Investors in United States

The eFactory

IncubatorUnited States

The eFactory Business Incubator welcomes big thinkers and entrepreneurial spirits searching for the American dream - business ownership. Being your own boss is a major draw to starting a business, but often making the necessary business plans, securing funds, and making the leap into business ownership can be difficult for an individual alone. That's where The eFactory steps in - helping you acheive your business goals by taking the guesswork out of the process.Explore the links to the left to learn more about the mission of Business Incubator, the programs and services offered, and how you can get involved.

Culbro

Family OfficeNew York, United States

Culbro was formed in 2005 as the private equity investment vehicle of the Cullman family and is presently managed by members of three generations of that family. Its target equity investment range is $10 to $15 million but it has broad latitude and can make both smaller and larger investments. It is bolstered by a number of allied investors who are prepared to invest along side it. In the United States, Culbro prefers to do control investments but is amenable to minority stakes as well. Culbro also has a significant private equity effort in India, where it will do both control and non-control investments.

The Brandery

AcceleratorVarious/Remote, United States

The Brandery is a seed stage consumer marketing venture accelerator. The firm runs a three-month-long program in Cincinnati, Ohio that is focused on turning a great idea into a successful, brand-driven start-up. Started in 2010, The Brandery annually selects 10 companies for the program, with each receiving $20,000 in seed funding, four months of mentorship, partnership with a leading branding agencies and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists at the end of the program. The Brandery was a charter member of the TechStars Network (now known as the Global Accelerators Network).

The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship

IncubatorUnited States

Founded in 1987 in Revolution Mill, formerly a Cone Mills factory building, The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation. Our mission is to enhance economic development in Greensboro and the surrounding area. To accomplish this, the NCFE operates a business incubator located in the heart of Greensboro.The incubator is designed to support non-retail, new or emerging businesses. The Center provides modestly priced office and light manufacturing space along with shared support services such as business counseling, a receptionist, copier, fax, mail boxes, and data entry.

Timberline Venture Partners

Venture CapitalVancouver, United States

Timberline Venture Partners is a venture capital firm which specializes in early stage and start-up investments. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in the United States, operating in the biotechnology, business and consumer products, computer hardware, financial services, healthcare, IT services, industrial and energy products, media and entertainment, medical equipment, networking, retailing and distribution, semiconductors, software, telecommunications and real estate sectors. The firm is based in Woodland, Washington with additional offices in Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, Washington.

Velocity Equity Partners

Venture CapitalLynnfield, United States

Velocity Equity Partners is a venture capital firm investing in early stage companies primarily in the northeast region of United States. The firm seeks to invest in the enterprise software, communications infrastructure, wireless applications, niche vertical software applications, silicon and hardware technology, sensors, process control and applications of technologies to manufacturing processes and industrial products sectors. The firm was founded in 2000 by the merging of the two venture investment groups Velocity Capital and Corning Technology Ventures. The firm is located in Boston, Massachusetts.

The W Fund

Venture CapitalSeattle, United States

The W Fund is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington and was founded in 2012. The firm seeks to invest in the technology-based companies with a focus on life sciences, software, information technology, engineering and clean technology sectors. It seeks to invest in companies spinning out from the University of Washington or one of Washington's other universities and research institutions, including Washington State University, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Biomed and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Elevate Capital

Venture CapitalHillsboro, United States

Elevate Capital is a Portland, OR based venture capital firm led by Managing Partner, Nitin Rai and General Partner, Kumar Sripadam. Elevate’s mission is to help close the $4 trillion wealth gap by catalyzing generational wealth creation for underserved entrepreneurs including women, BIPOC, LGBTQ, and veterans. To achieve our mission, Elevate provides access to seed capital, mentorship, and connections into networks that allow our portfolio companies to scale towards timely and meaningful exits. The Fund invests in the technology and healthcare sectors with check sizes that range between $100k to $1M.

Grassroots Business Fund

Private Equity, Venture CapitalWashington, United States

Grassroots Business Fund is a non profit venture capital firm which makes equity, growth capital, mezzanine equity, mezzanine debt and straight debt investments. It aims at growing viable businesses that generate sustainable earnings or savings for people with low incomes. The firm prefers to invest on companies based in Africa, India, Indonesia and Latin America operating in the clean energy, technology, agriculture and consumer sectors. The firm was founded in 2008 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia and has additional offices located in Nairobi, Kenya; Lima, Peru; and New Delhi, India.

