Investor

Accelerator Technology Holdings

Jordan

Accelerator was founded by Dr. Fawaz Zu bi in Jordan in 2005. Backed by a diverse group of institutional and individual investors from around the world Accelerator was established with the aim of investing in technology in the Middle East. In doing so Accelerator was one of the region s first institutional venture capital investors.Accelerator has recognized since its establishment that technology growth in the Middle East faces unique challenges. Therefore more than just venture capital investors Accelerator has created led and supported a range of initiatives that address the gaps that our region's technology ecosystem faces in innovative ways thereby helping transform the region's technology and entrepreneurship landscapes.Among these initiatives is Silicon Badia an Accelerator subsidiary which focuses on early stage investments in Jordan and the Middle East. Silicon Badia is focused on taking regional entrepreneurs and ventures from their local roots to global scale. It does so through three inter connected entities Badia Impact Fund an early stage VC fund focused on the Middle East and sponsored and managed by Accelerator. Badia Outreach Fund a seed fund that invests in U.S. startups that is seeded and managed by Accelerator. The Launchpad a three month acceleration program that takes Middle East entrepreneurs to the heart of the U.S. tech ecosystem.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: Jordan

Impact: Access to Financial Services

Investor

California Technology Council (CTC)

United States of America

The California Technology Council (CTC) is a technology trade association serving innovators from all industry sectors in the state of California. Every day CTC delivers value through a set of member benefits essential to running a technology company. CTC looks for opportunities to support business development and access to markets for members through its initiatives events and content. CTC advocates for an aspirational Innovation Agenda for California.

Type: Government

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Capacity Building

Investor

Intel Capital Diversity Fund

United States of America

Whether you're seed stage or ready for growth Intel Capital can help take it to the next level. Since 1991 Intel Capital has invested US$12.2 billion in 1480 companies worldwide and 627 portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired.

Type: Fund

Geography: Global

Impact: Access to Financial Services

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K9 Ventures

United States of America

K9 Ventures is a true “early stage” venture fund that provides funding and support for seed-stage technology companies. The fund is focused on startups located in the San Francisco Bay Area that have technical founders, a core technology product, a clear path to revenue, can be capital efficient and where K9 can add value.

Type: Investment Fund Manager

Geography: United States of America

Impact: Access to Financial Services

Investor

Transist

Transist (Tech Impact) is a social enterprise incubator based in Shanghai China. Our mission is to create find and scale companies that lie at the intersection between technology and social enterprise.

Type: Investor Network

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