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Tremis Capital is a New Delhi-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage, post-revenue startups. Founded in 2018, the firm is sector-agnostic, with a particular interest in disruptive technology across various industries. Although Tremis primarily targets investments in India, it has also ventured into the U.S. and other emerging markets. The firm typically co-invests alongside lead VCs, with check sizes ranging from $70,000 to $250,000. Tremis Capital’s portfolio spans diverse sectors, including SaaS, AI, and consumer tech, with notable investments in companies like Chefkart, Rubick AI, and Skye Air. The firm actively supports its portfolio companies through their growth journeys, helping them secure follow-on funding and scale effectively. Tremis also has a few successful exits, such as Wizi App and myHQ, showcasing its ability to foster companies toward acquisition. Tremis takes a hands-on approach, prioritizing full-time founders who show commitment and clear signs of product-market fit. They believe in backing visionary entrepreneurs who are solving critical problems and are dedicated to growing impactful businesses.
Trestle Partners is a New York-based private investment firm that focuses on early-stage SaaS companies, primarily in the pre-Series A and Series A stages. Founded with a mission to invest in software businesses with strong product-market fit and responsible growth, Trestle partners with founders who prioritize sustainable scaling over aggressive expansion. This allows companies to grow while maintaining flexible exit options, distinguishing Trestle from many traditional venture capital approaches. The firm's inaugural fund, Trestle Partners I, raised $30 million, providing the capital necessary to support these high-potential startups. Trestle's portfolio includes notable companies like Marsello, an automated marketing platform for SMB eCommerce, and Ecwid, an eCommerce enablement platform. The firm's investment strategy is rooted in leveraging its extensive experience in SaaS to help companies navigate growth challenges, focusing on sustainable markets and scalable software solutions. Trestle Partners is led by Thomas Babcock and Jack Fennebresque, both of whom bring deep expertise as SaaS operators and investors. Their goal is to foster responsible growth and maximize returns for their investors while helping early-stage companies build solid foundations for long-term success.
Triatomic Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on "century-defining" technologies. The firm invests in deep tech sectors like engineered biology (including cell and gene therapies, synthetic biology, and AI-driven drug discovery), energy innovations (battery tech, nuclear fusion), and advanced computing (AI processors, quantum computing). Their mission is to support startups that push the boundaries in areas critical to future industries, including digital infrastructure, automation, and nanomaterials. Triatomic operates from offices in New York, San Francisco, and Hong Kong, giving it a broad geographical reach. The firm typically participates in Seed to Series A rounds, with check sizes ranging from $250K to $25M, though they don’t always lead investment rounds. Recent high-profile investments include Chemify, which leverages AI to digitize chemical discovery, and Betteromics, a bioinformatics platform for life sciences. The leadership team, co-founded by Jeff Huber, former Google executive and founding CEO of GRAIL, brings extensive experience in scaling tech and biotech companies. Huber’s background in applying AI and leading life-saving innovations plays a pivotal role in guiding Triatomic's investment strategy.
Tribe Capital, established in 2018, is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm manages over $1.6 billion in assets, focusing on investments from seed to growth stages across various sectors, including technology and cryptocurrency. Tribe Capital employs a data-driven approach to identify and amplify early-stage product-market fit, aiming to invest in companies with the potential to become category leaders. Founded by Arjun Sethi, Jonathan Hsu, and Ted Maidenberg, Tribe Capital leverages the extensive experience of its founders, who have previously built and invested in notable companies like Facebook, Gusto, and Slack. The firm emphasizes a bottom-up investment strategy, aiming to be the best capital allocators by iterating rapidly and maintaining a strong focus on product-market fit. Tribe Capital's portfolio includes companies such as Carta, Relativity Space, Shiprocket, Kraken, and Bolt. The firm also has a strong presence in the cryptocurrency market, investing in projects like Berachain, Akash, and Cyberconnect.
Tribeca Venture Partners (TVP), established in 2011 and headquartered in New York City, is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in emerging technologies and disruptive business models. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, and martech, emphasizing companies that have the potential to create or transform large markets. TVP's portfolio includes notable investments like ACV Auctions, an online wholesale automotive auction platform that went public, and AlphaSense, an AI-driven market intelligence platform valued at $2.5 billion. Other significant investments include RealBlocks, a blockchain-based platform for real estate transactions, and Honey, a browser extension that finds discount codes for online shoppers, which was acquired by PayPal. The firm typically leads Series A rounds with initial investments ranging from $1 to $6 million and follows on through Series B. TVP's investment approach is heavily focused on the New York tech ecosystem, leveraging their extensive local network and deep industry expertise to support portfolio companies. They pride themselves on being deeply involved and committed partners, providing not just capital but also strategic guidance and operational support to help founders navigate challenges and scale their businesses effectively.
Trind Ventures (Trind VC) is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with additional offices in Helsinki and Munich. The firm backs European software startups that have a strong consumer or community component, including marketplaces, consumer tech and B2B companies pursuing product-led growth, and it makes metrics-driven decisions favouring enthusiastic teams, community-driven business models and defensible competitive positions, willing to lead. Trind typically invests between EUR 100,000 and EUR 1 million in seed and early-revenue-stage companies, with follow-on capacity of up to EUR 5 million per company. Although the firm's brand dates to 2016, its partners have worked together since 1999 and include figures who were early business angels and co-founders of LHV bank and New Economy Ventures, the first VC fund in the Baltics; partner Ivar Siimar is widely regarded as the father of the Baltic angel movement and a founder and former president of the Estonian Business Angel Network. In September 2022 the firm closed its second fund at EUR 55 million, backed by institutional investors including the European Investment Fund and Finnish Industry Investment (Tesi), targeting 30 to 40 startups over four years. Across its funds Trind has invested in more than 70 companies, with notable portfolio names including Neural DSP, Ready Player Me (acquired by Netflix in December 2025) and Nordcloud (exited). Key partners include Joel Aasmäe, Ivar Siimar, Taavi Lepmets, Kimmo Irpola and Reima Linnanvirta. Trind pairs deep Baltic angel heritage with a metrics-driven, consumer-and-community software thesis.
Trinity Ventures is a long-established early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1986 and based in Menlo Park, California. The firm invests in early-stage technology and consumer companies, primarily in the United States, spanning sectors such as software and cloud infrastructure, consumer products and services, healthcare, fintech, digital media, artificial intelligence and marketing technology; its two largest portfolio concentrations are enterprise applications and consumer, and it is willing to lead. Trinity invests across seed, Series A and Series B stages, with cheques generally ranging from about $1 million to $15 million and averaging around $5 million, and reported average round sizes of roughly $3 million at seed, $8.2 million at Series A and $16.4 million at Series B. Over nearly four decades the firm has managed around $1.3 billion in assets across nine funds and built a strong track record, with its portfolio producing 11 unicorns, 8 IPOs and roughly 130 acquisitions. Notable portfolio companies include Starbucks, an early investment, New Relic, Care.com, Turo, Zulily, Blue Nile, Auth0 (acquired by Okta) and Outreach. The investment team emphasizes a collaborative, personally engaged approach built on mutual respect and goal alignment with founders, and key partners include Ajay Chopra, Patricia Nakache and founding partner Noel Fenton. In January 2025 the firm announced the close of Trinity Ventures 2024, LP, a multi-asset continuation fund with approximately $435 million in total commitments, anchored by Partners Group, Portfolio Advisors and funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. With four decades of early-stage investing, Trinity backs technology and consumer founders.
