AMEX Ventures

We are investing in early-to-mid stage startups focused on solving problems for consumers and small businesses in the fintech, virtual expertise, consumer finance, omni-channel commerce, AI-enabled services and crypto/DeFi verticals. Why Us? We help our portfolio companies grow by leveraging our product and technology expertise and connecting them with our consumer and small business customers.

Investing in early stage, transformational, early software innovators who are delivering solutions that will shape the next era of business, harmonizing machine and human capability to drive increased sales, reduce costs, or deliver innovative user experiences. Our Focus Areas There are 6 key themes that we expect to shape the future of AI in the enterprise: Knowledge Assembly Line - Human and machine working together in concert to "manufacture" knowledge products Next Generation of User Experience - Using voice and language-based commands to interact with software and systems Digitization of the Physical - Algorithms and approaches that replicate and understand complex natural processes and systems Truly Smart Devices - Devices that enable real-time intelligence from sensors and robotics Novel Computational Approaches - New methods of training AI that reduce the amount of data or computation to achieve results Accessibility of Machine Intelligence - Platforms and tools that increase the accessibility of artificial intelligence in the enterprise How They Use AI We have 6 specific categories of AI implementation that we expect from companies: Process Automation - Automation of digital and physical tasks Cognitive Insights - Interpreting patterns in large amounts of data Cognitive Engagement - Interacting with customers & employees Data Collection - Systems that collect clean, structured data that enables the creation of novel AI and ML models AI Tools - Software that simplifies the development and delivery of AI and ML systems Generative - Software that creates text, images, or video automatically in response to an input Company Characteristics We Expect In order to be considered for investment, all companies must meet the following basic criteria: Deliver one of the 6 core AI modalities Sells to businesses, not consumers Have a full product ready and completed at least one commercial pilot One or more founders has experience in the target market Has a capital efficient business model The product is a need, not a nice to have Is based in the US or Canada, with specific preferences for Texas Industries Sentiero invests in any industry where at least one partner or advisor has experience as founders, operators, or investors. This means we invest across 27+ industries but have the deepest expertise in the following: Business Services & Consulting Marketing & Advertising Software Healthcare IT Real Estate Retailing & Distribution Internet & Web Services Sports, Media, & Entertainment Sales Management & CRM Financial Services / Fintech Travel

Arkam Ventures is a thesis centric firm. We have a long-term, often multi-decade, point of view on certain market trends, inflection points, and solutions that we believe are truly disruptive and have the potential to create large, scalable, and profitable new market leaders. We believe India is at a unique point in its history in terms of digital adoption, macro-economic, and geo-political winds of change. Arkam invests across two major themes. These are generational themes with massive market drivers, innovation proof points, and clear opportunities for digital disruptors to reshape large industries or create new ones. Middle India Digitization: Middle India Digitization is one of the largest global investment opportunities available today. There is a massive shift to digital transactions for essential categories that did not exist five years ago. For the first time in India's history, digitization is democratizing access to essential products and services for hundreds of millions of Indians below the top of the pyramid. Our companies have deep Middle India understanding reflected in their product design, low friction adoption, customer segmentation, trust building, and low cost acquisition and retention. SaaS from India to the world: Combining world class product design, and cost effectiveness with savvy go-to-market approaches from India these SaaS companies are setting the stage for highly scalable and profitable growth. Over the past decade, there are increasing proof points of India building winning SaaS solutions for the world. Our companies combine world class product design, lower costs and savvy global go-to-market approaches that create deep moats and opportunities for market leadership.

For nearly thirty years, RRE Ventures has been a leading venture capital firm in New York with nearly $2.5B under management and +400 portfolio companies. With over 25 IPOs and dozens of trade sales through the years, there is a lot going on at any given time. Recent well-known companies include Datadog, Venmo, Braintree, DCG, Noom, Kindbody, Spring Health, Olo, and BuzzFeed, among many other category-defining businesses. We pride ourselves not only on investing in great entrepreneurs and delivering stellar returns to our LPs but also on being supportive partners to our portfolio companies and active members of the venture community.

Founded in 2021 by Aloqabank, Aloqa Ventures is a venture capital firm with a keen focus on nurturing innovative and promising startup projects. We are committed to stimulating technological solutions and achieving success in innovation, serving as a catalyst for digital transformations across industries.

Pléiade Venture est une Société de Capital Risque Française. Elle investit sur le long terme, sans horizon de sortie prédéterminé. Elle soutient les entreprises innovantes de tous secteurs, hors biotech. Elle dispose de plus de 100 M€ d'actifs et investit de 0,5 à 3 M€ par opération. Elle est financée par des entrepreneurs qui forts de leur expérience désirent contribuer activement à de nouveaux succès. Elle est animée par une équipe en liaison étroite avec une vingtaine d’entrepreneurs contributifs. Nos différencesEvergreen: Pléiade Venture, à la différence des fonds, investit ses fonds propres et réinvestit ses plus-values, sans horizon de sortie prédéterminé. Actionnaire stable et pérenne, Pléiade Venture s’adapte au projet long terme de l’entrepreneur. Contributif: Notre capital est constitué d'entrepreneurs issus de secteurs variés. Ils réinvestissent une partie de leur patrimoine et partagent leur expérience avec les dirigeants de nos participations. Un quart de nos actionnaires sont d’ailleurs les fondateurs d'entreprises que nous avons financées. Galaxie: Pléiade Venture s’inscrit dans un ensemble de structures indépendantes : Pléiade Investissement (Capital Développement, LBO et retournement) Pléiade AM (Fonds d'actions cotées) autour d’une idée commune : « Faire ensemble, et faire autrement, ce que nous ne ferions pas seuls ! ». Nos CritèresStade: Seed, Series A Secteurs: Tous sauf : Biotechnologies, Entertainment, Immobilier Montant: 0,5 M€ à 3 M€, Seul ou en coinvestissement