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AppWorks is a startup community built by founders, for founders. We are committed to fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs in Greater Southeast Asia (TW+SEA) and helping them facilitate the region’s transition into the digital era. Just as mobile completely transformed the status quo, we believe nascent technologies such as AI and blockchain will eventually redefine the global paradigm. As such, whether it’s mentorship, investment, or talent, AppWorks has established a one-stop shop for ambitious founders willing to bet against the consensus and drive a change they see in the world.

We acquire mobile apps globally and boost performance with in-house expertise. Backed by strong product and user acquisition teams, experienced developers that successfully released 60+ apps on the global market. After taking over, we strive to continue delivering the best experience to app users. Given the scale, we deploy bespoke analytical tools to extract additional value that usually does not have an economic sense to do for just one app. We dive deep into the product, marketing, and code, and allocate as many resources as necessary to bring acquired apps to a new level. The core of our team is in operations that has been developing and publishing apps for more than 7 years and continues to do it. We know how to develop and scale mobile apps. Our team consists of 70+ people in various roles - developers, product managers, UA specialists and etc.

Applied Ventures, LLC operates as an investment arm of Applied Materials, Inc. specializing in series D, seed, startup, growth capital, early stage, and bridge investments. The firm is stage agnostic. The firm seeks investment opportunities in IoT, 3D Printing, robotics, genomics/biologics breakthrough technologies, and advances such as advanced materials, process advancements, solid state lighting, sustainability and conservation, emission reduction, energy efficiency, power electronics, water filtration, purification, desalination, metrology and inspection, cleantech, nanomanufacturing, nanopatterning, nanotechnology, semiconductors, displays, Electronic and Photonic Materials, Lithography, Smart Grid, display technologies, process advances for the 32nm node and beyond, advanced patterning, medical diagnostic and technologies, software, solar PV, solar energy, software automation, data storage, advanced packaging, and energy harvesting, conservation and storage. The firm invests in companies globally with a focus on China and India. The firm typically invests between $0.50 million and $3 million per investment round with a capability to invest up to $100 million annually. In case of follow-on investments, it does not exceed 20 percent of investments in any company. The firm prefers to make minority investments in its portfolio companies. The firm seeks to co-invest with industry-leading venture firms and other corporate-strategic investors. The firm typically holds its investment for a period of three to six years. Applied Ventures, LLC was founded in 2001 and is based in Santa Clara, California with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. Applied Ventures, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc.

Apposite Capital is an independent investment firm focused exclusively on Healthcare. The firm operates at the small end of the private equity market, providing both capital and expertise to those businesses offering ‘disruptive’ models that aim to improve or reduce the cost of care provision and which have the potential of becoming market leaders. Apposite has an in-depth sector knowledge covering key aspects of the healthcare industry internationally coupled with local insights, an exceptional network and an entrepreneurial mindset which it applies to drive the growth of its portfolio companies. Apposite was created in 2006 and is headquartered in London, UK.

Apprecia Capital is a venture capital firm specializes in early-stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in deep-tech startups, advanced materials, deep industrial decarbonization, regenerative & biodiversity, smart building & infrastructure, space & emerging markets and energy innovation. The firm focuses on Europe region. Apprecia Capital is headquartered in Switzerland.

Appian Ventures Inc. is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed stage, early stage, growth stage, and late stage companies. It seeks to invest in technology and software companies focusing on real time enterprise applications and virtual enterprise management software. In the real time enterprise applications sector, it seeks to invest in knowledge management or collaboration; eCommerce, video; business process optimization or business intelligence; supply chain management; RFID, speech; asset management; and sensor networking. In the virtual enterprise management software sector, the firm primarily invests in application management; web services or integration; network management, WLAN; P2P; system management, grid computing, storage; security management; and processing. The firm typically invests in companies located in the Western United States. It seeks to invest between $500,000 and $5 million and prefers initial investments of $1 million to $2 million. Appian Ventures Inc. is based in Littleton, Colorado.

