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, …

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Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. With global temperatures rising, the faster we free ourselves from fossil fuel reliance and achieve a zero-emission future, the better. In pursuit of this mission, we make electric vehicles that are not just great EVs, but the best cars, period. We also produce and install infinitely scalable clean energy generation and storage products that help our customers further decrease their environmental impact. When it comes to achieving our goals, we pride ourselves in accomplishing what others deem impossible. …

Sectors: Automobile

Unlocking the Power of the Genome At Illumina, our goal is to apply innovative technologies and revolutionary assays to the analysis of genetic variation and function, making studies possible that were not even imaginable just a few years ago. These studies will help make the realization of personalized medicine possible. With such rapid advances in technology taking place, it is mission critical to have solutions that are not only innovative, but flexible, scalable, and complete with industry-leading support and service. As a global company that places high value on collaborative interactions, rapid delivery of solutions, and prioritizing the needs of …

Sectors: Biotechnology

Entrepreneur First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. Entrepreneur First is the best place in the world to meet your co-founder and build a startup from scratch. We bring together and fund exceptional individuals to help them meet their co-founder, develop an idea and raise money from leading investors - as fast as possible. The companies built at EF are now worth over $10B. They include Tractable (a computer vision unicorn), Cleo, Omnipresent, Aztec, Transcelestial, Airbank and many more. We’re backed by some of the world's best tech founders and company builders, including Patrick and John Collison …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC