USA VC Funds

TCP Venture Capital is a Baltimore, Maryland-based early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm founded in 2012 that partners with entrepreneurs to build great businesses. The firm invests in early-stage companies across technology, education, healthcare, cybersecurity, analytics and advanced-materials sectors, concentrating on unique technology applications and explicitly excluding franchises, brick-and-mortar operations and online retail. Its flagship Propel Baltimore Fund makes investments in early-stage technology companies based in, or willing to relocate to, Baltimore, with an explicit mission to address the city's shortage of early-stage capital, encourage entrepreneurial activity and create high-paying jobs. TCP was founded by Christopher College and Stuart Sutley and is managed by a team with over 140 years of combined experience, and it is willing to lead rounds. Managing Partner Christopher College is a seasoned venture investor who has closed more than 100 deals totaling over $2.5 billion and previously headed the Private Finance Group at Stifel Nicolaus; Partner Stuart Sutley is a University of Virginia graduate, former US Marine Corps infantry officer and healthcare-company founder. Across roughly 30 to 35 investments the portfolio has produced eight acquisitions, including ZeroFox, RedOwl, Protenus and Rocket Doctor (acquired by Canada's Treatment AI), with other holdings such as WellDoc, EcoMap, Indicio, Link Labs, Traitify, Yet Analytics, Pixelligent Technologies, emocha and Minnowtech. Its most recent tracked investment was a Series A in Baltimore-based Infinity Bio in June 2025. By anchoring its flagship fund in Baltimore, TCP backs regional technology founders while addressing a local capital gap.

TCV (Technology Crossover Ventures) is one of the largest and longest-standing growth-equity firms, founded in 1995 by Richard H. Kimball and Jay Hoag and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in New York and London. Across a nearly 30-year history it has invested in more than 350 technology companies and backed 82 IPOs and 79 strategic exits, managing roughly $22 billion in assets as of March 2026. The firm partners with global, category-defining technology businesses as a growth-stage investor across software, internet, fintech, enterprise technology and consumer sectors, writing equity investments of $10M to $500M with flexibility around structure and investing in both private and public companies, and it is willing to lead. TCV deliberately keeps its portfolio concentrated so it can be, in its words, the hardest-working investor on each company's cap table, and describes its approach as thematically rooted, partnership-driven, long-term oriented, globally minded and quality obsessed, with a portfolio spanning five continents. Its track record includes some of technology's most prominent names, among them Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Facebook, Expedia, Zillow, Splunk, Toast, Nubank, Revolut, Celonis, Miro and Sportradar. Led by Founding General Partner Jay Hoag, the firm continues to deploy capital actively, making 14 investments in 2025; its most recent tracked investment was participation in Grow Therapy's Series D in March 2026, a round on whose board Jay Hoag sits. With three decades of crossover investing across private and public markets, TCV remains a defining growth-stage backer of category leaders.

TDF Ventures, founded in 2004, is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Washington DC and Silicon Valley. The firm focuses on startups that serve enterprise markets within infrastructure, software, and services sectors (IaaS, SaaS, XaaS). They manage a permanent pool of capital and are currently investing out of Fund IV, which has a $150 million allocation. TDF Ventures has a diverse portfolio with notable investments in companies like Omnispace, which recently expanded its spectrum portfolio, and Rewst, which raised $31 million in a Series B round to extend its leadership in the MSP automation market. Other active investments include Allstacks, Osano, and BlackCloak, which won the 2023 SC Media Award for Best Emerging Technology of the Year. The firm's investment strategy includes both financial backing and strategic support, helping portfolio companies with network building, brand exposure, talent acquisition, and subsequent funding rounds. The team at TDF Ventures includes partners and principals with extensive experience in the venture capital and technology sectors, such as Jim Pastoriza and Steven Mankoff.

TDK Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Japanese electronics maker TDK Corporation, established in 2019 and headquartered in San Jose, California. The firm invests globally in early-stage deep-tech startups it calls 'Impact Scalers,' entrepreneurs building solutions across Digital, Energy and Environmental Transformations that bring positive impact to society and the planet, aligned with TDK's mission to advance digital and energy transformation. It backs companies from Seed through Series B with checks of up to $5M, typically as a co-investor. Its focus spans artificial intelligence and computing, advanced materials, robotics and manufacturing, climate technology, mobility, agriculture technology, clean energy, health and the broader digital economy. TDK Ventures manages about $500M in assets across multiple funds, including Fund 3, a $150M deep-tech vehicle launched in April 2025. A core differentiator the firm calls 'TDK Goodness' positions it as more than a capital source, a strategic partner offering access to R&D, supply chain, engineering and customer networks. Founded and led by President Nicolas Sauvage, the firm runs a roughly 33-person team with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, London, Bengaluru and Tokyo plus a presence in China. Its portfolio of around 53 companies has produced one IPO, six acquisitions and multiple unicorns, with notable holdings including Groq in low-latency AI computing valued up to roughly $6.9B, Ascend Elements in closed-loop battery recycling, which named TDK Ventures its 2025 Partner of the Year, Agility Robotics in humanoid robots, and Silicon Box in chiplet semiconductor packaging. Its most recent tracked investment was a $16.7M Series A in C2i Semiconductors in May 2026.

Team Builder Ventures is a San Francisco-based 'service' venture capital fund founded in 2013 by Steven Lurie, a former Zynga executive who served on the company's executive staff from its early days through its IPO, where he was the first Head of Mobile, built the India team and ran International, earning Zynga's Spirit and Atlas Awards. The fund's core differentiator is hands-on team-building: it commits to helping portfolio founders recruit world-class talent at no recruiting fee, reaching candidates that traditional recruiters and even founders cannot, and has beaten top recruiting firms on hires for its companies. It invests in pre-seed, seed and Series A rounds, explicitly does not lead rounds and does not require board seats, instead participating alongside larger lead VC funds, which makes it easy to include in early-stage rounds. Checks average about $250K, typically $100K to $500K and somewhat larger for Series A, and the firm manages under $150M across three private funds. Team Builder Ventures invests across domains and geographies, spanning enterprise and SMB software, developer tools, hardware, media and content, social networks, e-commerce, marketplaces, SaaS and fintech. Its portfolio of roughly 34 companies includes one unicorn and twelve acquisitions, with notable holdings such as Zuora, Tonal, Humanity, Arch Systems, AngelList and Orbit Fab. Its most recent tracked investment was in TrueTax in early 2025. By making recruiting its signature value-add and deliberately co-investing alongside lead funds, Team Builder Ventures positions itself as an easy-to-include early-stage partner focused on helping founders build their teams.

TEAMFund (Transforming Equity and Access in MedTech) is a global-health impact investor and advisor founded in 2016, with a US base in San Francisco, California. It runs a distinctive hybrid structure that couples a for-profit impact investment fund with a non-profit programming arm; the non-profit informs investments through rigorous research and provides portfolio companies with wraparound support, drawing on an 80-plus worldwide team of executive-level advisors and CEOs from leading healthcare multinationals. Its mission is to expand access to affordable, appropriate and sustainable medical technologies, digital health and facilitating technologies that address unmet health needs in resource-constrained, underserved populations, with a thesis that non-communicable diseases pose the greatest threat in low- and middle-income countries. The firm invests in commercial-stage companies and focuses geographically on India and Sub-Saharan Africa, where local entrepreneurs are often best positioned to close care gaps, typically as a co-investor. TEAMFund closed its inaugural $30M impact fund in 2019, structured with a 10-year horizon and a plan for 8 to 10 portfolio companies, and has since raised a follow-on Impact Fund II. It is co-founded and co-chaired by Tim Ring, former Chairman and CEO of C.R. Bard, and Kathryn Gleason, former senior partner at Morgan Lewis, and led day-to-day by Managing Partner Yousuf Mazhar. Portfolio companies include Qure.ai, MediBuddy, Tricog Health, Forus Health, JanaCare, EchoNous and Vezeeta, which collectively delivered tens of millions of patient services. Its most recent tracked activity was participation in Qure.ai's $65M Series D in September 2024. TEAMFund pairs impact capital with deep medtech advisory support.