Appletree Capital Ltd. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and indirect investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in investments in industry consolidations, buyouts, recapitalizations, and bridge financing. The firm seeks special-situation opportunities to invest in emerging growth, distressed, incubation, seed, turnaround, early stage, lower middle market companies, middle stage, later stage, early venture, mid venture, and developing companies. Within indirect investments, it prefers to invest in private equity, mezzanine, and turnaround funds. The firm seeks to invest in consumer products and retail sectors, with focus on wholesale sectors and grocery stores, including conventional grocers and limited assortment stores. They also invest in include food and consumer products companies, restaurants, and retail stores. The firm primarily invests in the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin; Southeast and Eastern region in the United States as well as the Great Lakes States. It focuses on companies that have the potential to become publicly traded through an S-1 registration statement, by a reverse merger, or sale to another party. It is involved in the direct management of the companies. It seeks to exit the investments by pursing an 'Asset Light Model', but remain open to alternative strategies to maximize value like 'Consolidate and Sell' and 'Operate and Recapitalize'. Appletree Capital Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Appian Capital Advisory LLP is the investment advisor to the Appian Natural Resources Fund LP, a private equity fund that invests solely in mining or mining related companies, assets and management teams across select geographies and commodities.

Apposite Healthcare Growth I is a fund investing to support the growth of health technology companies, primarily in the UK. It aims to address the shortage of scale-up capital for UK life sciences companies approaching a growth inflection.

NetApp is a global leader in data management and storage solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to help organizations manage, protect, and derive insights from their data across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Founded in 1992, the company has consistently innovated to meet the evolving needs of businesses in the digital era. NetApp's portfolio includes unified data storage, cloud data services, and intelligent data infrastructure solutions that support a wide range of workloads, from enterprise applications to artificial intelligence and machine learning projects. The company's commitment to customer success is evident through its extensive support resources, training programs, and a vibrant community that fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing. NetApp's strategic partnerships with major cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, enable seamless integration and management of data across diverse platforms. This collaborative approach ensures that organizations can leverage the full potential of their data, driving innovation and achieving business objectives. With a focus on security, scalability, and performance, NetApp continues to empower businesses to navigate the complexities of the modern data landscape, delivering solutions that are both reliable and forward-thinking.

We provide non-dilutive growth capital to post-revenue online companies. We offer revenue-based finance and fixed term loans without founders needing to give up ownership of their companies or give personal guarantees. We charge a flat fee on the capital provided, and there is no pitching or business plans required.

Pappas Capital is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of experience in investing in and building innovative companies within the life sciences sector. The firm has invested in more than 90 companies across the United States, Canada, and Asia, focusing on developing the next generation of life science products and technologies. Their portfolio includes companies that have brought treatments to market for conditions such as melanoma, ovarian cancer, and hemophilia, benefiting tens of thousands of patients worldwide and generating billions of dollars in revenue. Pappas Capital is dedicated to furthering life science discoveries and bringing groundbreaking solutions to market.

Sapphire Ventures is a venture capital firm partnering with expansion-stage, B2B enterprise software companies to help them scale from expansion stage to IPO.

Ark Applications is a Tampa-based business consulting and private equity firm that focuses on evaluating businesses, developing innovative strategies, and creating investment partnerships.

Bootstrappers.Mn is a venture capital firm founded by operators and former founders who have made successful exits. They invest in Midwest tech startups both directly and through partner funds.

We talk about impact often, not because we're impact investors but because we understand that every business has an impact. We invest in founders who understand this and work with them closely to make the world a better place.At Untapped Capital, our sweet spot is investing $100k-$250k checks into startups based in the US, raising at $3-7m in valuation. Though this is definitely more a guideline than rule.

Untapped Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in AI-native startups, specifically focusing on Agentic and Convergence AI to uplift humanity.

Happiness Ventures invests in technology companies lead by entrepreneurs who have a passion and mission to make the world a happier place. The fund group concentrates on both early stage (Seed and Series A) start-ups and growth stage companies. Happiness Ventures invests with a long-term view and supports our startups throughout their entire lifecycle.

Founded in 1900, the INR 369 Billion (36,893 Crores) Murugappa Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. Market leaders in served segments including Abrasives, Auto Components, Transmission systems, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Fertilisers, Plantations, Bioproducts and Nutraceuticals, the Group has forged strong alliances with leading international companies such as Groupe Chimique Tunisien, Foskor, Mitsui Sumitomo, Morgan Advanced Materials, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM),Yanmar & Co. and Compagnie Des Phosphat De Gafsa (CPG). The Group has a wide geographical presence all over India and spanning 6 continents.

