Organizations

Investment firm focused on technology and innovation.

8090 Industries is a venture capital firm leading the next industrial revolution, partnering with over 20 global conglomerates to invest in and accelerate category-defining businesses. Co-founded by Kerem Ozmen and Rayyan Islam in 2022, the firm backs pioneers transforming the industrial complex with breakthrough technologies across decarbonization, aerospace, defense, and deep tech. Their portfolio includes investments in Oklo (advanced nuclear microreactors), Quaise (terrawatt-scale geothermal energy), Cemvita Factory (bio-refineries decarbonizing heavy industry), and Infinium (sustainable electrofuels). With backing from billionaire families spanning natural gas, consumer goods, and mining, 8090 Industries has made over 50 investments in companies they believe will become the trillion-dollar businesses of tomorrow.

8VC is an Austin, Texas-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir) and partners, focused on partnering with elite founders to build transformational technologies in sectors like life sciences, healthcare, defense, logistics, manufacturing, enterprise software, AI, and financial services, with a mission to "fix a broken world" through long-term societal and economic impact. Managing approximately $8 billion in committed capital following the 2025 closing of its $998 million Fund VI, the firm invests stage-agnostically—from seed to growth—while dedicating a portion of capital to its unique Build program, where it co-founds and incubates companies addressing market gaps with hands-on expertise from a team of operators and specialists. The portfolio spans hundreds of companies with dozens of unicorns, notable successes including early investments in Palantir, Anduril Industries (defense tech), Joby Aviation (eVTOL), Addepar (wealth management platform managing trillions in assets), OpenGov (government software), project44 (supply chain visibility), and recent plays like Chaos Industries and Bobyard, alongside numerous exits and a growing emphasis on American industrial renaissance initiatives.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for backing bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. With approximately $46 billion in assets under management as of mid-2025, it ranks among the largest VC firms globally and invests stage-agnostically across sectors including AI, crypto, bio/healthcare, enterprise, consumer, fintech, games, and American dynamism (e.g., defense and aerospace). The firm has a massive portfolio of over 1,000 companies, with notable investments in unicorns like Coinbase, Airbnb, Databricks, OpenAI, and xAI, and it remains highly active in emerging trends like AI infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenization, and privacy tech heading into 2026. a16z distinguishes itself with extensive operational support for portfolio companies, including talent recruitment, go-to-market strategies, and a vast network of experts.

Actual VC is a GCC-based venture capital firm managing a $400 million entrepreneur-managed global fund dedicated to empowering deep tech startups through strategic investment and comprehensive support. With a focus on material science, life sciences, and information sciences, Actual VC partners closely with founders, providing hands-on guidance and resources necessary to navigate the complexities of commercialization. The fund is uniquely managed by entrepreneurs who understand the intricacies of building successful ventures. By leveraging extensive expertise and industry relationships, Actual VC builds a collaborative ecosystem connecting entrepreneurs with key stakeholders, driving technological advancement and long-term value while prioritizing investments that create positive social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns.

Aexodus is a thesis-driven investment firm focused on physical AI and hardware automation—critical technologies that are laying the groundwork for Industry 4.0. Led by repeat founders with backgrounds in global financial markets, privacy systems, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aexodus builds alongside the transformative startups that they back, orienting toward energy abundance as humanity takes flight on its earthly exodus.

AFOCAL is a system of offerings designed to accelerate the formation, momentum, impact, community, and capital deployment for innovative projects and ventures.

AgFunder is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2013, specializing in agrifoodtech (agriculture and food technology) with a focus on deep tech innovations in AI, biology, climate solutions, and sustainable systems to transform global food production, human health, and planetary resilience. With approximately $300 million in assets under management following the 2024/2025 closing of its oversubscribed $102 million Fund IV and acquisition of a $100 million growth fund, the firm invests primarily in pre-seed to Series A (and some growth) stages across a global portfolio of over 100 companies, backed by its proprietary AI platform (GAIA), industry-leading research, and media arm AgFunderNews. Notable investments include Inari (seed tech unicorn), Plenty (vertical farming), MycoWorks (mushroom-based materials), GreenLight Biosciences (RNA biotech with IPO exit), Aquaconnect (aquaculture marketplace), and recent deep tech plays like Atinary Technologies, Nium, and Rarebird (caffeine-alternative coffee), with a track record of multiple acquisitions and emphasis on impactful, SDG-aligned technologies.

Community and investment syndicate focused on artificial intelligence startups and applications.

​​AIN Ventures is a seed-stage focused venture fund that invests in deep tech startups, with a specialty in dual-use technology. The fund is supplemented by an investment syndicate and community called the Academy Investor Network, built to harness the collective experience and service of graduates from the five publicly-funded U.S. service academies.

The radio frequency (RF) spectrum is a finite resource with exponential demand. Airbase builds the unified software platform for dynamic spectrum licensing, coordination, and intelligence.

Alchemist guides technical founders on the journey from possibility to traction, offering expert coaching, a global network, and a direct bridge into Silicon Valley’s venture ecosystem.

AlleyCorp is a New York-based venture capital firm and incubator founded by seasoned internet entrepreneur Kevin Ryan, dedicated to building and investing in transformative companies both in New York and globally. Known for its role in fostering iconic tech ventures such as MongoDB, Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, Zola, and Nomad Health, the firm operates as a "company factory" by originating ideas, assembling teams, providing initial funding, and maintaining ongoing leadership in its incubated startups. AlleyCorp focuses on early-stage investments, primarily pre-seed and seed rounds with occasional Series A participation, averaging checks between $1-5 million across sectors like enterprise and consumer tech, fintech, media, e-commerce, and healthcare—where it employs a physician-led team for specialized digital health initiatives in areas such as value-based care and enterprise technology. With additional resources like in-house engineering hubs in Montreal and Bogotá, the firm emphasizes operator-driven innovation and positions itself as a cornerstone of New York's tech ecosystem, distinct from traditional Silicon Valley models.

Alumni Ventures is a leading venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Mike Collins and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire. As America's largest VC firm for individual investors, it provides accredited individuals and institutions with access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios, focusing on high-potential startups across various sectors. With over $1.5 billion in assets under management, more than 1,600 portfolio companies, and recognition as the most active U.S. VC firm by PitchBook, Alumni Ventures leverages a vast network of over 850,000 community members to support entrepreneurs and deliver top-quartile performance

Array Labs is an advanced aerospace company building satellites, sensors, and software to deliver the first real-time, high-fidelity 3D map of Earth. Founded by Andrew Peterson and Jose Isaac Robledo, the company uses multistatic radar technology where clusters of small satellites fly in coordinated formations, imaging the same area from multiple angles. Their sensors can capture data day or night, through clouds, and in challenging terrain including urban, mountainous, and heavily foliated areas. Array Labs launched demonstration satellites in 2024 and has partnered with Raytheon and Umbra Space to accelerate their Site3D product. A Y Combinator company, Array Labs has secured multiple U.S. defense and intelligence contracts, with applications spanning autonomous vehicle mapping, AR headsets, insurance analytics, and national security.

BairesDev is a leading nearshore software development and staff augmentation company that provides access to over 4,000 vetted software engineers from the top 1% of talent, timezone-aligned for efficient collaboration. They specialize in custom software development, AI and data science, mobile app development, QA/testing, UX/UI design, and DevOps/infrastructure services across 100+ technologies. Recognized by the Financial Times as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies in 2024, they serve 445 clients worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies and startups across over 100 industries.

PNW based venture studio focused on quantum tech, critical tech, and next gen infra & intelligence.

Boston Consulting Group is one of the world’s leading strategy consulting firms.

The BBO is the official economic representative for the City of Berlin in the US. Headquartered in New York City, we cover all 50 states. Whether your company is in AI, energy, fintech, mobility, healthcare, photonics, or advanced manufacturing, we support you on your way to Berlin – connecting you with our city’s tech ecosystem and relevant stakeholders.

Scharzschild-Metric Engineering

Boom Capital is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Celestine Schnugg (formerly at Innovation Endeavors and Apple), specializing in deeply technical, often under-networked founders building frontier technologies in areas like biotechnology, genomics, synthetic biology, machine intelligence/AI, aerospace, and advanced chemistries. The firm focuses on being the "first believer" with small initial checks (typically $50K-$300K), providing hands-on support and community-building through events like Boomworld gatherings of scientist collectives, while recently closing a $14.5 million Fund II targeted at underrepresented founders. With around 40 investments as of 2025, the portfolio features high-impact deep tech successes such as first checks into Mammoth Biosciences (CRISPR unicorn), Fauna Bio, A-Alpha Bio, Nabla Bio, and early bets on Astra (public), Swarm Technologies (acquired by SpaceX), Planet (public), alongside recent plays like Samaya AI, Olio Labs, and Bioptimus, demonstrating a strong track record in transformative science-driven companies.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is a 300-acre industrial campus along Brooklyn's waterfront that has transformed from a historic U.S. Naval shipbuilding facility established in 1801 into a modern innovation hub. Now home to over 550 businesses supporting more than 13,000 jobs, the Yard generates over $2.5 billion in annual economic impact. The campus features the Research Yard with fabrication labs and robotics equipment, the Brooklyn STEAM Center training hundreds of students in advanced manufacturing, and the Yard Labs tech piloting program that provides companies with paths to market validation. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation fosters a collaborative ecosystem where 55% of tenant companies engage in B2B collaboration, making it one of the most successful urban industrial campuses in the United States.