Teamworthy Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early to growth-stage companies, focusing on building long-term relationships with talented entrepreneurial teams. Their portfolio includes leading software and software-enabled services companies such as Toast, SeatGeek, Weave, Carta, Capsule, CampusLogic, G2, Ibotta, OpenGov, Foursquare, Vestwell, Affinity, and Slice. The firm's mission is to partner with outstanding entrepreneurial teams to build companies of purpose, integrity, and enduring value. They emphasize values such as teamwork, service, integrity, creativity, enthusiasm, initiative, craftsmanship, learning, prudence, fortitude, humility, and thrift. Teamworthy strives to be a worthy partner by providing not just capital but also strategic support and mentorship to help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential. Their investment team includes experienced professionals like Senior Associate Kyle Limpic, Associate Emma Barrett, and Associate Josiah Meadows, who bring diverse backgrounds and expertise to the firm. Teamworthy Ventures operates out of Greenwich, Connecticut, and Nashville, Tennessee, providing a robust support network for their portfolio companies.

Tech Coast Angels (TCA) is one of the largest and most active angel investor networks in the U.S., particularly focused on Southern California. Since its founding in 1997, TCA has funded over 540 companies, providing more than $300 million in early-stage capital. Its portfolio includes notable successes such as Apeel (now a unicorn) and Procore. TCA’s investments span a variety of industries, including healthcare, high-tech, and consumer products. TCA primarily invests in seed and early Series A rounds, often in California-based startups but also extending its reach across the U.S. and occasionally internationally. The group is known for not only providing capital but also hands-on mentorship and operational support. With around 400 members across several regional networks, TCA brings deep expertise and valuable connections to the table. Recently, TCA has increased its focus on syndicating deals with other angel groups and VCs, helping startups secure additional capital. Entrepreneurs looking to partner with TCA should demonstrate strong market potential and scalability, while leveraging the network’s robust mentorship and support system to build a sustainable business​.

Tech Council Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Summit, New Jersey that invests Seed and Series A financing into the Mid-Atlantic region's most promising growth technology companies. Originally founded in 2001 as the NJTC Venture Fund, it rebranded to Tech Council Ventures in 2016 and operates as the venture arm of TechUnited:NJ, formerly the NJ Technology Council, one of the largest and most active technology councils in the United States with more than 500,000 innovator members. That affiliation is the firm's core differentiator: portfolio companies gain access to an unmatched network of customers, key team recruits, business partners and service providers. With roughly $175M in assets under management across eight funds and five decades of collective team experience, the firm writes checks of $500K to $3M into startups spanning technology, enterprise software, biotech, life sciences, healthcare, media, telecom, cleantech and edtech, and it is willing to lead rounds. Its investment team is led by Managing Partner and Founder Jim Gunton, a 20-plus-year investor formerly with Edison Venture Fund and Oracle, alongside Managing Partner Steve Socolof and Partner Mark Kolb, a healthcare entrepreneur and former CEO of Bergen Medical Products. Tech Council Ventures has made roughly 59 investments with four exits, including notable holdings such as Achieve3000, Amber Road, CytoSorbents, InstaMed and IntegriChain. The firm is currently deploying its third fund; its most recent investment was participation in PolyGone Systems' $4M Seed round in February 2026. By tying its capital to one of the country's largest technology-council networks, the firm backs Mid-Atlantic founders.

TechAccel (Technology Acceleration Partners) is a Kansas City-area technology and venture development organization founded in 2014 by Michael Helmstetter together with Kansas State University and the Bicknell Family Holding Company. It describes itself as a first-of-its-kind hybrid that pairs equity capital with R&D: its 'Equity+ Science Advancement' model invests in startups and simultaneously funds research at universities and partners to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and commercialization. The firm focuses on agriculture (agtech), animal health and nutrition, and food technology, sectors its leadership argues are under-appreciated by mainstream venture capital that concentrates on human health. Rather than operating as a conventional pooled fund, TechAccel is an operating company backed by Kansas City-based high-net-worth individuals and family offices, calling capital as needed to fund specific projects; individual investments typically range from about $500,000 to $1 million, and it generally invests as a co-investor. It is led by Co-Founder, President and CEO Dr. Michael Helmstetter, who brings more than 30 years of startup, spin-off and technology-advancement experience across agriculture, defense and biotechnology. TechAccel's portfolio of roughly a dozen disclosed companies has produced one IPO, GreenLight Biosciences, and one acquisition, Agrivida, and includes investments such as Benson Hill Biosystems, where it joined a $25M Series B in crop science, and Epicrop Technologies, a crop-epigenetics company. It also co-formed Covenant Animal Health Partners, later sold to NovaQuest Capital Management in 2021. By coupling equity investment with funded science advancement, TechAccel backs agriculture, animal-health and food-technology innovation from discovery through commercialization.

Techne Infiniti Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2021 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, with additional offices in Amsterdam and Bangalore. It positions itself as a vertical AI venture platform built to bridge the gap between horizontal artificial intelligence and industry, beginning with what it calls the world's largest yet least digitized sector: the roughly $16 trillion hospitality and travel market. The firm runs a hybrid model that combines a venture fund with a venture studio and a hospitality accelerator, investing in early-stage startups that apply AI across accommodation, food and beverage, travel and tourism, mobility, recreation, entertainment and wellness. Checks typically range from $50,000 to $1 million across pre-seed, seed, seed-plus and Series A stages, and the firm invests globally with emphasis on North America, Europe and Asia, generally as a co-investor. Its leadership team draws on experience at Google, Apple, Cisco, Intel, HP, Oracle, Symantec and more than 200 high-growth startups. Co-Founder and Managing Director Manish Gupta also co-founded and co-chairs Shashi Group, which owns and operates a premium Silicon Valley hospitality portfolio, and is joined by Managing Directors Dipesh Gupta, Anjali Arora and Gilad Berenstein. Its portfolio of roughly seven companies includes TROMPAR, Teamatix and Onnow.io. The firm has forged a strategic partnership with GAIN (HFTP) and launched the Nextwave Seed Investment Challenge at HITEC 2025. By focusing on vertical AI for hospitality and travel, Techne Infiniti backs founders digitizing one of the world's largest under-served markets.

TechNexus Venture Collaborative is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2007 that pioneered the 'venture collaborative' model, a first-of-its-kind structure pairing corporate capital with startup execution at scale, and the longest-operating such platform in the United States. Originally launched as a physical collaboration space for Chicago technology entrepreneurs, it grew into a hybrid venture firm and innovation platform that helps leading corporations and ambitious founders build mutually beneficial relationships, investing capital, incubating ventures and collaborating across its ecosystem to create new business models, revenue streams and products. More than half of its team is dedicated to post-investment collaboration. With roughly $300M in assets under management, TechNexus invests where there is strategic alignment with its corporate partners across audio and consumer electronics, B2B software, health, wellness and fitness, manufacturing, marine and outdoor recreation, media production, mobility, retail and electrification, primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, and it is willing to lead. Since 2017 it has invested in more than 150 portfolio companies and helped them raise over $4 billion in follow-on capital. The firm is led by Founder and CEO Terry Howerton and Founder and General Partner Fred Hoch, alongside Managing Director Andy Annacone. Its flagship holding is Harbinger Motors, an electric medium-duty vehicle maker where TechNexus led the Series A and co-led later rounds with corporate partner THOR Industries; its most recent tracked investment was a $19M Series B in Maverick Metals in April 2025. By matching corporate partners with startups at scale, TechNexus turns strategic alignment into new ventures.