Wasatch Advisors

United States

Founded in 1975 by Sam Stewart, Wasatch started with investing in small companies. Sam developed a fundamental, bottom-up research method that focused on long-term growth and finding market inefficiencies. The type of investing is typically small, and lesser-known companies requires a focused, rigorous research process and close collaboration among the team. Over time, Wasatch added more research professionals and began applying the same process to other funds. In addition to uncover the small growth companies, the firm's process now includes micro cap, value, international, and mid-large cap funds.

Exposition

United States

Exposition Ventures invests in entrepreneurs who are at the early stages of building and scaling hardware and software companies that enable the digital transformation of the infrastructure of doing business. We are inspired by the Chicago Columbian Exposition that spurred the 2nd industrial revolution. We are lead investors who take a hands-on approach leveraging our extensive operating and investing experience as well as our industry partner program to accelerate innovation and growth. We help to build great businesses with powerful solutions that usher in a new century of industrial progress.

IBM Ventures

Corporate VCNew York City (NYC), United States

Mr. Karan Bajwa serves as a Managing Director, IBM India at International Business Machines. He had joined IBM last year as executive for strategy and transformation in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this, he was managing director at Microsoft India. Bajwa will be responsible for all strategic and operational matters related to IBM India's sales, marketing, services and delivery operations in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Bajwa is also an angel investor and had backed hyperlocal services marketplace FindYahan, which was acquired by on-demand home services platform Zimmber last year.

Tim Weber

United States

The Incubation Factory is a Venture Capital firm which serves as a “Commercialization Agent” for leading Technology Transfer organizations.The firm is actively acting in this capacity for National Laboratories, Universities and Research Institutions, working to help take the latest technological advances to public markets. It manages companies to maturity or successful exit, provides all requisite funding, governs for market acceleration using specialized tools, people and infrastructure and also aligns distribution and exit incentives for Technology Transfer Organizations and all stakeholders.

Robert A. Claassen

Private Equity, Venture CapitalUnited States

Mr. Robert Claassen serves as Principal & Partner at Camp One Ventures. He was a member of the firm's corporate practice and capital markets practice group. He represents issuers, private and public corporations and investment banks in a variety of acquisition, finance derivatives and joint venture transactions. Mr. Claassen received his B.S. in mathematical economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1988 and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992, order of the coif. He is admitted to practice in New York and California. He is a Board Member of Terabit Radios.

Lava

United States

Women in LAVA is LAVA's second oldest community group (originally formed as a "special interest group" recently rebranded as an “affinity group”) and one of its most successful. Programs and events produced by the group are typically relevant in one of four ways: i) highlighting the success of successful women; ii) focusing on topics more relevant to women as a target customer demographic; iii) focusing on topics relevant to the unique experience of women in the professional setting; or iv) providing resources, education, mentorship or networking programs designed to help women entrepreneurs.

Peanut App

United States

StartHER challenges the biases in venture capital and provides access to the elusive “friends and family” round. For many founders, raising money from friends and family isn’t an option because their existing networks don’t have resources to offer such funds. StartHER aims to give everyone a fair chance by reshaping funding dynamics, providing access to professional networks and ultimately, becoming home to the new faces of entrepreneurship. If you’re an early stage, pre-seed business that strives to make a positive impact on society, healthcare or the environment, we want to hear from you.

Symantec Ventures

Corporate VCUnited States

Symantec is a provider of cyber security services. The company helps businesses, governments and people secure their data. It operates the business on a global civilian cyber intelligence threat network and track a number of threats across the internet from millions of mobile devices, endpoints and servers across the globe. Founded in 1982, Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries and principal office at Mountain View, California. The company's acquisitions are designed to enhance the features and functionality of existing products and extend the product leadership in core markets.

Okapi Ventures

Venture CapitalLaguna Beach, United States

Okapi Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Laguna Beach, California. The firm primarily seeks to invest in the seed and early-stage companies operating in the biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare IT and services, material science, mobile, medical devices and software industries. It prefers to invest in seed and early-stage technology and life science based companies in California with a particular emphasis on Southern California startups in the greater Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego regions. It also provides management support to start-ups. It was founded in 2006.

Typeform

United States

When IFundWomen brokers a grant with a partner, we match the partner’s grant criteria to those businesses who have applied through our Universal Grant Application. If you’re a match, we may request that you apply for that partner’s specific grant program, and you will be notified. Since we launched this program, IFundWomen has secured more than $8M in corporate grants to pay forward to our members (that’s you). So far, we have only deployed around 40% of the grant pool, so there is still a ton of money to go around. If you are interested in being a part of this database, fill this app out.