C10 Labs (AI Studio & Fund), founded at MIT & Kendall Square, now launching in NYC

The Campus Deep Tech is a community for faculty & students researchers and startups developing critical technologies that will benefit the planet. Campus Deep Tech brings innovators together across universities & disciplines to spark new collaborations, cultivate entrepreneurs, and accelerate technologies to market.

Celesta Capital is a global deep tech venture firm backing the breakthroughs that will power the next decade of technology advancement, including semiconductors and intelligent systems, next-gen infrastructure software, and bio-convergence. Led by operator-investors with decades of company building experience, Celesta partners early to help founders turn deep tech ideas into generational companies. Founded in 2013, the firm has made more than 100 investments across strategic deep tech corridors in North America, Asia, and the Middle East.

Chariot Defense is a cutting-edge company dedicated to transforming battlefield power systems by overcoming the inefficiencies of traditional diesel generators in an era dominated by drones, sensors, electronic warfare, and directed energy weapons. Founded by a team of industry leaders with experience from innovative firms like Tesla, Apple, Anduril, Uber, and Archer, the company's mission is to drive a generational shift in military technology through advanced, grid-independent power solutions that enable prolonged operations in remote and contested environments. Its flagship Amphora Edge Power family includes the compact Amphora unit (24 VDC, 5 kW, 5 kWh) for tactical and expeditionary needs, and the robust Amphora 400 (400 VDC, 35 kW, 15 kWh) for high-power demands such as air defense, medical facilities, and additive manufacturing, allowing seamless integration of diverse energy sources while slashing fuel consumption by up to 45%. Backed by positive user feedback for delivering sustained, low-signature power in high-threat scenarios, Chariot Defense is poised for further innovation with upcoming platforms like Vanguard, promising tenfold increases in power and operational reach for multi-domain missions.

A non-partisan members club and literary gallery

Commplicated is the leading deep tech strategic communications firm founded by an investor-operator, specifically designed to work with early stage deep tech startups to achieve their next business and funding milestones.

Commplicated is the leading European deep tech communications and branding firm.

Cooled Motors is a full-stack motor and components company built around its UESM motor, which outperforms rare-earth magnet motors, cuts costs by up to 70%, and removes key adoption barriers. Modular subsystems allow Tier-1s and OEMs to adopt components or full motors in a $137B market by 2030.

Cote Global provides non-dilutive growth capital for revenue-generating companies. We invest alongside venture equity and debt to help fund growth through a structure that preserves equity ownership and avoids the constraints of traditional debt. We focus on businesses with a strong IP foundation, differentiated products, and clear expansion opportunities in high-growth markets. We welcome conversations with founders and finance leaders preparing for their next round.

Covington & Burling LLP is a global law firm specializing in helping clients navigate complex issues at the intersection of law and policy. They provide innovative solutions for business problems, deals, disputes, and strategic foresight, particularly in regulated sectors like technology, finance, and international trade. Notable for awards such as Law360 Firm of the Year and expertise in tech M&A, AI regulation, and foreign investment control.

Crucible Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in early-stage founders who are building the foundational elements of the digital infrastructure economy, with a strong emphasis on energy, compute, and crypto sectors. The firm's mission centers on supporting innovators who develop protocols, networks, and companies that enhance the utilization, efficiency, and profitability of digital infrastructure, while fostering efficient markets and forward curves for essential commodities. Viewing human progress through the lens of manipulating energy and atoms across spacetime, Crucible aims to optimize thermodynamically constrained resources on a civilization scale, especially amid the decline of traditional systems and the rise of open-source networks. Led by a seasoned team—including General Partner Meltem Demirors with extensive experience in digital assets and commodities, Investment Principal Honour Masters from Energize Capital and Union Square Ventures, and Partner Kelly Greer from Galaxy Digital and JP Morgan—the firm focuses on categories like protocols and dev tooling, orchestration and optimization, commodities and capital markets, and aggregators and marketplaces. Key highlights include partnerships with entities like Laser Digital and Welara, and a forward-looking vision of onchain trading for energy, compute, and digital commodities in permissionless global markets.

CSC is a leading specialty finance company providing custom, straightforward, and non-dilutive capital solutions for hardware leasing. With over $1 billion in assets under management, we’ve partnered with companies of various sizes, stages, and industries across the globe, enabling them to efficiently manage capital, maintain equity, and scale their businesses. For nearly 40 years we have provided the transparency, flexibility, and administrative ease needed to drive innovation in an ever-evolving marketplace.

Core R&D facilities for Nanotech, Neurotech, Photonics, Biotech

CWIEME Berlin is the world's leading trade fair and conference dedicated to coil winding, insulation, and electrical manufacturing, including electric motors, transformers, and generators. It serves as a major hub for the electrical engineering industry to connect, showcase innovations, and do business.

Cycore is a leading AI-powered cybersecurity services firm based in Miami, Florida servicing leading SaaS, fintech, healthtech and deep tech companies navigating complex compliance landscapes. Founded by Kevin Barona, Cycore is led by an executive team of cybersecurity veterans with decades of combined experience across global Fortune 500 organizations. Cycore combines the latest in AI with human expertise to deliver fractional security, compliance, and privacy programs that eliminate manual busywork and accelerate revenue. Core offerings include managed compliance services (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, HITRUST, ISO42001, The AI EU Act, and more), vCISO services, and vDPO services.

DCVC (formerly Data Collective) is a Palo Alto-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2011 by partners including Zachary Bogue and Matt Ocko, specializing in backing entrepreneurs who use computational approaches—especially AI, advanced computing, and scientific innovation—to solve trillion-dollar problems in hard-to-disrupt industries like climate, energy, biology, defense, manufacturing, agriculture, and materials science. With billions of dollars in assets under management across multiple flagship funds and a dedicated life sciences arm (DCVC Bio, which closed a $400M Fund III), the firm invests primarily in early-stage (seed to Series A) companies, often providing deep operational expertise through its network of over 35 tech executives, scientists, and engineers. DCVC has a portfolio of hundreds of companies with numerous unicorns (e.g., Fervo Energy in geothermal, Halter in agtech, KoBold Metals in mining, Commonwealth Fusion Systems in fusion energy) and notable successes including early investments in high-impact deep tech plays across climate solutions, computational biology, and frontier infrastructure, contributing to tens of billions in created value while advancing real-world progress.

Dear Crisis is a New York City-based community that brings people together to navigate the metacrisis—an interconnected web of global challenges including climate change, political polarization, institutional decay, economic inequality, loneliness, and erosion of trust. They host monthly Metacrisis Salons in Brooklyn, creative incubators called The Deepening, and community-generated gatherings to foster meaningful relationships and collective action. Founded by Benjamin Von Wong, Michelle Bernabe, and collaborators they emphasize that the antidote to overwhelm is in-person connection, turning crisis into a starting point for energy and community.

Deep Future VC, Podcast & Bestselling Book on Deep Tech.

Deep Tech Momentum (DTM) is Europe's premier invite-only conference and innovation marketplace focused on advancing deep tech and AI ecosystems, connecting startups, scaleups, investors, corporates, and decision-makers to accelerate commercially ready and next-horizon technologies. Held annually in Berlin, the event emphasizes sectors such as AI, energy, defense, manufacturing, robotics, space, high-performance computing, advanced materials, and frontier tech, aiming to bridge Europe's innovation gap through targeted collaborations and growth opportunities.

Decentralized energy marketplace enabling peer-to-peer energy trading and grid optimization.

Strategic investment arm of Dolby Laboratories, investing in startups developing breakthrough technologies in imaging, audio, and immersive experiences.

Seed Stage, Deep Tech, US & Europe At Drumbeat Capital we provide Deep Tech founders with a transatlantic bridge designed to accelerate access to the customers, capital, talent, governments, and industrial bases in both continents. Author of the Global Deep Tech Report.

AI company building intelligent systems for enterprise applications.

Dyne is a venture capital firm investing in frontier technologies including AI, biotech, defense, and advanced manufacturing. They focus on seed and early-stage startups building transformative hardware and software solutions for national security, healthcare, and industrial applications. Notable for their hands-on approach and expertise in deep tech, Dyne backs ambitious founders tackling complex engineering challenges.

E1 Ventures is a systematic, stage-agnostic venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that uses proprietary algorithms, data science, and extensive datasets to identify prime investment opportunities in deep tech. The firm invests across artificial intelligence, biotechnology, blockchain, energy, space exploration, fintech, augmented reality/virtual reality, and other frontier technology sectors. Their data-driven approach involves analyzing historical venture data to identify characteristics that signal future success, using machine learning to uncover patterns that escape conventional investment methods. E1 Ventures focuses primarily on early-stage technology startups building transformative solutions across multiple emerging technology domains.

Biotechnology company developing next-generation tools for understanding brain connectivity and function.

Earlybird is a venture capital investor powering Europe’s tech innovators with financial resources, strategic support, and access to a vast international network. Earlybird backs Pre-Seed to Series A founders.

