Backing companies ready to scale, built to last. We invest in Startups at Series A and beyond. Acton Capital is a leading European growth-stage venture capital firm with a presence in Munich and Vancouver. Since 1999, the Acton team invests in tech-enabled business models across industries, to create value for the long run. With more than two decades of investment experience, Acton Capital has supported +100 startups on their way to market leadership, incl. global category leaders like AlphaSights, Clio, HomeToGo or Mambu. IMPRINT: Acton Capital Partners GmbH // Widenmayerstr. 29, 80538 Munich, Germany // Register Court Munich: HRB 171321 …

We help UK companies of all sizes win contracts, fulfil orders and get paid. UK Export Finance is the UK’s export credit agency and a government department, working alongside the Department for Business and Trade as an integral part of its strategy and operations. Our mission is to advance prosperity by ensuring no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, doing that sustainably and at no net cost to the taxpayer. We help UK companies of all sizes and in all sectors win, fulfil and get paid for export contracts. Export finance and insurance

Sectors: National and local authorities

We repeatedly take founders from 0 to billion-dollar exits across Paris, Berlin, Munich, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Asia. Founded on the core principle that the next wave of tech is born in the startup streets - the natural environment of tomorrow’s innovation superstars - Ventech has been a pioneer on the European venture capital scene for over two decades. We believe in being with founders early, not just in terms of capital but in ideas and dreams. Based out of Paris, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, Stockholm, Shanghai and Hong Kong with €1bn raised to fuel globally ambitious entrepreneurs and their visions. Since …

Sectors: Finance

🇫🇷 La French Tech est la marque déployée par l’Etat français qui représente l’écosystème de 25 000 start-up françaises et de tous les acteurs qui gravitent autour (fonds d’investissement, associations, acteurs publiques, etc.), soutenus par la Mission French Tech (administration rattachée à la Direction Générale des Entreprises, au sein du ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie). Elle a pour mission d’accompagner le développement de l’écosystème French Tech, mouvement français des start-up technologiques innovantes, dans la lignée des priorités gouvernementales, à l’image et au service des Françaises et des Français. Pour ce faire, elle rassemble cet écosystème aux côtés …

Sectors: Media

1st Association of Startups in Europe, with +2,000 startups and French digital investors Founded in 2012, France Digital is the largest association of startups in Europe, with more than 2,000 startups and French digital investors. Our missions? - bring out digital champions in Europe. - Put the voice and federate those who innovate to change the face of the world. - Create bridges and business opportunities between all actors in innovation, whether they are large groups, public decision-makers, investors, entrepreneurs or employees of startups and scale-ups. How ? 1. By connecting the actors of the ecosystem during quality meetings, business …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Make something people want. Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 4,500 companies, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Reddit, Instacart, DoorDash, and Coinbase. Today, YC has built the most powerful startup community in the world alongside the products and programs to support founders for the life of their company.

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Building a collaborative ecosystem that leverages the power of deep technologies to tackle world challenges. Hello Tomorrow was created in 2011 by a group of individuals convinced that science and technology need to form part of a toolkit of solutions to change our industries, sustain a growing population and help solve global crises. But the traditional model of technology transfer to bring solutions from lab to market, and from idea to impact, could not rise to this challenge. In turn, Hello Tomorrow has built, and now animates, a global ecosystem that facilitates ‘deep tech’ innovation through multiple activities. Over the …

Sectors: Trade show

Official Global LinkedIn page for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazon's expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, …

Sectors: IT services

#VivaTech is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. 📍Paris | June 11-14, 2025 Viva Technology is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. We accelerate innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major corporations and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges. VivaTech is where business meets innovation.

Sectors: Trade show

The most founder-focused event on Earth. Pre-register to Slush 2025: slush.org/pre-register The most founder-focused event on Earth. Coming again on Nov 19–20, 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. Pre-register now: slush.org/pre-register Slush is a not-for-profit on a mission to help and create founders to change the world. Founded in 2008, Slush annually hosts the world's leading startup event in Helsinki, Finland. Slush is run by students and recent graduates. International, High-growth, Startups, and Investors

Building the future of finance Rise, created by Barclays is a global fintech ecosystem made up of cutting-edge start-ups and scale-ups. At Rise, we have created an environment for innovation and growth in financial services through our physical locations in New York and London, and our virtual community in India. Our ecosystem has access to Barclays' network of industry experts, mentors, investors and partners to help founders scale at pace. Onsite and virtually we offer events and mentoring sessions on the topics of all things fintech. We also have the Rise Growth Academy, a digital-first programme for fintech founders to …

