# Top 50 Renewable Energy Startup Investors in Middle East in October 2023

## MoreVC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ra'anana, HaMerkaz, Israel
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy

Established in 2006, MoreVC manages over $230M in three funds and has completed more than 25 investments. The founders and teams we partner with strive to create something real, meaningful and with a lasting impact on the world. MoreVC funds are backed by leading institutional investors, multinational corporations and family offices in Europe,Asia, the US and Israel.

## Aster
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Energy, Solar

Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industrysectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017).

## IN Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, iOS, Personalization

IN Venture is the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Corporation that invests in early-stage technology startups across multiple domains.

## OurCrowd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

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## Diffusion Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology

Diffusion Capital Partners (DCP) is Turkey's leading Venture Capital fund manager with a focus on deep-tech opportunities.

## Hyundai Motor Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Automotive, Software, Transportation

The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer. It has various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns like clean mobility, sustainability, art, and sports partnership.The company was founded in 1967 and, along with its 32.8% owned subsidiary, Kia Motors, together comprise the Hyundai Motor Group,which is the world's fifth-largest automaker based on annual vehicle sales in 2012. In 2008, Hyundai Motor (without Kia) was ranked as the eighth largest automaker. As of 2012, the company sold over 4.4 million vehicles worldwide in that year, and together with Kia total sales were 7.12 million.

## Contrarian Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Energy

We are a hands-on, community-focused and founders vetted early-stage sustainable energy transition focused VC in Europe & Israel

## GlenRock Israel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Cyber Security, Medical Device

A Private Equity Investment Company Founded by Leon Recanati in 2003, GlenRock leverages a unique combination of private equity, multidisciplinary in-house expertise, unmatched access to quality dealflow, and a focused but flexible investment strategy to achieve maximum returns. 

## Equinor
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Oil and Gas

We are an international energy company headquartered in Norway, with 22,000 employees in around 30 countries worldwide. Find out more and get to know us better.

## Hasso Plattner Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our informationtechnology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley.

## Gandyr Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Content

Gandyr Group owned by Judith Yoval-Recanati, combines broad financial activity & investments in over 30 companies from different fields, with familial philanthropic activity for the support of civil society organizations and young adults in Israel.Gandyr invests in industry, technology, renewable-energy and real-estate and is activelyinvolved with the various companies it invests in.

## Toshiba Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Corporate Round
- Focus: Energy, Software, Manufacturing

Toshiba Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products such as information and communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances.Toshiba Corporation was founded in1939 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

## TPY Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data

TPY Capital is a Tel Aviv based early state VC, investing in some of Israel’s most talented entrepreneurs. They are active investors who typically lead rounds in the areas we invest in, which include data and analytics, digitization and human augmentation, fintech, and frontier tech such as quantum computing.

## iAngels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech

iAngels is a VC and angel investment platform that leverages due diligence and analytics to enable accredited investors around the world the ability to invest in early-stage technology deals in Israel.

## Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Al Khubar, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Renewable Energy

The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) is a multilateral development bank established to foster the development of the Arab world’s oil and gas industries.

## Trendlines Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Misgav, HaZafon, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device

Trendlines Group invents, discovers, invests in, and incubates innovation-based medical and agrifood technologies. Trendlines invests principally through medical and agrifood incubators in Israel and in Singapore, its in-house innovation center, Trendlines Labs, and its Funds - the Trendlines Agrifood Fund and the Bayer Trendlines Ag InnovationFund.The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.

## I2BF Global Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

I2BF Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. Established in 2005, I2BF Global Ventures has $400M+ under managment and it is currently investing from its fifth fund.The mission of I2BF Global Ventures is to seek out innovative and competitive companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions(AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media, which it believes can lead the path to a brighter future. Since the first investment in 2006, I2BF Global Ventures has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies.In keeping with its worldwide investment focus, I2BF Global Ventures retains a team of technology and sector experts in New York, London, and Los Angeles. This impressive team ensures a truly global venture capital strategy and a hands-on management approach.

## International Finance Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

## Viola Credit
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Viola Credit is a global alternative credit investment manager, provides cutting-edge, flexible, and tailored credit solutions for global technology companies to support growth through two main credit offerings: Venture Lending & Fintech Lending.
Since 2000, Viola Credit has successfully deployed over $1B in various businesses across multiplestages and geographies.
Viola Credit is part of the Viola Group, Israel’s leading technology-focused investment group with over $3.0 billion of assets under management.

