Brand Capital, India

Brand Capital is the strategic investment arm of The Times Of India and a part of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL). We work with young businesses in creating iconic brands for businesses by putting unmatched might of our media offerings along with our brand building expertise. At the core we engage with growth- oriented Indian entrepreneurs; established as well as new-gen; to provide funding for long- term advertisement solutions. Brand Estate, our realty-focused arm, helps to propel real-estate brands to top-of-mind by providing innovative brand-building solutions. Overall, our aim is to help businesses targeting similar consumer segments ride on the equity of our power brands. We also work closely with the investor and mentor eco-system through our initiatives like SCALEUP and PROPEL, that bring budding young businesses in deep contact with investors and experts to help develop strategic direction and access to capital. Most trusted brands in India and globally have an underlying common thread – a sustained Brand Building effort. At Brand Capital, our mission is to ideate, articulate and establish your business’ growth potential through the Branding prism. Through our unique and pioneering models, Brand Capital provides critical leverage for brand-led growth and value creation.

n47

N47 is a global venture firm. We invest when the product speaks loudest—before the buzz and the metrics, when the truest expression of potential is the product itself. That’s when we partner with bold builders, those who begin with insight and move with urgency, and help them grow from belief to scale. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we back builders across the US, Europe, and Israel.

Startup Wise Guys

We are a diverse team of tech lovers, mentors, experts, and founders ourselves bound together by our passion to support founders on their entrepreneurial journey. We help to solve key challenges at every stage Dare to dream global. We’re a startup accelerator like no other, our optimized approach puts early stage startups on the map and catapults them into worldwide success. Startup Wise Guy’s origins began in Europe’s tech-savvy startup capital, Estonia. Since 2012, we have used our carefully curated expertise, skills and funding to skyrocket hundreds of emerging early stage startups into upwards growth. This is not our first rodeo… we are the most experienced accelerator fund in the region with over 35+ programs, an international community of founders from over 60 countries and an established market in CEE and CIS countries.

Norwest

Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm that works side-by-side with the world’s top entrepreneurs, empowering them throughout their personal journey of professional growth. Managing more than $15.5 billion in capital, we have invested in over 700 early-to-late-stage companies, with more than 250 currently active. Focused primarily on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare, we provide businesses with the specialized resources, expertise, guidance, and connections to achieve their vision. Norwest has offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco, with subsidiaries in India and Israel. To learn more, visit norwest.com.

sapphire ventures

Sapphire is global software venture capital firm with $10B+ in AUM and team members across Austin, London, New York, Menlo Park and San Francisco. For more than two decades, Sapphire has partnered with visionary teams and venture funds to help scale companies of consequence. Since its founding, Sapphire has invested in more than 170 companies globally resulting in more than 30 Public Listings and 45 acquisitions. The firm’s investment strategies — Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport — are focused on scaling companies and venture funds, elevating them to become category leaders. Sapphire’s Portfolio Growth team of experienced operators delivers a strategic blend of value-add services, tools and resources designed to support portfolio company leaders as they scale. To learn more about Sapphire, visit: https://sapphireventures.com.