Investors in Ai

ZEISS Ventures is a cooperate venture arm of the ZEISS Group.ZEISS Group is a global leader in optics and optoelectronics, offering innovative products like eyeglass lenses, binoculars, and solutions for various industries. Their focus on precision and innovation drives medical progress.

SNCF is a world leader in public transportation. Trains, passenger services, cards and passes, dialogue, ticket booking.SNCF is a world leader in public transportation. Trains, passenger services, cards and passes, dialogue, ticket booking. One Group, 5 divisions SNCF offers a complete range of mobility solutions through its five divisions: SNCF Infra, SNCF Proximité, SNCF Voyages, SNCF GEODIS and Gares&Connexions.

Crescent Ventures develops and delivers dependable, secure, and environmentally friendly Internet of Things solutions for smart buildings, smart cities, industry 4.0, and smart energy applications around the world. They enable and accelerate the transition to a safer, more sustainable, and more comfortable living environment, allowing businesses to thrive. The group is organized along 3 business units: Crescent IoT Solutions, Crescent Lighting and Crescent Ventures.

co-pace is the catalyst for new technologies and business models with external partners at continental.co pace catalyzes new product directions for Continental by creating partnerships with entrepreneurs and thought leaders to explore and innovate in various industries such as motor vehicle manufacturing, AI, ML, data stack and mobility services.

Zaz Ventures has helped deeptech innovators to raise 1.1Bn Euros of EC funding since 2014. We provide fundraising advisory services (identifying funding instruments, preparing hybrid funding application combining grant and equity) across a variety of domains (ICT, Robotics, Security, Space, Transportation, Manufacturing, Nanomaterials, Health, Agri-Food, Energy, Raw Materials, Environment). We have offices in Brussels, London, Paris, Stans, Krakow and Madrid. All our projects are carried out on a no-win-no-pay basis. This means that we only invoice our services when (and if) the client receives public funding. This formula is particularly attractive for very competitive schemes where the average success rate is currently below 5%, such as the EIC Accelerator.

Vopak Ventures is a venture capital arm of Vopak.Vopak Asia & ME, a global tank storage leader, provides storage solutions for vital products like oil, chemicals, and biofuels. They are innovating for a sustainable future with a diverse workforce and growth opportunities.

Centrica Innovations is a global innovation group investing and partnering with startups that are transforming energy, electric mobility, home services and industrial markets with innovative technology and ideas, all with a relentless customer focus. Centrica is a leading energy services and solutions provider founded on a 200-year heritage of serving people. Leading energy services and solutions provider focused on energizing a greener, fairer future.

Vestas Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Vestas, with a vision to accelerate the deployment of sustainable energy, the electrification of societies, and unlock new growth opportunities through relevant investment programs. Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We design, manufacture, install, and service wind turbines across the globe, and with +154 GW of wind turbines in 87 countries, we have installed more wind power than anyone else.

Fierce Capital is developing and investing in early-stage startups, including female-focused businesses. Fierce Capital is a European leading real estate investment, asset management, and development firm handling over 250,000 sqm of business, retail, logistics, and residential buildings. The company's focus on ESG principles and long-term capital.

CEA Investissement (SA), founded (as CEA Valorisation) in 1999, is a subsidiary of the CEA, a major player in technological research, development and innovation. The central mission of CEA Valorisation is to create economic value based on technological innovations. To fulfill this mission, they have developed two main activities: Investment in seed capital in innovative start-ups / start-ups active in the technology areas of CEA. The Licensing of advising companies and public laboratories of innovation in creative strategy development and marketing rights to patent or know-how belonging to the CEA, other research organizations or innovative companies. In addition, CEA contributes to the financing of national investment in seed technology (activity "Fund of Funds"), this activity is developed through particular Emertec management and funds managed by this company (FCPR Emertec 2 Emertec Energy and Environment), the FCPR managed by ACE Security Management SA, an investment company in seed priming Minatec SAS. Their areas of technological expertise are mainly micro-and nanotechnology, health technologies, the New Technologies for Information and Communication (NTIC), advanced materials and technologies for energy.

Together with successful founders, key academic and industry partners, Venturelab designs and operates programs to bring Switzerland's best startup talents to the next level. Our mission is to support entrepreneurs towards successful fundraising and business growth throughout the evolution of their company. Venturelab has 15 years of experience bringing Switzerland’s best entrepreneurs to the heart of technology hotspots: Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, Barcelona, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Companies founded by the 360 Venture Leaders alumni have created more than 3,500 jobs and raised more than 1.7 billion Swiss francs in capital. We are also particularly proud of the success of our mandate to run the operations of the Venture Kick Foundation since its launch in 2007. So far, the program of financial support, training and network, has led to the creation of 519 companies and +7,000 jobs. Venture Kick alumni companies have attracted a total of 3.5 billion francs, and represent 54 companies ranked at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2019.

Maki.vc is a seed-stage VC firm dedicated to partnering with founders who never conform to category standards. From inception to series A and beyond, we partner with deep tech and brand driven companies obsessed in challenging category norms.