Top 50 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in October 2024

Investor	Sporting Goods investments
Aster	6
Bpifrance	5
Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network	4
Listen	4
Creandum	4
Seventure Partners	4
1818 Venture Capital	4
Guild Capital	3
GoBeyond	3
Ponooc	3
KB Partners	3
SANG SANG ebiz	3
Elkstone Capital Partners	3
Angels Den	3
LocalGlobe	3
Asimov Ventures	3
Investible	3
Foresight Group	3
Eagles Fund	3
Bread and Butter Ventures	3
Autotech Ventures	3
Teamworthy Ventures	2
Maria Thomas	2
10x Group	2
Founder Collective	2
Dundee Venture Capital	2
RiverPark Ventures	2
Break Trail Ventures	2
Blake Griffin	2
Octopus Ventures	2
Alliance of Angels	2
Frank Bober	2
David Blitzer	2
Michael Carrick	2
Verance Capital	2
Superbet Ventures	2
GAN Ventures	2
Grazia Equity	2
Dave Morin	2
John Elstrott	2
The R-Group, LLC	2
The FSE Group	2
Christopher J. Dean	2
Keiretsu Forum Northwest	2
Mark Pincus	2
Aura Ventures	2
Matthew Ocko	2
Keiretsu Forum	2
Turenne Capital	2
Real Ventures	2

Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industrysectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Manufacturing
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

EyeLights — EyeLights is a Head Up Display GPS. It allows motobikers to truly experience the ride by keeping their eyes on the road. Eyelights is the first universal motorcycle accessory that projects guidance, danger zones and traffic directly into your field of vision. A dangerous bend, a nearby stopper or speed over limitations, EyeLights warns you. Simple,uncluttered, they adapted the display for motorcycle riding.The EyeLights product installs in less than 5 minutes on your full-face, convertible or jet helmet. Their compact optical technology allows you to view your GPS more than 2 meters away while enjoying audio functions for more than 8 hours. The product is compatible with sun visors, insensitive to rain or fog and weighs less than 100g.
Neural Concept — Neural Concept is the first AI software for enhanced engineering. Leverage your historical CAD and CAE data to drastically shorten and improve your design cycles.
LevelTen Energy — LevelTen Energy provides transaction infrastructure for buyers, sellers, advisors, and financiers in the renewable energy economy.

Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.Bpifrance was founded in 2012 and is based in Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France,France.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
France, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Tracklab — Tracklab is a B2B compliance software helping regulated companies manage their mandatory supplier documentations.
Jared — Jared is an early-stage fintech company that has developed the first intelligent financial assistant for the B2C Market that addresses the need for daily support in understanding and anticipating each individual’s financial needs and objectives.Managing finances is everyone's business, regardless of the amount of their incomes or wealth.Jared comes up to balance deep inequalities in our finances due to differences in financial education. Even if many support and advice solutions do exist (financial advisors, bank advisors, Agregators & Asset Management platform, roboadvisors etc.), they are ill-suited to a large part of the population. At a time when these tools are becoming ever more numerous, many people feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the financial world in which they live, and have difficulties making informed decisions: half of the population doesn’t have any financial goals defined (saving money, preparing its retirement, …). This underscores the need for a tool that helps people understand their own financial situation and recommends goals to achieve.The application is positioned as an interactive financial companion, transforming the crucial step of understanding one's financial situation. By merging advanced technologies with an intuitive user experience, Jared democratizes access to personalized financial information.Jared's innovative approach goes beyond raw data to analyze the financial psychology of each user. By integrating elements of behavioral finance and cognitive science, Jared deciphers the emotions and biases that influence financial decisions. The result is informed analysis and tailored recommendations that go beyond the numbers. Jared's content is tailored to the user's profile, assets and personality.1. Proactive financial education: Beyond simple notifications, Jared acts as an educational guide, providing contextual advice precisely when the user needs it. It transforms complex financial moments into learning opportunities, empowering users. 2. Simplicity and accessibility: By making complex financial information understandable and accessible, Jared democratizes financial management. Users benefit from a user-friendly interface that simplifies decision-making.3. Utilization of behavioral finance: We leverage insights from cognitive science not merely to acquaint ourselves with our users but to comprehensively understand them. We use unique psychometric tests specifically developed to identify hidden characteristics of user. This enables us to assess traits previously unexplored within the realm of finance, offering a deeper understanding of user behavior. 4. Unique competitive advantage in data: This competitive edge lies in our dynamic dataset. With an interactive nature, our dataset continually evolves, allowing us to refine the correlation between content and user profiles with each new data iteration. This agility empowers us to adapt our offerings in real-time, ensuring relevance and efficacy for our users.
Micropep Technologies — Micropep Technologies developes a non-GMO new generation of bioherbicides and biostimulants. Micropep, founded in 2016 in Toulouse, focuses on bioherbicides and biostimulants. The company uses plants’ natural molecules, called “micro-peptides”, to temporarily control expression of their genes and regulate plant growth but leaving their DNA intact.The company currently works on four development programs: germination, flowering, growth, and weed control.

Jumpstart is a private, member-lead, angel group that invests in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. As the leading angel group in New Jersey, Jumpstart members include many successful entrepreneurs, business executives and venture capitalists in the region.

