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NoBa Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech-enabled businesses shaping the Future of Work. We are high-conviction, hands-on investors, and apply different investment strategies and support depending on the stage of the business. Our mission is to positively impact the lives of 10 million workers by investing in ambitious start-ups changing the Future of Work. Our portfolio companies deliver worker centric solutions that make this possible. Whether its through providing access to work opportunities, improving career development, enhancing diversity and inclusion, providing financial stability, supporting wellbeing, or fostering flexibility.

Graphio stops revenue loss before it happens by detecting broken handoffs between teams. We analyze API-enabled metadata from your existing systems to automatically identify when Sales, CS, Legal, Finance, Product, and Operations are misaligned before deals stall, renewals fail, or contracts slip. Technically, It’s a Context-Change Graph AI that learns your companys blueprint for success. It tracks live performance against that map to predict, alert, and repair dangerous deviations the moment they happen Zero integrations. Zero workflow disruption. Privacy by design: we dont analyze your content - only metadata. Launch in under 48 hours. SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA compliant.

Atlas is redefining how people build capability at work. Not with more courses, more portals, or more content, but by making learning inseparable from the work itself. Atlas understands each learner, shapes itself around how they work, and helps them grow in real time. Atlas uses AI not as an add-on, but as the engine that turns everyday tasks into opportunities for mastery, coaching, and development.

At PeopleTech Partners, we believe what’s next in work is about about how People + Technology converge to transform how business gets done. PTP brings together People leaders, visionary founders, and bold partners to shape the work experience. We champion culture where every individual is empowered, every team is connected, and every system is AI forward so that work becomes more meaningful and impactful. We are committed to advancing a world of work where technology amplifies human potential across disciplines to deliver growth and purpose in the age of AI.

Emerge - The first check for founders defining the future of work and learning Emerge is a global pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best future of work and learning operators. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity – by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders, providing first-cheque financial support, ongoing expertise and access to a community who have ‘been there and built it’ with unrivalled market-specific know-how. Founded in 2014 as Europe’s only edtech specialist fund, Emerge now invests in B2B and B2C startups across all categories enabling people to grow and fulfil their potential, from early childhood, K12 and higher education through to lifelong learning, workforce development, career navigation and the future of work. Emerge has invested in over 80 companies, now valued at over $2b and impacting more than 31M people worldwide, including Yoto, Causaly, Colossyan, Edurino, Mattilda, Unibuddy, MyEdSpace and Solvely. Emerge invests anywhere between $250k and $2.5M at pre-seed and seed. The team welcomes direct applications - apply through our website. Read more about Emerge’s investment thesis and the startup ideas we’re excited by in our Fund II manifesto linked below.

NoBa Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech-enabled businesses shaping the Future of Work. We are high-conviction, hands-on investors, and apply different investment strategies and support depending on the stage of the business. Our mission is to positively impact the lives of 10 million workers by investing in ambitious start-ups changing the Future of Work. Our portfolio companies deliver worker centric solutions that make this possible. Whether its through providing access to work opportunities, improving career development, enhancing diversity and inclusion, providing financial stability, supporting wellbeing, or fostering flexibility.

We’re not waiting for the future. We’re building it. Through curated collaboration with world class People leaders, we surface the best technology and scale it in the world’s most forward-thinking companies. PeopleTech Partner advisors have deep experience as decision makers and buyers. We share critical insights and give feedback in partnership with our company founders at the right time to fuel success.

Graphio stops revenue loss before it happens by detecting broken handoffs between teams. We analyze API-enabled metadata from your existing systems to automatically identify when Sales, CS, Legal, Finance, Product, and Operations are misaligned before deals stall, renewals fail, or contracts slip. Technically, It’s a Context-Change Graph AI that learns your companys blueprint for success. It tracks live performance against that map to predict, alert, and repair dangerous deviations the moment they happen Zero integrations. Zero workflow disruption. Privacy by design: we dont analyze your content - only metadata. Launch in under 48 hours. SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA compliant.