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1) Y Combinator

Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a leading accelerator and venture capital providing mentorship and funding to companies across all sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Mountain View
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Jessica Livingston, Lucas Thomaz, Paul Graham, Raffaele Colella, Robert Morris, Trevor Blackwell
  • Industries: Enterprise, SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, Productivity, DTC, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain & Logistics, Education, Consumer, Food & Beverage, Gaming, Future of Work, Social, Transportation, Travel & Hospitality, AR & VR, Healthcare, Health & Wellness, Biotech, Fintech, InsurTech, Industrial, Aerospace & Space, Climate & Sustainability, Robotics, Government Technology, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Legal, Marketing, Agriculture, Automative, Energy
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Number of investments: 4469
  • Number of exits: 444
  • 3 remarkable investments: Coinbase, Twitch, Reddit

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@ycombinator.com.

2) Techstars

Techstars

Techstars is a global accelerator and early-stage investor since 2006.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Israel, USA, India, China
  • City: San Francisco, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Herẕliyya, New York
  • Started in: 1989
  • Founders: Samuel Isaly
  • Industries: Advertising, Aerospace & Space, Agriculture, AI & ML, Biotech, Crypto & Blockchain, Climate & Sustainability, Cloud, Consumer, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Education, Energy, Enterprise, Entertainment, Fintech, Sports, Food & Beverage, Future of Work, Gaming, Government Technology, Hardware, Health & Wellness, Healthcare, Human Resources, Infrastructure, Legal, IoT, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marketplace, Media, Mobility, Productivity, Proptech & Real Estate, Robotics, Marketing, Supply Chain & Logistics, Transportation, AR & VR, Travel & Hospitality
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $20,000
  • Maximum check size: $100,000
  • Number of investments: 4116
  • Number of exits: 951
  • Funds raised: $108,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Rootine, Packworks, Payymnt

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at help@techstars.com.

3) Intel Capital

Intel Capital

Intel Capital is fueling the future of compute by investing in cloud, AI, 5G cybersecurity, enterprise applications and more.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Santa Clara
  • Started in: 1991
  • Founders: Les Vadasz, Peter Levin
  • Industries: Cloud, AR & VR, Gaming, Hardware, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Maximum check size: $50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 1517
  • Number of exits: 473
  • Funds raised: $12,500,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Razer, Animoca Brands, Docusign

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at intel.capital@intel.com.

4) Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm investing in technology companies from incubation to growth stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, China
  • City: Shanghai, San Francisco
  • Started in: 1972
  • Founders: Brook Byers, Eugene Kleiner, Frank Caufield, Tom Perkins
  • Industries: Consumer, Fintech, Enterprise, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Healthcare, Internet & Mobile, Life Sciences, SaaS, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Infrastructure
  • Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Early Stage, Late Stage, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Maximum check size: $15,000,000
  • Number of investments: 1354
  • Number of exits: 318
  • Funds raised: $9,200,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Google, Uber, Twitter

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at plans@kpcb.com.

5) Alumni Ventures Group

Alumni Ventures Group

Alumni Ventures co-invest in companies invested by other established venture capital firms across diverse industries, stages and regions.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Manchester, Boston, New York, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Barrick Rothchild, Beth Obermiller, Luke Antal, Michael Madden, Santana Henry
  • Industries: AI & ML, AR & VR, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrial, IoT, Life Sciences, Proptech & Real Estate, SaaS, Climate & Sustainability, Transportation, Media, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $250,000
  • Maximum check size: $1,000,000
  • Number of investments: 1205
  • Number of exits: 98
  • Funds raised: $1,000,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Fis, Blockfi, Simplisafe

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@avgfunds.com.

