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CE-Ventures is the corporate venture capital platform of Crescent Enterprises, focusing on strategic investments in early- to late-stage high-growth companies and select venture funds globally. The platform was launched in 2017 and initially capitalised with $150 million to be invested by 2020, 50% of which is targeted towards the MENA region. CE-Ventures targets start-ups that offer synergies with Crescent Enterprises’ operations across supply chain management tech, medical tech, enterprise software as a service (SaaS), and niche consumer emerging tech, among others. The platform focuses on wide-ranging emerging technologies pervasive across industry sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), and blockchain. CE-Ventures partners with purpose-driven entrepreneurs and start-ups to catalyse disruptive technologies and generate long-term returns. Focus Areas EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Internet of Things Big data ENERGY-TECH Industrial drones Energy storage Cleantech Upstream oil & gas production ENTERPRISE/SAAS Cybersecurity Software Infrastructure FIN-TECH Payments & Infrastructure Open/Neo Banking Insure-tech MED-TECH Medical devices Biotech Healthcare services SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES Distribution Trucking & Last mile delivery Warehousing Related technologies ED-TECH Virtual classroom/Immersive learning (AR/VR) Learning management systems Collaborative & social learning Computer-aided assessment FOOD-TECH/AG-TECH Cloud kitchens Food e-commerce Smart Farming & Vertical Farming Drones & Robots

Since 2017, ZORA has been a leader in Israel’s impact space as an early-stage deep tech investor based in Tel Aviv. We are: Pragmatists who see partnership between innovators and corporates as the fastest path to a cleaner and healthier future; Seekers of rare opportunities for game-changing global impact; Hands-on investors and operators who work intimately with our teams as they bring innovations from lab to field; Voracious learners who derive endless energy from the world-class scientists and teams we have the honor to back. Our community of changemakers extends to our investors who put their capital to work in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow. Vision & mission Israel’s deeptech ecosystem offers unparalleled R&D capable ofaddressing our planet’s largest challenge - managing climate change while ensuring a sustainable food supply for a growing population. Leveraging this research into deployable products for the world’s largest economic actors - global corporations - presents opportunity to effect meaningful change at unprecedented scale. We partner with Israel’s leading scientists and technologists to convert lab-scale innovations into mainstream food, agriculture and climate solutions that transform the way global business is done -- healthfully, sustainably and resource-efficiently. Leadership ZORA was founded by Vanessa Bartram in 2017. Vanessa is an impact entrepreneur turned impact investor. She began her career in investment banking in Mexico City, advising middle-market companies on M&A and restructuring. She later founded the Miami-based impact HR company WorkSquare, which she grew to over $25M in revenue. Vanessa holds an MBA from Harvard, a BA from Princeton, and is a Heritage Fellow with the Wexner Foundation.

Flybridge Capital Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on supporting and investing behind ambitious founders, at the earliest stages of company building across a range of sectors who share our vision for leveraging the power of community as a source of competitive advantage. While our core team operates from our offices in Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York, we leverage a nationwide network of investment partners via our proprietary Network Funds to invest globally in the most attractive opportunities. Each of these funds is a separate pool of capital, anchored by Flybridge, with a distinct brand and a distributed team of Investment Partners that bring unique sector insights and deep connections into their respective communities. We currently operate four Network Funds: The Graduate Syndicate and LTV Operators (both focused on the Harvard community), XFactor Ventures (focused on female founders), and The Community Fund (focused on under-estimated and under-represented founders). Together, they have nearly 45 Investment Partners and have in total invested in over 230 new companies in the last five years. With over $1B under management across six seed funds and seven pre-seed network funds, portfolio companies include BetterCloud, BitSight, Bowery, Chief, Codecademy, FalconX, Habi, Infracommerce (B3: IFCM3), MadeiraMadeira, MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB), Open English, Plastiq, and Splice.

We are experienced venture capital investors who have been at the forefront of impact investing since 1999. We are passionate about generating extraordinary results, creating positive changes, and partnering with visionaries who combine these two. Our team has invested in over 70 ventures, bringing time-tested perspective and expertise to partnerships with entrepreneurs. We are ready and eager to build something special together.

Since 2001, St. Louis nonprofit BioSTL has laid the foundation for the region's​ innovation economy with a comprehensive set of transformational programs that advance St. Louis’ leadership in solving important world challenges in agriculture, medicine, healthcare, and other technology areas. BioSTL has introduced nationally-acclaimed initiatives in startup creation and investment (BioGenerator), strategic business attraction (GlobalSTL), physical environment (including the Cortex Innovation District and BioGenerator Labs), entrepreneur support, seed and venture capital, a diverse and inclusive workforce, and public policy. Vision: St. Louis will be recognized globally as a leading center for bioscience research and commercialization with a vibrant entrepreneurial startup community that is a magnet for attracting talented people and enterprises. Success will generate quality jobs for St. Louis in a high-growth industry and will enhance regional prosperity by attracting substantial investment and revenues from outside the region.

Driven by shifts in eating habits, population growth, climate change, and failing soils, our food and agriculture industry faces moonshot-sized challenges. Agri-FoodTech entrepreneurs are stepping up to solve these problems by harnessing the most advanced technologies. From plant-based protein, gene-editing, drones and indoor farming to satellite imaging, precision farming, and computational biology, founders are driving radical transformation in our food and agriculture system with technology. Why AgFunder? AgFunder is a new kind of venture capital firm. Our mission is to invest in bold and impactful technologies rapidly transforming our food and agriculture system. Founded in 2013 and based in Silicon Valley, AgFunder is one of the world’s most active foodtech and agtech VCs. We’re rethinking venture capital for the 21st century. We were born online, and with our publication AFN we’ve built a global ecosystem of 85,000+ subscribers. This gives us one of the most powerful networks to help build impactful and important companies.