce and AI for accounting/finance.

VC fund tied to Common Sense Media investing in companies that positively impact kids of all ages, leveraging the Common Sense network and brand; a newer fund focuses on AI and kids across assessment, educator capacity, student capability, systems/safety and parent engagement.

Founder-led family office backing early-stage, fast-growing businesses. Often the first outside money into a company, offering simple, clear terms and drawing on the partners' own operating and exit experience to support founders through raising, options and exits.

Early-stage 'first check' firm founded 2016 investing from idea stage through seed, known for its Grand Central Tech residency program and Boost founder fellowship, emphasizing community and mentorship over demo days.

Boston firm built for the narrow transition from seed-stage product-market fit to a scalable Series A / early expansion round, backing roughly four founder-led B2B startups per year with concentrated, hands-on support. Its published portfolio includes HR and recruiting technology (e.g., micro1), and it has been actively deploying capital into B2B software through 2025.

'Thesis-driven, research-centric' firm of domain specialists who publish extensive research and back contrarian scientific and technical breakthroughs across AI, robotics, biology and crypto. Willing to write meaningful seed checks for founders tackling problems considered unsolvable.

Activist early-stage venture fund (London & Copenhagen) backing software-driven businesses solving real problems and automating traditional-economy sectors, with financial services (fintech) its single largest portfolio category.

Dedicated climate-tech firm partnering with early-stage founders innovating 'across atoms, bits, or business models' to build companies that 'do more with less.' Invests from formation capital to Series A, before product-market fit.

Founding Partner Ariana Thacker runs a solo-GP-style fund investing at the intersection of deep tech and consumer under the banner 'investing in science empowering humanity' — science-rooted consumer companies spanning precision medicine, biotech, and deep tech.

Impact investment manager (AFSL 526820) running a diversified, real-assets-focused impact fund across Australia and New Zealand — social and affordable housing, Specialist Disability Accommodation, renewable power, biodiverse carbon farming and social impact bonds. Publishes annual impact reports and targets mainstream financial returns alongside measurable outcomes.

Started by former hedge fund manager Jeff Cherry, Conscious Venture Partners is an early-stage, impact-oriented firm investing in underrepresented and diverse founders building 'conscious companies,' grounded in an investment thesis based on stakeholder capitalism and economic inclusion.

Early-stage firm (founded 2020) backing founders building technology that transforms 'Foundational Industries' — manufacturing, supply chain, transportation and logistics — with modern software and automation underpinnings. Closed a $300M Fund III in 2025.

Chicago fund (led by operator-investor Jason Starr, formerly CompanyFirst) that invests in and helps build post-traction consumer brands, providing a formalized CPG advisory bench and hands-on operational engagement.

NYC seed-stage firm founded 2005 investing in companies providing innovative software solutions in enterprise SaaS, vertical B2B SaaS, and financial services, with a focus on New York City. Initial checks of $500K-$2M.

A talent- and research-driven investment firm that identifies and backs entrepreneurs across the funding lifecycle, sourcing partly through a large network of student Venture Partners. Research team explores emerging sectors such as defense manufacturing, anti-aging therapeutics, and computational biology. Portfolio highlights on site include Anduril, Hallow, and Alloy.

Boston/Cambridge firm (formerly Common Angels, led by Maia Heymann and Nilanjana Bhowmik) bringing long-term committed capital to B2B tech founders, backed by a network of tech executives. Invests $100K-$5M with a sweet spot around $1.5M across seed to Series B.

Utah-focused pre-seed firm backing founder-led startups that show rapid progress with minimal resources. Prioritizes technical builders (not 'business guys with an idea trying to hire a dev shop') with strong communication and ambition.

Founded 2014 by Sam Yagan (OKCupid, Match Group) and Steve Farsht, Corazon brings a 'coastal approach' to pre-seed through Series A investing, pairing investing experience with deep operating expertise.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in downtown DC, Core Capital invests in early-stage information technology and communications infrastructure, application software and tech-enabled services companies, and remains active managing its portfolio and realizing exits.

Invests in capital-efficient, seed-stage frontier-tech companies serving large legacy industries (including aerospace and energy) where transformation is hard but impact is large, leaning on an LP base heavy with C-suite operators in its target sectors.

Early-stage firm backing founders solving big, hard problems, with deep patterns and operational expertise for building strong enterprise software companies (AI-enabled SaaS, data infrastructure, security, fintech, defense).

