Zest Group

2080 Ventures provides top-tier startup acceleration tailored to the local markets, leveraging managing partners' backgrounds at global accelerators like Techstars and 500 Global, as well as experience in startups, investments, and exits - 2 startup exits (1 IPO, 1 M&A). Partners have also invested in 3 unicorns (Animoca Brands, SpaceX, Cerebras) and as many as 20+ early and growth-stage companies. HOW WE HELP:Acceleration programs online, on-site & hybrid Investments Community & events Advising: mentorship, one-on-one sessions & office hours, growth, product, sales, design, export innovation, entry market strategies, and much more! Build a startup ecosystem from the ground up for corporate & government WHY US:10+ years of team experience at global accelerators, first-hand experience growing startups as founders & VCs. 15+ countries where the team already run programs from San Francisco, CIS, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and more. 2500+ mentors available via our network from 500 Global, Techstars, Alibaba, Google, Uber, and many more.

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm that aims to bring new industries to the society through extensive hands-on support for startups and open innovation with large corporations. Going Beyond Global Brain’s mission is to “bring unimaginable innovation into society through business creation”. Our surrounding environment is significantly changing due to global risks including extremely intense global competition, pandemic, and global warming. We believe that in such a time of uncertainty lies the greatest opportunity. The power of startups is vital to overcome the unprecedented situations. The global economy is now largely led by many companies created right after the financial crisis. For startups to achieve rapid growth, the existence of corporations is also crucial. Driving open innovation by combining startups’ technologies and corporations’ insights will more likely to bring about transformation. Global Brain will aim for achieving the unimaginable in the society and continue to support business creation by working together with global startups and corporations, while also creating our own businesses. Be a prime mover in business creation Global Brain will continue to be a prime mover in business generation and innovation, especially through serving as an innovation-hub for global startups and corporations. Values In Global Brain, under the motto “Further Strengthening Individual and Organizational Capabilities”, we have established 11 guidelines. Play it straight: Always be fair and polite to work on social transformation from a long-term perspective. Affirmation: Start with affirmation for creating new values. Focus on human: Pursue transformation generated by people. Customer first: Strive to attain entrepreneurs’ and LPs’ ideals and solve their issues. Speed and carefulness: Make decisions promptly and carefully, and follow them through. Ownership: Be a self-starter who acts with responsibility. Innovation: Think outside the box and carry it out. Self-improvement: Build knowledge and experience proved by continuous self-improvement. Collaboration and contribution: Contribute to the team to maximize its performance instead of pursuing individual achievements. Knowledge sharing and mutual growth: Bring expertise to the organization for development of the entire team. Cost-effectiveness: Aim for maximum benefits with minimum capital and resource.

Brinc is a different breed of venture capital and accelerator firm. Core to our business is our belief that some of the world’s biggest challenges can be solved by entrepreneurs, who we like to call GAME CHANGERS. More game changers will make a positive impact on the world if they are given the right backing. And that’s what we’re here for. To support and mentor founders and their teams from across the world and provide investment to help them grow. Today, we believe that technology focused startups, with the right backing and support can fundamentally change how we move, what we eat, how we feel and where we live for the better. Accelerators We run global accelerator programs to help founders solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Funds We invest into Pre-Seed to Series A startups through Partners Funds and our own funds: BrincArtesian & Arkley Brinc VC. Partners We help ecosystems think and act like disruptors by engaging with startups to achieve their long-term innovation objectives.

We create, accelerate, and scale businesses internally as well as with Fortune 500 corporations and startups worldwide. We have co-built innovation programs with BP Castrol, Volvo Cars, and other Fortune 500s to launch global acceleration platforms to focus on cross-border corporate innovation and startup activities. Minfon Group is also the owner of The Founder Palace, Shanghai Valley, and Minfon Tech brands that strive to create a central hub for high quality, innovative companies to work together so that their innovations can make this world a better place. Our Corporate Innovation Program works with large corporations to leverage our own branded startup platforms that make up the first two-sided, cross-border innovation marketplace, to directly connect with startups ranging from concept to series-A stage, in the US, Asia, and more than 40 different countries globally. Its unique business model allows large corporations to achieve much higher success rate of investing and partnering with startups without forming and committing to a long-term investment fund. The company name, Minfon, was first used by our founder's grandfather for his small business in Taipei in the 1960s. Our founder decided to reuse the company name when he established Minfon Group in Silicon Valley, California, to remind himself of the business fundamentals for every project we take on, and that the mission of our company is bigger than oneself. We are part of a global community where we address real world problems through innovations.

Betatron is an early stage Venture Capital firm with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. Typical investments into start-ups range between US$250K and US$2M. Betatron leverages its international network of Venture Capital and corporate investors to help start-ups raise follow on rounds, making us great partners for finding international capital. We facilitate warm introductions to our investor network and host exclusive showcase events attracting hundreds of investors. Targeting Asia’s Fastest Growing Markets BVG’s target markets are characterized by large and young populations, high internet penetration rates, high GDP growth rates and have historically been underserved by early stage VC funds. There is increasing focus from global investors on the tech markets in these countries and BVG is well ahead of the curve to capitalize on this trend.

Lumma is a global accelerator program designed to help founders and operators build, scale, and expand high-potential businesses into sustainable, internationally competitive companies. Founded with the vision of creating globally connected accelerator ecosystems, Lumma operates structured accelerator programs that combine execution-focused mentorship, market-driven strategy, and performance management. Our model enables local operators to run accelerators in their own markets while remaining aligned with a unified global framework. By connecting founders, investors, corporate partners, and regional ecosystems, Lumma accelerates growth, strengthens execution, and supports long-term value creation. Our approach balances global standards with local insight, allowing businesses to scale efficiently and responsibly across markets.