Trinnovate Ventures is the innovation-acceleration and corporate venture arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue), founded in 2015 and based in Phoenix, Arizona. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the health insurer, its mandate is to improve quality of life for customers and communities by investing in healthcare-related innovations that increase efficiency, enhance quality and improve the overall healthcare experience. The firm focuses squarely on the healthcare sector, including areas such as clinics and outpatient services, healthcare technology systems and diagnostic equipment, and it has made roughly eight investments to date, typically as a co-investor. Beyond pure financial investment, Trinnovate has pursued strategic ventures, including Aco Partner, a joint venture with healthcare company McKesson that offered services around care management, population-health technology and physician engagement. Notable portfolio companies include Valera Health, a virtual behavioral-health provider in which Trinnovate participated in a Series B round in October 2022, MedMinder and VisionGate. The firm was led by CEO Dr. Vishu J. Jhaveri. As a strategic, insurer-backed corporate vehicle rather than a traditional fund manager, Trinnovate does not publicly disclose a formal fund size, and its investing is oriented toward companies whose innovations align with AZ Blue's mission of advancing health outcomes and affordability for its members. By pairing capital with the strategic priorities of a regional health insurer, Trinnovate Ventures backs healthcare technology and services that improve efficiency, quality and the patient experience.
Triple Point Ventures is the venture capital arm of Triple Point Investment Management, a London-based group founded in 2004 that manages over £1.5 billion in assets across debt, infrastructure, real estate and venture strategies. Established in 2017, Triple Point Ventures is an early-stage investor backing UK and European start-ups building top-tier software or software-enabled products, typically meeting companies at the pre-seed and seed stages, often below £1 million in ARR, and looking for founders with compelling, expert teams pursuing large or fast-growing markets, willing to lead. Its sector interests span e-commerce, AI and data, platforms, healthcare, software, media and entertainment, and financial services, and the team emphasises a blend of capital and hands-on operational expertise to help portfolio companies grow at speed. The firm invests through tax-efficient VCT and EIS structures; across these the wider Triple Point group has funded more than 200 VCT/EIS companies and deployed over £465 million to date, and it has been raising a second venture fund of around £30 million for early-stage companies. Notable portfolio companies include Nory, in which it has invested a total of around £3.6 million since April 2023, Jigcar, Credit Kudos, Skin Analytics, LendInvest, Contis Group, Capital on Tap, Payment Sense, Flatfair and MWS Technology. Triple Point Ventures was co-founded by Seb Wallace, who serves as Head of Ventures and manages the investment and portfolio teams, and partner Ian McLennan. Backed by a larger multi-asset manager, Triple Point Ventures pairs early-stage software investing with operational support and tax-efficient structures.
TriplePoint Capital is a leading venture capital firm specializing in providing financing solutions to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies. Established in Menlo Park, TriplePoint offers a range of financial products including debt financing, equity capital, and leases. They target companies in sectors such as technology, life sciences, and other high-growth industries. TriplePoint Capital manages over $9 billion in assets and has financed more than 3,000 companies globally. Their portfolio includes notable investments like Facebook, YouTube, and Airbnb. The firm’s investment strategy focuses on providing flexible, customized financial solutions tailored to the unique needs of each company, from seed stage to pre-IPO. The leadership team includes co-founders Jim Labe and Sajal Srivastava, who bring extensive experience in venture finance and have played key roles in establishing venture lending as a crucial source of capital for startups.
Triptyq Capital is a Montreal-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in digital entertainment and interactive media. Founded in 2021 by Guillaume Thérien, Bertrand Nepveu, and Charles Sylvestre, Triptyq was created to address the financing gaps in Québec’s creative economy. With a $40 million fund, the firm supports tech companies at the crossroads of creativity, business, and emerging technologies such as the metaverse, Web3, gaming, and virtual and augmented reality. Triptyq Capital’s mission is to foster the growth of about 20 innovative startups that are driving the future of entertainment technology. Their investments target companies that combine technology with the arts, ranging from multimedia design and productivity software to cutting-edge entertainment platforms. Portfolio companies such as Rypplzz, Streamforge, and Storycraft exemplify Triptyq’s focus on businesses that leverage digital tools to transform creative industries. The firm is deeply committed to empowering founders with bold ideas that have the potential to reshape the creative economy. Backed by key investors, including the Government of Québec, National Bank of Canada, and Groupe Lune Rouge, Triptyq Capital plays a critical role in bolstering Québec’s reputation as a global hub for creative innovation. The leadership team’s extensive experience in entertainment, tech, and venture capital ensures that they provide strategic guidance and industry connections to help their portfolio companies thrive on a global scale.
TRIREC is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that focuses on decarbonization investments, aiming to combat climate change through technology-driven solutions. Founded in 2015 by Melvyn Yeo and Lawrence Wu, the firm has grown into a key player in climate-focused venture capital, with around $150 million in assets under management. TRIREC targets early-stage companies that are leading the way in decarbonization across five core sectors: food and agriculture, mobility, buildings, industries, and energy. The firm's investment strategy is focused on supporting breakthrough technologies that either reduce, prevent, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. They have backed over 20 companies globally, including notable startups like Aether Diamonds (which creates diamonds from carbon in the air), Green Li-ion (pioneering battery rejuvenation), and Xpansiv (a global exchange for ESG commodities). TRIREC primarily invests in Pre-Series A to Series B rounds and tends to take a minority stake in their portfolio companies, fostering long-term partnerships. They emphasize both financial returns and positive environmental impact, positioning themselves as leaders in the rapidly expanding decarbonization sector.