Founded 2015 (~$1.07B AUM), Cota Capital builds and invests in early-stage technology companies addressing 'Net New' enterprise challenges, with a semiconductor/hardware thread spanning 5G beamforming chips, edge-AI processors and advanced manufacturing. Typically writes $5–25M checks at Series A/B.

Early-stage deep-tech firm specializing in patent-based hard-science startups with strong IP, explicitly focused on photonics/optics, quantum technologies, micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials and sensors. Geographic focus on the Southwest US and Northwest Europe.

Specialist fund dedicated solely to carbon dioxide removal, backing pre-seed and seed founders across direct air capture, enhanced weathering, biomass and carbon-negative materials, with an aim to catalyse gigatonne-scale CO2 removal by 2050.

Early-stage fund investing where the next generation of consumers spend time and money, across three verticals — Sports, Lifestyle and Gaming — with a gaming thesis centered on infrastructure for content creation, distribution and monetization.

Seed-focused firm led by Aileen Lee (who coined 'unicorn') backing founders reimagining work and personal life in large, growing markets ('Life 2.0'), often leading or co-leading seed rounds.

Managing institutional private capital since 1987 (roots in the firm founded by Bill Ferris and Joseph Skrzynski, later CHAMP Private Equity). Undertakes control buyouts, founder partnerships and growth investments in mid-market Australasian companies, including those with offshore operations or ambitions.

Founder- and operator-led firm (co-founded by David Sacks and Bill Lee) focused on SaaS and marketplace businesses, applying a metrics-driven B2B playbook to help build generational companies.

Early-stage, high-conviction investor in 'foundational technology' — enterprise and infrastructure software, AI/ML, data and developer tools — investing from inception through seed and staying deeply involved as a strategic partner.

Leading European early-stage firm (founded 2003, Stockholm-HQ'd) with a London office, backing seed and Series A founders across the Nordics, UK, DACH and wider Europe before it's obvious.

London-based pre-seed VC founded in 2019 that backs PhD-led and academic deeptech founders turning university research into companies, often before there is a deck or product. Runs a student-led scouting model with carried interest across ~24-28 university campuses. Raised a ~$56m fund (largest student-backed VC fund) backed by KfW Capital and others.

Founded in 2000, a top-quartile ANZ mid-market firm (now multi-strategy across PE, private credit and listed equities). Invests on long-term thematics with a high-engagement, hands-on value-creation model; a particularly large and long-standing healthcare investor (45%+ of deals).

Describes itself as the first and longest-enduring early-stage VC firm in LA. Now focuses capital exclusively on frontier technology addressing humanity's biggest problems: space exploration, defense innovation, advanced materials and manufacturing, plus energy transition and scalable climate solutions.

Private equity firm focused on the cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software markets, co-founded and led by Greg Clark (former CEO of Symantec and Blue Coat Systems). Offices in Menlo Park, CA and Boston, MA.

One of the oldest venture firms (founded 1970 to commercialize MIT research), focused on early-stage enterprise and consumer startups. Has invested in 600+ startups at their most crucial stages. Offices in Cambridge, MA and Menlo Park, CA.

Founded 2012, runs a family of funds balancing vertical specialization (life sciences, software, ag tech, geospatial) with a Midwest seed-stage geographic focus, targeting companies with product, revenue and traction.

Focuses on company formation around groundbreaking curative technologies targeting high unmet patient need. Optimal builds show clear genetic validation, rigorous scientific data, mechanistic clarity, large uncrowded markets and expedited clinical routes.

Developed by Curtin University and hosted on the Aussie Angels platform, the Curtin Angel Syndicate lets founders from the university's entrepreneur pipeline (notably the Curtin Accelerate program) access angel capital from the Curtin community, while giving prospective investors an education in angel investing.

One of the world's largest PE and investment firms, deploying multiple complementary strategies across private equity, secondaries, credit and infrastructure, with control or co-control investments in market-leading businesses plus a dedicated mid-market strategy.

Boston firm focused on robotics, automation and industrial AI ('from the robotics community, by robotics leaders, for robotics innovators'), spanning advanced manufacturing, logistics, AEC, healthcare devices, agriculture and climate. Reported raising a $100M fund as physical AI accelerates.

Founded 2010; provides royalty/revenue-based growth capital as an equity-preserving alternative, taking a fixed percentage of future monthly revenue that adjusts with performance until a predetermined cap is met.

