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Venture investors

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

11,030
Investors
10
Investor types
100
Rows shown
13%
Of all investors

Most active venture 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 Accel Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 2,514 1,018 451 0
5 Sequoia Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,450 899 480 122
6 Alumni Ventures Angel group, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Manchester, United States 2,424 32 263 0
7 New Enterprise Associates Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,398 826 670 98
8 Antler Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 2,309 933 24 258
9 Right Side Capital Management Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 2,213 65 296 9
10 Bossa Invest Venture capital firm São Paulo, Brazil 2,192 66 283 62
11 Andreessen Horowitz Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,041 916 311 416
12 General Catalyst Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,801 753 271 147
13 FJ Labs Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,801 63 165 16
14 Intel Capital Corporate venture arm Santa Clara, United States 1,639 567 537 0
15 SV Angel Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,584 35 521 9
16 Kleiner Perkins Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,558 461 388 55
17 Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,479 575 208 73
18 US Department of Energy Government investment office Washington, United States 1,460 1,336 193 0
19 Gaingels Syndicate, Venture capital firm Burlington, United States 1,384 10 146 121
20 Index Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,340 550 293 48
21 Google Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,331 392 304 0
22 HSG Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1,249 553 133 90
23 Wayra Corporate venture arm Madrid, Spain 1,139 82 57 4
24 Advantage Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New Orleans, United States 1,112 102 142 37
25 Norwest Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
26 HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) Venture capital firm Bonn, Germany 1,026 290 136 61
27 Flybridge Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,023 124 127 4
28 Soma Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,015 21 95 21
29 Salesforce Ventures Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 970 195 221 0
30 Enterprise Ireland Government investment office Dublin, Ireland 955 272 124 0
31 Greylock Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 954 272 285 40
32 Redpoint Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 885 281 187 10
33 Venrock Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 884 250 288 35
34 Canaan Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 873 292 196 25
35 Pioneer Fund Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Toronto, Canada 860 12 34 225
36 Peak XV Partners Venture capital firm Bengaluru, India 859 459 103 46
37 Goodwater Capital Venture capital firm Burlingame, United States 838 106 38 20
38 Foundation Capital Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 826 227 203 26
39 OrbiMed Private equity firm New York, United States 810 276 304 76
40 True Ventures Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 805 286 140 19
41 Global Brain Corporation Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 804 246 119 83
42 Shenzhen Capital Group Venture capital firm Nanshan, China 794 316 102 34
43 Bain Capital Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 791 338 169 11
44 Creative Destruction Lab Entrepreneurship program, University program Toronto, Canada 788 215 87 0
45 Felicis Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 777 190 194 25
46 LvlUp Ventures Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Los Angeles, United States 768 113 4 54
47 Polaris Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 754 215 207 22
48 Benchmark Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 751 250 202 23
49 Lerer Hippeau Venture capital firm New York, United States 750 131 188 13
50 Hiventures Venture capital firm Budapest, Hungary 745 48 7 23
51 Mayfield Fund Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 738 231 214 22
52 FasterCapital Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Dubai, United Arab Emirates 734 612 3 87
53 Maine Technology Institute Government investment office, Startup incubator Brunswick, United States 717 588 21 0
54 BDC Venture Capital Government investment office, Venture capital firm Calgary, Canada 715 146 183 596
55 Sand Hill Angels Angel group Mountain View, United States 702 15 98 94
56 East Ventures Venture capital firm 697 292 71 12
57 DCM Ventures Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 677 204 153 27
58 RRE Ventures Venture capital firm New York, United States 675 159 152 25
59 Artesian VC Venture capital firm Melbourne, Australia 674 230 30 30
60 Brand Capital Corporate venture arm, Private equity firm Mumbai, India 673 37 116 0
61 Lux Capital Venture capital firm New York, United States 672 179 76 40
62 Spark Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 670 327 126 19
63 SMBC Venture Capital Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Tokyo, Japan 666 31 98 0
64 SOSV HAX Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 656 10 18 4
65 Coinbase Ventures Corporate venture arm Oakland, United States 654 47 53 0
66 Alchemist Accelerator Startup accelerator San Francisco, United States 653 115 69 38
67 Startup Wise Guys Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Tallinn, Estonia 644 146 15 37
68 Atlas Venture Venture capital firm Cambridge, United States 638 179 199 53
69 Orbit Ventures Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 626 429 24 20
70 Partech Venture capital firm Paris, France 626 184 117 53
71 Slow Ventures Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 625 78 159 14
72 Startupbootcamp Startup accelerator London, United Kingdom 620 58 56 43
73 U.S. Venture Partners Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 610 188 168 2
74 Shunwei Capital Venture capital firm Beijing, China 607 188 46 10
75 SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio) Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 596 17 12 45
76 TCA Venture Group Angel group Newport Beach, United States 594 57 117 48
77 Matrix Venture capital firm Cambridge, United States 585 190 151 9
78 Initialized Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 578 168 113 3
79 European Investment Bank Investment bank, Private equity firm Luxembourg, Luxembourg 577 486 188 0
80 Wavemaker Ventures Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 576 157 83 24
81 Madrona Venture capital firm Seattle, United States 574 215 118 44
82 Speedinvest Venture capital firm Vienna, Austria 571 232 56 44
83 Legend Capital Venture capital firm Beijing, China 569 240 60 30
84 Headline Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 567 208 90 13
85 TCV Private equity firm Menlo Park, United States 555 234 231 60
86 DCVC Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 553 103 124 79
87 Eight Roads Ventures Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 552 236 134 60
88 Northstar Ventures Venture capital firm Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom 550 75 30 0
89 Great Oaks Venture Capital Venture capital firm New York, United States 547 29 132 2
90 GGV Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 545 200 70 0
91 RA Capital Management Startup incubator, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 544 183 243 67
92 Founder Collective Venture capital firm Cambridge, United States 543 35 161 10
93 F-Prime Venture capital firm Cambridge, United States 540 133 113 65
94 Union Square Ventures Venture capital firm New York, United States 538 234 77 16
95 ARCH Venture Partners Venture capital firm Chicago, United States 535 147 121 28
96 Crosslink Capital Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 533 179 120 16
97 Draper Associates Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 522 140 78 11
98 Vertex Ventures Venture capital firm Singapore, Singapore 519 157 116 21
99 Entrepreneurs First Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 511 121 49 93
100 Pear VC Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 511 95 52 17

Table 1. The 100 venture investors with the most recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 11,030.

By investor type

Venture capital firms5,884 Private equity firms1,937 Investment partners992 Angel investors818 Corporate venture capital600 Family offices542 Startup accelerators439 Micro VC funds363 Angel groups362 Startup incubators265
Cite: FundingWatcher, 11,030 venture investors, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/stage/venture-investors/