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GoingVC is built around the idea of making venture capital education, investing, networks, and talent more accessible to those with the desire to succeed. GoingVC’s flagship program has trained several hundreds of members and alumni globally in the business of VC, and its angel education program provides access to vetted angel investment opportunities, tools, and frameworks to help them become more effective investors. GoingVC also funds early-stage startups through GoingVC Partners, which has invested in companies backed by leading venture capital firms including Insight Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Founders Fund, and many more.

Cartooli Capital supports technical founders from the Georgian diaspora

Venture University is the worlds leading investor accelerator for individuals breaking into venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. VU has two investor accelerators: 1) The Venture Capital Investor Accelerator, 2) The Real Estate Private Equity & REIT Investor Accelerator. Both programs are triple certificate programs. Each Investor Acceelrator includes an Education Program (Masterclass, Advanced Modules, Deal Madness, Fireside Chats) and an Investment Apprenticeship Program where individuals build a gain high quality investment experience, build a track record by making VC/PE investments, and receive a profit sharing agreement to share in the financial upside. Individuals "learn by doing" by joining VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage global venture capital fund, investing in ~2-4 new portfolio companies per quarter, across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech, Healthcare, and Proptech, and VU Capital Partners, a real estate private equity and growth equity fund. During the program individuals receive mentorship, career development, VC/PE industry networking, and learn from and work alongside top performing investment professionals who have invested $9B+ and have over 100+ yrs of investment experience across venture capital and real estate private equity. Venture University accepts <2% of the applications it receives, making it more competitive to get into than the top Ivy League schools and MBA programs. VUs mission is to curate and develop the top diverse talent for the VC/PE industry and to generate consistent and superior financial returns for investors.

Tenity is a global innovation powerhouse shaping the future of finance and technology. With hubs across Europe and Asia, Tenity blends venture capital, open innovation and global ecosystem access to create value that compounds. Since launch, it has partnered with over 65 institutions, supported 1,600+ startups, and runs innovation programs in 15+ countries.

AY Ventures is a startup and company fundraising platform that helps founders and companies raise capital from angel investors, venture capitalists, and family offices. Our system is simple and straightforward, with no hidden charges or terms, and our dedicated team provides guidance throughout the entire fundraising process. We also provide a range of services to founders like- 1) Loans from banks, NBFCs and private investors 2) Venture Debt and Revenue Based Financing 3) Pitch Deck, Business Plans & Valuation 4) Incubation/Acceleration for early-stage startups 5) Govt. Grants & Startup India Seed Fund and much more. Call us now to discuss- +91 0803 507 4044

The EBRD works across three continents to support the transition to successful market economies. Our focus is on delivering prosperity by enabling a well-run and sustainable private sector. We do this with our unique business model, combining financing, advice and policy reform.

100Unicorns - is India’s Largest Accelerator VC. The fund will operate uniquely as an accelerator & invest in very early-stage startups. It aims to disrupt idea stage funding in India by backing founders with early access to capital with mentorship. 100Unicorns has funded 145 startups & fuelled category leaders such as ShipRocket, VideoVerse, Zypp Electric, Renee Cosmetics, Assiduus, IGP - Join Ventures, Homeville, Alo Fruit, TruNativ, Rezolv.AI, OTO Capital, Klub, Wiom, BluSmart, DrinkPrime, LeverageEdu, Prescinto & Rooter among others.

Venture Catalysts is Indias first Multi-Stage VC, dedicated to backing the most promising entrepreneurs in India, the worlds fastest growing startup ecosystem. Having started in 2016, we are amongst the most active investors in India with USD 200Mn+ deployed across 300+ companies through our syndication platform. The combined valuation of the portfolio companies is USD 10Bn+. We typically invest 0.25 Mn - 2 Mn across seed to early stage companies & are sector agnostic. Our 4000+ investor community is spread across 20+ countries in the world including India, Singapore, UAE, USA, UK, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Qatar, Oman, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe & more. We are backed by some of the most marquee investors from India: Radhakishan Damani (DMart), Haldiram’s, Enam Securities, Ashish Kacholia (Lucky Investments), Authum Investments, Shahrukh Khan (Bollywood), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Bollywood), Abhijit Pawar (Sakal Media Group), Utpal Sheth (Trust Group), Vinod Dugar (RDB Group), Hardik Patel (Finquest), Karthik Sundar Iyer, Mukul Agarwal (Param Caputal), Capri Global, Anil Singhvi (Zee Business), Aman Gupta (boAt), Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), Nirmit Parikh (Apna), Srinath Ramakkrushnan (Zetwerk), among others. The Venture Catalysts ecosystem of funds includes: 100 Unicorns | USD 100 Mn | Early stage accelerator fund Beams Fintech Fund | USD 80 Mn | India’s first growth-stage fintech fund Elev8 Venture Partners | USD 160 Mn | Growth technology fund for series B & C investments Spyre Proptech Venture Fund | USD 50 Mn | Indias first proptech fund in partnership with CREDAI VC Grid | Exclusive community for family offices & CVCs Collectively, the group manages over USD 500 Mn and has supported 400+ companies. If you are a startup founder looking to raise capital, write to us at ideas@venturecatalysts.in If you are an investor, write to us at investors@venturecatalysts.in

LaunchX gives students the skills and mindset to start real companies. Our signature summer program prepares high school students for real world success through entrepreneurship. We bring ambitious young entrepreneurs together from around the globe to build a startup on a team of peer founders. Students spend the intense weeks of the program working with industry experts and learning to solve problems in meaningful and viable ways.

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.