Digital asset investment manager active since 2017, investing across the crypto sector from early-stage venture partnerships to listed and derivative markets. Runs a DACM Liquid Venture Fund alongside actively managed digital asset funds, including an Australian wholesale fund (min A$50k) available via Morningstar. Strong Australian investor base and Australian founding team, though the fund vehicle is domiciled offshore.

Founded 2021 by Dayakar Puskoor; early- and growth-stage B2B SaaS/enterprise firm investing in cloud, AI/ML, IoT, and XR, with a hands-on DVC Advantage platform for portfolio support.

Startup foundry that invests in and co-builds seed-stage startups focused on generational leaps in cybersecurity and data science. Founded by investors, startup veterans and U.S. intelligence community alumni, it commits capital plus in-kind services (office space, legal, accounting, IT) and network access to give companies an early advantage.

One of Europe's largest specialist B2B software investors, backing enterprise SaaS, fintech, security and data founders from early stage through growth with a hands-on, low-theatrics approach.

'Double bottom line' impact VC seeking top-tier returns alongside social, environmental and economic benefits, where financial and impact performance are inherently connected.

Formerly Data Collective, DCVC backs entrepreneurs using computational and deep-tech approaches (AI, advanced computing, science) to solve trillion-dollar problems in hard-to-disrupt physical industries. Founded 2011.

Deep-tech firm (founded 2011) backing entrepreneurs applying computational approaches — AI, advanced computing, scientific innovation — to transform large, hard-to-disrupt industries. Invests across the infrastructure, analytics and vertical-application layers, favoring computable-data defensibility.

Early-stage firm founded in partnership with Cisco that invests exclusively in essential infrastructure software used by engineering, security and data teams, backing technical founders with deep domain expertise while offering portfolio companies enterprise access via Cisco.

Independent early-stage firm (backed by Cisco as sole LP) investing in 'essential software used by engineering and security teams to build and protect our digital world' — infrastructure, developer tools, security, and data software from the earliest stage.

Invests in critical technologies for defense, energy and infrastructure, backing mission-driven founders building toward a secure and resilient future. Brings expertise in federal acquisition, government contracting and non-dilutive R&D funding capture.

Venture creator that combines available scientific knowledge with founder-type scientists to build high-impact companies from scratch, de-risking early-stage ventures through deep expertise, a proven methodology and industry partnerships before connecting them with investors. Also runs a Venture Science Doctorate programme; 58+ companies launched.

Dallas early-stage fund providing seed/Series A capital to founders in underfunded 'flyover' markets, with a current focus on B2B software and esports.

FCA-regulated manager of SEIS and EIS growth-capital products (UK Innovation Seed Fund, Technology Growth EIS, Life Sciences EIS), taking a hands-on approach to growing highly innovative companies in technology, life sciences and renewable energy.

Cambridge-based accelerator and seed fund built to bridge seed to Series A for deep-tech founders, combining capital with an intensive 10-week programme and a 500+ network of deep-tech leaders. Backed by Arm, Cambridge Innovation Capital and the University of Cambridge.

Early-stage firm (founded 2015) investing in the future of technology and life sciences, targeting globally scalable startups built in undercapitalized markets like Florida and the broader Southeast.

One of the largest dedicated healthcare investors, advancing healthcare through investments across the capital structure and all company stages. Combines flexible financing, company-building (Deerfield Discovery and Development / 3DC), strategic partnerships and data/AI-driven intelligence.

Early-stage digital health fund backing category-defining companies at the convergence of technology innovation, consumer preferences and structural shifts reshaping healthcare.

Corporate VC arm of Dell Technologies investing primarily in early-stage B2B/enterprise technology startups. Deploys roughly $200M annually and maintains a portfolio of 130+ active investments. Emphasizes helping founders scale via Dell's go-to-market reach; portfolio track record includes major enterprise exits and unicorns.

Venture arm of research boutique Delphi Digital, launched 2020, investing in early-stage blockchain and crypto startups with proprietary research-driven deal flow and the ability to both build and back protocols. Invests primarily its own internal capital.

Early-stage firm championing founders with 'Founder DNA' — bold yet pragmatic, adaptable, decisive risk-takers. Not limited by sector or geography; emphasizes long-term partnership beyond capital.

Founded 2010 by Dan Gilbert to grow Detroit's entrepreneurial community, backing and founding early-stage tech companies at pre-seed through Series A.

