TheBakery

We're helping Stockholm to become a global hub for hardware enabled startups by creating a viable path to Series A. We connect startups with a tailored set of execution experts from the nordic ecosystem and provide the financing & experience to unlock this injection in exchange for equity.

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund

Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund is a not-for-profit initiative launched by Alibaba Group in 2015. Our mission is to help Hong Kong and Taiwan-based entrepreneurs and young people realize their dreams and visions for their businesses and communities. We are passionate about fostering the entrepreneurial spirit amongst young people. As such, we established in Hong Kong a HK$1 billion fund and in Taiwan a NT$10 billion fund to support entrepreneurs in both markets.

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SilkRoad Equity

+ SilkRoad Equity is a global private investment firm with interests in a diversified portfolio of public and private companies. Co-founded by Andrew "Flip" Filipowski and Matthew Roszak in 2003, SilkRoad Equity invests its own capital in companies with strong market positions, recognized brands and enormous growth potential. + SilkRoad Equity's investment philosophy centers around a core set of principles focused on partnering with management to execute strategies for long term value creation. We do not acquire businesses with a predefined exit strategy or investment time horizon – we are happy to own and operate businesses for the long term. + Our investments are primarily centered around growth – growth achieved through acquisition, organic growth and/or through our universe of resources and relationships. Our introductions to potential customers, buyers, distributors, partners and directors help build critical relationships and strategic alliances. We provide the ability and resources to add value operationally and strategically, with a high degree of technology acumen and substantial transaction structuring experience. + We invest in a wide range of opportunities – from start-ups to buy-outs, build-ups, spin-offs, privatizations and industry consolidations, focusing on those with high growth potential and strong management teams. Over the past 20 years, we have invested in and acquired over 200 companies worldwide, comprising over $5 billion of transaction value. + We primarily pursue opportunities in the areas of: technology, gaming, media & entertainment, healthcare, energy and real estate.

Ideateca

Ideateca es una aceleradora de proyectos tecnológicos, una fábrica de ideas donde profesionales de diferentes disciplinas creamos, diseñamos y desarrollamos proyectos innovadores para lanzarlos al mercado. Además de nuestros propios proyectos, participamos y colaboramos con diferentes iniciativas para asesorar y apoyarlas durante el proceso de creación y desarrollo de la idea. Nuestra misión es establecer sinergias y relaciones entre emprendedores que están dando los primeros pasos con sus proyectos, siempre basándonos en 4 premisas: Innovación Desarrollo Emprendedores Aprendizaje We at Ideateca do research, innovate and create projects which we then launch into cyberspace so that millions of people can enjoy them. At Ideateca, all our ideas are thought up, born and developed by our team. Some go very far, and others at least help us to pursue further research, toy around with and test technologies and languages and learn. The most important thing is that we have a great time at work.