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
United States

Portfolio highlights

NeuroFlow — NeuroFlow helps healthcare and government organizations enhance population behavioral health through improved risk management.
Deepwave Digital — Software and hardware technology at the intersection of deep learning, signal processing, wireless systems, and GPU computing with the AIR-T - Artifical Intelligence Radio Transceiver
SunRay Scientific Inc. — SUNRAY SCIENTIFIC offers custom engineered interconnect solutions for advanced electronic packages.

Listen is a consumer-focused venture capital firm that backs and builds the brands of tomorrow.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Consumer Goods, Wellness
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

iAsk Ai — iAsk is an AI search engine that delivers the fastest and most accurate responses in seconds, making it an attractive option for users looking for a more intuitive and user-friendly search experience. We are committed to continuous growth and development, striving to become an exciting contender in our field.At iAsk.Ai, the search engine hasadvanced from simple keyword-matching systems to an advanced AI that comprehends users' needs. It delivers relevant information to help users easily address simple or complex questions.
Sigo Seguros — Sigo uses data and automation to provide lower-cost policies for the Latino market.
Dame Products — Dame Products is your women-powered resource for game-changing products for pleasure and sexual wellness content.

We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Series A, Seed, Series B
Sweden, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Prewave — Supplier monitoring for purchasing, supply chain management and sustainability managers.
Plancraft — MISSION We empower our customers to focus on what they love: crafts & construction VISION In times of automation, individual and high-quality work of craftsmen will be as demanded as ever. Plancraft paves the way for profitable projects by bringing powerful calculation to an easy-to-use and accessible level.
Visibly — Visibly developing technology to bring about the change our built environment requires by providing businesses with the tools they need to reduce the industry's skills gap and ensure our infrastructure can meet the needs of the population.

Seventure Partners is a French venture capital firm targeting in information and communication technology, and life sciences companies. It funds innovation and participates in the entrepreneurial adventure, alongside entrepreneurs and sharing their passion.Founded in 1997, Seventure Partners is one of the European leaders in venture capital, with€ 660 million under management as of December 31, 2016. It is an active partner of innovative companies that, according to the management team, show strong growth potential and evolving in two fields of activity: Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. With more than 20 employees, including some 15 investors, Seventure Partners has a proven track record and in-depth expertise in technology, entrepreneurship, and various private equity operations.Seventure's goal is to identify and support the development of tomorrow's European leaders in order to accelerate their growth. To do this, the firm provides entrepreneurs with the expertise, networks, and know-how of its internal team of investors.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
France, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

ID5 — ID5 provides a comprehensive suite of identification services designed to improve to improve addressability and measurement across all environments
Peptobiotics — We make agriculture more productive, humane and sustainable by promoting growth and protecting against pathogens using a new new type of antibiotic alternative that does not cause resistance. Our recombinant peptides are synthetic biology products manufactured in a patent pending precision fermentation process. We are launching a range of products across livestock and aquaculture in Asia.
Tubulis — Reimagining Antibody Drug Conjugates Tubulis generates uniquely matched protein-drug conjugates through the combination of novel proprietary technologies and disease-specific biologic insight. Our goal is to expand the therapeutic potential of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) by increasing design flexibility while overcoming constraints of toxicity, efficacy and indication. Tubulis will build new conjugates to fill its pipeline and

1818 Venture Capital is proud to invest in portfolios of tech startups that aim to generate wealth for our investors and do good in the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
RideTandem — Tandem turns local transport providers into smart shuttles for work, education and more. The smart way to move your community.
Sidekick — Expertly-managed portfolios for the modern investor

Founded in 2009 by Iain Shovlin, Guild typically backs founders as their first institutional investor, actively partnering with them to assist in crafting growth strategies, architecting high-performance teams, creating distinctive brands, and embracing metric-driven management. The company is headquartered in Miami Beach and invests in Chicago,Los Angeles and New York in the US, and in Mumbai and Pune in India.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, India, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Easebuzz — Simplify your online payment processing with Easebuzz. Get access to fast and secure Digital payment solutions for your business. Sign up Now to Schedule a demo!
Plix Life — Looking for plant-based products? Buy Plant Protein Powder, Tablets & Capsules Online for Men & Women in India at PlixLife. We have a wide range of plant based vegan products for weight, skin, hair & wellness.
Pickrr Technologies — Pickrr is India's largest ecommerce logistics solution & shipping software for professional courier aggregator services. Take advantage of our real-time order tracking, cash on delivery (COD) features & make your shipping experience hassle-free.

GoBeyond is a FinTech company transforming angel investing into a new scalable asset class for small and large, novice to experienced investors. It offers a unique deal platform, portfolio tools, syndication/pooling, due diligence, investment monitoring services, training and certified deal leaders.Its clients are individuals, familyoffices, professional groups and corporations. It is active in the EU, Switzerland and the US. GoBeyond also offers educational training modules for angel investors in 11 categories.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Medical, Software
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

LEND — LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.
AVAtronics — AVA Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Solution is a breakthrough in Audio Industry. AVA is the first and only TRUE WIDE-BAND ANC in the market capable of selectively cancelling all annoying noises we want to get rid of without compromising the quality of Music or speech.
Blumer — Blumer is a social networking platform that provides social networks that can monetize time by consuming advertisements, selling nfts, and making crypto transactions. It offers social networks, crypto, digital marketing, and blockchain.