6) Innovation Works

Innovation Works

Innovation Works is a Pennsylvania-based investment firm providing funding and business expertise to software, hardware and life sciences companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Pittsburgh
  • Started in: 1999
  • Founders: Lisa Greenleaf
  • Industries: Life Sciences, Hardware, Manufacturing, SaaS
  • Stages: Seed
  • Minimum check size: $50,000
  • Maximum check size: $150,000
  • Number of investments: 729
  • Number of exits: 77
  • Funds raised: $3,300,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Nowait, Roadbotics, Cognition Therapeutics

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@innovationworks.org.

7) Fortune Capital

Fortune Capital

Fortune VC is a multistage venture capital firm in China investing in IT, climate tech, medical health, consumer & enterprise services, media and military sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shenzhen, Beijing, Changsha, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Hefei, Dongguan
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Liu Zhou, Liu Day
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, Media, Government Technology, Enterprise, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Energy
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Number of investments: 660
  • Number of exits: 130
  • 3 remarkable investments: Jollychic, Lakala, Huimin

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at fortune@fortunevc.com.

8) SFC Capital

SFC Capital

SFC Capital is a UK-based early-stage investor in British companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • City: London
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Stephen Page
  • Industries: Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment, Internet & Mobile, Marketplace, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Pre-Seed
  • Minimum check size: £100,000
  • Maximum check size: £300,000
  • Number of investments: 535
  • Number of exits: 72
  • Funds raised: £14,100,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Grandnanny, Bot-Hive, Mayku

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@sfccapital.com.

9) BDC Venture Capital

BDC Venture Capital

BDC Venture Capital is one of Canada's most active VC firms with themed funds to support startups across multiple sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Canada, USA
  • City: Montréal, Wakefield, Worcester, Bedford, Hartford, Portland, Providence
  • Started in: 1975
  • Industries: Healthcare, Climate & Sustainability, AI & ML, Robotics, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Supply Chain & Logistics, Proptech & Real Estate, Aerospace & Space, Cloud, Enterprise, IoT, Cybersecurity, Big Data & Analytics, SaaS, Manufacturing, Energy, Agriculture
  • Stages: Late Stage, Early Stage, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Number of investments: 509
  • Number of exits: 117
  • Funds raised: $605,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Wave, Zymeworks, Finn AI

You can find their website here.

10) Shenzhen Capital Group

Shenzhen Capital Group

Shenzhen Capital Group is one of China's leading venture capital primarily financing SMEs, especially high-tech emerging market SMEs.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shenzhen
  • Started in: 1999
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, DTC, Climate & Sustainability, Supply Chain & Logistics, Biotech, Media, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Late Stage
  • Number of investments: 489
  • Number of exits: 85
  • Funds raised: $651,900,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Innoviz Technologies, Jinko Solar, Semiconductor Manufacturing International

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at master@szvc.com.cn.

11) Lux Capital

Lux Capital

Lux Capital invests in companies at the intersection between science and technology.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Peter Hébert
  • Industries: Deep Tech & Hard Science, Robotics, Manufacturing, AI & ML, Biotech, Infrastructure, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, AR & VR, Transportation, Crypto & Blockchain, Aerospace & Space
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $100,000
  • Number of investments: 437
  • Number of exits: 66
  • Funds raised: $1,500,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Lumafield, Drone Racing, Novig

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@luxcapital.com.

12) Shunwei Capital

Shunwei Capital

Shunwei Capital is a venture capital financing Chinese internet startups in the early to growth stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Jun Lei, Tuck Lye Koh
  • Industries: IoT, Consumer, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Internet & Mobile, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Number of investments: 428
  • Number of exits: 29
  • Funds raised: $4,200,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Nio, Zomato, Iqiyi

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at deals@shunwei.com.

13) 8VC

8VC

Headquartered in San Francisco, 8VC primarily invest in enterprise SaaS companies through its seed to series C fundings.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Austin, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Drew Oetting
  • Industries: Healthcare, Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise, Supply Chain & Logistics, Government Technology, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Fintech
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Late Stage
  • Number of investments: 424
  • Number of exits: 42
  • Funds raised: $425,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Unlearn, Theia, BigHat Bioscience

You can find their website here.