TRIVE, formerly TRi5 Ventures, is an early-stage, Southeast Asia-focused venture capital firm based in Singapore and founded in 2015. The firm backs technology startups that aim to create positive social and economic impact across the region, with a mission to improve the health and wealth of people in Southeast Asia. TRIVE invests primarily at the seed and Series A stages, providing seed capital and supporting early commercialization, and has historically written cheques averaging roughly $1 to 5 million across sectors including fintech, blockchain and crypto, AI, edtech, e-commerce and marketplaces, food and beverage, foodtech, robotics, transportation and deep tech, willing to lead. The firm is licensed and regulated as a Venture Capital Fund Manager by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and has evolved into a multi-strategy alternative-investments manager that works closely with Southeast Asian family businesses and family offices. TRIVE has grown its assets under management from about US$2 million to roughly US$50 million across six funds, including a Southeast Asia Growth Fund, and has invested in a portfolio of around 59 companies, while its team has also incubated 86 idea-stage startups and conducted more than 4,000 one-to-one advisory sessions. Notable portfolio companies include TADA Mobility, Charge+, Tokenize Xchange, CoderSchool, Agrifreeze and Hoow Foods. The firm is led by Managing Partners Christopher Quek and Leck Ting Yan, supported by a team of around 15 across Singapore and Malaysia. By combining seed investing, incubation and deep family-business relationships, TRIVE backs impact-oriented technology founders across Southeast Asia.
Triventures is a global, early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010, with offices in Israel and Silicon Valley. The firm invests in innovative companies that converge technology and healthcare to solve critical industry challenges. Triventures manages $200 million in assets and reviews over 700 companies annually, focusing on sectors such as data-driven healthcare, tech-health convergence, and disruptive medical devices. The Triventures team, led by co-founders Michal Geva and Dr. Peter Fitzgerald, has extensive experience in entrepreneurship and investment, having guided over 30 companies to successful exits. They emphasize partnerships with entrepreneurs to build value-creating companies that reshape healthcare through data-driven solutions and access to significant health data assets, particularly through their collaboration with Sheba Medical Center. Notable investments include companies like Ginkgo Bioworks, Atomwise, and Verge Genomics, highlighting their focus on pioneering breakthroughs in genomics, synthetic biology, and advanced diagnostics.
Trolley Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Richmond, Virginia, focused on investing in high-growth, early-stage companies across the Central Virginia region. Founded in 2017, Trolley Ventures was created to bridge the gap between local entrepreneurs and capital, offering a streamlined process for startups to secure funding and for investors to diversify across multiple businesses with ease. The firm typically invests in seed-stage companies, with check sizes ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. Trolley Ventures is sector-agnostic, with a broad portfolio that includes companies in information technology, software, consumer products, and even unique industries like dairy-free gelato and educational technology. Notable investments include companies like Linebird, LeanLaw, and Quantbase. Trolley Ventures differentiates itself by being deeply connected to the Richmond startup ecosystem, often partnering with early-stage incubators like Startup Virginia to mentor and support local entrepreneurs. The firm’s managing partners, including Tim Black, Brad Cummings, and Hank Heyming, bring a wealth of experience across finance, entrepreneurship, and venture capital, making Trolley a key player in fostering innovation within Central Virginia. Their goal is to help build strong, sustainable companies while providing investors with exposure to some of the region's most promising startups. As Trolley continues to expand its portfolio, it remains committed to driving economic growth in its community.
Trousdale Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Phillip Sarofim and is based in West Hollywood, California. The firm focuses on investing in transformative companies across several sectors, including space and mobility, climate tech, consumer goods, and deep tech. Trousdale Ventures looks for companies with the potential to disrupt industries and create long-term societal impact, aiming to build "forever companies" that leave a lasting legacy. The firm's investment strategy is centered on supporting visionary entrepreneurs who tackle large-scale challenges and redefine industries. Some notable portfolio companies include Solugen, which is revolutionizing sustainable chemistry, and CesiumAstro, a leader in satellite technology. Trousdale Ventures also emphasizes collaboration with its portfolio companies, providing more than just financial backing by offering strategic guidance to scale their innovations. Trousdale is particularly active in sectors driving societal progress, such as space exploration, sustainable technologies, and health and wellness. The firm's mission is to shape the future by investing in companies that align with its vision of improving quality of life and driving innovation that transcends generations.
TRTL Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021, headquartered in Singapore with a strong presence in Delhi and ties to Japan. The firm specializes in backing early-stage Indian startups tackling real-world problems through the internet and deep-technology-based innovation, with a particular emphasis on data-driven founders and enterprises that harness the power of information to develop innovative solutions, challenge industry norms and drive transformative change. TRTL is broadly sector-agnostic but its portfolio concentrates in enterprise applications, consumer, fintech, vertical SaaS, education and financial services. It invests at the seed and Series A stages and is willing to lead rounds; for example, it led a $1.5 million round in New Delhi-based enterprise AI knowledge-transfer platform byteEDGE in May 2025. To date TRTL has made around 14 investments over roughly three years, averaging about three new investments per year, with seven in 2024, with the large majority of deals in India and at least one in the United States. Notable portfolio companies include byteEDGE, Les Transformations and Oncare. The firm was founded by Yasuhiro Seo, previously a Partner at Spiral Ventures where he managed the end-to-end investment process for startups across India, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, and operates with a small, lean team spread across Japan and India. By combining Singapore and Japan ties with on-the-ground presence in Delhi, TRTL Ventures backs data-driven Indian founders building deep-technology and enterprise solutions at the seed and Series A stages.
Trucks VC is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, specializing in early-stage investments in the future of transportation. The firm focuses on supporting companies that are innovating to make transportation more decarbonized, safer, and more accessible. Key sectors include autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and transportation software. Notable investments from Trucks VC include Joby Aviation, an air taxi service; Bear Flag Robotics, which was acquired by John Deere; and Roadster, an e-commerce platform for vehicle dealerships acquired by CDK Global. The firm also invested in nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software company acquired by Delphi, and Zendrive, a driver safety analytics company acquired by Intuit. The firm was co-founded by Reilly Brennan, Jeffrey Schox, and Kathryn Schox, who bring extensive experience in the automotive and venture capital industries. The team is dedicated to identifying and supporting startups that align with their mission to transform transportation. Trucks VC recently launched their Trucks Growth Fund to invest in later-stage rounds of their portfolio companies, continuing their commitment to fostering innovation in the transportation sector.
True Beauty Ventures (TBV) is a specialized venture capital firm exclusively focused on the beauty, wellness, and personal care sectors. Founded in 2020 by Rich Gersten and Cristina Nuñez, TBV leverages decades of combined experience in institutional beauty investment and operational expertise. The firm is dedicated to supporting emerging beauty brands, with equity investments typically ranging from $1 million to $5 million for companies generating around $2 million in revenue. TBV’s portfolio includes notable brands such as K18, Crown Affair, Kinship, Maude, and Iris&Romeo. These companies benefit from TBV’s deep industry knowledge, extensive networks, and commitment to scaling innovative, high-growth brands. The firm also emphasizes diversity in its investment strategy, with 75% of its portfolio companies led by female or BIPOC founders and an 80% female investment team. This focus on diversity aligns with their broader mission to change the face of beauty investing and create a lasting positive impact on the industry.
