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Private equity investors

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

12,036
Investors
10
Investor types
100
Rows shown
15%
Of all investors

Most active private equity 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 Plug and Play Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm Sunnyvale, United States 2,592 352 230 104
3 Accel Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 2,514 1,018 451 0
4 General Catalyst Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,801 753 271 147
5 Bpifrance Government investment office, Investment bank Maisons-alfort, France 1,680 454 214 323
6 Intel Capital Corporate venture arm Santa Clara, United States 1,639 567 537 0
7 IDG Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Beijing, China 1,565 567 183 0
8 Kleiner Perkins Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,558 461 388 55
9 Insight Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,349 833 335 243
10 Google Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,331 392 304 0
11 Tiger Global Management Hedge fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,260 724 223 0
12 HSG Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1,249 553 133 90
13 Goldman Sachs Investment bank, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,187 450 480 0
14 Advantage Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New Orleans, United States 1,112 102 142 37
15 Qiming Venture Partners Venture capital firm Shanghai, China 1,106 555 104 39
16 Founders Fund Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,072 337 188 34
17 Norwest Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
18 Global Founders Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Berlin, Germany 1,027 257 131 11
19 Salesforce Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 970 195 221 0
20 Silicon Valley Bank Investment bank Santa Clara, United States 963 346 423 245
21 Greylock Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 954 272 285 40
22 Greycroft Venture capital firm New York, United States 929 283 173 22
23 Battery Ventures Venture capital firm Boston, United States 923 363 242 44
24 Venrock Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 884 250 288 35
25 OrbiMed Private equity firm New York, United States 810 276 304 76
26 International Finance Corporation Government investment office, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 770 472 212 156
27 Polaris Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 754 215 207 22
28 Hiventures Venture capital firm Budapest, Hungary 745 48 7 23
29 Mayfield Fund Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 738 231 214 22
30 FasterCapital Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Dubai, United Arab Emirates 734 612 3 87
31 Brand Capital Corporate venture arm, Private equity firm Mumbai, India 673 37 116 0
32 Lux Capital Venture capital firm New York, United States 672 179 76 40
33 Temasek Private equity firm Singapore, Singapore 658 295 167 332
34 Partech Venture capital firm Paris, France 626 184 117 53
35 Fidelity Investment bank Boston, United States 586 178 285 0
36 European Investment Bank Investment bank, Private equity firm Luxembourg, Luxembourg 577 486 188 0
37 TCV Private equity firm Menlo Park, United States 555 234 231 60
38 General Atlantic Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 552 303 195 0
39 GGV Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 545 200 70 0
40 RA Capital Management Startup incubator, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 544 183 243 67
41 Warburg Pincus Private equity firm New York, United States 528 344 195 277
42 Korea Investment Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 523 129 69 21
43 Draper Associates Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 522 140 78 11
44 Business Growth Fund Private equity firm, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 492 408 106 50
45 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Private equity firm Hudson, United States 482 319 173 776
46 GSR Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 481 133 42 25
47 Balderton Capital Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 477 216 98 33
48 3i Group Private equity firm, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 476 140 195 114
49 BlackRock Investment bank, Private equity firm New York, United States 472 180 180 0
50 Hillhouse Investment Angel group, Private equity firm Singapore, Singapore 465 200 86 138
51 Western Technology Investment Venture capital firm Portola Valley, United States 457 46 160 15
52 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Government investment office, Investment bank London, United Kingdom 456 355 107 0
53 Summit Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 451 157 277 122
54 Social Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 449 113 106 6
55 IVP Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 436 167 146 11
56 T. Rowe Price Private equity firm Baltimore, United States 436 119 183 940
57 InterWest Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 426 96 131 4
58 North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity Venture capital firm Wellesley, United States 425 134 120 4
59 KB Investment Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 423 78 33 16
60 Novo Holdings Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Hellerup, Denmark 417 150 115 104
61 Oak Investment Partners Venture capital firm Wilton, United States 409 132 132 3
62 Comcast Ventures Corporate venture arm San Francisco, United States 403 99 135 0
63 JP Morgan Chase Investment bank New York, United States 396 189 152 0
64 Business Development Bank of Canada Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Montréal, Canada 392 168 100 596
65 Village Capital Startup accelerator, Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 391 186 33 13
66 Foundry Group Venture capital firm Boulder, United States 387 211 94 7
67 Austin Ventures Venture capital firm Austin, United States 384 140 124 2
68 Morgan Stanley Investment bank New York, United States 381 121 173 0
69 GIC Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 380 175 131 347
70 AltaIR Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 374 47 39 5
71 NextView Ventures Venture capital firm New York, United States 372 64 60 9
72 Bank of America Investment bank, Venture capital firm Charlotte, United States 366 167 149 0
73 Meritech Capital Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 365 147 142 12
74 Morgenthaler Ventures Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 363 66 109 8
75 Perceptive Advisors Hedge fund New York, United States 352 116 196 0
76 SAIF Partners Private equity firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 351 132 63 24
77 Addor Capital Venture capital firm Nanjing, China 350 173 26 3
78 Scottish Investment Bank Investment bank, Private equity firm Glasgow, United Kingdom 350 40 42 0
79 Horizons Ventures Venture capital firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 348 148 53 7
80 Earlybird Venture Capital Venture capital firm Berlin, Germany 348 143 59 41
81 CDH Investments Private equity firm Kowloon City, Hong Kong 345 148 44 60
82 Sigma Partners Venture capital firm Boston, United States 345 95 85 5
83 Eurazeo Private equity firm Paris, France 344 150 77 270
84 The Carlyle Group Private equity firm Washington, United States 343 184 144 696
85 CPP Investments Pension fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Toronto, Canada 341 112 188 0
86 SIG China (SIG Asia Investments) Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Huangpu, China 336 129 40 101
87 Wellington Management Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 335 111 160 838
88 Microsoft Redmond, United States 335 108 66 0
89 Ribbit Capital Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 333 122 43 0
90 SV Health Investors Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 325 76 95 34
91 LVX Ventures Angel group, Venture capital firm Bengaluru, India 324 61 27 34
92 JP Morgan Investment bank, Private equity firm New York, United States 322 141 107 0
93 SoftBank Group Private equity firm Tokyo, Japan 319 121 133 45
94 TA Associates Private equity firm Boston, United States 317 173 194 139
95 Samsung Ventures Corporate venture arm Seoul, South Korea 314 104 85 0
96 Domain Associates Venture capital firm San Diego, United States 309 63 95 0
97 SignalFire Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 305 119 27 32
98 Deutsche Bank Investment bank Frankfurt, Germany 304 102 132 0
99 IP Group Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 304 59 38 0
100 MPM Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 301 97 105 30

Table 1. The 100 private equity investors with the most recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 12,036.

By investor type

Private equity firms6,658 Venture capital firms2,682 Angel investors704 Family offices585 Investment partners474 Investment banks330 Corporate venture capital282 Hedge funds259 Angel groups218 Venture debt funds189
Cite: FundingWatcher, 12,036 private equity investors, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/stage/private-equity-investors/