TechniVentures is a micro-venture capital firm based in Brooklyn, New York, that focuses on investing in innovative seed-stage startups. Their investment approach is highly hands-on, leveraging the team’s deep experience in entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing to help companies scale effectively. TechniVentures is particularly active in sectors like healthcare technology and software, with recent investments including Solvemed and Copernic Space. Founded in 2019, the firm primarily invests in companies with strong potential in niche industries, such as medical devices and productivity software. The leadership team, including General Partners Tytus Stempniewicz and Matt Kozlowski, is heavily involved in guiding portfolio companies through early-stage growth challenges, providing both operational expertise and market access through a global network of contacts. TechniVentures tends to focus its efforts on industries with high growth potential, although it remains selective about its deals, typically investing in startups that align with its strategic goals of long-term value creation and innovation.

TechOne Venture Capital is an Istanbul-based 'smart capital' fund founded in 2019 that backs seed and early-stage technology startups in Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe with aspirations to become global leaders in their verticals. Structured as a Turkish venture capital investment fund of roughly USD 25 million, it positions itself as more than a capital provider, bringing strategic expertise, an extensive network of connections, hands-on mentoring and operational excellence to its founders, and it is willing to lead rounds. The firm draws on more than 30 full-time professionals and over 100 strategic partners, and works closely with operating partner Tarvenn Ventures, an Istanbul-based investment and consultancy firm. TechOne invests primarily at the seed stage, having made roughly 28 seed-stage investments at an average round size of about $1.27M, alongside a handful of Series A rounds averaging around $6.51M, across enterprise and B2B software, SaaS, high tech, consumer, retail, fintech and security sectors. Its portfolio of around 32 companies is concentrated in Turkey, with a secondary presence in the United States, and includes notable names such as Pixa Software, FineDine, which builds data-driven digital menus for restaurants, Alotech, a cloud call-center platform, Brandefense in cyber threat intelligence, Co-one in AI data annotation and Evreka in waste management and circular economy. It has recorded one exit, Tridi, in March 2023; its most recent tracked investment was in Co-one in May 2025. By pairing capital with deep operational support, TechOne backs Turkish and CEE founders aiming for global scale.

TechOperators, founded in 2008 and based in Atlanta, is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage cybersecurity and B2B software companies. The firm typically leads Seed and Series A funding rounds with initial investments ranging from $2 million to $5 million. Their investment strategy is shaped by the extensive operational experience of the founding partners, who include David Gould, Glenn McGonnigle, Said Mohammadioun, and Tom Noonan. TechOperators' portfolio features notable investments in companies such as Automox, a cloud-native endpoint management platform, and Flashpoint, which provides actionable intelligence from the dark web. They have also backed Phantom Cyber, which was acquired by Splunk, and Ionic Security, acquired by Twilio. Other significant investments include Tala Security, Todyl, and KyckGlobal. The firm supports its portfolio companies with more than just capital, offering strategic advice, networking opportunities, and operational guidance to help them scale. This hands-on approach is evident in their successful exits, such as the acquisition of Phantom Cyber by Splunk and the acquisition of Flashpoint by Audax.

Techstars is a global platform for investment and innovation that has supported over 4,000 startups since its inception in 2006. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Techstars operates accelerator programs worldwide, providing early-stage startups with access to capital, mentorship, and a vast network of investors and partners. Their portfolio spans a diverse range of industries, including HealthTech, FinTech, Web3, CleanTech, and more. Notable companies in their portfolio include Chainalysis, DataRobot, and Remitly. Techstars has facilitated over $27.3 billion in total funding for its startups, with a cumulative market cap of $113.6 billion​. Techstars' investment strategy involves pre-seed and early-stage investments through their accelerator programs. They invest up to $120,000 in each startup during the accelerator program, and follow-on investments through their Venture Fund. This strategy allows them to support companies from their initial stages through to growth​.

Tectonic Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Newton, Massachusetts, focused on early-stage investments in technology and healthcare. Established in 2016, the firm has a strong emphasis on sectors such as software, SaaS, robotics, and life sciences. Tectonic Ventures' portfolio includes companies like Vecna Robotics, a leader in autonomous material handling solutions, and Butlr, a sensor platform for understanding human behavior in spaces. The firm recently raised over $87.1 million for its second fund, increasing its total assets under management significantly. The team at Tectonic Ventures is led by experienced partners, including Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, a professor at MIT and Harvard, and Morris Miller, co-founder of Rackspace​. They are known for their hands-on approach, providing not just capital but also strategic guidance and industry expertise to help startups scale effectively. For startups looking to engage with Tectonic Ventures, demonstrating strong innovation in technology or healthcare and having a capable management team are critical. The firm values founders who can navigate complex challenges and are dedicated to making a significant impact in their respective fields​.

Tekfen Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, established in 2016 as the corporate venture arm of Tekfen Holding, a publicly traded Turkish industrial conglomerate founded in 1956 with more than 18,000 employees across 40 subsidiaries operating in construction, agriculture, manufacturing and real estate. Investing out of a roughly $65M fund with a financial-return focus, Tekfen Ventures backs visionary founders pursuing bold transformations in the legacy industries that build, feed and supply the world. It invests across the technology spectrum, software, hardware and life sciences, typically writing first checks of about $1M to $4M at the Series A and B stages, generally as a co-investor, and skews toward deeptech and research-based companies tied to the digitization and decarbonization of agriculture, construction, manufacturing and real estate, as well as advanced materials, energy efficiency, renewable energy, IoT, robotics and cybersecurity. Beyond capital, the firm leverages Tekfen Holding's industrial leadership, global reach and operating expertise to act as a strategic partner, and it has reviewed deals as far afield as the Philippines, Australia, India and China. Its portfolio of roughly 28 investments includes two unicorns, industrial cybersecurity company Claroty, valued at about $2.5 billion in 2024, and agricultural biotech Pivot Bio, alongside Tropic Biosciences and enterprise analytics platform Soft Machine. Its most recent tracked investment was in Tropic in August 2025. Longtime leaders Managing Director Kris Kemeny and founder-president Sinan Uzan departed the firm in January 2026. By pairing capital with a major industrial parent, Tekfen Ventures backs deeptech transforming legacy industries.

Tekton Ventures is an international, seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, with deep Silicon Valley roots and a global footprint. It runs a collaborative global investment platform, backing both early-stage startups and early-stage funds worldwide, and emphasizes long-term relationships with founders and fund managers that let it capture emerging innovation trends at inception. Its permanent-capital structure is designed to embrace the long, illiquid nature of venture investing. Typical first checks run roughly $100K to $1M, with a sweet spot around $500K, and the firm often invests alongside other early-stage investors rather than always leading. Sector interests span consumer and marketplace businesses, fintech, e-commerce, enterprise applications, retail, mobility and the gig and sharing economy. Geographically it concentrates on Silicon Valley plus select tech centers such as London and Israel, and fast-growing digitally connected markets across Asia, including China, Korea and India, as well as Latin America and Africa. The firm reports more than 160 portfolio companies, 66-plus fund partners, companies operating in 25-plus countries, over $106B in portfolio market value and 32 IPOs and exits. Notable companies include Coupang (NYSE IPO, roughly $102B market cap), Toss, Flutterwave, PayJoy, Merama, Signifyd, Moove, Outdoorsy, Thumbtack and PropTiger (acquired by Aurum PropTech in July 2025). Recent activity includes a Series A investment in LatAm conversational-AI startup Vambe in December 2025 and the NASDAQ listing of Virtuix in January 2026. The firm was founded by Jai Choi, who serves as Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and runs an approximately six-person team. Tekton blends fund and direct investing across global frontier markets.

