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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Sharif VC Sharif VC
Sharif Ventures was founded in the spring of 2011, as a VC firm investing in entrepreneurs building global companies at early, mid and growth stage. Our team works closely with startup founders on strategic partnerships, talent management, navigating legal system and global growth. Sharif Ventures is also a key player in Sharif university of technology entrepreneurship ecosystem with Sharif incubator, Sharif accelerator, Sharif entrepreneurship promotion center and Sharif technology complex buildings in Tarasht area.
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Sharq Ventures Sharq Ventures
Sharq Ventures focuses on early stage companies. striving to find and support true entrepreneurs We invests in startups led by creative thinkers. We invest in smart people solving difficult problems.
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Sharrp Ventures Sharrp Ventures
Sharrp Ventures is a multi-asset class investment firm with exposure across listed equities, unlisted companies, and private equity funds primarily in India and USA. The firm manages the proprietary capital of the Harsh Mariwala family – founding family of Marico Ltd, one of India’s most well respected FMCG companies with a market cap of ~$8.5Bn. On the unlisted side, Sharrp invests in consumer-focused businesses (FMCG and non-FMCG) and in select sub-segments in consumer tech, logistics/supply chain, and sustainability/climate change. If the investment is lead/co-lead the investment, Sharrp participates in the Series A/B raise but are happy to co-invest with other investors in much later stage rounds as well (Series C+ to pre IPO). The ticket size ranges from $1M to $3M. For non FMCG segments, Sharrp prefers to invest in later stage companies. With deep networks across the entrepreneurial ecosystem, Sharrp invests long-term patient capital and supports its portfolio companies through multiple stages of their growth and evolution. Sharrp is an early and consistent partner to gritty entrepreneurs who are building enduring companies including early investments in industry defining companies such as Nykaa and Mama Earth in India. We will bring more than just a cheque to the table. We understand that entrepreneurs need the independence to run their companies. We will nevertheless be available on a pull-basis to add value when needed. This might be in the form of benefiting from the network that we have built doing business over several years. In addition, we can provide operating and management expertise, particularly in the areas of overall strategy, marketing & distribution, team building & organization structure, business enabling HR practices, corporate governance and scaling the business.
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Shasta Ventures Shasta Ventures
Shasta Ventures is a leading early-stage venture capital firm partnering with bold creative entrepreneurs who are passionate about building epic products and amazing experiences. Founded in 2004, Shasta Ventures has more than $1B under management investing in enterprise and consumer companies with a deep focus on emerging platforms. Shasta Ventures-backed startups include Anaplan, Apptio, Dollar Shave Club, Eero, Mint, Nest, Nextdoor, Smule, Turo, and Zuora. The firm has offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco, California.
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Shatter Tech Venture Holdings Shatter Tech Venture Holdings
Shatter Tech is a family office that invests in early-stage tech startups from the Philippines and abroad. It has made investments in startups in the following verticals: artificial intelligence, drone tech, fintech, blockchain, geospatial analytics, WiFi analytics, and security.
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ShawKwei & Partners ShawKwei & Partners
Shawkei and Partners have been investing in middle-market manufacturing and service companies operating across Asia for over 25 years. Our deep knowledge and experience enables us to understand the unique challenges faced by Asian companies competing in today’s global markets. <br /> We take significant ownership stakes in our investments coupled with a disciplined and hands-on management of those investments. <br /> Our investment philosophy is to assist portfolio companies to build better businesses and achieve long-term success. <br /> <br /> The ShawKwei strategy, methods and practices are specially crafted for private equity investments in businesses operating in Asia. Together they form the partnership between ShawKwei and our portfolio companies.
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Shearwater Growth Equity Shearwater Growth Equity
Our experience lends itself to technology start-ups who are building impressive businesses and need our experience and venture capital to grow. We look for growth equity positions [+], where we’re all on the same side of the table. We’re interested in founder-friendly terms and simple capital tables with aligned, participating shareholders. Because we don’t have limited partners (i.e. external funding sources), we don’t have a fund horizon. This lets us play the long-game for the truly outstanding companies. <br /> <br /> Fundamentally, what matters to us is that we back great founders to build world-class businesses.
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SheEO World SheEO World
SheEO is a radically redesigned ecosystem that supports, finances, and celebrates female innovators. Launched in 2015 in Canada, this visionary model is emerging as a leading global innovation that is totally unique. Rather than trying to fit women into the existing models and systems and level the playing field, we are creating an entirely new field. <br />
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Shell Ventures Shell Ventures
Shell's purpose is to power progress together with more and cleaner energy solutions. We believe that rising standards of living for a growing global population are likely to continue to drive demand for energy, including oil and gas, for years to come. At the same time, the need to tackle climate change means there is a global transition under way to a low-carbon energy system. Our people are essential to the successful delivery of the Shell strategy and to sustaining business performance over the long term. Performing competitively in the evolving energy landscape requires competent and empowered people working safely together across Shell. We believe that diverse teams led by inclusive leaders deliver better safety and business performance.
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Shenasa VC Shenasa VC
Shenasa (a.k.a. Pishgaman Amin Sarmayeh Pasargad) was founded in 2012 as the Venture Capital arm of Pasargad financial group, one of the largest private financial institution in Iran. <br /> Shenasa Is the pioneer venture capital firm founded in Iran, and one of the major players in Iran entrepreneurship ecosystem. In fact, due to our financial capacity, we can invest in high‐growth potential technology ventures throughout their development cycle using our patent investment. <br /> We at Shenasa proudly assess our applications considering innovation, social responsibility, and profitability all‐together.
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