Fuchsia Venture Capital

We invest in transformative companies that advance new ways to extend health span, develop new approaches that change the ways information is processed, and answer complex challenges in sustainability. Together with Ajinomoto’s community of scientists and engineers, we enable startup founders to build and scale solutions for the future.

We are investors in the B2B and Enterprise Space. Built in India for the World: Cloud-based, enterprise-first digital companies being built in India and focused on global markets. ESG-Positive: Fintech, Healthtech, Mobility, Cleantech and Agritech companies for aspirational India​ and other markets. Emerging Technologies: Backing companies and entrepreneurs in breakout areas (deep tech, space tech, web3, AR/VR etc.) for the next decade. We pride ourselves in being the investor our portfolio founders value most on their cap table, with equalamounts of constructive challenge and unconditional support. With our Morphosis 3/6 Acceleration Model, we source and supercharge growth for the right investment opportunities. We are investing in proprietary technology that our portfolio companies can leverage to accelerate growth while also allowing our funds to source and screen investment opportunities more meaningfully.

We are committed to partnering with high potential venture-stage companies located in the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and the Dakotas. Our network roots are deep in this region, where we believe we can assemble the best combination of technology, management, workforce, research, and professional services to build great businesses. Investment Profile Sought Our interest is in a variety of industries, notably including companies in the Software, Business Services, Healthcare, FinTech, EdTech, and other high growth sectors. A typical initial investment averages $1 million per company and our total capital commitment to each portfolio company can, over time, be up to double our initial investment. How We Choose Our InvestmentsTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT MARKET SIZE VALUATION EXIT POTENTIAL ESG Achieving Success Together To achieve our investment objectives, we partner with companies and founders who have compelling growth prospects, a sufficiently large addressable market, and a logical exit scenario based on M&A markets. We care deeply about environmental, social, and governance factors, including being advocates for diversity in management teams and boards of directors.

Impact Investing is more important than ever before. We aim to back the most innovative ideas combining impact and ground-breaking technologies. By leveraging knowledge and ensuring access to a growing network of like-minded people and organizations, we provide the best support we can to founders, especially in the early stages of their companies. We are an international team combining investment expertise and operational excellence. As a team, we have the strong belief that it needs an outstanding impact ecosystem consisting of founders, investors, governments, and other organizations to be able to sustainably meet the greatest challenges of our time. Our Investment Focus We know that beginnings can be hard. Especially when you are on a mission to change the world for the better. We invest in superior technologies provided by passionate teams that contribute to saving our planet while building scalable business models. About Us Established in 1999 in Japan, the SBI Group has formed the world’s first and leading internet-based financial conglomerate providing financial services in a broad range of fields. The SBI Group’s business fields include securities, banking and insurance (Financial Service Business), investing in and incubating start-ups through various venture capital vehicles (Asset Management Business), and undertaking the R&D and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and health foods (Biotechnology Healthcare & Medical Informatics Business). By placing these business segments as the core of its operations, the SBI Group is taking on the challenge of realizing sustainable growth as a Strategic Business Innovator. Being one of the largest Japanese private equity firms with more than USD 4.8 billion AUM and more than 9,000 employees worldwide, the SBI Group has invested in more than 1,500 companies globally and is one of the world's largest investors in the FinTech sector. This broad platform is leveraged to further drive the value of SBI’s investments. In order to support the evolvement "from Japan’s SBI to the World’s SBI," the group established its first Western European representative office in Berlin in March 2019. In recent years, it has increased its investments in European start-ups, especially in start-ups based in Berlin.

Tickets a partir de R$10 milhões, com participações minoritárias em rounds a partir de Series A. Objetivo do Fundo O Kinea Ventures é um fundo de venture capital focado em investimentos em startups inovadoras do mercado de serviços financeiros e de tecnologia. Como gestores da iniciativa de Corporate Venture Capital do Grupo Itaú Unibanco, buscamos impulsionar empreendedores e suas startups que estão transformando seus mercados através de conexão e colaboração com o ecossistema de inovação. Tese de Investimentos Investimos em startups a partir do estágio Series A, adquirindo participações minoritárias em empresas que tenham sinergia potencial com o Itaú Unibanco e que ao mesmo tempo mantenham sua independência. Nossa tese envolve 3 frentes: – Fintechs, como serviços financeiros, meios de pagamentos, wealth management, mercado de capitais, BFM, PFM, seguros, dentre outros, que vislumbrem mudanças relevantes no sistema financeiro e abertura de novos mercados; – Tecnologias voltadas a setores específicos: agtech, edtechs, healthtechs, HRtechs, lawtechs, entre outros, e que possam contribuir de alguma forma com o setor financeiro; – Enablers de tecnologia: como big data & analytics, inteligência artificial, produtividade, automação, que tenham capacidade de alavancagem de receitas e redução de custos. Proposta de valor Como Kinea, buscamos trazer as melhores práticas de mercado, podendo nos associar a outros investidores nos rounds em que participamos, auxiliando nossas investidas a expandirem seus negócios com sucesso e aprimorarem sua governança. Como Grupo Itaú Unibanco, o fundo é uma das formas encontradas pelo Itaú para se manter próximo do ecossistema de empresas inovadoras que atuam em segmentos estratégicos para o banco, o que é vital em um meio ambiente altamente disruptivo. Os investimentos são realizados por meio do Kinea Ventures, gerido pela Kinea, de forma a criar parcerias entre o banco e as companhias, preservando a sua independência e contribuindo para alavancá-las e acelerar seu crescimento.

WENVEST Capital is a private investment firm and emerged to become an entrepreneurial minded Venture Capital investor for Growth. The team of WENVEST Capital is dedicated to support the digital leaders of tomorrow with capital, know-how and network. We are based in Munich and are looking for investment opportunities primarily in the GAS region. STRATEGY & INVESTMENT CRITERIA We are entrepreneurial minded investors and partners, investing into pre-growth and growth companies, typically around Seed phase. With our first investment into a company, we usually invest in the range of EUR 0.25m to EUR 1.0m and reserve further capital for future financing rounds (we are flexible to join an existing consortium or lead a financing round). From joining your board, to supporting in future fundraising, strategic & operational sparring or hiring, we can be your partner of choice. Note: Our initial check size does not correlate with investment phase and is excluding of any follow-on commitments. Areas of Investment in B2B Technology Digital Transformation Next generation of Financial Instituions & Governance Business process optimization & increased productivity Cloud based solutions around Data & AI Digital Health Digital health solutions & healthcare system revolution FoodTech & healthy living Climate Solutions Enabler for CO2 reduction across industries Waste reduction & alternative resources Solutions towards reporting, monitoring and offsetting Further Investment Criteria First Revenues and Proof of Concept Significant USP and Defensible Technology Excellent Founder and Management Team Scalability Potential