True Incube is Thailand’s leading startup incubator and accelerator, backed by True Corporation and CP Group. Launched in 2013, True Incube focuses on investing in early-stage startups across Southeast Asia, with a strong emphasis on technologies that enhance True's core competencies in telecom and related industries. Its investment sectors include smart industries, AI, automation, fintech, health tech, and digital B2B/B2C solutions. The incubator supports startups through direct investments, strategic partnerships, and mentorship, helping them scale regionally. True Incube also offers a robust accelerator program that provides resources such as networking, funding, and access to True's ecosystem of technology and infrastructure. Notable investments include QueQ, Credit OK, and Peak, among others. These investments aim to integrate innovative technologies into Thailand's digital ecosystem and beyond. With a focus on scalable, capital-efficient businesses, True Incube is a key player in Southeast Asia’s tech and startup scene, driving innovation in industries such as IoT, digital healthcare, and smart cities.
True North Venture Partners is an American venture capital firm with offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Chicago, Illinois, focused on early-stage cleantech and sustainability investing. Founded in 2011 with an initial $300 million fund, the firm has grown into a perpetual holding company capitalized in excess of $700 million as of 2025, a structure that allows it to make indefinite long-term holdings and provide ongoing support to portfolio companies rather than operating on a traditional fixed-life fund timeline. True North invests mostly in early-stage companies, with cheques ranging from roughly $100,000 to $25 million, and concentrates on the energy, water, agriculture and waste sectors, targeting technologies that address critical sustainability challenges such as low-carbon energy infrastructure, abundant and safe water solutions, waste harvesting, and advanced fuels and chemicals, willing to lead. The firm's roots trace back to the founding and scale-up of First Solar, Inc., one of the world's leading alternative-energy providers. Its founder, managing partner and chairman is Michael J. Ahearn, who co-founded First Solar in 1999 and served as its CEO from 2000 to 2009; partner Matthew S. Ahearn focuses on cleantech and impact deal sourcing, having previously worked at BDT Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs. Notable portfolio activity includes the wastewater-treatment company Emefcy, acquired by Fluence Corporation in 2017, and the 2025 merger of portfolio companies Nanostone Water and Solecta into Acuriant Technologies. By operating as a perpetual holding company, True North backs energy, water, agriculture and waste innovation with patient, long-horizon capital.
True Ventures is a distinguished venture capital firm that has been a significant player in early-stage investments since its inception in 2005. The firm has invested $3.8 billion across over 350 startups, fostering innovation in sectors such as personal wellness, robotics, therapeutics, climate technologies, and ocean exploration. Notable investments from True Ventures include companies like Peloton, Fitbit, Blue Bottle Coffee, Ring, and Sweetgreen. These investments showcase their ability to identify and support high-growth startups across various industries. The firm typically invests in the seed and Series A stages, providing initial funding and reserving capital for follow-on investments. Geographically, True Ventures focuses primarily on the United States, with headquarters in Palo Alto and additional offices in San Francisco. Their investment strategy emphasizes partnering with visionary founders who are tackling significant problems and bringing innovative solutions to market. True Ventures aims to take a collaborative approach, working closely with entrepreneurs to guide their growth and development. The firm is led by a seasoned team of partners including Jon Callaghan, Tony Conrad, and Om Malik, who bring deep expertise and a strong track record in venture capital. Founders looking to connect with True Ventures should demonstrate a clear vision and a compelling value proposition that aligns with the firm’s focus on transformative technologies and impactful solutions. True Ventures is renowned for its active involvement in the startup ecosystem, often leading investment rounds and providing substantial strategic support to its portfolio companies, helping them navigate the complexities of scaling their businesses.
True Wealth Ventures is an Austin-based venture capital firm, co-founded by Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp in 2015. The firm focuses exclusively on early-stage investments in women-led startups, particularly those aiming to improve environmental and human health. Their portfolio includes companies like BrainCheck and Flourish, showcasing their commitment to healthcare and sustainable innovations. True Wealth Ventures is driven by the belief that women-led companies outperform and deserve greater support, especially given that women control a growing portion of U.S. assets yet remain underrepresented in venture capital. Their investments target companies with strong female leadership, requiring that at least one woman in a key decision-making role is involved. The firm has raised over $60 million across two funds, with a typical check size between $200,000 and $500,000. True Wealth Ventures stands out for its active involvement, offering deep operational support through its extensive network of female investors and advisors, creating a "virtuous circle" of impact investment.
TrueSight Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 with offices in London and Stockholm, investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across Europe and the US with a particular focus on the UK and Nordic markets. The firm is largely industry-agnostic, backing technology companies across artificial intelligence and machine learning, fintech, health tech, edtech, marketing, marketplaces, consumer, security, data analytics, business applications, mobility and energy. TrueSight typically writes cheques in the range of roughly $50,000 to $500,000, with a sweet spot around $250,000 and reported capacity up to about EUR 1.5 million in some cases, generally as a co-investor, supporting founding teams beyond capital by advising on strategic business decisions and providing relevant industry contacts. As of early 2024 the firm had invested in around 48 companies, with a portfolio skewed toward tech, B2B enterprise, software and consumer businesses, and it has seen several exits including seven acquisitions. Notable portfolio companies include Oxwash, Dishpatch, Jump.Work and Surgery Hero, which exited in January 2025, while a recent investment was in Artificial Labs in early 2026. The firm is run by a compact team of three partners: co-founders Hampus Monthan Nordenskjöld, Igor Tikhturov and Oleg Tikhturov. By writing small first cheques across a broad set of sectors and pairing them with hands-on strategic support, TrueSight Ventures backs pre-seed and seed founders in the UK, the Nordics and beyond, building a diversified early-stage technology portfolio.
TRUMPF Venture is the corporate venture capital arm of the TRUMPF Group, the German high-tech machine-tool and laser manufacturer, established in 2016 and based at the company's headquarters in Ditzingen near Stuttgart. The unit invests globally in early-stage deep-tech startups whose technologies are complementary or adjacent to TRUMPF's core business, with a clear emphasis on photonics and laser technology, new laser concepts, optical systems, advanced and additive manufacturing, sensors and automation, connectivity and computing, electronics, quantum technologies and sustainability themes such as the circular economy and energy-conversion efficiency. TRUMPF Venture launched with an initial fund of around EUR 40 million and has since raised a second fund more than twice the size of the first. Cheque sizes typically run from roughly EUR 0.5 million to EUR 4 million for an initial investment, targeting a minority stake of between 5% and 25%, and the firm positions itself as an active, long-term partner that supports portfolio companies through subsequent financing rounds, willing to lead. Investment criteria centre on strategic fit, high innovation leverage and differentiation, an experienced management team and risk-adequate financial returns. The unit is led by Managing Director Dieter Kraft, a recognised corporate-venturing expert, and frequently co-invests, including a partnership with Unternehmertum Venture Capital. Notable portfolio companies span the quantum and photonics frontier, including Quside, kiutra, Q.ant and the optical gas-sensor startup Tunable AS, with around 28 investments made to date. By aligning its capital with TRUMPF's photonics and manufacturing expertise, TRUMPF Venture backs deep-tech founders building adjacent and complementary technologies.