TEL Venture Capital, Inc. is the corporate venture capital arm of Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TEL), the world's leading semiconductor and flat-panel-display production-equipment manufacturer. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Silicon Valley (Fremont, California) with an additional office in Tokyo, the firm invests globally in innovative technologies that generate synergies with Tokyo Electron's core semiconductor and display businesses, their peripheral fields, and other silicon fabrication and process technologies. Target areas span process, design, materials, hardware and software, sustainability and conservation, and adjacent deep-tech, and the firm has issued an open call for startups of any stage building ultra-small, real-time sensors, for pressure, temperature, gas, flow, moisture and plasma characteristics, for integration into state-of-the-art semiconductor process equipment. Rather than acting as a purely financial backer, TEL VC treats portfolio companies as strategic partners, pursuing joint development and collaborative business and offering access to Tokyo Electron's global business infrastructure, deep technical resources, and worldwide sales and distribution channels, typically as a co-investor. Per its own site the firm has invested in 52 companies across 12 countries and regions. Notable and recent portfolio companies include Ferroelectric Memory Company (Series C, November 2025), Fortaegis Technologies (July 2025), EN2CORE Technology (June 2025), Hinalea, ADTEX, NexFi Technology, Cellid and Wooptix. Bobby Shirai joined as president in December 2024, and the team has expanded with multiple investment and technical professionals across the US, Japan, Korea and Israel. By coupling capital with joint development and Tokyo Electron's global platform, TEL VC backs the deep-tech and materials companies most relevant to advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Telefónica Tech Ventures is the global corporate venture capital vehicle of Telefónica, the Spanish multinational telecommunications group, specialized in cybersecurity and adjacent enterprise technology. Launched in 2020 and promoted by ElevenPaths, Telefónica's cybersecurity unit within Telefónica Tech, together with Telefónica Innovation Ventures, the group's broader CVC active since 2007, it is headquartered in Madrid with a presence in Silicon Valley. The fund's stated purpose is to detect disruptive innovation in cybersecurity, including threat intelligence, cloud security, data protection and AI applied to security, while also backing cloud, IoT and data startups worldwide and developing joint business with them. It typically invests up to roughly EUR 6M, about $7M, per deal at Series A to C stages, with observed checks in the $2M to $3M range, generally as a co-investor, and at launch set out to fund around fifteen cybersecurity developers over three years. Its investment scope spans Europe, the United States, Israel and Latin America. Tracked activity shows about 53 investments and 15 portfolio exits, with the most recent investment being a seed round in Mexican clean-energy marketplace Solfium in January 2025, around $2.2M alongside Wayra Hispam. Notable cybersecurity and connectivity holdings include Nozomi Networks in OT/IoT security, Red Sift, CounterCraft, Devo, Hdiv Security, Blueliv/4IQ, Kymatio, Mitiga Solutions and Monogoto. The fund is led by director Guenia Gawendo and leverages Telefónica's global telecom infrastructure, customer base and operating expertise as a strategic partner to its portfolio companies.

Telefónica Ventures, formally Telefónica Innovation Ventures (TIV), is the corporate venture capital arm of Telefónica, the Spanish multinational telecommunications group. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Madrid with an office in Silicon Valley, it invests and builds strategic partnerships aligned with Telefónica's global strategy. It runs a dual model: making direct investments in technology startups and acting as a limited partner in a network of leading venture capital funds in key Telefónica markets, 12 funds in total, including Alter Venture Partners in Silicon Valley, Vintage in Israel, four funds in Spain and three in Brazil. Its current portfolio comprises around 10 directly held startups plus more than 80 companies reached through those fund commitments. Investment scope spans Europe, the United States, Israel and Latin America, and thematic focus areas include 5G and next-generation communications, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IoT, cloud, edge, video, gaming, fintech and digital transformation, with growing interest in Web3 for telecoms. Across tracked direct activity it has made roughly 28 investments with about 4 exits and only a handful of lead positions, typically co-investing in larger rounds. Notable and recent direct investments include AI search company Perplexity in December 2024, Barcelona-based Mitiga Solutions in 2024, embedded-insurance startup Weecover, and cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks. Telefónica Ventures sits within a broader corporate innovation ecosystem that also includes the Wayra accelerator, Telefónica Venture Builder and the cybersecurity-focused Telefónica Tech Ventures. By combining direct investments with a fund-of-funds network across its key markets, Telefónica Ventures connects the group to global technology innovation.

Telescopic Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Oakland, California. Its name references finding things usually hard to see with the naked eye and discovering what is currently unseen, reflecting a mission to partner with the most innovative technology companies aiming to make a huge real-world impact. The firm's investment philosophy, branded 'Applied Frontier Technology,' targets companies at the intersection of radical forward innovation and real-world implementation; it is sector-agnostic but focused mainly on B2B and enterprise applications. Four themes drive its thesis: the increasing decentralization of computing and cognitive analysis, growing automation within traditional industries, the need to fast-track sustainability, and security as a must-have for all companies. Investment categories span AI, machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning, IoT and hardware, platform infrastructure, cybersecurity, sustainability, digital health and fintech. Telescopic invests at the early stage, pre-seed through Series A and primarily seed rounds in US-based startups, and is open to leading while also happily co-investing alongside other early-stage backers. The team of around four, including two partners among them partner Merlyn Sevy, are former entrepreneurs and operators who actively support portfolio companies on early business development, strategy and product integrations. Its portfolio of roughly nine companies includes data-infrastructure unicorn VAST Data, data-classification and security firm Kriptos, and environmental-services startup Mycocycle, and has produced two acquisitions, including Shrimpy and Onion ID. By backing frontier technology paired with real-world implementation, Telescopic Ventures supports founders applying advanced computing, automation, sustainability and security.

The Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) is a startup accelerator and early-stage investment program launched in 2013 as an initiative of the Telluride Foundation in Telluride, in rural Southwest Colorado. Now operating under the broader brand Telluride Venture Network (TVN), it is a nationally recognized, award-winning entrepreneurial ecosystem created to build and strengthen a self-sustaining startup community in a mountain region that historically lacked such services. Its accelerator selects up to six entrepreneurs each year for a roughly five-month immersive program, investing $30,000 in exchange for a 4% equity stake; participating founders relocate to Telluride and receive shared office space, more than 1,000 hours of access to a network of 100-plus mentors and entrepreneurs-in-residence, and a capstone demo day where they pitch for follow-on capital from Telluride's angel network and venture funds. TVA prioritizes cutting-edge products and services in outdoor recreation, tourism, natural and organic products, health and healthy living, energy, water and education. Beyond the accelerator, TVN now offers acceleration bootcamps, a mentorship program, capital funds, a trustee network and coworking. Across its history it has backed roughly 95 companies, helping around 120 ventures create some 350 jobs and raise about $55M in follow-on funding, and it raised $13M to support early-stage ventures in rural Colorado. Notable alumni include Simple Homes, Agolix, Ceibo, The Dyrt, Hyperlite Mountain Gear, High Desert Farms and Mountain Drones. Founder and early managing director Jesse D. Johnson launched the program, which has since been led by figures including Marc Nager and Bonnie Watson. TVA anchors a rural mountain startup ecosystem.

