Forest Hill Ventures

Forest Partners is a leading, independent venture capital firm in South Korea focused on investing in Korean founder-led, early-stage to growth companies. The firm has three major businesses: Venture Capital, Growth/Private Equity, and Public Equity. Our unique platform with full-stack capabilities allows us to outperform across cycles. It also enables cross-over collaboration between our Venture Capital, Growth/Private Equity, and Public Equity teams to make strategic investment decisions as our private companies crossover into the public market. Our vision is to grow together with great companies so that we can become the go-to alternative investment firm in Asia. OUR VALUES Based on trust-based partnerships, our team is committed to enabling growth and creative outcomes for all our partners. Our team is driven by the following values: Passion for Excellence: Passion for excellence permeates every investment decision and the long-term supporting role we play for the founders we back in order to secure maximized, solid returns for our investors. Independent Thinking: Our investment decisions are driven by independent thinking and we aim to make a lasting impact for companies at their pivotal moments of growth. Professional Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professional integrity in everything we do and are committed to transparency.

LvlUp Ventures is an early-stage value-add fund, investing in great teams with strong initial market validation. We don’t just “accelerate” - we “upcelerate" businesses.

Ambitious start-ups need experienced investment partners that really add value. Growth Box Ventures makes seed or early-stage investments in startups with outstanding management teams looking for Venture Capital. A supportive partner with a diverse commercial perspective, Growth Box’s founders have started, built up and exited a number of ventures. We want to make a meaningful difference, to achieve goals and maximise value. Partnership: Hierarchy is not who we are. Open, balanced cooperation is how we work. With each other, with our portfolio of partners, and with you Performance: We are born of performance marketing and getting things done and we need to see that in you too Passion: We are zealous about Growth Box Ventures and its partners’ potential. Where that passion burns, we want to fuel that fire

Valia is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in New York, San Francisco and London. Fund StrategiesPre-Seed Fund: Investing $50,000 - $250,000 first checks in strong teams at the formation stages of company building. Nothing is too early for this fund - be it pre-revenue, pre-product, or even pre-pitch deck, we’re comfortable making bold early investments in standout teams. Early-Stage Fund: Investing $250,000 - $1,000,000 first checks in Seed and Series A rounds. We reserve follow-on capital, so we’re continuing to back founders as their businesses grow. This fund makes new investments, in addition to follow-on investments from our Pre-Seed Fund. Opportunity Fund: Investing larger checks in mature companies (Series B onwards) and companies that aren’t suited to the traditional venture capital fund model. Through the Opportunity Fund, we also continue to support our breakout portfolio companies from our Pre-Seed and Early-Stage funds when they raise follow-on rounds. Investment ApproachBold: Big ideas don’t scare us - to the contrary, we’re energized by investing early in founders with huge visions. That’s why we start investing at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A - and continue to support companies as their ideas shift and grow. Generalist: Tomorrow’s most iconic companies will defy categorization and create sectors of their own - that’s why we stay open-minded in our approach and are getting behind founding teams building at the edge of more than one category. Multi-Stage: We’re investing in our portfolio companies across their lifecycle. Our three sequential funds are designed to make Valia a long-term partner to founders as their funding needs expand. FAQsDo you invest in companies outside of the US? Yes - although the majority of our portfolio is based in the US, we are actively looking at investments in Europe and emerging markets. Great founders exist globally, and we want to work with them regardless of their geography. When is the best time to reach out to you? As early as possible. How long is your investment process? In early-stage rounds, we aim to go from the first meeting to investment decision in two weeks. There are scenarios where we move much faster, but we believe in the importance of diligence as we’re committing to being a long-term partner to our founders. How should I get in touch? We love referrals from those we trust, but you can also reach out to our team directly and know that we do our best to review every opportunity that comes our way.

HPA is transforming early-stage investing by taking a people-first approach. The organization is the most active early-stage investor group in the Midwest. With a membership of over 100 successful entrepreneurs, executives, and venture capitalists, the group provides critical strategic expertise to entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial community. More than half of our members have founded a company; most are CEOs, top executives, or corporate board members; and 100% invest in startups. By leveraging the members’ deep and broad knowledge of multiple industries and financial capital, HPA has driven multiple exits and invested millions of dollars in over 50 portfolio companies that have created thousands of jobs in the Midwest since 2006.