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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Shenzhen Capital Group (SCGC) Shenzhen Capital Group (SCGC)
Shenzhen Capital Group Company, Ltd. (“SCGC”) is a venture capital firm (“VC”) in China. SCGC was originallyco-founded by the Shenzhen Municipal Government and a group of private partners in August 1999, SCGC is now a privately and independently managed VC. Since its establishment, SCGC’s venture capital investments have focused on cultivating domesticand international companies, helping to shape national brands, and promoting economic transformation and emerging industries. SCGC has registered capital of 5.42 billion RMB and total asset under management (“AUM”) of 346.36 billion RMB.<br /> <br /> SCGC primarily invests in innovative high-tech companies in emerging industries in their start-up, growth or pre-IPOstage. SCGC investments are extensive, including,but not limited to, investments in information technology (“IT”), internet, new media, healthcare, new energy, environment protection, chemical engineering, new material, advanced manufacturing, consumer goods, modern service, etc. As of February, 2020, SCGC is ranked the No.1 VC in Chinabased on the overall number of portfolio companies (1082), the total investment amount (49.3 billion RMB) and the number of portfolio companies that are listed on capital markets worldwide (160 companies listed in 16 different capital markets).
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Sheraa Sheraa
Sheraa is a venture studio and accelerator based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, founded in 2016. It supports early-stage startups through founder-first programs, expert mentorship, and ecosystem access. Sheraa is known for its strong community of over 500 startups, with a survival rate of 69%. The team includes experienced founders and industry experts who provide hands-on guidance and practical support to help startups grow and scale globally. Sheraa invests in a variety of sectors including B2C, agritech, edtech, sustainability, manufacturing, creative industries, and health. They focus on early-stage startups, providing incubation services and grants. Sheraa has supported startups in the UAE and beyond, with a portfolio that includes companies like Little Thinking Minds and Smart Crowd. The center has helped its startups raise $297 million in capital. Notable investments by Sheraa include Suhoola - other commercial products, City Greens - other agriculture, Squirrel Education - educational software, Little Sprouties - food products, and Basma - therapeutic devices. These investments highlight Sheraa's commitment to fostering innovation across diverse industries.
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Sheridan Capital Partners Sheridan Capital Partners
Sheridan Capital Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm founded in 2012. Sheridan focuses on lower middle market buyouts and growth equity investments across the healthcare sector in the U.S. and Canada with enterprise values from $25 million to $150 million, bringing strategic resources to management teams and owners to help accelerate growth, build enduring value, and achieve strong results.
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Sherpa Capital Management Sherpa Capital Management
Sherpa Capital, with over 14 years of experience, is the leading private equity firm in Iberia. Its investment strategy, Operational Value, focuses on mid-sized companies with strategic and operational challenges. It manages over 350 million euros, standing out for its model of sustainable value creation through business improvements. Its team of 40 experts with deep operational knowledge works closely with portfolio companies, employing a unique methodology that allows for the development of plans tailored to different challenges. This approach ensures the scalability and long-term evolution of businesses, positioning Sherpa as a benchmark in business transformation and value creation.
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Sherpa Ventures Sherpa Ventures
Are you a founder in Africa building industry-transforming technology? We'd love to help. Sherpa was one of the first to believe and back us when there was nothing. They brought other investors to the table, have been helping us design country entry strategies and develop a stronger hiring framework
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SheStarts SheStarts
We're empowering women to become tech startup founders. SheStarts is a groundbreaking innovation program designed to accelerate the startup journey specifically for women founders.
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SheWorx SheWorx
SheWorx is the leading global platform and event series empowering 20,000+ female entrepreneurs to build and scale successful companies. SheWorx arose from a profound need to empower women in a 94% male dominated investment landscape. Founder Lisa Wang wanted help women draw upon their existing strengths and develop skills to face said challenges head on. This mentality gave rise to SheWorx and our core values called the “Triple A values”: Altruism, Ambition, and Action” — encouraging an inclusive, collaborative community where everyone’s voice is heard. <br />
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Shield AI Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
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SHIFT Invest SHIFT Invest
SHIFT Invest, founded in 2009, is an impact venture capital fund. We turn investments into positive impact on climate and nature by investing in early-stage companies and supporting impact entrepreneurs to scale faster. Based on our fund-level impact mission we strive to bring back the balance between nature and society by fighting climate change, loss of biodiversity and depletion of the resources of the planet. We do so by supporting and investing in innovative start ups and scale ups contributing to this mission in the themes: food & agriculture, green industries, energy and mobility. Together with our partners, we offer entrepreneurs an extensive network and insights into various sectors. Our involvement in the start ups and scale ups we invest in is above all about the support we can give to the people who run them. This support is based on our core qualities analytic, reliable, professional and our broad expertise. We are a diverse and experienced team committed to accelerate innovation by supporting the creation and acceleration of great companies. We work according to our values, professional, ambitious, entrepreneurial and fun.
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Shine Angel Fund Shine Angel Fund
Shine is a global angel and venture capital fund. We invest in teams behind new ideas that we believe can shift paradigms, create new markets and release previously untapped potentials. We do not have a sector focus. No investment is too small. While we prefer first round seed investments in early stage companies, we also welcome opportunities to invest in growing businesses in follow up rounds. We are an angel fund, but we also consider VC opportunities and make our angel investments with a vision to also invest in future rounds without requiring additional investors. Our team and investors comprises of experienced entrepreneurs with track record in a diverse range of industries and investment bankIng. We invest our contacts, know-how and time along with our funds. We believe in the teams that we invest in, trust them and mobilize all of our resources for our joint success.
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