Rivercitycapital

United States

River City Capital (RCC) is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), certified by the US Department of the Treasury. It is a nonprofit financial organization driven by its mission to accelerate shared prosperity and revitalization in underserved communities through the provision of capital in Memphis and Shelby County. RCC has more flexible lending policies than traditional banks, so we are often able to look beyond the bad credit of borrowers. We combat predatory lending from factoring banks, online banks, and cash for title lenders by providing reasonable interest rates.

Cake

Venture CapitalSan Francisco, United States

Cake Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in companies that are creating technology products that meet the needs of tomorrow’s internet users. Over the next several years, the biggest change to technology will not only be what, but who. We are thesis-driven generalists who invest across sectors into companies that reflect those changing demographics, including: an aging population, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority. We invest in US & Canadian pre-seed and seed stage companies whose growth will be accelerated by these demographic changes.

Fluent Ventures

Venture CapitalSan Francisco, United States

Fluent Ventures is a next gen global venture capital fund. Our platform is backed by 50+ global founders and tech luminaries covering 6 continents. We are building on 40+ cumulative years of venture and founder experience as well as experience investing in 7 global unicorns. Some of the founders we have been fortunate enough to back and work with at current and/or previous firms include Chime (US), Kin (US), Zenbusiness (US), Sidecar Health (US), Kueski (LatAm), Clara (LatAm), Xepelin (Latam), Neon (Latam), Facily (Latam), Sabi (Africa), Ula (SEA), and FinAccel (SEA) and many others.

Montgomery & Company

BankUnited States

Montgomery & Co. is a full service investment bank focused on growth companies. Montgomery & Co. provides research, sales & trading coverage, strategic advisory and M&A services, and public and private financings to growth companies in the software, security & services, communications, healthcare and media & entertainment businesses. Headquartered in Santa Monica and with offices in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and Orlando, Montgomery & Co. is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), and its professional associates are register with the NASD-SIPC.

Emil Capital Partners

Venture CapitalUnited States

Emil Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in small to mid-sized private companies in the food & beverage, consumer applications, digital media, ondemand or e-commerce, and beauty and apparel industries serving markets in North America and Europe. Emerging products and services that impact consumer lifestyles and wellness, including health, education and communication, as well as certain premium or gourmet food categories are considered specific growth areas suitable for investment. The firm was founded in 2009 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

L Catterton

Private EquityBuenos Aires, United States

L Catterton is a private equity firm formed through the partnership of Catterton, LVMH and Groupe Arnault in 2016. The firm invests in all major consumer segments, including food and beverage, retail and restaurants, beauty and wellness, fashion and accessories, consumer products and services, consumer health and media and marketing services as well as real estate projects anchored by luxury retail. It primarily invests in companies based in the North America with a focus on United States, Latin America, Asia and Europe. It was founded in 1989 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Utah Angels

Angel NetworkUnited States

Utah Angels was a venture capital firm specializing in angel, seed, startups, growth and emerging stage investments. It makes follow on round of investments in its portfolio companies. It seeks to invest in high technology and life science companies with a focus upon biotechnology, clean technology computers and peripherals, education, electronics and instrumentation, industrial energy, internet and web services, marketing and advertising, media and entertainment, medical devices and equipment, mobile, nanotechnology, networking and equipment, software and telecommunication sectors.

XRC Ventures

AcceleratorVarious/Remote, United States

XRC Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator focused on pre-Seed to Series A startups in the retail technology, consumer goods, and consumer healthtech sectors. Launched in 2015, XRC Ventures has invested in more than 130 startups. Notably, it was an early investor in: razor and personal care DTC brand Billie, tech-enabled resale service Recurate, and telemedicine solution MD Integrations. Follow XRC Ventures on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram at @XRCVentures, and learn more about the firm and its portfolio companies at http://xrcventures.com/.

Wealf

United States

Our entrepreneurs receive a first round, interest-free loan of up to $10,000 and are eligible for subsequent add-on second and third loans at 3.5% interest rate. WEALF is proving that age, zip code, and ethnicity do not have to be barriers to commercial credit. Loans are granted without collateral or a guarantor, a prerequisite for traditional loan programs. WEALF loans enable women to begin the process of becoming creditworthy, a necessity as they grow. Our high loan repayment rate (90%) demonstrates that the risk is well worth the investment as we redeploy funds for new loans.

