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Seed investors

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

50,175
Investors
10
Investor types
100
Rows shown
63%
Of all investors

Most active seed 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 SOSV Venture capital firm Princeton, United States 2,865 1,185 98 45
6 Plug and Play Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm Sunnyvale, United States 2,592 352 230 104
7 Accel Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 2,514 1,018 451 0
8 Sequoia Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,450 899 480 122
9 Alumni Ventures Angel group, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Manchester, United States 2,424 32 263 0
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 TIPS Program Startup incubator Gangneung, South Korea 1,922 1,120 62 1
15 General Catalyst Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,801 753 271 147
16 FJ Labs Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,801 63 165 16
17 Lightspeed Venture Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,739 639 298 14
18 Bpifrance Government investment office, Investment bank Maisons-alfort, France 1,680 454 214 323
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 Tiger Global Management Hedge fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,260 724 223 0
32 HSG Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1,249 553 133 90
33 Liquid 2 Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,243 16 144 11
34 Goldman Sachs Investment bank, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,187 450 480 0
35 Wayra Corporate venture arm Madrid, Spain 1,139 82 57 4
36 Advantage Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New Orleans, United States 1,112 102 142 37
37 Qiming Venture Partners Venture capital firm Shanghai, China 1,106 555 104 39
38 Start-Up Chile Startup accelerator Santiago, Chile 1,101 201 50 4
39 VentureOut Startup accelerator, Startup incubator New York, United States 1,090 408 133 0
40 Founders Fund Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,072 337 188 34
41 Norwest Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
42 National Institutes of Health Entrepreneurship program Bethesda, United States 1,049 774 107 12
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 Enterprise Ireland Government investment office Dublin, Ireland 955 272 124 0
50 Greylock Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 954 272 285 40
51 Greycroft Venture capital firm New York, United States 929 283 173 22
52 Battery Ventures Venture capital firm Boston, United States 923 363 242 44
53 Kima Ventures Micro VC fund Paris, France 915 65 142 4
54 Redpoint Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 885 281 187 10
55 Venrock Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 884 250 288 35
56 Canaan Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 873 292 196 25
57 BoxGroup Venture capital firm New York, United States 866 39 161 10
58 Pioneer Fund Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Toronto, Canada 860 12 34 225
59 Peak XV Partners Venture capital firm Bengaluru, India 859 459 103 46
60 Goodwater Capital Venture capital firm Burlingame, United States 838 106 38 20
61 ZhenFund Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm Beijing, China 821 189 65 0
62 OrbiMed Private equity firm New York, United States 810 276 304 76
63 True Ventures Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 805 286 140 19
64 Global Brain Corporation Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 804 246 119 83
65 CRV Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 799 234 196 5
66 Shenzhen Capital Group Venture capital firm Nanshan, China 794 316 102 34
67 Bain Capital Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 791 338 169 11
68 Creative Destruction Lab Entrepreneurship program, University program Toronto, Canada 788 215 87 0
69 Felicis Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 777 190 194 25
70 International Finance Corporation Government investment office, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 770 472 212 156
71 SFC Capital Angel group, Micro VC fund Northwich, United Kingdom 768 267 23 10
72 LvlUp Ventures Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Los Angeles, United States 768 113 4 54
73 Polaris Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 754 215 207 22
74 Benchmark Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 751 250 202 23
75 Lerer Hippeau Venture capital firm New York, United States 750 131 188 13
76 Hiventures Venture capital firm Budapest, Hungary 745 48 7 23
77 Mayfield Fund Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 738 231 214 22
78 FasterCapital Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Dubai, United Arab Emirates 734 612 3 87
79 Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 721 76 112 0
80 Maine Technology Institute Government investment office, Startup incubator Brunswick, United States 717 588 21 0
81 BDC Venture Capital Government investment office, Venture capital firm Calgary, Canada 715 146 183 596
82 Sand Hill Angels Angel group Mountain View, United States 702 15 98 94
83 SkyDeck Berkeley Startup accelerator Berkeley, United States 700 126 44 0
84 Keiretsu Forum Angel group, Venture capital firm Orinda, United States 699 35 77 97
85 East Ventures Venture capital firm 697 292 71 12
86 Seedcamp Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 688 101 83 27
87 8VC Venture capital firm Austin, United States 687 207 72 24
88 DCM Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 677 204 153 27
89 RRE Ventures Venture capital firm New York, United States 675 159 152 25
90 Artesian VC Venture capital firm Melbourne, Australia 674 230 30 30
91 Brand Capital Corporate venture arm, Private equity firm Mumbai, India 673 37 116 0
92 Lux Capital Venture capital firm New York, United States 672 179 76 40
93 Spark Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 670 327 126 19
94 SMBC Venture Capital Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 666 31 98 0
95 Innovation Works Government investment office, Startup incubator Pittsburgh, United States 661 84 56 0
96 SOSV HAX Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 656 10 18 4
97 Coinbase Ventures Corporate venture arm Oakland, United States 654 47 53 0
98 Alchemist Accelerator Startup accelerator San Francisco, United States 653 115 69 38
99 Startup Wise Guys Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Tallinn, Estonia 644 146 15 37
100 Almi Invest Venture capital firm Stockholm, Sweden 641 205 57 0

Table 1. The 100 seed investors with the most recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 50,175.

By investor type

Angel investors22,379 Venture capital firms13,346 Investment partners5,333 Startup accelerators2,485 Private equity firms2,241 Angel groups1,904 Micro VC funds1,858 Startup incubators1,236 Corporate venture capital1,001 Family offices995
Cite: FundingWatcher, 50,175 seed investors, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/stage/seed-investors/