Leading growth platform in Belgium that connects Europe's most promising startups and scale-ups Startups.be & scale-ups.eu joined forces in 2018 to solidify our offering for the Belgian tech ecosystem at large. Together, we are the top-of-mind time squeezer for tech entrepreneurs. We enable the most promising high-tech scale-ups and startups to grow faster and promote the Belgian tech & innovation industry. We pride ourselves in being the leading growth platform in Belgium that connects Europe's most promising startups and scale-ups with our network of deep pocket investors, corporate buyers, global partners and relevant stakeholders to fast track innovation and collaboration …

At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you're searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you. We're here to help every creator turn their "what if" into what is. Let's create something that will change everything. Cloud, Mobile, Cognitive, Security, Research, Watson, Analytics, Consulting, Commerce, Experience Design, Internet of Things, Technology support, Industry solutions, Systems services, Resiliency services, Financing, and IT infrastructure

Sectors: IT services

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

We match mature businesses with the startup world Helve is an innovation management company dedicated to accelerating growth and driving digital transformation across diverse sectors. We empower clients by designing custom solutions for their transformational change initiatives. Helve hosts dynamic open accelerator programs, internal incubators, hackathons, and sprints. We actively scout promising startups worldwide, facilitating the development and market launch of pilot projects. Harnessing the latest innovation trends to ensure our clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market is our priority. At Helve we take the best out of both worlds and mix them together - the agility, risk …

Hands-on, community-focused and founders vetted European early-stage investors committed to net-zero We are the early-stage VC for climate generation, mobilising resources for climate action in Europe & Israel with our collaborative, hands-on, founders-first approach. Benefitting from unparalleled levels of engagement with the climate tech community, our platform-based model backs the pioneers building the technology that will become the infrastructure of tomorrow. Given that decades of collective actions got us into the climate mess, we leverage Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Challengers, Climate Brick, Growth Meets Capital and Climate50 to make a collaborative effort to mobilise resources and get humanity back …

Global early backers of entrepreneurial genius Hummingbird Ventures is an agile investor in entrepreneurial genius. We value emotional intelligence as much as data, growing internal culture as much as growing revenue, and forming strong, personal bonds with founders. Often the first institutional investor, we’ve helped start-ups scale from zero to category-defining multi-billion dollar businesses across 3 continents. We work best with outsiders who challenge industry boundaries and conventions, transforming tiny miracles into impactful companies. Hummingbird Ventures teamed up with transformative companies, including Deliveroo, Showpad, Kraken, Peak Games, Amplidata, Gram Games, Shutl, Merlin, Billiontoone and many others. venture capital, e-commerce, marketplaces, …

Accelerating promising tech startups through bootcamps, networks and events 🚀 Accelerating promising tech startups through bootcamps, networks and events 🚀 Part of @tillvaxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economical and Regional Growth)

The leading media brand empowering startup Europe | Backed by the Financial Times. Sifted is the critical friend of the European startup ecosystem – providing startup founders, senior management teams, investors and service providers with the curated insights, in-depth analysis and networking opportunities they need to grow their business. Whatever your role is within the ecosystem, however you like to stay up to speed, we've got something for you: 🗞️ Sifted Daily: Our daily newsletter is the essential morning read for founders, investors and corporates who want a quick digest of the news that matters 🔎 Sifted Pro: Our premium …

We’re co-founders and early stage investors. We build and fund startups globally. Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world’s leading companies. Created by serial entrepreneurs Brent Hoberman CBE and Henry Lane Fox, Founders Factory backs entrepreneurs with capital, operational support from a team of hands-on experts, and unrivalled access to industry leaders like Aviva, Rio Tinto, Vonovia, Fastweb, Nesta and Mediobanca. Founders Factory’s Venture Studio co-founds businesses from inception, developing new ideas, technologies and business models into high growth companies. We operate sector-focused Accelerator programmes and Venture Funds for Pre-Seed and Seed stage startups, …

Global accelerator funds for passionate B2B startup founders! We are a diverse team of tech lovers, mentors, experts, and founders ourselves bound together by our passion to support founders on their entrepreneurial journey. We help to solve key challenges at every stage Dare to dream global. We’re a startup accelerator like no other, our optimized approach puts early stage startups on the map and catapults them into worldwide success. Startup Wise Guy’s origins began in Europe’s tech-savvy startup capital, Estonia. Since 2012, we have used our carefully curated expertise, skills and funding to skyrocket hundreds of emerging early stage startups …

