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investors to give you the best chance of finding the right partner.
London, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Cloud Infrastructure) • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Legal Tech • Online Social • Consumer
Seedcamp is an accelerator and venture capital firm that was founded in 2007 and is headquartered at London, United Kingdom. The firm has a sector agnostic approach to investing and backs technology based companies from across the world.
Washington (DC), U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Impact • Investment Management
Quona Capital is a financial technology venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and growth-oriented businesses. The firm focuses on sub-saharan Africa, Latin America and India. It is based in Falls Church, Virginia and was founded in 2014.
Washington DC - Seattle, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services)
Lighter Capital is a lender that provides revenue-based financing to software, technology and knowledge-based companies. The firm helps early-stage companies that are generating sales, but need additional capital for their growth and development. It was established in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services)
Updata Partners is a private equity firm that provides growth equity to software and software-enabled businesses. The firm invests in the infrastructure software, application software, SaaS, technology-enabled services, digital media and e-commerce sectors. It was founded in 1998 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
Other • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data)
International Finance Corporation is a member of the World Bank Group and is a global development institution that focuses on the private sector in developing countries. The firm provides investment services, advisory services and asset management services to businesses and governments. Although part of the Bank Group, IFC is a separate legal entity with separate Articles of Agreement, share capital, financial structure, management, and staff. Membership in IFC is open only to member countries of the World Bank. IFC is owned by 184 member countries, a group that collectively determines the organization's policies. IFC raises capital through bond issuance, it invests liquid assets globally and manage them. It was founded in 1956 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.
Washington (DC) - Boston (MA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Analytics • Distributed workforce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction)
Laconia Capital Group is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B late-seed stage companies. The firm was founded in 2014 and is focused on companies based in the New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and DC metro areas. It is headquartered in New York, New York.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social
Founded in 2012, Acceleprise is an accelerator based in Washington DC, District of Columbia. The firm invests in companies based on the technology and SaaS sectors. The firm conducts a four-month program and provides hands-on mentorship with a network of operators to its participating companies.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services)
Olympus Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in financing late venture, expansion capital, later stage, mature, middle market, management buyouts, mezzanine, recapitalization, PIPEs, growth capital, mergers and acquisitions, senior and subordinated debt, turnarounds, private financings of public companies, going private transactions, and divestitures. The firm does not invest in seed or early stage. It prefers to invest in business services, healthcare services, manufacturing services, logistics and transportation services, consumer products and services, consumer and restaurant, software and information technology services, and financial services. It focuses on investments in North America. The firm typically invests $30 million for venture capital and growth capital deals to $300 million or more for buyouts in companies with sales value between $$20 million and $1000 million, and EBITDA values between $15 million and $125 million. It can either take a controlling stake or a minority ownership position in a company depending on capital and liquidity requirements of the company. The firm seeks to take Board seats in the portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments between three years and seven years. Olympus Partners was founded in 1988 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services)
Essex Woodlands was founded in 1985 with the establishment of Essex Venture Fund I, LP. Since 1985, the Partnership has raised seven additional funds with nearly $2.5 billion under management, making Essex Woodlands one of the world's largest and most established healthcare venture capital firms. The team is comprised of 23 professionals with principal offices in Palo Alto, Houston, New York and London. This team brings over 300 years of collective healthcare experience. For over 20 years, the firm has maintained its dedicated focus to diversified healthcare investing—primarily serving as lead investor in the founding or the critical financings of over 100 healthcare companies in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, services and information technology sectors. In addition to its long-standing commitment to early stage companies, the firm has over a decade of experience as a leading late-stage healthcare investor, which includes mature venture, growth equity and PIPE investment opportunities.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Aerospace (& Defense)
The Carlyle Group is a private equity firm and business development company that originates, structures and acts as lead equity and debt investor in leveraged buyouts, management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations, buildups and growth capital financing. The company focuses on a wide range of sectors which includes aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, consumer and retail, energy and power, healthcare, industrial, technology and business services, and telecommunications and media. It was founded in 1987 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices across North America, South America, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data)