Ponooc is a venture capital fund based in the Netherlands with a focus on sustainable energy or mobility related ventures. We are open to both early and later stage venture deals where the invested capital is used to help the entrepreneurs and their team take the next step. We believe in a hands-on approach and work closely together with managementwhere we think we can add value, either through previous experience or our extensive network. Our geographical focus is Europe.

Investment focus

Energy, Electric Vehicle, Logistics
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
Bringly — Sustainable & carefee multi-carrier urban delivery partner. You don't have to chose between the benefits of a delivery platform or a carrier. Enjoy the best of both to provide the most sustainable, fast & affordable last mile delivery options.Our shipping network of bicycle couriers and electric vehicles makes it possible to deliver quickly, locally and CO2-neutral.
ChargeX — ChargeX provides electric car charging solutions. Tobias Wagner, Michael Masnitza, and Johannes Engeln founded it in 2017, with its headquarters in Munich in Germany.

We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.

Investment focus

Sports, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, France

Portfolio highlights

Rypplzz — Through Interlife™, our mission is to advance humanity by spatially engineering the flow of the environment to create optimal efficiency. Interlife™ enables unique location-based experiences and transforms physical spaces into smart environments with precise geolocation and enhanced connectivity. The evolving use and omnipresence of connecteddevices and the increasing demand for experiential content, including mixed reality, are resulting in an exponentially increasing need for Interlife™ and its applications.Rypplzz partners with investors who like to back companies creating breakthrough proprietary tech and are on a mission to build a more sustainable world.
Symitri — Symitri is the integrated privacy firewall and real-time data cleanroom for the open web.
Tixologi — Tixologi’s blockchain-based ticketing software is putting event organizers in control of their own ticketing experience.

SANG SANG ebiz offers software education and MySQL DBMS consulting services.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

QMIT — QMIT provides coaching includes nutrition, mental management, and career counseling.
0njourney — Onjeonchi is an operator of a data-based hyper-personalized healthy diet recommendation using AI platform.
RealDesignTech — Official Website of RealDesignTech

Elkstone is an investment firm, focusing on entrepreneurs, senior executives, institutional LPs, the venture community, and the Irish diaspora.The objective of the organization is to boost the economic value and overall well-being of the island of Ireland by expanding a network, facilitating deserving investments, and delivering excellentinvestment performance.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Medical
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Numra — Numra is an artificial intelligence automation for financial operations.
Jamango — Create and play for free in Jamango! Play with our block-based tools to make anything or explore a library of games and worlds instantly. No downloads.
Wellola — Wellola connects clinics & their own clients, anywhere, anytime. It is designed for the forward-thinking healthcare professional. Our cloud-based platform offers secure video-consultation software combined with simple payment/practice management facilities.

Angels Den is an angel-led investment platform that connects fast-growing companies with experienced investors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

AAZZUR — One-stop-shop for APIs and embeddable Front-end-modules connected to a smart marketplace for BaaS- and Fintech-Services
OnCare — Home care software | care management system
SupaPass — The most powerful content app maker on the market. Finally have all of your content, audience & paywall in one place to turn your audience into a business.

Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Cubbit — Cubbit is secure encrypted cloud storage with a difference. A distributed cloud that is 100% private and green. Join the Swarm.
Userled — Userled is a no-code interface and AI-powered platform that automates the distribution of personalizing marketing experiences across all ad and email platforms, empowering revenue teams with person-level engagement insights without cookies. Customers can deploy multiple personalized campaigns across all their target platforms from email, Linkedin,Meta, and more.
Gradient Labs — An autonomous customer operations agent that simulates human agents, only faster and better.

Venture Capital for 3D Printing and Robotics

Investment focus

3D Printing, Manufacturing, Medical Device
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Spain, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Arka — Design custom boxes for Ecommerce with Arka! Use our integrations with Shopify, BigCommerce, Square & more! Order your sustainable custom boxes today.
Particle3D — Ossiform is the developer of bio-integrative patient-matched bone graft substitutes, tailored to improve bone healing outcomes
Addivation Medical — Addivation Medical develops surgical devices to treat degenerative, trauma, and deformity spinal conditions.

Investible is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the visionaries advancing humanity through technology in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and globally.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Decarice — Explore DeCarice's hydrogen retrofit technology to significantly reduce carbon emissions from your existing diesel fleet. Decarbonize with innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
Fugu — Cheap green carbon at scale for the dawn of the e-fuel age

Foresight Group is a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for more than 35 years. Foresight has over £7.2 billion of assets under management across a number of funds on behalf of some of the world’s largest institutional investors, family offices,private and high net-worth individuals and retail investors. Foresight's investment strategies are underpinned by a strong environmental, social & governance (“ESG”) focus, which increasingly meets the demands of today’s investors and ensures we are consistently working towards creating a sustainable legacy for future generations.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
Funding Round, Private Equity, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Jersey

Portfolio highlights

Cavero Quantum — A quantum-safe symmetric cryptographic key solution built to last
Isocom Components — Isocom Components 2004 Ltd. is a manufacturer of Optocouplers & Optoswitches Isocom Components is a leading supplier of infrared optoelectronic devices and has been for over thirty years, specialising in Optocouplers. We offer competitive products that are drop-in replacements for all the popular Optocoupler industry standard types as well as our own
DP Medical Systems — DP Medical Systems is a medical supplies company that offers equipment and instruments for ENT professionals.

