
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures provides venture assistance and strategic advice to
Seed, Series B +4
AI, Health +48
$5,000,000 – $50,000,000
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Khosla Ventures provides venture assistance and strategic advice to
Seed, Series B +4
AI, Health +48
$5,000,000 – $50,000,000

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that engages in consumer, enterprise, technology, and cleantech markets.
Pre-Seed, Seed +4
Enterprise, AI +16

Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
Seed, Series A +2
Media, SaaS +116
$1,000,000 – $8,000,000
$2M - $5M

We invest in climate
Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Climate, Deeptech +31
$100 – $25,000,000

ACCELR8 is an impact fund investing to accelerate the reduction and sequestration of greenhouse gases.
Seed, Early Stage VC
Waste, Tech For Good +18
$100 – $5,000,000

Early-stage investor in advanced tech and healthcare that funds companies with at least one female founder, focusing on STEM startups with female executives.
Series A, Seed +2
BioTech, Deeptech +56
$5,000 – $3,000,000

Changing the face of entrepreneurship
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Software, Internet +69
$750 – $2,000,000

A sustainability focused venture capital fund
Seed, Series A +4
Transportation, Hardware +61
$3,000,000 – $10,000,000

Pre-seed-stage partner engaging founders before company or cofounder formation, running a 14-week cohort-based, studio-like fellowship for underrepresented foun…
Pre-Seed, Seed
SaaS, Health +41
$25,000 – $175,000

SOSV is a multi-stage VC firm with $1.3B AUM focused on human and planetary health and operating HAX, IndieBio, Orbit Startups and dlab.
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Deeptech, Hardware +58
$250 – $525,000

Sofinnova deploys human and financial capital to turn dreams into drugs. We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical venture capital firm with approximately $2B i…
Seed, Early Stage VC +7
Health, Enterprise Software +112
$1,000,000 – $60,000,000

Accelerate your business and build connections that last a lifetime
Early Stage VC, Seed +1
Advice Platform, Business Development +45
$120K for 6%

Compound is a venture capital firm that invests in bleeding-edge technology built by outliers. Compound is a Thesis-Driven, Research-Centric Investment Firm
Seed, Series A +3
AI, BioTech +43

Gaingels represents the LGBT+ community and allies investing in VC-backed companies with diverse and inclusive leadership teams.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Health, FinTech +41

SJF Ventures – High Growth. Positive Impact.
Seed, Early Stage VC +6
Software, Internet +35
$3M - $10M

Northstar Ventures is an early stage VC, working with mission-based founders trying to solve solve societal challenges.
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Enterprise Software, Marketing +41
$150 – $700,000

Make change, make money.
Pre-Seed, Seed
Health, Consumer +96
$500 – $1,000,000
$500K - $1M

RA Capital Management is an investment advisor specializing in the life-sciences and drug development sectors.
Series B, Series C +5
Health, Media +58

We invest in female FOUNDERS & FUNDERS.
Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Health, CPG / D2C +41

OUP is a venture capital fund investing in start-ups that commercialize university research.
Series A, Series B +6
Health, Enterprise Software +40
$5,000,000 – $20,000,000

We Back Founders On a Mission To Build a Better World.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Climate, Health +99
$25,000,000 – $800,000

Lowercarbon Capital backs kickass companies that make real money slashing CO2 emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, and buying us time to unf**k the planet.
Seed, Series A +3
Climate, Energy +30
$100 – $5,000,000

Rembrandt Venture Partners is a team of entrepreneurs, company builders, and investors.
Seed, Early Stage VC +8
Software, Enterprise Software +61

We back visionary founders who are building technologies of the future.
Pre-Seed, Seed
BioTech, AI +147
$300 – $2,000,000

Since 2012 we at LDV Capital thrive on collaborating with deep tech teams who leverage computer vision machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze v…
Pre-Seed, Seed
AI, Deeptech +71
$500 – $1,000,000

Serena Capital caters to technology companies with seed, early, and later stage venture investments.
Seed, Series A +4
Software, Internet +72
$200 – $15,000,000

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center offers energy development and implementation services for cleantech businesses.
Seed, Series A +3
Energy, Transportation +23
$200 – $1,500,000

Europe's most experienced B2B startup accelerator.
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Hardware, Software +75
$50,000,000 – $200,000
$100K - $500K

Elemental is a leading non-profit investor focused on scaling climate solutions and social impact for all communities.
Seed, Series A +4
Energy, Food +70
$300k for strategy track

Venture capital fund for investing in women-led businesses making a positive impact through greener and healthier technologies - true wealth.
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Health, Climate +24
$100,000 – $5,000,000

VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN
Seed, Series A +1
Cybersecurity, AI +42
$100 – $5,000,000

A Leading Investment Firm at the Forefront of Building the Circular Economy
Pre-Seed, Seed +3
Materials, Food +48
$250K - $1M

Village Capital builds bridges for entrepreneurs who are creating an inclusive and sustainable world.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
FinTech, Education +104

Pale Blue Dot is a seed-stage ClimateTech venture fund investing in companies that reduce and reverse the effects of climate change.
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Climate, Food +11
$500K - $2M

We help local heroes build global success.
Seed, Series A +3
Software, Internet +62
$300 – $1,000,000
€100K for 12%

We support founders who turn theory into action as they work to build a better world for everyone
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Climate, Energy +25
$150K - $250K

A next-gen early-stage VC firm backing world-class diverse entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley. The firm has seeded multiple unicorns and delivers superior…
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Health, CPG / D2C +41
$250 – $3,000,000

