F4 Champions · Season 1
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F4 Champions · Season 1
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109 VC firms investing in consumer apps & social at the Series B stage.
F4 Fund tracks 109 VC firms that actively invest in consumer apps & social at the Series B stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $10000M (median: $12.8M – $12.8M). As of July 2026, and 94% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,539+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Sound Ventures Identify major platform shifts and back founders at early stages with conviction. Invest early, move with conviction, and stay hands-on. Beyond capital, provide narrative crafting, marketing momentum, and customer introductions. The AI fund thesis: foundation model companies are defining the category and possess transformative potential across enterprise and consumer. Los Angeles | $100K – $10M | 49 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Valar Ventures Valar Ventures focuses on non-U.S. companies with the potential to become global category leaders, particularly in fintech and software. The firm believes in backing exceptionally focused teams with large ambitions, trusting founders to retain substantial equity and control. Valar targets structural inefficiencies in financial services globally and backs companies using modern technology and customer-centric design to displace legacy financial institutions. New York | $100K – $5M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 3 | ▶ The Chernin Group (TCG) Invest in platforms and brands that shape culture, with passionate, loyal audiences and strong direct-to-consumer relationships. We partner with visionary founders who have built authentic communities. Los Angeles | $5M – $100M | 37 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Index Ventures We invest in who you are, not just what you do. We back visionaries and game-changers with character and global ambition. We partner long-term with founders, providing capital, operational support, and deep conviction in their vision. San Francisco | $500K – $50M | 370 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 5 | ▶ Uncork Capital We back bold founders at the earliest stages with capital and deep operational support. High-conviction, long-term partnerships with founders solving real problems. Founder-market fit above all else. Speed, transparency, and staying committed through difficult times. | $1.5M – $3M | 200 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ ICONIQ Growth Partnering with category-defining technology founders at critical inflection points (typically Series B, $10M ARR) through IPO and beyond. ICONIQ brings an unparalleled network of 300+ tech executive families, an 80-person dedicated venture team, and 'uncommon care' service model. AI is now a core focus with $3B+ invested in AI in 2025. San Francisco | $10M – $200M | 171 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 7 | ▶ AF Ventures Back authentic founders building next-generation consumer brands across food, wellness, personal care, and pet. Combine early-stage capital with hands-on operational partnership and domain expertise to build enduring consumer brands and drive long-term value creation. New York | $100K – $5M | 22 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Point72 Ventures Point72 Ventures backs ambitious founders building for big outcomes across critical domains. Going deep, not wide—the firm focuses on specialized investment theses in AI, Consumer, and Defense Tech, bringing deep sector insights, partnership, and hands-on support from seed to pre-IPO. New York | $250K – $50M | 204 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 9 | ▶ Atinum Investment Atinum Investment identifies and invests in companies solving fundamental problems through technology innovation and market disruption. The firm specializes in growth-stage startups and paradigm-shifting companies across diverse sectors. | $500K – $10M | 56 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Anfa Extreme conviction investing with <10 partnerships per fund, up to $30M checks per founder. Built by founders for founders, with global mandate bridging developed and emerging markets. No ownership targets, flexible capital for growth or founder liquidity. London | $1M – $30M | 13 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 11 | ▶ BIGR Ventures Growth equity investment in early-stage natural and organic food and beverage companies. BIGR leverages 70+ years of combined industry expertise, unparalleled distribution relationships through Presence Marketing (largest independent natural foods broker), and hands-on operational support to maximize growth potential. Boulder, Colorado | $500K – $3M | 13 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 12 | ▶ Initialized Capital Passion and vision matter more than pedigree. We seek founders with grit, audacity, and a spark of rebellion—regardless of background. We invest early, before success is inevitable, and support founders from 0-to-1 through Series A. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 185 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Benchmark The best venture returns come from identifying exceptional founders solving significant problems early. Venture capital doesn't scale - we maintain small team sizes and disciplined focus on quality over quantity. San Francisco | $1M – $15M | 52 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 14 | ▶ The Raine Group Raine invests at the intersection of Sports, Content, Music, and Gaming — sectors they believe will compound from globalization and secular technology shifts. Their integrated merchant bank model combines proprietary deal flow from advisory relationships with deep sector expertise and a global network, allowing them to add unique strategic value as investors. New York | $1M – $100M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Unilever Ventures We support forward-thinking founders crafting brands for the modern consumer. We invest across beauty & wellness, commerce technology, and B2B/enterprise, leveraging Unilever's global distribution, brand-building capabilities, and consumer insights. London | $500K – $15M | 47 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 16 | ▶ Makers Fund Backing builders of the future of interactive entertainment. We invest across games, content, platforms, and ecosystem technologies with conviction that visionary founders are driving transformation in how we play, watch, create, and live. | $500K – $5M | 158 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 17 | ▶ DBL Partners Top-tier venture capital returns alongside meaningful social, environmental, and economic impact — the Double Bottom Line — with no tradeoff. DBL invests in mission-driven founders across clean energy, agriculture, nature-based solutions, health, economic opportunity, mobility, and the space/Earth nexus. San Francisco | $2M – $50M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 18 | ▶ Interplay Ventures Application-layer AI and B2B marketplace businesses at Series A, focused on industries undergoing digitization and specialization. Conviction co-investors who do independent underwriting but never lead. New York | $500K – $2M | 43 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 19 | ▶ AVP Independent global investment platform backing capital-efficient, high-growth technology companies across Europe and North America. Multi-stage, multi-strategy approach from venture to pre-IPO. Transatlantic local teams provide unique advantage in bridging European and US growth. Paris | $1M – $150M | 63 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 20 | ▶ Notable Capital Notable Capital backs notable founders with global ambitions across cloud infrastructure & AI, enterprise software applications, and consumer tech/fintech — investing from the earliest stages through growth. U.S. Anchored, Globally Minded. Menlo Park | $5M – $50M | 41 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 21 | ▶ Rocana Venture Partners Democratizing health and wellness through disruptive consumer brands that combine purpose with profitability. Rocana backs authentic founders solving real wellness problems with products that deliver genuine health benefits while operating sustainably. Los Angeles | $500K – $30M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 22 | ▶ 137 Ventures 137 Ventures provides structured liquidity — equity loans against shareholder stakes, direct secondary purchases, and anchoring company-organized tender offers — to the founders, executives, and early employees of category-defining private technology companies. The firm supports generational companies through decade-long private lifecycles with flexible, founder-friendly capital structures. San Francisco | $25M – $150M | 56 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | ▶ Cleveland Avenue Global venture capital firm investing in lifestyle consumer brands and technology companies that positively disrupt large and growing markets. Great investments require deep industry expertise, hands-on operational support, and access to strategic partners. Chicago | $1M – $50M | 68 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 24 | ▶ Red Swan Ventures Thematic-driven investor backing ambitious founders building for big outcomes across critical domains. Core conviction: defensible businesses create competitive advantages by transforming data challenges and market opportunities into sustainable value. We Go Deep, Not Wide. Focus on AI (defensible AI turns data challenges into advantages), Consumer (vision and strategy to break through attention economy), and Defense Tech (modern solutions for global stability). Active operational partnership beyond capital provision. | $250K – $100M | 65 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 25 | ▶ Spark Capital Spark Capital backs transformative products built by creators with genuine vision and technical depth. We believe that the best way to evaluate a founding team is not through credentials or market analysis, but by experiencing their product firsthand. Product comes first, and everything else follows. | $500K – $60M | 65 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 26 | ▶ Decent Capital Back industry innovators and ecosystem creators building transformative TMT businesses with global potential, leveraging Jason Zeng's Tencent network and Asia-Silicon Valley cross-border expertise. Focus on founders with proven execution capability and long-term vision. Singapore | $100K – $10M | 17 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 27 | ▶ DN Capital Investment rigour at all stages, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across Software, AI, Fintech, and Consumer Internet with active, hands-on support beyond capital - ongoing advice, connections, introductions, partnerships, and mentorship. London | $500K – $20M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 28 | ▶ GSV Ventures GSV Ventures invests across the full spectrum of learning (Pre-K to Gray) at the intersection of education and technology. The firm believes the learning and workforce development sector is a $7+ trillion opportunity, and that artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape education. GSV focuses on companies that address real market needs at