Pegasus
Tech Ventures, a global venture capital firm based in Silicon
Valley, is making its official debut as a Venture Capital-as-a-Service
(VCaaS) provider. The firm takes a novel approach through its VCaaS
model, managing multiple funds for well-known, global corporations that
wish to partner with cutting-edge technology startups. Pegasus will vet
investment opportunities for its partners, manage the investments, then
connect portfolio companies to its ecosystem of global corporate
partners to accelerate growth.
The Pegasus team has invested in more than 140 startups in North
America, Europe, and Asia that have pathbreaking innovations across a
broad spectrum of sectors, including IT, HealthTech, Artificial
Intelligence, IoT, Robotics, Big Data, Quantum Computing, FinTech, and
Next Generation Technologies. Pegasus’ partner network includes over 30
global corporations, such as ASUS in Taiwan and Sega in Japan. These
corporations are relying on Pegasus to find and fund leading technology
startups with the aim of creating partnerships that generate win-win-win
outcomes – a win for the startup, a win for the corporate partner, and a
win for Pegasus.
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a team of over 90 talented and dedicated
individuals in offices around the world. The team is led by a group of
partners with extensive experience in technology investing,
entrepreneurship, business operations, strategic development and
corporate management. The firm understands the value of diversity, with
over ten different nationalities represented on the team. In addition,
more than 40% of the team is comprised of women, setting Pegasus apart
from most venture capital firms and a significant amount of the firm’s
investments have gone towards female-led companies.
Pegasus Tech Ventures’ Founder, General Partner and CEO, Anis Uzzaman,
firmly believes that diversity is the key to successful investment and
expansion for transformative companies. “Silicon Valley is suffering
from a lack of diversity right now, both within VCs and in the companies
they invest in. That puts a constraint on innovation and weakens the
ecosystem,” Uzzaman said. “Our goal with Pegasus is to support
innovators who are really thinking differently and know how to include
the best ideas and the best talent in their goal of making a dent in the
universe. We’re a diverse team that supports a diverse range of founders
to help the best ideas reach their full potential.”
To advance the goal of building a broad global network of corporate
partners and startup companies, Pegasus organized the Startup
World Cup, one of the largest startup competitions worldwide – now
running startup competition events in over 35 cities around the world,
across six continents, with a $1,000,000 grand investment prize. Startup
World Cup reflects the Pegasus commitment to finding the best startup
companies across the globe and supporting innovation ecosystems
worldwide. For more information about Startup World Cup, visit www.startupworldcup.io
For more information about Pegasus Tech Ventures, visit www.pegasustechventures.com
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