## Boğaziçi Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Video Games

Boğaziçi Ventures has been established in 2015 with the purpose of supporting entrepreneurship to take their global success to a next level. We aim to invest in technology start-ups which have talented teams by providing business models and looking for funds and mentoring support for future exponential growth.BV Growth fund will only focus on thetechnology startups established in Turkey at the growth stage while having the ambition to get into the global market.BV Crypto fund will be closed with a minimum fund size of $50M to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. People are interested in investing in cryptocurrency, especially new initial coin offerings (ICO), but they don’t know which one is reliable. We have an extremely capable team dedicated to cryptocurrency. Our analysts search hundreds of ICO projects, follow their communication, investigate the commitment of their teams, make interviews and if they have a chance, even visit them at their locations to give a much better decision.

## Shamrock Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burbank, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Broadcasting, Consumer Electronics

Founded in 1978, Shamrock Holdings has been a leading investor in a wide range of domestic and international private equity transactions, marketable securities and real estate. Currently, Shamrock focuses its investment activities in five principal areas:*	Domestic Private Equity in the media, entertainment and communications industries*	RealEstate in low and moderate income areas of Southern California*	Private Equity in Israel*	Activist investments in publicly-traded securities*	Domestic hospitality property investmentsShamrock’s philosophy is straightforward: a disciplined search for value, and active and responsible oversight. They are not passive investors, and they have a long and established tradition and culture that respects all stakeholders—owners, employees, customers and the community.Shamrock has invested approximately $2.0 billion in its various strategies generating superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors, including the Disney family.Their financial capabilities, leadership, global presence, network of professional contacts and flexibility allow them to find and manage investments that maximize value for their investors.Shamrock's foundation as the advisor to a distinguished family - the Roy E. Disney family - has helped to build a strong tradition of integrity, service and responsibility to their investors and portfolio companies.

## Aqua Spark
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Aquaculture, Seafood

Aqua-Spark is an investment fund with a focus on sustainable aquaculture businesses around the world. The small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) they invest in are working toward the production of safe, accessible aquatic life, such as fish, shellfish and plants, in ways that do not harm their oceans. Their investors value the fact that each investmentaims to create triple impact—specifically, each investment is chosen for its potential to generate significant financial returns while also activating positive environmental and social outcomes.Aqua-Spark believes that committing to a long-term vision is the way to realize effective and lasting impact results. When it comes to investments, they do not seek quick exits; instead, they look for entrepreneurs who strive to build and scale toward the future, who see their business as major economic opportunities that can also help solve looming environmental and food security challenges over the long-term. As an essential of each investee, Aqua-Spark seeks sustainability.

## Waarde Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Convertible Note, Series B
- Focus: B2B, Manufacturing, Information Technology

Waarde Capital is an investment company founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. As such, they are well positioned to identify and support best companies with strong entrepreneurs.With three active funds under management, including LBO, growth equity, and venture fund, it invests practically on every stage of the business lifecycle, and do itglobally. Waarde invests in Europe, US, Israel, Russia, and Southeast Asia.Waarde Capital brings funding and assists in the strategic development of portfolio companies and, if necessary, offers debt financing that may significantly increase the value of the co-owned equity.Waarde Capital invests in Russia, Europe and the USA.Waarde Capital’s management team brings about 150 years of accumulated business experience of it's partners in Russia and other countries. Managing partners are skilled entrepreneurs who became professional investors.

## Shanghai Creation Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Solar

Shanghai Creation Investment (SCI), founded in 2006, is an international venture capital firm and investment bank focused on high tech and healthcare technology. Based in Shanghai, SCI has investments in Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. SCI devoted years of efforts forming a complete eco-system for value creation for investors. Overthe last 10 years, SCI has successfully assisted more than 50 US/Israel/Chinese firms in private placement, M&A, or public offering. Raised a total amount of more than S1.25$ billion in private placement. SCI‘s investment portfolio includes 11 international star-ups and 15 Chinese companies by mid of 2017 in healthcare and hi-tech. 5 of the 25 investments are listed in the public stock market in China and USA by today.In the healthcare domain, SCI works with a large network of more than 100 hospitals and 300+ doctors in China, the Middle East, and North America, in due diligence and clinical trials for SCI’s portfolio companies. The network also contributes significant help to industry researches.SCI was awarded “Top 10 Venture Capital Firms of the Year 2016” by Private Equity Association of Shanghai, which is the largest and most important VC organization in Shanghai , with more than 330 major PE/VC firms as members.