A. M. Pappas & Associates is an employee-owned, international life science venture development company known for its innovative business model that combines specialized transactional advisory services with investment management. The company's Fund Management group has approximately $150 million under management and is currently deploying its most recent venture capital fund. AMP&A's Transaction Advisory group provides a broad range of licensing, M&A, technology assessment, and other advisory services to the life science industry, having represented more than 100 different companies in the U.S. and Europe over the past five years.

Cloud Apps Capital Partners helps entrepreneurs build global, category-leading Cloud Business Application companies, specializing in Classic Series A investments with a focus on business AI.

RUG Houdstermaatschappij B.V. is a venture capital firm specializing in startup, early stage, mid venture and growth capital investments. The firm primarily invests in high technology companies, life science & health agri – food, IT & digital, chemistry & energy, water, high tech systems & materials, medtech, medical infrastructure and vaccinations, app development, telecommunication, artificial intelligence, robotics, automotive and aerospace technologies to 3d printing, nanotechnology and photonics ICT, health, food security, transport, clean energy and climate action. The firm seeks to invest in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. It typically invests between €0.05 million ($0.06 million) and €0.20 million ($0.25 million). Besides equity investments, the firm also provides debt. RUG Houdstermaatschappij B.V. was founded in 1996 and is based in Groningen, the Netherlands.

The Southern Appalachian Fund (SAF) is a $12.5M venture capital fund and New Markets Venture Capital Company providing equity capital and operational assistance to small businesses in the Appalachian regions of the United States.

Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij is a venture debt, private equity, and venture capital firm specializing in investments in seed, start-ups, early-stage, mid venture, late venture, middle market, later stage, mature, mezzanine, turnaround, bridge financing, industry consolidation, risk capital, growth capital, recapitalizations, expansion, acquisitions, family businesses, family successions, buy-outs, and project finance. It seeks to invest in technology and services; health and care; sustainable societies; space and experience; clean-tech; and energy. The firm also prefers to invest in real estate. Within technology and services, it seeks to make venture capital and real estate investments in starters, small and medium enterprises, and larger enterprises based in Linburg, in the information communication and technology, digital media, and professional and financial services and creative industries. Within healthcare, the firm seeks to make early stage investments and in the area of medical technology, care and functional food, the firm can offer solutions to companies in different stages of development. It invests in life sciences, biopharma, medical technology, care, and functional food. In life sciences sector investments, the firm typically invests between €50,000 ($0.06 million) and €10 million ($12.7 million) and seeks participation in future investment rounds in its portfolio companies. Within sustainable societies platform, it makes venture capital, private equity, and project funding in early stage, growing small and medium enterprises, and large companies in the green energy, smart industries and building, recycling and materials, and new generation agriculture sectors. The firm seeks to invest between €0.25 million ($0.29 million) to more than €10 million ($11.77 million) for an investment horizon between five and ten years. Within the space and experience sector, the firm invests in smart logistics and mobility wherein it finances logistics business premises, SME zones and other mobility related infrastructure and related services, together with municipalities in Limburg, POM Limburg and De Scheepvaart; local manufacturing and processing with an investment horizon of five to ten years; leisure and tourism; and heritage and city development wherein it provides venture capital and a subordinated loan of up to €0.6 million ($0.82 million). Within clean-tech and energy sector, the firm seeks to invest in acquisition, venture capital, project finance, knowledge infrastructure, and low carbon dioxide business parks. It seeks investments in both within and outside Limburg. For small and medium enterprises, the firm provides venture capital and real estate investments to family business and invests in all sectors with a focus on traditional industrial sectors and service sectors. It invests in the form of subordinated loans as PLUS-loan in enterprise with less than 50 employees and turnover or net worth less than €10 million ($12.7 million). The firm prefers to invest between €50,000 ($0.06 million) and €500,000 ($6.8 million) as a PLUS-loan or deferred loan for seven years including one or two year tax-free allowance on capital with an interest rate of eight percent. For large companies, the firm seeks to invest in buy-outs, shareholder changeovers, and provides venture capital and real estate investments in family businesses and family successions seeking expansion. It also invests in the form of subordinated loans as replacement capital in large companies that are in temporary financial difficulties. The firm prefers to take a minority stake in all of its portfolio companies. It seeks board representation in its portfolio companies. Limburgse Reconversie Maatschappij was founded in 1994 and is based in Hasselt, Belgium.