Trust Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, that focuses on investing in startups tackling significant societal challenges in highly regulated industries. Founded in 2018, the firm has raised multiple funds, with its third and largest fund closing at $200 million. Trust Ventures primarily targets sectors such as clean energy, affordable housing, and quality healthcare, aiming to help startups navigate and overcome policy barriers that hinder innovation. The firm’s investment strategy is distinctive; it provides not just capital but also strategic guidance to help startups address regulatory challenges. This hands-on approach includes building relationships, developing strategies, and advocating for policy changes to level the playing field against larger, incumbent companies. Trust Ventures looks for startups with disruptive technologies that have the potential to solve pressing societal problems but are often stymied by outdated policies. Key team members include co-founders Salen Churi, who has a background in law and academia, and Brian Tochman, a seasoned entrepreneur and former private equity executive. Together, they leverage their expertise to support portfolio companies in achieving growth and navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Notable investments from Trust Ventures include companies like Sana Benefits, ICON, and Oklo, all of which are pioneering in their respective fields. The firm is dedicated to being an active partner, ensuring that their portfolio companies can reach their full potential and bring meaningful solutions to market.
TSI Investment Ltd., based in Dubai, is a diversified investment group specializing in providing financial, operational, and managerial support to its subsidiaries across a wide range of industries, including construction, real estate, energy, and F&B. TSI focuses on identifying and nurturing investment opportunities, helping companies grow into industry leaders by leveraging synergies between its portfolio businesses. The company's foundation lies in its successful ventures in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services, especially in cooling, energy systems, and IT security. Over time, TSI has expanded its portfolio to include trading and strategic partnerships, continuously seeking new opportunities to strengthen its holdings. One of TSI’s standout projects is its involvement with Cylingas, a fabrication company specializing in oil and gas storage solutions, further demonstrating its extensive expertise in industrial sectors. Additionally, TSI is engaged in international ventures, investing in cutting-edge sectors such as IT infrastructure and sustainable energy. With a strategic focus on growth and scalability, TSI remains committed to its vision of developing companies that not only meet but exceed stakeholder expectations.
Tsinghua Holdings Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 as a main investment arm of Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd., the wholly owned asset-management company of Tsinghua University. It serves as an important platform for Tsinghua University to industrialize its scientific and technological achievements, and is a professional enterprise engaged in the investment and management of hi-tech projects in their early and medium phases. The firm is committed to discovering and incubating prospective scientific projects that meet market demand, drawing on the deep experience accumulated by Tsinghua-related industries in information technology, energy and environment, and medical and health services. It sits within the broader Tsinghua Holdings investment ecosystem, which spans related vehicles and brands such as THG Ventures, the Tsinghua Science and Technology Park Incubator and Tus Ventures, as well as the larger growth-stage platform Tsinghua Holdings Capital. Across this ecosystem, focus verticals include advanced manufacturing, next-generation information technologies, decarbonisation and frontier technologies, alongside TMT, industrials and healthcare. The Tsinghua Holdings venture network has invested in roughly 205 companies, of which around 17 have completed IPOs and 38 have exited through M&A, reflecting a strong track record in early-stage technology investment and startup incubation tied to one of China's leading research universities. By industrializing university research and backing hi-tech projects in their early and medium phases, Tsinghua Holdings Venture Capital connects academic innovation with commercial scale across China's priority technology sectors.
TSVC, formerly known as TEEC Angel Fund, is a venture capital firm that specializes in deep technology investments. Founded in 2012, TSVC focuses on early-stage startups that leverage breakthroughs in science and engineering. The firm is based in Silicon Valley and has a strong track record of identifying and nurturing innovative companies. TSVC's portfolio includes notable investments in companies such as Quanergy Systems, a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions; Jasper Therapeutics, which develops novel therapies for hematologic disorders; and Valant, a behavioral health software company. The firm has been instrumental in helping these companies scale and achieve significant market success. The firm's investment strategy is centered on high-impact verticals, including enterprise SaaS, fintech, techbio, consumer tech, and crypto. TSVC aims to support founders with strategic counsel and hands-on expertise in areas like software engineering, data science, and quantitative modeling. This approach has enabled TSVC to build a diverse and robust portfolio of companies that are fundamentally transforming traditional industries. With over 100 companies in its portfolio, TSVC continues to drive innovation and support the next generation of entrepreneurs. The firm’s commitment to leveraging data science and computing advances positions it as a key player in the venture capital landscape, dedicated to fostering groundbreaking technologies and solutions.
TT Capital Partners is a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Bloomington, Minnesota. Founded in 2011, TTCP invests in innovative healthcare technology and services companies with the potential to become market leaders. Their investment strategy spans various healthcare sectors, including healthcare IT, technology-enabled services, and clinical services. Notable investments in TTCP’s portfolio include Cantata Health Solutions, CareConnectMD, and DarioHealth. Cantata Health Solutions provides integrated EHR, RCM, and clinical technology solutions for behavioral health and acute care providers. CareConnectMD focuses on primary care and care coordination for high-needs Medicare populations. DarioHealth offers a digital therapeutics platform for managing chronic conditions. TTCP has a team of over 20 professionals with extensive experience in healthcare investing and operations. This expertise allows them to provide strategic insights and support to their portfolio companies, driving growth and innovation in the healthcare industry. Recent strategic moves include investments in Pyx Health, addressing loneliness and social isolation, and the merger of Revel and NovuHealth to form Icario, a health action platform.
Tuesday Capital, formerly known as CrunchFund, is a dynamic venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups. Notable investments include GitLab, Kueski, AirTable, Human Interest, and DigitalOcean. With a focus on technology, health tech, and high-growth sectors, Tuesday Capital maintains a sector-agnostic approach, giving them a broad investment landscape. Geographically, they are based in Austin and San Francisco but invest globally, supporting founders wherever they are. Their strategy revolves around a hands-on approach, actively helping startups with everything from strategic guidance to PR and marketing. Typically investing in seed rounds, Tuesday Capital writes checks averaging $5M and often co-invests with other VCs. They prefer to be approached through their extensive network or via a compelling pitch that clearly aligns with their vision. Co-founders Patrick Gallagher and Michael Arrington lead the team with significant expertise and a proven track record. Gallagher, based in Austin, brings over two decades of venture experience, previously working with VantagePoint and Morgan Stanley. Arrington, located in Broomfield, adds media and tech industry insights to the firm’s operations. Tuesday Capital’s portfolio boasts several unicorns, including Human Interest, Forward, and Zipline. Their active involvement in the startup ecosystem and commitment to founder success make them a notable partner in the venture capital landscape
Tugboat Ventures is a founder-first, early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, formed in 2006 to back bold entrepreneurs from inception through Series A. The firm describes its partners as 'mentor capitalists,' emphasizing a close, supportive relationship with founders across the entire business lifecycle, much like a tugboat guiding ships into open water. Though broadly sector-agnostic and highly selective, Tugboat has concentrated on San Francisco Bay Area companies in information technology, enterprise software-as-a-service, consumer internet, mobility, retail, media and next-generation online advertising, generally as a co-investor. The firm launched its inaugural fund with more than $43 million in commitments from 13 investors and has operated roughly six private funds with under $150 million in total assets under management. Its portfolio spans around 42 companies, weighted toward enterprise applications and retail, with the majority of deals at the incubation-through-Series-A stages. Tugboat was founded by Dave Whorton, a former general partner at TPG Ventures and associate at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who worked closely with Amazon, Google and SuccessFactors in their earliest days, and who co-founded four companies including Good Technology, sold to Motorola for a reported $500 million, and Drugstore.com. In 2013 Whorton shifted his primary focus to found the Tugboat Institute, a community for 'Evergreen' private companies built to endure independently rather than pursue venture-backed exits, and Tugboat Ventures' new-investment activity has wound down accordingly. The firm's legacy reflects a mentor-driven, founder-first approach to early-stage technology investing.
