645 VC firms investing in e-commerce & marketplaces, ranked by portfolio depth and activity.
Ranked by sector depth: the share of each firm's classified portfolio in this sector, its absolute count of investments here, and how recently it last invested. Firms need at least three portfolio companies in the sector to appear.
F4 Fund tracks 645 VC firms that actively invest in e-commerce & marketplaces, with check sizes ranging from $1K – $10000M (median: $2.5M). As of September 2026, 90% of these firms lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,890+ researched VC firms. Ranked by how much of each firm's portfolio is actually in this sector, and how recently it invested.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Sauce VC First-cheque, high-engagement investor backing India's next generation of disruptive consumer brands from the idea stage, using a concentrated portfolio approach and deep founder partnership through scale. New Delhi, India | $420K – $480K | 35 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | ▶ Forerunner Ventures Investing at the intersection of Invention & Culture. We back founders building category-defining consumer companies where technology breakthroughs meet emerging human behavior. We see inflection points before they're consensus by tracking both emerging technology capabilities and emerging consumer demands. San Francisco | $1M – $20M | 115 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Imaginary Ventures #100 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Iconic consumer brands are built by visionary founders combining creative vision with digital-first distribution. We partner with purpose-driven entrepreneurs early, leveraging deep expertise in brand building, customer relationships, and global expansion to scale culture-defining businesses. New York | $100K – $10M | 49 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 4 | ▶ Saama Capital Saama backs passionate, decisive founders building disruptive companies across Indian consumer tech, D2C brands, enterprise software, and financial services, providing capital plus long-term operating partnership. Mumbai | $500K – $4M | 62 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | ▶ Bullish The most remarkable consumer businesses are built by founders who embrace creativity on the path to financial success. We use culture-centric research, strategic consulting, and creative services to identify and scale category-defining brands. New York | $500K – $3M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ Huddle Ventures We invest before your success strikes other investors as inevitable — comfortable backing pre-revenue, ground-up building, and ready to lead with our full first cheque rather than piggy-backing on others' conviction. Gurugram, Haryana, India | $500K – $1M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 7 | ▶ 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 |
| 8 | ▶ 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 |
| 9 | ▶ True Beauty Ventures Beauty and wellness founders with differentiated brands, strong operational discipline, and proven consumer traction deserve access to patient capital combined with deep industry expertise. The next generation of successful beauty companies will be built by founders who balance creative brand vision with rigorous operational execution. New York | $1M – $5M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Titan Capital Investing behind founders who create a Better World. The startup team is the number one criteria - we back passionate, deeply committed founders and typically aim to be their first institutional investor, moving fast (often within two meetings) and supporting them through follow-on capital via the Winners Fund. Gurugram, India | $300K – $500K | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ OTP Ventures Back founders building category-defining consumer brands, platforms, and fintech businesses in India, offering hands-on operating support from founders who have built, scaled, and exited companies themselves (BharatPe, Foodpanda, Simsim/Google). Gurugram, India | $500K – $2M | 39 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 12 | ▶ Vitosha Ventures The next wave of category-defining technology companies will be built from Southeast Europe, starting in Bulgaria. Vitosha backs execution-driven founders building global-from-day-one products, prioritizing team conviction over the idea itself. Sofia, Bulgaria | $100K – $1M | 80 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 13 | ▶ F&F Ventures Deal flow starts in the room, not the cold inbox. F&F backs founders it already knows from Founders & Funders events, investing where its involvement can directly move revenue, customers, or relationships. Salt Lake City, UT | $100K – $3M | 8 | N/A | Active | N/A | Open |
| 14 | ▶ IndiaQuotient Backing uniquely Indian products at the intersection of smartphone, big data, and design, serving large underserved Indian markets in food, water, housing, healthcare, education, and finance. Looks for founders with EQ, IQ and IndiaQ. Mumbai | $150K – $3M | 63 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Sugar Capital Sugar Capital invests at the intersection of technology and commerce in software-like consumer businesses with subscription/habitual purchase models. We seek founders with genuine problem conviction and complementary co-founder pairs (business+operations, creative+technical). Our approach: seed-stage checks ($1.5M-$2M), deliberate follow-ons for ownership accumulation, and operational support grounded in our POPSUGAR success. San Francisco | $1.5M – $2M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 16 | ▶ RPSG Capital Ventures An avid believer in the Indian consumer story, backing D2C brands across food & beverage, personal care, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle goods with differentiated products and strong repeat-purchase economics, leveraging the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group's manufacturing, distribution, and retail relationships. Gurugram, Haryana, India | $250K – $9M | 20 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | ▶ Fireside Ventures Building iconic Indian consumer brands that create enduring value, on the belief that doing well and doing good are deeply connected ("The Fireside Way"). Bengaluru, India | $1M – $12M | 29 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 18 | ▶ Index Ventures #6 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 19 | ▶ Snak Venture Partners Category-defining digital marketplaces in sectors that haven't yet digitized — supply chain, construction, logistics, manufacturing. B2B marketplace opportunities are large and untapped; marketplace companies have historically driven five of the top ten venture outcomes. Chicago | $1M – $2M | 12 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 20 | ▶ Market One Capital We back European platforms of tomorrow that democratize market access and enhance efficiency through the power of network effects. Platforms create value by connecting multiple stakeholders in sustainable, long-term businesses. | $250K – $3M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 21 | ▶ InfoEdge Ventures Partner with passionate entrepreneurs building enduring, tech-enabled businesses in India. Be the first institutional investor and provide patient capital with long fund cycles, supporting companies from seed to pre-IPO. Gurgaon, India | $300K – $5M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 22 | ▶ Alliance Consumer Growth ACG provides minority growth equity to the most promising emerging consumer and retail brands — food & beverage, beauty, personal care, pet, apparel, and restaurants — with $5-50M+ in revenue that have the potential to become category leaders. They are collaborative partners who put brand first, enabling founders to maintain decision-making and economic upside. New York | $10M – $50M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 23 | ▶ Sadev Capital Transformative businesses are co-created by a tribe combining financial, social, and intellectual capital; we back India-rooted founders with global ambition who have reached product-market fit and show a path to profitable revenue. Gurgaon, India | $240K – $1.2M | 35 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 24 | ▶ Maveron We specialize in consumer. We invest under the premise that value creation comes through identifying where consumer behavior is changing, especially before it's obvious. We are obsessed with observing how people live, work, learn, play, eat, and stay well. Often, we look at how technology and consumer centricity are disrupting archaic industries. We back the brave & curious, leaning into the non-obvious ideas that edit entire industries or create new categories. | $250K – $5M | 58 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 25 | ▶ XRC Labs Technologies that change and are changed by consumer behavior. We invest at the intersection of innovation and consumer behavior, providing not just capital but direct access to corporate partners (Mastercard, Estée Lauder, TJX), 370+ mentors, and retail distribution. Brooklyn | $200K – $3M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 26 | ▶ Stellaris Venture Partners Back stellar founders building iconic businesses in India, with a focus on technology and tech-enabled sectors. 60% of investments are at the idea/inception stage. Conviction-led, always lead their investments, prioritize real growth alongside valuations. Bengaluru, India | $500K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 27 | ▶ 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 |
| 28 | ▶ V3 Ventures We invest in fast-growing early-stage consumer businesses with purpose-driven brands and innovative technologies. Strong brands have long-term competitive advantages, and we look for businesses that are building communities of fanatical customers. London | $1M – $5M | 38 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | ▶ Female Founders Fund Female founders build exceptional companies that outperform their male peers. We invest in category-defining female leaders with strong points of view who are reshaping their markets, backed by community and supported by a visible ecosystem. New York | $250K – $2M | 30 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 30 | ▶ Acurio Ventures Partner with visionary European founders at seed and Series A, leveraging the team's own operator experience and a network of 150+ international co-investors. Sector agnostic (excluding life sciences and crypto) with ~50 companies per fund. Strong focus on capital efficiency, unit economics, and realistic paths to profitability. Co-investor by default; will lead when it adds value. Bilbao, Spain | $100K – $3M | 95 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 31 | ▶ Science Science identifies entrenched markets and societal shifts and invests in disruptive companies with new ideas and highly focused teams. We combine venture capital with a studio model, providing operational expertise, predictive strategy, and shared services to help founders build category-defining consumer brands and technology companies. Santa Monica | $500K – $5M | 45 | Leads | Between | ~2 mo | Open |
| 32 | ▶ Highland Europe Highland Europe backs exceptional teams in Europe and Israel building the next generation of technology leaders, focusing on product-led software and consumer companies with organic growth, clear product-market fit, and capital discipline. London | $20M – $90M | 65 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 33 | ▶ Raed Ventures Partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough, regionally-scalable companies across MENA, generating financial returns while creating social impact (job creation, women's empowerment) and accelerating the regional tech ecosystem. Riyadh | $500K – $3M | 52 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | ▶ Accel #3 · Top 100 · 2026 Partner with exceptional teams building transformative technology companies across all stages San Francisco | $2M – $10M | 136 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 35 | ▶ Freestyle Capital We are serial founders turned venture capitalists. We invest in market leaders building soon-to-be massive tech companies. Our approach focuses on long-term success, not short-term gains. We roll up our sleeves, get creative, lead with empathy, and have fun along the way. San Francisco | $1.5M – $3M | 140 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 36 | ▶ HI Ventures Back Latin American founders with global ambitions who use technology and AI to solve hard, inefficient markets in fintech, commerce, human capital, health, smart cities, and related large regional opportunities. Mexico City | $1M – $5M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 37 | ▶ Velocity Capital Back innovative, capital-efficient UK technology companies from pre-seed through Series A via SEIS/EIS tax-efficient structures. Portfolio companies should reach £10M ARR within 3 years and £20M within 5 years, targeting at least 5x returns for investors. Active investor model leveraging entrepreneurial, finance, and marketing expertise. Epsom, Surrey, UK | $250K – $1.5M | 47 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 38 | ▶ NextView Ventures NextView helps entrepreneurs build companies of consequence. We lead rounds for pre-traction companies leveraging software to solve mass-market human problems. We operate as equal partners with deep experience, acting decisively and empowering founders. Boston | $400K – $4M | 171 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 39 | ▶ 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 |
