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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BlueGem Capital Partners
BlueGem Capital Partners is a mid-market private equity manager focused on consumer brands across all consumer verticals. BlueGem has over $500 million in assets under management, raised from a global investor base. BlueGem comprises a team of experienced investors with a strong network of expert operating partners for each sector vertical. We take an entrepreneurial approach to portfolio management, acting as a hands-on partner in the value creation process. Our investment thesis includes both the commercial and operational support for fast-growing independent brands and the rejuvenation of undervalued brands. We have a proven track record of building successful partnerships with entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, other private equity firms and outstanding management teams.
BlueIO
BlueIO's mission is to build ground-breaking global companies that are solving the world’s most pressing problems through deep technical innovation and a purposeful, long-term approach. The team has an exceptional track record of founding, investing in, and building market leading companies for over 20 years.
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In 2012, Dave Furneaux formed BlueIO, making the transition from traditionally venture investing in companies that advanced the Internet age to building companies that have a direct positive impact on society, our human experience, and future generations.
BlueOcean Ventures
BlueOcean is the First Tokenized Fund in the MedTech Industry. We focus on investing in untapped markets where the water is fresh and blue. Our ICO, ico.blueocean will enable us to enhance our vision of bringing venture capitalism into the digital age. Creating an accessable and liquid ecosystem for investors.
BluePeak Private Capital
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With a presence in Tunis, Nairobi and London, BluePeak Private Capital is an alternative asset management firm established in 2019. The firm was founded to fill a financing gap and focus exclusively on the provision of bespoke financing solutions for impactful businesses across Africa.
BluePeak Private Capital’s flagship fund, BluePeak Private Capital Fund SCSp is an impact-driven private capital fund that seeks to provide its investors with superior risk-adjusted returns and downside protection by investing in scalable businesses operating in Africa across several sectors through privately negotiated structured debt-like and equity instruments.
BluePeak’s tailor-made investments comprise the full spectrum of preferred capital solutions ranging from junior debt to senior equity.
BlueRun Ventures
BlueRun Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm with offices in the United States, Shanghai, Beijing, and Korea. BlueRun invests in information technology, mobile and consumer technologies, with an emphasis on early stage mobile opportunities.
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BRV has invested in over 160 companies, with select exits from PayPal (acquired by eBay), Waze (acquired by Google), Topsy (acquired by Apple), Coupa (NASDAQ: COUP) and more.
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In 2005, BlueRun changed its name from Nokia Venture Partners. While branded as Nokia Venture Partners, the firm helped to build emerging market leaders such as Airgo, Bitfone, Cornice, PayPal, Wavemarket and WiderThan.
Bluestein Ventures
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We’re looking for game-changing, early-stage ventures across the food industry that redefine how consumers achieve their health and wellness. Our investments span the entire value chain – both B2C and B2B – with a focus on four areas:
High-growth consumer brands
Proprietary foodtech
Next-gen commerce
Value-add digital technology
Blueyard Capital
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Blueyard is a small venture capital firm that takes risks on great people with transforming ideas at early stages. BlueYard is based in Berlin, invests across Europe and is closely tied to the US.
Blumberg Capital
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We are an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with passionate entrepreneurs to innovate and build successful technology companies.
We specialize in leading Seed and Series A rounds collaborating with angel investors, other venture capital firms and strategic partners. We are active investors and board members – operating as an extension of the entrepreneurs’ network. We invest in the best teams, solving the biggest problems in technology hot spots around the world. Our typical initial investments range from $500,000 to $5 million with additional amounts reserved for follow-on funding.
We take pride in our ability to forge and sustain great partnerships with visionary entrepreneurs. Being a strong partner means more than providing capital. It’s doing everything we can to support our portfolio companies. From recruiting, business development, marketing and operations, we provide resources and bench strength to help entrepreneurs.
Our logo is inspired by history, an interpretation of a compass and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Flying Sphere.” It symbolizes our support of entrepreneurs through the ups and downs of their start-up stages, and graphically reminds us of the spirit of innovation, which continues into the future. The Leonardo da Vinci symbol is a drawing of a flying machine – the man in the center sphere remains upright no matter what direction the wind blows. So too with our entrepreneurs…carpe diem.
Fueling Innovation
It takes passion and total teamwork to build a company, help it grow and drive it to the top.
We take pride in our ability to forge and sustain great partnerships with visionary entrepreneurs. Being a strong partner means more than providing capital. It’s doing everything we can to support our portfolio companies. From recruiting, business development, marketing and operations, we provide resources and bench strength to help entrepreneurs.
CIO Council
Exclusive access to an invitation-only council of CIOs that connects members and portfolio company entrepreneurs to provide introductions, forge meaningful partnerships and engage in thoughtful conversations about business and technology trends. The Council meets regularly in San Francisco and New York.
Blume Venture Advisors
Blume Venture Advisors is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage seed,<br />
start-ups, pre-series A, series B, and late stage investments. The firm prefers to<br />
invest in 80 percent in technology ventures and 20 percent in alternative technology<br />
sector including clean technology and robotics. It provides seed funding between<br />
$0.05 million and $0.3 million in seed stage and doubles its investment size where it<br />
co-invests. The firm also makes follow-on investments to its portfolio companies,<br />
ranging between $0.5 million and $1.5 million. It seeks to co-invest with angel<br />
investors, syndicates, and venture capital firms. The firm also provides mentoring<br />
and support to its portfolio companies.
Blume Ventures
In 2010, Karthik and Sanjay started Blume Ventures, with a mission to reimagine startup finance for India. They did that by creating an unusual kind of venture firm, one that could move with the speed of an angel investor, but be institutionalized in its approach. Blume bridged a gap that had existed in the Indian venture market then, between local angel networks and larger global venture capital firms.
