Professional Investors

Alumni Ventures is a venture capital platform described as America's largest VC firm for individual investors, offering diversified investment pathways through annual funds (20-30 investments), monthly deal-by-deal syndicates, and investing clubs. The firm invests across multiple sectors including AI, healthtech, space technology, blockchain, and enterprise software at various stages from pre-seed through later-stage rounds. With offices in the US, UK, and Japan, Alumni Ventures emphasizes diversification across sector, stage, geography, and lead investor.

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund is a European Commission venture capital initiative established in 2020, capitalized at over €4 billion, investing across 12 thematic areas including AI, data, ICT, biotechnology, and climate tech in Series Seed through Series B stages across 25 European countries. The fund manages 300+ portfolio companies and emphasizes "patient capital" with significant co-investment leverage (€3.50 from others for every €1 deployed).

SOSV is a venture capital firm specializing in deep technology investment at pre-seed stage, with a "First Check in Deep Tech®" model providing intensive support and access to labs and GP-led teams. They invest across deep tech sectors including therapeutics, energy, critical minerals, healthcare, engineering biology, and physical AI, with typical pre-seed investments of approximately $550,000 and annual deployment of about 60 pre-seed plus 150 follow-on investments. Operating from San Francisco, New York City, and Newark, with teams in India, China, and the EU, SOSV has built a portfolio of 800+ companies across 82 countries.

Other investor focused on Building Products · Transportation · Commercial Transportation. Typical ticket €30K – €580K. 168 investments to date, 101 in the last 12 months, 1 exit.

Venture Kick is a philanthropic seed-stage funding initiative launched in 2007 that supports Swiss university startups across various sectors including biotech, materials, and robotics. It operates a three-stage funding model with ticket sizes from CHF 10,000 to CHF 1,150,000 total, aiming to accelerate spin-offs and attract professional investors. As of 2025, it has supported 1,251 startups with CHF 66.99 million deployed.

SFC Capital is a UK-based, FCA-regulated investment firm specializing in early-stage companies through SEIS and EIS tax-advantaged investment schemes. The firm invests across technology (B2B software, fintech), life sciences, sustainability, and consumer sectors, managing £160m+ in assets and a portfolio of 600+ companies through managed funds, direct angel investments, and partnerships with UK innovation ecosystems.

Venture Capital investor focused on Energy · Other Software · Consumer Durables. 290 investments to date, 86 in the last 12 months, 25 exits.

Shore Capital Partners is a U.S.-based private equity firm specializing in "buy and build" strategies across Business Services, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrials, and Real Estate. The firm manages approximately $17 billion in assets across 87 platform companies and targets transformational growth for mid-market businesses through disciplined investing and a network of portfolio companies. Shore has been ranked #1 globally by private equity deal volume (2019–2023) and maintains offices in Chicago and Nashville.

Venture Capital investor focused on Energy · Materials and Resources · Software, active in Europe · Americas · Asia. Typical ticket €90K – €850K. 811 investments to date, 71 in the last 12 months, 64 exits.

EIT Food is an EU-supported innovation organization, not a traditional venture capital firm, that funds projects, startups, and individuals across the agrifood ecosystem through open calls, proof-of-concept co-financing, and accelerator programs. Its focus areas are healthier food systems, net-zero agriculture, and food resilience, with priority on protein diversification, resilient agriculture, and agri-food biotechnology. The organization operates as Europe's largest food innovation community and targets mobilizing €1 billion in private and public funding by 2035.

Other investor focused on Software · Education and Training Services (B2B) · Financial Services, active in United Kingdom. 355 investments to date, 60 in the last 12 months, 69 exits.

Private Equity investor focused on Commercial Products · Semiconductors · Software, active in Europe · Americas · Asia. 2 895 investments to date, 44 in the last 12 months, 851 exits.

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm pursuing open innovation partnerships between startups and large corporations. They invest across seed to later stages in sectors including FinTech, AI, mobility, life sciences, gaming, space technology, HR tech, and enterprise software, with geographic focus in Japan, North America, and Asia broadly, managing ¥400B+ in assets under management with 1,300+ total investments and 45 IPOs.

Hg is a private equity firm focused on growth-stage and mature enterprise software companies with an emphasis on AI-driven business transformation. The firm invests in mission-critical software systems and workplace automation solutions, supported by an embedded team of 100+ AI experts across its portfolio. Hg currently manages 60+ portfolio companies with over 1,600 active GenAI initiatives.

Private Equity investor focused on Application Software · Database Software · Operating Systems Software, active in Finland · Norway · Sweden. Typical ticket €5M – €150M. 291 investments to date, 42 in the last 12 months, 40 exits.

Flybridge is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York and Boston, managing approximately $1 billion in assets. They focus exclusively on AI-powered companies, investing across infrastructure and developer platforms, agentic business applications, and new paradigms for human work, with deployment stages ranging from pre-seed ($250K) through post-Series A.

Outlier Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging technology frontiers through their "Triple A thesis" of AI, Atoms, and Association, targeting seven sovereignty categories (financial, cognitive, energy, biological, manufacturing, associative, and orbital) projected to represent a $275 trillion market by 2036. The firm operates through multiple fund structures but does not specify particular geographic focus or investment stage preferences on their homepage.

International Blockchain Consulting (IBC) is a Web3 investment and incubation firm with $200M+ in managed capital, focused on accelerating blockchain and decentralized technology projects. The firm invests across multiple stages from pre-launch to post-launch, maintaining a portfolio of over 300 ventures spanning gaming, DeFi, decentralized messaging, cloud computing, and social platforms. Beyond capital deployment, IBC provides marketing, technical, legal, and financial support to portfolio companies.

Plus VC is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage (seed to Series A) startups across the MENA region, primarily in technology sectors including FinTech, SaaS, FoodTech, and ConstructionTech. The firm deploys approximately $100,000 in seed rounds with follow-on investments up to $500,000, and provides additional value through mentorship, standardized terms, and founder community platforms.

Kickfund is a Swiss co-investment fund backing deep-technology startups recognized by the Venture Kick competition, focusing on thermal solutions, biosolutions, medical devices, robotics, materials science, and energy. The fund provides post-accelerator growth capital with typical tickets up to CHF 850,000 and has supported over 120 portfolio companies, backed by Ernst Göhner and Gebert Rüf Foundations.

Individual investor focused on Information Technology. 70 investments to date, 38 in the last 12 months, 1 exit.

Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond (EIFO) is Denmark's national business development bank and state export credit institution. It provides risk-willing financing across multiple mechanisms—loans, equity investments, guarantees, and buyer credits—to Danish companies at all development stages, with strategic focus on security, green transition, growth and entrepreneurship, innovative technologies, and global business expansion. EIFO works alongside financial institutions and investment funds rather than operating as a traditional venture capital fund.

Mercia Ventures is a UK venture capital firm investing in Series A and later-stage companies across AI & Software, Consumer, Deep Tech, and Life Sciences, with typical tickets up to £10 million. The firm supports UK founders nationwide with validated products and clear growth trajectories, and has deployed over £2.5 billion across its portfolio.

Cherry Ventures is a European venture capital firm investing in early-stage founders across technology, AI, SaaS, fintech, energy, and aerospace sectors. The firm emphasizes a "founders first" philosophy and targets ambitious European startups, achieving an 80% graduation rate from seed to Series A. They take equity stakes in portfolio companies and are led by experienced founders and operators.