| 40 | ▶ Impact46 Theme-specific venture capital and private equity across the seed-to-mature spectrum, backing Saudi technology-driven businesses aligned with Vision 2030 economic diversification, plus a parallel credit advisory practice spanning sukuk and private credit for mid-market corporates. Riyadh | $500K – $10M | 50 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 41 | ▶ FoodLabs Revolutionize the food system and improve both planetary and human health by backing audacious entrepreneurs working at the intersection of food, agriculture, climate, and health. Berlin | $100K – $2M | 51 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 42 | ▶ Alpaca VC We invest in technology companies that reshape foundational industries – real estate, commerce, manufacturing, energy, logistics, and agriculture. Founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, we bring operational guidance, strategic insights from proprietary Field Studies research, and downstream capital access. We believe the startup journey is better together, providing hands-on support to exceptional founders building enduring companies. New York | $500K – $5M | 72 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 43 | ▶ 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 |
| 44 | ▶ Willow Growth Partners Invest in next-generation, values-led consumer brands at the critical first institutional capital round. Partner with authentic founders building conscientious consumer brands that align with cultural shifts toward wellness, transparency, and sustainability. Malibu, CA | $2M – $4M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 45 | ▶ Force Ventures At the earliest stages, team > market > product > idea. Great founders find their way into large markets. Focus on unit economics and value capture alongside value creation. Strong emphasis on B2B managed marketplaces and India-first consumer/enterprise plays. Bengaluru, India | $50K – $2M | 27 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 46 | ▶ ZAKA VC Founders backed by entrepreneurs. ZAKA bridges North American and CEE startup ecosystems, investing pre-seed to seed in Health & Biotech and Industrial Tech. The firm deploys institutional capital while leveraging operator networks to help European founders scale globally. Prague | $100K – $500K | 68 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 47 | ▶ FJ Labs Marketplace and network effect businesses represent the most valuable category of companies. We back visionary founders with grit, tenacity, and demonstrated execution ability across all stages to build globally-dominant platforms. New York | $50K – $5M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 48 | ▶ Goodwater Capital #94 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 49 | ▶ Passion Capital Passion Capital backs outstanding European founders building in AI, FinTech, and Enterprise Risk, investing at the pre-seed and seed stage—often before revenue or product exist. Europe's first operator-led VC fund, pioneering Plain English term sheets. Writes initial cheques of £400K–£500K as the founders' first institutional investor. London | $500K – $625K | 112 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 50 | ▶ Visible Ventures Invest where generational fractures create outsized market opportunities. Focus on health, wealth, and upward mobility through backing diverse teams and women-led companies overlooked by mainstream VC. Partner with founders building for Gen Z and solving structural system failures. Boston | $1M – $3M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 51 | ▶ Sandbox Studios Sandbox Studios backs celebrity and culturally-native consumer companies that turn attention into durable businesses, increasingly at the intersection of culture, distribution, commerce, community, AI, and supply-chain infrastructure. West Hollywood, CA | $250K – $2M | 20 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 52 | ▶ Wa'ed Ventures Empower ambitious founders with capital, expertise, and network to build and scale transformative ventures, prioritizing startups that advance Saudi Vision 2030 and can localize frontier technology in the Kingdom. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | $1M – $20M | 77 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 53 | ▶ Bond #9 · Emerging 100 · 2026 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 | 45 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 54 | ▶ 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 |
| 55 | ▶ Z47 Founders first: back people over markets, enter early, and stay with entrepreneurs through every phase, drawing on a team composed largely of former founders and operators. Bengaluru, India | $1M – $20M | 20 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 56 | ▶ Balderton Capital Balderton Capital backs European-founded technology companies with visionary founders building transformative businesses. The firm combines patient capital, operational expertise, and founder support to enable European entrepreneurs to build world-class companies. | $500K – $15M | 200 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 57 | ▶ Archangel Ventures First-cheque, pre-seed-focused investor backing exceptional, sector-agnostic founders solving big problems, offering trust, speed, and candid support rather than cheerleading. Melbourne | $20K – $500K | 70 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 58 | ▶ LvlUp Ventures LvlUp backs founders across every stage, geography, and industry, using a large distributed network of associates and scouts to source and support a very high volume of small checks, paired with accelerator and mentorship infrastructure. New York | $1K – $1M | 37 | N/A | Active | N/A | Open |
| 59 | ▶ Jackson Square Ventures The future belongs to those who build. JSV convenes and connects the next generation of AI-native founders, drawing on its all-partner team of former founders and operators to back software and marketplace companies from seed through growth. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 59 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 60 | ▶ Habitat Partners Habitat Partners backs early-stage companies where exceptional brand equity meets strong business fundamentals. Born from Red Antler's brand expertise, the firm asks: 'Why does this company need to exist in the world, and what emotional resonance does it create?' They invest in consumer brands (CPG, beauty, food/beverage) and B2B software tools serving the startup and retail ecosystem, leveraging Red Antler's branding platform as a key value-add for portfolio companies. Brooklyn | $250K – $750K | 54 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 61 | ▶ Strong Ventures Back resilient founders building category-defining companies. Leverage Korea's cultural wave for global expansion. When others say 'no', we find the 'yes'. Los Angeles | $500K – $5M | 35 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 62 | ▶ 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 |
| 63 | ▶ 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 |
| 64 | ▶ 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 |
| 65 | ▶ Upper90 It's not how much you raise, it's how much you own. We provide capital-efficient hybrid credit and equity to help founders scale without excessive dilution. New York | $5M – $100M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 66 | ▶ Equal Ventures Bridging the digital divide by investing in founders deploying technology within legacy industries (climate/energy, insurance, retail, supply chain). We make high-conviction bets at the deployment phase of technology cycles, before they are consensus. New York | $1.5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 67 | ▶ Solid Bond Operator-led pre-seed VC for UK B2B SaaS and tech-enabled startups. Steve Caunce (ex-CEO AO.com, floated at $1.5B) and Shaz Sulaman invest before product or revenue model is defined, backing founder potential and fit over sector. Support is hands-on: sales strategy, financial forecasting, and GTM guidance from operators who have built and scaled real businesses. Manchester, UK | $60K – $1.3M | 15 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 68 | ▶ 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 |
| 69 | ▶ Courtside Ventures Sports, lifestyle, and gaming represent the next generation of consumer spending and time allocation. We partner with founders who challenge traditional definitions and build sustainable, scaled consumer businesses. | $500K – $8M | 88 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 70 | ▶ XFactor Ventures Support ambitious founders with the 'X Factor' – the insight and drive to build billion-dollar companies. Particularly focused on female founders and mixed-gender teams who have been historically underrepresented in VC. New York | $125K – $150K | 32 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 71 | ▶ Chiratae Ventures Backs 'The Audacious Entrepreneur' as a generalist, multi-stage Indian VC, sourcing untapped white-space opportunities across SaaS, consumer, fintech, healthtech, agritech, climatetech and deeptech, with a fast-turnaround Sonic seed program and growing focus on AI, spacetech, defencetech and quantum. Bengaluru, India | $250K – $2M | 84 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 72 | ▶ ICONIQ Growth #10 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 73 | ▶ 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 |
| 74 | ▶ American Express Ventures Amex Ventures backs companies that transform the everyday through digital solutions enhancing business and consumer interactions, with a mandate to find startups that can strengthen American Express's Consumer Card Membership value proposition and create commercialization opportunities across the Amex business. New York | $100K – $5M | 73 | Follows | Active | N/A | Open |
| 75 | ▶ Bajaj Finserv Ventures Backing India's high-growth startups across AI, FinTech, InsurTech, SaaS, and Agritech — particularly companies where Bajaj Finserv's 80M+ customer financial ecosystem creates strategic synergy. Increasingly focused on AI-native companies transforming enterprise workflows and financial services. Pune | $5M – $25M | 10 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 76 | ▶ Northzone Category-defining entrepreneurs building fundamental shifts that upend entire industries. Focus on disruptive business models in energy transition, healthcare, AI, and consumer. Thesis values human relationships and founder-centric partnerships over financial metrics alone. London | $1M – $40M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 77 | ▶ 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 |