14) Company K Partners

Company K Partners

Company K Partners is a Korean venture capital investing in mobile and software startups since 2006.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Hak-Beom Kim
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, Consumer, SaaS, Biotech, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 415
  • Number of exits: 28
  • 3 remarkable investments: Nat Games, Focus H&S, Wanted Lab

You can find their website here.

You can contact them at +82-2-568-8470.

15) Hillhouse Capital Group

Hillhouse Capital Group

Hillhouse Capital Group provides funding to growth-stage and buyout companies in China.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: China, Singapore, USA, United Kingdom
  • City: Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, London
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Ben Li, Zhang Lei
  • Industries: Healthcare, DTC, Consumer, Enterprise, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 403
  • Number of exits: 62
  • Funds raised: $10,600,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Nio, JD.com, Airbnb

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contactus@hillhouseinvestment.com.

16) Beringea

Beringea

Beringea is a venture capital firm investing across the US and Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • City: London
  • Started in: 1999
  • Founders: Susan Mcdonald, John Glenncross
  • Industries: Manufacturing, Climate & Sustainability, Enterprise, Consumer, Healthcare, Media, SaaS
  • Stages: Series A, Growth
  • Minimum check size: £1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: £20,000,000
  • Number of investments: 297
  • Number of exits: 136
  • Funds raised: £64,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: ATLAS Space operations, beenThereDone, UICO

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@beringea.com.

17) Revolution LLC

Revolution LLC

Revolution is a venture capital firm that works with entrepreneurs all across the US who are at the forefront of their industries.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Washington, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Donn Davis, Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, Tige Savage
  • Industries: Education, Media, Marketplace, Transportation, Travel & Hospitality, E-Commerce, Health & Wellness, Food & Beverage, Entertainment, Manufacturing, Sports, Fintech, SaaS
  • Stages: Late Stage, Early Stage, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $12,000,000
  • Number of investments: 259
  • Number of exits: 55
  • 3 remarkable investments: Draftkings, Sweetgreen, Lucid

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at ideas@revolution.com.

18) LB Ventures

LB Ventures

LB is a Korean venture capital firm investing in ICT, energy, chemical, medical, B2C service, entertainment, and gaming sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: South Korea, China
  • City: Seoul, Shanghai
  • Started in: 1996
  • Founders: Ki-Ho Park
  • Industries: Hardware, Healthcare, Consumer, Entertainment, Gaming, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Growth
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 231
  • Number of exits: 83
  • Funds raised: $700,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Dexter Studio, Six Rooms, Tan Tan

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at lbadmin@lbinvestment.com.

19) SV Investment

SV Investment

SV Investment is a global investment fund investing in the fields of IT, biotechnology and consumer goods.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, South Korea, China, Indonesia
  • City: Boston, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jakarta
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Hong Won-Ho
  • Industries: Internet & Mobile, Consumer, Media, Healthcare, AI & ML, Enterprise, Life Sciences, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed
  • Number of investments: 220
  • Number of exits: 48
  • 3 remarkable investments: Big Hit Entertainment, Kakao, Tellion

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at master@svinvest.com.

20) Mercury Fund

Mercury Fund

Mercury fund partners with American founders building software companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Idah, Austin, Ann Arbor
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Aziz Gilani, Blair Garrou, Dan Watkins
  • Industries: SaaS, Enterprise, Marketplace, Supply Chain & Logistics, Fintech, Crypto & Blockchain, Manufacturing, Energy
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $250,000
  • Maximum check size: $4,000,000
  • Number of investments: 209
  • Number of exits: 22
  • Funds raised: $200,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Topl, Blumira, Volt

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@mercuryfund.com.