Earlybird is a venture capital investor powering Europe’s tech innovators with financial resources, strategic support, and access to a vast international network.

Earlybird is a venture capital investor powering Europe’s tech innovators with financial resources, strategic support, and access to a vast international network.

Earlybird is a venture capital investor powering Europe’s tech innovators with financial resources, strategic support, and access to a vast international network.

Effective Acceleration Ventures Ltd is a NATO-registered contractor (CAGE code L0Y27) operating at the intersection of defense technology, government procurement, and strategic advisory. The firm manages military supply chain programs for acquisition and sustainment, works within deterrence frameworks through controlled technology and goods program security, and participates in allied coalition initiatives. As a federal contractor and prime vendor serving NATO, Effective Acceleration brings defense-sector expertise and security clearances to support companies building critical technologies for national security applications.

ELIA Space Initiative is a rapidly growing, student-led organization based at HTW Berlin that brings together space-enthusiastic students from diverse disciplines. We create meaningful, real-world opportunities to learn, collaborate, and connect with the space industry, preparing our members to contribute to the future of space innovation.

We're building a pan-European network for defense innovation and help new talent enter the defense sector, accelerate defense innovation through rapid prototyping, and drive real-world deployment from first ideas to impact at scale

AI-powered platform helping defense and aerospace companies accelerate product development and win government contracts.

Fenix Women’s Health AI Investors Network is a private, curated network of venture capital, family offices, and angel investors focused on early opportunities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and women’s health. We convene a select group of investors to access emerging categories, share insights, and connect around high-signal opportunities shaping the future of AI, healthcare and biology.

Fenwick & West LLP is a leading technology law firm with over 470 attorneys serving the innovation economy from offices in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Santa Monica, Washington DC, and Boston. Consistently ranked Band 1 nationally for startups and emerging companies work, Fenwick represents more than 70 unicorn companies and has handled some of the largest venture capital deals in history. The firm's legacy includes incorporating Apple Computer in 1974 and representing landmark transactions including WhatsApp's $16 billion acquisition by Facebook and Facebook's $1 billion purchase of Instagram. With over three-quarters of their client base composed of technology companies, Fenwick operates at the forefront of cutting-edge markets including AI, space-tech, fintech, virtual reality, and the sharing economy.

Fifty Years (often stylized as 50Y) is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs Seth Bannon and Ela Madej, dedicated to backing mission-driven founders who use deep technology to tackle humanity's greatest challenges, such as climate change, disease, malnutrition, and global connectivity, while aiming for massive profitability. With multiple funds raised (including a notable $90 million fund in 2021 backed by dozens of unicorn founders), the firm focuses on pre-seed and seed investments, often incubating or co-creating companies and providing extensive support to scientist-founders transitioning to entrepreneurship. The portfolio includes over 100 companies with standout successes like Solugen (bio-based chemicals unicorn), Upside Foods (cultivated meat), Opentrons (lab automation), Astranis (satellite connectivity), and multiple unicorns from early funds, emphasizing high-impact deep tech in biotech, climate, and health.

FINOS is the leading Linux Foundation forum dedicated to fostering open source, open standards, and open data collaboration specifically within the financial services industry. It hosts key projects such as the Common Domain Model (CDM), FDC3, Artificial Intelligence initiatives, and the OS-Climate Community, promoting interoperability and innovation in fintech. Notable for its community-driven efforts, including developer toolchains, training programs, and events like OSFF, FINOS drives open source maturity and adoption across global financial institutions.

Invest and support Financial service, ecommerce, AI , Reg Tech, banking, payments startups.

Forma Prime is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Managing Partner Charles Beyrouthy, with a "Pure-Tech" and technology-first approach that invests primarily in early-stage (pre-seed to Series A) companies developing core infrastructure technologies, especially in quantum computing, semiconductors, sensors, and related deep tech that will underpin next-generation applications and platforms. The firm emphasizes technical due diligence and deep understanding of foundational innovations, often engaging with developer-oriented founders and supporting government and industry initiatives in quantum and semiconductor advancements. Notable portfolio investments include Infleqtion (a leader in quantum technologies and the firm's first investment), FaradaIC (advanced sensors and electronic equipment), and Gradient Technologies (secure software and network management), with a small but focused portfolio demonstrating early activity in revolutionary hardware and infrastructure plays.

Founders N' Funders connects startup founders with investors through exclusive events, community building, and matchmaking services, eliminating sales pitches from external parties. They focus on early-stage ventures, with strong representation from pre-seed and seed stages, fostering innovative ideas across various industries. Their approach combines industry insights with a commitment to revolutionary startups, partnering with sponsors to empower the startup ecosystem.

Venture capital firm focused on frontier technology investments.

GDIT delivers technology solutions and mission services to major U.S. government agencies, the defense, and intelligence communities. They specialize in IT systems for critical national missions, including mission analytics for modern warfare across air, land, sea, and cyberspace, as well as advancements in brain health research for traumatic brain injuries. Notable for leveraging AI, cyber innovation, and edge computing to enhance national security, protect critical infrastructure, and drive operational superiority.

Generation Space is the US division of the global SpaceTech investment leader **Seraphim Space** (based in London), operating as Generation Space LLC in San Francisco and focusing exclusively on early-stage SpaceTech ventures that harness space-enabled technologies to address critical global challenges in security, resilience, sustainability, communications, Earth observation, and beyond. Through its integrated platform—including the **Seraphim Space Venture Fund II** (targeting seed to Series A globally), the world-leading Seraphim Space Accelerator (with a US-focused Generation Space Accelerator program), and a publicly listed growth fund—the firm supports founders from inception to exit, providing capital, deep industry expertise, corporate partnerships (e.g., Airbus, SES), and access to a vast network of space agencies and investors. With over a decade of pioneering investments, a portfolio exceeding 145 companies, standout successes like ICEYE, LeoLabs, D-Orbit, Spire Global (public), AST SpaceMobile (public), Arqit, and HawkEye 360, plus accelerator alumni raising hundreds of millions, Generation Space remains the most prolific and top-performing dedicated SpaceTech investor worldwide as of 2026.

GenLab is a venture studio focused on Generative AI and DeepTech, building companies that leverage groundbreaking technologies to unlock unprecedented value. Recognizing that organizations failing to embrace these technologies risk falling behind, GenLab develops solutions tailored to specific industry needs that were unimaginable just five years ago. The studio allocates the majority of its investment capital into internal studio companies, with those startups often leveraging tools or technologies from their venture portfolio partners. By combining studio model company building with strategic venture investments, GenLab creates synergies between portfolio companies while shaping tomorrow's innovations today.

For almost 80 years, the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (GACC) in New York has promoted transatlantic relations and commerce between Germany and the United States. During this time, it has established itself as a modern service provider and a reliable partner in German-American business matters.

Giant Step Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Faraz Khan, specializing in early-stage investments (seed to Series B) in deep tech, hard tech, and frontier technologies that address humanity's biggest challenges, with a strong emphasis on aerospace, space exploration, robotics, energy, advanced materials, biotech/synbio, and climate tech. The firm provides founders with capital, strategic mentorship, operational insights, and access to a global network, often co-investing alongside top-tier funds like Founders Fund, Lux Capital, a16z, Initialized Capital, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. With around 20 investments as of 2025, notable portfolio companies include space tech plays like Albedo and Astro Mechanica, defense-related Picogrid, robotics (e.g., past exit Bear Flag Robotics acquired by John Deere), and other frontier innovations, demonstrating a track record of backing high-impact, complex engineering-driven startups.

Gigascale Capital invests in sectors decisive for climate impact where deep tech meets the physical economy, solves real problems, and makes modern life better. The firm targets companies in early-stage commercialization phases, recognizing that in climate technology, MVPs look like pilot plants, scale demands capex, and commercialization is complex. Founded by investors with hands-on experience operating physical and R&D-driven companies, Gigascale provides patient capital and operational expertise for deep technology companies transitioning from development to commercial scale in climate-critical sectors including water technology, solar energy, construction materials, and industrial processes. The team combines deep commercialization expertise with ecosystem access to accelerate traction for portfolio companies.

Growth stage technology investor

Greenberg Traurig is a prominent multinational law firm founded in 1967 in Miami, Florida, by Mel Greenberg, Larry J. Hoffman, and Robert H. Traurig, initially focusing on delivering high-quality business legal services with an emphasis on client collaboration and cost control. Today, it has grown into one of the largest law firms in the United States, boasting more than 3,000 attorneys across 51 offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia, providing comprehensive services in areas such as litigation, corporate and securities, intellectual property, real estate, tax, government law, and more. The firm is renowned for its proactive strategies to help clients navigate complex legal challenges, its global network that combines broad reach with local expertise, and its consistent top rankings in publications like Chambers Guides, Best Lawyers in America, and Am Law Global 100, reflecting a commitment to excellence, innovation, and community involvement.

HAUS is a public relations and creative services agency for deep tech startups.

