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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The Carlyle Group
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Carlyle is one of the world’s largest and most diversified global investment firms, with $293 billion of assets under management across 3 business segments and 433 investment vehicles. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, our global team today is comprised of more than 1,800 professionals operating in 26 offices across 5 continents. Together, across our firm, our mission is to drive long-term value for our investors, companies, shareholders, people and communities.
As a leader in the industry, we’ve developed a formula for success that brings our full platform to every interaction and transaction. The combination of our global reach, industry expertise and diverse teams allow us to maintain our competitive advantage and partner with great management teams to build better businesses and make an impact.
The Community Fund
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We are operators, founders, and investors that bring a wide range of complementary functional and industry expertise.
The Community Fund led by Lolita Taub and Jesse Middleton is a $5 million early-stage fund that invests in community-driven companies through an investment partner team. We believe that companies with community at the center of all that they do will become unicorns and produce outsized returns.
The investment team includes: Elias Torres, Cheryl Campos, Calanthia Mei, Melissa Moore, Hassan Bhatti, Sonia Nagar, Aaron Samuels, Kara Weber, Mike Swift, Songe LaRon, and Dave Salvant.
The Cove Fund
The Cove Fund is a family of seed-stage venture capital funds that provides startup funding for promising new Southern California ventures. The Fund is headquartered in “The Cove” at UC Irvine Applied Innovation, a centrally located and vibrant gathering place for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors in the Southern California startup ecosystem.
The Cranemere Group Ltd.
Cranemere is a distinct alternative for those considering private equity, going public, or being owned by a large corporation.
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Cranemere is a holding company for outstanding businesses in the United States and Europe.
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We are a long-term, values-aligned partner with permanent capital, business-building expertise, and a global network.
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Our lasting partnership enables innovative founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders to focus on the best long-term strategy and build exceptional companies.
The Cryptos Fund
Cryptos Fund is the first and only regulated investment fund that passively tracks a basket of the 30 cryptocurrencies with the largest market cap. The reference index is the CCI30.
The CXO Fund
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The CXO Fund supports entrepreneurs who are building disruptive solutions to address problems in large markets. Our investments go beyond providing capital, we mentor our portfolio company's CEO and leadership, help them solve complex technology challenges, and make connections to individuals and companies across our network.
The Entrepreneurs' Fund
TEF’s entrepreneurs, not the Managing Directors, sit at the top of the investment pyramid. The entrepreneurs are our prized resource. Our LPs are next in the stack, and the TEF Team provides the final foundation layer. We challenge you to find another venture firm that makes that claim. Our backgrounds as strategy consultants to some of Silicon Valley’s most successful business-to-business software companies, along with our extensive operating experience, make us keenly aware that, as seed investors, our primary role is to leverage our know-how, operating skills and contacts to benefit our entrepreneurial teams.
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The Fabric
The Fabric is a startup co-creation foundry based in Sunnyvale with a focus on cloud/IoT infrastructure space. The Fabric has a team of proven company creators who under one roof deeply collaborate with founders to help them grow through the entire lifecycle, from concept to company.
The FSE Group
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The FSE Group (FSE C.I.C) has been investing in ambitious small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have the potential for significant growth. We understand the funding challenges facing emerging and mid-sized companies looking to expand, and we provide funds and support.
We have offices based in Camberley, London, Birmingham, Ipswich & Truro.
The Fund
The Fund is a first-of-its-kind venture fund, fueled by a community of brilliant founders & operators. We invest in mission-driven, technology-enabled companies at the earliest stages. We love teams who are moving the world forward, who are using technology in powerful ways, who care about people and our collective future, and who are driven with a deep sense of purpose to turn big ideas into tangible businesses.