scale, operate sustainable business models, and attract visionary founders. San Francisco | $250K – $12M | 30 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 29 | ▶ Madrona Venture Group Madrona invests in people and ideas for the long run — backing visionary founders building transformational technology companies, with deep focus on applied AI across domain-specific applications, AI infrastructure, developer tools, enterprise software, and AI-enabled biotech. The firm serves as an active, full-stack partner providing capital plus recruiting, business development, and customer introductions. Seattle | $500K – $50M | 45 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 30 | ▶ Fernbrook Capital Management Exceptional founders building direct relationships with consumers through technology-enabled, category-redefining businesses that challenge incumbents and drive consumer innovation. New York | $2M – $15M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 31 | ▶ Dune Ventures Multi-stage permanent capital vehicle backing 'outsiders obsessed with the overlooked' — idiosyncratic founders who don't fit the traditional SV mold, building companies in interactive content, social, gaming, and adjacent technology. Invest globally in a small, concentrated number of the most ambitious founders in the interactive space each year. New York | $100K – $3M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 32 | ▶ Phoenix Court Phoenix Court partners with exceptional founders from pre-seed through public markets and beyond. The firm operates as a multi-stage, multi-fund group — LocalGlobe (seed), Latitude (growth), Solar (late-stage), and Basecamp (emerging managers) — built on the conviction that the best companies grow big not just in private markets but across their full lifecycle. Founded on purpose: 10% of profits and 2% of carry go to Phoenix Court Works, which is transitioning to the single largest shareholder in the firm. London | $500K – $20M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 33 | ▶ Bond We identify and scale proven product-market-fit technology companies for global expansion and IPO readiness. Our partnership combines world-class macro research analysis with hands-on operational expertise from experienced technology leaders who have built and scaled billion-dollar companies. San Francisco | $1M – $50M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 34 | ▶ Geodesic Capital We invest in multi-stage, globally minded founders and help them succeed in the critical Japanese market. Geodesic bridges Silicon Valley and Japan, providing both financial capital and an unmatched operational platform — including the annual Geodesic Forum, a dedicated Japan team, and deep LP relationships with major Japanese corporations — to accelerate portfolio company growth into Japan and Asia. Silicon Valley | $5M – $50M | 75 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 35 | ▶ Beringea Patient and intelligent capital for rapidly scaling entrepreneurial companies with a transatlantic footprint. US funds target Midwest Series A+ companies with ARR >$3M; UK funds target Series A/B companies with £1M+ revenue. Hands-on operational support through the Beringea Scale-Up Academy and transatlantic network. London | $1M – $13M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 36 | ▶ Renegade Partners We back exceptional founders with relentless ambition who are tackling problems that matter. Our focus is the Supercritical phase—the post-product-market-fit, pre-scale period where organizational design, talent systems, and board practices become critical infrastructure. We provide patient capital, deep operational support through our Chief People Officer, and strategic guidance from co-founders with 15+ and 10+ years of venture experience. San Francisco | $2M – $10M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 37 | ▶ AirTree Ventures Big things start small. We invest at seed stage and see potential where others don't. We believe in your vision for your company's future, not as it exists today. We think in decades, not days, committing to walk the entire journey with founders to build iconic companies. We share Antipodean ingenuity with the world. Sydney | $250K – $20M | 64 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 38 | ▶ DSC Investment DSC invests in paradigm-leading innovative entrepreneurs. The firm is strongest at early stage but open to all stages for teams with exceptional capability. Known for pioneering deep tech investments (AI, semiconductors, biotech) before they became mainstream, and for identifying unicorns years before public market recognition. Seoul | $1M – $30M | 22 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 39 | ▶ LG Technology Ventures LGV backs early-stage and growth-stage innovators with the strategic strength of LG Group's global resources. The fund invests in companies that stand to gain exceptional value from partnerships with LG's manufacturing, display, chemical, and energy business units, with a strong focus on AI, biotech, cleantech, and advanced materials. Silicon Valley | $1M – $30M | 73 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 40 | ▶ Galaxy Interactive Gaming-born technologies—GPUs, real-time rendering, virtual economies—now power AI, spatial computing, and blockchain. We invest in the foundational infrastructure enabling the convergence of digital and physical worlds. New York | $500K – $10M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 41 | ▶ Collab Fund Investing at the intersection of for-profit and for-good. Companies that make the world better AND deliver strong financial returns. The Villain Test ensures both impact and profit alignment. New York | $500K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 42 | ▶ Acequia Capital (AceCap) Acequia Capital partners with technical founders and product teams building the next wave of global businesses. They provide more than capital—experienced operators offer strategic guidance on product roadmap, technology strategy, business model, and GTM execution. The firm is a center of a global innovation ecosystem with unique capability to detect earliest signal in emerging technology trends. Seattle | $1M – $25M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 43 | ▶ Kinship Ventures Kinship Ventures backs 'TAM creators' — founders inventing new markets rather than competing in existing ones. Operating a two-pronged strategy: early conviction bets in category-defining founders and growth acceleration for companies approaching scale. From first check to IPO, they back founders who shape culture and build enduring companies. Los Angeles | $500K – $3M | 20 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 44 | ▶ Altos Ventures Patient, pragmatic investing in 'Hedgehog' founders building enduring, capital-efficient businesses. First institutional investor philosophy with multi-decade holding periods and a strong focus on unit economics over growth at all costs. Caps funds below $1B to maintain discipline and alignment. Menlo Park | $500K – $100M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 45 | ▶ Stripes Stripes invests in companies with exceptional products for consumers and businesses, acting as an of-service growth partner. Product-market fit is the prerequisite; Stripes provides the operational muscle — go-to-market, talent, network, and capital markets support — to scale from product-led growth to market-leading brand. New York | $10M – $150M | 79 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 46 | ▶ Flint Capital Exceptional technology companies can be built anywhere—US, Israel, or Europe. We partner with experienced founders to provide capital, US market expertise, and global networks to help them scale internationally. Boston | $500K – $5M | 29 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 47 | ▶ WestBridge Capital WestBridge partners with founders building transformative, AI-native businesses from Series A through IPO and beyond. With a $7.3B evergreen fund (no forced LP exit timeline), they invest early and hold for 5-25 years as patient capital partners. Their AI focus centers on Vertical AI Systems, AI-Native Infrastructure, and Agentic AI across the India and US markets. Bangalore | $10M – $500M | 28 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 48 | ▶ Vamos Ventures Invest in visionary founders from Latinx and diverse backgrounds building disruptive tech solutions. Capitalize on demographic trends and founder quality in systematically underestimated segments. Create alpha through early-mover advantage in overlooked founder networks. Los Angeles | $500K – $2.5M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 49 | ▶ Indico Capital Partners Southern European entrepreneurs (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian) possess exceptional engineering talent and are forced to have an international mindset from day one due to limited local markets. Indico backs the most globally promising companies from these ecosystems across enterprise SaaS, AI, deep tech, fintech, healthtech, spacetech, and the ocean/blue economy. Lisbon, Portugal | $275K – $11M | 27 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 50 | ▶ Lerer Hippeau As founder-operators, we see returns in relationships. We back ambitious founders with exceptional vision at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and network access. | $100K – $1M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 51 | ▶ SoftBank Vision Fund Supporting a full-stack AI technology ecosystem — from hardware (semiconductors and compute) to infrastructure (software enabling AI deployment) to applications (consumer and enterprise AI). Provides 'freedom-level capital' to help founders build market-leading companies at unprecedented scale. London | $100M – $10000M | 37 | Both | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 52 | ▶ Coefficient Capital Consumer investing requires a fundamentally new playbook built for an omni-channel world where technology, data, and brand storytelling are deeply intertwined. Coefficient identifies growth-stage consumer businesses in established categories undergoing structural change, using proprietary data and an annual Consumer Trends Report to find category-defining brands early. Strategy centers on backing brands positioned for strategic exits to major CPG acquirers. New York | $2M – $40M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 53 | ▶ Metis Capital We invest in the bold. African entrepreneurs are shaping the future of the continent and global industries. We back high-growth companies leveraging our decades of experience in law, finance, telecommunications, and energy to help founders navigate complexity and scale with confidence. Lagos | $500K – $5M | 17 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 54 | ▶ GGV Capital Back notable founders with global ambitions using technology to transform industries. We partner with exceptional teams to scale from seed through IPO, providing capital, operational expertise, and network access. Menlo Park | $1M – $15M | 35 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 55 | ▶ Fundamentum Partnership Fundamentum backs enduring technology companies out of India, concentrating on scale-up businesses with product-market fit, strong fundamentals, and room to become category leaders. Gurugram, Haryana, India | $10M – $25M | 16 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 56 | ▶ Greylock Your first partner. Over 80% of investments are first checks. We partner with exceptional founders at inception stages, providing patient capital and deep partnership. Menlo Park | $300K – $10M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 57 | ▶ Smash Capital World-class founders building generational brands in enterprise software, consumer internet, fintech, and AI. We offer unparalleled brand-building and media expertise drawn from decades operating multi-billion-dollar global franchises at Disney and beyond. Los Angeles | $10M – $100M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 58 | ▶ Footprint Coalition Global environmental challenges cannot be solved by established mega-corporations alone, but rather require breakthrough innovation from a diverse set of new companies. We combine venture capital with integrated storytelling and media to create culture-defining content around climate solutions and sustainable technology adoption. Los Angeles | $250K – $15M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 59 | ▶ How Women Invest Women founders represent an overlooked asset class that delivers superior returns. Women-founded companies earn 26% more for investors, yet receive only 2% of venture funding. We invest exclusively in women-founded companies, providing capital, network access, and operational support to drive transformative change. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 60 | ▶ Prosus Build lifestyle e-commerce ecosystems in Europe, Latin America, and India by investing in food delivery, fintech, classifieds, consumer services, and AI. Partner with entrepreneurs to help them become global success stories, leveraging Prosus's operational expertise, ecosystem synergies, and global network. Amsterdam | $1M – $500M | 40 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 61 | ▶ GV (Google Ventures) GV backs innovative founders moving the world forward, operating on long time horizons and dealing in decades, not rounds. Since 2023, GV has accelerated its focus on AI-native companies across infrastructure, applications, healthcare, and developer tools — with approximately 80% of new European investments now in AI. San Francisco | $500K – $50M | 30 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 62 | ▶ Horizons Ventures Invest in deep science and disruptive technology companies that solve fundamental human problems—inequality, health, climate adaptation. We back founders with vision, instinct, and drive to scale impact. Hong Kong | $1M – $25M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 63 | ▶ Third Point Ventures Identifies technology transitions creating market opportunities, particularly AI/ML-powered automation transforming enterprise infrastructure. Current focus on AI security (Zenity, DataGrail, Grip Security), AI durability (Diagrid), and AI observability (Kentik) — the three pillars needed to bring AI from experimentation to production at scale. Menlo Park | $1M – $50M | 39 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 64 | ▶ Gobi Partners Bespoke Capital for Enduring Impact. Gobi invests where capital alone is insufficient — requiring deep local relationships, sustained engagement, and informed judgment across Asia's diverse and complex markets. They focus on technology companies solving structural inefficiencies across underserved Asian markets, from fintech to deep tech to sustainable infrastructure. Kuala Lumpur | $1M – $50M | 37 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 65 | ▶ IvyCap Ventures Back exceptional founding teams from premier Indian academic institutions (IIT, IIM) building scalable, technology-led businesses. Leverage the global alumni network for deal sourcing and post-investment support via the THRIVE platform. Mumbai | $1M – $10M | 45 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 66 | ▶ Kleiner Perkins Partner with exceptional founders building transformative technology companies from inception to IPO and beyond. Our moral compass is serving humanity with technology and capital. We provide not just capital but operational support, network access, and board participation to maximize the potential of founders' ideas and make history. Menlo Park | $100K – $150M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 67 | ▶ Korea Investment Partners Korea Investment Partners backs global winners across early to growth stages, combining capital with operating support and cross-border expansion help. Seoul | $2M – $3M | 19 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 68 | ▶ K5 Global K5 Global backs category-defining companies from inception to IPO. The firm leverages exceptional networks across media, entertainment, politics, finance, and technology to provide strategic value beyond capital. We believe the best companies are built by founders who can access world-class talent, capital, and strategic relationships. Los Angeles | $1M – $3M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 69 | ▶ Korea Investment Management Co. Back the global winners of tomorrow through disciplined venture capital and growth equity investing. We are a trustworthy partner providing capital, operational expertise, and access to pan-Asian networks. Fund-oriented professional VC with fundamental philosophy of quality, responsibility, and stability. | $500K – $100M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 70 | ▶ Redpoint China Ventures Back early-stage China TMT startups at Seed, Series A, and Series B in frontier technology (AI, autonomous vehicles, semiconductors), enterprise services (SaaS, cloud, cybersecurity), and consumer internet (new brands, digital healthcare, smart supply chain). Combine Silicon Valley brand credibility with deep local China expertise to attract globally ambitious founders. Beijing | $500K – $10M | 25 | Leads | Slowing | N/A | N/A |
