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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Illinois Ventures
At Illinois Ventures, our mission is to make the world a better, healthier, and more accessible place through return-focused seed and early investment in healthcare and technology. We work with dedicated partners to create a thriving entrepreneurial community in the University of Illinois system and alumni networks, Illinois and the Midwest, and the national venture capital market.
Illumina Ventures
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Illumina Ventures is an independently managed firm focused on early-stage companies that are pioneering new applications of genomics and enabling precision medicine.
We invest in life science tools, clinical diagnostics, therapeutics, and other opportunities to improve human health.
Our strategic relationship with Illumina provides us access to the expertise and vision of the world's leading genomics solutions provider.
Our team members have decades of entrepreneurial experience in genomics and a passion for improving human health.
Illuminate Financial
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Illuminate Financial is a thesis-driven venture capital firm dedicated to enterprise fintech and B2B software companies building technology solutions for financial services.
Industry LPs & Partners
Illuminate’s LPs and strategic partners include some of the largest and most well-respected banks and financial institutions who bring diverse market and industry knowledge.
Operating out of London, New York, San Francisco and Singapore, we have a presence in the major financial and tech hubs. Illuminate is a close knit team with diverse perspectives. We actively foster a culture of collaboration and positive dissent.
Illuminate Ventures
Illuminate’s focus is on finding, funding and accelerating great founders in the B2B/Enterprise cloud and mobile computing space. We focus on companies building SaaS applications as well as solutions that leverage data and mobility to improve business results. We seek innovative ideas led by talented teams – frequently bringing together diverse perspectives that marry “creative destruction” with new technologies to solve old problems in new ways.
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Illuminate is typically a startup’s first institutional investor, but can also be a fit for an established company seeking its first equity financing. Our sweet spot is Series Seed rounds – filling the gap between angel capital and larger funding rounds of traditional VCs. When the timing is right, we collaborate with the best large-scale firms for the next round of financing, but we love lean start-ups that preserve flexibility in their early years.
IM Capital
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IM Fndng groups IM Capital and IM Ventures, implementing partners of USAID MENA & Lebanon Investment Initiatives, providing Matching Capital, Equity Guarantee & Support Programs to a broad spectrum of businesses ranging from seed stage to growth phase, as well as to investors in Lebanon.
Imaginary Ventures
Founded by Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown, Imaginary is a Venture Capital Fund that invests in early–stage opportunities at the intersection of retail and technology in Europe and the US.
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Imbewu Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd
Imbewu (which means “seed” in Zulu) Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd (“Imbewu”) is a black-owned and controlled private equity and investment holding company. Imbewu invests, structures and raises funding for management buy outs, leveraged buy outs and strategic Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) transactions in partnership with management teams and shareholders. The Imbewu management team has extensive experience in private equity and investment banking. The executives have the expertise required to identify attractive investment opportunities, design and implement appropriate transaction structures and add value to the underlying investments. The executives have experience in business strategy, implementation of corporate governance guidelines and transformation strategy and have built an extensive business network over the years. Imbewu has a track record of leading and managing complex equity transactions and consortiums. Imbewu is further strengthened by its non-executive directors who collectively have operated at the highest level in business and have complementary skills and networks.
IMCap Partners
IMCap Partners is a partner-owned investment firm that conducts direct investments in small- and medium-sized companies in the DACH Region. We invest with a focus on operational value creation alongside strong management teams. At the core of our investment strategy are companies with sustainable business models that are facing a period of transition. IMCap Partners is owned and operated by its partners and operates out of Offices in Zürich and Düsseldorf.
IMENA
iMENA Group operates online and mobile businesses for consumers and enterprises in the high-growth, under-served market of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), creating value for our users, investors and communities.
IMI.VC
IMI.VC is looking for new projects—innovative mobile applications that appeal to the public, span multiple platforms, and address the current and future trends of the market. IMI.VC was founded by one of the world’s most successful and influential internet entrepreneurs, Igor Matsanyuk. Gregory Finger has joined IMI.VC as Chairman of the Board, and Mikhail Vinchel is a major investor.