| 78 | ▶ Fireroad Ventures Back founders solving existential problems for small and medium-sized businesses in contracting, healthcare, hospitality, and other local industries. Focus on applied AI for service sectors and SMBs, backing founders with deep operational knowledge of the markets they serve. Cincinnati | $25K – $250K | 14 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 79 | ▶ IAN Angel Fund Invest in and back innovative, technology-driven companies solving real-world problems, targeting large markets, led by founders focused on execution and excellence, using a risk-mitigated, high-return strategy backed by a large mentor and expert investor pool. New Delhi, India | $85K – $1.5M | 26 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 80 | ▶ JAM Fund Back underestimated founders with something to prove who are disrupting large markets. Emphasizes geographic arbitrage in emerging markets (Africa, LATAM, Asia) where founder quality is exceptional but capital access is limited. Los Angeles | $500K – $20M | 58 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 81 | ▶ 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 | 66 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 82 | ▶ Benchmark #14 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 83 | ▶ Investible Investible backs the visionaries advancing humanity through technology, investing at Pre-Seed through Series A alongside Club Investible, its global syndicate of 250+ investors, and activating its network to help founders scale. Sydney | $250K – $3M | 100 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 84 | ▶ A* Capital #45 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Back exceptional outlier founders with conviction and unwavering support. Kevin Hartz identified that over 20% of Fund II is invested in teenage founders—not as social experiment but as genuine thesis that exceptional outliers often emerge young. The firm provides operator-heavy partnership with deep expertise in founder psychology, financial operations, and growth scaling. They position themselves as guiding outliers from idea to IPO. San Francisco | $100K – $10M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 85 | ▶ TEN13 TEN13 is a network-driven VC that curates vetted early-stage deals for a 500+ member syndicate of operators, investors, and founders, sourcing and diligencing rounds while letting members select which deals to join. Brisbane | $300K – $2M | 51 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 86 | ▶ Torch Capital Investing in AI-powered companies that transform how consumers and businesses operate. Torch backs both the consumer-facing brand layer and the AI infrastructure enabling next-generation experiences, with particular depth in health & wellness, fintech, and consumer commerce. New York | $500K – $3M | 66 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 87 | ▶ BeyondSeed BeyondSeed acts as a growth catalyst, not just a check-writer, for early-stage India-based D2C and consumer startups moving from Seed to Series A, pairing capital with mentorship, structured growth programming (BeyondXcelerate), and network access; it is now extending this model to the Middle East via a dedicated GIFT City fund. Singapore | $50K – $500K | 11 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 88 | ▶ Piton Capital Piton Capital backs online businesses with network effects, especially marketplace, platform, and exchange-like products where scale creates a stronger moat. London | $100K – $5M | 11 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 89 | ▶ Silicon Gardens A Founders for Founders VC firm led by entrepreneurs who have built and scaled their own companies, backing pre-seed and seed founders across B2B SaaS, marketplaces, gaming/consumer apps, and D2C products, with hands-on mentorship and a bridge between the Adria/CEE region and Silicon Valley. Ljubljana | $300K – $1.5M | 50 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 90 | ▶ TDV Partners We invest at day zero, before product or revenue, helping founders get the fundamentals right before everything compounds, across consumer tech, consumer upgrade, and consumer AI. Bengaluru, India | $50K – $1M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 91 | ▶ 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 |
| 92 | ▶ Headline We invest in top founders everywhere building the next generation of technology companies. We provide capital, operational expertise, and a truly global platform to scale with hands-on support through specialized teams. | $2M – $50M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 93 | ▶ 4DX Ventures Back technology founders solving foundational and transformational problems across Africa and MENA. Focus on underserved markets with significant TAM. Support entrepreneurs demonstrating grit, creativity, growth mindset, and conviction. Combine global capital markets access with deep local operational expertise. New York | $500K – $10M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 94 | ▶ 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 | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 95 | ▶ Capitalize VC Emerging tech and AI are changing the commerce landscape. We power the future of commerce by investing in cutting-edge enablement technologies that support retailers, brands, creators, and manufacturers serving Black and Latinx founders and consumers. We pair platform investments with CPG investments with explicit racial equity mandate. Chicago | $100K – $200K | 21 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 96 | ▶ 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 |
| 97 | ▶ SpeedInvest Backs globally ambitious technology companies from pre-seed and seed through selected growth rounds using specialist EMEA sector teams and a platform model for capital, customers, talent, follow-on investors, and operational support. Vienna | $250K – $30M | 55 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 98 | ▶ Red Beard Ventures Drive mass adoption of crypto and Web3 through investments in companies with strong tokenomics and utility design. Leverage ecosystem of 3,000+ LPs and 25,000+ gaming community to provide portfolio companies instant network effects and user acquisition. Brooklyn | $100K – $1M | 107 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 99 | ▶ Corazon Capital Fund IV ($100M, closed March 2026) backs AI-native companies at pre-seed, seed, and Series A -- founders using AI to transform how people learn, connect, transact, work, and live, where AI is the product rather than a feature layer, building on Corazon's prior behavioral-insight consumer thesis (OkCupid, ShopRunner, Match). Chicago | $250K – $10M | 87 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 100 | ▶ Marketplace Capital Marketplaces are the quintessential internet business model, creating the largest venture outcomes when they work. We believe marketplaces represent the winning business model across virtually every sector. When marketplaces unlock entirely new supply or enable connections that couldn't previously exist, they create enormous value. Our community of 2,800+ marketplace founders, combined with our operating expertise, positions us uniquely to spot breakout marketplaces early and help them scale. | $100K – $250K | 14 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 101 | ▶ irrvrntVC Exceptional early-stage founders deserve capital and operational support from inception. DTC and eCommerce enablement represent sustainable, defensible markets with significant TAM expansion. The best risk/reward is in pre-seed and seed when most institutional capital is inactive. New York | $300K – $500K | 29 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 102 | ▶ Spiral Capital We draw startups that transform society with imagination and technology into a spiral of growth, focusing on vast market opportunities (industry transformation, DeepTech, industry-agnostic advanced technology) paired with strong management teams. Tokyo | $330K – $3.3M | 90 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 103 | ▶ Version One Ventures Technology has the power to transform the world. We back bold, mission-driven founders building before their solution is obvious or their category is clear, and support them as an operational partner, not just a check-writer. Vancouver | $500K – $1.5M | 35 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 104 | ▶ Firstpick VC First-check VC backing Baltic founders (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) at inception and pre-seed stages, with a strong focus on AI-first software. Backs founders who don't fit traditional VC criteria—no FAANG background or Ivy League degree required. Seeks undervalued talent before mainstream investor recognition. Vilnius, Lithuania | $100K – $500K | 42 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 105 | ▶ Fluent Ventures Geographic alpha — backing founders who replicate proven global business models in new geographies with strong local adaptation. The innovation supply chain now moves globally; AI accelerates replication cycles from years to months. Focus on 'camel startups' with real product-market fit and sustainable growth. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 24 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 106 | ▶ 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 |
| 107 | ▶ 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 | 63 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 108 | ▶ Halogen Ventures The smartest place you can invest your capital is in women. We bet on early-stage female-founded and female-led companies creating groundbreaking consumer and B2B software technologies that solve meaningful problems in families, healthcare, childcare, education, climate, and sustainability. Santa Monica | $100K – $1M | 29 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 109 | ▶ Monashees Back technology that enhances human potential, not just fancy tech. Invest in passionate founders solving real market problems with human-centered impact. Focus on sustainable businesses contributing to economic transformation in Latin America and globally. São Paulo | $250K – $5M | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 110 | ▶ 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 |
| 111 | ▶ 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 |
| 112 | ▶ Square Peg Founders from Australia/NZ, Israel, and Southeast Asia will shape the future of global technology. We prioritize people above all else, backing entrepreneurs with compelling visions who assemble talented, mission-driven teams to tackle large, important problems, and back them repeatedly over time. Sydney | $250K – $30M | 81 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 113 | ▶ Cathay Innovation Startups positioned as transformation partners with Fortune 500 corporates create the most impactful solutions. We believe the next generation of market leaders will emerge through collaborative innovation between startups and incumbent enterprises, supported by global expertise and capital. Paris | $5M – $100M | 22 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 114 | ▶ 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 | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 115 | ▶ BoxGroup Before there is a company, there is a conversation - we want to be that first conversation. We invest in founder market fit and the beginning of movements, backing founders with vision to create category-defining businesses. We believe in being your friend in the room with honesty and tough love. New York | $250K – $1M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | N/A |
