Octopus Ventures

360 Capital is an Early Stage European VC investing from Pre-Seed to Series A. We have offices in Paris 🇫🇷 & Milan 🇮🇹 and have €450M AUM. For more than two decades, we have been fortunate to back exceptional founders on their path to create globally impactful businesses such as Exotec, Preligens, Regate, Tiller Systems, Casavo, Heroes, Beanstock, Tediber, 900.care... We invest in businesses across Europe, with a focus on B2B process automation, Deep Tech and Mass Consumer Disruption.

Pravega, believing deeply in the transformative power of entrepreneurs, invests financial and professional resources, to build the future leaders of India's Fintech and Enterprise sectors.

Graphite Ventures is a Seeding for Scale venture firm, investing at the earliest stages, and setting trajectories to accelerate growth. Building enduring companies starts with strong relationships with the right partners. We collaborate early with founders, and we bring the power of an active platform of engaged advisors who have done this before. Since 2008, we have partnered with more than 175 startups. When we started in 2008, there was a big gap at the seed stage in Ontario. Many firms tried Seed investing, but not many stayed. Some moved to later stages, others shifted focus on companies south of the border. Our experience and commitment has made us experts at investing at seed, and working with Founders to set the trajectory for scale. Talk to a few Graphite Founders and they’ll tell you how we’re different. They'll tell you that we were there for them when no one else was. They'll say that we connected them to their first few customers. They’ll say we opened doors to advisors, experts, and founders who have become invaluable mentors. They’ll say we’ve rolled up our sleeves and worked with them, side-by-side, through challenging times. Later on, we introduced them to the lead investor for their next round. Elizabeth at Welbi will say our “pitch deck prep was invaluable during the fundraising process.” She’ll tell you that we “helped evolve her thinking on business models.” Mallorie at Bridgit will tell you that we "helped elevate the business in terms of financing model, creating board structure, and preparing the company to take on the next stage of institutional capital." Ryan at Nicoya will say our participation in a seed round is "a magnet - once the decision has been made to invest, it brings in a lot of other participants to the round." A common thing you’ll hear is that we’re different. And it's because of what we believe. We believe in local ecosystems. ‍ Ecosystems are vital to the innovation economy. So, when we commit to an ecosystem, we entrench ourselves in it, and its diverse fabric. With over 10 years of history across Ontario, we are ingrained in the community. We believe founders are our North Star. ‍ We accelerate entrepreneurs’ success efficiently with capital, community and connections. Then we get out of the way. ‍We believe collaboration is essential.‍ Call it the Canadian way, but we think Canadian entrepreneurs are most successful when we work together. We do things differently than the Valley. And that’s OK. At Graphite, we deliver collaboration - both offline and online - through a robust and engaged community. We’re hyper focused on building an early stage platform committed to Canada. That’s our promise to you. Where we invest:Sector: Primarily B2B software, fintech, digital health, proptech, and hardware. Regardless of sector, we focus on capital efficient businesses. Stage: Early stage - typically we look for a product built and with early customer traction. Geography: We work with companies that are primarily in Canada.

Our goal is to contribute to the development of a free democratic society, based on equality, freedom and universal welfare. PEV in numbers$300M+ Assets under Management 50+ Years of experience in venture capital $2000M+ Funds raised by PEV portfolio companies 2500+ Jobs created by PEV portfolio companies Investment strategyLead or Co-Investor Role: Target investments approx. 5M – 10M USD per company with board representation Investment Stages: Seed to Series C Target Sectors: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Health Tech B2B Software: We focus on SaaS or quasi SaaS software services and products Geographical Focus: 50% Israel, 25% Europe, and 25% USA Investment ThemeCyber Security Big Data Artificial Intelligence Health Tech