21) NGP Capital

NGP Capital

NGP Capital is a late-stage venture capital firm providing growth equity to companies in the cloud, cyber security, digital industry and digital transformation sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, China, India, Finland, Switzerland
  • City: Palo Alto, Helsinki, Geneva, Beijing
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: John Gardner, Paul Asel
  • Industries: Cybersecurity, Cloud, AI & ML, Robotics, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing, SaaS
  • Stages: Late Stage, Growth
  • Minimum check size: $8,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $12,000,000
  • Number of investments: 203
  • Number of exits: 76
  • Funds raised: $1,400,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Synergies Intelligent Systems, Spacefill Boostup.Ai,

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at team@ngpcap.com.

22) Project A

Project A

Project A is a European VC firm providing capital and operational support to startups since 2012.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Rainer Berak, Ben Fischer, Dr. Florian Heinemann, Uwe Horstmann, Thies Sander, Dr. Anton Waitz
  • Industries: E-Commerce, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain & Logistics, Marketplace, Proptech & Real Estate, Internet & Mobile, InsurTech, SaaS, Climate & Sustainability, DTC, Developer Tools, Health & Wellness, Education, Food & Beverage, Gaming, Media, Transportation, Travel & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Marketing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: €1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 201
  • Number of exits: 36
  • Funds raised: €375,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Root Global, Knowunity, Re:Cap

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@project-a.com.

23) Chicago Ventures

Chicago Ventures

Launched in 2012, Chicago Ventures is an early-stage capital investing in overlooked founding teams.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Chicago
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Stuart Larkins
  • Industries: Consumer, Education, Enterprise, Entertainment, Gaming, Healthcare, Travel & Hospitality, Supply Chain & Logistics, Media, Proptech & Real Estate, Robotics, Automation, Productivity, Government Technology, InsurTech, Creator Economy, Manufacturing, Legal, Agriculture, Fintech
  • Stages: Seed
  • Minimum check size: $1,500,000
  • Maximum check size: $2,000,000
  • Number of investments: 156
  • Number of exits: 47
  • Funds raised: $1,500,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Olive, NOCD, OneRail

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@chicagoventures.com.

24) EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures

EQT Ventures is a European venture capital company with funds investing exclusively in technology companies that have the potential to scale globally and become market leaders.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden
  • City: San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, London, Stockholm
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Hjalmar Winbladh, Kees Koolen, Lars Jörnow
  • Industries: Cybersecurity, Biotech, Social, Media, E-Commerce, AR & VR, AI & ML, Fintech, Gaming, Internet & Mobile, Developer Tools, Manufacturing, Automative, SaaS
  • Stages: Late Stage, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: €2,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €50,000,000
  • Number of investments: 153
  • Number of exits: 13
  • Funds raised: €1,400,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Peltarion, Verto Analytics, Nectarine Health

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@eqtventures.com.

25) Golden Ventures

Golden Ventures

Golden Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital investing in Canadian and American sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Matt Golden
  • Industries: Consumer, Crypto & Blockchain, Education, Gaming, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Media, Manufacturing, Sports
  • Stages: Seed
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Maximum check size: $2,000,000
  • Number of investments: 140
  • Number of exits: 14
  • Funds raised: $230,900,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Skipthedishes, Joist, Inkbox

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@golden.ventures.

26) Base Ventures

Base Ventures

Based in California, Base Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund backing ambitious founders

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Erik Moore, Kirby Harris
  • Industries: Consumer, Enterprise, Robotics, Cloud, AI & ML, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing, Industrial
  • Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Number of investments: 136
  • Number of exits: 13
  • Funds raised: $1,600,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Crowdalbum, Hyperloop One, Node

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@base.ventures.

27) Eclipse Ventures

Eclipse Ventures

Founded in 2015, Eclipse invests in companies transforming industrial processes.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Palo Alto
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Lior Susan
  • Industries: Proptech & Real Estate, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, Supply Chain & Logistics, Transportation, Aerospace & Space, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Energy
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $3,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $4,000,000
  • Number of investments: 120
  • Number of exits: 18
  • Funds raised: $510,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: ForSight Robotics, RideCo, Cheetah

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at admin@eclipse.vc.

