Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Gradient Ventures is a venture capital fund run by Google and focused entirely on investments into early stage Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies. The team at Gradient Ventures consists almost entirely of engineers with expertise in AI and related technologies.

Vertex Holdings is a global network of venture capital funds, comprising Vertex Ventures, Vertex Ventures HC and Vertex Growth. Vertex Holdings is an anchor investor in each of these funds. Vertex Holdings is owned by Temasek, a Singapore sovereign wealth fund. Vertex Ventures is based in California and invests in early stage technology companies. Vertex Ventures looks for founders tackling fundamental challenges. We look for people who want to make a dent in the wold while growing a multi-billion dollar business. Vertex HC invests in healthcare opportunities. We invest in and work with high-growth medical device, biotech, and digital health companies, at all stages, worldwide. Our portfolio includes companies at all stages of development, from early-stage companies testing transformative technologies to commercial-stage companies seeking additional growth. The Vertex Growth Fund provides later stage expansion capital to companies on the cusp of creating a category champion that is enduring and transformational.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm and accelerator operator with approximately $885 million in assets under management, running programs in hardware, life sciences, climate, food, and deep tech.

Felicis Ventures is a boutique venture capital fund that looks to back the world's iconic companies of today and tomorrow. We have a passion for product and out-of-the-box thinking and we customize our relationship with each portfolio company in a way that is meaningful and critical for them. In these partnerships with founders we strive to deliver high value help where needed. Felicis backs founders from diverse backgrounds in their quest to open up frontier markets, such as longevity and engineered foods, and reinvent critical markets such as mental health and insurance. We feel strongly that great investments are a consequence of deep conviction. We do our homework and are vocal when we see the most interesting opportunities. We are not driven by ownership and do not make investment decisions based solely on potential exit size. At the same time our fund has enough scale to allow us to play a critical role for the companies we back. As our track record indicates, we define success in the same way as our founders. We believe in backing iconic founders regardless of their location, including places outside of the United States. We're proud of the fact that our portfolio founders originate from 40+ different countries across a multitude of continents. We have invested in companies with operations in 15+ countries including Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Turkey, and the US. Outside the US, we look for businesses with the potential to be global winners like Shopify and Adyen.

Ribbit Capital is a global venture capital firm focused exclusive on financial technology (fintech) investments. We have deep expertise in financial businesses, understand the associated complexity and challenges, and work actively with our investee companies. Our goal isn't just to write checks. It's to deposit and grow ideas. Ribbit Capital was founded by Meyer Malka in 2012. Meyer Malka previously founded and sold Patagon.com, an online brokerage in Latin America, for more than $700 million.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on enterprise and consumer technology investments. Lightspeed invests in the USA and abroad, with offices in Silicon Valley, Israel, India and China, and a preference for investments in these countries. Since its founding in October 2000, Lightspeed has invested in more than 300 companies, along with numerous exits. Lightspeed prefers to take a board seat in portfolio companies and is usually the first institutional investor.