HAX is a hands-on venture capital accelerator for pre-seed hard tech startups developing breakthrough technologies in physical industries. Operating a 35,000 square foot headquarters in Newark, New Jersey with additional offices in Shenzhen, Pune, and Tokyo, HAX provides $550,000 in initial investment along with a six-month collaborative residency offering engineering support, prototyping facilities, manufacturing expertise, and fundraising guidance. Part of SOSV's $1.5 billion venture capital platform, HAX has graduated 257 companies with a combined valuation exceeding $8.1 billion and total fundraising of $1.76 billion. Their portfolio spans sustainability, industrial automation, human health, robotics, sensors, and critical materials, with notable companies including Unspun (custom apparel), R-Zero (UV-C disinfection), and Neptune Robotics (underwater cleaning).

Helixis Technology is building the deployability certification layer required for autonomous systems to operate predictably in dense civic environments. Through its Autonomous Trust Infrastructure (ATI), Helixis standardizes deployability — ensuring innovation scales without sacrificing human agency, community dignity, or economic participation. The company focuses on stability before scale, creating structured governance frameworks that protect communities while enabling responsible autonomy.

Curt Lary is the founder, CEO, and lead engineer of Hextronics, a Miami-based drone startup specializing in autonomous drone docking stations and software systems that enable continuous, remote aerial operations through innovative battery-swapping technology. Launched in early 2020, the company focuses on transforming drones into efficient data acquisition agents for applications in critical infrastructure, public safety, and beyond, with hardware deployed across over 25 countries and 20 U.S. states. A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Lary previously served as an electromechanical engineer at W8R Systems, building a strong foundation in engineering before venturing into entrepreneurship. Recognized as one of Miami's Inno Under 25 in 2021 for his contributions to drone technology, this Palmer Trinity School alumnus (class of 2017) continues to drive innovation in the field, blending technical prowess with a vision for scalable aerial autonomy.

HIRAM is a vertically integrated manufacturing platform revolutionizing luxury fashion through a closed-loop system that combines brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for capturing design intent, 3D printing for materializing textiles, and robotics for ethical, on-demand production. Their focus on sustainable, customizable garment creation eliminates waste and traditional supply chain inefficiencies. What makes them notable is pioneering neurotech-driven design integrated with advanced hardware manufacturing for the apparel supply chain.

HOF Capital is a New York City-based global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Hisham Elhaddad, Onsi Sawiris, and Fady Yacoub, focused on partnering with relentlessly ambitious founders to build generational technology companies from idea to IPO, with emphasis on frontier tech, AI, fintech, enterprise software, computational biology, and platforms expanding access to productivity, health, wealth, and abundance. With over $5 billion in assets under management as of late 2025, backed by more than 200 influential limited partners across dozens of countries, the firm leverages its unique global network to provide portfolio companies with cross-border market access, strategic partnerships, commercial contracts, and hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, and business development. The portfolio includes hundreds of investments with standout exposure to transformative companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Neuralink, Anthropic, xAI, UiPath, Epic Games, and numerous unicorns, alongside a track record of top-tier returns, multiple IPOs, acquisitions, and ongoing activity in high-impact emerging technologies.

Hugging Face is an AI company best known for building the open infrastructure layer for modern machine learning.

Hydronic Shell Technolgies builds facade integrated mechanical systems to decarbonize and electrify existing and new multifamily homes, dorms and hotels.

Science Fiction as a Service.

IAGi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of International Airlines Group (IAG)—the parent company of airlines such as British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Vueling. We invest in innovative startups and scale-ups that can help transform the aviation industry, particularly in areas like operational efficiency, customer experience, and new travel technologies. We tend to invest at Seed to Series B, but for the right team we can also consider a later stage investment. We like to invest as part of a balanced round, either with other strategics or financial investors.

Create the next wave of nanoelectronics-based innovation. Imec.xpand is an independently managed, commercial Venture Capital fund focusing on early-stage nano electronics-based innovation in the domains of DeepTech, HealthTech and AgTech. Our startups benefit from a technological-edge powered by imec, the world-leading R&D hub for nanoelectronics and digital technology. We invest in startups where the imec knowledge, expertise and infrastructure will be the differentiating factor for success.

World's largest seed-stage biotech accelerator. Part of SOSV, IndieBio has funded 200+ companies valued at over $10B collectively.

Infleqtion is a quantum technology company that specializes in developing and commercializing advanced quantum sensors, clocks, and computing systems to solve complex real-world problems. Their focus areas include atomic physics, quantum information science, and applications in fields such as navigation, telecommunications, and secure communications. What makes them notable is their pioneering work in cold atom technologies, strategic partnerships with governments and industries, and their role in advancing quantum innovations for practical, everyday use.

Inspiralia specializes in helping companies secure innovation funding through public grants, private investments, and R&D tax incentives across Europe and the U.S. They streamline the process from identifying opportunities and writing proposals to managing compliance, enabling startups, SMEs, and corporate R&D teams to develop disruptive technologies. With a track record of supporting over 800 clients annually and creating billions in value, Inspiralia turns innovative ideas into funded, market-ready products.

Intel Capital invests in standout early-stage startups building the future of computing, from AI/ML infra and enterprise applications to semiconductors, photonics, quantum, and robotics.

IQ Capital is a dedicated European deep tech venture capital firm, built on the conviction that frontier technology will underpin the next generation of globally significant companies.

IQ Capital is a dedicated European deep tech venture capital firm, built on the conviction that frontier technology will underpin the next generation of globally significant companies.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (commonly known as JPMorgan or JPMorgan Chase) is one of the world's largest and most influential financial institutions, headquartered in New York City. Formed in 2000 through the merger of J.P. Morgan & Co. and Chase Manhattan, with roots tracing back to 1799, it serves as the largest bank in the United States by assets and often ranks as the world's largest by market capitalization. The firm provides a comprehensive range of services, including consumer banking under the Chase brand (with millions of customers accessing checking accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and digital banking), investment banking, commercial banking, asset and wealth management, and global financial transaction processing. Led by Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon for many years, JPMorgan Chase operates in over 100 countries, employs hundreds of thousands of people, and plays a central role in supporting corporations, institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide through innovation, financing, and economic advisory services.

K-Defense Monitor helps venture capital firms and defense tech startups navigate South Korea's booming defense tech ecosystem — one of the fastest-growing defense innovation hubs in the world.

Koop is a unified platform helping technology companies achieve regulatory and contractual compliance while managing insurance requirements. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Jersey City, the company serves hundreds of clients across aerospace, biotech, energy, fintech, manufacturing, robotics, and security sectors. Their platform supports SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, ISO 42001, GDPR, and 50+ additional frameworks with 200+ integrations across AWS, GCP, and Azure. The Housekeeper AI Agent automates up to 95% of compliance and insurance tasks, while features like Trust Center, security questionnaire automation, and third-party risk management streamline operations. Koop delivers compliance 36% faster and 44% more affordably than fragmented multi-vendor solutions.

World's first multilingual speech-to-phoneme API. One unified model architecture handling 40+ languages without switching contexts.

Biotechnology company developing targeted delivery platforms for gene therapies and biologics.

Developing breakthrough solar cell technology for next-generation clean energy applications.

Developing advanced computer vision and perception systems for autonomous vehicles and robotics.

Lowercarbon Capital is a climate-focused venture capital firm founded in 2018 by renowned investor Chris Sacca (formerly of Lowercase Capital, with early bets on Uber and Twitter) and his partners, dedicated to backing companies that drastically reduce CO₂ emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and develop technologies to mitigate climate impacts. With over $2 billion in assets under management, it invests primarily in early-stage and growth-stage startups across sectors like clean energy, carbon removal, sustainable materials, food/agriculture, transportation, and advanced manufacturing. The firm has built a large portfolio of over 200 companies, including unicorns such as Crusoe (sustainable compute infrastructure), Watershed (enterprise carbon management), and Solugen (bio-based chemicals), alongside notable investments in frontier tech like Zap Energy (fusion), Heirloom and Avalanche Energy (carbon removal and fusion), Sublime Systems (low-carbon cement), and Crux (clean energy tax credits marketplace). Lowercarbon stands out for its aggressive, founder-friendly approach—providing hands-on support, hustling for portfolio success, and funding high-risk research—while emphasizing that profitable, superior technologies are key to scaling climate solutions and "unf**king the planet."

Lux Capital is a New York City- and Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Josh Wolfe, Peter Hébert, and Robert Paull, specializing in emerging science and deep technologies that turn science fiction into reality, with a focus on frontier areas like AI, biotechnology, aerospace, robotics, defense, synthetic biology, and advanced computing. With over $5 billion in assets under management, the firm invests stage-agnostically—from seed and incubation to growth stages—often sourcing ideas from academia and labs, and providing deep technical support through its team of scientists, engineers, and operators. Notable portfolio companies include defense tech leader Anduril, autonomous vehicle software unicorn Applied Intuition, Hugging Face (open-source AI platform), Runway (generative video AI), Eikon Therapeutics (drug discovery), and many others across hundreds of investments, with a track record of backing contrarian founders solving massive, hard problems.

M31 Capital's investment thesis revolves around recognizing historical patterns of technological unlocks that drive civilizational progress and power shifts, viewing breakthroughs like blockchain, AI, and psychedelics as phase transitions that reshape societies by revealing deeper truths about reality. Drawing from the "Great Founder Theory," the firm emphasizes backing exceptional "Live Players"—visionary individuals with obsessive focus who pioneer paradigm shifts, such as Satoshi Nakamoto with Bitcoin—through a systematized "machine" that augments human judgment to detect these opportunities at an accelerating pace. Focused on infrastructure emerging from these unlocks, particularly in blockchain and crypto (e.g., DeFi and compute races), M31 prioritizes asymmetric returns by positioning capital ahead of consensus, avoiding market predictions and instead leveraging historical waves of emergence, dismissal, adoption, suppression, and triumph to invest in transformative technologies that compress innovation timelines exponentially. This approach has yielded over 1,000% five-year returns in blockchain, underscoring their unique blend of pattern recognition and operator-driven strategies in high-velocity sectors.

​Meow is the modern treasury platform for venture-backed startups. ​​With $200M FDIC-insured accounts through our partner banks, we offer high-yield treasury products, credit cards, corporate bill pay, FX, credit cards, cross-border wires. ​​For a limited time, we're offering free bookkeeping services for eligible companies by our US-based, in-house CPAs. And of course, our team is very familiar with using Puzzle! ​To learn more, reach out to matthew@meow.com or book a call here.

We work on AI powered neurofeedback solution for kids with ADHD and autism

Engineering consultancy and product development firm specializing in hardware, firmware, and mechanical design for deep tech companies.

Anchored in the U.S. markets where business, technology, and finance converge, Morrison Foerster are counsel to many of the most innovative and successful companies, institutions, and government organizations. Our work spans both traditional and nascent sectors where our counsel is redefining legal service and helping our clients reshape industries. We represent the largest financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, and leading technology and life sciences companies. We also represent investment funds and startup companies, and over the years have supported their growth and development as leading industry players and household brands. Our collaborative culture across the globe ensures that clients have access to the full resources of our legal teams.

MotionLab.Berlin is a hardtech innovation hub, makerspace, and ecosystem, as well as part of the de:hub initiative as Germany’s official hub for deep tech. With two—soon to be three—locations in Berlin and an international network of startups, industry partners, and collaborators, it offers a unique environment for climate-focused deep tech innovation. Backed by a strong local and international manufacturing network, MotionLab.Berlin enables startups to develop, test, and scale their innovations - ultimately bringing them to market.

NAMina Bio is a human-relevant translational intelligence platform. We integrate 3D bioprinting, organoids, microphysiological systems, and AI-powered analytics to build predictive human disease platforms across the preclinical development lifecycle. ​We accelerate translational decision-making, reduce reliance on low-predictive animal models, and de-risk early-stage therapeutic development. Aligned with the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and NIH New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), our mission is to support the transition toward more ethical, data-driven, and clinically relevant preclinical systems.

We move companies off their old accounting software and onto modern systems — in weeks, not years, for a fraction of the cost. No consultants. No surprises. Just working software.

Pacificum Officium - Securing the Indo-Pacific through strategic investment and technological duty.

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City renowned for its comprehensive academic programs across arts, sciences, business, law, medicine, engineering, and the humanities. It operates globally with campuses in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, and multiple study abroad sites, emphasizing urban immersion, interdisciplinary research, and innovation in fields like AI, urban studies, and public health. NYU stands out for its large, diverse student body of over 60,000, its position as one of the world's top universities by research output, and its deep ties to industries in media, finance, and technology through initiatives like NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the Center for Data Science.

Newlab is a venture platform for critical technology with place-based communities supporting founders in Brooklyn, Detroit, and Montevideo. Their flagship 84,000 square foot Brooklyn facility, housed in the historic Building 128 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is purpose-built for commercializing deep tech with access to pilot space for air, land, and marine applications. Founded in 2016 with a $35 million investment, Newlab has supported over 300 member companies that have collectively raised over $5.8 billion from venture capital firms, achieved over $2.3 billion in successful exits, and built a combined valuation exceeding $20 billion. The platform brings together over 1,000 entrepreneurs with forward-thinking corporate and civic partners to accelerate technologies in robotics, AI, urban technology, energy, connected devices, additive manufacturing, and life sciences.

NLND Berlin is a 150,000 m² innovation district in Neukölln, Berlin, uniting industry, SMEs, universities, startups, and government to foster deeptech innovation and future city technology. It features an Innovation Hub, an 8,000-person Conference Center, production spaces, a Prototyping Hall, makers lab, and amenities like cafés, restaurants, and an urban sports park. As a European lighthouse project for industrial transformation, it offers membership for access to curated events, startup programs, and flexible workspaces.

Nuclear New York (NuclearNY) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting nuclear energy as a clean, reliable, and affordable power source to meet New York's energy needs and combat climate change. NNY brings together industry leaders, government, and the innovation community to advocate for nuclear.

New York Maritime Inc. (NYMAR), accessible at nymar.org, is a membership-based professional association dedicated to promoting and strengthening the maritime industry in the greater New York region. As a key hub for the New York maritime cluster, NYMAR brings together shipping companies, logistics providers, port operators, financial institutions, legal firms, insurance providers, brokers, and other industry stakeholders—both corporate and individual—united by a shared passion for maritime excellence. The organization highlights New York's enduring status as a global capital for shipping, supported by the third-largest port in the United States (the busiest on the East Coast), extensive maritime services, and advantages like its role as a financial center with significant listings on local exchanges and favorable conditions for foreign shipping entities. Through regular networking events, market breakfasts, topical seminars, conferences, and collaborative initiatives with partners, NYMAR fosters business growth, visibility, and connections within this dynamic sector, remaining optimistic about ongoing opportunities in the New York maritime ecosystem.

New York University (NYU) is a private research university founded in 1831 in New York City by Albert Gallatin and other civic leaders as a non-sectarian institution committed to accessible, urban-focused higher education. Its historic main campus is centered in Greenwich Village around Washington Square Park, with additional sites across Manhattan and Brooklyn, while its distinctive Global Network University model includes full degree-granting portal campuses in Abu Dhabi (opened 2010) and Shanghai (opened 2013), plus 13 academic centers on six continents. As of Fall 2025, NYU enrolls approximately 60,525 students across more than 20 schools and colleges—including top-ranked programs in the arts (Tisch), business (Stern), law, medicine (NYU Langone), and engineering—making it one of the largest private universities in the United States. Celebrated for its immersive city-as-campus experience, cultural diversity, international student body, and R1 research intensity, NYU consistently ranks among the world’s leading institutions and continues to emphasize innovation, global engagement, and scholarship that addresses pressing societal challenges.

OneSixOne Ventures is a Gainesville, Florida-based (with strong presence in Miami and Seattle) pre-seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Justis Mendez and Pablo Casilimas, specializing in investments in dual-use technologies, cloud and AI infrastructure, enterprise software, B2B SaaS, and government technology startups. The firm stands out for its community-driven approach, originating from hosting curated networking events across underrepresented ecosystems to connect founders with investors and partners, while providing hands-on support and ecosystem development from Florida to the Pacific Northwest. With approximately $4 million in assets under management as of 2025 and a portfolio of around 21 companies, notable investments include Clockout (fintech), Nerd Apply (database software), Agentuity, Sunthetics, and early bets like Rain AI (AI chips), focusing on high-potential pre-seed opportunities often sourced through their extensive event network and warm introductions.

OODA is a global strategic advisory firm specializing in identifying, managing, and responding to international risks and uncertainties. With deep expertise in security, technology, and intelligence, the firm helps corporations and governments worldwide explore emerging opportunities and develop adaptive strategies for navigating complex futures. OODA's services span M&A advisory, growth initiatives, board governance, cybersecurity risk management through their EVALU8 methodology, red teaming, executive advisory, and AI integrity work. The firm also operates OODALoop.com, providing actionable intelligence analysis on global security and technology issues, and hosts the annual OODAcon conference addressing strategic disruption and resilience. Their research division investigates emerging technologies, opportunities, and risks through both industry and custom research offerings.

OpenMind is building the world's first open-source operating system for intelligent robots, enabling any robot to perceive, reason, and act in the real world. Their OM1 platform is hardware-agnostic and works across quadrupeds, humanoids, wheeled robots, and drones with plug-and-play support for OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI. Founded in 2024 by Stanford professor Jan Liphardt, who has spent his career at the intersection of AI, biology, and decentralized systems, OpenMind raised $20 million to scale engineering and global partnerships. OM1 features real-time SLAM, lidar support, Nav2 path planning, and natural communication through speech-to-text and text-to-speech. The FABRIC decentralized coordination layer enables machines to verify identity and collaborate securely across environments. Just as Android transformed smartphones, OpenMind aims to transform robotics through an open platform.

Orchestra is a innovative technology company focused on revolutionizing urban infrastructure by converting existing camera networks into powerful, real-time intelligence systems, essentially creating a "Google Search for the physical world" through its concept of omniscience. Founded to address challenges in public safety, critical infrastructure, insurance, transportation, and commercial real estate, Orchestra enables users—primarily governments and enterprises—to search and rewind footage by place, time, object, or incident, generating cross-camera timelines and verifiable evidence exports with robust security features like role-based access, audit logs, and chain-of-custody controls. The company offers two main products: the Omniscience Engine, which integrates seamlessly with unified camera ecosystems for flexible deployments across cloud, on-prem, or air-gapped environments, and the Orchestra Network, a proprietary CCTV system in San Francisco providing turnkey workflows and managed operations via web dashboards, APIs, and devices like Vision Pro. With active deployments in San Francisco, Orchestra empowers faster investigations, fraud reduction, and data-driven decision-making to "fix cities" through verifiable, evidence-backed insights.

