Karista is a European VC firm investing in game changers from scratch to success. Karista is an early-growth investment firm backing ambitious entrepreneurs across Europe. For nearly 25 years, we have supported over 100 startups and scale-ups, many of which have achieved successful exits through acquisitions or listings on major exchanges, including Nasdaq. Our current strategy focuses on two key sectors: HealthTech and Space, Defence & Security, executed through dedicated funds and specialized teams with deep domain expertise. We primarily invest in early-growth opportunities, while selectively supporting early-stage moonshot projects with transformative potential. Trusted by leading institutional investors, financial groups, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Predict what’s next in private markets with Crunchbase. Move faster, act smarter, win more with predictive intelligence. Crunchbase is a predictive solution that provides intelligence on private companies, powered by the unique combination of live private company data, AI, and market activity from over 80 million users. We predict private market movements that matter to help investors, dealmakers, and analysts make the right decisions.

Sectors: Media

EIP is a global energy technology investor with a proprietary model designed to drive innovation. Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP) is a global energy technology investor with a proprietary model designed to drive innovation. EIP brings together entrepreneurs and some of the world’s most forward-thinking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation for a better energy future. Investing in venture, growth/private equity and credit, EIP seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors by leveraging its differentiated strategy and industrial ecosystem. With over 80 corporate partners and over $4.5 billion in assets under management, EIP invests globally with over 100 professionals …

Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. We aim to be the first true believers in tomorrow’s most valuable and enduring businesses. We partner with a few outliers each year and go all-in, providing them with the hands-on help required at every stage of the company building journey. Our expertise comes from 50 years of working with legendary founders like Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Jan Koum, Adi Tatarko, Brian Chesky, Jensen Huang, Anne Wojcicki, Eric Yuan, Patrick Collison, Julia Hartz, and Sebastian Siemiatkowski. In aggregate, Sequoia-backed companies account for more than 25% of NASDAQ's …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

We securely connect everything to make anything possible. Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all. Networking, Wireless, Security, Unified Communication, Cloud, Collaboration, Data Center, Virtualization, Artificial Intelligence, Observability, Sustainability, Computing, Software, and Services (CX)

Sectors: IT services