TurningIdeas Ventures is a venture studio and early-stage investment firm based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, that partners with visionary founders to build and scale breakthrough technology startups through a combination of capital, hands-on mentorship and market access. Rather than acting as a pure financial investor, TurningIdeas operates a startup-studio model: its team of ex-Google and Microsoft professionals provides startup incubation and enterprise innovation consulting, helping companies establish product-market fit, build technology, develop go-to-market strategies and raise follow-on funding, typically in exchange for equity. The firm focuses on early-stage, technology-enabled startups with a primary geographic emphasis on India, while also engaging with select global startups, and it positions itself across a broad range of stages from seed and early stage through Series A, Series B, growth and later rounds, generally as a co-investor. Its portfolio spans technology, IT services, fintech, finance, marketing and advertising. Named investments include IntelliDB Enterprise, an AI-driven database-solutions provider; BidYourStay, an accommodation-booking platform; and Roque Online, an informal-market network supporting financial inclusion in Africa. The firm is led by co-founder and chief mentor Ashish Mittal and runs a compact team of roughly one to ten people. As a relatively small and privately held studio, TurningIdeas does not publicly disclose detailed fund size, cheque ranges or a full portfolio count. By combining a venture-studio build model with capital and senior operating expertise, TurningIdeas Ventures helps technology founders, primarily in India, move from idea to scaled, fundable company.
Tusk Venture Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage startups navigating highly regulated markets. Founded in 2015 by Bradley Tusk and Jordan Nof, the firm brings a unique edge with its deep expertise in political strategy and regulatory risk, allowing them to guide companies through complex legal landscapes. Their portfolio boasts high-profile investments in companies like Bird, Alto Pharmacy, Ro, and Calm, covering sectors such as digital health, fintech, transportation, and enterprise software. Tusk primarily targets startups at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, often writing checks between $750K and $2M. They are well-known for backing disruptive companies that face regulatory hurdles, such as those in healthcare, insurance, and mobility. Recent exits include Lemonade, Coinbase, and FanDuel, reflecting the firm's strength in taking companies from early-stage to successful outcomes. Tusk's leadership leverages their political consulting background to give founders not just capital but also access to regulatory strategy, making them a sought-after partner for companies in complex industries. Entrepreneurs should approach Tusk with a clear understanding of their regulatory challenges and a focus on markets requiring specialized expertise.
TUZ Ventures is an early-stage technology venture capital fund founded in September 2019 and headquartered in Astana, Kazakhstan, with a mission to develop the startup ecosystem across Central Asia and the Caucasus. The firm was established by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, co-founders Fabio Ribeiro and Herve Edongo, with a track record of penetrating untapped frontier markets that were once considered risky, such as Indonesia and Nigeria, and it runs a compact team with partners based in Kyrgyzstan, Japan and other locations. TUZ targets regionally and globally scalable startups in fintech, logistics, artificial intelligence, e-government and blockchain, and it is active across eleven countries spanning the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Armenia, Georgia and Pakistan. Beyond direct investing, with around twenty investments tracked to date, the firm plays a prominent ecosystem-building role, partnering with the AIFC Tech Hub to produce 'The startup ecosystem of Kazakhstan' report and with Uzbekistan's IT Park on a study of the Uzbekistan startup market. Its stated aim is to foster local entrepreneurship, create incentives for talented founders to stay in the region, and leverage new ventures into a virtuous cycle of growth. As a small frontier-market fund, TUZ Ventures does not publicly disclose its fund size or typical cheque ranges. By combining Silicon Valley operating experience with deep frontier-market focus, TUZ Ventures backs early-stage founders and builds the entrepreneurial ecosystem across Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Twelve Below is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021 and headquartered in New York, New York. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage, software-enabled businesses led by visionary founders. With a commitment to being the earliest believers in promising startups, Twelve Below seeks out companies that are building defensible technologies with the potential to disrupt their industries. The firm is led by Taylor Greene and Byron Ling, both of whom have extensive experience in the venture capital space, particularly within the New York City startup ecosystem. Their investment strategy is highly personalized, focusing on providing not just capital but also strategic support during the most formative phases of a company's development. This includes helping founders with critical tasks such as team building and strategic planning. Twelve Below’s portfolio includes a diverse range of companies, such as Accrue Savings, Odyssey Energy, and Croissant, spanning across fintech, productivity software, and other tech-driven sectors. The firm has a strong track record, with over 60% of its portfolio companies successfully raising follow-on funding. With nearly $160 million in assets under management, Twelve Below continues to actively seek new investments, particularly in companies that demonstrate a strong potential for growth and industry impact.
Twelve19 Ventures is a seed-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm makes angel, seed and venture investments in early-stage and growth companies led by strong, innovative entrepreneurs and management teams, primarily backing United States-based startups at the seed round, generally as a co-investor. While broadly active across enterprise applications, high tech and consumer sectors, its portfolio shows particular weight in software, SaaS, mobile and transportation and automotive themes, with enterprise applications and high tech as the two largest categories. Twelve19 has invested in roughly 28 companies and built a notable track record for a small firm, with its portfolio producing one unicorn, one IPO and seven acquisitions; named holdings include Plastiq, Density, Talla, Superhuman, Common, Mazen Animal Health and Koloni, with a more recent investment in BetterYou. The firm is effectively a solo operation led by Managing Partner Jason DeStigter, who is also Managing Partner at Summit Equity Group and holds roles across affiliated companies including Lomont Investment, Lomont Molding and KPI Acquisition Co. Twelve19 does not publicly disclose its fund size or typical cheque ranges, consistent with its lean, founder-led structure operating from Iowa rather than a coastal venture hub. By backing seed-stage founders from the Midwest while reaching nationally, Twelve19 Ventures has assembled a compact but high-performing early-stage technology portfolio.