TELUS Ventures is the strategic investment and corporate venture capital arm of TELUS Corporation, one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies. Founded in 2001, it is among Canada's most active and longest-standing CVC funds, investing across stages from Seed to pre-IPO but concentrating on Series A and Series B rounds, and it is willing to lead. Operating from Vancouver, British Columbia, with a team of roughly 13 people including six partners led by Managing Partner and VP Terry Doyle, the firm has also expanded internationally, opening an Israel presence with Partner and Investment Director Ravit Warsha Dor. The fund manages approximately CAD $625M and typically deploys $10M to $15M into post-Series A startups, leveraging TELUS' network, distribution and customer base to accelerate portfolio growth. Investment themes span digital health and healthtech, agriculture technology, connected consumer experiences, IoT and smart cities, AI, security, enterprise platforms and food tech, with a notable impact orientation. As of early 2026 the firm had backed about 57 companies, adding three in the prior twelve months, and recorded one unicorn, one IPO and 21 acquisitions, with notable exits and holdings including Mogo, Taulia, Veracode, League, MedStack, PocketPills, Clinia and Radicle. Most investments are in Canada, about 22, followed by the United States, about 15. Recent 2025 activity included co-leading a $35M round in workplace mental-health platform Unmind and participating in autonomous-trucking AI company Waabi's $750M Series C.

Ten Eleven Ventures is a venture capital firm uniquely dedicated to investing in cybersecurity. Founded in 2015 by Alex Doll and Mark Hatfield, it focuses exclusively on cyber companies, investing across all stages—from seed to growth. This stage-agnostic strategy has allowed them to invest in early-stage disruptors like Cylance and growth-stage leaders like Darktrace, leveraging their deep sector expertise to support companies at every phase. The firm operates globally, with investments in regions like North America, the UK, Israel, and recently expanding into Southeast Asia, thanks to partnerships with firms like KKR and Temasek. Their notable exits include companies like Ping Identity, Hexadite, and Cylance, reflecting their success in identifying and scaling innovative cybersecurity startups. Ten Eleven offers more than just capital, providing strategic guidance through a strong network of cybersecurity veterans and a specialized team. The leadership includes Alex Doll and Mark Hatfield, alongside key team members like COO Brian Draves and CMO Megan Dubofsky, all contributing to their deep technical insight and ability to help portfolio companies grow.

TEN13 is an innovative venture capital firm based in Fortitude Valley, Australia, co-founded by Stew Glynn and Steve Baxter in 2019. TEN13 operates on a deal-by-deal investment model, allowing its network of over 500 investors to choose specific deals they want to back. This model offers flexibility and targeted investment opportunities, enabling investors to allocate capital more precisely. TEN13 focuses on early-stage investments in diverse sectors, including fintech, health and wellbeing, education, and AI. Notable portfolio companies include Clipchamp, an online video editing platform acquired by Microsoft, Go1, an online learning platform that recently raised $200 million from Softbank, and Chipper Cash, a leading African fintech app. The firm has seen significant growth, deploying over $70 million across 32 startups since its inception. TEN13 is known for its supportive approach, providing more than just capital. They offer strategic guidance, network connections, and operational support to help startups scale effectively. This hands-on approach has been a key factor in their success, with several of their portfolio companies achieving substantial growth and recognition. TEN13’s team includes experienced professionals like Sophie Robertson, who was recently promoted to Partner, and Joel Pobar, who joined as a Venture Partner to strengthen their AI investments. The firm continues to expand its presence, recently building connections in Southeast Asia and North America to support and discover new opportunities.

TenOneTen Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments, primarily in technical teams reimagining major industries. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs who have built and exited eight venture-backed startups—including AdSense (acquired by Google), Factual, and Scopely—TenOneTen leverages this deep operational experience to help startups grow. The firm typically invests in the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, with check sizes ranging from $500K to $4M. TenOneTen is particularly active in sectors like retail technology, health tech, artificial intelligence, and real estate tech. Their portfolio includes companies like Crexi, Elroy Air, and Daily, all of which are disrupting their respective industries. The firm also maintains a strong connection with the local tech scene in Los Angeles, hosting the popular "LA Venture" podcast to foster conversations with local investors. TenOneTen Ventures is committed to partnering with founders who are building innovative solutions and offers more than just capital by providing mentorship and strategic guidance, especially for engineers transitioning to entrepreneurial roles. The team continues to support high-growth startups with a mission to solve the world’s biggest challenges through technology.

Tensility Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in enterprise AI companies. With a focus on AI-driven solutions, they back startups working in critical sectors such as cybersecurity, healthcare, infrastructure, and vertical applications like AI for drug development and digital health. Tensility seeks mission-driven founders who leverage proprietary data and novel AI approaches to solve significant industry challenges. The firm, co-founded by Wayne Boulais and Armando Pauker, prides itself on deep technical expertise and over two decades of venture investing experience. Since 2017, Tensility has evaluated more than 1,200 AI deals and invested in 48 companies. Their portfolio includes companies like Agnostiq, which focuses on quantum computing for AI, and BrainCheck, a cognitive health diagnostic platform. Tensility’s investment strategy goes beyond capital infusion. They are hands-on investors, actively guiding founders through the toughest stages of their startup journey. Their typical check size ranges between $150K and $250K at the seed stage, and they often lead or co-lead rounds. Diversity is also a core value, with 70% of the founders in their second fund being women or people of color. For entrepreneurs ready to transform industries through AI, Tensility provides not only financial backing but also the operational support needed to scale and achieve successful exits.

Tesseract Venture Fund (TVFund) is a US venture capital fund headquartered in Tampa, Florida, that invests in early-stage technology and digital media startups, providing capital and hands-on support to help companies scale and achieve industry impact. The fund concentrates on robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning applied across a broad set of traditionally slow-moving sectors, including military and defense, critical infrastructure, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, education and information security. It invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in US-based companies, with check sizes ranging from roughly $500K up to $5M, generally as a co-investor. The fund takes an operator-first approach, emphasizing deep collaboration with portfolio companies, and its manager has executed more than 50 deals over the course of a career focused primarily on technology and healthcare, active across North America and Europe with a number of notable exits. The fund is affiliated with Tesseract Ventures, an American invention company founded by John Boucard that builds advanced hardware, software and AI-driven systems for construction, defense, infrastructure and agriculture using its PRISM, MOSAIC and ECHO technology platforms. The fund maintains a small team of around eight people. By combining venture capital with the engineering capabilities of an affiliated invention company, Tesseract Venture Fund backs robotics and AI founders bringing advanced technology to defense, infrastructure, energy, agriculture and other foundational industries that have been slower to digitize.