## Viola Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in Israeli or Israeli-related early-stage techology companies, in key market segments including FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure & Applications, Frontier & Deep Technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), Robotics and AgTech.

## Grove Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software

Grove Ventures is a leading early-stage venture capital fund in Israel. It partners early with exceptional Israeli founders who believe th...

## Extantia Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Solar

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## Mitsui & Co
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology

Mitsui & Co is a general trading company. Mitsui & Co's business area covers energy, machinery, chemicals, food, textile, logistics, finance, and more.They will contribute to address diverse industrial needs, through procurement, supply and sales of iron and steel products and investment to processing and distribution businesses inJapan and abroad.Through business development, investment and trading of mineral, metal resources and metals, they reinforce a stable supply of the resources and materials necessary for both industry and society. They are also active in metal recycling and other initiatives to develop industrial solutions to environmental issues.They contribute to creating better lives through the long-term, reliable supply of social infrastructure such as electricity, gas, water,railways and other logistics infrastructure. They provide sales, financing, lease, transportation and logistics, and project investment in a wide range of machineries, including large-scale plants, marine resource development facilities,ships, and aerospace, motor vehicles, construction/mining machinery and industrial machinery.Their chemicals business encompasses trade and investment in a range of industries, from upstream chemicals such as basic chemicals, fertilizer resources, through to downstream chemicals such as functional materials, electronics materials,fertilizers,aguricultural chemicals and specialty chemicals. They are also pursuing new initiatives such as green chemicals.Through upstream development, logistics and trading of energy resources such as oil, natural gas/LNG ,coal and uranium, they contribute to the stable supply of energy vital to both industry and society. As part of efforts to achieve a low-carbon society, they are also actively involved in next-generation energy and environemental businesses.Adapting to changes in consumption and lifestyles while meeting consumers’ diverse needs, they provide value-added products and services, develop businesses and make investments in the fields of food resources, food products, retail support business, medical and healthcare, fashion, forestry plantation resources, real estate-related business.Through their ICT, Finance and Logistics business, they work on a diverse range of projects aimed at developing innovative business and expanding their business field. At the same time, they aim to strengthen their company-wide earnings base by pursuing strategic projects and new opportunities and providing specialized functions that contribute to the whole Mitsui & Co. group.Trading in various commodities led by overseas trading subisidiaries of offices located in the Americas area. Trading in various commodites led by overseas trading subsidiaries or offices located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa area. Trading in various commodities led by overseas trading subsidiaries of offices located in the Asia Pacific area.

## Li Ka-shing
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage

Mr. Li Ka-shing is the richest person of East Asian descent in the world and the 11th richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US$26 billion (as estimated by Forbes). His primary operating company is Hutchison Whampoa Limited. Mr Li's younger son, Richard, is Chairman of PCCW, one of Asia's leading internet andtelecommunications companies.Mr Li Ka-shing is the Chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited. Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited is the flagship of the Cheung Kong Group which has business operations in 54 countries around the world and employs about 240,000 staff. In Hong Kong alone, the Group includes nine listed companies with a combined market capitalization of approximately HKD600 billion (30 June 2009). Hutchison Whampoa Limited is a Fortune Global 500 company.Born in 1928 in Chiu Chow, a coastal city in the southeastern part of China, Mr Li fled to Hong Kong with his family to avoid the perils of war. His father suffered from tuberculosis and passed away in Hong Kong. Shouldering the responsibility of looking after the livelihood of the family, Mr Li was forced to leave school before the age of 15 and found a job in a plastics trading company where he labored 16 hours a day. By 1950, his hard work, prudence and his pursuit of excellence had enabled him to start his own company, Cheung Kong Industries. From manufacturing plastics, Mr Li led and developed his company into a leading real estate investment company in Hong Kong that was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972. Cheung Kong continued to expand by acquiring Hutchison Whampoa and Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited in 1979 and 1985 respectively.Based in Hong Kong, the Cheung Kong Group's businesses encompass such diverse areas as property development and investment, real estate agency and estate management, hotels, telecommunications and e-commerce, finance and investments, retail, ports and related services, energy, infrastructure projects and materials, media, and biotechnology. Mr Li is a strong believer in synergy — the power of combined efforts. This belief is reflected in his naming his company Cheung Kong Holdings after the Yangtze River that flows through China, a great river that aggregates countless streams and tributaries. The Times in the United Kingdom and Ernst & Young UK jointly named Mr Li as the Entrepreneur of the Millennium at the turn of the century.http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/eng/about/chairman/chairman.htm 30 June 2009

## Adenium Energy Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Solar, Renewable Energy

Adenium Energy Capital is a private equity firm.

