The startup investor directory
Early-stage investor in emergent tech startups staffed by ex-Fortune-500 operators who partner deeply with founders, acting like co-founders rather than passive financiers.
Invests across four learner-journey stages—equitable pathways, skill development, removing completion barriers, and career success—as an evergreen corporate-backed fund combining philanthropy, operators, and an Impact Acceleration team embedding outcome data.
EcoMachines Ventures is a venture capital fund and corporate finance advisory firm based in London, UK. Founded in 2013, EcoMachines Ventures specializes in investing in early-stage technology and sustainability-related companies. The firm's mission is to invest in companies that have the potential to make a positive impact in the world. EcoMachines Ventures also provides advisory services to companies and investors, including corporate finance, fund management, and venture capital.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is a venture capital fund that provides financing and risk capital to entrepreneurs and small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). It specializes in investments that have a positive social and environmental impact, including those in the areas of renewable energy, information technology, healthcare, education and sustainable agriculture. EIF also provides advice and guidance to SMEs and startups, including guidance on how to raise capital and access finance.
Edison Partners is a growth equity firm that focuses on technology-enabled solutions in fintech, healthcare IT, and enterprise software. Founded in 1986, the firm is based in Princeton, New Jersey, and has invested in more than 200 companies over the years. Their investments range from early-stage venture capital to growth equity, and they have helped numerous tech startups achieve success. They focus on providing strategic guidance and capital to help companies reach their full potential.
Exclusive K–12 edtech investor using flexible funding structures beyond standard equity and offering operator-led go-to-market advisory from a founder who scaled Netchemia to 2,400 districts.
Late‑seed to Series B investor (up to €10M) specializing in AI tutors, teacher toolboxes and AI-enabled assessment; true impact fund linking carry to reach, inclusion and learning KPIs, women‑led.
Seed+ edtech/workforce‑tech investing with North American–Asian market access including NTT Docomo 5G education pilots; differentiates via an embedded Boston AI product team and structured talent‑development program.
Eka Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2018, the firm focuses on investing in founders building category-defining consumer technology companies that positively shape the world, making it more sustainable, efficient, and equitable. The firm's team consists of experienced professionals with a shared passion for creating positive change. Eka Ventures invests in a wide range of industries, such as healthcare, finance, education, and more.
A single-partner, >$1B solo-GP investor with an unusually high hit rate in breakout companies who provides publicly available scaling frameworks and content-as-core portfolio support.
Elaia is a European venture capital firm focused on digital and deep tech startups, from early stage to growth development. They have a team of experienced professionals who provide strategic and operational support to their portfolio companies and help them with their growth and development. Elaia has invested in a wide range of companies, from early-stage startups to established companies, and has a global network of partners.
Engineering-led partners who continue shipping code use large-scale analysis of hundreds of millions of commits and open-source developer tools, and accept 10-year lockups to support long-dated token mechanics.
Element Finance is a boutique growth finance company that invests in and lends to SaaS and technology companies. They specialize in providing flexible growth financing solutions, such as revenue-based financing, to help companies scale and reach their growth objectives. They also provide credit and risk analysis for potential investments. Element Finance has a team of experienced SaaS operators and General Partners, and they offer services such as fleet management, payments and daily banking, and continuing education.
Element Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, England. The firm specializes in investments in early-stage technology companies across the UK and Europe. Element Ventures was founded in 2015 and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Register number 924067). The firm has invested in over 50 companies since its founding, including tech startups such as Klaxoon, Floom, and Wayve.
Pre-seed and seed investor backing frontier deep-tech startups with differentiated IP; multi-exit founder-operator GPs provide hands-on operational support, even filling roles like COO, CFO, sales rep, headhunter, or janitor.
Elev8 is a venture capital firm that invests and supports early-stage deep tech founders. Their mission is to bring resources, mentorship, and capital to founders to help them scale their businesses and make an impact on the world. They have a global network of founders, investors, and advisors and are dedicated to building a better future through technology. They provide founders with the resources they need to succeed, including access to capital, mentorship, and resources for scaling.
Often serving as founding investor for ventures serving low‑income entrepreneurial households, they use deep field immersion to align impact with commercial performance and scale across India and Latin America.
Targets Pre-Seed/Seed for women, minorities and veterans and early-stage local/regional/global startups, prioritizing underrepresented founders with a 50/50 gender split and 100% minority co-founder representation.
Earliest-stage Indiana startups receive hands-on assistance from a team of experienced operators.
Elevation Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage companies and provides them with capital, guidance, and resources for growth. The firm has a team of experienced investors and advisors who are passionate about helping entrepreneurs create successful companies and businesses. Elevation Capital focuses on identifying, investing in, and supporting companies around the world that have the potential to become major players in their respective industries. With offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, Elevation Capital is positioned to support companies at any stage of the growth cycle.
Elevator Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Vienna, Austria. It is the corporate venture capital entity of Raiffeisen Bank International, and focuses on early stage and growth investments in Fintech and related enabling technologies in Central and Eastern Europe. Elevator Ventures provides capital and expertise to startups, helping them to reach their full potential. They also offer mentorship and guidance to young entrepreneurs and help them to translate their vision into a successful business.
Invests in businesses transforming industry verticals that pay obsessive attention to customer experience.
Elron is a leading global technology and industrial company that provides solutions to some of the world's toughest challenges and invests in innovative technologies, products, and services. The company's portfolio includes a range of products and services related to communication, energy, transportation, industrial, and defense systems. Elron has offices in over 30 countries around the world and employs over 35,000 people. Their mission is to create value for their customers, employees, shareholders, and the communities in which they operate.
Early-stage fintech investor focused on embedded finance, backing pre-seed and seed rounds (up to €4m), founded by serial fintech builders with a Berlin–London–New York network.