Eagles Fund is a diversified angel fund and family fund.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Internet
Angel, Series A, Seed
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Cai Xiaomi — Cai Xiaobi provides Saas service for supply chain service in agri foods.
Star Speed Store — Star Speed Store is a delivery robot provider. Star Speed Store provides hotels with delivery robots for delivering food, packages, and room service within eight minutes – a typical last-mile journey on the premises.
Tianbing Technology — Tianbing Technology is an advanced aerospace propulsion system supplier and aerospace vehicle provider. Tianbing Technology independently develops the next-generation ambient temperature green HCP liquid propellant and minimalist aerospace propulsion system. As an upgraded product of traditional chemical propulsion system, it can meetcost-effective aerospace. Advance system supporting needs. The next-generation green HCP aerospace propulsion system, first tested by Tianbing Technology, can be used in the small-vehicle main power and launch vehicle upper-level propulsion system.

Bread and Butter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Minnesota, the Bread and Butter State, investing globally while leveraging our state and region’s unparalleled access to strong corporate connections, commercial opportunities, and industry expertise for the benefit of our teams. Led by Brett Brohl and Mary Grove, we investin founders at the seed stage across foodtech, digital health and enterprise saas.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Food and Beverage
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada, India

Portfolio highlights

Chiyo — Fertility, pregnancy & postpartum meal delivery for new mothers. Eastern food therapy meets nutritional science, we use whole, nutrient-dense ingredients to help alleviate or avoid pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness, heartburn, gestational diabetes and more. OBGYN recommended, nutritionist curated, ready-to-eat.
ChampionHQ — ChampionHQ operates as a customer marketing platform to activate your customers and fans to create post-sale marketing programs.
Ducky — Ducky improves your team's efficiency with automation that helps customer support agents respond to tickets faster and more accurately.

Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that manages more than $400 million to invest in start-ups that aim to generate financial returns in the vast $3 trillion ground transportation industry. Connected, autonomous, shared and electrified vehicles and related mobility services have created tectonic shifts in the incumbent ground transportationindustry. Vehicle manufacturers, parts suppliers, dealerships, repair shops, parking operators, ground logistics firms, and road infrastructure providers are all being impacted by ground transportation startups.Autotech Ventures provides startup companies with 1) capital to execute on their business plan, 2) access to its industry contacts - including dozens of ground transportation corporate investors who together represent a global market capitalization of over $500 billion dollars, 3) up-to-the-minute market intelligence on the ground transport landscape, 4) support in recruiting ground transportation industry talent, and 5) fundraising support to raise additional capital from other financially-motivated investors and strategic investors.Start-ups typically innovate quickly then scale slowly, while corporations typically innovate slowly then scale quickly. Autotech Ventures brings startups and corporations together to bridge this gap and build a new transportation future.

Investment focus

Transportation, Software, Automotive
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

AmpUp — Commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging network solutions made simple for everyone. Easily manage and analyze EV charging data from a single dashboard.
GenLogs — Get ready to have your operations supercharged! Our real-time data on all trucks in America helps you find the right capacity at the right time.
Gaussion — Gaussion is revolutionising batteries by utilising magneto-electrochemistry.

At Teamworthy Ventures, we seek to develop long-term relationships with talented and trustworthy entrepreneurs and teams, and we invest in their ventures at the seed, early, or growth stage. A sample of our investments: SeatGeek, Ibotta, Boxed, and more. Our partners are Thomas Lehrman, Evan Kaye, a

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Spain, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Shift5 — Shift5 is a cybersecurity company that provides hardware and software solutions to defend operational technology (OT) platforms, such as planes, satellites, ground combat vehicles and large-scale mining and construction vehicles.
User Interviews — Recruit users from our audience of over a million vetted consumers and professionals, or bring your own audience and build a participant database for any type of UX research.
Zelus Analytics — Professional sports teams are currently engaged in a billion-dollar arms race to squeeze wins out of data. While early innovations in sports analytics largely relied on simple techniques, many teams are struggling to handle emergent challenges with the complex data sources now dominating the space. At Zelus Analytics, our mission is to address these challenges by building the world's [...]

Maria Thomas is a consumer Internet pioneer and entrepreneurial business builder. She is also a well-respected member of the Board of Directors of both a publicly traded and a private equity backed company. She's currently (2017) an expert advisor and hands-on contributor to Remote Year.In 2016, Maria was Interim CEO at Glamsquad:http://blog.glamsquad.com/post/145956909567/corepower-yoga-amy-shecter-glamsquad-ceo. Maria is the former CEO of Etsy, a position she took in July of 2008 after Founding CEO Maria Prior to

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series B, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

Twice — Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world's online marketplace. Top brands, low prices & free shipping on many items.
Catalant — Access on-demand consulting services for strategic business planning, data & business analytics, digital transformation, M&A, market research, and more.
SidelineSwap — SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab.

