Eric Li

Valo Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing in physical AI, energy and materials in North America and Europe. We accomplish our mission—investing for a brighter future—by focusing on three domains: digitization, decarbonization, and adaptation. Valo champions entrepreneurs applying innovative technologies to create long-term economic and environmental value.

AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners) is an independent global investment platform dedicated to high-growth, tech (from deep-tech to tech-enabled) companies across Europe and North America, managing more than €2.5bn of assets across four investment strategies: venture, early growth, growth and fund of funds. Our multi-stage platform combines global research with local execution to drive investment. Since its establishment in 2016, AVP has invested in more than 60 technology companies and in more than 60 funds with the Fund of Funds investment strategy. Beyond providing equity capital, our expansion team works closely with founders, providing the expertise, connections and resources needed to unlock growth opportunities, and create lasting value through meaningful collaborations.

Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations from inception to build long-standing companies. With more than 155 IPOs and 450-plus portfolio companies across industries, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from seed through every stage of growth. Bessemer has backed industry defining companies including Anthropic, Abridge, Canva, LinkedIn, Perplexity, Pinterest, RocketLab, Shopify, ServiceTitan, Toast, and Twilio, and has $20 billion of assets under management. Bessemer invests globally, with investment teams located in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv.

Valo Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing in physical AI, energy and materials in North America and Europe. We accomplish our mission—investing for a brighter future—by focusing on three domains: digitization, decarbonization, and adaptation. Valo champions entrepreneurs applying innovative technologies to create long-term economic and environmental value.

H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) is a leading global private investment firm with $74 billion in equity capital under management.* Since its founding more than 30 years ago, H.I.G. and its family of funds, spanning private equity, real estate, growth equity, and credit, have invested in and managed over 400 companies worldwide. Today, the firm oversees a portfolio of companies generating more than $53 billion in combined annual sales. H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and mid-sized companies with attractive growth potential. Its investments typically focus on management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of well-managed, profitable manufacturing and service businesses. The firm also has deep expertise in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings. H.I.G.’s proven investment strategy is built around three pillars: (1) a flexible and responsive approach that emphasizes speed and adaptability, (2) a large, skilled team with a collaborative, “can-do” mindset, and (3) a consistent and long-standing focus on small and mid-sized businesses, typically valued between $50 million and $500 million, with a clear understanding of their unique opportunities and challenges.* Headquartered in Miami, H.I.G. has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford, as well as affiliate offices in Europe (Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris), Latin America (Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), the Middle East (Dubai), and Asia (Hong Kong). *Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.