| 71 | ▶ WndrCo WndrCo positions itself as 'the founders behind the founders,' combining strategic capital with deep operational involvement. Unlike traditional VCs, partners take formal operating roles (interim CEO, CFO, CPO) within portfolio companies. This approach leverages the co-founders' proven track record: Sujay Jaswa scaled Dropbox from $18M to $10B as Business Founder/CFO, and Jeffrey Katzenberg transformed Disney Studios and built DreamWorks. The firm invests across all stages through three strategies: Build (acquiring underappreciated tech companies), Venture (leading post-PMF rounds), and Seed (very early checks). Focus areas are Future of Work, Cybersecurity, Developer Infrastructure, and Consumer Technology, with increasing emphasis on AI applications. Beverly Hills, California | $100K – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 72 | ▶ Thrive Capital Back great founders building category-defining companies, regardless of stage. We provide patient capital, hands-on operational support, and deep network access to enable breakout success. New York | $500K – $50M | 24 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 73 | ▶ Riverpark Ventures Disruptive businesses that eliminate intermediaries and compress value chains. We invest in entrepreneurs backed by entrepreneurs who understand the unique challenges of building. We look for innovative thinkers with proven track records and tremendous dedication, in large markets addressing significant customer needs. New York | $500K – $25M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 74 | ▶ Felix Capital A venture capital firm for the Creative Class operating at the intersection of technology and creativity. Felix backs passionate founders building products and brands that shape culture and move the world forward — across 'new ways of living' (consumer) and 'new ways of working' (enterprise/B2B). They seek companies with global ambition that can conquer both EU and US markets. London | $1M – $20M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 75 | ▶ Blackbird Back wild hearts with the wildest ideas from the very beginning. Invest in companies, not rounds — following exceptional founders from pre-seed through all subsequent stages. Focused on ANZ founders building globally ambitious companies across any sector. Sydney | $150K – $60M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 76 | ▶ Zeev Ventures Solo GP model combining angel investing speed with VC-scale checks. Backs non-traditional founders solving their own problems. Rejects process-heavy VC bureaucracy in favor of speed, decisiveness, and founder-first engagement. Palo Alto | $20M – $50M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 77 | ▶ mediaforgrowth (MFG) Consumer brand growth is fundamentally a media distribution challenge. By syndicating tier-1 media inventory from 20+ broadcast and digital partners in exchange for equity, MFG gives growth-stage challenger brands access to premium advertising at startup-compatible economics. Brand has become the new performance—as AI reshapes discovery, consumers only search for brands they already know. London | $1M – $5M | 5 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 78 | ▶ Andreessen Horowitz Backing the builders of the next layer of computing across AI infrastructure, defense, biotech, and American dynamism. Former 'Software is Eating the World' thesis evolved to 'AI is Eating Software'. Partners with technical founders building foundation models, cloud systems, and infrastructure for the AI era. Menlo Park | $1M – $200M | 48 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 79 | ▶ Bling Capital The hardest thing in seed is finding product-market fit. We help you find it. If you already have product-market fit, we will help you scale. We partner with exceptionally ambitious founders for the long run and provide capital combined with operational expertise through our 100+ member Product Council. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 80 | ▶ Mangusta Capital Mangusta backs founders building mission-critical capabilities at the intersection of vertical AI and consumer disruption. Three investment filters: Domain Depth (vertical-specific expertise), Defensibility (proprietary data + systems integration), and Distribution (embedded GTM). The firm believes vertical AI co-pilots that augment domain experts — rather than generic AI — represent the most durable and defensible category. San Francisco | $1M – $20M | 14 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 81 | ▶ Left Lane Capital Invest in hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses with enduring customer relationships. Back founders challenging the status quo through digital transformation. Focus on companies with strong unit economics, loyal customer bases, and defensible competitive advantages in complex, regulation-heavy markets. Brooklyn | $5M – $50M | 42 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 82 | ▶ Icehouse Ventures Back exceptional Kiwi founders building globally transformative companies, from day one to IPO. New Zealand founders represent a significantly undervalued asset class, and Icehouse provides capital plus an ecosystem of 3,000+ investors and deep operational support. Auckland | $100K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 83 | ▶ Battery Ventures Battery Ventures operates as a stage-agnostic firm backing technology-driven category leaders across all growth stages from seed to buyout. The firm believes the best tech investments span