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62 VC firms investing in e-commerce & marketplaces and security & cybersecurity, ranked by portfolio depth and activity.
F4 Fund tracks 62 VC firms that actively invest in e-commerce & marketplaces + security & cybersecurity, with check sizes ranging from $20K – $350M (median: $2.8M – $2.8M). As of July 2026, and 94% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,544+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Abstract Ventures Backing transformative founders building exceptional companies across all sectors San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 275 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | ▶ PayPal Ventures Accelerate financial services and commerce innovation by investing in companies that bring transformative solutions to market faster. We leverage PayPal's deep payments expertise, global brand, and 426+ million user network to help portfolio companies scale rapidly. San Jose | $5M – $30M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Activant Capital Partner with relentless founders through their most defining stages of growth, using an in-house Research team to underwrite and support commerce-infrastructure and AI-native technology companies. Greenwich, CT | $15M – $60M | 118 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | ▶ Work-Bench Go-to-market is your moat. We back gritty, early, conviction-driven founders building the next generation of enterprise software with deep domain expertise and contrarian viewpoints. We work side-by-side with you from day one, providing hands-on GTM support, sales playbooks, and access to our NYC enterprise ecosystem. New York | $2M – $4M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 5 | ▶ 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 |
| 6 | ▶ Accel Partner with exceptional teams building transformative technology companies across all stages San Francisco | $2M – $10M | 127 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | ▶ Chingona Ventures Investing in the next generation of badass founders. The firm identifies founders whose backgrounds uniquely position them to create transformative businesses in rapidly growing markets that are often overlooked by mainstream venture capital. Focus on the 'Chingona Factor': market fluency, lived experience, and sheer will. Chicago | $250K – $2M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Crew Capital Community-driven VC led by active operators who simultaneously build and invest. Best support for founders comes from operators understanding current market challenges firsthand, not just history. Invest in category-defining technology companies. New York | $500K – $2M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 9 | ▶ GFR Fund GFR Fund invests in pre-seed to Series A companies building emerging digitally-native communities in gaming, entertainment, and consumer tech. They seek founders who deeply understand community-building, whether they have a product with an existing community or are in early stages of building one. Strong focus on execution, founder-market fit, and capital efficiency. | $250K – $500K | 69 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Vine Ventures We partner with high-integrity, problem-obsessed, wildly interesting founders at early stage. We are long-term investors, backing founders at inception and continuing to invest until IPO. We have a single mandate: to help fledgling companies navigate the challenges of building generational businesses. Rather than being a traditional write-a-check fund, we provide full-stack partnership: capital, operational support, strategic introductions, recruiting, business development, and fundraising support. New York | $1M – $5M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ MANTIS Venture Capital Mantis invests opportunistically in Seed and Series A technology-enabled startups, leveraging deep social capital across tech, media, entertainment, and finance to provide unmatched GTM support. The firm is founder-obsessed and differentiates through celebrity network access, customer introductions, talent acquisition help, and brand amplification. Santa Monica | $500K – $3M | 113 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 12 | ▶ 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 |
| 13 | ▶ Entrée Capital Partner with exceptional founders building generational and disruptive companies. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, Entrée invests from pre-seed to Series A in AI, deep tech, quantum computing, fintech, cybersecurity, and crypto. New $300M funds (Nov 2025) doubling down on vertical AI, quantum, and contrarian industries with low historical software spend. Tel Aviv | $250K – $15M | 40 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 14 | ▶ Bain Capital Ventures Ambitious founders solving fundamental problems across major industries. The next generation of transformational companies will be built on modern AI, secure infrastructure, and efficient commerce. We partner with technical founders with operator experience and compelling narratives. San Francisco | $1M – $20M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Fusion VC Israel's leading pre-seed platform, backing first-time Israeli founders tapping into non-traditional industries. Invests $150K for 7.5% equity per company (up to $500K in