Welsh Government-owned development bank and the architecture of the Welsh funding market, almost always involved as a co-investor or lender. Its venture capital arm backs exceptional teams with product-market fit and unique technology in growing markets, from late-seed through Series A and beyond; the wider group manages £2bn+ and can do debt, mezzanine and equity up to £10m.

Early-stage firm (the independent successor to Two Sigma Ventures, spun out May 2026 with ~$2B AUM) backing technical teams harnessing data and computing to unlock novel experiences, insights, and discoveries.

Invests in solutions to unmet needs in biomedicine and health — biotech companies leveraging breakthrough science plus tech-enabled solutions that improve access, outcomes and cost. Also runs Companion Funds dedicated to animal-health companies.

A multistage, research-oriented firm investing at the interface of technology and the life sciences. Looks for platform technologies that marry biotech with computing, and tools that make drug discovery and testing more efficient, aiming to fund the full journey of medicine development.

The venture arm of Daily Mail and General Trust (established 2018), investing in consumer startups with a mix of cash and media credits that provide sponsored content across DMGT titles and channels.

The original student-run venture fund, backed by top VCs and Midas-List investors. Invests in companies where at least one founder is a current student or recent graduate, serving as an early entry point into venture fundraising. Site cites 300+ portfolio companies that have raised $6B+ in follow-on funding.

A network providing private equity investment opportunities to local high-net-worth and sophisticated investors, helping early-stage and growth businesses in southern England secure seed and early-growth capital. Runs quarterly pitch events in Bournemouth and requires companies to be UK-domiciled with SEIS/EIS accreditation or advance assurance.

Long-duration growth/crossover firm that invests in leading technology companies with sustainable differentiation and attractive unit economics and holds them from late-stage private through the public markets.

Global crypto-focused VC founded in 2018 investing across stages and structures (equity, tokens, liquid positions) via Dragonfly Ventures, Dragonfly Liquid, and MetaStable. Focus spans DeFi, crypto-financial infrastructure, and emerging AI x crypto.

Founded 2012 on the thesis that world-class technology companies can be built anywhere, not just Silicon Valley. Stage-agnostic, backing market-defining founders across the middle of the country from idea to IPO.

Small, agile regional VC filling the funding gap for UK regional start-ups outside London, taking a hands-on approach with a 200+ investor network. Invests from start-up to Series A across software, spin-outs and consumer businesses.

Pre-seed/seed specialist backing B2B founders 'upgrading the physical economy' where capital is abundant but operational understanding is scarce. Category-focused on supply chain, logistics and mobility in the industrial economy.

A student-managed pre-seed/seed fund at American University's Kogod School of Business (Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship). Invests in early-stage companies disrupting industries via AI, advancing sustainable solutions, or pursuing societal impact, with deal flow primarily sourced on the East Coast around Washington, DC.

Founded in 2019, Early Light Ventures is a seed-stage firm championing non-traditional founders building capital-efficient B2B software companies, aiming to reimagine the traditional VC ecosystem.

Early-stage fund (tied to the Elemental climate platform) backing outlier founders riding powerful technology waves toward category-defining companies with climate impact.

New Adelaide-based fund (SA's first unconditionally registered ESVCLP) backing B2B founders in regions most Australian VC overlooks (SA, WA, QLD), positioning as arbitrage between local innovation and international acquirers.

Growth-focused private equity firm supporting European businesses valued GBP50m-GBP350m, partnering with management teams as either a majority or minority investor to accelerate growth.

Partners with founders to 'transform the physical economy' and rebuild critical industries by pairing a modern technology stack (AI, robotics, automation) with new business models. Supply chain, logistics and transportation are core physical-industry verticals.

Full-stack industrial-technology investor (founded 2015) that backs companies integrating hardware, software and data to modernize physical industries including manufacturing, supply chain, energy, defense and semiconductors. Known for a distinctive venture-equity model co-founding companies with senior operators from iconic industrial platforms.

Founded 2018; seed through Series A firm backing innovators building game-changing companies, often Texas-based, across deep-tech, climate/energy, materials, and life sciences. Team acts as hands-on operators with portfolio companies.

Early-growth sustainability-focused fund investing in companies advancing environmental sustainability, on the belief there is no trade-off between impact and outstanding returns.

