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79,515 firms and named investors. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

Investors by investor typeVenture capital firms24,254Angel investors23,916Private equity firms9,693Investment partners6,734Startup accelerators3,207Micro VC funds2,364Angel groups2,362Corporate venture capital1,903Family offices1,855Startup incubators1,599
Figure 1. Investors by investor type, ten largest types. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515.

By investor type

Investor counts →
Venture capital firms24,254 Angel investors23,916 Private equity firms9,693 Investment partners6,734 Startup accelerators3,207 Micro VC funds2,364 Angel groups2,362 Corporate venture capital1,903 Family offices1,855 Startup incubators1,599 Investment banks822 Government investment offices732 Venture debt funds720 Hedge funds603 Entrepreneurship programs475 Funds of funds415 Syndicates380 Startup competitions218 University programs180 Co-working spaces151 Secondary purchasers126 Pension funds74

By investment stage

Seed investors50,175 Early stage investors35,284 Private equity investors12,036 Venture investors11,030 Late stage investors10,427 Debt investors3,003 Convertible note investors2,321 Grant makers1,845 Post IPO investors1,398 Crowdfunding investors1,185 Secondary market investors1,181 ICO investors736 Non equity assistance724

By city

New York4,967 San Francisco4,046 London3,492 Los Angeles1,390 Singapore1,084 Paris1,046 Boston1,006 Chicago865 Toronto790 Mumbai735 Beijing730 Palo Alto721

By country

United States31,393 United Kingdom4,721 India3,705 China2,759 Germany2,185 Canada2,032 France1,527 Singapore1,347 Australia1,180 Spain982 Switzerland904 Brazil889