Early-stage investor (incubation through growth) partnering with founders at the technology–life sciences interface, specializing in drug discovery platforms, m…
Seed, Series B +2
BioTech, AI +42
$500 – $50,000,000

Invests in college students and very young technologists via a communal mentorship network of several hundred engineers, founders, and advisors, offering non-di…
Pre-Seed, Seed +1
Enterprise, AI +61
$600,000 – $600,000

Dual-platform investor whose sister firm's corporate climate‑tech practice and strategic corporate LP network deliver proprietary deal flow and direct buyer and…
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Energy, Climate +34
$500K - $2M

NOON Ventures | Early-Stage Deeptech Venture Capital Fund
Pre-Seed, Seed
Deeptech, Hardware +76
€2M - €5M

Transformative Capital for the New Indian Economy
Seed, Series A +3
Software, Internet +86
$100 – $5,000,000

investing in entrepreneurs to MOVE THE WORLD FORWARD
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Media, FinTech +30
$200 – $2,000,000

Radicle Growth Food and Agriculture Venture Capital
Seed, Pre-Seed +3
Software, Internet +46
$500K - $1M

We leverage our capital and industry specific knowledge to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food system.
Seed, Early Stage VC +3
Food, Beverage +34
$150K - $4M

Corporate reinsurer-backed investor offering deep, proprietary insight into insurtech, AI diagnostics, mobility, IoT and climate, and underwriting, reinsurance…
Seed, Series B +3
InsurTech, Cybersecurity +35
$1,000,000 – $10,000,000

Accelerating innovation in retail technology & consumer goods
Seed, Multi-Stage VC +5
Retail, Consumer Goods +49
$135K for 6-8%

The Helm invests in game-changing companies founded by women
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Health, Climate +41
$500 – $750,000

Eurazeo, société d'investissement au service du développement des entreprises en Europe et dans le monde.
Seed, Series A +4
Biodiversity, Built World +62
$1M - $20M

We invest at the intersection of purpose and profit.
Seed, Early Stage VC +7
E Commerce, Software +35
$100 – $5,000,000

scalable technology for the global imperative
Series A, Series B +1
Climate Impact, Hardware +53
$15M

eCAPITAL is a venture capital firm that provides early to growth stage funding to technology companies.
Early Stage VC, Seed
Security, Enterprise Software +20
$1,000,000 – $5,000,000

Investing in venture capital Funds (US, EU, IL, CN, IN) and direct (digital, sustainability, health).
Early Stage VC, Growth +2
GreenTech, Biodiversity +40

This is our Earthshot.
Series A, Series B +3
AI, Machine Learning +21
$500K - $2.5M

We invest in digital solutions to climate change.
Seed, Series A +1
Finance, Crypto +41
$500 – $5,000,000
$1M - $5M

We envision a world where all talent has access to transformational capital.
Series A, Seed +1
Energy, Health +42

Portfolia Investing Funds Designed For Women
Pre-Seed, Seed +8
Real Estate, Proptech +68

CIC backs life sciences and technology companies in Europe’s leading ecosystem, Cambridge. A preferred investor for the university.
Seed, Series A +4
Health, Deep Technology +84
$1,000,000 – $10,000,000

Female founders. Billion dollar opportunities.
Seed, Early Stage VC +2
Wellness, Healthcare +49
$150 – $150,000

The WXR Fund
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Gaming, VR +56
$150,000 – $300,000

Focuses on pre-seed and seed, Indianapolis-based, targets Black, Brown, women, LGBTQ+, and disabled founders across the Midwest and South, offering incubators,…
Pre-Seed, Seed
CPG / D2C, SaaS +43
$250 – $500,000

Featured Stories
Seed, Series A +2
Climate, Food +40
$50,000,000 – $1,000,000
$200K - $5M

At Climactic we believe our focus on early stage investments in climate tech for the enterprise and mobility combined with our 20+ years of general tech experie…
Seed, Series A +1
Climate, Energy +44

Let's build stuff that truly matters! We back game-changing companies across Europe to achieve global impact.
Seed, Series A +2
Health, Education +108
$500 – $3,000,000
$500K - €3M

Physician-led, immigrant-founded VC built by third-culture founders using cross-cultural insight to back healthcare founders with lived experience and target st…
Pre-Seed, Seed +2
Health, BioTech +56
$250 – $2,000,000

All-Black GP team of active tech founders leads and oversubscribes pre-seed and seed rounds for Black-led startups, offering $1M–$1.25M checks, clean docs, real…
Seed
SaaS, FinTech +41
$100 – $5,000,000

Targets deep‑tech companies at the post‑seed/pre‑growth inflection with $500K–$2M tickets; doesn't lead rounds, was built from founders' capital/SPVs, and enfor…
Series A, Series B +3
Deeptech, Hardware +43

Quadrille Capital is an independent private investment firm based in Paris and San Francisco.
Early Stage VC, Series A +6
Semiconductors, Marketing +44
$100 – $5,000,000

Nesta Ventures is a venture capital arm of NESTA specializing in direct and fund of fund investments.
Grant, Series A +5
Education, Media +44

Early-stage equity investor focused on inclusive-growth businesses serving underserved communities in Africa and India, offering regional teams (Kenya, Nigeria,…
Series A, Seed +2
FinTech, Food +56

Vision Ridge Partners is a sustainable real assets investor that seeks to capitalize on the global transition to sustainability by identifying, developing, and…
Seed, Pre-Seed +6
Logistics, Transportation +40

The European climate tech partner.
Series B, Series C +3
Climate Impact, Biodiversity +19
$5,000,000 – $15,000,000
$5M - $40M
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