the Digital Health track), paired with a 10-week intensive bootcamp and a 300+ person mentor network. Tel Aviv | $150K – $500K | 99 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 16 | ▶ Partech Partners We support ambitious founders solving large problems through technology across all stages. Independent thinkers who challenge conventional wisdom are our ideal partners. We provide not just capital but operational expertise, global networks, and hands-on support from day one through scale. Paris | $300K – $100M | 27 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 17 | ▶ Precursor Ventures Invest in people over product at the earliest stage of the entrepreneurial journey. Write the first institutional check for the most promising software and hardware companies. Focus on long-term relationships with founders. San Francisco | $50K – $500K | 59 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 18 | ▶ 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 |
| 19 | ▶ Radian Capital Radian Capital partners with software-driven B2B companies at scale, providing capital and hands-on operational support. They concentrate on select companies and go deep with each, emphasizing sustainable growth over growth at all costs. New York | $5M – $30M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 20 | ▶ Quest Venture Partners We invest in early-stage companies with great ideas and exceptional people behind them. The best teams have passion, perseverance, and proven execution capability. We look for genuine market problems, cost-effective solutions, clear paths to monetization, and teams that will execute relentlessly. Menlo Park | $100K – $1.5M | 22 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 21 | ▶ Fuel Ventures Backs ambitious tech founders from pre-seed to Series A through EIS/SEIS tax-efficient fund structures in the UK. Focus on Vertical AI, AI-enabled software, and FinTech 2.0. Founded by serial entrepreneur Mark Pearson, the firm brings operational expertise as entrepreneurs who have built and exited companies. London | $150K – $3M | 48 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 22 | ▶ Seedcamp World-class founders at their earliest stages matter more than the stage of the business itself. We back sector-agnostic, high-ambition founders from pre-product through early revenue with candid advice, hands-on support, and a network of 1,200+ operators. London | $350K – $1.3M | 45 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 23 | ▶ Inspired Capital Partners Venture capital is the most powerful economic engine the world has ever seen. We back audacious founders solving humanity's hardest challenges through category-creating innovations. We embrace big risks and reject short-termism, committing to 15+ year partnerships with founders who have long-term vision and relentless determination. New York | $500K – $20M | 62 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 24 | ▶ ISAI ISAI identifies capital-efficient French tech startups early—often as the first VC—backing SaaS and marketplace models with progressive ambition, blue ocean positioning, and category-leader potential. Increasingly an AI-focused investor using it as an enabling lens across all verticals. Their edge: a community of 500+ tech entrepreneur-LPs who open doors, advise, and validate. Paris | $110K – $3.3M | 52 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 25 | ▶ PeakSpan Capital PeakSpan invests exclusively in Applied AI B2B software scale-ups at $3M–$50M+ ARR, providing growth equity combined with hands-on operational platform support (500+ expert community, proprietary technology tools, proven playbooks) to help founders scale with discipline and achieve optimal risk-adjusted exits. New York | $10M – $50M | 57 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 26 | ▶ Armory Square Ventures Great companies can emerge from unexpected places. ASV backs visionary B2B SaaS founders building in America's emerging tech hubs — markets overlooked by coastal VCs — pairing conviction and capital with mentorship, governance, and network access. Syracuse, NY | $500K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 27 | ▶ Reign Ventures Early-stage consumer technology and software fund focused on diverse founders building transformative companies. Hands-on partnership approach providing capital, business development support, and Series A fundraising assistance. Mission-driven investing in founders ready to challenge status quo. Miami | $3M – $15M | 17 | Both | Slowing | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 28 | ▶ Resolute Ventures We back founders who combine emotional intelligence with business acumen and are on a mission to solve problems they deeply care about. We're often the first institutional check and provide mentorship, community, and long-term partnership support. San Francisco | $50K – $1.5M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 29 | ▶ Alt Ventures New Zealand tech startups and creative companies have exceptional potential. We provide early-stage capital and operational support through our network of industry advisors to help exceptional founders achieve breakthrough results. | $250K – $1.5M | 30 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 30 | ▶ R136 Ventures Identifies inflection points through proprietary Discovery Engine and backs founders who see