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Nascent-stage, first-in investor focused exclusively on materials science, spinning university tech into emerging ventures and acting as hands-on initial operators to build companies from the lab bench up (≈30 portfolio). The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Invests at very formative-stage tech; distinguishes itself as a metrics-first SaaS investor (David Skok’s industry-standard SaaS metrics playbooks) and operates with a modest $450M U.S. fund. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
As an early-phase venture investment firm headquartered in Munich, Germany, Matterwave Ventures has built a distinct presence in its market. The group channels funding into European industrial tech companies with an emphasis on industrial hardware and software. Matterwave's portfolio is composed of companies leveraging emerging technologies such as low-power networks, wireless sensor design, cloud-based sensor management, and data analysis. The fund also extends funding for clean energy startup ventures and channels investment into founders developing cutting-edge products that show the potential to make a global impact.
Matthias Hilpert operates as an seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and author. He is the founder of MH2 Capital, a venture fund dedicated in investing in nascent-stage B2B SaaS nascent-stage companies. Furthermore, he is also the author of Fast Forward, a book that provides practical advice for B2B founders on how to find and win customers. Matthias is a mentor for several startup accelerators and has written several articles on the topics of VC and entrepreneurship. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
MAVA Ventures, a venture fund operating from New York, New York. Launched in 2014, MAVA Ventures concentrates on pre-seed and seed rounds for emerging ventures in the tech industry. The organization provides investments, advice, and partnerships for companies in the early stages of their development. MAVA Ventures also provides a platform for data and research together with access to popular research and pricing. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Evergreen fund integrated with a $10B+ hedge‑fund platform providing founders hedge‑fund‑grade analysts and public company networks, led by a repeat founder and a five‑person team for deep engagement. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Operating as a venture fund, Maverick.VC concentrates on nascent-stage investments in formative-stage companies. They provide funding, mentorship, and access to a network of resources to support startup ventures accelerate and mature. In addition, they invest in an extensive array of industries, including consumer, enterprise, healthcare, and technology. Moreover, they have offices in San Francisco and New York City. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Consumer-only investor that leads Series A, runs small funds, uses an 18-month pre-round relationship-building process, and is dedicated to personalized consumer experiences in health, productivity and knowledge. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Pre-seed investor that co-founds, makes unusually large pre-incorporation checks, and leverages partners’ private-equity and NYC development ties to connect founders with hedge fund CEOs and senior White House officials. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Seed-stage, female-founded pan–Latin America fund empowering startup founders scale into and out of Brazil with hands-on support, 400+ hiring and 200+ commercial introductions, Slack community and mentoring. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Invests at Day Zero/seed in AI-first formative-stage companies, distinguished by a human‑AI partnership focus, a dedicated $250M AI Start seed vehicle with integrated mentor capital, and a Stanford Fellows pipeline. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
As a venture investment group operating from Cincinnati, Ohio, Maywic Select Investments has built a distinct presence in its market. The organization works to make minority investments in growth-stage companies that promote healthy lifestyles, wellness, and well-being. Maywic primarily concentrates on investments in the consumer health, food and nutrition, and fitness industries. The fund also features strategic guidance and mentorship to the invested companies. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Formative-stage investor making $1–2.5M first checks targeting ≥5% equity in deep-health systems (biology, chemistry, AI/ML, robotics, clinical medicine), leveraging a private expert network that sources and vets deals. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
MDR Lab operates as a London based Law Practice established in 2020 with 11-50 employees. It delivers programmes to launch, improve and scale the next gen of LegalTech and assistance business builders to build things they can be proud of. Notably, it also supports to provide an overview of Medical Device Reporting, an introduction to LabID Event reporting option and a future specification for the Genesis Laboratory Results table for the Military Health System Data Repository (MDR) database. With a clear focus on healthcare innovation, the firm brings both capital and domain expertise.
Positioned as a venture development group, MediaTech Ventures connects capital and advances opportunities in modern media. It works with nascent-stage companies, venture capitalists, and investors to support them identify and develop opportunities in the media and technology sectors. Furthermore, it also extends a portfolio of services such as startup capital economic development, incubator services, and smart home automation installation. MediaTech Ventures is geared toward enabling its clients create and capitalize on the most cutting-edge and impactful media and technology solutions available.
Seed-stage VC oriented toward investing in companies that make meaningful advancements to patient care. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Operating as a venture fund, Mempool Ventures centers its expertise in investments in distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrency startup ventures. The group was launched in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Tokyo and San Francisco. Mempool Ventures targets formative-stage investments in projects and companies that have the potential to disrupt existing industry paradigms and create new markets. The organization also extends strategic advice and business development support to its partner companies.
Hands-on husband-and-wife Latinx- and women-founded VC centered on fintech, AI, and digital security, leveraging operator experience and immigrant perspectives to assistance founders with go-to-market strategy and AI risk guidance. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
$500M Inflection Fund invests $20–40M between early venture and mega-growth in companies >$5M revenue, backing firms across stages with partner-led expertise in security, vertical SaaS, and supply chain. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
MeOhr Ventures, an formative-stage venture fund headquartered in Haifa, Israel. The group targets investments in Life Science related startup ventures, with a particular emphasis on biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, and healthcare IT. Its team includes veteran capital allocators and professionals in the Life Science industry. MeOhr Ventures delivers funding, strategic advice, and access to a global network of resources to support their invested companies achieve their goals. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Operating as an investment and advisory firm that works with early-stage companies to help them reach their capacity, Mercato Collaborates stands out in its space. They provide venture capital, strategic advice, and access to assets. They specialize in software, internet, healthcare & medical, and financial solutions sectors. They focus on empowering companies grow, scale, and become market leaders. Their services include fundraising, business development, operations, and management. They also provide assets such as executive search, board and director counsel, and financial analysis.
As a cloud-rooted framework that delivers participants with an end-to-end solution for managing and automating their analytics science projects, MDS Studio has carved a distinctive niche. It delivers a suite of instruments for building data pipelines, building and training machine learning models, and deploying them to production. Furthermore, MDS Studio additionally delivers data visualization and reporting capabilities, allowing users to quickly and easily monitor the results of their models. MDS Studio is built for teams, giving participants the ability to collaborate on projects, and allows for protected and scalable deployments.
Mercury Fund operates as a venture fund operating from Houston, Texas. Established in 2005, the group prioritizes early-phase investments in technology-enabled companies. Mercury Fund deploys capital into a variety of sectors, including software, services, and healthcare, and has deployed capital into over fifty companies. The organization works closely with business builders to empower them develop their businesses and build successful companies. Mercury Fund remains dedicated to promoting diversity in the technology industry and has implemented a suite of initiatives to support this goal.
Nascent-stage healthcare investor with a concentrated, thematically coherent digital-health portfolio (infrastructure, AI diagnostics, virtual specialty care, women's health) that partners closely and prioritizes underrepresented founders, diversifying cap tables. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.