Twenty Two VC, founded by Katherine Caldwell, is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in investing in ambitious founders who are building innovative companies in sectors such as SaaS, fintech, open source, marketplaces, and developer tools. Twenty Two VC stands out by investing earlier than most other investors, often engaging with companies before they have publicly launched. The portfolio of Twenty Two VC includes notable companies like Airbyte, an open-source ELT platform, BuildBuddy, which provides enterprise features for the Bazel build system, and Whatnot, the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S. Other significant investments include Cron, a next-generation calendar for professionals, and PostHog, an open-source product operating system platform. The firm has made over 85 investments since its founding in 2017 and is known for its quick decision-making and efficient execution, which is highly valued by founders looking to focus on their work without lengthy fundraising processes. Twenty Two VC seeks out magnetic, tenacious, and adaptable founders who are not afraid of big ideas and are committed to shipping great products.
Twilight Venture Partners, LLC is a life-sciences venture capital firm founded in September 2002 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, investing exclusively in early-stage biotechnology and medical-technology companies. The firm is distinguished by an operator-led partnership: its team of around six partners are former executives from the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries, including founders of Guidant Corporation, who collectively bring more than 150 years of life-science experience and have worked together for over 25 years. Each partner has CEO-level experience, which they use both to select outstanding companies and to provide hands-on strategic guidance. Twilight backs companies developing precision peptide therapies, minimally invasive surgical devices and innovative diagnostics, primarily investing at the Series A stage in US-based startups while increasingly orienting its strategy toward opportunities in the Asian market, offering capital alongside a global network, generally as a co-investor. The firm is led by Managing Partner Aaron Pearson and Senior Managing Partner James M. Cornelius, and has raised multiple vehicles, Twilight Venture Partners I and II. Across roughly 21 investments it has produced one IPO and several acquisitions, with named portfolio companies including MBX Biosciences, Endocyte, BioStorage Technologies, NeoChord and NICO, whose exit came in September 2024. Specific fund sizes and cheque ranges are not publicly disclosed. By pairing deep operating experience from the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries with early-stage capital, Twilight Venture Partners backs founders developing therapeutics, surgical devices and diagnostics, increasingly bridging US innovation with Asian market opportunities.
Twin Path Ventures is a dynamic venture capital firm based in London, specializing in early-stage investments across deep-tech and AI-driven sectors. Founded in 2023, the firm focuses on backing visionary startups that are poised to disrupt industries such as healthcare, fintech, and enterprise software. Twin Path typically invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies, with an average ticket size of £500,000. They lead most of the rounds they participate in but also co-invest alongside other strategically aligned VCs. Their fund structure is designed to optimize tax efficiency, blending SEIS, EIS, and non-tax funds, which allows them to offer investors tax-free capital growth through a diverse portfolio of tech-driven businesses. Notable investments include Causa Tech, a leader in AI-driven productivity software, and FinCrime Dynamics, which focuses on advanced fraud detection and prevention software. Twin Path operates with a hands-on approach, providing strategic guidance and operational expertise to help portfolio companies navigate growth challenges. The team is led by General Partner John Spindler, a seasoned investor with deep roots in the UK venture ecosystem, including his previous role as CEO of Capital Enterprise and co-founder of the London Co-Investment Fund. Katie Lockwood and Nick Slater, both partners, bring complementary expertise in bioscience, intellectual property, and deep-tech startups, creating a robust support network for the companies they back. Twin Path Ventures is gaining recognition in the UK, recently being named a finalist for the 2023 Seed VC of the Year at the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards.
Twin Ventures is an AI-focused angel and pre-seed fund founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, that builds and fosters AI-first startups. The firm was created by brothers Swapnil and Snehal Shinde, who previously co-founded the AI travel assistant Mezi, where Swapnil was CEO and Snehal was Chief Product Officer and CTO, before its acquisition by American Express. Drawing on that operating background, Twin backs entrepreneurs building disruptive ventures that solve real-world problems and aim to define new markets and become category leaders through Applied AI, offering hands-on technical, product and operational expertise in areas such as natural language processing, neural networks, human-assisted AI, machine learning, personalization, AI analytics, chatbots and messaging. As an early-stage investor it typically writes cheques of around $100,000 with follow-on capacity of up to roughly $150,000, and it frequently partners and co-invests alongside larger venture firms in seed and Series A rounds. The firm has invested in approximately 19 companies across the United States, India and Israel, spanning enterprise applications, high tech, retail and other sectors. Its most notable investments include Flam, an AI-native mixed-reality and interactive-content platform whose $4.57 million seed round Twin co-led with Inventus Capital Partners, and Oddr, a legal-tech platform that raised a $2 million seed round led by Saama Capital and Twin Ventures in October 2022. By combining founder-operator experience with early AI conviction, Twin Ventures backs Applied-AI founders and co-invests alongside larger firms as their rounds come together.
Twine Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, founded in 2021 by Leshika Samarasinghe. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in sectors like healthcare, climate tech, and financial empowerment, aiming to support mission-driven founders whose work ties purpose and profit. Twine invests primarily at the seed and Series A stages, offering check sizes ranging from $100,000 to $1 million. Their portfolio includes companies like Waltz Health, Rupa Health, and Alpha Grid, with a focus on leveraging technology such as AI and data science to drive improvements in healthcare and sustainability. Additionally, Twine is committed to diversity, with a strong emphasis on investing in ventures led by women and BIPOC founders. Twine operates with a hands-on approach, providing more than just capital by supporting founders with go-to-market strategies and scaling their companies through competitive fundraising.
Twitter Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Twitter, established in 2015 to support innovative startups primarily in the fields of social media, multimedia, and entertainment software. With a focus on strategic investments, Twitter Ventures has backed companies like ShareChat, SoundCloud, and Alter, reflecting its interest in fostering platforms that enhance user engagement and digital content creation. Twitter Ventures typically invests in late-stage companies, often co-investing alongside prominent venture firms like Lightspeed Venture Partners and Google. While headquartered in San Francisco, it has made investments globally, with notable activity in markets like India, particularly in social media startups like ShareChat, which became a unicorn in 2021. Over time, Twitter Ventures has participated in several successful exits, including the acquisition of Alter by Google and the IPO of Cyngn. However, as of 2024, Twitter Ventures has not been very active, reflecting shifts in corporate priorities following Twitter's internal changes.