Overmatch VC is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in transformative deep tech startups at the intersection of AI, biotech, and frontier technologies. They focus on seed and pre-seed rounds, providing capital, strategic guidance, and network access to founders building category-defining companies. Notable for their hands-on approach and portfolio successes in areas like AI infrastructure and synthetic biology.

Pachamama Ventures is a climate tech VC firm led by an award-winning Fortune 100 finance executive, leveraging 16 years of corporate partnerships to accelerate breakthrough climate technologies. Our $5M Fund I backs exceptional founders with direct access to enterprise customers, not just capital.

Pebblebed is a San Francisco–based early-stage venture fund founded by former Facebook and OpenAI engineers that backs foundational infrastructure like developer platforms and AI systems, positioning itself as "a home for builders."

Playground Global is a Palo Alto-based early-stage deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin (creator of Android) and partners including Peter Barrett, Bruce Leak, and Matt Hershenson. It specializes in backing technical founders tackling massive scientific and engineering challenges at the intersection of atoms, bits, and AI, with a focus on next-generation compute (e.g., quantum, AI chips), automation/robotics, energy transition/decarbonization, and engineered biology. With over $1.2 billion in assets under management across three funds (including a $410 million Fund III closed in 2023), Playground often invests as the first or lead investor in seed and Series A rounds, providing not just capital but extensive hands-on support through its in-house engineering studio and team of experts. Notable portfolio companies include PsiQuantum (quantum computing), Relativity Space (3D-printed rockets), Ultima Genomics (advanced DNA sequencing), MosaicML (acquired by Databricks for $1.3B), d-Matrix (AI infrastructure), Strand Therapeutics (programmable mRNA therapeutics), and others like Agility Robotics and Velo3D, with multiple unicorns and exits demonstrating its track record in frontier technologies.

Plug and Play is a leading global innovation platform and early-stage venture capital firm that connects startups with over 550 corporate partners and 300+ VCs across 60+ locations. It accelerates growth by matching startups with industry leaders for pilot projects, investments, and business development opportunities across 27 sectors like Deeptech, Mobility & Physical AI, and Energy.

Project Prometheus is a large scale initiative focused on accelerating scientific and industrial discovery by tightly integrating advanced AI models with automated experimentation.

Global community for AI engineers and AI consultants. Join us at promptengineers.tech

PsyMed Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Dina Burkitbayeva, Greg Kubin, and Matias Serebrinsky, with a mission to invest in frontier technologies revolutionizing brain and mental health, particularly psychedelic medicine, neurotechnology, precision psychiatry, digital therapeutics, and AI-driven approaches. The firm manages a $25 million fund announced in 2022, alongside an active angel syndicate, focusing on early-stage startups that address root causes of mental health issues amid a global crisis affecting billions. With over 30 investments as of 2025, notable portfolio companies include Delix Therapeutics and Freedom Biosciences (psychedelic-derived therapeutics), ImYoo (single-cell immunology for mental health), Motif Neurotech (implantable devices for depression), and others like Journey Clinical and Remepy, supported by the founders' podcast "Business Trip" which builds community in the space.

PTC is a global leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) software, delivering AI-powered solutions that support customers throughout the entire product development process. Their main offerings include tools for managing product complexity, cutting costs, enhancing quality, promoting innovation and growth, and transforming customer experiences through a connected digital thread. Key focus areas encompass AI integration in engineering and service operations, configuration management, quality assurance, and collaborative product development. The company primarily serves discrete manufacturing industries, boasting 95% of Fortune 500 discrete manufacturers as clients, while also extending to sectors like aerospace and defense with specialized CAD, ALM, and PLM programs.

PVBLIC Foundation is a global institutional platform that designs and executes development frameworks across nature, technology, capital, and multilateral systems to drive sustainable development, global resilience, and institutional innovation. They collaborate with governments, global family offices, multilateral institutions, and private-sector partners to align capital, technology, and execution within governed development platforms. Notable for their 1B+ global reach, engagement in 125+ countries, and over 100 programs, they enable long-horizon cooperation and move initiatives from coordination to large-scale execution.

A worldwide group supporting women developers in Python programming.

Quantonation is a Paris- and Boston-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Christophe Jurczak and partners, recognized as the world's first and leading fund exclusively dedicated to quantum technologies and deep physics innovations, including quantum computing (hardware, software, and algorithms), quantum communications/networks, quantum sensing, and related breakthrough applications in computing, cybersecurity, drug discovery, materials, and sensing. With over €250 million in assets under management across its funds—including Quantonation I (€91 million closed in 2022) and the ongoing Quantonation II (targeting €200 million with progress including a €112 million raise as of early 2025)—the firm invests globally from pre-seed to Series A (with select Series B follow-ons), leveraging its in-house scientific expertise and network to support the commercialization of lab-born technologies. The portfolio includes over 60 companies with notable investments in leaders like Pasqal (neutral atom quantum processors), Diraq (silicon-based quantum computing), Multiverse Computing (quantum software for optimization and AI), Qubit Pharmaceuticals (quantum-accelerated drug discovery), Orca Computing (photonic quantum systems), QphoX (quantum transduction), Kipu Quantum, and Qunnect (quantum networking), alongside multiple exits and a track record of top-quartile performance in the deep tech space.

Raven-Flint has developed a proprietary uranium conversion pathway that eliminates elemental fluorine from the entire UF₆ production chain, removing the most hazardous and capital-intensive component of the legacy process. This novel synthesis route delivers 40–50% lower capital cost, 60–70% lower energy consumption, and a dramatically simplified safety profile compared to conventional conversion technology. With the sole U.S. converter sold out, Russian supply being legislated away, and conversion prices up over 10x from historic lows, Raven-Flint is positioned to fill a critical chokepoint in the Western nuclear fuel supply chain at a time of unprecedented demand.

Reliable Robotics is bringing FAA-certifiable autonomy to commercial and defense aviation with technology designed to work on any aircraft, in any airspace, directly addressing the most common causes of aviation incidents. Founded in 2017 by Robert Rose and Juerg Frefel, the company achieved a historic milestone in November 2023 with the first-ever flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board, supervised by a remote pilot 50 miles away. The FAA formally accepted their certification plan in 2023 using existing regulations without special conditions. Reliable Robotics has secured a $17.4 million U.S. Air Force contract for automated aircraft and an additional multi-year IDIQ contract for advanced automation in airlift and refueling aircraft. The company also partners with NASA on demonstration flights evaluating autonomous operations in airport environments.

​Renaissance is an end-to-end workspace for modern knowledge work. ​Modern work is multi-format and cross-functional. Brains are built for continuity; software often isn’t. Renaissance reimagines how thought interacts with its environment so you can shorten the distance between information, ideas, and shared conclusions — reduce the fragmentation tax without heroic effort. One workspace that carries context from exploration → synthesis → decision, so you spend less time reconstructing and more time strategizing.

Roadster Capital is a $5M seed fund based in Portland, Oregon, backing deep technology companies modernizing the American industrial base through automation, security, sustainability, advanced computing, and applied AI. We work closely with founders, operators, and aligned co-investors to build enduring industrial companies — with discipline, pace, and long-term perspective.

Root Access AI is a cutting-edge company specializing in AI-native developer tools designed to empower embedded engineers and revolutionize firmware development for modern machines. By tackling the longstanding firmware bottleneck—characterized by fragmented, vendor-locked, and outdated tools—the company delivers seamless, AI-powered solutions that streamline workflows across configuration, coding, compilation, and validation. Their innovative platform enables effortless peripheral setup, portable firmware generation, one-click builds, and pre-deployment error detection, all while integrating advanced features like auto-generated code and AI chat assistance. Targeting mission-critical sectors such as industrial, aviation, maritime, robotics, defense, and communications, Root Access AI is committed to fostering efficient, scalable innovation with a talent-dense founding team based in NYC, actively expanding through roles in AI/ML and go-to-market strategy.

RunRobot is preparing for the robotics future 30 years from now. Presently, Run Robot allows anyone to run any policy for any robot with any assets on any simulator with one API call.

SamSearch is an AI-powered platform that helps government contractors discover, qualify, and win contracts faster. Beyond real-time opportunity matching, it uses predictive intelligence to identify which contracts you’re most likely to win based on your capabilities, past performance, and market signals. Instead of manually searching through multiple portals, SamSearch delivers prioritized opportunities and gives you the tools to analyze requirements and act quickly — all in one place.

Samsung Next is a Mountain View, California-based venture capital arm of Samsung Electronics, founded in 2013 (originally as Samsung Global Innovation Center), focused on early-stage investments in transformative software and services startups, with a strong emphasis on AI, blockchain, fintech, healthtech, infrastructure, immersive technologies, and frontier innovations that align with Samsung's strategic growth areas. The firm operates as a corporate venture entity with a history of funds like the $150 million Samsung NEXT Fund announced in 2017, investing opportunistically from seed to growth stages while providing portfolio companies with unique access to Samsung's global platform, business units, partnerships, and resources for accelerated scaling. With over 320 portfolio companies as of late 2025—including 18 unicorns and notable investments in Covariant (AI robotics), Fireflies.ai (AI meetings), Alchemy (blockchain infrastructure), The Sandbox (metaverse), Irreverent Labs (AI entertainment), and recent plays like CoreStory and Generation Lab—Samsung Next remains highly active, backing bold founders pursuing groundbreaking technologies.