opportunities others miss. Focuses on AI-driven transformation of B2B software and financial services, with deep technical due diligence analyzing 250+ data points. Woodside, CA | $2M – $20M | 42 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 31 | ▶ Pear VC Exceptional founders backed at pre-seed and seed with both capital and hands-on operational support—talent, GTM, fundraising—build the most enduring companies. Pear is founder-first: founders-and-operators turned investors who have been in founders' shoes. Menlo Park | $250K – $6M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 32 | ▶ 11 Tribes Ventures Founder-first early-stage investing that combines capital with founder resilience, operating support, and capital-efficient company building for durable, profitable outcomes. Chicago | $1M – $1.5M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 33 | ▶ 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 | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 34 | ▶ Antler Backing exceptional people at the very start of their journey. We support founders from inception to scale through our global residency programs, providing capital, mentorship, and access to a network of 1,500+ companies across six continents. | $125K – $500K | 28 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 35 | ▶ 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 |
| 36 | ▶ Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) NYC has tremendous entrepreneurial talent but lacked a structured environment for early-stage founders. ERA provides capital, intense mentorship, and network access to help founders build market-leading companies. Every sector deserves innovation. New York | $150K – $150K | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 37 | ▶ Boro Capital Invest in scalable, capital-efficient tech and tech-enabled startups at the Seed stage led by exceptional founders. We identify companies showing early traction that can achieve significant scale with disciplined capital deployment. New York | $100K – $500K | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 38 | ▶ FirstMark We back disruptive founders building category-defining companies. Our approach is founder-first, long-term, and deeply operational. We take the longest view in the room, operate with excellence and integrity, stay curious at the bleeding edge, and invest heavily in building community. New York | $250K – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 39 | ▶ Bicycle Capital Latin America is home to exceptional founders addressing large markets who lack reliable growth capital. Bicycle Capital partners selectively with founders who have already proved product-market fit — from Series B to IPO — providing capital plus deep operational expertise and a global network built over decades at SoftBank. Miami | $25M – $150M | 7 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 40 | ▶ Greenoaks Greenoaks backs generation-defining technology companies with exceptional long-term growth potential. We make concentrated, large initial bets and maintain positions through multiple rounds and public markets, believing that exceptional founders and products deserve exceptional partnership. San Francisco | $25M – $75M | 20 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 41 | ▶ Lightbank Lightbank invests in disruptive technology companies led by great founders in dynamic markets with world-class products. The firm believes exceptional founders and opportunities exist everywhere, especially in overlooked geographies like the Midwest. We partner with early-stage founders and provide operator-heavy support beyond capital. Chicago | $500K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 42 | ▶ Fika Ventures Investing in subject matter experts shaping the future of their industries. We lead with our values and build trust through action. We believe the best founders have deep industry expertise and need tireless operational support, not just capital. We partner with founders for the long term, staying engaged 24/7. Los Angeles | $1M – $5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 43 | ▶ LOI Venture Back the brightest early-stage founders under 30. We provide capital, mentorship, and network access to accelerate ambitious young entrepreneurs who graduate from our League of Innovators program or demonstrate exceptional founder quality. Vancouver | $100K – $1M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 44 | ▶ Rule30 Rule30 uses a fully algorithmic decision engine to identify outlier founders at pre-seed and seed stages across Europe and North America. The fund removes human bias by analyzing founder experience, educational background, network evolution, and career trajectory — excluding names and photos. The algorithm ranks founders into top 10%, 3%, and 0.1% tiers. An index-style strategy of 75-85 bets targets ≥3x minimum returns with 97.5% confidence. London | $100K – $300K | 35 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 45 | ▶ Expa We build category-defining companies through a combination of design, product, operations, and capital. We identify market gaps, pair brilliant founders with Expa's studio resources, and help them build companies that reshape entire industries. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 60 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 46 | ▶ 500 Global Global venture capital that invests where talent is abundant but capital and opportunity are not. 500 Global backs technology founders with global ambitions across underinvested, fast-growing markets using Silicon Valley expertise combined with deep local knowledge. Core belief: The best founders and innovation emerge globally, not just Silicon Valley. San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 16 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 47 | ▶ Rosecliff Ventures Rosecliff's Frontier Technology Thesis focuses on AI, aerospace, defense, energy resilience, and space infrastructure. New York | $500K – $10M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 48 | ▶ 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 |
