Non-profit strategic investment arm of the US intelligence community (CIA/IC). CEO: Steve Bowsher (since Dec 2023). 200+ portfolio companies. Singapore office opened Dec 2023. Two parallel tracks — Technology and Venture — with separate reporting lines but shared deal collaboration: the tech track identifies and evaluates technologies; the venture track manages investments and portfolio.

DoD organization bridging commercial technology and national security. Accelerator for defense-commercial technology. OT contracts. Government-side equivalent of Techstars for defense tech.

Enterprise/B2B focused accelerator. ~5% acceptance. 600+ companies. Defense-adjacent and deep tech portfolio.

Peter Thiel-founded SF VC. SpaceX, Palantir, Stripe, Airbnb, Anduril, Lyft. Backs revolutionary technology. HQ San Francisco CA.

Palo Alto CA (+ Berlin, Munich, London, Tel Aviv, Paris). Independent venture firm backed by Siemens (name references Siemens founding year 1847). Founded 2016. Leads Series A/B in enterprise software, AI/ML, dev tools, cybersecurity, deep tech, industrial tech. Partners: TJ Rylander (IQT Managing Partner 10yr → next47 GP; led IQT West Coast; investments include FireEye, Cloudera, Pure Storage, Cloudant, Platfora), Lak Ananth (Global Managing Partner). ~247 companies invested. 16 unicorns including Verkada ($3.5B), Skydio (autonomous drones). Evergreen structure. Brings Siemens global customer ecosystem to portfolio without strategic control constraints. $2-10M typical check. Co-investors: Menlo Ventures, Insight Partners.

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

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

Global startup accelerator network. 2,000+ investments. CEO David Cohen (co-founder, returned May 2024). Operates in 27 cities across 9 countries. $500K for ~6% equity.