Firemark Collective

We are dedicated to driving innovation within large organizations, helping them stay ahead of the curve and thrive in today's rapidly evolving business landscape. By selecting strategically-aligned startups that meet their unique tech challenges, our partners benefit from firsthand insights into technological trends and networking opportunities with industry leaders.

Arieli Capital is a multifaceted investment firm that is focused on being an active investor in the next generation of technology companies. Arieli Capital operates four core businesses: Arieli Family Office, Arieli Innovation, Arieli Advisory and Arieli Innovation Fund. The Arieli team is primarily based in Israel with offices in New York and London. Arieli is a recognized global leader in innovation with deep governmental, academic, and corporate relationships and partnerships. Our unique holistic approach and global network enables our partners to build sustainable economic and social growth engines in the form of innovation centers, incubator programs, accelerator programs, bootcamps, technology transfer platforms, educational impact and job creation platforms.

Mila Ventures is building the Venture Scientist platform: an integrated venture-creation engine designed to translate frontier AI research into world-class companies - rooted in Canada, built for the world. Mila Ventures operates within Mila, a prestigious AI research institute based in Montréal, founded by Yoshua Bengio, one of the godfathers of modern artificial intelligence and a pioneer of deep learning. The platform brings together: Mila Venture Studio (co-creating companies with professors, students, and entrepreneurs) Mila Accelerator (early company building and scaling) Venture Scientist Academy (training researchers to become venture builders) The Mila Venture Fund (in formation) We operate at the intersection of AI research, venture creation, and capital, working closely with Mila's globally renowned researchers, students, founders, investors, corporate partners, and public institutions.

We are a trusted partner and a notable VC player in our target markets. We effectively leverage relationship with governments and international development organisations and agencies. We seek outreach opportunities and partner locally with academic and innovation centers and investor communities. We back early-stage startups whose founders aspire to change millions of lives for the better.

It's our mission to accelerate a Tough Tech company's journey from ideation to commercialization by providing access to a unique combination of investment, infrastructure, and community. Long-term Capital The Engine Fund provides long-term capital to meet the unique needs of Tough Tech companies solving the world’s most urgent challenges. Labs, Equipment, Tools & Space The Engine Infrastructure provides access to specialized equipment and labs, both on-site and through a network of partner facilities, giving portfolio companies the tools and space necessary to work efficiently and economically. Connections The Engine Network facilitates the creation of long-term mutually beneficial relationships between founders, startups, corporates, government, strategic partners, and others.

Our extensive data, insights, and connections help startups, investors, corporates and policy makers to make the Netherlands the no. 1 startup ecosystem in Europe. With years of experience studying VC' investment preferences and decision-making processes, we employ their best practices to strategically invest and enable our customers to select tomorrow’s winners. In short we: invest in startups and scaleups together with great angels and VC funds; connect startups with relevant VCs and angel investors (eg. via StartupRoulette or direct introductions) help investors to find promising companies before others do; assist corporates to find and select companies that fit a strategy or challenge; run the most extensive startup funding database in the Netherlands.