Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than 30 countries across five continents. The firm is 100% employee-owned and has approximately $60 billion in assets under management across primary, secondary, growth equity, credit, and co-investment strategies. Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles by drawing on over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships. Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. adamsstreetpartners.com

Andreessen Horowitz

Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to late-stage technology companies, across the consumer, enterprise, bio/healthcare, crypto, fintech and games spaces. a16z is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial company building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. The firm is led by general partners, many of whom are former founders/operators, CEOs, or CTOs of successful technology companies, and who have domain expertise ranging from biology to crypto to distributed systems to security to marketplaces to financial services. We aim to connect entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts, and others in the technology ecosystem. We have built a network of experts including technical and executive talent; top media and marketing resources; Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies; as well as other technology decision makers, influencers, and key opinion leaders. a16z uses this network as part of our commitment to help our portfolio companies grow their business, so our operating teams provide entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights across the entire spectrum of company building. https://a16z.com/portfolio/ https://a16z.com/podcasts/ https://a16z.com/videos/ http://a16z.com/subscribe

inflexion

Inflexion is a leading European mid-market private equity firm, investing in high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with ambitious management teams and working in partnership with them to accelerate growth. Inflexion’s flexible approach allows it to back both majority and minority investments. With bespoke teams and dedicated capital, Inflexion’s funds invest across six key sectors from offices in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Frankfurt. Inflexion helps businesses achieve the next stage of growth through international expansion, mergers & acquisitions, digital enhancement, commercial strategy, talent management, ESG, and access to Inflexion’s global network. It also benefits from international experts covering the Americas and Asia dedicated to portfolio development, enabling investee companies to benefit from privileged access to these fast-growth markets. Funds advised by Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP have funds under management of c.€16bn. Read more at www.inflexion.com

Antler

Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

massmutual ventures

Our Culture: At MMV, we’re a team of fair, dedicated investors and operators who put integrity, collaboration, and teamwork at the forefront of what we do. We believe in sharing ideas and perspectives and welcome the robust debate that comes with it. We approach our work knowing that trust and respect are earned. We look for this same culture in the founders and companies we back. Where We Invest: Our investment focus is on enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, fintech, healthtech, and climate tech companies, areas that are fundamentally transforming business processes and consumer relationships. We invest in companies that bring differentiated technology solutions and scalable business models to drive enterprise-level innovation. When We Invest: We are a multistage investor, funding seed through growth stage rounds. We back teams that address real industry pain points and successfully convey the value of their solution to customers who are willing to pay. Our Value: MassMutual Ventures' sole limited partner is MassMutual, a Fortune 500 financial services company offering a wide range of wealth management, protection, accumulation, and retirement products and services. Barings, MassMutual’s global asset management subsidiary, is the primary investment adviser for the company’s general investment account. As of December 31, 2020, MassMutual’s assets under management stood at $616 billion. Our connection to MassMutual gives MMV invaluable access to executives and teams across the company with deep expertise in fintech, cybersecurity, data science, healthtech, and technology infrastructure.