28) 7 Percent Ventures

7 Percent Ventures

With offices in US and Europe, 7percent Ventures invests in next-generation technology to transform industries in America and Europe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: United Kingdom, USA
  • City: London, San Francisco
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Andrew J Scott
  • Industries: AI & ML, AR & VR, Robotics, Crypto & Blockchain, Aerospace & Space, SaaS, Marketplace, Fintech, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Deep Tech & Hard Science
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed, Early Stage
  • Maximum check size: $500,000
  • Number of investments: 119
  • Number of exits: 23
  • Funds raised: $44,300,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Condense Reality, Volta, Versadex

You can find their website here.

29) APX

APX

APX is a European VC firm based in Berlin, backing ambitious founding teams by becoming their first investor.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Henric Hungerhoff, Joerg Rheinboldt
  • Industries: AR & VR, Fintech, Education, Consumer, Big Data & Analytics, Media, Gaming, Transportation, Proptech & Real Estate, Manufacturing, Sports, Marketing, Human Resources, SaaS, Healthcare
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Minimum check size: €50,000
  • Maximum check size: €500,000
  • Number of investments: 111
  • Number of exits: 4
  • Funds raised: €55,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Dogo, Hirize, Seashell

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@apx.vc.

30) BMW i Ventures

BMW i Ventures

BMW i Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in hardware, software, sustainable manufacturing, transportation and services.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA, Germany
  • City: Mountain View, San Francisco, Munich
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Marcus Behrendt, Kasper Sage
  • Industries: Hardware, Transportation, Climate & Sustainability, AI & ML, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 109
  • Number of exits: 26
  • Funds raised: $930,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Vendia, May Mobility, HeyCharge

You can find their website here.

31) Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital

Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital

Chrysalix is an early-stage global venture capital fund investing in industrial innovation through funding intelligent systems, energy technology and resource productivity solutions.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Canada, Netherlands
  • City: Vancouver, Delft
  • Started in: 2001
  • Founders: Dr. Wal Van Lierop
  • Industries: AI & ML, IoT, Robotics, Crypto & Blockchain, Big Data & Analytics, Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction
  • Stages: Early Stage, Series A, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $2,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $3,000,000
  • Number of investments: 84
  • Number of exits: 12
  • Funds raised: $25,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Enbala, Brammo, Liquid Light

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@chrysalix.com.

32) Backed VC

Backed VC

BACKED is a seed-stage venture capital fund investing in European startups.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • City: London
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Andre De Haes, Alex Brunicki
  • Industries: Biotech, Entertainment, Industrial, Food & Beverage, Crypto & Blockchain, Enterprise, Future of Work, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Manufacturing, Fintech
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: £500,000
  • Maximum check size: £2,500,000
  • Number of investments: 75
  • Number of exits: 10
  • Funds raised: £169,700,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Hutch, Pollen, Thought Machine

You can find their website here.

33) Lemnos

Lemnos

Lemnos is a pre-seed and seed investor providing capital to hardware startups.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Helen Zelman Boniske, Jeremy Conrad
  • Industries: Transportation, Travel & Hospitality, AI & ML, Automation, Hardware, Aerospace & Space, Supply Chain & Logistics, Food & Beverage, Robotics, Manufacturing, Energy, Construction, Agriculture
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $250,000
  • Maximum check size: $500,000
  • Number of investments: 73
  • Number of exits: 25
  • Funds raised: $71,900,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Quartz, Pico MES, Lumeo

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@lemnoslabs.com.