10x Group is a group of serial entrepreneurs and founders investing in founders of digital start-ups in Europe and Silicon Valley.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Germany, India

Portfolio highlights

enmacc — enmacc is Europe’s fastest growing digital, OTC energy trading platform. Our platform digitalises the end-to-end professional energy trading process. Using enmacc allows participants to gain speed, efficiency and security when trading in energy markets. More than 340 companies, with over 1.600 active traders, are already taking advantage of enmaccand are utilising our continuously growing network of energy suppliers, industrial companies, energy trading houses and municipal utilities for trading in power & gas. All of our clients can benefit from increased market access, additional liquidity and other business development opportunities. enmacc customers can use three different trading screens: entender (sales trading) & entender pro (professional trading) – the world-leading Request-For-Quote (RFQ) technology for energy markets; enmarket – the OTC price screen and marketplace for one-click trading; and engreen – the state-of-the-art trading screen for Guarantees of Origin (GoOs). Complete documentation and audit-proof archiving of all trading activities on the platform take place automatically. The real-time credit check guarantees secure trading and processes for all participants. Complete documentation and audit-proof archiving of all trading activities on the platform take place automatically. The real-time credit check guarantees secure trading and processes for all participants. We do everything we can to make the daily work of energy traders and portfolio managers easier by enabling them to focus on the things that really matter.
finway — finway provides financial guidence to SMEs, plan & control all expenses and budgets in one tool.
Quantum Systems — Our vision is to become the global leader in providing aerial data for decision making by the use of our drones.

Each Founder Collective partner has founded and sold a technology company. The company we wish had existed when we first started out is what we hope to create with Founder Collective. We offer a user guide for managing the risky commodity known as venture capital. The company believes that in order to advance their firms and maintain control,entrepreneurs should aim to raise the least amount of money possible.Founder Collective was established on May 22, 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Suno — Suno is a music start-up that enables anyone to make the songs they want. The company aims to help people rediscover the joy of play and exploration.
Baselayer — Baselayer automates business risk assessment and eliminates B2B fraud in the financial sector. It offers services such as business verification (KYB), fraud detection, business onboarding optimization, risk profiling, portfolio monitoring & alerting, and workflow automation. Baselayer empowers 100s of financial institutions, governmentagencies, lenders, and fintech to unlock instant trust with any business in America.
Draftboard — Refer your friends, community and following with our hiring platform, and get paid when they get hired! Start referring (or hiring!) now!

Dundee Venture Capital invests $250,000-$1M in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. DVC invests across industries in founding teams they believe in. Most of DVC's investments are in e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks.Dundee VC formally began in 2010. The root of the idea started much earlier when Mark Hasebroock, DundeeVC’s founding, and managing partner, was raising money for his two e-commerce companies, giftcertificates.com and Hayneedle.com, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.
Autobound — Autobound generates highly personalized sales emails and email openers in a single click, based on news events, job changes, shared experiences, and more. We've trained our machine learning model on millions of high quality sales emails to pinpoint what works best. Sign up for free and see for yourself!
Echo Labs — Echo Labs is developing the first artificial intelligence capable of human-level transcribing.

RiverPark Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, founded by entrepreneurs to invest in entrepreneurs. RiverPark Ventures is part of the RiverPark family of funds, a multi-strategy portfolio management firm. RiverPark Funds collectively manage over $3 billion in assets.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Aerflo — Aerflo a transportable method of carbonating sparkling water.
Cyvl.ai — Next-gen infrastructure asset management for governments and civil engineers. Powered by Cyvl's 3D scanning sensors and artificial intelligence algorithms.
Solace — Connect with expert patient advocates who can help you navigate the healthcare system and solve any medical problem, no matter what you need.

Break Trail Ventures is an early stage venture fund based in Columbus, OH and Boulder, CO.

Investment focus

Fashion, Health Care, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

After.com — Caring for your family with dignity and respect. Simple cremation arrangements at a low cost that keeps your funeral simple and affordable.
Thesis — Thesis offers personalized brain supplements that cater to all types of brains. They create potent nutritional compounds to improve mental function and provide individualized suggestions depending on their customers' goals and brain chemistry.
Guest House — Guest House makes it easy to have a beautiful space. Our home staging delivers premium furnishings and real interior designers in as quick as a week.

Blake Griffin, the six-time All-Star, former Rookie of the Year and Slam Dunk Champion, is regarded as one of the most influential players in recent history. Second only to his basketball talent is his innate knack for comedic timing, which has been showcased in numerous national ad campaigns, top-tier media, and through his annual charity comedyshow, Comedy.by blake. Behind the camera, Blake serves as the Cofounder of Mortal Media, his Hollywood production company, which works on projects in the film, TV, and digital spaces. A true triple-threat, adding to athlete and actor, Blake and his brother Taylor also run the Team Griffin Foundation, their non-profit organization that provides young men and women with opportunities to learn the essential lessons of life, competition, and hard work by inspiring them to nurture their passions in athletics, academics and the arts.

Investment focus

Retail, Sports, Consumer Goods
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Lemon Perfect — Lemon Perfect is a zero-sugar cold-pressed lemon water that’s full of flavor and packed with antioxidant vitamin C. We squeeze half a California-grown organic lemon into every bottle and can—and add no artificial ingredients—making healthy hydration more convenient, refreshing, and delicious than ever.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered inAtlanta, GA.

