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New Energy Nexus is a US-based investor and startup support organization that focuses on the clean energy sector. The company was originally known as the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) and has invested in SolarCentury and Tesla Motors. Since 2015, New Energy Nexus has been working with international partners like GIZ (the German agency for international development) and IKEA Foundation to promote renewables and smart energy worldwide. In 2018, New Energy Nexus launched its Southeast Asian operations by establishing offices in Indonesia and Thailand.New Energy Nexus supports startups through incubator and accelerator programs, hackathons, public talks, grants and equity investments. So far, it has invested in four Indonesian startups, including B2B rooftop solar service provider Xurya and solar equipment marketplace BLUE, and distributed nearly $50,000 in grants.

Grupara Ventures focuses on helping startups in the healthcare, retail, foodtech, fintech, biotech and design sectors to transform into global brands. It also provides business and networking support to the startups, including mentoring, office space and access to other investors and potential customers. Grupara has also co-invested and worked with angel investors, such as Mari Elka Pangetsu, Andy Zain, Bunga Citra Lestari, Ashraf Sinclair and Justin Kan.

Climate-KIC is an initiative supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), whose focus is to create and support a community of entrepreneurs and mentors that jointly develop and produce innovative ideas facilitating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Climate-KIC has launched various initiatives and acceleration programs across Europe targeted at growing startups that are tackling climate change, providing them with structure, assistance, mentoring and seed funding to develop low-carbon products and services. 

Established in 1994 by Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation (H. Brothers) is a large media and entertainment group in mainland China. It focuses on three major areas: film, TV and celebrity management; commercial properties that promote entertainment companies’ IP such as theme parks and film-themed tourist destinations; and new media projects such as social media, online gaming and internet fan community management. Alibaba, Tencent Holdings and PingAn have all been shareholders in H. Brothers since 2014.

Founded by Matt Hu (former head of asset management, China Securities) and John Wu (ex-Alibaba CTO and angel investor), Fenghe runs its PE/VC and hedge fund businesses out of Singapore and Shanghai.

ANGIN (Angel Investment Network Indonesia) is the first and largest network of angel investors in Indonesia. The funding and mentoring network comprises high net-worth individuals from diverse industry sectors, including venture capitalists, senior executives and celebrities. ANGIN also manages its own impact investment fund and a fund for women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship.

Boyu Capital is a China-focused investment firm with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. It manages tens of billions of US dollars and is one of the largest private equity investment firm in China, and mainly invests in sectors of consumer and retail, financial services, healthcare, media and technology.Boyu Capital was founded in 2011 by the late Ma Xuezheng (died in September 2019), former senior vice-president and financial director of Lenovo Group and managing director and partner of TPG, and Zhang Zixin (Louis Cheung), former general manager of Ping An Insurance. Boyu Capital's first chairman of the board was Jiang Zhicheng (Alvin Jiang), the grandson of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin.

Established in 1977, Matrix Partners is an American venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Cambridge in the US, as well as in Shanghai, Beijing, Mumbai and Bangalore, and has invested in prominent companies like Apple and FedEx. It participates in all stages of investment and, to date, has invested over US$4 billion and has over US$4 billion currently under management. The company has invested in more than 500 companies and was lead investor in over 150. It has seen more than 100 exits. Recent investments include US$11 million in Brightback Series A and in Klook's Series D.

WA4STEAM is a not-for-profit organization that provides seed capital with an investment focus on supporting women with projects and ideas applicable to STEAM sectors (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Architecture and Mathematics).The association is composed of women with backgrounds and experiences in biosciences, mathematics, finance, engineering, law, accounting and coaching. It offers significant support to the founders during the early stages of the startup cycle.WA4STEAM cooperates with a network of co-investors, VC funds, family offices, accelerators and incubators. It also collaborates with university associations and science and technology parks that back and leverage the portfolio of companies.

LocalGlobe is one of the most active VC firms in the UK. Founded by father and son Robin and Saul Klein in 1999 and focused on seed and early-stage fundings, the firm has undertaken over 200 investments to date.In 2019, LocalGlobe aims to launch a new sister fund called Latitude to help startups in their investment portfolio, to scale up and to continue after seed through later funding rounds. LocalGlobe has managed 28 exits to date including Graze, Bitly and Zoopla. Its recent investments include in Zencargo and Weengs' Series A rounds and in VOI Technology's Series B round.

Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is a US venture capital firm,  with its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, and additional offices in San Francisco. It also operates funds for Europe and Israel, with offices in London, UK, and has funds for India and China. It was founded in 1983 and has backed some of the most successful startups including Facebook, Spotify and Dropbox, among hundreds of others.  It typically invests at the Series A and B levels, but can get involved from seed level, and has seen 253 exits from its portfolio to date, across varied market segments.

Genesia Ventures is a Japanese VC firm founded and led by former CyberAgent Ventures executive Soichi Tajima. The company's name is a portmanteau word combining "genesis" and "Asia" and the fund focuses on seed and pre-Series A rounds. It has backed startups in new media and those implementing new technology to traditional sectors. Its portfolio includes Japanese companies Sukedachi and Linc Corporation as well as Southeast Asian startups Homedy and Bobobox.

Founded in August 2013, Paper Games engages in mobile games, animation and peripheral products, including the series Nikki Up2U, World Traveler, Miracle Nikki, Love and Producer, and Shining Nikki. Targeting female audience, the products focus on makeup and dressing games and love stories. Its third Nikki series story, Miracle Nikki, which was launched in 2015, has already collected more than 1m registered users worldwide. In July 2019, Paper Games signed an agreement with Japanese Animation Studio MAPPA and Emoto Entertainment to adapt Love and Producer into an animation production. 

Lanai Partners is an angel investors group based in Barcelona.The network of investors was formed in 2016 by a group of Spanish business angels and backed by strong partners and entrepreneurs, such as Airbnb (Europe, Middle East and Africa) managing director Jeroen Merchiers, Viko Group president Rubén Ferreiro, Housell CEO Guillermo Llibre and SocialCar founder and CEO Mar Alarcón.Lanai Partners mainly invests in early-stage funding rounds with a maximum capital of €200,000 per startup and focusing on the SaaS, marketplace and digital health sectors.

M Capital Partners is a leading private equity firm in the French small-cap market. It specializes in SME financing in the development and transmission phases. Based in Paris, the company has offices in Toulouse, Nice, Montepellier and Bordeaux. Founded 17 years ago, M Capital has €530m under active management. It is engaged in venture and capital investments, real estate, and impact investing. Recently it declared its aim to obtain the B Corp sustainability label, and created a foundation and several positive impact funds and moved to decarbonize its portfolio. 

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