34) Inventure

Inventure

Headquartered in Helsinki, Inventure is a Nordic and Baltics venture fund since 2005.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Finland, Sweden
  • City: Helsinki, Stockholm
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Kevin Lösch, Sami Lampinen, Timo Tirkkonen
  • Industries: SaaS, Deep Tech & Hard Science, AI & ML, Healthcare, Education, Gaming, Devops, Cybersecurity, IoT, Consumer, InsurTech, Hardware, AR & VR, Food & Beverage, Enterprise, Marketplace, Big Data & Analytics, Manufacturing, Marketing, Automative, Telecommunications
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $100,000
  • Maximum check size: $10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 71
  • Number of exits: 21
  • Funds raised: $230,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Mojo, Coudescene, Wolt

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@inventure.vc.

35) Anzu Partners

Anzu Partners

Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, Anzu Partners back founders from their initial check to the growth stage who are building companies in life science, manufacturing, and materials sectors across the globe.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Tampa, Washington, Billerica, San Diego
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: David Michael, David Seldin, Whitney Haring-Smith
  • Industries: Life Sciences, Industrial, Hardware, Manufacturing, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Growth, IPO
  • Number of investments: 64
  • Number of exits: 12
  • Funds raised: $448,400,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Arduino, Azumo, Nuburu

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@anzupartners.com.

36) IMM Investment

IMM Investment

IMM Investment is a Koren Investment firm that focuses on tech, healthcare/ biotech and manufacturing startups in Asia.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 1999
  • Founders: Timothy Chang
  • Industries: Biotech, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Education, Gaming, Manufacturing, SaaS
  • Stages: Series A, Series B, Growth
  • Number of investments: 50
  • Number of exits: 4
  • Funds raised: $24,800,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Krafton, Woowa Bros, Oncorus

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at imm@imm.co.kr.

37) Sandalphone Capital

Sandalphone Capital

Sandalphon Capital provides pre-seed to series A funding to US companies, especially in Chicago and the Midwest.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Chicago
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Jonathan Ellis
  • Industries: SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Agriculture, E-Commerce, Education, Fintech, Government Technology, Healthcare, InsurTech, Manufacturing, Industrial, Proptech & Real Estate, DTC, Sports, Media, Entertainment, Supply Chain & Logistics, Enterprise
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $100,000
  • Maximum check size: $2,000,000
  • Number of investments: 46
  • Number of exits: 6
  • 3 remarkable investments: CRE Simple, Truss, LogicGate

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@sandalphoncapital.com.

38) Good News Ventures

Good News Ventures

Good News Venture is a Canadian venture capital firm providing pre-seed and seed capital to tech-enabled companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Ontario
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Marat Mukhamedyarov, Mohan Markandaier, Mona Kung
  • Industries: SaaS, Enterprise, Crypto & Blockchain, AI & ML, IoT, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Minimum check size: $50,000
  • Maximum check size: $5,000,000
  • Number of investments: 42
  • Number of exits: 3
  • 3 remarkable investments: Impro, Decentology,

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@goodnewsventures.com.

39) Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures seeks investments in full-value chain food and agriculture companies.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Chicago
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Amanda Donohue-Hansen, Steve Engelberg, Taryn Goodman Gallery, Ron Meeusen, Dan Phillips
  • Industries: Climate & Sustainability, Biotech, AI & ML, Robotics, Automation, Manufacturing, Agriculture, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 40
  • Number of exits: 8
  • Funds raised: $248,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Copper Cow Coffee, Leaf Agriculture, Cooks Venture

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at contactus@cultiviansbx.com.

40) Calibrate Ventures

Calibrate Ventures

Calibrate is a deep-tech-focused venture capital fund investing in deep-tech applications including robotics, AI, computer vision, and automation.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Pasadena
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Jason Schoettler, Kevin Dunlap
  • Industries: Robotics, AI & ML, Automation, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Supply Chain & Logistics, Productivity, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $5,000,000
  • Number of investments: 39
  • Number of exits: 7
  • Funds raised: $175,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Regard, TruckLabs, Soft Robotics

You can find their website here.

