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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Next Wave Impact LLC Next Wave Impact LLC
Next Wave is a movement driving impact, diversity and inclusion in early stage investing and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are working to increase diversity, inclusion, and impact in early-stage investing and our entrepreneurial ecosystem through our innovative learning-by-doing progressive fund model. Our global fund has 99 women investors, 25 of them women of color, which is led by an experienced investment committee of ten women. We are building a portfolio of investments in early-stage impact companies, diversified across industry and geography, over a four year investment period.
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Next Wave Partners Next Wave Partners
Next Wave Partners is a London-based independent private equity firm focused on investing in growing companies. We have a history of successfully backing management teams and helping to grow the value of their businesses. We are targeting high growth enterprises, in particular in the tech enabled business, consumer and environmental services. We support our management teams, adding value through our financial expertise and resources, our sector knowledge and our experiences developing successful companies.
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Next Wave Ventures Next Wave Ventures
We are a seed to early stage venture capital firm focused on commercializing university research and advanced technologies. We are the founders, investors, and operators. NextWave has always aspired to invest with a purpose and serve the triple bottom line. The elements of the triple bottom line are often referred to as people, profits, and planet. This means that we actively build companies to not only include a financial return, but also aligning them with social and environmental issues that we’re passionate about. <br />
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Next47 Next47
Next47 is a venture capital firm founded in 2016, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Munich, London, and Tel Aviv. The firm is backed by Siemens and focuses on investing in enterprise technology companies. The team consists of around 20 professionals, including key figures like Lak Ananth, the founder and CEO. Next47 distinguishes itself by investing when the product speaks loudest, partnering with bold builders to help them grow from belief to scale. Next47 primarily invests in sectors such as systems, infrastructure, and applications that leverage artificial intelligence. The firm typically invests in Series A to Series B rounds, with check sizes ranging from $2 million to $40 million. Their geographical focus includes North America, Europe, and Israel. Notable funds include their initial fund launched in 2016, with a focus on enterprise tech and industrial tech sectors. Notable investments by Next47 include Verkada - a cloud-based physical security platform, Skydio - an AI-powered drone company, VAST Data - an AI operating system platform, BuildOps - a commercial contracting platform, and Tractian - an AI-driven predictive maintenance company.
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Nextblue Nextblue
Asia's first VC fund dedicated exclusively to empowering female founders in the vital realm of women’s wellbeing. Launched with the vision to revolutionize the underserved domain of women's health and wellness, NEXTBLUE proudly announces the first close of our anticipated $US 40M second fund. Under the experienced leadership of Kanako Inoue, one of Japan's distinguished female General Partners, our team is dedicated to nurturing the growth of female-led startups from seed to pre-Series A stages.
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Nextech Invest Nextech Invest
Nextech is a global, cancer therapeutics-focused venture capital firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. We focus almost exclusively on oncology therapeutics, and on helping to drive value creation for our portfolio companies. We invest in the most promising drug discovery companies with the potential to create multiple medicines. Our portfolio is focused throughout the US and Europe with investments from company inceptions to crossover rounds.
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Nextech Venture Nextech Venture
We are a global investment advisor in healthcare with a focus on oncology. Nextech is run by an experienced team of industry experts and supported by leading key opinion leaders in oncology. We deploy our expertise to invest equity in cancer companies with game changing discoveries in the fields of therapeutics, medical technologies and diagnostics. <br /> <br /> <br /> Nextech Venture organizes the Global Oncology Venture Event which is held annually in major cities around the globe.<br /> <br /> Nextech Venture is independent from any other institution, be it financial, industrial or private. Is a member of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association EVCA and the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association SECA.
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NextEnergy Capital Ltd. NextEnergy Capital Ltd.
NextEnergy Capital was founded in 2007 to become the leading specialist investment and asset manager in the solar sector. <br /> <br /> Our mission is to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy. <br /> <br /> We manage multiple private and public investment platforms and are the leading global operating asset manager of solar power projects.
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NextGen Venture Partners NextGen Venture Partners
NextGen Venture Partners works with over 1,800 Venture Partners to invest $1 million in seed stage companies and $2 million to $10 million in companies with more than $10 million in revenue. Our Venture Partners are top founders and innovation executives across the country whose expertise and connections help NextGen accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies.
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Nextstage Nextstage
Vectrix set up the NextStage network in 2004 to bring together innovative entrepreneurs, investors and experts. This network has now grown to more than 5,000 companies, investors and experts. We organize the Startup Deal and investor of the year election every year , we give various master classes and organize networking drinks. See our agenda for that . With our NextStage Early Stage Fund we invest in young, innovative companies.
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