Investor

Carmel Ventures

Israel

With over $600 million currently under management, several successful exits, and a growing portfolio of promising start-ups, Carmel is among Israel’s top-tier venture capital funds. Carmel’s investments are focused primarily on early stage companies in the fields of Software, Communications, Internet, Media, Semiconductors, and Consumer Electronics. Founded in 2000 by pioneers and leaders of the Israeli high tech industry, Carmel provides significant capital and active, hands-on support through the growth cycle of its portfolio companies and is recognized as a true company building fund in Israel. Carmel, headquartered in Herzliya, Israel enjoys a worldwide network of industry, strategic and investment resources.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Israel

Impact: Access to Financial Services

Investor

Emerson Collective

Emerson Collective is continually amazed by what s possible when you harness the entrepreneurial spirit and the kinds of meaningful outcomes that result from an impatience with the status quo. But the truth is change is often a very slow process. So they invest their time energy and resources in people who blend optimism with pragmatism people who have the audacity to dream up new ways to improve the world and the determination to make them a reality. They connect talent to opportunity by partnering with organizations empowering individuals and advocating for fair and equitable social policies because they believe in accelerating change however they can.

Type: Investor Network

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

Investor

Pique Fund

Canada

Pique Fund is an inclusive angel fund focusing on leadership diversity and women led technology ventures in BC. As of September 2016 they have 24 investors of which 19 are women representing more than 80% of the fund's capital. Pique Fund have so far invested in four women led ventures and returned over $75000 to investors through the BC Venture Capital Tax Credit program.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Canada

Impact: Access to Information

Investor

Primary Venture Partners

United States of America

Primary Venture Partners formerly known as High Peaks Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital fund based in NYC. The firm is run by Brad Svrluga and Ben Sun who have a combined 30 year track record as successful investors and operators. We make seed investments in industry transforming technology companies and reserve capital to follow our initial investments across multiple financings. We focus on NYC and the Northeast leveraging proximity to closely support our founders and connect portfolio companies to each other.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services