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The Deutsche Weiterbildungsgesellschaft (DWG) is part of the Klett Group, one of the largest educational companies in Europe. As a holding company, we bundle the activities of our seven online learning schools and universities under one roof. These include Apollon University, Europäische Fernhochschule (Euro-FH), Fernakademie, Institut für Lernsysteme (ils), Klett Corporate Education (KCS), Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt (sgd) and Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule (WBH). Our brands are among the largest and best-known private providers of distance learning in Germany. Together, we offer more than 400 different learning programs for adults of all ages and skill levels. From school and vocational qualifications to bachelor's and master's degrees, our institutes cover the full range of traditional educational opportunities. In total, more than 100,000 adults are enrolled in distance learning courses and approximately 18,000 students are enrolled in university degree programs.

The ORLEN VC corporate fund's strategic objective is to acquire breakthrough technologies and solutions, deploy them in the Group's core businesses, and do so while ensuring favorable rates of return. We are an integrated, multi-utility company, operating in Central Europe and Canada. We provide energy and fuel to over 100 million Europeans, and our advanced products are available in nearly 90 countries on 6 continents.

ENGIE New Ventures (ENV) was founded in 2014 as the corporate venture arm of the global energy provider ENGIE. Its €180 million funds are dedicated to making a minority investment in technology startups that complement existing activities and resources to spur internal innovation within ENGIE. With offices in Paris, San Francisco, and Tel Aviv, ENGIE New Ventures’ strategic fund-to-fund portfolio is one element of ENGIE’s multi-pronged strategies to re-envision existing business models and spark new opportunities in the rapidly changing energy sector.

Stellantis Ventures will focus on early and later-stage startup companies developing cutting-edge technologies that could be deployed in the automotive and mobility sectors in areas such as sustainability. Our storied and iconic brands embody the passion of their visionary founders and today’s customers in their innovative products and services. We lead the way the world moves – aspiring to become the greatest sustainable mobility tech company, not the biggest, while creating added value for all stakeholders as well.

AXIS is a venture capital subsidiary of the ICO Group.Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) provides a comprehensive range of financial products and services to support the investment projects and liquidity needs of self-employed individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises.

Phoenix GBA Ventures (PGBAV) is an investment arm of Phoenix GBA®™. We incubate, fund and accelerate the growth of lifestyle companies.

Exor Ventures is the venture capital arm of Exor, one of Europe's largest diversified holding companies. Exor Ventures focuses on early and growth-stage investments in technology-driven companies across various sectors, including digital services, fintech, cybersecurity, and mobility. Exor Ventures leverages its strategic insights and global network to identify promising startups with disruptive potential and supports them through funding, mentorship, and access to its extensive resources.

Peninsula Open Innovation is an investment management firm that develops business units and initiates corporate venture-building procedures. We help companies accelerate their innovation cycles. At Peninsula we are an open innovation consultancy, where we help you explore the environment to design and accelerate your innovation projects.

A growth program for IoT and hardware startups, helping them validate, build and scale their business. Startupbootcamp IoT is a London based dedicated growth program for IoT, Industrial IoT & Impact companies aiming at looking to validate, build and grow their business by being connected to key stakeholders, mentors, investors & Corporate Partners.

OFF7 is the accelerator of Ouest France that seeks to help French startups handle their operations smoothly. OUEST-FRANCE Company Founder of the Editorial Committee François Régis Hutin Chairman of the Board Louis Échelard - Director of Publication Associative status: Since the extraordinary general meeting of April 9, 1990, SA Ouest-France has been part of a non-profit association under the 1901 law, the "Association for the support of the principles of humanist democracy", chaired by Jacques Duquesne.

SocialFare is the first Centre for Social Innovation in Italy, based in Torino. SocialFare is the first Center for Social Innovation in Italy, entirely dedicated to innovation with a strong social impact: through research, capacity building and co-design it develops innovative solutions to pressing contemporary social challenges, generating new economy.

Startup Latvia is a government initiative boosting Latvian startup ecosystem through financial and informational support. StartupLatvia stands for innovative ideas, supports turning them into scalable businesses, and raises awareness about the Latvian start-up community abroad. It works to increase the export and competitiveness of Latvian companies, facilitate foreign investment, and implement tourism development and innovation policies - helping throughout the process of setting up operations in Latvia.