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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Dreamers Dreamers
Dreamers VC is a venture capital fund bridging established Japanese corporate investors with early stage US-based companies. We invest in innovative companies, alongside top-tier lead investors, with the goal of improving lives through the application of emerging technology. When appropriate we support expansion by connecting companies to our global network of capital and strategic partners. Generally, we make our first investment into a Seed, A, or B round, and maintain follow on capital for the growth stages of our investments.
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DreamersVC DreamersVC
Will and Keisuke connected through a shared passion to improve the world. Dreamers VC is a venture capital fund bridging established Japanese corporate investors with early stage US-based companies. We invest in innovative companies, alongside top-tier lead investors, with the goal of improving lives through the application of emerging technology. Dreamers is a venture capital fund bridging established Japanese corporate investors with early stage US-based companies. We invest in innovative companies, alongside top-tier lead investors, with the goal of improving lives through the application of emerging technology.
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DreamIt Ventures DreamIt Ventures
Dreamit Ventures invests in transformative early-stage cybersecurity startups with revenue or pilots that are ready to scale. Our deep expertise and extensive network of partners ignite revenue growth and open doors to smart capital. Since its founding in 2008, Dreamit has invested in 300+ companies across four funds, including Oort (acquired by Cisco), LevelUp (acquired by GrubHub), Trendkite (acquired by Cision), SeatGeek, HouseParty (acquired by Epic Games), Adaptly (acquired by Accenture), Wellth, Biomeme, Tissue Analytics (acquired by Net Health), Redox, Eko Devices, NestEgg, Cylera and Elevate.
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Dreampact Ventures Dreampact Ventures
At Dreampact, we are a cohesive group of six Founders with diverse and complementary backgrounds in most areas of business around the world, with a proven track record in dreaming big and creating extraordinary value. Dreampact partners with companies that are technology driven, align with unstoppable trends, and disrupt the status quo in order to create exponential growth and a better future.
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DreamX DreamX
DreamX is a Sports Accelerator from the house of Dream Sports, with brands such as Dream11, FanCode, DreamSetGo and DreamPay in its portfolio. Started in July 2019, DreamX provides an all-round sports tech startup program that includes investment, mentorship and valuable support across categories. With a deep passion for sports and a sincere quest to create endless possibilities for every sports consumer in the country; DreamX was born to transform this into a reality. By being a business builder and supporting sports entrepreneurship, to cultivate multiple game-changing sports startups in India.
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Dresselhaus Ventures Dresselhaus Ventures
Dresselhaus Ventures is a family office with a venture focus, based in Berlin, Germany. The firm traces its roots back to the 1950s in Germany and has a strong digital DNA. The team is small, consisting of 1-10 employees, and is known for its entrepreneurial heritage and commitment to challenging the status quo. Dresselhaus Ventures invests in a variety of sectors including business services, fashion, and consumer products, with a particular focus on Europe and Germany. The firm does not specify check sizes or stages but is involved in venture capital activities. They have not disclosed specific funds or total assets under management. Notable investments by Dresselhaus Ventures include companies in the digital and consumer sectors, although specific portfolio companies are not detailed in the available sources.
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DRI Capital DRI Capital
DRI Capital is a global leader in healthcare investing. The firm was founded in 1992 to purchase international royalty streams on pharmaceutical products and to make healthcare equity investments. In 1993, the firm was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and remained publicly traded until 2002 when it was purchased and taken private. In 2006, DRI Capital successfully raised $800 million ($240 million in equity and $560 million in debt) for its first managed fund, Drug Royalty I. With the raising of Drug Royalty I, DRI completed its transition to a private equity fund manager business model. In 2010, DRI successfully raised $926 million of capital commitments ($701 million in equity for its second managed fund, Drug Royalty II, and $225 million in equity for Drug Royalty II Co-Investment Fund). As of June 30, 2012, Drug Royalty I and Drug Royalty II have collectively acquired 40 separate international royalty streams from inventors, universities, research institutes, biotechnology and global pharmaceutical companies payable on 29 different leading pharmaceutical products. Today DRI Capital is a fully-integrated team of 30 professionals and support staff with approximately $2 billion under management, focused on identifying, assessing, acquiring and managing biopharmaceutical royalty assets across the globe.
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Drive Capital Drive Capital
Drive Capital is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs in building long-term, sustainable businesses.Drive Capital invests in innovative technology, healthcare, and consumer companies in the Midwest. They are looking for innovative entrepreneurs addressing big market opportunities. Their goal is to partner with entrepreneurs that have audacious goals and strive to build large sustainable companies.
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Driventure Driventure
We invest to grow cutting edge technologies for future of transportation. Driventure is the venture capital arm of Ford Otosan that focuses on seed and early-stage startups in the auto-tech sector.
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Droia Oncology Ventures Droia Oncology Ventures
Droia invests globally in young drug development companies that use novel science and innovative approaches to bring promising therapies to patients. We are specialists, investing exclusively in therapeutics for oncology and genetic disease. Our focus and our in-house team of drug development experts and biotech professionals allow us to accelerate our companies’ progress by actively supporting them from company creation through clinical proof of concept. We are hands-on investors and entrepreneurs, fully dedicated to making an impact and saving patient lives.
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