Early stage, hands-on VC empowering purpose-driven founders in AgriFood, Energy, and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart is an early stage investor that empowers purpose-driven founders across three domains: Energy, AgriFood, and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart invests in early-stage startups from each of the three funds and provides access to capital, market, and expertise by connecting founders with co-investors, mentors, partners, corporates, and the wider Rockstart network. Rockstart has invested in more than 350 startups and its alumni value to date is more than €1.3bn. Rockstart is an international team of 45+ professionals dedicated to empowering purpose-driven founders to become scalable and drive positive …

160+ countries. 40+ currencies. Money for here, there and everywhere. Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move money around the world. With the Wise account people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new cross-border payments network that will one day power money without borders for everyone, everywhere. However you use the platform, Wise is on a mission to make your life easier and save you money. Co-founded by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, Wise launched in 2011 …

Sectors: Bank

We empower individuals by improving digital human rights and the right to self-determination regarding personal data MyData is a human-centred approach to personal data management that combines industry need to data with digital human rights. The purpose is to empower individuals by improving digital human rights and the right to self-determination regarding personal data MyData, Personal data, data ethics, data governance, data sharing, dataspaces, data intermediaries, data protection, privacy, and digital transformation

Money20/20 is where the world’s fintech leaders convene to grow their businesses. Launched by industry insiders in 2012, as the world began to recover from the global financial crisis and digitization began to transform our world, Money20/20 has rapidly become the heartbeat of the global fintech ecosystem. As we have grown, the most innovative, fast-moving ideas and companies have driven their growth on our platform. Mastercard, Airwallex, J.P. Morgan, Stripe, Google, Marqeta, VISA, Adyen, Checkout.com and more make transformational deals and raise their global profile with us. We now attract leaders from the world’s greatest VC firms, banks, regulators and …

Where Food & FoodTech professionals come to get the inside scoop on industry news and meet partners, friends, mentors, investors - and everything in between. From our weekly newsletter, to our ambassador run Meetups and our annual FoodHack Summit - our goal at FoodHack is to make it easier for purpose driven food founders to access the funding, network and knowledge they need to successfully launch and scale their business. meetups, community building, food education, food entrepreneurs, conferences, Swiss startups, Food tech, Food & beverages, entrepreneurship, food hackathon, corporate innovation, foodpreneur, food innovation, food industry, open innovation, food startups, trends …

Making innovation work - leading global early-stage VC and innovation ecosystem for the future of finance & beyond Tenity is a global innovation ecosystem and early-stage investor making innovation work and advancing the future of finance. We believe collaboration is the key to innovation. We bring together ambitious founders with leading corporations, forward-thinking investors, and passionate mentors – and together, we create an ecosystem that powers the future of finance. FinTech, Startup, RegTech, InsurTech, DeepTech, Banking, Insurance, Innovation, Venture Capital, Web3, Open Innovation, Corporate Innovation, VC, and Climate Fintech

Let's make play happen. Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A team where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. Regardless of your role, team, or location, this is a place where everyone makes play happen. Join us. ***Leveling Up!*** We're leveling up our recruiting system to bring you an even better candidate experience! Job listings and applications will be temporarily unavailable while we make this exciting change. Our new career portal will go …

Sectors: Video Games

Belgium’s largest VC & corporate sourcing event: tech startup/scale-up pitches & super prospect challenge presentations! Welcome to Europe's most focused international VC & corporate sourcing event! 100% focused on boosting funding & sales of elite tech scale-ups from all Europe. We provide all intell, great accommodation and a lean networking format which will save you months of time! #TheBigScore organized by Startups.be | Scale-Ups.eu 🚀 First up: The Big Score 2021 Next: The Big Score Sessions 2022

Europe’s leading founders festival. Join us on 29 September – 1 October 2025. Taking place annually in Munich, Bits & Pretzels is a 3-day festival for 7,500 founders, investors, and startup enthusiasts. Our vision is to enable founders to shape a better future through innovative ideas and technology. startups, entrepreneurship, events, founders, pitch, networking, investors, and innovation

"The world's biggest technology event" - POLITICO. Join us in Lisbon, Doha, Rio de Janeiro and Vancouver #WebSummit In the years since 2009, Web Summit has grown from a 150-person conference in Dublin to a global event series gathering more than 140,000 attendees every year from all over the world. We build incredible things, from technology and stages to relationships and experiences. Since 2009, we've grown our team to more than 340 people. At our headquarters in Dublin, Ireland – and in Portugal, Canada, Qatar, Brazil and many more locations around the world – incredible engineers, developers, producers, designers, marketers …