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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Wise Equity SGR S.P.A.
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Wise Equity SGR specializes in the management of private equity closed-end funds that invest in small and medium-sized companies with a particular focus on Italy. Over the years, Wise Equity SGR has achieved a unique position in the Italian Private Equity landscape thanks to an investment management approach that sees in the fund, in addition to a capital provider, a solid partner with which to accompany the development and growth of companies in harmony with the shareholders and management. The Wise Equity SGR team is able to provide support through a variety of experiences and knowledge acquired in the world of strategic consulting, investment banking and business management.
Wistron Corporation
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Wistron Corporation is an ODM (original design manufacturer) providing a variety of support services related to design, manufacturing, and after-sales service for information and communication technology (ICT) products. Wistron's client base consists of branded, global/regional-based OEM (original equipment manufacturer) companies.
WK Technology Fund
WK Technology Fund is a full spectrum venture capital firm focused on the communications, semiconductor, IT, medical instruments and clean energy sectors. We currently have $570M of evergreen funds under management and were founded in 1989 on the principle of providing strong support to our portfolio companies. More than 130 companies have gone public with our help. We specialize in investments in innovative component, systems, software, and service companies and are committed to helping entrepreneurs build great companies.
Wolfensohn Fund Management
Wolfensohn Capital Partners, L.P. is a global emerging markets private equity fund making
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active-minority investments in high growth businesses.
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- Focused on the low-carbon energy, financial services and consumer / retail sectors across a variety of emerging markets.
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- Founded by James D. Wolfensohn, former President of the World Bank (1995 – 2005)
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- Offices in New York, London and New Delhi
Wolfram Ventures
Founded by Stephen Wolfram in 1987, Wolfram Research is one of the world's most respected computer, web, and cloud software companies—as well as a powerhouse of scientific and technical innovation. As pioneers in computation and computational knowledge, we have pursued a long-term vision to develop the science, technology, and tools to make computation an ever-more-potent force in today's and tomorrow's world.
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Over the course of more than a quarter of a century, we have progressively built an unprecedented base of technology that now makes possible our broad portfolio of innovative products. At the center is the revolutionary Wolfram Language, which defines a unique convergence of computation and knowledge.
Wolseley Private Equity
Wolseley Private Equity is an Australian-based private equity manager. It was founded in 1999 and invests in Australian and New Zealand companies with enterprise values between $20 million and $150 million.
Women in Cloud
Women In Cloud Summit celebrates the female entrepreneurs in the tech world; a source of inspiration and support that connects and empowers women in Washington and beyond, helping them to realize their potential and reach new growth through leading cloud industry, community, and government partners. Our mission is to inspire, empower and accelerate the growth for women-led technology companies. We focus on digital transformation to provide digital access, digital capabilities and connections to customers through leading cloud industry, community and government partners.
Women Nation Fund
The Women Nation™ Fund is a global, early-stage fund investing in female-founded live music businesses. Its purpose is to provide access to capital for underrepresented female entrepreneurs in the Concert Promotions, Events and Festival space. As Live Nation continues to strive for gender equity and diversity across our Concert business, we have found that there simply aren't enough female-founded festivals or female promoters to draw on. The Women Nation™ Fund will help address this issue by identifying, funding and growing the available pool of female-led festivals, events and promotion companies.
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Women VC
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Started in New York City in 2015, the women in VC directory was created to enable women investors to connect with each other, inspiring collaboration and a sense of community. The directory quickly expanded to other markets, and is now the world’s largest self reported database of active women investors currently at institutional, corporate funds, or family offices - spanning more than 900+ women across 600+ funds and more than 25 countries. Women in the directory use this database in a variety of ways; such as sharing dealflow to identify prospective co-investors, planning events in their respective cities, connecting with other women on business trips, or recruiting talent for their fund.
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Women's Startup Lab
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The mission of Women’s Startup Lab is to create the world in which women entrepreneurs thrive and succeed through innovation and collaboration. Our philosophy is based on the Japanese character, Hito. Two people leaning on each other make up the symbol of Hito, which means “human” in Japanese. By focusing on people, or “human innovation” we aim to transform individuals, companies and the world. Based in Silicon Valley, California, we have been in operation for 6 years. We have run our unique, women focused accelerator for five years, graduating 16 batches. Of our over 150 alumnae, over 55% have successfully raised funds, and 4 have had successful exits. We have also trained over 1,000 corporate leaders. Our growing community numbers 25,000+ worldwide.