## Bill Gates
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C, Series B
- Focus: Energy, Biotechnology, Manufacturing

Bill Gates is the founder, technology advisor, and board member of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. He served as chairman of the board until Feb. 4, 2014.On June 27, 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company tospend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He shares his thoughts about the foundation and other topics on Gates Notes, a website launched in January 2010. Gates continues to serve on Microsoft’s Board of Directors and as an advisor on key development projects. He is also the Founder of Breakthrough Energy.Born on Oct. 28, 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. Their father, William H. Gates II, is a Seattle attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent, and chairwoman of United Way International.Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13.In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer – the MITS Altair.In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates’ foresight and his vision for personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry.Under Gates’ leadership, Microsoft’s mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier, more cost-effective, and more enjoyable for people to use computers. The company is committed to a long-term view, reflected in its industry-leading investment in research and development each year.In 1999, Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought, a book that shows how computer technology can solve business problems in fundamentally new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is available in more than 60 countries. Business @ the Speed of Thought has received wide critical acclaim and was listed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Amazon.com. Gates’ previous book, The Road Ahead, published in 1995, was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for seven weeks.Gates has donated the proceeds of both books to non-profit organizations that support the use of technology in education and skills development.In addition to his love of computers and software, Gates founded Corbis, which is developing one of the world’s largest resources of visual information – a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography from public and private collections around the globe. He is also a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which invests in companies engaged in diverse business activities.Philanthropy is very important to Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, started a foundation in 2000 to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports philanthropic initiatives in the areas of global health and learning, with the hope that in the 21st century, advances in these critical areas will be available for all people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.gatesfoundation.orgGates was married on Jan. 1, 1994, to Melinda French Gates. They have three children. Gates is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf, tennis, and bridge.

## RWE Energy Transition Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Solar, Energy, Wind Energy

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## Enis Fakioglu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Solar, Energy

Enis Fakioglu is a Managing Director at ENISOLAR Enerji A.S.

## AHMET CEZAYİRLİOĞLU
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Solar, Energy

AHMET CEZAYİRLİOĞLU is a managing director at Aksay Energies.

## Deniz T.
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: PaaS, SaaS, Solar

Deniz T.

## Sedat Eryilmaz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy

Sedat Eryilmaz is an angel investor based in Turkey.

## Bosch Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Invented for life: we want our products to spark enthusiasm, improve quality of life, and help conserve natural resources.

## ABB Technology Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Energy, Robotics

ABB Technology Ventures (ATV) is the strategic venture capital unit of ABB (NYSE: ABB). ATV scouts the globe for breakthrough power and automation technology partners aligned with ABB’s goal to write the future of industrial digitalization. Since its formation in 2009, ATV has invested nearly $200 million into high potential technology companiesspanning a range of sectors including robotics, industrial IoT, machine learning, 3D printing, cybersecurity and distributed energy. Learn more at abb.com/ventures.

## Maverick Ventures Israel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Maverick Ventures (Israel) was founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. They provide funding for Tech Start-Up Companies by high value investors from around the world who are interested in the success of innovative Israeli companies. The word Maverick in Hebrew means brilliant. They seek brilliant ideas and entrepreneurs. 

## Alexander Schneider
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Focus: Energy, Finance, Robotics

Alex Schneider’s career has been dedicated to corporate finance and principal investing in businesses with under $50 million of revenue. Prior to Clover Capital Partners, Alex was with Keystone Capital, Inc. where he was the longest tenured professional outside of its founders. At Keystone, he helped create a unique and highly successful model toinvesting in the lower middle market. Compared to traditional private equity firms, Keystone is engaged in fewer transactions and allocates more financial and strategic resources to those businesses over longer hold periods. Alex’s direct investment experience spans a wide range of industries, including food manufacturing and packaging, metal fabrication, optical sensors, medical disposables, and professional services. Prior to Keystone, Alex was an investment professional with Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison, a middle market private equity fund. Previously, Alex was an investment banker at J.P. Morgan in New York City and Chicago where he worked on mergers and acquisitions and leveraged finance transactions. He earned his undergraduate degree and MBA from Northwestern University.

## Nextgear Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles

Next Gear Ventures venture capital firm specializing in early stage. The firm typically invests in the Israel. Next Gear Ventures venture is based in Israel.