| 116 | ▶ Moonshots Capital Back extraordinary leadership teams—founders exceptional at building and exiting businesses with leadership styles that military-trained partners can uniquely mentor, support, and supercharge. Particular conviction in military veteran founders (30%+ of AUM) who demonstrate proven track record, drive, mission-orientation, teamwork, strategic excellence, growth mindset, and integrity. Austin | $1M – $10M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 117 | ▶ Feminvest Ventures Back women-led companies that can combine commercial performance with a visible ownership and category-shaping impact. Feminvest Ventures uses the wider Feminvest community as a sourcing and support advantage, and favors founders who can turn trust, distribution, and ownership into a durable market position. Stockholm | $200K – $500K | 6 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 118 | ▶ Upfront Ventures Early investors and long-term partners. We back exceptional founders solving real problems across sectors. When you hit a bump in the road, we're there solving problems alongside you with operational expertise and network leverage. | $1M – $15M | 49 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 119 | ▶ Sorin Investments Sector-agnostic, founder-quality-led investing across AI, fintech, D2C, manufacturing, and defense/aerospace in India, backed by hands-on support from former KKR and private-equity operators. Mumbai | $1.8M – $7.2M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 120 | ▶ Better Capital Day 0 venture capital applied by a deep operator. Better Capital invests at the earliest stage where ambiguity is highest and operator judgment adds the most value. Solo GP model keeps conviction high and enables deep engagement with 20-25 companies at critical inflection points. Pune | $300K – $1M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 121 | ▶ Inovo Back ambitious founders from Central and Eastern Europe and the diaspora building large-market, 10x-better products, favoring high-risk/high-upside bets over safer, modest-return opportunities, grounded in market data rather than intuition. Warsaw | $500K – $10M | 47 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 122 | ▶ 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 | 67 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 123 | ▶ Crush Ventures Back early-stage technology and brands that will shape pop culture — tools that help artists and brands find, engage, and monetize fans — using the Crush Music artist roster (Miley Cyrus, Green Day, Sia, Lorde, Weezer, Fall Out Boy) as live distribution and validation. New York | $250K – $5M | 34 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 124 | ▶ Initialized Capital #77 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 125 | ▶ Otium Capital A long-term capital platform that backs bold entrepreneurs across startup creation, venture investing, growth financings, and buy-and-build situations. Paris | $2M – $200M | 14 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 126 | ▶ WOCstar Fund Early-stage investment fund focused on tech innovation, actively investing in companies and technology to create a more sustainable world. Champions women of color entrepreneurs by investing in their ventures and empowering them to create generational wealth. New York | $100K – $1M | 17 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 127 | ▶ Vinyl Capital We invest in formation-stage founders building commerce infrastructure—the systems and solutions that power tomorrow's economy. Pre-revenue, pre-product, often pre-DBA. We back founders with technical depth and domain obsession in e-commerce operations, fintech, logistics, and customer engagement infrastructure. Like vinyl records, we invest in fullness and authenticity, not stripped-down solutions. | $250K – $3M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 128 | ▶ Ludlow Ventures People matter most. We meet exceptional founders early, build real relationships, and back the ones who feel inevitable, regardless of sector. Detroit | $100K – $2M | 27 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 129 | ▶ 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 |
| 130 | ▶ Kalaari Capital Empowering visionary entrepreneurs to build unique solutions that reshape how Indians live, work, consume, and transact. Kalaari backs potential over pedigree — first-time founders welcome — focusing on tech-driven Indian market opportunities from Pre-Seed through Series A. Bengaluru, India | $500K – $5M | 40 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 131 | ▶ 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 | 40 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 132 | ▶ 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 | 38 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 133 | ▶ Global Founders Capital Global early-stage investor backing technical founders building category-defining ventures with global ambition. We believe exceptional founders can emerge from anywhere, and we provide operational support through a network of 16 global offices to help them scale across multiple continents from day zero. Berlin | $1M – $3M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 134 | ▶ Ventech Ventech backs founders who reimagine society with global technology visions — particularly AI-native vertical applications, industrial software, digital health, cybersecurity, and sovereignty plays across Europe. With 26 years of European VC experience, they are long-term conviction partners from Seed to exit, offering board-level support and international network access. Paris | $500K – $5M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 135 | ▶ 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 |
| 136 | ▶ Align #12 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Brands and technologies reshaping culture. Align invests in early-stage consumer brands with strong brand equity and unit economics, and in frontier technologies (AI/robotics, clean energy, defense) transforming how people live and work. First-check conviction investor with meaningful follow-on capital and co-investment access. Miami | $500K – $10M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 137 | ▶ Captain Ventures The founder — the Captain — is the primary determinant of a startup's success. Captain Ventures backs intelligent fanatics with an earned, non-consensus insight riding a powerful technological or market tailwind. Generalist, seed-stage, US-focused. Salt Lake City, UT | $500K – $3M | 15 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 138 | ▶ Abstract Ventures #28 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Backing transformative founders building exceptional companies across all sectors San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 277 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 139 | ▶ Pace Capital Support early-stage founders solving real problems through technology with conviction-driven, low-volume approach. Emphasize companies addressing fundamental shifts in software economics as LLMs drive creation costs to zero. Partner deeply with founders combining institutional investing expertise with hands-on operational mentorship. | $1M – $10M | 29 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 140 | ▶ 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 | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 141 | ▶ Eight Roads Back ambitious technology and healthcare founders in Asia, Europe, and Israel, providing not just capital but access to a global ecosystem spanning 350+ portfolio companies across four continents. Fidelity backing allows more flexible and focused support than typical VC. London | $5M – $50M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 142 | ▶ 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 |
| 143 | ▶ 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 |
| 144 | ▶ Adapt Ventures Back electric founders with an uncontrollable passion for creating disruptive companies. Invest globally, particularly strong in US and Latin America. Combine capital with operational support through venture studio model, helping build groundbreaking companies from inception through scale. New York | $250K – $350K | 66 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 145 | ▶ 3one4 Capital India is at a historic convergence of consumer install base, digital infrastructure (Aadhaar/UPI/Jan Dhan), quality talent, and enterprise market growth. 3one4 backs mission-driven founders building pre-consensus transformative companies for the new Indian economy with deep operational involvement and research-led conviction. Bengaluru, India | $500K – $5M | 40 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 146 | ▶ Summit Partners Summit Partners backs category-leading companies in Technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Growth Products & Services, investing $10M-$500M per company to power profitable growth. They take minority or majority positions as active board partners backed by the Peak Performance Group operational team. Boston | $10M – $500M | 40 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 147 | ▶ Coalition Operators Founders with genuine conviction solving important problems, backed by unfair advantages and exceptional drive. We provide capital, operational expertise, and access to 100+ world-class startup operators. Our value is in the people on your cap table and the hands-on support—not just the checks. New York | $250K – $1M | 60 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 148 | ▶ 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 |
| 149 | ▶ Episode One Ventures Back ambitious 'go-all-in' founders building defensible B2B software at pre-seed and seed, and support them intensively through the journey to Series A. Focus on AI, infrastructure, health, TechBio, open source, and marketplaces. London | $315K – $2.5M | 59 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 150 | ▶ Slauson & Co Talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. We invest in early-stage companies led by founders whose lived experiences are their competitive advantage. We believe the best products are aligned with the values of the communities they serve. Los Angeles | $750K – $2.5M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 151 | ▶ Stage 1 Ventures Invest in disruptive deep tech and science companies transforming global industries, bridging the capital gap for early-stage entrepreneurs with a capital-efficient model spanning seed option-bets through growth-equity leads. Coconut Grove, FL | $500K – $10M | 61 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 152 | ▶ Visible Hands Exceptional founders from overlooked backgrounds (women, people of color, LGBTQ+) can build unicorns if given capital, support, and belief at the earliest stage. We invest before institutional bias catches up, capturing outsized returns while advancing founder diversity. Boston | $25K – $150K | 43 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 153 | ▶ 3TS Capital Partners We back exceptional founders and management teams in DACH, CEE, and Nordic Europe, combining growth capital with hands-on strategic support to scale technology companies into Pan-European, North American, and Asian markets. Vienna | $5M – $20M | 17 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 154 | ▶ Sun Icon Ventures Support founders who walk the extra mile, who think beyond borders and boundaries, backing innovative ideas seeking global growth from India. Mumbai | $100K – $500K | 17 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 155 | ▶ Shrug Capital Identifying culturally resonant, consumer-focused companies with differentiated products and founder teams that will capture global attention. We invest across technology, consumer behavior, entertainment, and culture—seeking to spot emerging trends before they reach mainstream awareness. We operate as a partnership combining rigorous deal selection with exceptional founder support, creative marketing, and deep understanding of consumer psychology. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 114 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 156 | ▶ BrandProject We partner with visionary founders to accelerate, incubate, and scale consumer brands. Our team of experienced operators provides not just capital but hands-on guidance in strategy, product, growth, finance, and team development to help founders build world-class digital consumer brands. Toronto | $500K – $5M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 157 | ▶ Break Trail Ventures Partner with entrepreneurs breaking trail in their industry, putting customers first and solving meaningful problems. Focus on founder-led, mission-driven companies combining customer-centric products with operational excellence. Strong emphasis on consumer products, lifestyle brands, and tech-enabled enterprises. Columbus | $500K – $5M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 158 | ▶ 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 |
| 159 | ▶ 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 |
