8State Ventures

We like to call ourselves "Startup Developers." We help build successful companies by offering the right combination of capital, knowledge & network to passionate entrepreneurs. What We Do Whether it’s right at the beginning or in the middle of the race, we partner with entrepreneurs and guide them to the finish line. How We Do It We have an Integrated approach to Startup Development where we bundle together all the elements that help startups become more successful. Continuous Capital Corporate Connects Gap Based Mentoring Global Market Access Resourceful Network Sector Specific Expertise Our Core Values We intend to create long lasting relationships and walk the journey together with all our stakeholders. Our organization is built upon the very same principles. We flourish when you all flourish. What Drives Us We started with an idea of democratizing angel investing and making startup investment as an asset class available to investors across the country and the globe. Now, we are onto creating the largest community of entrepreneurs and investors globally through education and technology. We want to create the world’s largest integrated incubator. We want you to think of us first, whether you are starting up or looking to invest in startups. What We Offer We are extremely bullish on the India story and more so, on the Indian entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is in our DNA, and we are aggressively looking to invest in and incubate the future of India’s tomorrow. Investment size: $ 200K - 2Mn Focus: Sector Agnostic Turn Around Time: Super-Fast Approach: Founder’s First

Phira Ventures is a Lisbon and New York based venture studio, partnering with exceptional talent to build businesses that deliver tangible value to communities and markets. We provide ideas, capital, and operational firepower to help bring a vision to life. Finding outstanding talent Find young, talented aspiring entrepreneurs who are very driven and would love to run their own business but have no good business ideas, access to capital or talent or a co-founder team. We will provide ideas (we have plenty!), capital, co-founders and an infrastructure to get a venture off the ground fast. We provide plenty of training, mentoring and an access to a network. What we expect in return? Dedication, an unshakeable will to succeed and a growth mindset. Investing in smart founders We invest in founders who already have a concept or even an existing startup but need both capital and some targeted support. E.g. in marketing, finance, legal, supply chain, software & design, product development, recruitment, international expansion or general strategy. Here we would seek to be most helpful investors on a startup's cap table. Incubate bold ideas ‍We completely incubate a venture ourselves. In some cases, we will have enough team capacity to build a business from scratch without finding a founder. We have many oven-ready ideas and have developed a lean and fast go to market strategy. We know what it takes to build We sit at the intersection of entrepreneurship and venture capital. As entrepreneurs, we know what it takes to build from the ground up: the uncertainty, the learning, the perseverance. As investors, we bring capital, structure, and a long-term view, grounded in the reality of building real companies. Investors who’ve been in the founder’s seat This dual perspective is what makes Phira different. We aim to be the most helpful investors on any cap table We don’t just advise from afar; we roll up our sleeves, apply our operational expertise, and help founders navigate the challenges we’ve faced firsthand.

We started our journey as a technology hub and co-working space in the heart of Soho in 2018. Through years of experience in early-stage investing and community building, we gradually evolved into a marketplace of ideas, talent, and capital. As both venture capitalists and operators today, we pride ourselves on being "founder-first" and aim to add value and catalyze growth for projects by leveraging our extensive network, providing tailored solutions, and working alongside our founders at the forefront of the blockchain and crypto space. OUR EDGEDIVERSIFIED NETWORK: Our general partners leverage both their operational experience and network to capture this wave of web 2.0 entrepreneurs entering the space. STRATEGIC VALUE-ADDITION: We prioritize investments with arbitrage opportunities within our network, adding value through our ecosystem and portfolio companies as well. DEAL FLOW PLATFORM FROM START TO FINISH: We can capture startups and founders at a much earlier stage thanks to our in-house accelerator and incubation program, which assure a minimum of 5X returns on each deal TEAM OF IN-HOUSE ENGINEERS: We build in-house engineering teams of experienced developers to help us gain better control over the technology audit and development process. SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS: We reserve board seats or executive positions to help our founders strategically with fundraising, product development, cross-border market access, team growth, and partnerships. GLOBAL IMPACT: We developed strong relationships with local venture capital firms, investors, and entrepreneurs in markets such as Asia, Africa, and North America, allowing us to identify and invest in new technologies and trends around the world.

Venturing together is our way. Feat. Ventures is the place where extraordinary, curious and diverse minds come together to discover, create and build. When best-in-class founders meet a reliable and performing operational framework, ambitious ideas have no limits. From our team’s entrepreneurial experience, to our ever-growing network, everything is designed to create an environment where founders can thrive. Quick start with our captive fund. Lirica Capital is our holding, investing in all new ventures we build. From 250k up to 500k € as pre-seed investment to guarantee a fast-paced beginning and avoid the trouble of raising capital during early phases for our co-founders. With Lirica Capital we have been joined by successful entrepreneurs and managers who invest and share their resources to support our new ventures, driven by their will to generate an impact for our country. Platformization is still going on Feat. Ventures co-creates and invests in digital companies with a platform-based business model that have the potential to enhance ordinary analog processes. Through the years we specialized in understanding and satisfying the collateral needs of customers and companies, while they are focused on their most relevant one, this is what we call a platform-based model. The rapid success of AirBnB, Amazon, Uber, eBay and countless others, prove that platforms are indisputably the leading form of organizing modern digital markets, whose value is expected to grow from $7,000bn in 2018 to $60m000bn by 2025. Despite the platform model having already spread in multiple areas, it is rapidly finding its way into a broader range of sectors.

Teams admitted into the Incubate program at SSE Business Lab are offered an investment from SSE Ventures, the early-stage venture capital fund at the Stockholm School of Economics. The offer300.000 SEK (as a convertible note or as a direct investment in an open round with at least 50% of the round committed). Potential follow-on investments in future rounds up to Series A/B (subject to approval from the Investment Committee). Connections to the network of investors invested in the fund, for additional investments in future rounds. The valuation should be decided by other investors in an equity round, and the convertible has a cap of 50 MSEK. SSE Ventures will not be determining a valuation of your company at any point. This offer is optional upon admission to Incubate and subject to change made by the management team. Why SSE Ventures? SSE Ventures’ investment offer is available exclusively to companies admitted into the Incubate program. It was developed specifically as a value-add to the support already offered in the program, with the interests of the startups front and center. As such, we have a fund with no end-date, meaning we have the possibility to be long-term owners, and aim to continue being a shareholder in our portfolio companies long after they have left the Incubate program, while also being able to offer follow-on investments. We call it patient capital. We’ve also chosen the investors in the fund with care, opting for investors who are looking to co-invest with us directly in our portfolio companies in future rounds, opening up an excellent angel and VC network for our portfolio. SSE Ventures does not make any investments outside of the SSE Business Lab Incubate program, or write checks other than the 300.000 SEK offered in the program. If you're interested in an investment, please read more and apply to the Incubate program here.

Axion Ventures is launching a new venture capital fund aimed at strategically investing in a very selective portfolio of high-growth, early-stage companies. Where We Come From Rooted in Babson College’s renowned entrepreneurial principles, our investment approach focuses on identifying, building, and scaling high-potential platforms through strategic acquisitions and operational excellence. We conduct rigorous market analysis to identify scalable platform opportunities with untapped potential, guided by the entrepreneurial mindset cultivated at Babson College. By deploying strategic capital into complementary startups and providing incubation support, we foster innovation and drive value creation. Through integration and Babson College-inspired growth strategies, we build cohesive platform ecosystems, optimizing operational synergies and scalability. Additional acquisitions enable vertical integration, strengthening competitive advantages and ensuring sustainable growth. Our structured exit strategies deliver superior returns, embodying Babson’s principles of innovation, leadership, and strategic foresight.