Sean Simpson

Newlab is a venture platform for critical technology startups transforming core industrial sectors. We help startups commercialize faster by aligning Infrastructure, Projects, and Capital in strategic geographies. Newlab operates five locations across Brooklyn, Detroit, New Orleans, Montevideo, and Riyadh, and works with over 50 industry and government partners around the world. Newlab has supported over 400 startup companies in raising over $5.8 billion in venture capital, achieving $2.3 billion in exits, and reaching a collective valuation of over $20 billion.

We help B2B distributions largest enterprises use technology to solve big problems and unlock new opportunities. Applico Capital brings together strategic partners and entrepreneurs to accelerate growth and create value at tremendous scale. Through venture capital, we invest out of the B2B Distribution industrys first venture capital fund dedicated to investing in distribution tech. Through private equity, we are the technology operating partner to large B2B Distributors as they harness AI to lead their vertical.

Newlab is a venture platform for critical technology startups transforming core industrial sectors. We help startups commercialize faster by aligning Infrastructure, Projects, and Capital in strategic geographies. Newlab operates five locations across Brooklyn, Detroit, New Orleans, Montevideo, and Riyadh, and works with over 50 industry and government partners around the world. Newlab has supported over 400 startup companies in raising over $5.8 billion in venture capital, achieving $2.3 billion in exits, and reaching a collective valuation of over $20 billion.

Entrepreneurs often need strong partners in order to scale their businesses. This is particularly true for those developing novel hardware systems, exploring new business models, or growing international ventures. Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (YMVSV) exists to accelerate the efforts of teams driving disruptive change. We have the resources and backing of Yamaha Motor Company (Japan), yet the openness and agility of a startup. Promising efforts sometimes raise venture capital. Financing these companies through strategic investment is a portion of our activity. For other ventures, strategic corporate partnerships might mean access to vehicles, technology, teams, hardware, infrastructure, or something else entirely. Whether investment, partnership, or both, we work collaboratively to create the future of industries ranging from personal transportation to industrial automation.

The strategic venture capital arm for COPEC, a leading energy and retail corporation throughout Latin America (LatAm) and one of the most valued brands in Chile. WIND Ventures leverages COPECs significant resources to accelerate global startups and scale-ups in realizing new growth via unfair access to the Latin American markets.