The proprietary global investment arm of Fidelity International (roots in Fidelity Ventures, Boston, 1969) with ~US$5–11bn AUM and 350+ companies backed. Invests from Series A to growth across technology and healthcare in Europe/UK, the US and Asia, with typical cheques in the US$5m–US$50m range.

An impact investment fund backing founders creating positive system change, investing in consumer-led technology companies addressing sustainability, preventative health and the inclusive economy. Founded 2018; B Corp and FCA-regulated; among the UK's largest early-stage impact VCs.

Prominent solo GP / super-angel with a dense track record across breakout companies, backing founders from seed through growth with a single-decision-maker model, especially in AI, fintech and infrastructure.

Operator-turned-multi-stage investor investing across AI/ML, enterprise software and infrastructure, and emerging technologies. An early backer of the generative AI wave and many high-growth startups.

Early-stage VC investing in decarbonisation, sustainable energy and social-impact businesses with scalable technologies that deliver measurable environmental benefits and accelerate the low-carbon transition.

Backs early-stage technologies that solve the world's biggest problems, prioritising innovations that deliver superior commercial outcomes while reducing environmental impact, coupling capital with ESG and go-to-market expertise.

Engineering-led venture firm founded in 2018, run by former founders and senior engineers who ship code and use large-scale analysis of code-commit data to drive investing. Publisher of the widely cited crypto Developer Report.

Climate-tech investment syndicate (one of Australia's largest, with 450+ investors) that unites angel investors, high-net-worth individuals and family offices with founders building breakthrough technologies to accelerate a decarbonised economy. Invests across energy transition (clean energy, grid, batteries, electrified transport), decarbonised industry, and deep tech/frontier/AI, backing 15+ portfolio companies. Led by Danin Kahn and Natalie Collins.

FCA-regulated, founder-backed B2B fintech specialist backing late-seed and Series A companies building financial infrastructure (BaaS, embedded insurance, KYC, open banking) and helping them scale globally.

Nonprofit climate-tech investor (formerly Elemental Excelerator) that funds and helps deploy climate technologies with deep community impact, embedding social equity and access into scaling of energy, mobility, water, food and industrial solutions.

Launched in 2016 by Nitin Rai, describes itself as the nation's first institutional VC fund specifically targeting underrepresented entrepreneurs (women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, veterans) and founders with limited regional access to capital. Runs state-backed Oregon investment strategies alongside national funds.

Public-private early-stage firm (spun out of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation) backing cross-sector innovation-driven entrepreneurs in Indiana, deliberately funding beyond just SaaS across software, hardtech, life sciences and consumer.

Early-stage fund backing category-defining products and services with obsessive attention to customer experience across digital commerce, consumer fintech and commerce-enablement.

An ESVCLP within Ellerston Capital that invests in unlisted Australian companies with strong management teams, working closely with a smaller number of founders for deeper engagement and strategic oversight.

Founded 2017 (by a former Austin Ventures partner); makes seven-figure growth investments in capital-efficient B2B software companies located outside traditional venture hubs that have real revenue traction but limited prior outside funding.

Enterprise-software specialist (founded 2003) whose original thesis — software moving from on-premise to the cloud — has expanded to 'industry cloud' vertical SaaS, software for the deskless workforce, and AI-driven enterprise applications.

Laurene Powell Jobs' mission-driven investment and philanthropy organization treating education as an area where large market opportunities meet meaningful impact, backing companies across all stages that blend purpose with scalable business models.

Corporate venture capital arm of Emerson Electric, launched with a $100M commitment. Focuses on early-stage startups advancing industrial automation, IoT, edge software, cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, energy/grid management, battery/EV technology and sustainability, seeking strategic insight into emerging industrial technologies and adjacent markets.

Specialist VC and venture builder backing early-stage deep-tech and life-science companies built by scientists solving real problems. Operates as an appointed representative of SFC Capital and invests via SEIS/EIS-eligible Fund I, with most deals taking place outside London.

Listed (part of NetScientific) deep tech and life sciences VC investing in early-stage, IP-rich companies with attractive intellectual property, using a capital-efficient model that blends balance-sheet investment with syndicated deals plus IP strategy and hands-on management. Acquired Cambridge deeptech investor Martlet Capital in 2024.

Multi-stage investor capitalizing on the digitization and decarbonization of critical industries through AI-enabled software solutions. Runs a Ventures strategy (Series A-C, ~$10-30M first cheques) and an Endurance strategy for mature, profitable businesses; ~$1.7B AUM.