Tet Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on rebuilding the global food system through bold innovation and sustainable solutions. Founded in 2020 by Neeraj Berry, Tet invests between $50K and $250K in foodtech startups worldwide, particularly across the U.S. and Europe. With a mission to solve some of the most pressing issues facing food production and sustainability, their portfolio includes pioneering companies like Arkeon, which uses CO2 to create food ingredients, and Impetus Ag, which develops novel agricultural technologies. Although primarily focused on foodtech, Tet occasionally backs startups in other sectors if they align with their vision of generational entrepreneurship. The firm actively seeks out businesses that are not just high-growth but built to last, supporting founders with capital, strategic mentorship, and access to an extensive network of experts. Tet Ventures operates from Berlin and frequently collaborates with other investors to accelerate the growth of early-stage companies. In addition to their investments, Tet fosters a community-centered approach, encouraging meaningful dialogue around sustainability and food system innovation. Startups are encouraged to approach Tet Ventures with a clear, impactful vision, as the firm emphasizes long-term potential over quick returns. With a strong belief in generational change, Tet Ventures aims to be a key player in driving forward a more sustainable, equitable future in global food systems, all while maintaining the flexibility to support projects with transformative potential outside the food sector.

Texas Ventures is a Houston-based private equity and venture capital firm with deep expertise in structured finance, capital markets and technology. Its investment philosophy is to identify emerging trends and opportunities before they are recognized by the broader market, and to take a proactive, hands-on approach working alongside entrepreneurs and managers building world-class companies; the team typically engages more closely with management than a traditional venture firm, and it is willing to lead. The firm focuses on communications, fintech and software, healthcare and life sciences, specialty finance, and energy transition and renewables. With more than 25 years managing venture investments and over 20 active investments, Texas Ventures has built a portfolio of roughly 44 companies, recording one IPO and eight acquisitions, with notable holdings and exits including Data.World, Arbe and YapStone; its most recent disclosed exit was Machfu in December 2024. The firm is led by founding and managing partner E. Scott Crist, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of AI computer-vision company Osperity, former CEO of Telscape International and Matrix Telecom, with an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School. The partner team includes Andrew Clark, covering SaaS, communications, energy-tech, hardware, life sciences, fintech and IoT; Harvin Moore, covering aerospace and aviation, public and private investments, education and SaaS; and Aruna Viswanathan, covering AI, cloud, SaaS, semiconductors and e-commerce, with Greg Smith as CFO. The firm has also sponsored a series of Texas Ventures Acquisition SPACs, including a $200M Nasdaq IPO in 2025. Texas Ventures blends venture and structured-finance expertise with hands-on engagement.

TEXO Ventures is an early-stage healthcare venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2009 to invest in and build innovative healthcare companies; its name derives from the Latin for 'to build with great care.' TEXO invests in the 'business' of healthcare rather than the 'science,' targeting companies at the convergence of Health IT and health services that use recurring-revenue models, require less capital to commercialize, are highly scalable and face fewer regulatory hurdles, and it is willing to lead. It primarily invests across four sectors: Health IT and technology-enabled health services; managed care and benefit design; medical devices and diagnostics, only when uniquely differentiated with a clear 510(k)-style regulatory path; and personalized-medicine technology. The firm explicitly avoids consumer health services and devices, pharmaceutical development, oncology products, therapeutics, biotechnology and pre-revenue concepts, and typically targets opportunities with pre-money valuations between $3M and $10M. TEXO takes an active, non-passive approach, drawing on more than 60 years of combined operating experience. Across a portfolio of about 11 companies it counts one unicorn, Lantern, which reached unicorn status in 2023, with other notable holdings including OpenMarkets Health, CareDox, BetterDoctor, Sensentia, Wenzel Spine, Televero Health and Ortho Kinematics. Average round sizes have been roughly $2.3M at seed and $2.0M at Series A. The firm is led by managing partners Philip Sanger, MD and Jerry DeVries, with Randall Crowder as adviser. By focusing on capital-efficient, scalable health-services and IT businesses, TEXO backs the commercial side of healthcare innovation.

Thayer Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm and the preeminent US venture platform focused on technology innovation across the global travel, transportation and hospitality industries; no other traditional US-based VC has invested more capital into travel startups over the past decade. Founded around 2009 by Chris Hemmeter and Mark Farrell, the firm prioritizes early-stage B2B companies while selectively pursuing seed, later-stage and B2C deals across the roughly $10 trillion global travel and transportation markets, and it is willing to lead. It manages four active investment vehicles with more than $300M of capital deployed across 30-plus active portfolio companies, including its $80M Fund III, which closed in 2020. Notable portfolio companies include Sonder, Canary Technologies, Beekeeper, May Mobility, Dishcraft Robotics, Lifehouse and Muse. Thayer's competitive edge is a deep strategic network of industry advisors and LPs spanning founders of Agoda, advisors to Booking Holdings, former CEOs of Marriott, Sabre, Travelocity, American Airlines, Virgin America and Air Canada, plus executives from Airbnb and AWS Travel & Hospitality. In September 2024 Thayer Ventures combined with Derive Ventures to form Thayer Investment Partners (TIP), a broader strategic platform driving innovation across travel, hospitality and real estate. The firm is led by managing partner and co-founder Chris Hemmeter, with co-founder Mark Farrell and Katherine Grass as a venture partner expanding its global focus. By concentrating exclusively on travel, transportation and hospitality and pairing capital with an unmatched industry network, Thayer backs the technology reshaping how the world travels.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) is a highly influential podcast and venture capital fund created by Harry Stebbings, combining media and venture capital in a unique way. The podcast, featuring interviews with top VCs and entrepreneurs like Reid Hoffman and Daniel Ek, is known for its fast-paced, insightful discussions about funding, scaling, and leadership. With millions of downloads, it has become a go-to resource for aspiring founders and investors. The 20VC Fund, launched by Stebbings, focuses on pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments. The fund has built an impressive portfolio, including companies like Sorare, Hopin, and Ledgy. It targets disruptive startups with scalable potential across various sectors such as SaaS, fintech, and marketplaces. The fund actively leads early-stage rounds, offering both capital and strategic support to founders. With a West Coast and London presence, the 20VC Fund typically invests globally, particularly in the U.S. and Europe. Harry Stebbings is not just an investor but also a media personality, using his platform to amplify the stories of founders and venture partners. His fund emphasizes the importance of personal connections, often engaging deeply with founders through the podcast and network before investing. Startups interested in pitching to 20VC are encouraged to demonstrate market traction and scalability while aligning with the fund’s vision of backing bold and innovative entrepreneurs at the earliest stages.

The Ambition Fund, founded by Tanya Sam, is a venture capital firm dedicated to funding women and underrepresented minority entrepreneurs. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the fund focuses on early-stage and seed-stage investments across diverse sectors, including consumer products, media, and technology. Its mission is to provide opportunities for founders who traditionally face barriers in accessing venture capital, promoting diversity and inclusion within the startup ecosystem​. Tanya Sam, a tech entrepreneur and television personality known for her role on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, leads the fund with a deep commitment to fostering innovation and economic empowerment. In addition to her work with The Ambition Fund, she is the Director of Partnerships at TechSquare Labs and co-leads the Ascend Atlanta program, which has helped over 60 companies, collectively generating over $100 million in revenue. Her strong background in tech and business development has positioned her as a key advocate for underrepresented founders. The Ambition Fund actively seeks out innovative startups with high growth potential and social impact. The fund typically makes investments ranging from $100,000 to $500,000. It has also launched initiatives such as the Business Battle Pitch Competition, which provides an interactive platform for minority entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas and secure fundin. By providing capital, mentorship, and strategic support, The Ambition Fund aims to elevate a new generation of diverse founders and drive meaningful change in the venture capital landscape.