| 160 | ▶ Amplifyher Ventures We invest in diverse leadership teams with the ability to create flywheel effects of growth in new markets. We focus on three core areas: Commerce (identifiable brands with data-driven opportunities), Care (tech-enabled health and wellness innovations), and Connectivity (platforms enhancing information expression and distribution). We believe women are not underfunded but untapped, and we're positioned at an inflection point in venture to elevate women to C-suite leadership roles. New York | $100K – $300K | 40 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 161 | ▶ Origin Ventures Origin Ventures invests in bold founders leading humanity into the fifth economic era—the Artificial Intelligence Economy. AI is fundamentally transforming how we live, work, and play through infrastructure, software, applications, and services that drive productivity and enable autonomous systems. The firm is an early believer in extraordinary people with deep domain expertise who challenge norms and redefine economies. Chicago | $1M – $8M | 56 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 162 | ▶ Cowboy Ventures Partner with founders building generational software companies. We provide capital, operational support, and genuine partnership. Focus on technology-driven solutions addressing large and growing markets. Invest across enterprise and consumer software, with depth in AI-native software, fintech, infrastructure, security, vertical SaaS, healthcare, and future of work. Palo Alto | $500K – $4M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 163 | ▶ Jump Capital Thesis-driven, sector-focused venture firm investing in FinTech, IT/Data Infrastructure, and vertical B2B SaaS. Partners with founders who want a trusted ally with real operating experience. Increasing focus on AI applications that solve measurable enterprise problems with real data advantages. Chicago | $1M – $15M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 164 | ▶ Mu Ventures Reducing friction in commerce transactions through infrastructure, vertical AI solving boring complex problems, and next-generation marketplaces with proprietary AI moats. We back founders removing friction from how the world gets things done. New York | $200K – $500K | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 165 | ▶ Athletico Ventures Elite athletes bring differentiated distribution, credibility, and networks that accelerate consumer and impact-sector startups; the firm syndicates athlete capital into rounds led by tier-one institutional investors. London | $150K – $500K | 11 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 166 | ▶ Burst Capital Helpful investors in marketplace and SaaS businesses founded by operators who grew Yelp from zero to $1B revenue through IPO Palo Alto | $500K – $5M | 105 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | N/A |
| 167 | ▶ Cake Ventures We invest in founders with global ambitions creating products that meet tomorrow's internet users' needs through demographic change. Focus on aging & longevity, spending power of women, and the new majority (majority-minority shift). San Francisco | $200K – $750K | 20 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 168 | ▶ 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 |
| 169 | ▶ Expansion Venture Capital Entrepreneurs, not VCs, build great companies. We invest early in great & passionate entrepreneurs and serve as long-term partners. Available 24/7 to help founders with mentorship, product-market fit, fundraising, business development, customer acquisition, talent sourcing, and strategic partnerships. New York | $250K – $1M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 170 | ▶ 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 | 35 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 171 | ▶ EPIC Ventures EPIC Ventures backs early-stage technology companies building in the information economy, with a focus on enterprise SaaS, healthcare technology, cybersecurity, and future of work. The firm believes the best way to build lasting companies is through genuine partnership with founders — providing capital, strategic guidance, operational expertise, and deep network access. Founded in 1994, EPIC helped build the Utah tech ecosystem and continues to be the foundational VC of the Mountain West. Salt Lake City, UT | $500K – $5M | 71 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 172 | ▶ Serena Capital We back bold entrepreneurs who think big and are committed to becoming the next major tech players. We invest from pre-seed to series A with strong operational support, focusing on technology-driven solutions across AI, climate tech, fintech, SaaS, and impact-driven sectors. | $100K – $15M | 115 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 173 | ▶ Founders, Inc. Founders need more than just capital—they need belief, community, and infrastructure to build great companies. We're the first believers in bold ideas at the earliest stages, providing campus access, daily support, and a community of exceptional builders. | $100K – $250K | 53 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 174 | ▶ Sony We invest in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. We foster Sony's future businesses through strategic early-stage venture investments, seeking technologies with potential to transform industries while building synergies with Sony Group business units. | $2M – $20M | 203 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 175 | ▶ Listen Ventures Consumer-obsessed venture capital firm that identifies cultural narratives and consumer behavior shifts before they become mainstream. Invests in brands that listen to consumers and challenge the status quo. Focus areas: End of Excess, Mental Health, Cannabis Stigma, Off Devices, Financial Health, Food Fight. Concentrated investment strategy with deep brand-building support. Chicago | $500K – $5M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 176 | ▶ 12 Flags Group Patient, operator-led capital behind promising India-first consumer businesses, built for Indian consumers rather than adapted from Western models. Bengaluru, India | $1M – $8.3M | 8 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 177 | ▶ node.vc We back visionary technology founders in the Nordic region driven by disruptive forces. Our thesis centers on three areas: New Experiences (gaming, new media, health tech), Platform Technologies (developer tools, infrastructure, fintech, IoT, machine intelligence), and Smarter Workplaces (productivity, developer tools, digital workplaces). As founders and operators ourselves, we bring hands-on operational mentorship to help mitigate risks and navigate building at scale. | $750K – $2.7M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 178 | ▶ Left Lane Capital #22 · Emerging 100 · 2026 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 |
| 179 | ▶ Slow Ventures Backing experienced founders with deep domain conviction at the earliest stages. Fund genuine 'venture moments' — discrete inflection points where new capital validates novel hypotheses. Reject the factory model of venture; focus on capital efficiency and sound businesses. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 83 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 180 | ▶ Creaegis Back founders who are transforming industries and building great institutions, pairing strategic institutional equity with operational capabilities to bridge global/sovereign capital with high-potential Indian digital, consumer, and enterprise ecosystems. Bengaluru, India | $25M – $55M | 10 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 181 | ▶ Physis Capital Close the gap between early-stage funding and durable Series B+ outcomes in India by pairing growth-stage capital with structural operating support (CXO Genie, Founders Genie) for founders solving large, structurally underserved Indian problems. Gurugram, Haryana, India | $1M – $3M | 10 | N/A | Active | N/A | Open |
| 182 | ▶ BASS Ventures Back 'crazy dreamers' — founders with exceptional tenacity, ambition, and vision who are building transformative companies. BASS serves as the 'bassist' providing foundational support: capital, operational resources, global cloud credits, and talent. Focus on AI software, physical AI, and fashion & beauty in 2025. Seoul | $250K – $6M | 48 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 183 | ▶ Creandum We back the companies of tomorrow before it's obvious. We combine early-stage European investing with a permanent San Francisco presence to help founders build category-defining global companies. We invest in ambitious technical founders who deeply understand industry transformation. Stockholm | $200K – $10M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 184 | ▶ FirstMark #69 · Top 100 · 2026 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 | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 185 | ▶ 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 |
| 186 | ▶ HearstLab Gender diversity drives innovation and better financial returns. We invest in women-led startups building sustainable, profitable technology companies that solve strategic problems within Hearst's 360+ businesses while creating measurable impact on diversity in venture capital. New York | $500K – $3M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 187 | ▶ DSG Consumer Partners Backs insurgent consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia with patient capital, brand discipline, and hands-on operating support. Singapore | $250K – $2.5M | 13 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 188 | ▶ Contrary Identify and invest in the world's top talent before they start a company. Build lifelong relationships through a proprietary university scout network at Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and other elite universities. Back exceptional founders within 1-3 years of graduation before they are widely recognized. San Francisco | $100K – $15M | 57 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 189 | ▶ BAM Ventures BAM Ventures invests in resilient founders building iconic consumer and commerce companies that connect with customers and transform industries. Partners provide operational expertise, relationships, and capital. | $100K – $1M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 190 | ▶ Better Tomorrow Ventures Financial technology will create a better tomorrow. We invest in experienced operators solving real fintech problems with deep domain expertise. We're an extension of your founding team, not just capital. | $500K – $4M | 62 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | N/A |
| 191 | ▶ 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 |
| 192 | ▶ Guild Capital Partner with exceptional founders as their first institutional investor, backing capital-efficient businesses in consumer, commerce, and SaaS. Focus on talent-rich geographies in US and India. Look for clear founder vision, adaptability, and ability to attract high-performance teams. Miami Beach, FL | $1M – $5M | 12 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 193 | ▶ Kaszek Partner with extraordinary founders building the next generation of iconic Latin American technology companies. Invest in any tech-enabled sector where innovation can drive significant disruption. Bring not just capital but deep operational expertise as former MercadoLibre executives and entrepreneurs. Buenos Aires | $500K – $50M | 61 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 194 | ▶ Brickyard Extraordinary founders execute faster when isolated from distractions and provided intensive on-site support. We seek junkyard dogs with high agency, non-obvious vision, delusional optimism, and execution discipline. Category matters far less than founder quality. Chattanooga, TN | $100K – $500K | 59 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 195 | ▶ Matrix Partners #51 · Top 100 · 2026 We invest in founders with deep technical expertise and a specific vision of the future. As former founders and company builders ourselves, we provide not just capital but steady partnership through early stages. We are contrarians who invest with conviction. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 60 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 196 | ▶ Xeed Ventures Partner with exceptional founders to build rocketships, focusing on enterprise, B2B, and fintech categories, with capital, strategic insight, and network access. Bengaluru, India | $250K – $2M | 22 | Follows | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 197 | ▶ Montis VC Backs European pre-seed and seed founders building technologies for Energy, Industry, and Resilience, especially energy transition, industrial automation, practical AI for infrastructure, manufacturing, logistics, energy grids, and critical systems. Warsaw | $500K – $2M | 12 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 198 | ▶ Firstminute Capital We invest in founders with laser-focused ambition to define technology across AI and deep tech. No stage is too early. Our role is to be their first call, fiercest champion and long-term partner from idea to impact. London | $1.3M – $3.8M | 140 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 199 | ▶ Gaja Capital Gaja Capital partners with India's mid-market entrepreneurs to build sector leaders. They invest at Series C and beyond — when product-market fit is proven — and provide active operational support (IPO prep, governance, senior hiring, strategic expansion) to accelerate the path from INR 100 crore to INR 1,000 crore in revenue. Key sectors: Education, BFSI, Consumer, Employment/HR, and Software. Mumbai | $25M – $40M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 200 | ▶ RTP Global RTP Global is a self-funded, early-stage venture firm that recycles proceeds from prior wins (Datadog, Delivery Hero, Yandex, EPAM) to back technical, ambitious founders in AI, fintech, SaaS, developer tools, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and healthtech, with unusually flexible, long-duration capital and hands-on operator support. New York | $1M – $15M | 24 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 201 | ▶ Valor Capital Group Greatest opportunities come from serving unmet needs of the middle class in emerging markets. We bridge US and Latin American markets, providing institutional capital, intellectual capital flow, and geo arbitrage exit opportunities. New York | $500K – $10M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 202 | ▶ 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 |
