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36 500 STARTUPS is an early-stage seed fund and accelerator program that invests in technology companies building consumer and business internet services. Having invested in more than 1,000 companies in over 40 countries, 500 Startups has a truly global perspective. 500 Startups has invested in a number of Endeavor companies in Latin America and the Middle East. ACCEL PARTNERS is a venture and growth equity firm that backs companies from inception through the growth stage, making multi-stage investments in portfolio companies. Accel leads investments in health care analytics, eCommerce, infrastructure technology, cloud computing, and marketplaces. To date, Accel has backed 300 successful technology companies across the globe. Notable investments include: Facebook, Spotify, Dropbox, Lynda and FlipKart. As the strategic investment group within American Express, AMEX VENTURES seeks to drive innovation by leveraging investments in disruptive startups – in areas that include next generation payments, collaborative commerce, multi-channel engagement, B2B payments, and data analytics. They are interested in both domestic and international investment opportunities. AXA is a French global financial services company present in 57 countries. AXA Strategic Ventures - AXA's venture capital arm - invests in a broad spectrum of opportunities including big data analytics, crowd-sourcing and peer-to-peer lending and insurance, health analytics, driving analytics, artificial intelligence, and price analytics tools, among others. As a strategic investor, AXA avails it expansive global distribution and partner network to portfolio companies to help them scale rapidly. With a €200 million fund, Axa Strategic Ventures has the flexibility to invest in companies from the seed stage through Series C. COLLECTIVE SPARK is a venture capital firm based in Turkey that invests in web, mobile and tech enabled businesses. Their team of seasoned entrepreneurs seeks to identify scalable, proven business models and pair them with great people. Their goal is to fund and operate multiple ventures to their next funding. DELL VENTURES is the strategic investment arm of Dell Inc. Using Dell Computers' evolving strategic needs to guide its investment focus, Dell Ventures invests in early to growth stage technology companies in the cloud, big data, storage, mobile and security sectors. DMGT is a British media conglomerate with interests in newspapers, televation and radio, globally. DMGT is a Series A investor, looking to build relationships with founders leading high-growth companies across EMEA, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. In particular, they seek to back companies with an unfair advantage in digital media, information, advertising and training. DMGT leverages its diverse business lines - across 40+ countries - to support the growth of portfolio companies. CAPITAL CLIFFSNOTES