Detroit early-stage VC. $250M AUM. Business services, consumer, media, mobility. Close partner model — works directly with executive teams. Notable: Humatics, Inrix, Karamba Security, Life360, Lyft, Nutonomy, Ouster, ParkMobile.

Portland VC. Nation's first institutional VC targeting underrepresented entrepreneurs (women, BIPOC, limited regional access). Pre-seed through Series A. Founder/MD: Nitin Rai (immigrant entrepreneur, prior EHR software founder). Oregon Community Foundation LP. Notable focus: sustainability, healthcare, tech.

FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplace and network effect businesses. They have invested in over 1,000 companies, with more than 30 becoming unicorns.

Seed/Series A software. Nnamdi Okike + Aaron Holiday.

Bascom Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the University of Wisconsin community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in University of Wisconsin-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).

Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage tech startups across sectors like edtech, fintech, healthtech, and logistics, deploying $500 million over five years with initial checks of $5-15 million for companies in Series A to C funding stages.

LGBTQ+ investment syndicate. 4,000+ members.

Headline is a global venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups, focusing on identifying and backing promising founders across the world.

Nassau Street Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the Princeton University community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in Princeton University-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).