| 203 | ▶ Active Impact Investments Exceptional founders can build profitable businesses while solving urgent environmental challenges. We provide capital plus deep operational expertise in sales, talent, and fundraising. Focus on transition from finite to infinite sources of energy, food, water, and products. Vancouver | $250K – $3M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 204 | ▶ Superhero Capital Backing founders with exceptional vision and mission-driven impact across Finland and the Baltics, prioritizing founder character over polished business plans - asking 'Why us?' and 'Why now?' Helsinki | $50K – $1M | 42 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 205 | ▶ Clocktower Technology Ventures Financial services represents the largest venture opportunity with disproportionately small VC allocation. We invest in companies reinventing financial services with operator teams combining domain expertise and execution excellence. Santa Monica | $500K – $20M | 107 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 206 | ▶ DFF Ventures We invest in underdigitized verticals — backing founders with deep industry experience who are building digital solutions for analog industries. Focus on Vertical AI, Recommerce, and Marketplace models in the physical economy. Operator-first: all three founding partners are former founders. Amsterdam | $275K – $2.8M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 207 | ▶ 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 |
| 208 | ▶ Able Partners Systematically back clinically rigorous, behaviorally grounded wellbeing startups tackling stigmatized areas—alcohol use disorder, menopause, mental health—using stigma as an investing edge and insisting on consumer-grade UX. Solve the Wellness Gap: the quantifiable delta that has grown as GDP per capita increased while physical and mental health stagnated. New York | $500K – $3M | 66 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 209 | ▶ Notable Capital #20 · Top 100 · 2026 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 | 44 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 210 | ▶ Seventure Partners Seventure Partners identifies and backs innovative European companies in Life Sciences and Digital Technologies at all stages from seed to pre-IPO, serving as the lead investor and active board-level partner. The firm is a global pioneer in microbiome investing and has built a 25+ year track record of 150+ exits and 30 IPOs. Institutional backing from Natixis Investment Managers/Groupe BPCE provides unique co-investment and network access. Paris | $500K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 211 | ▶ Foundation Ventures We back exceptional teams leveraging Egypt's currency-driven cost advantage and local market expertise to build industry-defining companies that scale across MENA and Africa. We provide patient capital, operational support, and regional network access to first-time founders and technical teams. Cairo | $500K – $1M | 12 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 212 | ▶ Wave Ventures Wave Ventures backs Europe's most exceptional Gen Z founders at the earliest stage — angel and pre-seed — in the Nordics and Baltics. We invest before other VCs identify these founders, leveraging a rotating team of top university students embedded in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Tallinn startup ecosystems. We believe the most impactful companies of the next generation will emerge from this region. Helsinki | $10K – $100K | 46 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 213 | ▶ Oktogon Ventures Oktogon Ventures backs high-growth technology startups from Central and Eastern Europe, especially teams with global ambition and enough traction to show the product is already working. The firm is explicit about wanting technology-heavy B2B SaaS companies, early revenue, and founders who are willing to partner with a minority investor that adds mentoring, sales, hiring, and fundraising support. Its portfolio and public positioning show a preference for practical, revenue-oriented execution over speculative, pre-product narratives. Budapest | $100K – $400K | 25 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 214 | ▶ Baukunst Creative technologists at the frontiers of technology and design create transformative companies. The true art of building lies in setting the right culture and early-stage environment for meaningful companies to begin, grow, scale, and endure. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 215 | ▶ RangeVentures Partner with ambitious founders building category-winning companies. We believe great founders who understand execution, customer obsession, and operational excellence can build transformative companies. We provide capital, operational guidance, network access, and strategic partnership—not just funding. | $250K – $2.5M | 80 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 216 | ▶ Greycroft #92 · Top 100 · 2026 Partnering with brilliant founders to upend the status quo by investing in AI-driven software, sustainability technologies, and innovative consumer brands. We believe AI will dominate software over the next decade, and we seek to support founders reimagining industries across all three sectors. New York | $2M – $100M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 217 | ▶ 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 | 52 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 218 | ▶ Basis Set Ventures #76 · Emerging 100 · 2026 The best way to find and support AI companies is to be one ourselves. We back independent thinkers building real systems before consensus forms, partnering as radical learning partners from day one. Menlo Park | $250K – $3M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 219 | ▶ Nexus Venture Partners We partner with extraordinary entrepreneurs building product-first companies that redefine their categories. In the US, we focus on transformative AI and enterprise software. In India, we back digital-native businesses solving local market problems at scale. Menlo Park | $100K – $10M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 220 | ▶ MANTIS Venture Capital #68 · Emerging 100 · 2026 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 |
| 221 | ▶ SEEDRA Ventures SEEDRA backs bold, technology-driven founders redefining traditional industries across Saudi Arabia and MENA, providing hands-on operational support alongside capital, in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030. Riyadh | $250K – $15M | 13 | Both | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 222 | ▶ Amplify.LA Back passionate technology entrepreneurs building in Los Angeles with early capital, operational mentorship, and access to a network of 120+ experienced operators and executives. Focus on pre-seed stage with hands-on support through multiple fundraising rounds. Los Angeles | $250K – $1M | 49 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 223 | ▶ 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 |
| 224 | ▶ True Ventures #63 · Top 100 · 2026 We invest in brilliant people who bring ideas that matter to life. We focus on AI-native founders building companies with strong founder-product fit, aligned on mission and meaning, seeking creative freedom and psychological safety. Great companies are built by diverse teams supported and empowered to be maximally creative. Palo Alto | $500K – $3M | 47 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 225 | ▶ Delta Partners Delta backs Ireland's most relentless founders from first cheque to scale, with a partner-led model where every founder works directly with a General Partner throughout the company's life, and a focus on capital-optimising foundations early on. Dublin, Ireland | $100K – $3M | 36 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 226 | ▶ 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 |
| 227 | ▶ Maya Capital We invest in founders leading their first institutional venture round. Our mission is to catalyze transformation in Latin America by partnering with the region's top entrepreneurs. Together, we create cycles of innovation, empowerment and change. We believe in long-term partnerships and hands-on support. São Paulo | $100K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 228 | ▶ Kindred Ventures Kindred backs visionary and relentless founders building the future using technology and science at the earliest stages, often helping form companies before they exist. With Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II, the firm is emphasizing the novel intelligence frontier: AGI-capable models and harnesses that extend human capabilities, new AI-native consumer and enterprise experiences, physical AI, compute, infrastructure, energy, science, outer space, and inner space. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 54 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 229 | ▶ Plug N Play Ventures Connect innovative startups to 550+ corporate partners who have real business problems to solve. Our platform creates a flywheel of pilots, enterprise customers, and follow-on capital for founders who value long-term partnership and have credible paths to $100M+ ARR. Sunnyvale | $25K – $3M | 51 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 230 | ▶ 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 |
| 231 | ▶ General Atlantic #21 · Top 100 · 2026 The dedicated partner for entrepreneurs and investors building long-term value: patient growth capital plus deep sector expertise and a global operating platform for category-leading, capital-efficient businesses at an inflection point. New York | $50M – $500M | 28 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 232 | ▶ Silicon Road Ventures Silicon Road Ventures is the dedicated commerce tech VC. They back founders building the future of retail, e-commerce, supply chain, fintech, and multichannel commerce — the full stack of commerce infrastructure for the modern era. Their Atlanta base and deep retailer network (Macy's, Walmart, Home Depot via Frank Blake advisory) provide unique portfolio value through their Corporate Connect and Retail Sandbox programs. Atlanta | $250K – $2M | 32 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 233 | ▶ Gateway Capital Partners Gateway Capital partners with tenacious, resourceful founders building solutions to real-world problems in overlooked markets. We believe that financial returns and social returns are not mutually exclusive, and we invest where others hesitate - focusing on underestimated regions and low-to-moderate income communities. Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $250K – $500K | 14 | N/A | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 234 | ▶ Phaze Ventures Back early-stage B2B AI and deeptech founders across the GCC and North America, bridging Gulf capital with global technology talent. Muscat, Oman | $250K – $5M | 15 | N/A | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 235 | ▶ Chalmers Ventures Chalmers Ventures transforms breakthrough Chalmers University research into successful, impact-driven global companies, blending venture creation with venture investing under one roof. Gothenburg, Sweden | $100K – $2.4M | 128 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 236 | ▶ Cherry Ventures Cherry backs ambitious, resourceful, resilient founders with a novel insight ("anomaly") and a coherent, feasible path to an underexplored shared need ("the red thread"), investing industry-curiously across Europe often before product or revenue exist. Berlin | $2M – $7M | 30 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 237 | ▶ Chicago Ventures We lead, early. Enduring companies can be built anywhere, by anyone. We focus on founders and industries overlooked by coastal investors, serving as operationally-involved partners during the company's earliest days — before success is obvious. Chicago | $500K – $5M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 238 | ▶ Patron The next decade will be defined by founders building intuitive, automated, taste-driven, and deeply personal consumer applications. We leverage gaming insights and community mechanics to back category-defining founders across wellness, media, education, commerce, and social. Gaming-native generation expects automation, personalization, and authentic community—we invest in founders who understand these mechanics. | $2M – $3M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 239 | ▶ LatinLeap VC Invest in and scale technology businesses where artificial intelligence and data capabilities drive impact and market growth across Latin America. Latin Leap aims to help Spanish-speaking Latin America leapfrog through technology investments tailored to emerging market needs, while also bridging international tech companies into the region. Medellín, Colombia | $250K – $5M | 22 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 240 | ▶ Sparrow Capital Patient, collaborative, and disciplined capital for builders who think in decades. Aims to be the first institutional partner to entrepreneurs building large, ethically strong companies. Bengaluru, India | $1M – $2M | 23 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 241 | ▶ Primary Venture Partners #85 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 242 | ▶ Gilgamesh Ventures AI-native fintech companies that reshape payments, lending, insurance, capital markets, and financial infrastructure. We back visionary entrepreneurs leveraging AI for rapid scalability and customer experience improvement. Target companies reach $5M+ ARR within 18 months using lean teams. New York | $150K – $600K | 28 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 243 | ▶ First Round Capital #45 · Top 100 · 2026 Beginnings matter. We work with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an 'imagine if.' We look for compelling and contrarian insights into how the world works—what do you understand about a market that others miss? Our role is to accelerate the path from idea to product-market fit through embedded partnership. San Francisco | $750K – $4M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 244 | ▶ Founder Collective We invest at the earliest stages and partner with exceptional entrepreneurs from idea to IPO. We stay small by design to remain aligned with founders. We're sector-agnostic, conviction-driven, capital-efficient, and believe in founder/market fit and intrinsic value over hype. Boston | $250K – $3M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 245 | ▶ 42CAP Backing seed-stage, tech- and data-driven B2B software companies across Europe with global ambition. Focus on Agility Drivers (verticalized, consumerized, XaaS solutions) and Seductive Solutions with genuine product-market fit. Invest in AI-first and AI-enabled businesses as well as frontier tech (BioIT, Space, DLT, Quantum Computing). Munich | $500K – $3M | 56 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 246 | ▶ Telegraph Hill Capital We back entrepreneurs obsessed with solving big problems using capital-efficient technology. We focus on early-stage tech startups in North America and Western Europe building game-changing B2B software across fintech, logistics, proptech, HR tech, legal tech, and cybersecurity. Barcelona | $100K – $1.5M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 247 | ▶ Suffolk Technologies The $12 trillion built environment sector is ripe for digital transformation. Suffolk Technologies deploys capital, resources, and networks to help founders scale technologies in construction, architecture, engineering, real estate, and infrastructure. Uniquely positioned as the venture arm of Suffolk Construction, they provide operational test beds, jobsite access, and deep domain expertise that pure financial investors cannot. Boston | $150K – $10M | 59 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 248 | ▶ Serena Ventures We back bold founders reshaping how we live, work, move, and connect. Our perspective is global. Our standard is excellence. Our purpose is to expand access, ownership, and opportunity at scale. We view the underfunding of women and founders of color as a market inefficiency. San Francisco | $100K – $500K | 41 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 249 | ▶ Kae Capital Kae positions itself as the first institutional capital into a company, partnering with founders early to build scalable, technology-driven businesses. Sector-agnostic by mandate, with current public emphasis on consumer, fintech, deeptech, B2B/B2C AI, intelligent automation, cybersecurity, and defence/aerospace. Mumbai | $500K – $3M | 15 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 250 | ▶ MaC Venture Capital MaC backs visionary founders building category-defining companies with deep understanding of cultural shifts, technological advancements, and emerging market trends. Founders must demonstrate authentic insight into why their problem needs solving now, combined with ability to see how the world is changing. Particular focus on founders paying attention to shifts others might miss. | $500K – $2M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 251 | ▶ Black Sheep Capital Be the most helpful investor. Back exceptional Australian founders building technology companies with strong founder-market fit and large addressable markets. Brisbane | $100K – $500K | 17 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 252 | ▶ 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 | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 253 | ▶ Crosslink Capital We invest in ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies. Our Alpha network of 2,000+ founders and operators provides unique sourcing and strategic support for scaling emerging enterprises. San Francisco | $1M – $9M | 153 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 254 | ▶ Arzan VC Backing young, fast-growing, and innovative tech teams building disruptive businesses with a MENA connection, with a particular concentration in FinTech and e-commerce. Kuwait City | $500K – $10M | 13 | N/A | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 255 | ▶ Chapter One Ventures We back product-driven founders building generational companies. We led product, design, and engineering teams at the internet's most iconic companies and have built products for billions of users. Now we bring that operator expertise to support founders obsessed with product excellence and user experience. Los Angeles | $500K – $8M | 111 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 256 | ▶ Commerce Ventures We partner with entrepreneurs building the platforms and infrastructure required for the future of retail, payments, banking and insurance. We invest in B2B commerce infrastructure that enables businesses to serve customers better. Rather than chasing consumer adoption, we build portfolios around the Commerce Continuum—interconnected solutions spanning retail, payments, banking and insurance. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 33 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 257 | ▶ Forum Ventures The entrepreneurial journey from zero to one is isolating and difficult. By becoming an extension of portfolio founders' teams, we can build the next generation of successful B2B SaaS companies. We invest in founders first, companies second. Technology should be human-centered, founder-first, and focused on solving real market problems. New York | $100K – $750K | 105 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 258 | ▶ Cavalry Ventures Back nerds and pioneers tackling tough problems that matter across European tech. Support founders building hard-to-build but essential products. Real partners for expert founders. | $1M – $4M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | N/A |
| 259 | ▶ Advancit Capital We partner with best-in-class entrepreneurs building the next generation of leading companies at the intersection of media, entertainment, technology, and web3. Our distinctive value comes from facilitating strategic connections between portfolio companies and major media conglomerates, distribution platforms, and Fortune 500 media executives. Norwood, MA | $50K – $1M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 260 | ▶ Spintop Ventures Backing entrepreneurs on a mission to build great companies: innovative software-based technology companies from the Nordics that can become sector leaders while driving transformation toward a long-term sustainable society. Östersund, Sweden | $500K – $2.5M | 35 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 261 | ▶ NewRoad Capital Partners Operator-led growth equity firm investing in demand-driven companies in Supply Chain & Logistics, Retail Tech/CPG, and Marketing Technology. Partners with founders who have proven product-market fit and are ready to scale with hands-on operational support from the NewRoad team's 300+ years of combined operating experience. Bentonville, AR | $5M – $20M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 262 | ▶ 01 Advisors Fund #36 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Proven scaled operators are uniquely positioned to help hyper-growth companies reach the next level. We invest right after product-market fit (Series A-B) and focus on scaling go-to-market and building world-class companies. Inspired by Bill Campbell's coaching philosophy, we provide intensive operational support without taking board seats. San Francisco | $1M – $10M | 63 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 263 | ▶ Backstage Capital Underestimated founders are systematically mispriced assets that create alpha rather than requiring concessionary returns. We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color, or LGBTQ, treating capital allocation as activism. Los Angeles | $50K – $500K | 30 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 264 | ▶ Ground Up Ventures We're a different type of venture firm. We wake up every morning and ask ourselves how we can help our portfolio companies move the needle. From in-the-weeds to twenty thousand feet, we are partners at every level. We serve as an extension of founder headcount, sitting in portfolio company Slack channels, maintaining weekly calls, and proactively helping with hiring and customer introductions. New York | $250K – $1.5M | 49 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 265 | ▶ Lattice Crypto represents a once-in-a-generation platform shift that will fundamentally transform financial services, gaming, energy, and many other sectors through decentralized infrastructure. We partner with founders building sustainable crypto foundations from day one. United States | $300K – $2M | 63 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 266 | ▶ TMV #63 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Back early-stage entrepreneurs shaping the industries that run the world, with deep domain expertise across AI & Automation, Health & Bio, and Logistics & Maritime, and true operating partnership beyond capital. New York | $250K – $10M | 66 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 267 | ▶ Eurazeo Eurazeo backs high-potential companies across the full lifecycle — from venture and growth equity to buyout — with a focus on building European champions with global ambitions. The firm invests at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and sustainability, with a distinct impact mandate spanning 8 dedicated impact funds. Paris | $5M – $600M | 18 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 268 | ▶ Building Ventures The physical world is programmable hardware. We invest in entrepreneurs transforming the built environment across design, build, operate, and experience. Deep AEC domain expertise combined with technical innovation creates structural value. We partner with visionary founders using our network of 100+ AEC executives for pilots, feedback, and distribution. Boston | $100K – $10M | 43 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Req'd |