Sandbox Quantum build practical solutions that combine artificial intelligence with quantum computing approaches to speed up and improve complex data-intensive tasks

♥️ This meetup group is run by 100% volunteers who support the Seattle open source community. ✨ We’re a committed team, pouring our hearts into every event, made possible by the incredible generosity of our sponsors and their in-kind donations.🎗Our meetup group exclusively welcomes in-kind donations and does not accept monetary contributions. Despite our very limited resources, we’re always striving to make each event better than the last! 🥳 🌷Your reviews truly mean so much—they help us keep uplifting the incredible open source community and secure more in-kind donations!" This is a meetup for Seattle / Eastside users of Spark (www.spark-project.org), the high-speed Scala-based cluster programming framework. We'll be rotating among locations in Seattle and Bellevue. We'll also discuss other Spark and AI projects including spark-packages (http://spark-packages.org/), MLflow, TensorFlow, Keras, etc. We will include introductions to the various Spark+AI features, case studies from current users, best practices for deployment and tuning, and future development plans.

This meetup group is run by 100% volunteers who support the Seattle open source community. ✨ We’re a committed team, pouring our hearts into every event, made possible by the incredible generosity of our sponsors and their in-kind donations.🎗Our meetup group exclusively welcomes in-kind donations and does not accept monetary contributions. Despite our very limited resources, we’re always striving to make each event better than the last

This meetup group is run by 100% volunteers who support the Seattle open source community. ✨ We’re a committed team, pouring our hearts into every event, made possible by the incredible generosity of our sponsors and their in-kind donations.🎗Our meetup group exclusively welcomes in-kind donations and does not accept monetary contributions. Despite our very limited resources, we’re always striving to make each event better than the last!

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Silicon Valley Bank is the premier financial partner for the innovation economy, providing specialized banking solutions to startups, investors, and high-growth companies across sectors like fintech, AI, and technology. They support businesses at every stage from pre-seed to IPO and beyond, with tailored products, expert guidance, and sector-specific expertise. Notable for banking 60% of the 2025 Forbes Fintech 50 companies and 40% of the Forbes AI 50, SVB is recognized as one of the best banks for startups by Business Insider.

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SiPhox Health is a biotechnology company founded by former MIT researchers that is revolutionizing at-home health diagnostics through silicon photonics technology. The company has developed a blood testing system the size of a coffee maker that can produce precise readings for over 20 biomarkers related to hormonal balance, inflammation, cardiovascular health, and metabolic fitness. While their chip-based device pursues FDA clearance, SiPhox provides mail-in blood testing to thousands of people with chronic diseases using an innovative EasyDraw device that collects blood samples from the upper arm without needles or finger pricks. Their Burlington, Massachusetts facility can manufacture 10,000 cartridges per month. Starting at $125, SiPhox membership provides access to comprehensive biomarker testing including cholesterol panels, thyroid function, inflammatory markers, and hormone levels.

SOSV is a Princeton, New Jersey-based global multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Sean O'Sullivan, specializing in deep tech startups focused on **human and planetary health**, particularly through its renowned accelerator-style programs HAX (hard tech, based in Newark and Tokyo) and IndieBio (life sciences/biotech, in New York City and San Francisco). With approximately **$1.5 billion** in assets under management as of 2025, SOSV is one of the most active deep tech investors worldwide, providing pre-seed "first checks" (typically up to $550k), intensive hands-on support via labs and engineering facilities, and follow-on investments through seed, Series A, and beyond. The portfolio exceeds 1,000 companies with standout successes including unicorns like Upside Foods (cultivated meat), NotCo (plant-based foods), Opentrons (lab automation), Formlabs (3D printing), and MycoWorks (mushroom leather), alongside numerous exits, high-impact climate plays (e.g., Unspun, Prolific Machines), and health innovations, consistently ranking as a top investor in climate tech and health.

we are the SPACEDAO - A decentralized space collective developing technology for space, skybound communications and interplanetary defense.

Starship Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests in deep tech companies solving humanity's grand challenges of the 21st century. With over $30 million raised for their debut fund under General Partner Sean Hoge, Starship empowers contrarians turning science fiction into reality across advanced materials, aerospace, geoengineering, satellite constellations, AI, logistics, and energy. The firm's advisory board includes David Holz, founder of MidJourney and co-founding CTO of Leap Motion, along with a former VP of Propulsion at SpaceX with 12 years of experience. Starship has led investments in companies like Pipedream Labs, demonstrating their commitment to backing transformative deep tech ventures.

Steel Atlas is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm founded by Talal Attieh and Cameron Porter, specializing in software and hardware technologies that enhance economic resilience and reshape the industrial economy, with a focus on sectors like the built environment (construction), advanced manufacturing, energy transition (including nuclear), supply chain, and national security. The firm raised a debut $10 million Fund I in 2024 and is targeting $50 million for Fund II as of late 2025, maintaining a concentrated approach by selecting around ten companies per fund while leveraging a global network of industrial conglomerates and bridging opportunities between US startups and Middle Eastern capital, particularly Saudi Arabia. Notable early investments include Transmutex (subcritical nuclear systems, co-led Series A), Valar Atomics (nuclear/fusion), GenLogs (logistics tech), Hedral (automated structural engineering), Group1.ai (battery alternatives), and Substrate, often co-investing with firms like Union Square Ventures, At One Ventures, and AlleyCorp to back deep tech solutions addressing industrial volatility.

is a New York and Tokyo–based strategic advisory firm focused on accelerating dual-use and defense technology companies into U.S. Department of Defense, allied government, and Defense Industrial Base markets. SGA specializes in SBIR/STTR strategy, non-dilutive capital capture, transition planning (Phase I–III), prime integration, and board-level positioning for venture-backed and growth-stage companies. Beyond U.S. market access, SGA maintains an active presence in Ukraine, where it supports real-world validation, operational piloting, and battlefield-informed product refinement through partnerships with Ukrainian defense stakeholders and innovation entities. This Ukraine GTM channel enables portfolio companies to demonstrate capability in contested environments, accelerate iterative development, and build credibility with U.S. and NATO customers through validated operational performance. SGA operates at the intersection of capital formation, government acquisition strategy, and international defense collaboration, helping emerging technologies transition from prototype to program of record.

Strange Ventures is a San Francisco-based pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2024 by Tara Tan (formerly at IDEO CoLab Ventures), specializing in writing first checks into deeply technical inventor-founders building the next frontier of computing, with a strong emphasis on AI infrastructure, deep software, developer tools, and the intersection of technology with human creativity. The firm takes a design-driven approach, acting as the first creative and capital partner to bold founders whose ideas often seem "strange" at the outset but have transformative potential, offering unique programs like Blueprint (pairing design experts with portfolio companies) and the Strange 100 (a global network of creative leaders in AI and tech). With a growing early portfolio including investments in Archetype AI (foundation models for physical AI), VideoDB (video infrastructure for AI applications), BLNG (creative tools), and others focused on generative AI and multimodal systems, Strange Ventures distinguishes itself through hands-on product and go-to-market support rooted in design thinking to help build generational companies.

Supercluster is a media organization dedicated to telling the human side of humanity's greatest outer space stories through films, podcasts, artwork, events, and interactive applications. They cover historical milestones like Robert Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket and contemporary developments such as the role of Starlink in battlefield drones. Notable for their Astronaut Database, Launch Tracker, and free content supported by donations and a store, Supercluster engages audiences with newsletters and a mobile app.

About SuperMoon ​​​Supermoon is a global network of 42,000 founders, builders, and investors, with over 200 in-person events hosted worldwide. ​​Supermoon operates Growth Engine, a NYC-based startup program supporting early-stage founders across deep tech, AI, fintech, and digital assets. Startups can apply here.

Syntholene develops synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) through their proprietary Thermal Hybrid Production System that converts heat and water into liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The company's technology combines modern high-temperature electrolysis for hydrogen production with chemical synthesis that enables designer molecules with ultrapure composition, targeting 70% lower costs than competing technologies. Syntholene eSAF offers pure molecular kerosene matching fossil fuel performance with drop-in compatibility for existing engines and infrastructure, while achieving carbon-negative production using feedstock captured from point-source emissions. The company commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange in December 2025 and appointed Steve Oldham (former CEO of Carbon Engineering) to their Board of Directors, with a demonstration facility planned in Iceland leveraging geothermal energy resources.

At The Climate Guys (TCG), we are shaping a robust climate tech ecosystem of founders, innovators, investors, and experts. Drawing on extensive experience in the climate domain, coupled with a research-based, objective approach, we foster collaboration and innovation, enabling stakeholders to transact and address challenges to effectively scale impactful solutions. Our team actively tracks emerging sub-sectors, identifying trends and opportunities, while collaborating with leading ecosystem partners to drive innovation.

