Link Ventures

At Coreline, we get involved from the start and commit for the long term. We make a small number of high-conviction investments in the US and Japan, focusing on the fundamentals of building impactful companies. Our intentionally compact portfolio means every founder gets our full attention. Expect thoughtful conversations, hands-on advice, and partners who build trust, foster collaboration, and contribute to your growth. We believe in nurturing entrepreneurs and creating something great, together. With an exceptional track record and the strong focus of a boutique firm, we believe in diligently pursuing the “craft” of venture capital. No gimmicks, no shortcuts, just the mastery of the basics.

Founded in 2018 by Will Ward and a recognized leadership team in TV, film and music management, production and business development, Fourward is dedicated to finding and creating opportunities that make differences in careers and businesses. Collectively, we have decades of experience developing opportunities where they didn’t previously exist – in Hollywood, Nashville and around the world. What really excites us, however, is putting that experience, insight and global access to work creating new paths for our partners. Focus Brings Value It’s all about opportunity. By focusing our efforts on behalf of our clients, we’re able to develop opportunity where it didn’t previously exist and weed out the possibilities that aren’t as strategic. We focus our attention in the following four areas: Film & TV Music Production Strategies & Development A Worldwide Network Living at the nexus of global technology and entertainment, we see the entire field of play – from the talent to the financiers, and from corporations to governments around the world. Through Fourward’s global investment arm, Fourward Investments LLC, we leverage our relationships, networks and know-how to enhance value. We invest in media, entertainment and technology opportunities with a focus on North American and the Asia Pacific region.

We help visionary founders build the future. We are specialists Our expertise is what sets us apart. We apply our industry experience and knowledge of emerging technology to develop specific themes that guide our investments. We recognize greatness Our process is selective and primarily outbound. We look for founders at the forefront of fintech, deep tech, and enterprise technologies and move with speed and conviction when we find them. We are every-stage Our capital is flexible. We can enter and lead deals at any stage and can stay with a company through the entirety of their growth journey, from seed-stage to IPO. Our investments are grounded in thematic research and the expertise of our people Investing in the spaces we know best allows us the opportunity to be better partners to our portfolio companies. Fintech We back founders who are disrupting legacy fintech infrastructure, democratizing access to financial products, and providing new tools to financial services consumers. Deep Tech We focus on the real-world application of groundbreaking technologies, including robotics, next-generation manufacturing, and self-learning algorithms. Enterprise We invest in the decentralized future of business through companies specializing in cybersecurity and enterprise applications. We are expert capital Point72 Ventures is a global venture capital fund that builds on Steven A. Cohen’s decades of public and private market investing experience. We are primarily based in New York and Menlo Park, with team members across the U.S. and Europe. We are a diverse group of domain specialists who really like what we do.

CS Ventures is the new-age Angel Investor and Venture Capitalist and invests in unique and new business ideas. We focus and trust on the founder and their idea and not only the financial of the startups. We have a very flexible operational thesis, and give immense support to new startups with high quality technology.

Access Venture Partners is a Colorado-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies in Colorado & the Mountain West. We partner with founders with bold visions and seek to play an active role in the companies we support. Our team helps passionate entrepreneurs build defining companies though our extensive network, access to talent and operational support. We're both experienced and passionate, and have deployed capital into more than 100 companies since our inception in 1999.