The Artemis Fund, based in Houston, Texas, is a venture capital firm focused on investing in female-founded startups. Established in 2019 by Stephanie Campbell, Diana Murakhovskaya, and Leslie Goldman Tepper, the fund targets early-stage companies in fintech, commerce, and care tech. Their mission is to diversify the face of wealth and support innovative solutions that address significant everyday economic problems. The Artemis Fund has recently closed its second fund at $36 million, which will continue to support female-led startups. The fund has already invested in over 20 companies, with a notable focus on Black, Latinx, and immigrant founders​. Key investments include startups like Hello Divorce, Gemist, Max Retail, Payverse, and Builder's Patch, which provide solutions ranging from tech-enabled divorce guidance to cross-border payment processing. The Artemis Fund's approach involves not only providing capital but also leveraging their extensive networks and expertise to help startups scale and succeed. They are supported by major institutional investors such as Bank of America, Amazon, and TIAA Nuveen’s Churchill Asset Management, among others​. This strong backing enables The Artemis Fund to drive meaningful change and foster a more inclusive and diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The BFM Fund, also known as Black Founders Matter, is a seed-stage venture capital fund dedicated to investing in Black and innovative entrepreneurs across the United States. Founded by Himalaya Rao-Potlapally, the fund was created to address the glaring inequities in venture capital funding, particularly the lack of access to capital for Black founders. The fund is industry-agnostic, meaning it invests across various sectors, but it places a strong emphasis on impactful ventures that can drive significant change. With a focus on early-stage investments, the BFM Fund not only provides capital but also offers strategic guidance and access to industry-specific resources to help founders scale their businesses effectively. The fund has a portfolio that includes companies like Saysh, a footwear brand by Olympian Allyson Felix, HUED, a healthcare startup backed by Serena Williams, and Glow Up Games, a mobile gaming company. The BFM Fund's strategy is built around inclusivity, aiming to create a pathway for Black founders to achieve success and generate returns for investors. By working closely with portfolio companies over 12 to 18 months, BFM helps them achieve key milestones necessary for scaling and securing further investment​.

TCG, formerly known as The Chernin Group, is a venture capital firm specializing in consumer businesses across various industries, from media to health and wellness, gaming, and consumer finance. Notable investments include Headspace, Barstool Sports, Crunchyroll, and Food52. TCG's strategy revolves around identifying strong consumer brands with passionate fan bases and solid business models, often in direct-to-consumer and subscription-based businesses. They aim to partner with management teams that have already established great brands but need assistance in scaling further​. Geographically, TCG focuses on investments in North America, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. The firm typically leads rounds, leveraging its extensive network and expertise to provide significant operational support and access to capital. They recently closed a new fund with over $700 million in commitments, showcasing their robust financial backing and commitment to future investments. The team comprises seasoned professionals like Peter Chernin, Jesse Jacobs, and Mike Kerns, who bring a wealth of experience from their previous roles in major companies like News Corp and Yahoo!. This diverse team shares a common drive and curiosity, crucial for identifying and nurturing the next big consumer trends​. For startups looking to approach TCG, it's best to highlight how your company aligns with evolving consumer behaviors and demonstrates potential for strong brand identity and a loyal customer base. They value founders who have done the hard work in building their brands and are ready to scale with the right strategic support.

E14 Fund is an MIT-affiliated venture capital firm focused on supporting deep-tech startups emerging from the MIT community. Established in 2013 and rooted in the MIT Media Lab, the fund specializes in companies that are addressing critical global challenges through breakthrough science and engineering. E14 Fund invests in early-stage startups, typically from pre-seed to Series A, with a focus on industries such as robotics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and synthetic biology. Some notable investments include Formlabs, a leader in 3D printing technology, and Overjet, a pioneer in AI-powered dental care solutions. The fund is more than just a capital provider; it acts as a strategic partner, helping founders transition from academic research to building scalable businesses. E14 leverages the vast MIT network to connect entrepreneurs with industry leaders, mentors, and technical resources that can help accelerate their growth. A significant portion of the firm’s profits is reinvested into MIT, highlighting its commitment to fostering long-term innovation within the university ecosystem. Led by managing partners Calvin Chin and Habib Haddad, E14 Fund works closely with founders to address both scientific and business challenges, providing hands-on support throughout their journey. The fund’s portfolio companies typically possess unique intellectual property and a clear path to market dominance, reflecting E14’s focus on ventures with transformative potential. By supporting startups from their earliest stages, E14 Fund plays a crucial role in translating groundbreaking MIT research into impactful, market-ready technologies.

Engine, founded by MIT in 2016, is a venture firm designed to support "Tough Tech" companies—those that tackle complex, science-based challenges in areas such as climate change, human health, and advanced systems. The firm provides more than just capital, offering infrastructure, labs, equipment, and a powerful network to help startups transition from groundbreaking research to commercial success. Engine focuses on companies that operate at the intersection of science and engineering, aiming to create transformative solutions for some of the world’s most pressing problems. The firm’s portfolio features notable companies like Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which is advancing fusion energy as a sustainable power source, and Boston Metal, a leader in decarbonizing steel production. These investments reflect Engine's commitment to technologies that promise to have a lasting impact on society and the environment. Led by Katie Rae, Engine's strategy centers on bridging the gap between research and commercialization by providing technical founders with the resources and networks they need to scale effectively. Engine's approach combines patient capital with operational support, helping entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of building in highly regulated and complex industries. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Engine leverages its proximity to top-tier academic and research institutions to stay at the forefront of innovation. Through its integrated support system, Engine enables Tough Tech startups to accelerate their growth, with a long-term focus on reshaping industries and addressing critical global challenges..

The FinTech Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm, focuses on supporting innovative fintech and decentralized finance (DeFi) startups. Their portfolio includes notable investments in companies such as Rainforest, a financial services and payments firm; Vault, a Toronto-based financial services company; and Ansa, a San Francisco-based fintech firm. The firm typically participates in significant funding rounds, with investments like $20 million in Rainforest and $18 million in Paytrix, a London-based financial services company. The FinTech Fund collaborates with other prominent investors such as Tech Square Ventures, Matrix Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures, ensuring robust financial backing and strategic support for their portfolio companies. The FinTech Fund is committed to nurturing startups that are driving innovation in the financial technology space, providing not only capital but also mentorship and strategic guidance to help them scale and succeed in a competitive market.

The Fund VC, established in 2018, is a unique venture capital firm that operates a community-driven investment model. It focuses on early-stage startups across a variety of sectors including technology, consumer goods, and healthcare. The Fund VC operates through a network of micro-funds spread across different cities such as New York, Los Angeles, London, and Sydney, each managed by a group of local investors with deep expertise in their respective markets. The Fund VC has made notable investments in companies like Tia, a women’s health tech company; Parsley Health, a holistic health startup; and Bravely, a platform providing on-demand professional coaching. This portfolio reflects their commitment to backing innovative solutions that address significant market needs. The firm leverages its extensive network of founders, operators, and investors to provide not just capital but also mentorship and strategic support to its portfolio companies. This approach helps startups navigate early challenges and scale effectively. The Fund VC is particularly known for fostering a strong community among its portfolio companies, encouraging collaboration and shared growth​

The General Partnership (TheGP) is a venture capital firm that stands out for its unique "Sweat Equity" model, which combines both capital investment and hands-on operational support. Founded in 2022, TheGP focuses on partnering with early-stage startups, especially those in the pre-seed and seed stages, helping them achieve product-market fit and scale effectively. What makes TheGP distinctive is its deep involvement with portfolio companies. Beyond just financial investment, TheGP deploys its team of seasoned engineers, recruiters, designers, and product experts to work directly within startups. This "Sweat Equity" approach means that TheGP team members are embedded in the companies they invest in, often spending up to nine months helping build out teams, optimize product development, and refine go-to-market strategies. Their model has proven successful, leading to the launch of their second fund, TheGP II, with $300 million in committed capital. This fund will continue their mission of providing both capital and expert support to founders who value active partnership over mere financial backing.

