SoftBank Vision Fund

Ou values: Hustle. We have a Midwest work ethic. Speed. We move fast and embrace risk. Integrity. We do the right thing. Teamwork. We Collaborate. We Communicate. We win or lose as a team. Passion. We spend time where we care the most. Preparation. We believe success is where preparation meets opportunity.

We use our experience in the US venture capital market to offer our clients the best deals based on market signals and information from our wide network of contacts. Individual qualified investors, family investment offices, and sovereign state funds invest in venture projects, because venture capital investments have delivered the highest return of all asset classes over the past 10 years. Moreover, they are the most conscious approach to the future, since we actively choose which technologies in what way will change our lives and form the future

Since its inception in 2008, ISF has offered tailor-made liquidity solutions to investors in funds and private technology companies. With the growth of Israel’s venture and technology eco-system the demand for liquidity – from the start-up founder & employees, angel investors & VC’s as well as Limited Partners, has increased. ISF provides innovative liquidity solutions supporting the growth of technology companies and addressing the capital needs of their investors and enabling long term stakeholder alignment. Our values ISF strives to be a professional, trusted and creative equity partner to technology companies and funds. This strategy has created strong long-term relationships with hundreds of investors, funds, entrepreneurs, and executives. TRIPLE WIN APPROACH: We firmly believe in our “Triple Win” approach through all our secondary transactions. We aim to create an alignment and synergy between all parties involved and do so in a manner that is straightforward and discrete. Focus: Focus exclusively on the Israeli Technology eco-system. Process: We commit to a highly efficient process with short response time. Discretion: Confidentiality is our second nature. Long Term Partner: Continue to offer additional liquidity to shareholders and incentives to founders & employees.

We are investors and operators searching for opportunities to back other entrepreneurs or buy businesses which are in need of digital transformation. We understand that some great businesses can take time to flourish. We are not afraid of down rounds, businesses in distress, or even in administration. We are not obsessed with unicorns, we are obsessed with great businesses or businesses that can be great. Sometimes we invest for small minority positions in companies with which we have little involvement. Other times we take controlling stakes in businesses we fully manage. We stick to our knitting and only invest in businesses we understand.

Fifth Star Funds is a venture philanthropy fund seeking to address the funding epidemic in America where only 1% of venture capital is awarded to Black founders. We accomplish this by investing in Black tech founders in Chicago at the early stage “Friends & Family” round. We believe the funding gap at this stage is the most critical to address, as centuries of inequity have prevented these potential entrepreneurs from having the initial capital to start their businesses. Any individual, corporation, or foundation can contribute to the fund as a tax-deductible donation, and 100% of all returns from successful investments are reinvested into the fund to support future generations of underrepresented founders. We are partnered with leaders in the industry such as 1871, Winston & Strawn, Tides.org, and many more. The Chicago flag features four stars that represent pivotal events in our city’s history; we contend that the Fifth Star belongs to underrepresented founders and the extraordinary impact they will have on our city’s future.

JUMP Investors is a Los Angeles-based venture capital and private equity firm that today functions as a family office and investment firm. Since its formation in 1999, JUMP has invested in a variety of real estate companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, and more than 40 early-stage technology companies including Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Avamar Technologies (acquired by EMC), Business.com (acquired by R.H. Donnelley), Community Connect (acquired by Radio One), Google (GOOG), GSX Group (acquired by Open Text) L90 (acquired by Intermix), Postini (acquired by Google), Seagate (STX), UrgentRx, and ViaFone (acquired by Extended Systems).