Research on startup funding and the investors behind it.
FundingWatcher is a research publication of Haus Research covering startup funding rounds and the investors behind them.
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ReportsInvestor tablesStartup tablesFigures and tablesMethod
79,515
Investors
167
Countries
5,247
Cities
4 September 2026
Data as of
Research
All reports →YC batches got twice as likely to repeat an earlier YC company, from 18% to 47%
A 2013 to 2019 YC batch had a close match among 500 earlier YC companies for 18.3% of its companies; in Summer 2025 it was 46.5%.
Investors
All investors →Most active investors
Ranked by recorded investments.
By recorded investments
Y Combinator
8,719
Techstars
6,842
National Science Foundation
4,642
Type distribution
Investors by type.
Venture capital firms
24,254
Angel investors
23,916
Private equity firms
9,693
Investment partners
6,734
Investment stages
Investors listed by the stage they back.
Seed 50,175Early stage venture 35,284Private equity 12,036
By type and investment stage
Startups
All startups →Round, investor, startup
Every table row is a round, the investors on it and the company that raised it.
Investor
79,515 investors
Invests
Round
Stage and date
Raises
Startup
Sector and city
By sector and funding stage
The figures behind the reports
Current value and data date for each figure and table.
Figures and tables