the entire founder journey, and they practice collaborative, research-focused investing with embedded operational support through their Portfolio Services platform. They seek technical founders with deep domain expertise and experienced operators building in four core sectors: Application Software, Infrastructure Software, Consumer, and Industrial Tech + Life Science Tools. Boston | $1M – $500M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 84 | ▶ Redalpine Redalpine backs companies at the convergence of software and science — where rigorous engineering meets scientific breakthroughs. Half the team are scientists, half are operators, enabling them to engage deeply with highly technical founders and support them hands-on from day one through to exit. Primary focus areas: frontier science and biotech, digital health, AI and automation, fintech, synthetic biology, and climate tech. Zug | $500K – $5M | 40 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 85 | ▶ White Star Capital Technology companies are becoming intertwined with the global economy more so than ever before. The most compelling founders build businesses through a broader world view. White Star Capital backs globally ambitious entrepreneurs at Series A, B, and Seed stages across North America, Europe, and Asia, helping them scale internationally through deep local presence on three continents. London | $1M – $25M | 45 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 86 | ▶ Liquid 2 Champions exceptional founders to build lasting companies through experience, community, and capital. Generalist technology investor whose edge is network depth — Joe Montana's unmatched rolodex and 800+ portfolio company network enables introductions that most seed funds cannot provide. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 27 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 87 | ▶ Menlo Ventures Menlo invests in transformative technology companies at multiple stages of early growth. We provide capital, operational expertise, and hands-on support to help founders build scalable businesses that change how we live and work. San Francisco | $500K – $20M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 88 | ▶ New Enterprise Associates (NEA) NEA partners with ambitious founders at every stage of company building, from pre-seed through IPO. They invest at the intersection of technology and healthcare, believing the most transformational innovation occurs where deep domain expertise meets world-class technical founders. NEA serves as both capital provider and active operator. Menlo Park | $1M – $50M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 89 | ▶ Lightbox Early-growth brands that India will obsess over tomorrow — technology-led consumer businesses where product is the champion and tech a catalyst. Lightbox takes concentrated bets in select entrepreneurs and partners beyond capital through deep operational involvement. Mumbai | $5M – $30M | 20 | Leads | Slowing | ~2 mo | Open |
| 90 | ▶ Coatue The best investment opportunities emerge at the intersection of innovation and scale. We invest across the full lifecycle from seed to public markets, focusing on technology companies that will transform sectors globally with particular conviction in AI-enabled platforms and infrastructure. New York | $1M – $100M | 30 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 91 | ▶ Trousdale Ventures We invest in mission-driven companies that dare to tackle impossible challenges, striving to transform industries and create lasting societal impact. We seek founders with audacity to dream big, resilience to persevere, and potential to build forever companies that shape human history. Los Angeles | $5M – $25M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 92 | ▶ DCM Unconventional ideas shape progress. DCM looks for potential in the overlooked, applying first-principles thinking and concentrating deeply on a small cohort of companies each year rather than spreading capital thin, with a global (US/Asia-Pacific) perspective and local execution. Menlo Park | $2M – $25M | 19 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 93 | ▶ IDG Capital Backing founders and teams building lasting companies across TMT, healthcare, consumer & entertainment, and advanced manufacturing/clean tech, with a multi-decade time horizon and a bridge role between China and global capital markets. Hong Kong | $1M – $100M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 94 | ▶ Verified Capital Concentrated, high-conviction backing for transformative technology companies at any stage, with practical emphasis on AI-native applications and software-enabled professional workflows. San Francisco | $250K – $4M | 6 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 95 | ▶ Dragoneer Investment Group We target leading technology companies with sustainable differentiation and attractive unit economics, backing durable competitive moats such as network effects, proprietary data, and switching costs, and holding positions through full market cycles from late-stage private financing into public markets. San Francisco | $50M – $500M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 96 | ▶ Goodwater Capital Consumer technology has the power to measurably improve billions of lives across the globe. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building digital utilities that provide better access to housing, healthcare, food, financial services, transportation, education, and entertainment globally. Burlingame, California | $5M – $50M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 97 | ▶ Sequel Sequel is a digital family office for elite athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs. They back founders who 'bend reality' and believe impossible is an opinion, co-investing alongside top-tier VCs in companies that advance humanity. Beyond capital, Sequel provides storytelling, network access, media attention, and go-to-market support from their community of world champions and culture shapers. Focus areas include healthcare, climate, education, sports tech, and financial inclusion. Miami | $100K – $3M | 5 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 98 | ▶ Granite Asia Asia's most trusted multi-asset private capital platform. Partners with visionary founders and leaders to build industry champions across Southeast Asia, China, India, and Japan. Deploys capital across five structural themes: Consumer Growth, Enterprise Workflow, Food Systems, Health Innovation, and Energy Transition. Offers flexible, multi-asset financing spanning venture equity to private credit to support companies at every stage of their business lifecycle. Singapore | $2M – $60M | 11 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 99 | ▶ Mucker Capital Mucker Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology companies from pre-seed through Series B. We partner closely with founders building scalable businesses, often providing a company’s first institutional check and continuing to support them through later stages. Mucker has offices in Venice, California, Austin, and Toronto, and primarily invests across the United States and Canada, with the ability to back exceptional founders in other markets. Venice | $100K – $15M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 100 | ▶ Peak XV Partners Outlier founders and ideas shape the future of humanity. We back ambitious founders building category-defining companies that create significant impact while generating returns that support non-profit and educational causes. Bangalore | $500K – $100M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 101 | ▶ HongShan Back transformative entrepreneurs building category-defining companies across technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors, from seed to buyout. Partner with founders throughout the full company lifecycle with capital, operational support, and the network built over 20 years of China and global investing. Hong Kong | $500K – $2000M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 102 | ▶ Tiger Global Management Leading global companies that leverage technological innovation across public and private markets. Proven founders (especially ex-Googlers, AWS, Stripe) with large TAMs (billions+), product-led growth, and global ambitions. Conviction-based investing post-2022 correction emphasizing quality over quantity. New York | $1M – $100M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 103 | ▶ Streamlined Ventures Visionary founders are the true catalysts of transformation and progress. We partner with exceptional founders at the seed stage to help them build extraordinary companies through intensive operational support, structured tools, and candid guidance. Palo Alto | $250K – $10M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 104 | ▶ Sky9 Capital Sky9 backs technical founders building category-defining companies across AI, consumer internet, fintech, deep tech, and biotech. The firm uses a cross-border platform and direct partner involvement to help companies scale from the earliest stages into international growth. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 9 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 105 | ▶ Insight Partners Software founders need more than capital to scale successfully. Insight Partners combines investment capital with hands-on operational expertise, embedded teams, and network access to accelerate company growth across all stages. New York | $10M – $350M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 106 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 107 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 108 | ▶ Flucas Ventures Democratize access to venture capital by building large syndicates of non-traditional LPs. Invest across all stages, sectors, and geographies based on founder quality and market conviction, not category restrictions. Enable 2,000+ diverse co-investors to participate alongside marquee firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz while maintaining founder-friendly economics. Miami | $250K – $5M | 17 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 109 | ▶ VU Venture Partners Invest in early-stage tech companies addressing world's largest market opportunities and solving humanity's biggest challenges. Leverage global distributed team to source, evaluate, and support transformational founders. San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 17 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 109 VC firms that actively invest in consumer apps & social at the Series B stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for series b consumer apps & social investors is $12.8M – $12.8M, with a full range from $100K – $10000M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the <$500K range, 2 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 8 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 16 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 21 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 61 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 109 firms tracked, 94% lead or co-lead rounds, and 6% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best series b consumer apps & social investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 27% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 43 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.