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Become fundable in Silicon Valley - SF Startup Labs is a 6-week, equity-free online program built from San Francisco for top international founders preparing to enter the US market and raise capital. It connects founders with mentors from ElevenLabs, xAI, YC startups, Persona, Google, Apple, Stanford, local angel investors, and VCs and covers US GTM, visas, legal, product and fundraising.

Bitdefender Voyager Ventures, established by global cybersecurity leader Bitdefender, is an early-stage investment initiative focused on startups in cybersecurity, automation, and data-driven technologies. Investing at the Seed and Series A stages, Bitdefender Voyafer Ventures supports companies developing innovative solutions to real-world challenges and preparing for sustainable growth. Beyond capital, Bitdefender Voyager Ventures leverages Bitdefender’s expertise, technologies, and global ecosystem of partners to help portfolio companies build credibility, earn trust, and deliver transformative technologies to their customers.

Carinthian Venture Fonds GmbH is a public venture fund founded in 2022 by public stakeholders in Carinthia. The company's objective is to invest in start-ups and small and medium-sized companies in the technology sector in Carinthia (seed and growth stage companies). The company invests only together with a private, independent co-investor.

Mutua Ventures is a corporate venture arm of Mutua Madrileña. Through this fund, the insurer channels direct investments into startups that have a strategic fit and reinforce the diversification and growth of the group. The insurer makes direct investments both in seed capital (newly created companies or early investments in business ideas) and in more advanced phases (capital rounds that allow start-ups to grow and continue developing their business ideas). In addition to the 30 million euros that the project will have, the vehicle includes investments in companies such as Movo, Singular Cover, Ubikare and Antai that the company has made to date. There are no plans to allow third-party investors into this fund.

We back European startups that develop Transformative Technologies which have the potential to fundamentally disrupt value chains in today’s major industry verticals and significantly improve the environmental impact. Technological advances in the IoT, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or robotics pave the way to create solutions that fundamentally change value chains in sectors that place a major burden on our planet and our communities: - Energy and Resources - Industry & Manufacturing - Mobility & Logistics - Building & Infrastructure. With +15 years of experience in sustainable investing, we are confident that economic growth and sustainability matters are not trade-offs but mutually reinforcing factors. The entrepreneurs we support strive for holistic value creation along the Triple Top Line of economic wealth, environmental prosperity, and social equity: they create solutions that enhance the well-being of nature and societies while generating economic value. Growing our investees along the triple top line, we are committed to actively contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Co-founded by Ronan Le Moal and Charles Cabillic in September 2020, Épopée Gestion is located in Brest, Nantes, Bordeaux and Paris and aims to reinvest in the Atlantic Arc territories by supporting companies in financing and operational support. Épopée Gestion operates in four areas: innovation capital, development capital, sustainable real estate and low-carbon infrastructure. Xplore inherits all the expertise of the West Web Valley accelerator created in 2012 at the initiative of Charles Cabillic, Ronan Le Moal and Sébastien Le Corfec to support and accelerate digital startups in Brittany, in particular via the West Web Valley 1 investment fund created in 2015. When it was created, Épopée Gestion took over the management of the West Web Valley 1 fund in 2020 and launched a second capital innovation fund in 2021, Épopée West Web Valley II, which brings the total investment capacity to 80 million euros solely for innovation in startups. These two funds are now renamed Xplore I and Xplore II.

Provide finance to support the growth of young, innovative businesses in the Leather sector The Leather industry, thanks to the production of leather goods and footwear in particular, has long contributed to France’s reputation around the world, the embodiment of France’s finest products. But it is not only a question of image, powerfully driven by the leading luxury houses; the French leather sector is also an important economic force. It consists of 9 400 companies, generates 25 billion euros of turnover and has nearly 130 000 employees. More than ever, the automation generated by technology, the digital transformation, customization, environmental sustainability, the principle of transparency and the circular economy of models, plus marketing and communication are major agents for change. It is with this in mind, to dynamize the sector and prepare it for tomorrow’s big challenges, that CUIR INVEST wishes to offer financial support to the visionary entrepreneurs that are shaping the future. CUIR INVEST is an investment fund created to offer long-term support to the most promising young innovative businesses in the sector, while respecting the values that drive us.

At Novaterra, our fundamental belief is that the most significant innovations arise from backing brilliant individuals tackling formidable problems. Hence, our mission is not to fund businesses, but to invest in intellectual capital: minds capable of solving substantial challenges, those that hold the potential to revolutionize industries and positively impact society at large. Identifying potential transformative leaders is at the core of our strategy, this is why we consider ourselves people investors. We employ a comprehensive evaluation process, made up of a proprietary framework that focuses on the traits of the founders, their tenacity, and their ultimate vision. We learned the hard way that the best founders are those who have a messianic attitude and even believe their venture is fundamental to the world, we discovered on our skin that usually the most successful overcame tough challenges and therefore developed a strong resilience in their past, and they see their company as a revenge to prove to themselves that they are worth it. The more they feel defeated, the heavier they push and the more they are resilient. We want to back the darest, those who have a natural inclination to fail, to take risks, to push the level higher and higher even despite the reality they are forced to face, and the only reason they are doing it is because they feel they have to. Nothing more. For these reasons, our investment mandate allows us to directly invest in people, even before there is a concrete idea.

We invest in startups in the forestry, professional landscaping, gardening, agriculture and construction sectors. Our goal is to add value by contributing our ecosystem network and the manifold assets of STIHL as a leading company in the industry.

Investing in Nordic FinTech & Impact stars. Goose Valley is invested in some of the leading FinTechs in the Nordics: Klarna, Lunar, Open Payments, Receipt Hero, Indo. The name Goose Valley comes from the U-shaped valley Lapporten, a symbol of Sweden and its magnificent nature. In Northern Sami it is called Čuonjávággi which translates into Goose Valley.

We work with innovative partners to invest in, accelerate and incubate the most disruptive startups and pioneering founders. Our team of seasoned venture capitalists and operational partners empower smart capital and founders and put their startups on the path of faster and greater growth.

Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is a division of Hubert Burda Media which provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies. Hubert Burda Media is one of Europe’s largest media conglomerates with a strong investment track record in internet-centric businesses, since 1998. We have long been partners of visionary entrepreneurs, leveraging Burda’s capital, brands and sector expertise, particularly in the areas of business expansion, internationalization and localization. We are proud to have highly successful consumer internet companies in our portfolio from across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. In the past, Hubert Burda Media has also invested in internet platforms such as Etsy, , HolidayCheck, or Xing AG. Our team are dedicated and diverse investment professionals based in Munich, Berlin, London and Singapore.