Correlation Ventures

aws Founders Fund is an Austrian venture capital fund. As co-investors, we invest in high-growth start-ups in their later seed and early stage phase. As a long-term partner, we offer both start-up and follow-up financing. As a subsidiary of Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws), aws Founders Fund has EUR 68.5 m under management. The objective of aws Founders Fund is to establish a partnership among equals with portfolio companies and to offer a supportive role in establishing a market position as well as achieving and maintaining sustainable growth. Overview of aws Founders FundVenture Capital for Start-UpsYou have already developed an innovative product or service? You would like to launch an innovative product or service onto the market? Are you a high-growth start-up looking for initial or follow-up financing options? Are you planning further investments to achieve your first growth spurt? For the above mentioned and other situations, aws Founders Fund can become a strong partner on your side. In the past, we have repeatedly proven that our involvement enables companies to unlock further entrepreneurial potential. We collaborate closely with the management team to enhance the strategic and operative performance of our portfolio companies, without interfering with day-to-day operations. In order to ensure optimal development of their business, our partners are granted excellent access to our international investor and corporate network, as well as our market expertise and the numerous support opportunities provided by aws.

Founded in 2018, Inflection Point Ventures (IPV) is a 24000+ strong members angel investing firm which supports new-age entrepreneurs, providing them monetary & experiential capital by connecting them with a diverse group of investors. A new investor can start with a small investment and still make a meaningful value proposition for the startup with combined funding from various members. This facilitates Start-ups to gain funding along with access to network, guidance and mentorship.

We hold a firm belief that startups tackling humanity’s most significant challenges yield the highest returns and have the greatest impact. Join our network of distinguished operators, former founders, and executives from Airbnb, Meta, DoorDash, Sequoia Capital, Grab, Uber and many others. These senior leaders bring proven expertise in guiding companies from inception through critical growth phases. Having successfully navigated the complexities of hypergrowth firsthand, they provide unique foresight - identifying both challenges and opportunities before they emerge. Our investment criteriaEarly Stage Startups: We look to predominantly to invest in seed stage.. We want to get in early and scout for startups with great founders tackling the right market. Our primary focus centres on founders. Biases: Bias towards YC and companies with scouts or investments by Accel, a16z, Lightspeed, or similar top decile funds to significantly reduce risk. Product Market Fit: We look for startups with a strong product that sincerely adds value to their users, with high positive user feedback, and a strong moat. Scalable Business: We look for businesses that have the potential to multiply revenue with a minimal incremental cost: excellent unit economics and light capital. High Positive Impact To the Community: We look for businesses that impact and make a difference to the people and communities they serve. Committed Founders With High Integrity And Grit: We seek passionate, experienced founders and their perseverance for long-term and meaningful goals. We invest in founders who have a deep understanding of their users.

We Founder Circle is a global community of successful founders & strategic angels, who want to actively collaborate with early stage startups to help them grow fast by offering seed funding, business development and global networking . Why join We Founder Circle? We Founder Circle is an online community to support early-stage startups to scale faster. We help investors to invest in filtered start-ups from various industries, alongside some of the most strategic investors & successful founders, thus increasing the chances of a successful outcome. What makes WFC unique from other fundraising forums? WFC provides multi-domain expertise through a diversified network of distinguished Businessmen, Professionals & HNIs spanning across various geographies, industries and areas of expertise, hence higher chances of success is associated with WFC community.

z21 Ventures fuels its early-stage tech investments with a unique community engine. Diverse members within this network generate a constant stream of promising deals, while a thematically focused approach ensures backing the most impactful opportunities. Initially, the focus will be on the India-US corridor, empowering companies to tap into India's vast talent pool or unlock the booming Indian market. But funding is just the first spark. Early startups crave the sage advice of seasoned veterans to illuminate their path. z21 Ventures bridges this gap by building a robust community of experienced advisors, personally invested in the fund and eager to guide your journey. We identify promising gems, nurture their growth with the power of our community, and stay by your side as your success story unfolds. Who do we partner withSTARTUPS: Technology focused companies at Pre-seed and Seed stage. z21 Ventures fosters a vibrant community-driven ecosystem designed to empower early-stage startups with strategic guidance, expert mentorship, and invaluable connections. INVESTORS: Investors across the world who are interested in investing in early stage companies. z21 ventures enables them to easily diversify their portfolio by investing in a broad array of purposeful startups with exceptional teams that are supported by a powerful network of LPs, advisors, VCs, accelerators, and industry specialists. Become part of a community fostering innovation and driving success. Our differentiation z21 Community: z21 Community is going to be one of the largest communities of entrepreneurs, executives, and innovation enthusiasts that will be available to help the companies on specific problems and scale. We already have a community of over 120 advisors who are experts across the spectrum. z21 Leadership Summit: Held at the SF Bay area every year,z21 Leadership Summit will get portfolio leaders across the world to come meet executives from hundreds of tech companies. z21 Investor Partnerships: z21 will have partnerships with hundreds of later stage investors and will facilitate introductions for later stage investments. z21 Corporate Partnerships: z21 will have partnerships with hundreds of Corporate Development teams across the world to facilitate partnerships for portfolio companies.

We want to invest in solutions to problems which impact a lot of people. If you are simply iterating a market, 7percent is not for you. We seek the 200x winners and pass on the less risky, less ambitious opportunities. We are looking for moonshots. We back the technologies and products that in ten years people will wonder how the world ever lived without - the breakthrough companies and technologies. What's in a name? “A good early stage growth rate is 5-7% a week. If you can hit 10% a week you’re doing exceptionally well, but if you can only manage 1%, it’s a sign you haven’t yet figured out what you’re doing“ Paul Graham - Y Combinator Why take our moneyMaybe don't. Not every entrepreneurial business should take venture funding. The venture capital journey is best for big risk, big outcome businesses. A startup is a company which is different because it is able to g Ex-founder led with Silicon Valley ambition. For >10 years we have been investing at pre-seed and seed as angel investors then VC’s. With experience operating as founders in both the U.K. and U.S. we have the confidence to back you to reach for the stars, with access to the expertise and capital via the three networks we co-founded. Read more here. Our Mantra: to help not hinder your startup. This is a guiding principle in everything we do. Because our Partners are ex-Founders themselves, this helps us empathise. We have a better understanding than many other investors, of the challenges you will experience when building a company from scratch, because we’ve done it ourselves. We have: Founded, grown and sold successful tech startups Founded tech startups and failed Taken angel or VC investment for our own startups and raised it for others Built transatlantic reach across startup ecosystems, from West and Eastern European to North America Backed >150 companies over the past 10 years, as a firm or as angels.