Growth Path Investments

Andreessen Horowitz backs bold entrepreneurs who move fast, think big, and are committed to building the next major franchises in technology. Founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, the firm provides entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights in innovation, executive and technical talent, market intelligence, policy and regulatory affairs, business development, and marketing and brand-building.

Union Square Ventures is a small collegial partnership based in New York that manages over $1B across seven technology-focused venture funds. Union Square Ventures is one of the most successful venture funds in the world and has been an early-stage investor in some of America's most successful startups such as Zynga, Indeed, Tumblr, Twitter, Lending Club, Etsy, Twilio and MongoDB. USV was founded in 2003 by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham.

GV (formerly Google Ventures) is the venture capital arm of Google (Alphabet, Inc.). GV has been investing in technology and biotechnology related companies in the life science, healthcare, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, cyber security, and agriculture sectors. We have a world-class team of engineers, designers, physicians, scientists, marketers, and investors who work together to provide these startups exceptional support on the road to success. We help our companies interface with Google, providing unique access to the world's best technology and talent. That said, we operate as an independent venture firm that is focused on investment returns. Today, GV has approximately $2.4bn in assets under management and looks to invest $500m per year in start ups. GV is separate to Capital G (formerly Google Capital), which invests in fewer, more mature ventures, with larger deal sizes.

H.I.G. Capital is a private equity and alternative assets investor based in Florida, USA. HIG has its origins in control private equity investments, but today also manages funds dedicated to growth equity, real estate, credit and biotech. Our team of over 350 investment professionals has substantial operating, consulting, technology and financial management experience, and we contribute these resources to help build value in our portfolio companies. HIG invests throughout the U.S., Europe and Latin America. HIG manages its debt/credit strategies through its affiliates WhiteHorse Capital and Bayside Capital.

Eight Roads is the proprietary investment arm of FIL, Fidelity International Limited. Eight Roads is active in Ventures, Principal Investments and Real Estate. Inspired by Fidelity's almost 50 year history of direct private investing, Eight Roads teams in Asia and Europe work alongside associated funds around the world. This, alongside our proprietary capital source, gives substantial global scale, expertise and market reach.

Octopus Ventures is one of Europe's most active experienced venture capital firms, and has invested in more than 100 companies since its 1999 founding. Octopus Ventures invests in both enterprise and consumer-focused startups, and participates from Seed (typical investment $1m) to Series A (typical investment $4m). Our team knows what it is like on the other side of the fence. Before joining Octopus, many of the team established themselves in other industries, from consumer goods and professional services to technology and telecoms, and several launched and sold their own startups.