41) W Ventures

W Ventures

W Ventures is a German venture capital firm investing in Baltimore/Washington-based startups from seed to growth stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin, Dortmund
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jochen M. Wilms
  • Industries: Enterprise, Industrial, DTC, Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Transportation, Proptech & Real Estate, SaaS, Fintech, InsurTech, Supply Chain & Logistics, Media, Manufacturing, Energy, Marketing
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 37
  • Number of exits: 7
  • 3 remarkable investments: About You, Osaro, Deel

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at Info@wventures.de%20.

42) Johnson Venture Partners

Johnson Venture Partners

Johnson Venture Partners (JVP) is a seed and early-stage VC firm with a geographical focus in Southeast U.S.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Atlanta
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Matt Johnson
  • Industries: Consumer, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Food & Beverage, Media, SaaS, AI & ML, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $50,000
  • Maximum check size: $500,000
  • Number of investments: 34
  • Number of exits: 5
  • Funds raised: $500,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Datasketch, Viva Finance, Caretrack

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@jvpfund.com.

43) Freigeist

Freigeist

Freigeist Capital backs European tech founders in their seed to pre-series A stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Bonn
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Frank Thelen
  • Industries: Transportation, Food & Beverage, Aerospace & Space, Healthcare, Internet & Mobile, Manufacturing, Energy
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed
  • Number of investments: 32
  • Number of exits: 7
  • 3 remarkable investments: Lilium, Prosion, Build.One

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at office@freigeist.com.

44) LDV Capital

LDV Capital

LDV Capital partners with technical teams building companies using computer vision machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze visual data.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Evan Nisselson
  • Industries: Deep Tech & Hard Science, AI & ML, Big Data & Analytics, Robotics, Automative, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics, AR & VR
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Maximum check size: $1,200,000
  • Number of investments: 31
  • Number of exits: 8
  • 3 remarkable investments: Unsplash, Mapillary, Geniachip

You can find their website here.

45) Arctern

Arctern

ArcTern Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies in the cleantech sector.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Murray Mccaig
  • Industries: Climate & Sustainability, AI & ML, Biotech, Robotics, Transportation, Industrial, Manufacturing, Energy
  • Stages: Series A, Early Stage
  • Minimum check size: $5,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $15,000,000
  • Number of investments: 26
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Funds raised: $200,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Palmetto, Span, Terramera

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@arcternventures.com.

46) Tekfen Ventures

Tekfen Ventures

Tekfen Ventures is an NYC venture capital firm primarily investing in US and European companies, typically in the series A and B rounds.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Kris Kemeny, Sinan Uzan
  • Industries: Proptech & Real Estate, Hardware, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Agriculture, SaaS
  • Stages: Early Stage, Series A, Series B
  • Number of investments: 23
  • Number of exits: 2
  • Funds raised: $3,400,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Petra, Mosaic, Pivot Bio

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hi@tekfenventures.com.

47) Voima Ventures

Voima Ventures

Voima Ventures is a growth-stage venture capital firm in IoT, imaging & optics, life sciences, new materials, quantum & AI, sensing & diagnostics from pre-seed to series A/B stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Finland
  • City: Helsinki
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Inka Mero, Marko Viinikka, Mikko Kumpulainen
  • Industries: IoT, Life Sciences, AI & ML, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €100,000
  • Maximum check size: €5,000,000
  • Number of investments: 19
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Funds raised: €50,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: StemSight, Adamant Health, Betolar

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at hello@voimaventures.com.

48) HIMangel

HIMangel

HIMangel is an early-stage investment firm providing funds to Egyptian startups since 2017.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Egypt
  • City: Cairo
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Khaled Ismail., Motaz Elewa
  • Industries: Marketplace, Food & Beverage, DTC, Gaming, SaaS, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Sports
  • Stages: Early Stage, Seed
  • Number of investments: 18
  • Number of exits: 1
  • 3 remarkable investments: Biomax, Rology, Nozol

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at aismail@himangel.com.

