PE/VC investors
Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.
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Abu Dhabi Capital Group
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Abu Dhabi Capital Group LLC is a private institutional investment house based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Capital Group (“ADCG”) is a large investment company that has investments across various asset classes, industries and geographies.<br />
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ADCG manages in-house well-diversified portfolios in global listed equities, fixed income and alternative investments. In addition ADCG has substantial private equity investments and real estate spreading across many sectors.<br />
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We have reputable partners in North America, Europe and Emerging markets.
Abu Dhabi Capital Management
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Abu Dhabi Capital Management (ADCM) is an alternative investment firm based in Abu Dhabi. It invests in Private Equity, Real Estate, Public Equities, and Debt. ADCM is currently active in the Financial Services and Real Estate sectors in UAE and London.
Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners
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Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners (“ADCP”) is a joint venture between Mubadala Investment Company based in Abu Dhabi and Alpha Wave Global. ADCP was established in April 2019 with committed capital of US$1bn.
ADCP has a dual mandate to achieve financial returns while also contributing to the overall development of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”). We seek to partner with top-tier investment firms and industry leading businesses who would benefit from developing a meaningful and sustainable presence in the ADGM.
Our investment strategy is global, sector agnostic and has scope for both direct and fund investments.
Abu Dhabi Holding
Abu Dhabi Holding is a private equity firm specializing in making investments in finance, industrial education, real estate, and services sectors. Its investment in industrial sector includes the petrochemical, avionics, pharmaceutical, and construction-related industries; and services sector consist of retail, education, healthcare, and tourism and hospitality industries. The firm seeks to invest in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East, and North Africa regions. Abu Dhabi Holding is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
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Since 1976, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has been prudently investing funds on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, with a focus on long-term value creation. ADIA manages a global investment portfolio that is diversified across more than two-dozen asset classes and sub-categories, including quoted equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, alternatives and infrastructure. With a long tradition of prudent investing, ADIA’s decisions are based solely on its economic objectives of delivering sustained, long-term financial returns. ADIA’s people are as diverse and international as our business, with over 60 nationalities working together to create a collaborative environment that embodies our cultural values. We strive to attract, develop, and retain world-class talent, and to enable our people to realise their full potential. We achieve this by committing to employees’ development, training, and career progression. ADIA seeks to create a fully rounded work environment where committed people can build rewarding careers while contributing to ADIA’s continued long-term success. We place a particular emphasis on the development and training of UAE Nationals, many of whom currently, or will go on to, hold prominent roles within ADIA and in the UAE.
Abu Dhabi Investment Council
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The Abu Dhabi Investment Council is an investment arm of the Government of Abu Dhabi. The Council started its operations in April 2007 and is responsible for investing part of the government’s surplus financial resources through a globally diversified investment strategy, targeting positive capital returns through an expansive portfolio of highly diversified asset classes and active investment management strategies. In the short time since its inception, the Council has established a reputation for its entrepreneurial spirit, open culture and quick decision making process. In 2019 Abu Dhabi Investment Council became a part of Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, also owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Office
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The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is the central government hub supporting private sector investment in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. We foster opportunities for innovative investors and businesses of all sizes, facilitating connections with relevant stakeholders across Abu Dhabi’s innovation ecosystem helping them grow and expand in the emirate.
To promote, attract and facilitate investment in Abu Dhabi, we provide a comprehensive range of tailored services and incentives that help businesses achieve long-term, sustainable success in the market and across the region.
AC Ventures
A&C Ventures, Inc. (ACV) is a private real estate investment firm based in Sonoma. Since 1992, ACV has been active in the acquisition, development, redevelopment, and management of single-tenant retail properties throughout the United States. ACV has been involved with numerous sale-leaseback portfolio transactions with national and regional retailers. Since its inception, ACV has acquired more than 400 properties in 35 states with a total estimated value of over $1 billion, encompassing more than five million square feet of retail space. Our current portfolio consists of over 220 properties in 34 states totaling 4.3 million square feet, valued at approximately $850 million.
Acadian Ventures
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"We invest in groundbreaking companies that make work better, creating wildly profitable companies, and giving workers the career of their dreams.”
Everyday 3.4 billion workers show up for a job. Most of those workers are unhappy, underpaid, and underappreciated. According to Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer,” …the workplace profoundly affects human health and morbidity, and too many workplaces are harmful to people’s health – people are literally dying for a paycheck.” Even a slight increase in morale, productivity, and innovation can have a profound impact on society’s wellness and prosperity.
We invest where technology and work mingle. The machine has shaped society since the Industrial Revolution. Moreso, the impact of the computer on work, on organizations, their culture, on managerial methods, on scarcity or abundance, on reward, on personal growth, on fairness, is bigger than that of the production line. The nature of work is changing before our eyes.
Over 70 years ago, the computer’s first business application – payroll - went live. Today, we estimate that $82 trillion annually flows through payroll platforms around the world. Technology today can help make workers dramatically more productive, more creative and more innovative. Yet, most companies underinvest in technology to make their workforce more efficient and effective. Organizations, on average, spend approximately $2,500 per year on technology to support their workforce.
Acadian Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in the next generation of work technologies. Our thesis is to invest in companies transforming work by leveraging technology to make people's working lives simpler, more gratifying, and ultimately more productive. In achieving our mission, we can create a flywheel where workers achieve financial independence and companies can become wildly profitable. It’s a win-win!
We believe that…
Shifts in technology (think AI) will create opportunities for new ways to manage work, creating new market categories, and disrupting incumbents.
How we work, where we work, and when we work is changing rapidly and companies are now required to rapidly adapt to a changing (and increasingly uncertain) future.
Work will continue to be complex, demanding regulatory changes, directly or indirectly related to employment, driving demand for improved technology solutions.
Work is increasingly global, increasingly diverse, and those companies that tap into a global workforce will be the most innovative, the most efficient, and the most profitable.
Accel
Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is an American venture capital firm. Accel works with startups in seed, early and growth-stage investments. The company has offices in Palo Alto, California and San Francisco, California, with additional operating funds in London,[1][2] India[3] and China (through a partnership with International Data Group (IDG-Accel)).[4]<br />
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Accel has funded technology companies including Facebook,[5] Slack,[6] Dropbox,[7] Atlassian,[8] Flipkart,[9] Supercell,[10] Spotify,[11] Etsy,[12] Braintree/Venmo,[13] Vox Media,[14] Lynda.com,[15] Qualtrics,[16] DJI,[17] Cloudera,[18] Jet.com,[19] GoFundMe,[20] Vectra Networks Inc.[21] FabHotels, BrowserStack[22], Instana[23] and Egyptian Instabug
