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Next47 is an active manager which equips start-up companies with equity capital throughout the entire venture lifecycle. It follows a stage-agnostic investment approach, investing as early as incubation and supporting until growth and the eventual exit. The firm targets start-up companies operating in various fields of tech including IoT, artificial intelligence, autonomous transportation, and advanced manufacturing. The firm is a global investor, investing mainly in Europe, Asia, Israel, and the United States. It seeks to establish collaborative relationships and leverage the worldwide network of Siemens to provide market visibility and access to services.

Founders Fund Management focuses on seed and early-stage investments in high-growth companies within the technology sector. The firm is particularly interested in emerging consumer Internet companies. Investments typically range from $500,000 to $5 million.

Y Combinator specializes in funding early-stage start-up companies. They seek to help start-ups mature from ideas to companies. Y Combinator invests mainly in software and web services companies. Each start-up is given $14,000 plus $3,000 per founder (up to three founders). Y Combinator takes positions in their portfolio companies of 5% to 6%. Y Combinator has funded over 500 startups including Scribd, reddit, Airbnb, Dropbox, Disqus and Heroku.