SCOR Ventures is the venture investment arm of SCOR Reinsurance, responsible for both investing in and creating partnerships with startups across the insurtech landscape. Since 2017 we have built a global portfolio across three theses: (1) investing in tech-driven underwriting companies (MGAs, carriers) and distributors, (2) software solutions that benefit SCOR and/or our clients, and (3) companies that help people live healthier lives. Our investment scope includes both investments and commercial (re)insurance relationships with startups. We predominantly invest at late Seed / Series A and are interested in a broad range of B2B and B2B2C solutions across MedTech, wellness, wearables, data platforms, and software / AI platforms. What we’re looking for We invest across three thesis areas: Thesis 1: we invest and partner in the ‘Insurers of the Future’: tech-driven underwriting companies (MGAs, carriers) that offer multiple points of digital and business model differentiation across P&C and L&H. We provide direct access to SCOR expertise and our global network to help portfolio companies scale and/or access (re)insurance capacity. With a proven track record of supporting innovative underwriting propositions across multiple lines of business, we understand product development, program structuring, underwriting, pricing and distribution and thus have the capabilities to optimise partnerships between insurtechs and business partners. We predominantly invest at late Seed / Series A. We are class of business agnostic and have partnered with companies across a broad variety of personal and specialty lines. Thesis 2: we invest and partner in software solutions that benefit SCOR and/or our clients. We provide a broad understanding of the interests and pain points of insurers across the world, and the potential to connect companies with insurers through SCOR’s client services initiatives. We predominantly invest later stage vs. Thesis 1 (typically Series A-B) but have occasional appetite for Seed. We prioritise companies: developing data, tools, and methods for obtaining, understanding, pricing and transferring large portfolios of pre-aggregated risks, high-value individual risks such as energy facilities and construction mega-projects, and MGA/coverholder business delivering economically valuable additional services offering a visible outcome which can be used to boost client management or reduce risks. Focus areas include front-end (e.g., underwriting & pricing) policy administration, modelling, risk analytics, and claims developing platforms where insurance has not previously been embedded / distributed, but where SCOR Ventures sees substantial opportunities to close the global protection gap – e.g., marketplaces, “super apps”, b2b fintech, employee benefits working to solve climate and ESG challenges to support the net zero transition and cut emissions for SCOR and SCOR clients. Focus areas include ESG reporting, climate risk analysis and data, carbon offsetting as a solution, circular economy, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) tech, and supply chain transparency. We also see several opportunities in the green insurance product space including solar production or maintenance guarantees, wind input parametric products, solar physical asset damage, cat-bond / ILS and insuring carbon credit projects. Thesis 3: We invest at the intersection of health and technology and partner with companies that help people live healthier lives, deliver in-force or claims outcome improvements, develop new business or add to SCOR’s Knowledge Center capabilities, and assist our clients to transform their offerings. We predominantly invest at late Seed / Series A and are interested in a broad range of B2B and B2B2C solutions across MedTech, wellness, wearables, data platforms, and software / AI platforms. How we operateIntegrated in the wider SCOR business: Direct access to the entirety of SCOR’s capabilities brings unique added value to our portfolio companies. SCOR’s core business has experts in nearly every country, line of business, and functional area, while SCOR Partners bring a broad range of client services, marketing and product development expertise. Mandate: focused on key markets in North America, EMEA and LATAM, with selective deployment in APAC and Africa. Stage and ownership: We invest Seed to Series B. We typically seek greater than 5% ownership at first investment, which may include a board seat (we have led or co-led half of our investments to date). Our investment is intended to make SCOR a meaningful contributor but leave founders room to manage their cap table. We look for a long-term investment and / or commercial relationship but do not seek a fast exit or to ultimately acquire portfolio companies. Partnership approach: we are active supporters of the companies we work with, assisting with technical input, recruitment, capital optimisation and more. The material growth of many insurtech MGAs and carriers has led to increasing demand for (re)insurance capacity; SCOR is a transparent, long-term partner. Insurtechs in SaaS and services segments, meanwhile, have benefited from SCOR’s long-standing client relationships, while SCOR benefits from bringing knowledge, links, and expertise regarding services with genuine value to our clients. We bring value to our portfolio companies by connecting them with other partner companies, as well as with founders and distribution leads in our network. Why partner with SCOR VenturesWe believe in fewer, deeper relationships over the long term. We are flexible and collaborative in our approach, tailoring a solution to your specific needs, in partnership with other insurers, reinsurers, and investors involved in your company as appropriate. We underwrite most major lines of business and geographies globally. We have a global network including insurance licenses but not a competing retail insurance arm. Insurers are our clients, so working with us does not limit your options to associate with insurers. In selected circumstances, we can offer access to Lloyd’s or SCOR’s insurance licenses in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Brazil, South Africa, and other markets. We look to move quickly with direct access to decision makers, whilst leveraging resources and expertise to ensure our partners can build relationships with the appropriate parts of our organization.

As enterprise software specialists we know that founders of high-growth B2B companies face similar challenges when scaling from expansion stage to IPO. Our mission is to contribute our specialization, experience and network to help teams navigate the journey to build companies of consequence. Our areas of interest are: AI/ML B2B SaaS Crypto Cybersecurity Data & Analytics DevOps Fintech Healthtech Vertical SaaS For more than two decades, we have partnered with visionary management teams and venture funds to help scale companies of consequence. Since our founding, we has invested in more than 170 companies globally resulting in more than 30 IPOs and 45 acquisitions. The firm’s investment strategies - Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport - are focused on scaling companies and venture funds, elevating them to become category leaders. Sapphire’s Portfolio Growth team of experienced operators delivers a strategic blend of value-add services, tools and resources designed to support portfolio company leaders as they scale.