About us

IBM Venture Capital Group is dedicated to driving IBM's commitment to innovation in the venture capital community.

We accomplish our mission through proactively building strategic relationships with top-tier VCs, focusing on growth markets and emerging technologies important to IBM, to establish a strong ecosystem that fosters innovation.

By working together, learn about the vast capabilities and resources that IBM has available to help portfolio companies:

• Build infrastructure
• Mitigate risk
• Speed the path to market and profitability

Funding inquiries
Please note that IBM Venture Capital Group does not perform equity or seed funding. Rather, we engage with established venture capital firms to find new, complementary, and relevant technologies for the industries and customers we serve.

Business Partner opportunities
All support resources and relationships start with the IBM PartnerWorld program. IBM Venture Capital Group works with established venture capital firms and select venture-backed portfolio companies who are members of IBM PartnerWorld. We welcome you to investigate the PartnerWorld links below:

• Not yet a PartnerWorld member?
  Explore the available wealth of tools and support that PartnerWorld has to offer.
• IBM Global Entrepreneur Program
  IBM can help startups rise above the rest by increasing their visibility, differentiation and credibility. Now early stage start-ups have a formal way to engage with IBM to leverage our technologies and to jointly innovate their business solutions.