Founded in 2015, EIP invests to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy across venture, growth, credit and infrastructure, uniquely convening a coalition of utility and industrial corporate partners alongside its capital.

Australia and New Zealand's largest climate-tech startup accelerator and innovation network dedicated to reaching net zero, running ~10 programs for climate-tech founders and operating an angel investor network that connects members to early-stage cleantech deals. Offices in Sydney and Melbourne; 300+ startups supported.

Not-for-profit angel investor network (part of climate-tech accelerator EnergyLab) described as Australia and New Zealand's only angel group dedicated to high-growth businesses making a positive environmental impact. Connects climate-tech startups with angel investors and provides accelerator support; it is free for investors to join and for startups to apply, and it takes no cut of deals.

Corporate venture and accelerator platform launched by Tech Square Ventures that connects enterprise startups with a coalition of major corporations (Coca-Cola, Delta, Home Depot, UPS, Cox, Georgia Tech and others), pairing investment with direct enterprise go-to-market access.

MIT-born 'Tough Tech' firm (spun out as independent in 2023) commercializing breakthrough science and engineering from lab to market across energy/climate, advanced systems, computing/semiconductors and health. Raised a $398M Fund III; >$1B AUM.

Santa Barbara / Silicon Valley firm (founded 2018) focused on deep-tech, early-stage university technology spinouts. Partner Alex Fang (co-founder of photonic-IC company Aurrion, acquired by Juniper) leads hard-tech investments in photonics, nanoscale materials, next-gen motors and disruptive computing.

Talent investor that turns exceptional individuals into funded founders, backing people before they have a company or co-founder, then providing follow-on capital and a bridge to Silicon Valley.

A talent investor and company builder (founded 2011) that invests in individuals before they have a co-founder or specific idea, helping them find a co-founder and form a technology company; opened a San Francisco office in 2023.

Established in 2004, Envestors is an FCA-regulated angel platform connecting startups with 4,000+ sophisticated investors and family offices. It has backed 133 companies across 189 fundraisings totalling £228m, and also provides education for new angels, entrepreneurs and accelerators.

St Andrews-based science and technology investor (founded 2014) that invests in and commercialises science and engineering 'from local seed-stage to global scale, with a focus on improving life'. Operates an Angel Syndicate, an Innovation Fund and Venture Partnerships across quality-of-life and environmental-sustainability themes; offers S/EIS relief.

One of Utah's oldest venture firms (founded 1994), backing early-stage technology founders in software, healthcare/life sciences, security, fintech and AI; recently recapitalized with ~$200M and partnered with the University of Utah to fund research-driven startups.

Transatlantic life-sciences specialist that creates and invests in early-stage, high-growth therapeutics and medical-device companies in under-ventured research hubs, spanning oncology, cardiometabolic, autoimmune and neurological conditions. Closed £100m+ Fund IV.

Pre-seed and seed fund focused exclusively on B2B software companies, building relationships early and helping founders reach a successful Series A; ~73% of portfolio raises Series A.

Edinburgh-based angel investment syndicate founded in 2010 by former Scotland rugby international Jock Millican, matching angel investors with early-stage Scottish businesses. Members typically invest £100k–£500k at seed, often alongside Scottish Enterprise, SNIB, Old College Capital and BGF; has backed 40+ companies and leveraged £200m+ into its portfolio, and is Scotland's most frequent backer of women-owned firms.

Founded in 2022 by proptech veteran Clelia Warburg Peters, Era backs entrepreneurs reimagining how we build, manage and experience physical environments, investing from seed to growth across the built world.

Solo-GP fund (Timothy Chen, ex-SVP Eng at Cosmos) focused on deeply technical, often first-time founders in infrastructure, developer tools and open-source software. Combines engineering credibility with a data-driven sourcing approach for early open-source projects.

Solo-GP firm (Timothy Chen) that invests in infrastructure and data founders at the 0-to-1 stage, backing companies 'before they exist' and building a community of infrastructure/data operators. (Site returns bot-protection on automated fetch; details corroborated via reputable coverage.)

Thesis-driven venture fund founded in 2018 investing at the frontier of internet infrastructure — decentralized protocols, programmable value layers and AI-native infrastructure. Consistently reported as London-based (site now lists geography as 'Global').

Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners) is a long-established European sustainability VC that believes innovation offers compelling answers to the world's most pressing problems, backing cutting-edge companies driving sustainable prosperity.