The Helm is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to invest in female-founded companies and redefine the venture landscape by focusing on gender-lens investing. Founded by Lindsey Taylor Wood, The Helm has become a prominent player in supporting women-led startups across various industries including healthcare, sustainability, and technology. Notable portfolio companies include Tia, a modern healthcare provider for women; Venus Aerospace, pushing the boundaries of hypersonic transportation; and Rebellyous Foods, revolutionizing plant-based meat production. The Helm’s investment strategy emphasizes identifying undervalued companies that demonstrate significant promise early on, ensuring they have the capital to achieve their potential. Their average check size varies, but they are known for leading funding rounds and maintaining active engagement with their portfolio companies. Startups seeking investment should highlight innovative solutions and robust business models that align with The Helm’s focus on female empowerment and sustainability. The team at The Helm includes Lindsey Taylor Wood, who leads the fund’s strategy and fundraising efforts; Julie Weber, COO and General Partner, with extensive experience in fund administration and operations; and Olivia Fleming, Partner, who directs the fund’s sustainability initiatives and angel investor network. This experienced team supports a diverse portfolio of over 20 companies and maintains a strong community of investors and founders committed to advancing female entrepreneurship.

The House Fund is a pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in startups affiliated with UC Berkeley alumni, faculty, and students. Founded in 2016 and based in Berkeley, California, the fund has established itself as a cornerstone of the Berkeley startup ecosystem. Notable investments from The House Fund include PsiQuantum, Superhuman, Queenly, Flexport, and Anyscale, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence, software, and industrial applications. The fund's industry focus spans AI, software, human capital, and consumer technologies, leveraging Berkeley's rich talent pool to identify and nurture high-potential startups. Geographically, The House Fund primarily invests in the United States, with a strong concentration in the Bay Area. Their investment strategy involves leading or co-leading pre-seed and early-stage rounds, often with check sizes up to $2 million for early-stage and up to $1 million for pre-seed investments. The fund aims to be the first investor in promising startups, offering extensive support through their network and resources. The House Fund has been highly active, particularly in the AI sector, fostering a robust AI ecosystem at Berkeley. Their approach involves close collaboration with founders, providing not only capital but also strategic guidance and access to a network of seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts. This hands-on support has been instrumental in the success of their portfolio companies.

The Venture Collective (TVC) is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York City, backed by a network of world-class entrepreneurs and business leaders. Unlike a traditional fund, TVC operates as a balance-sheet, permanent-capital investor with no fund maturity date, a structure that reduces its reliance on outlier exits and lets it back companies through long development cycles. Its strategy centres on writing high-conviction cheques at pre-seed and seed, typically between $100,000 and $2 million, while holding healthy follow-on reserves through Series A to increase ownership over time, and it is willing to lead. TVC concentrates on highly defensible, fast-growing companies tackling the world's biggest problems, organised around two core themes: Human Longevity and Health, including data-powered personalized care, novel therapeutics, AI-driven drug discovery and better-for-you consumer products, and Planetary Sustainability, including next-generation agriculture using computer vision and AI, sustainable materials and chemicals, advanced computing, and aerospace and defense. The firm runs a support-first, milestone-driven model and is led by founding partners Gina Kirsch and Nicholas Shekerdemian, alongside General Partner Cat Middleton and Partner Stephanie Sarelakos. TVC has built a portfolio of around 44 companies, including two unicorns, Axiom Space and X-Energy, with other holdings such as Builder.ai, HelixNano, Infogrid, Endpoint Health, Caravel Bio and Gravitics, and exits including SPARK Neuro, Violet and DIG Labs. By pairing permanent capital with a two-theme thesis spanning health and sustainability, TVC backs defensible, high-impact founders for the long term.

The Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund) is a San Francisco-based, Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Tipatat Chennavasin and Marco DeMiroz. It established itself as the leading early-stage investor in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality, and has since broadened its thesis to fund Physical AI and Spatial Intelligence, the technologies it sees defining the next era of computing, across infrastructure, development platforms, content and applications for both consumer and enterprise. The firm invests primarily at Seed and Series A, with check sizes commonly cited in the $500K to $2M range, and it is willing to lead. Its portfolio spans roughly 58 companies and includes unicorn Rec Room, along with Baobab Studios, Strivr, TheWaveVR, Inworld AI, World Labs, Scenario, Apprentice.io and Phiar Technologies; notable exits include Owlchemy Labs, acquired by Google, and Phiar. The VR Fund is backed by a roster of world-class strategic limited partners including Qualcomm, Orange, Bell, NetEase, Krafton, Colopl Next, OPPO, HP Tech Ventures and Yahoo Japan, giving portfolio companies global commercial reach. Co-founder Marco DeMiroz was previously a Managing Director at TPG Growth, while Tipatat Chennavasin brings a creator's perspective from shipping VR and AR experiences since the original Oculus DK1. By combining deep immersive-technology specialization with strategic corporate LPs, The VR Fund backs founders building the infrastructure, platforms and content for spatial computing and physical AI.

Theory Ventures is a San Francisco-based, early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Tomasz Tunguz, a former partner at Redpoint Ventures who previously backed eight unicorns predominantly in data and data infrastructure, including Looker, Monte Carlo, Dremio, Hex, Omni and MotherDuck. The firm is 'theory-driven,' investing in software companies that leverage technology discontinuities into go-to-market and competitive advantages, with core theses around 'The Decade of Data,' artificial intelligence and web3. Theory runs a deliberately concentrated portfolio of roughly 12 to 15 core positions per fund and partners closely with founders on go-to-market and technical execution, and it is willing to lead. It writes checks of $1M to $25M, primarily at Seed and Series A, and manages around $688M in total assets, having raised a $230M first fund and a $450M second fund announced in November 2024 for the next generation of enterprise software. Portfolio companies include Allium, which provides enterprise blockchain data used by Visa and Stripe, BackOps in AI-native supply-chain operations, MotherDuck and Omni in the modern data stack, LanceDB and Superlinked in AI data infrastructure, Aampe and Koah in AI marketing and advertising, and security platforms Artemis, Dropzone and Maze. Initia, a blockchain development platform, reached IPO, and Context, Datable and Tobiko Data have been acquired. Before becoming an investor, Tunguz was a product manager at Google on the AdSense team. By pairing a concentrated, thesis-led approach with deep data expertise, Theory Ventures backs enterprise-software, AI and data-infrastructure founders.

TheVentureCity, founded in 2017, is a global early-stage venture capital firm focused on product-centric startups across the US, Europe, and Latin America. The firm manages over $150 million in assets, investing from pre-seed and seed stages up to Series A, with investment sizes ranging from $100,000 to $500,000. TheVentureCity's diverse portfolio includes companies such as Sidekick in financial services, Tiny Health in biotechnology, and Moonflow, a SaaS platform for debt collections. These investments highlight their commitment to sectors like AI/ML, cybersecurity, FinTech, and SaaS. Operating with an operator-led model, TheVentureCity provides both financial backing and strategic support to help startups scale globally. This approach has led to successful funding rounds and the growth of companies like Fixme Connect, BrandLovrs, and Plexigrid. Key team members, including founders Laura González-Estéfani and Clara Bullrich, leverage their extensive experience in technology investment and international scalability to drive the firm’s success and support portfolio companies effectively.