The startup investor directory
Grouport Ventures, a micro VC fund headquartered in the Czech Republic, which delivers nascent-stage investments and venture funding to emerging ventures. They also offer mentoring and advice to venture ventures to empower them scale and thrive. Grouport is dedicated to allocations in AI and machine learning, internet of things, mobility, digital health, and other technologies. They have a global network of partners and backers to empower them identify and assess the top-tier opportunities. Grouport is dedicated to creating an environment that promotes collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurial growth.
Grove Ventures, an formative-stage startup capital investment firm headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. The group delivers investments to technology ventures that have the potential to become global leaders in their sectors. Grove Ventures is dedicated to delivering capital to startup ventures in data and AI, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and other areas. Beyond this, fund's investments offer access to an seasoned team of professionals, together with access to a network of seasoned innovators, investors, and partners.
Led by a Black woman serial operator, offering operator-led proprietary revenue-optimization frameworks claiming 200% faster expansion. What distinguishes the firm is that it they back underestimated founders building AI alongside automation for enterprise alongside industrial verticals.
Female-led, edtech-specialist VC with Pre-K-to-Gray learning thesis and AI-first requirement, delivering summit-driven access to 15,000+ leaders, 500+ edtech CEOs, EdTech 150/200 visibility, and founder Michael Moe’s growth investing expertise. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Operator-led firm offering hands-on GTM collaborates from 350+ senior leaders (encompassing Salesforce, Snowflake), an operator collective, GTMnow media, alongside xVal AI to accelerate distribution and revenue expansion.
Digital security-focused, mission-driven, self-funded family office led by founders who built Tenable, delivering hands-on policy and go-to-market support plus foundation grants and competitions for underrepresented cyber innovators. With a disciplined investment approach, the team drives value for both founders and investors.
Launched in 2018, gumi Cryptos Funding is a venture investment firm established in San Francisco, California. Moreover, group works to invest in seed and formative-stage web3 and blockchain and crypto-native businesses, with a particular focus on businesses in the protocol and layer 1 infrastructure space. It also backs companies that are building applications in the web3 and blockchain and crypto space, including decentralized finance (DeFi), enterprise, and consumer applications. The organization has made allocations in several companies, including Polygon, Ethos Wallet, and SubQuery.
Angel and institutional investors centered on affordability, economic mobility, and sustainability, providing an unusually hands-on, blue-collar approach with systematized recruiting and operational support. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Financially driven, not strategic corporate VC; aggressively backs competitors; provides a large in‑house design/product studio with Design and Brand Sprints plus ML-driven opportunity scoring. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
\n\nH-L.vc is a VC firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. Established in 2014, H-L.vc has deployed funding into exceeding 30 formative-stage businesses, primarily in the tech and media sectors. H-L.vc\u2019s focus is on investing in and enabling to expand businesses with strong potential for growth and profitability, coupled with those that promote and embrace diversity, creativity, and innovation. H-L.vc is passionate regarding empowering innovators and empowering them to achieve their goals.
Pre-seed cross-border investor centered on Spanish-speaking LatAm–US startup ventures (80% LatAm, 20% US), presenting founder/operator networks from Rappi, Kavak, iFood and a established record of tier‑1 VC follow‑ons. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Operating as an award-winning investor with a focus on pre-seed to exit investments, and presents a range of SEIS, EIS & Follow On funds, Haatch stands out in its space. They also provide access to a world-prominent ESG framework for real estate investment grade sustainability data for corporate disclosure and transparency. The Haatch Follow On Enterprise Investment Fund will invest in founded companies mainly within the Haatch roster. Haatch's team has been deploying capital in a range of sectors, including technology, digital health, enterprise software, consumer internet, mobile, and e-commerce.
Crypto-native team (investing full-time since 2014) runs an R&D/venture studio, acts as on-chain validators, and leverages a 130,000+ developer community to recruit talent and bootstrap ecosystems. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Nascent-stage investor with expertise in female-founded consumer technology companies. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Connects real estate founders with multi-generation operator investors, leveraging native industry expertise and investor-partners who become direct revenue generators or capital partners, pre-wiring distribution and pilot opportunities. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
First-check investor targeting customer-obsessed founders reshaping employee, patient, caretaker, student, creator and small-business experiences; extends Cultural Vibrations platform and VibrationsOS with 25M synthetic buyer personas for go-to-market support. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
As a South Korean conglomerate with a presence in a wide range of sectors, encompassing manufacturing, construction, finance, and energy, Hanwha has carved a distinctive niche. Founded in 1952, Hanwha has grown to become a prominent worldwide business with more than 80 subsidiaries around the world. Hanwha is dedicated to delivering innovative offerings that improve the lives of people and create a sustainable future through its businesses and its charitable work. As a responsible business, Hanwha is dedicated to building a worldwide collective in which everyone can thrive.
The approach combines two elements: works exclusively with nascent-stage consumer brands led by exceptional female founders or mixed-gender teams, alongside incentivizing cross-portfolio collaboration by granting each founder an equity stake.
Harlem Capital, a venture fund operating from New York City. Launched in 2015, the organization has funded more than 100 nascent-stage companies with diverse founders from around the world. The fund\u2019s mission is to create a lasting impact across its partner companies and the communities in which they are based. Harlem Capital is dedicated to investments in technology, media, health, and wellness early-phase companies. Alongside delivering capital, the group delivers resources such as mentorship, networking events, and educational programs to support its invested companies achieve their goals.
Founded by first-time managers, this VC publicizes its playbook and data-heavy research, runs internships and content programs that reverse-engineer VC knowledge, and strives to back 1,000 diverse founders. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Formative-stage investor centered on national-security technologies, led by a former Navy SEAL, bridging startup ventures to government buyers with ex-operators and acquisition experts for procurement and dual-use commercialization. The firm continues to build its presence across the venture capital landscape.
Seed-stage solo GP led by a former eBay executive and Stanford professor, delivering disciplined operating and management craft, low-profile approach, and reputation as a training ground for seed managers. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
Positioned as a Frontier-Tech Investment Firm based in Florida, USA, Hartmann Capital brings a distinct approach. The company presents a range of solutions including institutional investment management, digital asset deploying capital, crypto hedge fund management, and trading for alpha. Hartmann Capital also presents educational assets, such as their Crypto Academy, which provides in-depth deploying capital and trading education. Their goal is to provide accredited investors with exposure to Bitcoin and other digital assets in a protected and dependable manner.
Led by a former federal prosecutor with decade-plus crypto investigations, they offer regulatory and enforcement expertise, a policy-focused team, and active U.S. crypto policy engagement to aid founder compliance. Through targeted capital deployment, the fund plays an active role in the startup ecosystem.