## General Electric
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1

General Electric Company offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide. It operates in various segments, including power and water, oil and gas, energy management, aviation, healthcare, transportation, appliances and lighting, GE capital, and more.Its power and water segment offers gas, steam and aeroderivative turbines, nuclearreactors, generators, combined cycle systems, controls, and related services; wind turbines; and water treatment services and equipment. Its oil and gas segment provides surface and subsea drilling and production systems, equipment for floating production platforms, compressors, turbines, turboexpanders, reactors, industrial power generation, and auxiliary equipment. The company’s energy management segments offers plant automation hardware, software, and embedded computing systems. Its aviation segment offers jet engines; aerospace systems and equipment; and replacement parts and repair and maintenance services. The healthcare segment provides medical imaging, software and information technology (IT), patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, and performance improvement solutions. Its transportation segment offers freight and passenger locomotives, and diesel engines for rail, marine, and stationary power applications; railway signaling and communications systems; underground mining equipment; motorized drive systems; IT solutions; and replacement parts and value added services. The appliances and lighting segment manufactures home appliances; and lighting products for commercial and industrial applications. Its capital segment offers commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services.General Electric Company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut.

## HEDEF GIRISIM SERMAYESI
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Pet, FinTech, Internet

Our company, which sees this gap in our country, to support entrepreneurship from the beginning;Investing in innovative projects of visionary entrepreneurs who design new markets with high growth potential, new technology or products, a new mode of production or service,
To provide financial and managerial support to SMEs that are in anadvantageous position compared to their competitors in terms of products/services, but are short of capacity and financing,
It has taken it as a mission to create the necessary infrastructure for the development of venture capital and business angels models in our country and to increase their awareness.

## Founder One
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, EdTech, Information Technology

Founder One makes investment at the idea and seed stage in initiatives with measurable impact goals.

## Swarth Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Security, Cyber Security, Network Security

Swarth Group is a privately-held investment company, controlled by Shaul Shani. The Swarth team has a substantial track record in building and managing companies in the technology and telecom industries. Additionally, Swarth invests in various technology, telecom-oriented, cyber security and IT companies.

## ORR Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Reston, Virginia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Linux, Solar, Energy

Established in 1988, Orr Partners has evolved into one of the largest growing, privately owned development firms in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  In addition to ownership roles and development for its own account, the firm manages real estate development for corporate, retail, institutional and mixed-use clients.Orr Partners™ extensiveportfolio includes properties that are developed for long-term occupancy and use, and represent a forward-thinking outlook on design, functionality and the economic needs of our communities.

## Opus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology

At Opus Capital, they are energized and excited about venture investing. The outlook for early-stage technology companies is very promising, especially for investors with a long history of success and deep operating experience.They are here to help entrepreneurs build great companies. Over the years, they have developed strong relationshipswith many entrepreneurs who come to them time and again with their new ventures. With each company in their portfolio, they work to accelerate growth—helping entrepreneurs build strong, sustainable enterprises. They do this by facilitating key relationships, providing access to critical resources and giving counsel on strategy, finance and operations.They invest not just capital, but time, energy and expertise. They invest not just in companies, but in people and ideas. As a result, they bring their collective experience, contacts and knowledge to bear on every opportunity they pursue.

## Benjamin Kahn
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C, Series G
- Focus: Water, Sensor, Computer

Chairman of the board since 2005, Benjamin Kahn now leads the Atlantium team as CEO.Chosen as a "Hero of the Environment" in 2007 by TIME Magazine, Benjie has been involved in improving water quality and security around the globe.In addition to his environmental activities, he serves as president of Coral World International Ltd, anowner/operator of marine parks worldwide that specializes in creating ecologically friendly tropical life systems in symbiotic environments. It is a world leader in underwater viewing systems, developing singular undersea observatories and boasts the world's longest underwater acrylic tunnels. During the past decade, Benjie initiated and led the innovative development of Maui Ocean Center, the world-renowned Hawaiian aquarium and Palma Aquarium, which opened in Spain in 2007 and set a new standard for aquariums in Europe.In addition to his substantial management background in aquaculture, Benjie has an extensive portfolio of investments in technology companies in the many fields, including education, computer software, life sciences and touch screen technologies. He leads them from a sustainability perspective, and keeping a focus on the mission from startup through commercial success.

## TRANGELS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biotechnology, Energy, Manufacturing

Early Stage Investment Fund and Network

## Flat6Labs Egypt
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

MENA’s leading seed and early stage VC firm, and the manager of the most renowned startup programs in the region. We are Accelerating the Future.

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