We provide venture capital investment for the people, ideas and industries that will change the world. Learn about what we do and the kind of founders we back.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Sidekick — Expertly-managed portfolios for the modern investor
ExpressionEdits — Redefining the status quo of protein expression
Swiipr Technologies — Restore passenger and staff confidence with contactless solutions post Covid 19/ SARS by embracing Swiipr’s mobile and web technology solutions for issuing; Welfare for disruption, compensation, crisis, staff, operational expenses and more! Automate and streamline operations. Reduce paper and plastic consumption. Reduce human touch points andgo contactless

Largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Mobile
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Canada, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Vega Cloud — Vega is a next-generation Cloud management platform. With increased visibility, scalable management, and advanced optimization strategies, Vega can save you up to 35% on your monthly cloud bill.
Give InKind — Set up a Give InKind Page to coordinate support from anywhere. Create a Care Calendar, add items to your Wishlist and connect your Crowdfunding - all for free.
SafKan Health — OtoSet® by SafKan Health is the first FDA Cleared automated ear cleaning device for the 35 million Americans affected by impacted earwax - the leading cause of conductive hearing loss.

Frank Bober founded Stylesight in 2003 in response to the growing industry demand for a faster and more effective Web-based approach to the process of product inspiration and development.Stylesight is the continuation of a career that spans every aspect of the fashion industry including design, manufacturing, trend forecasting, productdevelopment and merchandising.Frank’s career began in the 1960s as a menswear designer with an eponymous collection. He later held senior executive positions at Arthur Richards and Polo Ralph Lauren before founding CMT Enterprises in 1979. At CMT, he pioneered the private label concept by both designing and producing private label men’s and women’s apparel for many of America’s top retailers. He sold CMT Enterprises in 2000 after 21 successful years.

Investment focus

Hardware, Mobile Apps, Sporting Goods
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

FUSAR — FUSAR Technologies builds a platform for connected cameras, communication, and safety technology. FUSAR stands for the fusion of technology and adventure. Their mission is to make technology as easy to use in motion as it is when standing still. The FUSAR app is the cornerstone of their ecosystem and their line of companion hardware devicesallows users to interact with the app on-the-go, enabling entirely new experiences.It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kearny, New Jersey.

David Blitzer joined HBSE Ventures as Founder.

Investment focus

Sports, Fantasy Sports, Sporting Goods
Funding Round, Series A
Portugal, United States

Portfolio highlights

SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
TMRW Sports — TMRW is a sports company that focuses on progressive approaches to sports, media, and technology. Using advances in technology, the company launches golf leagues and holds a series of stadium events to provide people with growing approaches to sports and entertainment.

Michael Carrick is an English professional football coach.

Investment focus

Fitness, Wellness, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.

Verance Capital partners with leading entrepreneurs and management teams, providing early and growth stage capital across sports, media and live entertainment.

Investment focus

Sports, Media and Entertainment, Sporting Goods
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

MVPindex — MVP offers an array of omnichannel, data-driven solutions to help you maximize your advertising spend across sports and entertainment ventures in various DMAs.
Swag Golf — Premium milled golf putters designed and assembled in the USA, insane limited release golf club head covers, men's golf clothing & apparel, and the coolest golf accessories for all players who don't give a putt.
League One Volleyball — One League. For Youth. For Pro. For Life.

Superbet Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Superbet.

Investment focus

Fitness, Wellness, Health Care
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.

GAN Ventures is the investment arm of the Global Accelerator Network

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United States, Ireland, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Mesh++ — Mesh++ is a solar-powered routers developer. Mesh++ uses mobile processing power to deliver a high-speed WiFi connection to outdoors and public places.
Stax — Stax is a simple way to send money, buy airtime, and receive money across Africa. No extra charges. No internet required.
Pomp — Pomp: Personalized Skincare Recommendations

Grazia Equity is a venture Capital firm investing in innovative, technology driven startups with high potential.Based in Stuttgart (Germany), Grazia has been supporting a large number of mostly young companies, often from their foundation to the Initial Public Offering or eventual sale. In contrast to other venture capital firms, theypredominantly work with their own capital that they invest as entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

VYTAL — Start the Packaging Revolution! We are offering smart & reusable To-Go Packaging-as-a-Service to gastronomy clients & consumers.In Germany the consumption of take-away, convenience and delivery food & drinks is responsible for about 281 kilotons of single-use packaging waste for immediate consumption and is growing at double digitrates. Most of the time, To-Go food containers, snack boxes or coffee cups have a very short life-span of only 30 minutes after which they are tossed into trash (or litter parks, beaches & the ocean). This is not only a giant waste of economic resources as each single use costs between 15 and up to 0,60€ for a stable bowl/box with a lid. It is a horrendous waste of environmental resources (wood, water, crude oil, metals & energy) that are used to produce this packaging. Therefore, a single use packaging not weighing more than 30 grams can easily come with an ecological backpack of more than 8 kilograms when taking into account all the resources used in production (material intensities taken from Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy). Looking at GHG emissions, the picture is similarly bleak: Using CO2 emission factors and the detailed material mix of the single-use packaging waste analyzed by NABU (German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), the 281 thousand tons waste from To-Go consumption generated around 556 thousand tons of CO2 or the equivalent of 195k passenger cars per year (assuming an average distance travelled of 15,000km). With the expected rise of take-away, convenience and delivery food, the related emissions are expected to increase at double digit rates as waste volume is expected to increase and as we saw a shift to plastics relative to cardboard or other materials. While there is a growing awareness of the problem, especially in Germany, there is no scalable solution yet and the commonly used alternative of nature-based & ‘biodegradable’ materials like bagasse or PLA also require many resources for production & transport, and have to be incinerated or go to landfill after use as there is currently no way to compost them.
ZAGENO — ZAGENO is a multi-vendor, online marketplace of life science products which, by simplifying the procurement process, saves more time for science.
Hypatos — Manual document processing is a major cost driver. Hypatos' deep learning tech automates complex document processing tasks. Make back office more efficient!

Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.

Investment focus

Mobile, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, France, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS

John Elstrott is the Mentor, The LePage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation In-Residence Program Mentor at Tulane University School of Medicine. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder.

Investment focus

Apps, Sports, Consumer
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Dinner Lab — Dinner Lab is a membership-based social dining experiment that unites undiscovered chefs with adventurous diners who are looking for something different from the traditional restaurant experience. Whether it happens on the roof of an abandoned building, the floor of a paper mill, or inside a motorcycle dealership, they believe that good people,good food and good drink are the only elements paramount to a memorable meal.The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tigeraire — The Tigeraire Cyclone helmet airflow system for youth, college, and professional athletes. It's time to get some aire.
Good2Go, Inc — Good2Go leverages IoT technology to make everyday experiences more enjoyable. Good2Go handles everything from locating the nearest facility to unlocking and opening the door.

Family Office, active Angel Investing

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cleary — The Cleary Employee Experience platform is purpose built to help distributed, remote, and hybrid teams to scale their culture.
PDX Angels, LLC — A syndicate of friends
STRIVE — STRIVE Elite delivers the most complete, accurate and actionable data platform proven to optimize muscle performance for elite athletes and teams.

FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Finance East Limited delivers funding for businesses based in the East of England region.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Debt Financing, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Amutri — Visually communicate design and engineering with high quality 3D experiences that are instantly useful.
Neuronostics — At Neuronostics we are reimagining the way neurological conditions are diagnosed, treated, and monitored with the power of mathematical modelling
Signapse — Using artificial intelligence to build automatic sign language translation with a photo-realistic synthetic signer. Built on world-leading research and solving challenging technical problems that have a genuine social good.

Christopher J. Dean joined Summit Partners in 2001. Prior to Summit, he worked for Morgan Stanley, J.H. Whitney & Co. and Sun Microsystems. Based in Summit’s Boston office, Chris is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia.During his 12 years with Summit Partners, Chris has served as a director ofmany companies. He is currently a director of Aurora Diagnostics, Champion Windows, Commercial Defeasance, Focus Financial Partners and Salient Partners. His prior directorships include optionsXpress Holdings (NASDAQ: OXPS, later acquired by Charles Schwab), PSC Info Group (acquired by Roark Capital Group) and Senior Home Care (acquired by Oaktree Capital Management).Chris holds a BA in history, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

AceUp, Inc. — AceUp is the premier leadership development coaching solution, with unparalleled coaches, technology, and analytics.
ShipMonk — Ecommerce fulfillment for high-growth brands. ShipMonk helps your brand unlock scalable growth with our powerful 3PL software and fulfillment centers.
SidelineSwap — SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab.

Keiretsu Forum is a community of private equity investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs with a network of over 50 global chapters and more than 2,500 investor members.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Spain, Canada

Portfolio highlights

iQure Pharma — iQure Pharma preclinical and clinical drug development
Levered Learning — Levered Learning is a classroom-tested and teacher-designed instructional system providing 3rd-5th grade mathematical learning. The company was founded in 2017 by Mitch Slater and is headquartered in Soquel, California, United States.
Vartega — Vartega is a technology development company specializing in the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. We have developed alternative technology, processes, and equipment to provide low-cost carbon fiber for use in mass market applications.

Mark Pincus is the founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Zynga. He has served as our Chairman from April 2007 to March 2016 and the company's Executive Chairman since March 2016. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to July 2013 and from April 2015 to March 2016, and as Chief Product Officer from April2007 to April 2014. In 2014, he founded superlabs, a San Francisco-based product lab focused on developing products that connect and empower people, which was acquired by Zynga in 2015. Pincus also founded Zynga.org in 2009, a non-profit organization dedicated to using social games for social good.From 2003 to 2007, Pincus served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, a company he launched and one of the first social networks in the industry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he founded.Pincus also made founding investments in Napster, Twitter, and Facebook.Pincus graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups and regularly gives lectures to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Loop — Control your freight spend with Loop. A tech-first audit and pay platform loved by Shippers, Carriers and 3PLs.
Tract — Tract is the first for kids, by kids online community for student-directed learning. We are reimagining education by giving kids full control and making learning fun. We offer members (kids age 8+) unlimited on-demand courses (learning paths) and vibrant weekly live events, taught by our inspiring community of accomplished creators. Together, theyenable kids to develop passions through meaningful, real-world lessons giving them the skills and mindset to address 21st-century challenges and opportunities.Tract is based on TRICK, the philosophy pioneered by our co-founder Esther Wojcicki. Esther has positively impacted the lives of thousands of children from her award-winning student-run journalism program and is a mother of three successful women (CEO of YouTube, CEO, and founder of 23andMe, and top UCSF medical researcher) all by applying TRICK.TRICK stands for Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. These five pillars are at the core of Tract and our mission to empower all kids to become tomorrow's innovators, leaders, and global citizens.Our team is unified by Esther’s lifelong work to evolve education for the 21st century and comes from top Consumer and Education Technology companies (Uber, Microsoft, and Instracture).What We Believe:- The secret to getting kids interested in learning is giving them control - Kids are much smarter and capable than most people think - Successful people believe in themselves and aren’t afraid to take risks - Creative people with great passions don’t follow the rules - Current rates of depression and lack of career-readiness is a global epidemic - Our education system of standardization and obedience limits creativity and a growth mindset - Education is not equitable and the achievement gap is widening - We need a generation of community-minded global citizens to make the world a better place - Education that works for kids, not against them is the silver bullet for the world’s problems
Spring Free EV — Fleet managers, high mileage, and gig drivers. No Personal Credit Required. Learn More About Spring Free EV Today! A Stress-Free, Quick, and Unbiased Process to Get You Into an Electric Vehicle. Pay As You Go.