Two Bridges Capital is an angel investment fund based in South Dakota with a focus on early and growth-stage companies. The fund primarily targets sectors such as software, mobile technologies, and consumer-driven companies, particularly those rooted in South Dakota. Their team is led by seasoned professionals who have managed over $25 billion in real estate transactions, bringing a wealth of experience to their investment approach. Two Bridges seeks to fund high-growth ventures in their early stages, with portfolio companies including notable startups like Bulu Box. The firm emphasizes backing companies with solid growth potential in underserved areas, often focusing on businesses without a proven revenue model yet but poised for significant expansion. Their investments range from seed to growth stages, typically targeting startups with minimal to moderate revenue streams. Two Bridges operates with a hands-on investment strategy, often involving itself deeply in the management and scaling of its portfolio companies. Led by managing directors like Lawrence Santoro and Lawrence Smoler, their small but experienced team prefers working closely with founders and operators to ensure success. They tend to be approachable for entrepreneurs operating within their geographic focus, but primarily they favor companies located within South Dakota.
Two Culture Capital is a globally focused venture capital firm that has backed over 30 early-stage companies across five continents. Their portfolio spans diverse sectors, including consumer tech, financial services, logistics, and insurance, with a commitment to supporting founders who blend the "art and science" of entrepreneurship. Notable investments include unicorns like Robinhood, UiPath, and Carta, as well as high-growth startups such as Bloomscape and Kumu, a leading live-streaming app in Southeast Asia. The firm is stage-agnostic and geo-agnostic, investing from pre-seed to secondary rounds, with more than half of their portfolio companies being international. They are particularly interested in ventures that solve deeply human problems, whether through innovative tech, financial access, or improved logistics. Founded by Scott Hartley and Simon Wagner, the team combines deep expertise in finance, tech, and global venture ecosystems. Hartley, a published author and co-founder of Everywhere Ventures, oversees investments alongside Wagner, a former hedge fund partner. Two Culture Capital places a strong emphasis on tech solutions that improve the future of work, using both machine and human ingenuity.
Two Sigma Ventures, established in 2012 and based in New York, is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. The firm focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, data science, healthcare, biotechnology, and fintech. Notable investments include companies like Recursion Pharmaceuticals, GitLab, and Ripple. They have a portfolio of 113 companies and have achieved 25 successful exits. Two Sigma Ventures typically invests between $500,000 to $5 million, leveraging its expertise in data and technology from its parent company, Two Sigma Investments, to support innovative startups.
Two Small Fish Ventures (TSFV) is a Toronto-based early-stage venture capital firm founded by Eva and Allen Lau, both experienced entrepreneurs with deep expertise in technology and scaling startups. Known for its unique approach, TSFV invests in early-stage products, platforms, and protocols that transform user behaviors and create impactful value. They are particularly focused on sectors like AI, deep tech, and next-generation computing, with a strong emphasis on spotting and backing visionary founders before their disruptive technologies reshape industries. TSFV typically leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds, though they also syndicate with other investors. The firm is deeply involved in the operations of their portfolio companies, providing mentorship and leveraging their entrepreneurial experience to help founders scale. Some of their notable investments include SkipTheDishes, BenchSci, and the AI-driven Ideogram, a MidJourney competitor that recently raised significant capital. Their third fund, TSFV Fund III, closed at $41 million CAD and focuses on the next frontier of computing, investing in startups with transformative potential. The firm’s strong ties to Canada’s startup ecosystem are complemented by partnerships with global investors like Andreessen Horowitz.
TX Ventures is the dedicated fintech venture capital arm of TX Group, the diversified Swiss media and digital-platforms holding company headquartered in Zurich, founded in 1893 as the publisher of the Tages-Anzeiger and rebranded from Tamedia to TX Group in January 2020. Fintech investing within the group began around 2017, when Krzysztof Bialkowski joined and built the portfolio from scratch, positioning TX as a leading fintech investor in Switzerland; in 2022 this activity was formalised into a dedicated CHF 100 million fund, structured as a single limited partnership with TX Group as its sole investor. TX Ventures invests in financial-technology startups across Europe, spanning fintech, insurtech, proptech, cybertech, crypto and digital assets, with a clear preference for the DACH region, focusing on early-stage rounds from seed to Series A and writing initial cheques of roughly CHF 0.5 million to CHF 5 million, willing to lead. The firm's mission is to support fintechs that democratise access to financial products, improve financial security and increase efficiency and sustainability. Led by Managing Partner Krzysztof Bialkowski alongside Jens Schleuniger, David Schnider and Markus Rommel, TX Ventures has invested in around 23 companies, with a portfolio including the challenger bank neon, alternative-investment platform Stableton, real-estate price-intelligence software PriceHubble, escrow-payments provider Trustap, core-banking platform SaaScada and insurtech Helvengo, plus an exit in the mortgage platform MoneyPark. By concentrating exclusively on European, DACH-focused fintech and backing it with patient corporate capital, TX Ventures supports startups making financial services more accessible, secure and efficient.
Tykhe Block Ventures is a Wyoming-based venture capital firm founded in 2021, focusing on blockchain technology, digital assets, and decentralized finance (DeFi). With a commitment to accelerating Web3 and blockchain infrastructure, Tykhe Block recently closed its inaugural $30 million Blockchain Growth Fund. This fund earmarks 25% of its capital for startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a key area where the firm sees immense growth potential in the decentralized space. Led by industry veterans such as Prashant Malik, a former early Facebook engineer and the creator of Apache Cassandra, Tykhe Block Ventures leverages deep technological expertise to support its investments. Malik’s vast experience in both tech and entrepreneurship—having been involved in early blockchain projects like CoinSwitch and Neo bank Juno—provides Tykhe with an edge in spotting and scaling disruptive blockchain companies. Ganesh Kompella, another founding partner, brings extensive experience in blockchain investments and was an early investor in notable projects such as Ethereum, Ripple, and Aave. Tykhe’s portfolio spans various industries, with investments in companies like NFTperp, Bluzelle, Hedera, and Ripple Labs. The firm often backs startups at an early stage, providing not just capital but also hands-on guidance. Their investment strategy centers on identifying high-impact blockchain applications and fostering their growth into global leaders. With a strong focus on the future of decentralized technology, Tykhe Block Ventures aims to be at the forefront of the next wave of innovation.
Type One Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 and based in Malibu, California. The firm is deeply focused on investing in early-stage, seed, and Series A companies, specifically in sectors driving humanity toward technological advancement. These include space technology, robotics, AI, automation, and nanotechnology, with a mission inspired by the Kardashev Scale to help humanity progress toward a Type I civilization. Type One Ventures backs transformative companies such as Gravitics and Lunar Outpost, both leaders in space exploration and infrastructure. They also invest in groundbreaking ventures across diverse fields, including human longevity and the future of mobility. The firm typically takes a hands-on approach, offering not just capital but strategic guidance, leveraging a team of founders, operational experts, and technologists to support the long-term success of their portfolio. With investments ranging from space tech to human health and automation, Type One Ventures actively seeks visionary founders who are solving complex, high-impact problems. Their geographic focus is global, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, and they often co-invest with other major firms in the deep tech and space industries. Key members of the team include founding partner Tarek Waked and general partner Abdo John Hajj, both of whom drive the firm’s forward-looking investment strategy.