Emma Simon

FasterCapital is a global venture builder and online incubator dedicated to co-funding and co-founding innovative startups. Established in 2014, we are now #1 venture builder in terms of number of startups that we have helped, money invested and money raised. We have supported over 1129 startups in raising more than $2.5 billion, while directly investing over $696 million in 288 companies. Our comprehensive support system includes a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and strategic partners, allowing us to transform ideas into scalable, market-ready businesses. 🚀 What We Do We co-build and fund startups through our key programs: Raise Capital: Connect founders with global investors and support fundraising, valuations, and negotiations. Tech Cofounder: Build MVPs and full-scale products, turning ideas into market-ready solutions. Grow Your Startup: Drive marketing, sales, and business expansion for sustainable growth. Franchise Program: Help businesses scale by replicating successful models into new markets. Real Estate Program: Enable innovation and investment in prop-tech and real estate ventures. IP Program: Protect, manage, and monetize intellectual property for startups and entrepreneurs. UAE Company Creation: Guide founders to start and establish businesses in the UAE with full legal and operational support. FasterCapital’s online presence is massive — with 40 million visits monthly, and a domain authority of 80. 📚 LearnHub — Our Knowledge Powerhouse FasterCapital proudly presents LearnHub, our comprehensive learning platform covering capital raising, investment, business, and entrepreneurship. LearnHub houses: 5+ million articles 7 million topics 1 million keywords 1.5 million Q&A entries 100 million images & infographics LearnHub is regularly cited across leading business media — featured on outlets like Wikipedia, Investopedia, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Time, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Forbes, Inc., and many more.

Patch combines technology and carbon markets expertise to help companies build and execute their carbon credit strategies from end to end — channeling capital into critical climate solutions.

Zenskar is an AI-native revenue automation that solves real-world complexity. Our vision – Zero-touch finance - where agents execute and humans supervise. Result, finance teams to scale business without scaling headcount. Talk to Zenskar AI like a colleague. Ask questions, give instructions, get insights, and approve decisions through natural conversation without any technical complexity. The platform offers unlimited pricing flexibility to set up subscriptions, usage-based billing, or custom contracts without requiring developers. With 200+ plug-and-play integrations and comprehensive migration support, companies can implement Zenskar in weeks rather than months. Let your finance teams collaborate with AI instead of drowning in spreadsheets or waiting for developers, increasing efficiency without expanding headcount.

ff Venture Capital (ffVC) is focused on investing in early-stage technology and technology-enabled companies, and has been since 2008. We invest across emerging industries with a strong focus on Enterprise Software, Industrial Automation, Sustainable Transformation and Fintech, where the team has deep domain expertise. We have invested in some of the most successful, high growth companies today including; Socure, Omaze, Rhino, Rescale, Stocktwits, Owlet, and Addepar, taking a highly engaged approach helping our founders build real companies with real business models, leading to higher survivorship. True to the founder friendly name, our approach, providing deep operational expertise and support, has resulted in a 15 year track record of ffVC portfolio companies graduating to Series B at a rate 5x the industry average. ffVC invests at the earliest stage of company formation with initial investments often as the lead investor with active Board participation. Because our funds stop investing at Series B, there are exceptional co-invest opportunities for our LPs.

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of December 31, 2025, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 900 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has a global presence with leadership in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.

FasterCapital is a global venture builder and online incubator dedicated to co-funding and co-founding innovative startups. Established in 2014, we are now #1 venture builder in terms of number of startups that we have helped, money invested and money raised. We have supported over 1129 startups in raising more than $2.5 billion, while directly investing over $696 million in 288 companies. Our comprehensive support system includes a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and strategic partners, allowing us to transform ideas into scalable, market-ready businesses. 🚀 What We Do We co-build and fund startups through our key programs: Raise Capital: Connect founders with global investors and support fundraising, valuations, and negotiations. Tech Cofounder: Build MVPs and full-scale products, turning ideas into market-ready solutions. Grow Your Startup: Drive marketing, sales, and business expansion for sustainable growth. Franchise Program: Help businesses scale by replicating successful models into new markets. Real Estate Program: Enable innovation and investment in prop-tech and real estate ventures. IP Program: Protect, manage, and monetize intellectual property for startups and entrepreneurs. UAE Company Creation: Guide founders to start and establish businesses in the UAE with full legal and operational support. FasterCapital’s online presence is massive — with 40 million visits monthly, and a domain authority of 80. 📚 LearnHub — Our Knowledge Powerhouse FasterCapital proudly presents LearnHub, our comprehensive learning platform covering capital raising, investment, business, and entrepreneurship. LearnHub houses: 5+ million articles 7 million topics 1 million keywords 1.5 million Q&A entries 100 million images & infographics LearnHub is regularly cited across leading business media — featured on outlets like Wikipedia, Investopedia, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Time, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Forbes, Inc., and many more.