| 49 | ▶ Primary Venture Partners Back founders building things the world hasn't seen yet, at the moment before the crowd believes. Combine capital with extraordinary operational support through largest Portfolio Impact team at any NYC seed investor. Focus on technical founders solving real problems with clear product-market fit signals. New York | $100K – $5M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 50 | ▶ Elevate Ventures Elevate Ventures partners with innovation-driven founders to provide strategic capital, mentorship, and ecosystem access. Founded by a former founder (Governor Mitch Daniels), the firm believes the best founders exhibit grit, creativity, and coachability. They invest across all sectors and geographies but maintain primary focus on Indiana and Great Lakes Region entrepreneurs building cross-sector innovations. Indianapolis | $20K – $2M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 51 | ▶ NFX Network effects are the #1 way to create defensibility in digital businesses. We invest in visionary founders building defensible businesses with network effects embedded in their core product. San Francisco | $1M – $5M | 28 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 52 | ▶ Crossbeam Venture Partners We are a stage-agnostic venture capital firm investing in exceptional founders building the companies that shape our world. New York | $500K – $3M | 20 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 53 | ▶ 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 |
| 54 | ▶ Act Venture Capital Act is a long-term early-stage generalist that backs exceptional teams who truly understand their market and can become category-defining companies. The firm wants mission-driven founders, is willing to lead early, and stays with companies through expansion. Dublin 14, Ireland | $100K – $10M | 16 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 55 | ▶ 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 |
| 56 | ▶ Kaedan Capital Entrepreneur-centric private investment firm backing Israeli-related seed to early-stage ventures across diverse technology areas. Patient partners who allow founders to build global tech companies at their own pace. Tel Aviv | $250K – $1.5M | 21 | N/A | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 57 | ▶ Picus Capital Empowering entrepreneurs to reimagine the way we live and work by investing in daring technology companies challenging the status quo with permanent capital, lifelong sparring partnership from pre-seed through IPO and beyond. Munich | $100K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 58 | ▶ 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 |
| 59 | ▶ Stout Street Capital Great startups can be built anywhere. We believe in founder-centric investing with operational support from a team of successful founders. We serve undernetworked geographic regions. Denver | $100K – $500K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 60 | ▶ 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 |
| 61 | ▶ TheoryForge Operator-led fund investing in ambitious founders building transformative AI applications. We partner with technical founders who understand AI/ML deeply and are solving real customer problems with capital efficiency. Great product is always the best marketing. | $200K – $500K | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 62 | ▶ Hidden Capital High-conviction seed fund focused on alignment and partnership. Blake invests in technical founders building enduring companies across gaming, hardware, creator economy, and emerging tech. Core belief: VC is a service business where concentrated ownership creates genuine incentives for hands-on support. | $500K – $3M | 3 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 62 VC firms that actively invest in e-commerce & marketplaces + security & cybersecurity. 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 e-commerce & marketplaces + security & cybersecurity investors is $2.8M – $2.8M, with a full range from $20K – $350M. The distribution breaks down as: 10 firms in the <$500K range, 8 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 9 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 11 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 8 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 16 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 62 firms tracked, 94% lead or co-lead rounds, and 5% 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 e-commerce & marketplaces + security & cybersecurity investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 24% 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.