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Early stage investors

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

35,284
Investors
10
Investor types
100
Rows shown
44%
Of all investors

Most active early stage 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
3 500 Global Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 3,424 579 469 52
4 SOSV Venture capital firm Princeton, United States 2,865 1,185 98 45
5 Plug and Play Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm Sunnyvale, United States 2,592 352 230 104
6 Accel Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 2,514 1,018 451 0
7 Sequoia Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,450 899 480 122
8 Alumni Ventures Angel group, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Manchester, United States 2,424 32 263 0
9 New Enterprise Associates Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,398 826 670 98
10 Antler Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 2,309 933 24 258
11 Right Side Capital Management Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 2,213 65 296 9
12 Bossa Invest Venture capital firm São Paulo, Brazil 2,192 66 283 62
13 Andreessen Horowitz Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,041 916 311 416
14 General Catalyst Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,801 753 271 147
15 FJ Labs Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,801 63 165 16
16 Lightspeed Venture Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,739 639 298 14
17 Bpifrance Government investment office, Investment bank Maisons-alfort, France 1,680 454 214 323
18 Bessemer Venture Partners Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,654 593 364 112
19 Intel Capital Corporate venture arm Santa Clara, United States 1,639 567 537 0
20 SV Angel Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,584 35 521 9
21 IDG Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Beijing, China 1,565 567 183 0
22 Kleiner Perkins Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,558 461 388 55
23 Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,479 575 208 73
24 US Department of Energy Government investment office Washington, United States 1,460 1,336 193 0
25 Venture Kick Startup incubator Schlieren, Switzerland 1,459 1,342 82 4
26 Gaingels Syndicate, Venture capital firm Burlington, United States 1,384 10 146 121
27 Insight Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,349 833 335 243
28 Index Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,340 550 293 48
29 Google Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,331 392 304 0
30 Newchip Accelerator Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm Austin, United States 1,278 26 17 0
31 European Innovation Council Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Brussels, Belgium 1,271 921 48 0
32 Tiger Global Management Hedge fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,260 724 223 0
33 HSG Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1,249 553 133 90
34 Liquid 2 Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,243 16 144 11
35 Goldman Sachs Investment bank, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,187 450 480 0
36 Wayra Corporate venture arm Madrid, Spain 1,139 82 57 4
37 Advantage Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New Orleans, United States 1,112 102 142 37
38 Qiming Venture Partners Venture capital firm Shanghai, China 1,106 555 104 39
39 Start-Up Chile Startup accelerator Santiago, Chile 1,101 201 50 4
40 VentureOut Startup accelerator, Startup incubator New York, United States 1,090 408 133 0
41 Founders Fund Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,072 337 188 34
42 Norwest Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
43 First Round Capital Venture capital firm Philadelphia, United States 1,029 241 239 34
44 Global Founders Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Berlin, Germany 1,027 257 131 11
45 HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) Venture capital firm Bonn, Germany 1,026 290 136 61
46 Flybridge Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,023 124 127 4
47 Soma Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,015 21 95 21
48 Salesforce Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 970 195 221 0
49 Silicon Valley Bank Investment bank Santa Clara, United States 963 346 423 245
50 Enterprise Ireland Government investment office Dublin, Ireland 955 272 124 0
51 Greylock Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 954 272 285 40
52 Menlo Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 931 326 205 36
53 Greycroft Venture capital firm New York, United States 929 283 173 22
54 Battery Ventures Venture capital firm Boston, United States 923 363 242 44
55 Kima Ventures Micro VC fund Paris, France 915 65 142 4
56 Redpoint Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 885 281 187 10
57 Venrock Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 884 250 288 35
58 Canaan Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 873 292 196 25
59 BoxGroup Venture capital firm New York, United States 866 39 161 10
60 Cleantech Open Startup accelerator Palo Alto, United States 860 323 34 9
61 Pioneer Fund Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Toronto, Canada 860 12 34 225
62 Peak XV Partners Venture capital firm Bengaluru, India 859 459 103 46
63 Goodwater Capital Venture capital firm Burlingame, United States 838 106 38 20
64 Foundation Capital Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 826 227 203 26
65 ZhenFund Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm Beijing, China 821 189 65 0
66 OrbiMed Private equity firm New York, United States 810 276 304 76
67 True Ventures Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 805 286 140 19
68 Global Brain Corporation Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 804 246 119 83
69 CRV Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 799 234 196 5
70 Shenzhen Capital Group Venture capital firm Nanshan, China 794 316 102 34
71 Matrix Partners China Venture capital firm Beijing, China 793 271 59 1
72 Bain Capital Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 791 338 169 11
73 Creative Destruction Lab Entrepreneurship program, University program Toronto, Canada 788 215 87 0
74 Felicis Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 777 190 194 25
75 International Finance Corporation Government investment office, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 770 472 212 156
76 SFC Capital Angel group, Micro VC fund Northwich, United Kingdom 768 267 23 10
77 LvlUp Ventures Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Los Angeles, United States 768 113 4 54
78 Polaris Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 754 215 207 22
79 Benchmark Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 751 250 202 23
80 Lerer Hippeau Venture capital firm New York, United States 750 131 188 13
81 Hiventures Venture capital firm Budapest, Hungary 745 48 7 23
82 Mayfield Fund Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 738 231 214 22
83 FasterCapital Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Dubai, United Arab Emirates 734 612 3 87
84 Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 721 76 112 0
85 Maine Technology Institute Government investment office, Startup incubator Brunswick, United States 717 588 21 0
86 BDC Venture Capital Government investment office, Venture capital firm Calgary, Canada 715 146 183 596
87 Sand Hill Angels Angel group Mountain View, United States 702 15 98 94
88 SkyDeck Berkeley Startup accelerator Berkeley, United States 700 126 44 0
89 Keiretsu Forum Angel group, Venture capital firm Orinda, United States 699 35 77 97
90 East Ventures Venture capital firm 697 292 71 12
91 Technology Development Fund Government investment office, Venture capital firm Reykjavík, Iceland 692 687 15 0
92 Seedcamp Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 688 101 83 27
93 8VC Venture capital firm Austin, United States 687 207 72 24
94 DCM Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 677 204 153 27
95 RRE Ventures Venture capital firm New York, United States 675 159 152 25
96 Artesian VC Venture capital firm Melbourne, Australia 674 230 30 30
97 Brand Capital Corporate venture arm, Private equity firm Mumbai, India 673 37 116 0
98 Lux Capital Venture capital firm New York, United States 672 179 76 40
99 Spark Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 670 327 126 19
100 SMBC Venture Capital Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 666 31 98 0

Table 1. The 100 early stage investors with the most recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 35,284.

By investor type

Venture capital firms18,808 Private equity firms3,938 Angel investors3,407 Investment partners2,450 Startup accelerators1,750 Angel groups1,630 Micro VC funds1,622 Corporate venture capital1,477 Family offices1,139 Startup incubators1,002
Cite: FundingWatcher, 35,284 early stage investors, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/stage/early-stage-investors/