Formerly known as Thayer | Hidden Creek, HCI Equity Partners is a strategically focused private equity firm that targets growth oriented industrial product and service companies. The Firm has offices in Washington, DC and Minneapolis, MN. HCI Equity Partners focuses in the lower middle market which includes companies with approximately $20 to $200 million in annual revenue (and $5 million to $20 million in EBITDA). HCI targets companies that manufacture components or provide services in markets such as: Aerospace/Defense and Federal Services; Automotive and Commercial Vehicle Suppliers; Distribution; Industrial Distribution; Infrastructure; Power Generation; Test & Measurement; and Transportation and Logistics.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing)
Wafra Partners is a private equity firm* specializing in control acquisition and recapitalization, expansion financing, industry consolidation, and corporate divestiture transactions of middle market companies. The firm prefers to make investments in companies which show growth opportunities either internally or through acquisitions and which are engaged in the specialty services, consumer products, outsourced business services, niche manufacturing, and consumer driven industries. It typically makes equity investments between $5 million and $30 million in companies having enterprise value and revenues between $20 million and $150 million and a minimum EBITDA of $4 million. The firm acquires both majority and control or significant minority stakes in portfolio companies while co-investing with financial and strategic investors. Its investments take the form of common stock and preferred stock. The firm prefers a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies. It was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York. * Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc. serves as the registered investment adviser to the accounts and products for which Wafra Partners LLC seeks investments.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services)
Bennett Group Financial Services is a financial research and media firm that is focused on the buying and selling of gold and silver. Bennett Group Financial Services was founded by Dawn J Bennett in 1986. It is based in Washington, District of Columbia.
Washington DC - Seattle, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services)
Denny Hill Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses to invest in consumer oriented companies and also provides advisory services. The firm invests in the building product, e-commerce, rertail, clean technology, mobile, biotechnology, business software, entertainment software, social software and oncology sectors.
Singapore - London - Seattle (WA) - Baltimore (MD) - Washington (DC) - Austin (TX) - San Francisco (CA) - Los Angeles (CA) - Boston (MA) - New York (NY), Singapore - U.K. - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Human Resources • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
SoGal Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in the digital health, mobile platform, web service and marketplace sectors. The firm was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.
New York City - Chicago - Washington District of Columbia - Miami - Dallas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness)
ACAS was a publicly traded private equity firm and global asset manager, which originated, underwrote and managed investments in middle-market private equity, leveraged finance and structured products. It (NASDAQ: ACAS) was acquired by Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) for $3.43 billion on January 3, 2017. The firm was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
London - Menlo Park California - San Francisco (CA), U.K. - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Cloud Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Mobile Apps • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Most Interested In
I am interested in ideas that build a better future for humanity. I am a sector-agnostic, thesis-driven, and market first investor primarily backing founders building the following: (1) "Machine Learning first" companies that help workers achieve better outcomes (B2B, B2C) (2) Biotech companies indirectly or directly curing disease. (3) Platform companies accelerating innovation. How I help founders: Installing culture, leadership, risk management, grand strategy, people management.
Not Interested In
Derivative ideas and business models that depend on disrupting the useful functioning of people.
Denver, Colorado - Washington (DC) - Midwest, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Distributed workforce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness)
Most Interested In
Technology transforming core industries. Deep domain experience. Future of work. Rocky mountain region startups and other secondary markets.
Not Interested In
We don't invest on the coasts. No biotech, pharma, medical devices, or ICOs.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services)
Kupanda Capital is a venture capital firm that was established to create, capitalize and scale pan-African companies. The firm invests in the consumer, media, entertainment, data, analytic and fintech sectors. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce)
Revolution is an investment firm that makes early, later and growth stage investments. It invests in the education, financial service, sports, media, marketplace software, health and food sectors. The firm was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia with an additional office in San Francisco, California.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services)
Langdell Investments is a family office which specializes in seed, early stage and later stage investments. The firm was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech
Village Capital is an accelerator that finds, trains and invests in entrepreneurs solving real-world problems. The firm conducts programs and provides mentorships to its client companies. It invests in companies operating in the agriculture, education, energy, financial services and health sectors. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Washington DC, U.S.A.
IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services)
Developer of an online marketplace intended to improve risk transparency and standardization in creating insurance-linked securities (ILS). The company's online marketplace combines financial engineering and software engineering for investing in insurance risk, enabling insurers to access lower cost capital in the capital markets through securitization while giving investors an opportunity to invest directly in a new and growing asset class that is uncorrelated to traditional asset classes like equity and fixed income.