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About Pegasus Tech Ventures

Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. We invest in emerging technology companies around the world and work with them to expand sales in North America, Asia, and Europe. Our 110+ person team operates out of offices in seven different countries and offers a wide range of domain expertise.

Pegasus Tech Ventures currently has several venture capital funds under management. We look for world-class management and technical teams that are targeting disruptive opportunities in IT, HealthTech, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Quantum Computing, FinTech, and Next Generation Technologies.

As a global investor, our portfolio includes companies with operations that range from Silicon Valley and across the US to the UK, Israel, Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and beyond. By helping entrepreneurs break down geographical barriers and enter new markets, Pegasus Tech Ventures is helping to bridge innovation ecosystems around the world.

Pegasus also founded and sponsors Startup World Cup, one of the biggest and richest startup competitions in the world. Startup World Cup extends to over 60 countries across six continents, with a Grand Finale in Silicon Valley featuring a $1 million investment prize. The goal of Startup World Cup is to support regional innovation ecosystems and connect them to Silicon Valley. Startup World Cup brings together entrepreneurs, investors and prominent thought-leaders, such as Steve Wozniak (Co-Founder of Apple), Reid Hoffman (Founding CEO of LinkedIn), John Chambers (Chairman Emeritus of Cisco), Vinod Khosla (Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems; Founder of Khosla Ventures), Marc Randolph (Co-Founder of Netflix), Adam Cheyer (Co-Founder of Siri), and many others who have participated in Startup World Cup events around the world.

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