Litestream Ventures, a global investment platform convening investors, founders, and philanthropic partners, hosted its fourth annual Family Office & Venture Capital Forum in Davos during World Economic Forum week.
The closed-door Litestream forum brought together more than 120 investors, founders, funds, and a charitable partner — Star for Life.
During the session, investors in the room signalled $78.1 million in non-binding pledges in support of 12 participating companies and the charitable initiative.
This was enabled by Litestream Ventures’ proprietary pledge-based signalling technology, delivered through a private application used by attending investors throughout each company presentation.
The technology allows investors to privately signal non-binding expressions of interest in participating companies, indicate philanthropic support for impact initiatives, split indicative pledges or donations with peers, and share opportunities within trusted networks.
Cassandra Harris, Founder and CEO, Litestream Ventures, said, “Much of the coverage that comes out of Davos can obscure the substantive work that takes place during World Economic Forum week — particularly the dialogue and backing that emerges around companies addressing real-world challenges.
The Davos Manifesto, first articulated in the 1970s, set out the principle that businesses should act as stewards of long-term value, managing their impact on society rather than pursuing short-term profit alone. At Litestream Ventures, we operate at the intersection of venture, media, and convening — using storytelling, capital dialogue, and trusted networks to support long-term thinking and responsible growth.
“The 12 hand-picked companies that presented at our annual forum engaged directly with investors, resulting in meaningful expressions of investor interest that reflect the spirit in which the World Economic Forum was founded.”
In an effort to create an evolving and immersive company presentation experience for investors, Litestream Ventures delivered — in partnership with Dayholi — a first-of-its-kind VR activation during World Economic Forum week.
The experience allowed attendees to step virtually inside the factories, headquarters, and laboratories of participating companies, providing real-time operational context as founders presented live on the Litestream Ventures stage.
Manuel E. Gonzalez, Managing Partner at AgFunder, said, “As a VC investing in critical industries such as agrifood and human health, it was encouraging to see such high-calibre entrepreneurs and investors operating in this space in attendance.
Too often, we see founders with promising technology that could help move the dial on the world’s biggest challenges, fail to come into our sector. Thanks to the team at Litestream Ventures, many of those companies look to have a brighter future and the opportunity to scale.”
The annual forum also featured two panel discussions with heavyweight global investors, alongside an immersive cultural performance — The Brave New Earth — brought to Davos by Litestream Ventures for the first time.