Longevity Berlin is a private medical practice specializing in longevity and healthspan optimization through evidence-based consultations, advanced diagnostics, and personalized coaching. They focus on key areas such as metabolic health, sleep, stress reduction, hormone balance, nutrient support, and sexual health to enhance vitality and wellbeing. Notable for their comprehensive 360 Longevity Check and tailored approaches, including hormone replacement therapy insights, empowering clients with proactive health management.

TMV is a venture capital firm investing in frontier technologies including AI, biotech, space, and defense. They focus on seed and early-stage startups building transformative technologies with national security and civilizational impact. Notable for their hands-on approach and portfolio companies like Anduril and Shield AI.

UBS Group AG (commonly known as UBS) is a leading Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company, headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland. It stands as the largest truly global wealth manager and the premier universal bank in Switzerland, strengthened by its focused investment banking and asset management operations. Formed in 1998 through the merger of Union Bank of Switzerland (dating back to 1862) and Swiss Bank Corporation (1872), UBS significantly expanded in 2023 by acquiring Credit Suisse in a government-brokered deal, creating one of the world's most prominent wealth management powerhouses and integrating operations that are substantially complete by late 2026. The bank serves private clients (especially high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals), institutions, and corporations worldwide through divisions including Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking (dominant in Switzerland with extensive branch networks and digital services), Asset Management, and Investment Banking. With over 100,000 employees (around 103,000 internal full-time equivalents as of late 2025), total assets exceeding $1.6 trillion, invested assets nearing $7 trillion, and operations in more than 50 countries, UBS delivers comprehensive financial advice, tailored investment solutions, banking services, and global execution capabilities, led by Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti and Chairman Colm Kelleher.

Unboxing The Future is a talk show featuring unfiltered, bold conversations on complex topics impacting everyday lives, paired with live electronic musical jams alongside special guests. It transforms intricate subjects into engaging, accessible insights through authentic discussions and audience participation at release events. Notable for its unique blend of serious discourse on issues like the future of cities such as Berlin with entertaining musical elements.

Union Labs (also known as Union Labs Ventures or UNION Labs) is a San Mateo, California-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Nate Williams and Chris Kim, focused on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in founders applying advanced technologies like AI, robotics, IoT, and autonomous systems to solve complex real-world problems in areas such as climate tech, manufacturing, healthcare, cybersecurity, and industrial automation. The firm, which originated as an incubation at Kleiner Perkins with support from Google Ventures, takes a hands-on approach by co-creating companies, providing operational expertise, and writing initial checks typically between $500,000 and $2.5 million, often as the first institutional investor. With around 30-40 portfolio companies as of 2025, notable investments include Butlr (ambient AI sensors), Foundation EGI (AI for manufacturing), Urban Sky (stratospheric imaging), Raise Robotics, and Ruby Robotics, alongside several acquisitions and a emphasis on diverse founders building scalable, disruptive hard tech solutions.

Union Square Ventures (USV) is a New York City-based venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham. Known for its disciplined, generalist approach, USV invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation through technology and societal shifts, backing early-stage companies and protocols that create new forms of opportunity and solve meaningful problems. The firm maintains relatively small fund sizes—typically under $300 million—to stay nimble and focused, operating as a tight-knit partnership that has deployed capital across more than 130 companies. Its notable investments include Twitter, Etsy, Stripe, Coinbase, Tumblr, Kickstarter, MongoDB, and many others that have gone on to reshape industries like social media, marketplaces, fintech, developer tools, web3, climate tech, and beyond. With a track record of substantial exits and a philosophy centered on long-term thinking, network effects, and bottom-up innovation, USV continues to support founders building services with the potential to fundamentally transform important markets.

Building advanced robotics and AI systems for industrial automation and manufacturing.

Venture Café Berlin connects innovators, entrepreneurs, and creative minds through free high-impact programming and weekly events to foster innovation ecosystems. As part of the global CIC network, it aims to combat isolation—the enemy of innovation—by providing spaces for connection, learning via news, podcasts, and videos, and opportunities to share and get involved. Their mission is to activate innovation worldwide, with a vision of equal participation in the innovation process.

AI for the Built World; predictive analytics for Commercial Real Estate

VIPC Virginia Venture Partners is VIPC’s venture capital investment platform that makes direct investments in Virginia-based startups with a high potential for achieving rapid growth and generating a significant economic return for entrepreneurs, co-investors, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Since its inception in 2004, Virginia Venture Partners has helped catalyze investment in more than 300 startups and attract more than $2 billion of private industry capital into Virginia, resulting in 35x capital leverage.

Volumes specializes in volumetric capture of the real world, transforming real-world events into accurate, licensable spatiotemporal (4D) data using techniques like 4D Gaussian splatting and multi-sensor fusion. This ground-truth reality data enables AI labs to train physical AI systems that can perceive, move, and reason in everyday environments. Founded by experts in multimodal AI, autonomous systems, and computer vision, the company focuses on providing measurable data for spatial relationships, geometry, temporal dynamics, and physical interactions.

Voyager Ventures is a San Francisco- and New York-based climate technology venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Sarah Sclarsic and Sierra Peterson, focused on early-stage investments in startups advancing global decarbonization across sectors like mobility, energy, materials, food, the built environment, industrial systems, analytics, and carbon management. With $200 million in assets under management across its inaugural $100 million Fund I (closed in 2022) and $100 million Select Fund I (closed in 2024), the firm invests primarily in pre-seed to Series A (and select follow-ons) in North America and Europe, aiming to support companies that can sequester or avert 500 million tonnes of CO2e per fund while delivering strong commercial returns. The portfolio includes around 50 investments with notable companies in areas like carbon-negative materials, trucking emissions reduction (Remora), energy efficiency AI (Ento Labs), last-mile logistics decarbonization (Packfleet), and manufacturing AI (Allie), backed by LPs such as founders from Lyft, Shopify, and Segment, emphasizing unit economics and scalable climate impact.

Founded in 1997, Voyager has over $565 million under management in B2B, early-stage venture capital. When you work with Voyager, you get investment beyond the dollar signs. With a focus on investing in the modern economy through AI-driven business solutions, software-driven hardware, sustainable agriculture, and supply chain in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, we create a relationship with you early in your company’s lifecycle.

WeTheAtlas connects global capital with the most impactful climate tech and frontier tech opportunities — bringing together LPs, founders, and visionary investors to accelerate solutions for the planet's future.

SpaceTech and DeepTech VC firm, primarily leading/co-leading rounds

Events calendar for Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Seattle chapter events. All are welcome who support our mission!

Events calendar for Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Seattle chapter events. All are welcome who support our mission!

Events calendar for Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Seattle chapter events. All are welcome who support our mission!

Women's Health AI is an investor network dedicated to funding AI-driven innovations in women's health. They connect venture capital with startups developing technologies to address gender-specific healthcare challenges, such as reproductive health, menopause, and maternal care. Notable for their targeted focus on bridging the women's health funding gap through a specialized network of investors and founders.

World Fund is a climate tech VC, we are driven by tackling the climate crisis and only invest in technologies with scalable businesses and significant emissions savings potential.

World Fund is a climate tech VC, driven by tackling the climate crisis and only invest in technologies with scalable businesses and significant emissions savings potential.

XIT | Xcession Institute of Technology harnesses intelligence and innovation to deliver true cures for cancer—transcending mere treatments to end suffering and restore lives. Through collaborative research, advanced biotechnology, and open resources, we empower breakthroughs that heal today while uniting humanity in a profound cultural shift: releasing greed's grip, embracing collective usefulness, and fostering creation over division. Together, we forge a global community of intelligent beings, with a vision propelling good intelligence beyond Earth to explore, thrive, and ensure life's flourishing across the universe. For this, humanity needs to be at its full potential—and for that, we must be free of disease.

At the xG-Incubator, we shape the future of telecommunications by advancing 6G technologies within Berlin’s vibrant startup and research ecosystem—and beyond. We bridge science and entrepreneurship by providing access to state-of-the-art labs, testbeds, and expert support for prototyping, testing, and validation. Startups and aspiring founders benefit from a structured incubation process, including funding (of up to 800.000 EUR, equity-free), mentorship from subject-matter experts, and business support, enabling them to turn breakthrough ideas into impactful solutions.

Y Combinator (YC) is a pioneering startup accelerator and venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, and Trevor Blackwell, renowned for inventing the modern accelerator model by funding large batches of early-stage startups with seed capital, intensive mentorship, and a structured three-month program culminating in Demo Day pitches to top investors. As of 2025, YC has funded over 5,000 companies with a combined portfolio valuation exceeding $600 billion, investing $500,000 in each accepted startup (on standard terms) across four annual batches while providing access to a vast alumni network, expert advice, and resources like Bookface for founder connections. The portfolio boasts dozens of unicorns and iconic successes including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Coinbase, DoorDash, Instacart, Reddit, Twitch, and Gusto, with a track record of producing far more billion-dollar companies than any other accelerator and ongoing support for alumni through programs like Work at a Startup and Series A guidance.

YoungTech connects Seattle’s next wave of founders, venture capitalists, and innovators.

A Physical World specialist VC backed by strategics which are some of the largest players in Construction, Real Estate, Industrials, Mining, Energy, Infrastructure and more. Investing early stage from Pre-Seed to Series-B.