Aura Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm backing the creators of category defining technology companies

Investment focus

Financial Services, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Australia, United States, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
VycoLend — The first decentralized Crypto money market built on BTC with advanced security features for pro traders
Hatch — Find roles and teams where you can make an impact. Match with intern, entry-level, junior and mid-level jobs based on your skills and values, not your CV.

Matthew Ocko has nearly three decades of experience as a technology entrepreneur, operating executive and venture capitalist, with over 20 patents granted or pending in areas as diverse as hardware systems and social games. He still reads C++ code but admits to occasional struggles with Erlang. Matthew is a co-founder & co-managing partner ofData Collective, a venture fund with a unique team of experienced venture capitalists, technology entrepreneurs and practicing engineers, investing together in seed and early stage Big Data and IT infrastructure companies. During his venture capital tenure, he has invested in and/or helped grow a variety of companies including XenSource (CTRX), Zynga (ZNGA), Impermium, Verisign (VRSN), Facebook (FB), Virtuata (CSCO), Akimbi Systems (VMW), Cotendo (AKAM), Tango.me, MetaWeb (GOOG), FlashSoft (SNDK), DataMirror (IBM), UltraDNS (NSR), Kenshoo, Metamarkets, Fortinet (FTNT), SupportSoft (SPRT), Alantro (TXN), CouchBase, Spool (FB), BranchOut, On-Ramp Wireless, and many others.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Toku — Seamless employment, built for Web3. WorkDAO is the only Web3-native employment service that provides legal employment, token payroll, and employee benefits that make a difference, globally. We're building the infrastructure to scale DAOs and Web3 organizations so you can focus on building.
Mesh — Mesh enables safer, easier crypto transfers and payments from 300+ leading exchanges and wallets, all without leaving your platform
VMind AI — VMind is a frontier technology company building artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 2,500 accredited investor members throughout 47 chapters on 3 continents.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United States, India, Turkey

Portfolio highlights

Mistikist — Mistikist helps you focus, relax & sleep in just 2-8 minutes. It redefines how to relax quickly! Try it today!
Unibloom World — Unify targets with operational projects, make scenario simulations with cost impact in real time, compare new ideas, optimise actions and turn it into actionable projects with clear financial, regulations and business impact. Release burden from Sustainability Teams!
AutoNxt Automation — Discover the future of sustainable farming with Autonxt Automations electric tractors and self-driving technology. Explore our innovative solutions today.

Turenne Capital is an independant private equity management company, with 4 offices in France : - Paris - Lyon - Marseilles - Lille (joint-venture). Since 1999, Turenne Capital has been taking significant minority or majority equity stakes alongside entrepreneurs who operate SMEs with revenues ranging from €5 million to € 100 million. Itinvests between €1 million and €10 million per transaction. Turenne Capital manages/advises more than € 500 million. 32 people, among which 21 investors work in the Group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Turenne Capital est une Société de gestion indépendante spécialisée en capital investissement. Turenne Capital accompagne depuis 1999 des entrepreneurs dans leur développement et la transmission de leur société et est implantée à : - Paris - Lyon - Marseille - Lille (filiale) Les tickets d'investissement vont de '1 à 10 millions d'euros en minoritaire et majoritaire dans des PME de 5 à 100 M€ de Chiffre d'affaires. Le Groupe Turenne Capital compte 32 professionnels dont 21 investisseurs, et gère/conseille plus de 500 M€ confiés par des institutionnels et des particuliers.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Medical Device
Funding Round, Series A, Private Equity
France, Poland, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Antabio — Antabio is a private biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibacterial resistance-breakers to treat drug-resistant infections in areas of highest unmet medical need.
PathoQuest — PathoQuest provides biosafety assays based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) for biologics quality testing. GMP biotesting for biopharmaceuticals. Learn more.
AlgoTherapeutix — AlgoTherapeutix is the operator of a biotechnology company designed to develop topical treatments for complex pain.

Real Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on serving daring entrepreneurs with the ambition to create successful, global companies. Since 2007, Real Ventures has dedicated itself to building the Canadian startup ecosystem on the belief that people, not money, build game-changing companies. Real Ventures provides stage-specific guidance,mentorship, and access to networks and resources to fast-track founders’ personal and company growth. Real Ventures manages $325 million across five funds and its active portfolio of 100+ companies is currently valued at $10 billion. www.realventures.com

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Series A, Series B
Canada, United States

Portfolio highlights

Eli — The women's health company providing lifelong insights from your saliva.
BIOS — BIOS Health is unlocking the potential of the nervous system in treating chronic disease by using AI-powered neural interfaces that can automatically read and write neural signals.
SPARK Microsystems — The leading supplier of ultra-wideband wireless technology. Enabling responsive, low latency and high volume data-transfer capabilities over short distances.