Investors in Design

Demeter is a prominent European player in venture capital, private equity, and infrastructure, specializing in the energy and ecological transition sectors. Our funds range from €1 million to €30 million, supporting companies across all stages of development: from innovative startups to small and mid-cap companies, as well as infrastructure projects. With a team of 38 professionals located in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Madrid, and Düsseldorf, Demeter manages €1.3 billion in assets and has a proven track record with over 230 investments completed over 17 years. We are committed to driving sustainable growth and innovation in the sectors we invest in, contributing to the global transition towards a more sustainable future.

Velo Partners is a specialized seed and Series A investment fund that focuses on the gaming and gambling ecosystems. Based in the UK, Velo Partners identifies and supports startups within these sectors, providing early-stage funding and strategic guidance to accelerate growth and innovation. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes backing visionary entrepreneurs and disruptive technologies that have the potential to reshape the gaming and gambling industries. With a deep understanding of these markets, Velo Partners aims to foster innovation and drive sustainable value creation.

H&M Group Ventures is the venture capital arm of the H&M Group. Founded in 1947, H&M Group is a global design company with ~4,702 stores in 76 markets and 56 online markets. At H&M Group, we believe in making great design available to everyone. It’s essential in everything we do. Our family of brands and business ventures offer customers around the world a wealth of fashion, beauty, accessories and homeware, as well as modern menus with fresh and local produce at some of the brands’ in-store eateries.

SocialFare is the first Centre for Social Innovation in Italy, based in Torino. SocialFare is the first Center for Social Innovation in Italy, entirely dedicated to innovation with a strong social impact: through research, capacity building and co-design it develops innovative solutions to pressing contemporary social challenges, generating new economy.

Pulsalys is an innovation incubator and accelerator, that builds the innovative products and services of tomorrow.PULSALYS, the Deep Tech innovation incubator and accelerator of Lyon & St Etienne, builds the innovative products & services of tomorrow, by transforming scientific discoveries from the laboratories of the University of Lyon into economic opportunities for companies and startups.

Build. Grow. Exit. Repeat. We are a Budapest based startup studio. We build successful businesses. Drukka is a "One-stop-shop" Startup Studio, where we offer investment, mentoring, end-to-end software development and marketing assistance to early-stage startups and businesses.

Nordic-Baltic Women Innovation Sprint. A community of fearless women enabling each other to thrive in the tech world! alter state. is an international platform bringing together women from around the globe to learn and collaborate with each other as we make breakthrough ideas and change society as we know it.

We invest in early stage companies, providing technical expertise along with advice on strategy, business model, and investor readiness. Digital startup studio giving founders hands-on acceleration from idea to launch. The studio is a hub of creativity and innovation, where we use our business, design and technology expertise to help you create a successful digital product company.

Circular Economy Transition is a pioneering initiative aimed at hastening transition to a circular economy. It currently takes place in 5 Swiss cities - Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, and Zurich. We drive the circular economy transition in Switzerland. In close collaboration with all Impact Hubs throughout Switzerland, sanu durabilitas and with the support of the MAVA foundation.

Impact Hub Berlin encourages businesses and organizations to create creative solutions that benefit people and the environment. Since 2014, we’ve worked to connect, enable and inspire our network to scale ideas for a future that works for all. We coordinate a community of impact-driven members, host a creative space for engaging events, and run a consultancy for business innovation and sustainability.

Digital Product Incubation. Looking for proof-of-concepts and prototypes with international growth potential.We provide strategic guidance, funding opportunities, and access to a global network of experts and investors. At Virgo Ventures, we are committed to supporting innovative ventures that drive meaningful impact and growth in the digital landscape.

For One Red is a creative design and dev studio. We are a Zürich based creative studio that builds highly customized digital products. We build products that solve immediate problems and scale to meet future needs. Our team has no problem starting from scratch or jumping into an existing project.