Sprint Accelerator

AcceleratorVarious/Remote, United States

Sprint Accelerator is a three-month, immersive, mentorship-driven startup accelerator program based in Kansas City, Missouri. The program specializes in technology startups with a focus on the mobile and health sector including enterprise, big data, and mobile including wearable technology, patient care, animal health, wellness, health data, mobile diagnosis, sensor-driven devices and networks, socially enabled products focused on achieving personal goals, health tools interacting with mobile cameras, medication schedule apps, mobile apps that can diagnose, and big data tools.

Toryburchfoundation

United States

Community Lenders, also known as a Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), are local lenders that provide credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations, including women, to encourage and enhance economic growth and development. For women entrepreneurs with: A sustainable business, a satisfactory credit rating, at least two years in business and generating revenue, and a passion for growth. Our partnership program connects women entrepreneurs with local Community Lenders, who directly provide affordable loans to eligible women entrepreneurs.

Windward Ventures

Venture CapitalUnited States

Windward Ventures specializes in early stage companies but it does not invest in seed stage companies. The main focus of investment lies on industries such as information technology, communication and telecommunication, electronics, broadband technologies, optoelectronics, semiconductors, systems engineering, software, Internet infrastructure, data storage, and medical devices sectors. The firm invests in private companies based in Southern California from Santa Barbara to San Diego. The firm typically takes minority stake with board representation in its portfolio companies.

The Sequel Fund

Venture CapitalUnited States

The Sequel Fund is a early-stage seed fund that invests in young companies raising their first round of institutional capital. The fund welcomes companies from most industries including entertainment, manufacturing, food and beverage, health services, financial services, technology, entertainment, manufacturing, and consumer non-durables. Sequel Fund does not invest in FDA-regulated products. The fund invests in companies in Kentucky and lower Indiana. They require prospective companies to graduate from an Accelerator Program or to secure a lead investor on reasonable terms.

IQT

AcceleratorArlington County, United States

In-Q-Tel is a not-for-profit and venture capital firm that accelerates the development and delivery of cutting-edge technologies to U.S. government agencies that keeps the nation safe. The firm identifies and invest in venture-backed startups developing technologies that will provide ready-soon innovation vital to the IC mission. The firm focuses on investing in companies within the data analytics, infrastructure, communications, cyber and mobile security, data management, detection and analysis, materials and power, video and imaging, and information technology sectors.

Woodside O'Brien

Venture CapitalUnited States

Woodside O’Brien invests in entrepreneurs who commercialize big ideas that matter – ideas that reimagine the world as more efficient, clear and connected. The firm currently offers investors a pledge fund comprised of disruptive technology companies poised for explosive growth and a co-investment fund that invests alongside a prominent angel group. It invests in disruptive technology companies that bring efficency, clarity and connectivity to the markets. The firm advises and assists each portfolio company with operations, business development, recruiting and financing.

Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator

United States

Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator provides infrastructure that enables entrepreneurism for the Rochester community. Founded by Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. (RAEDI), City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic Treasury Services and Mayo Clinic Ventures, the Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator provides collaborative space for new companies, venture capital firms and entrepreneurs. It also works with existing companies and service providers to support entrepreneurial ventures and int urn promote local and regional economic development through company creation and expansion.

Medasf

United States

The San Francisco Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund is a joint project of MEDA in collaboration with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) of the mayor’s office. The Fund provides mini-grants of up to $5,000 to San Francisco women-owned small businesses for projects and upgrades that will have a transformative impact on the businesses’ ability to grow. The Fund is established to improve the small business environment for women entrepreneurs in San Francisco and encourage collaboration between women entrepreneurs and local technical assistance providers.

Loanfund

United States

Over the years, The Loan Fund has helped hundreds of New Mexicans grow, learn and succeed while enabling them to create sustainable businesses and thousands of jobs. We make good loans to good people, working with a diverse group of small businesses and nonprofits from all parts of New Mexico. The Loan Fund offers loans to small businesses, creative entrepreneurs, startup businesses and nonprofits in the form of microloans (under $50,000); small business loans up to $500,000; loans to nonprofits; SBA 504 Loans (equipment and buildings); and business lines of credit.