49) Battle Born Venture

Battle Born Venture

Battle Born Venture is a government-backed venture capital fund to invest in Nevadan enterprises.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Las Vegas, Reno
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Erik Lee
  • Industries: Healthcare, Government Technology, Travel & Hospitality, Gaming, Climate & Sustainability, Supply Chain & Logistics, Energy, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Early Stage, Pre-Seed, Seed, Late Stage, Growth
  • Minimum check size: $40,000
  • Maximum check size: $200,000
  • Number of investments: 14
  • Number of exits: 5
  • Funds raised: $5,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Semi Exact, Circlein, BaseVenture

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at grbortolin@diversifynevada.com.

50) Carbon Ventures

Carbon Ventures

Carbon Ventures is investing in carbon-emitting industrial infrastructures (transportation, energy, agriculture, manufacturing and waste management) to create a sustainable future.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Jason Cahill, Joel Carben
  • Industries: Climate & Sustainability, Supply Chain & Logistics, Transportation, Robotics, AI & ML, Manufacturing, Energy, Agriculture
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Maximum check size: $5,000,000
  • Number of investments: 14
  • Number of exits: 3
  • Funds raised: $5,500,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Fortify, Idelic, Wasteplace

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at invest@carbonventures.vc.

51) Hella Ventures

Hella Ventures

Hella Ventures is an American venture capital fund for mobility, deep tech, and industrial manufacturing startups in their series A to C stages.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Sunnyvale
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Jason Waterman
  • Industries: Transportation, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Industrial, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Minimum check size: $500,000
  • Maximum check size: $10,000,000
  • Number of investments: 12
  • Number of exits: 2
  • 3 remarkable investments: Apex.Ai, Excelfore Corporation, CarForce

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@hellaventures.com.

52) VOPNE Capital

VOPNE Capital

Vopne Capital invests in manufacturing and industrial services businesses in the lower middle market.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: San Francisco, Mill Valley
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jim Bloom
  • Industries: Industrial, Manufacturing
  • Stages: Late Stage
  • Minimum check size: $5,000,000
  • Maximum check size: $35,000,000
  • Number of investments: 9
  • Number of exits: 4
  • Funds raised: $109,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Tolemar, Vacutech, RDL

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@vopne.com.

53) Valley Growth Ventures

Valley Growth Ventures

Valley Growth Ventures invests in Ohio's tech companies, especially Mahoning Valley.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Youngstown
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Ernie Knight
  • Industries: Healthcare, Manufacturing, Energy, SaaS
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage
  • Number of investments: 8
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Funds raised: $6,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: S4 Medical, Medasync, MedPilot

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@valleygrowthventures.com.

54) World Fund

World Fund

World Fund is a VC firm for European startups in the climate tech space by investing from seed to series B stage.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2021
  • Founders: Tim Schumacher
  • Industries: Climate & Sustainability, Transportation, Manufacturing, Energy, Agriculture
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Minimum check size: €1,000,000
  • Maximum check size: €3,000,000
  • Number of investments: 6
  • Funds raised: €350,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: IQM, Planet A Foods, Recup

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at brightfuture@worldfund.vc.

55) 1955 Capital

1955 Capital

Based in the US, 1955 Capital invests in revolutionary technologies to solve the greatest global challenges in energy, environment, education, health, etc sectors.

Details of the VC firm:

  • Country: USA
  • City: Santa Clara
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Andrew Chung
  • Industries: Climate & Sustainability, Food & Beverage, Hardware & Industrials, Hardware, Industrial, Manufacturing, Energy
  • Stages: Seed, Early Stage, Late Stage
  • Number of investments: 6
  • Funds raised: $200,000,000
  • 3 remarkable investments: Electric Aviation, Gridtential, Crop Enhancement

You can find their website here.

You can send them an email at info@1955.capital.

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