Most active investors

By recorded investments
100 rows
# Name Type Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 Y Combinator Startup accelerator Mountain View, United States 8,719 3,692 783 79
2 Techstars Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm New City, United States 6,842 3,391 638 108
3 National Science Foundation Entrepreneurship program, Government investment office Alexandria, United States 4,642 4,419 269 0
4 500 Global Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 3,424 579 469 52
5 MassChallenge Startup accelerator Boston, United States 3,225 1,037 267 15
6 SOSV Venture capital firm Princeton, United States 2,865 1,185 98 45
7 Plug and Play Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm Sunnyvale, United States 2,592 352 230 104
8 Accel Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 2,514 1,018 451 0
9 Sequoia Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,450 899 480 122
10 Alumni Ventures Angel group, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Manchester, United States 2,424 32 263 0
11 New Enterprise Associates Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,398 826 670 98
12 Antler Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 2,309 933 24 258
13 Right Side Capital Management Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 2,213 65 296 9
14 Bossa Invest Venture capital firm São Paulo, Brazil 2,192 66 283 62
15 Andreessen Horowitz Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,041 916 311 416
16 TIPS Program Startup incubator Gangneung, South Korea 1,922 1,120 62 1
17 General Catalyst Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,801 753 271 147
18 FJ Labs Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,801 63 165 16
19 Lightspeed Venture Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,739 639 298 14
20 Bpifrance Government investment office, Investment bank Maisons-alfort, France 1,680 454 214 323
21 Bessemer Venture Partners Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,654 593 364 112
22 Intel Capital Corporate venture arm Santa Clara, United States 1,639 567 537 0
23 SV Angel Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,584 35 521 9
24 IDG Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Beijing, China 1,565 567 183 0
25 Kleiner Perkins Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,558 461 388 55
26 Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,479 575 208 73
27 US Department of Energy Government investment office Washington, United States 1,460 1,336 193 0
28 Venture Kick Startup incubator Schlieren, Switzerland 1,459 1,342 82 4
29 Gaingels Syndicate, Venture capital firm Burlington, United States 1,384 10 146 121
30 Insight Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,349 833 335 243
31 Index Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,340 550 293 48
32 Google Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,331 392 304 0
33 Innovate UK Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm Swindon, United Kingdom 1,307 976 84 0
34 Newchip Accelerator Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm Austin, United States 1,278 26 17 0
35 European Innovation Council Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Brussels, Belgium 1,271 921 48 0
36 Tiger Global Management Hedge fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,260 724 223 0
37 HSG Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1,249 553 133 90
38 Liquid 2 Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,243 16 144 11
39 Goldman Sachs Investment bank, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,187 450 480 0
40 Wayra Corporate venture arm Madrid, Spain 1,139 82 57 4
41 Advantage Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New Orleans, United States 1,112 102 142 37
42 Qiming Venture Partners Venture capital firm Shanghai, China 1,106 555 104 39
43 Start-Up Chile Startup accelerator Santiago, Chile 1,101 201 50 4
44 VentureOut Startup accelerator, Startup incubator New York, United States 1,090 408 133 0
45 Founders Fund Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,072 337 188 34
46 Norwest Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
47 National Institutes of Health Entrepreneurship program Bethesda, United States 1,049 774 107 12
48 NYSERDA Government investment office Albany, United States 1,034 29 113 0
49 First Round Capital Venture capital firm Philadelphia, United States 1,029 241 239 34
50 Global Founders Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Berlin, Germany 1,027 257 131 11
51 HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) Venture capital firm Bonn, Germany 1,026 290 136 61
52 Flybridge Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,023 124 127 4
53 Soma Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,015 21 95 21
54 Salesforce Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 970 195 221 0
55 Silicon Valley Bank Investment bank Santa Clara, United States 963 346 423 245
56 Enterprise Ireland Government investment office Dublin, Ireland 955 272 124 0
57 Greylock Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 954 272 285 40
58 Menlo Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 931 326 205 36
59 Greycroft Venture capital firm New York, United States 929 283 173 22
60 Battery Ventures Venture capital firm Boston, United States 923 363 242 44
61 Kima Ventures Micro VC fund Paris, France 915 65 142 4
62 Redpoint Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 885 281 187 10
63 Venrock Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 884 250 288 35
64 Canaan Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 873 292 196 25
65 BoxGroup Venture capital firm New York, United States 866 39 161 10
66 Cleantech Open Startup accelerator Palo Alto, United States 860 323 34 9
67 Pioneer Fund Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Toronto, Canada 860 12 34 225
68 Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Government investment office Gatineau, Canada 859 847 0 287
69 Peak XV Partners Venture capital firm Bengaluru, India 859 459 103 46
70 Goodwater Capital Venture capital firm Burlingame, United States 838 106 38 20
71 U.S. Department of Agriculture Government investment office Washington, United States 828 801 22 0
72 Foundation Capital Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 826 227 203 26
73 ZhenFund Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm Beijing, China 821 189 65 0
74 OrbiMed Private equity firm New York, United States 810 276 304 76
75 True Ventures Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 805 286 140 19
76 Global Brain Corporation Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 804 246 119 83
77 CRV Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 799 234 196 5
78 Shenzhen Capital Group Venture capital firm Nanshan, China 794 316 102 34
79 Matrix Partners China Venture capital firm Beijing, China 793 271 59 1
80 Bain Capital Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 791 338 169 11
81 Creative Destruction Lab Entrepreneurship program, University program Toronto, Canada 788 215 87 0
82 Felicis Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 777 190 194 25
83 International Finance Corporation Government investment office, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 770 472 212 156
84 SFC Capital Angel group, Micro VC fund Northwich, United Kingdom 768 267 23 10
85 LvlUp Ventures Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Los Angeles, United States 768 113 4 54
86 Polaris Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 754 215 207 22
87 Benchmark Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 751 250 202 23
88 Lerer Hippeau Venture capital firm New York, United States 750 131 188 13
89 Hiventures Venture capital firm Budapest, Hungary 745 48 7 23
90 Mayfield Fund Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 738 231 214 22
91 FasterCapital Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Dubai, United Arab Emirates 734 612 3 87
92 Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 721 76 112 0
93 Maine Technology Institute Government investment office, Startup incubator Brunswick, United States 717 588 21 0
94 BDC Venture Capital Government investment office, Venture capital firm Calgary, Canada 715 146 183 596
95 Sand Hill Angels Angel group Mountain View, United States 702 15 98 94
96 SkyDeck Berkeley Startup accelerator Berkeley, United States 700 126 44 0
97 Keiretsu Forum Angel group, Venture capital firm Orinda, United States 699 35 77 97
98 East Ventures Venture capital firm 697 292 71 12
99 Technology Development Fund Government investment office, Venture capital firm Reykjavík, Iceland 692 687 15 0
100 Seedcamp Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 688 101 83 27

Table 1. The 100 investors with the most recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515.

Cite: FundingWatcher, 79,515 investors, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/