EvoNexus

IncubatorVarious/Remote, United States

EvoNexus is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 organization founded in 2008, by Co-Founders Rory Moore and Vice Admiral Walter Davis USN (Ret.). Our unique incubation program attracts applications from early-stage technology ventures across the globe seeking to benefit from EvoNexus’ strategic advisors and capital connections. EvoNexus is financially supported by our corporate partners who are some of the largest multinational technology corporations in the world. Their financial and strategic support enables us to perpetuate our low-equity, not-for-profit incubation model.

EvoNexus is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 organization founded in 2008, by Co-Founders Rory Moore and Vice Admiral Walter Davis USN (Ret.). Our unique incubation program attracts applications from early-stage technology ventures across the globe seeking to benefit from EvoNexus’ strategic advisors and capital connections. EvoNexus is financially supported by our corporate partners who are some of the largest multinational technology corporations in the world. Their financial and strategic support enables us to perpetuate our low-equity, not-for-profit incubation model.

Skedcorp

United States

SKED offers a variety of lending opportunities. We work with both small and large businesses and lending institutions to finance projects. We customize our business loans to meet the needs of each customer and coordinate resources to develop a unique financing package. With SKED, you get business loan support above and beyond what a typical lending institution can provide. We create value by providing professional guidance and technical assistance with each loan we make. Whether you’re expanding, refinancing, purchasing equipment or real estate, SKED can provide.

Opus8

Private Equity, Venture CapitalMclean, United States

Opus8 is a private investment firm that provides high-level strategy and business advisory services to clients. The company makes investments in small buyouts and in opportunistic angel investment situations in the areas of Business Services, B2B New Media and E-commerce, Datacenter and cloud technologies and services. Their investment portfolio currently includes investments in companies in the following industries: Information Technology, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Health Care and Information Services and Publishing.

University of Pennsylvania Endowment

Private Equity, Venture CapitalPhiladelphia, United States

University of Pennsylvania manages an endowment which is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fund provides annual funding for the strategic initiatives of the university. The office of trust administration administers the university's endowments and other restricted gifts to ensure their use is compliant with donor wishes or relevant laws. The trust administration is responsible for the creation of new funds for operating gifts, capital gifts, endowments and agency funds to meet donor requests. The endowment fund is administered by the board of directors.

US Angel Investors is an investment group of accredited private equity (“angel”) investors across two chapters in Palo Alto, CA and Reno, NV, who provide counsel and capital to startup companies in a wide variety of industries. This group includes mostly former and current executives and entrepreneurs. US Angel Investors members look for high quality investment opportunities in technology, internet, new media, healthcare and medical devices, and packaged consumer goods. Other sectors with high growth opportunities will be considered on an opportunistic basis.

LAB353 Accelerator is looking for the best and brightest leaders with big ideas in the Mobile, Cloud and IoT space. They will select 10 companies to join the Lab353 Accelerator programme. This is a unique opportunity for tech firms to establish or scale their operations in Europe and beyond. Companies in the programme will get access to top technology leaders and mentors from Silicon Valley and Ireland, access to markets and the chance to raise capital. Their goal is to help these top innovators achieve their dreams of turning the next big idea into reality.

T5 Capital is an investment arm of Triple Five Corp which specializes in venture capital and private equity investments. It focuses on investing in early stage disruptive technology companies, control investments and buyouts of companies. It invests in the hospitality, development, high technology sectors, real estate, banking and financial services, retail, multimedia, bio-tech, internet, telecommunications, wireless, cable, computer software, e-commerce, fiber, networking and semiconductors. It is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and was founded in 2011.

T5 Capital

Venture CapitalUnited States

T5 Capital is an investment arm of Triple Five Corp which specializes in venture capital and private equity investments. It focuses on investing in early stage disruptive technology companies, control investments and buyouts of companies. It invests in the hospitality, development, high technology sectors, real estate, banking and financial services, retail, multimedia, bio-tech, internet, telecommunications, wireless, cable, computer software, e-commerce, fiber, networking and semiconductors. It is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and was founded in 2011.

Capita3

Venture CapitalMinneapolis, United States

Capita3 is an early stage venture capital fund investing in women startup founders and the companies they’re building. We’re leading the next generation of venture capital by investing in the growth of the startup CEO alongside our investment in the growth of the company, and we’ll set a new standard for how VC-financed companies grow and exit. We’ve developed a game-changing program that helps women entrepreneurs grow into powerful leaders who can grow their companies to maximum value. It’s good for women, good for our investments, and good for the world.