| 269 | ▶ Seed Capital We back exceptional Nordic-based founders from seed to Series A and beyond, gravitating toward category winners riding underlying macro trends such as transparency and user-generated content. We are Denmark's largest fintech investor and a hands-on partner all the way to exit. Copenhagen | $2M – $4M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 270 | ▶ Animal Capital Leverage creator economy and influencer networks to add tangible value to early-stage companies. Invest in ambitious Gen Z founders building consumer products with high influencer marketing potential. Influencer partners actively support portfolio companies with marketing, business development, and strategic partnerships. | $500K – $5M | 18 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 271 | ▶ Brand Foundry Ventures We invest in seed-stage companies building consumer brands you can't live without. We back founders with domain expertise who understand brand fundamentals, customer experience, and sustainable business models. Focus on tangible goods and direct-to-consumer models over pure software. New York | $500K – $1.5M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 272 | ▶ Volition Capital We invest in founder-owned, capital-efficient businesses that aspire to lead their markets, keeping business human through transparent, genuine partnership. Boston | $5M – $50M | 62 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 273 | ▶ Access Bridge Ventures Access Bridge Ventures backs exceptional leaders in MENAP, aiming to be the first institutional investor and lead rounds, pairing capital with regional network access, governance support, and operational experience. Abu Dhabi | $250K – $500K | 26 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 274 | ▶ Footwork We lead and co-lead Series A and Seed rounds in companies with early signs of product-market fit. We focus on consumer technology and the consumerization of enterprise technology. We're inspired by founders, and wake up every day excited to get to work with teams building the next generation of category-defining companies. | $1M – $15M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 275 | ▶ 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 |
| 276 | ▶ 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 |
| 277 | ▶ Selva Ventures Health and wellness is one of the most important pillars of the global economy. The $61 trillion global consumer economy is undergoing a seismic shift toward trusted, high-quality products with proven efficacy. We partner with entrepreneurs to advance healthier living through capital, strategic resources, and enduring support grounded in continuous learning in nutrition, biology, and psychology. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 278 | ▶ Trust Ventures #62 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Backs founders building generational companies in markets where public policy and regulation, not technology, are the primary barrier to progress -- energy, housing, healthcare, insurance, and advanced manufacturing. Pairs capital with in-house legal and policy strategy to help portfolio companies navigate and reshape regulatory environments. Austin | $250K – $30M | 19 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 279 | ▶ FinSight Ventures Ownership mindset, partnership with entrepreneurs, and flexibility & discipline: commit proprietary capital alongside a syndicate of co-investors to back growth-stage fintech, AI, and B2B SaaS companies bringing digital transformation to banking, finance, and insurance. San Francisco | $3M – $50M | 23 | Follows | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 280 | ▶ LAUNCH Ambitious founders building venture-scale companies need capital, mentorship, community, and media visibility. We provide all four through integrated programs, funds, and our media platform. | $100K – $3M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 281 | ▶ 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 |
| 282 | ▶ 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 |
| 283 | ▶ 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 | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 284 | ▶ Elevar Equity Fund economic resilience of underserved entrepreneurial households through early-growth capital in businesses where impact and commercial performance are structurally aligned. Invest in companies democratizing access to essential products and services across financial inclusion, education, healthcare, agri-supply chains, and MSME solutions. Seattle | $1M – $2.5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 285 | ▶ Greenoaks #44 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 286 | ▶ Storytime Capital We look for world class teams solving big problems in the future of work: how people find work, how organizations find and manage talent, and how work gets executed. Toronto | $550K – $1.1M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 287 | ▶ Stage 2 Capital Stage 2 Capital is the first VC fund backed by 1,000+ GTM executives. Using a two-person pod model (traditional VC + GTM operator), the firm helps B2B software companies scale through go-to-market expertise and access to a curated executive LP network. Boston | $2M – $6M | 81 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 288 | ▶ NXTP Ventures We back founders building the future of B2B technology. From Latin America to the world, we invest early and partner with founders and companies for the long term. Our core purpose is to support founders and companies through founder-aligned partnerships forged in trust. Buenos Aires | $500K – $2M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 289 | ▶ Capital One Ventures Strategic CVC investing in startups driving the future of data, technology, and financial services—aligned with Capital One's business imperatives. More than half of portfolio investments lead to commercial partnerships with Capital One. McLean, VA | $500K – $10M | 80 | Follows | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 290 | ▶ Sony Innovation Fund Actively champion founders and entrepreneurs, fostering a culture where startups thrive, while serving as the bridge to Sony that drives deeper engagements through technical expertise and network access. Focused on DeepTech, Entertainment, EnterpriseTech, Fintech/DLT, ClimateTech, and Location-Based Entertainment. Tokyo | $500K – $20M | 147 | Follows | Active | N/A | Open |
| 291 | ▶ 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 |
| 292 | ▶ Capital F Capital F invests in technology for the $15 Trillion female economy. We are operators who invest, not VCs—capitalizing on 50 years of combined C-level operating experience to back top founders building in Health, AI, and Digital Commerce with B2B SaaS and B2C technology. San Francisco | $100K – $2M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 293 | ▶ Craft Ventures #93 · Top 100 · 2026 Build great companies by partnering with exceptional founders who deeply understand their markets. We provide not just capital but proven playbooks, talent networks, and operational expertise from our team of experienced operators. San Francisco | $500K – $10M | 46 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 294 | ▶ 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 |
| 295 | ▶ iGlobe Partners Unearth, invest and grow startups into global leaders. iGlobe targets game-changing innovations at the frontier of deep tech — semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, and biotech — with a global orientation and a Singapore hub. Founded by Soo Boon Koh, Singapore's first female VC, the firm brings 25+ years of cross-border investing expertise and a top-quartile performance record. Singapore | $1M – $15M | 51 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 296 | ▶ Flyer One Ventures We back Dollar-DNA founders: execution-oriented leaders who base decisions on data, building painkillers rather than vitamins, with strong founder-market fit. Warsaw | $350K – $1.5M | 54 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 297 | ▶ Merak Capital To steward capital with discipline and conviction, investing in innovative enterprises that create enduring value. Backs founders building technology solutions for Saudi Arabia's digital transformation, converting early traction into resilient growth through disciplined capital paired with operational expertise. Riyadh | $600K – $54M | 44 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 298 | ▶ TQ Ventures Invest from first principles and commit deeply to founders. TQ rejects thematic investing and backs exceptional founding teams with unique, compelling market visions — category creators rather than incremental improvers. They target companies that have raised less than $1.5M, positioning them as one of the first institutional checks. New York | $500K – $3M | 47 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 299 | ▶ Dalus Capital Back purposeful entrepreneurs building scalable technology solutions for significant Latin American problems, with emphasis on inclusion, climate innovation, and business productivity while generating positive impact and strong returns. Monterrey | $500K – $5M | 32 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 300 | ▶ BEENEXT Founder-first, sector-agnostic early-stage investing in emerging markets (India, Southeast Asia, Japan, US), backing bold, technical founders and supporting them with a global community of founders and investors, not just capital. Singapore | $200K – $2.5M | 22 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 301 | ▶ Bonfire Ventures B2B software is the highest-impact playing field. We invest exclusively in AI-powered B2B software companies at seed stage with strong founder teams, $300K-$1M+ ARR, and urgent business needs. By maintaining a high-conviction, low-volume model (10-12 investments/year), we allocate 20-30 hours of hands-on support per company in the first month. Our partners have deep operating experience: Mark has 20+ years in B2B investing, Brett has 15+ years at Salesforce, and Jim is a trusted advisor to founders. We lead ~95% of rounds, take board seats, and stay involved through follow-on rounds, achieving 4x higher Series A graduation rates than industry average. Los Angeles | $2M – $4M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 302 | ▶ Cornerstone Ventures Backing 'Next Gen Enterprise Tech' in India across SaaS, deep-tech, and B2B marketplaces, staying engaged with companies across their full funding lifecycle rather than making a single early bet. Mumbai | $5M – $15M | 21 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 303 | ▶ FUSE Bet the founder, win the future -- FUSE invests early in exceptional founders before obvious market validation, prioritizing founder quality over category focus, and backs them with a network of 300+ operators, executives, and founders. Bellevue | $1M – $10M | 47 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 304 | ▶ Urban Innovation Fund The future of cities will be shaped by entrepreneurs who can navigate complex regulatory environments. We provide seed capital and regulatory/policy expertise to startups enhancing the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of cities. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 305 | ▶ BGF BGF provides patient, minority growth capital to ambitious SMEs and deep tech/life sciences startups across the UK and Ireland. Founded to address the SME funding gap, BGF never takes controlling stakes, provides long-term support without fixed exit deadlines, and offers portfolio access to its talent network, operating specialists, and community platform. London | $3.8M – $38M | 22 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 306 | ▶ Iron Wolf Capital Iron Wolf Capital backs exceptional technical founders building globally relevant deep tech and defence companies from the Baltic Sea Region and diaspora. The firm treats regional technical depth, capital efficiency, and category-specific expertise as the core source of advantage. Vilnius, Lithuania | $500K – $5M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 307 | ▶ Ufi Ventures The UK's vocational skills gap requires venture-backed technology, not just policy or grant funding; solving skills problems at scale can be both commercially sustainable and socially impactful. London | $250K – $1M | 22 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 308 | ▶ Dawn Capital Dawn backs category-leading B2B software companies across fintech, cybersecurity, data/AI infrastructure, insurance tech, HR tech, and regtech, acting as a long-term operating partner rather than passive capital. London | $10M – $40M | 49 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 309 | ▶ Mundi Ventures Mundi backs bold, purpose-driven founders building technology companies at the intersection of deep tech and critical global challenges. Core thesis: Europe has world-class talent and ecosystem but suffers from a scale-up funding gap at growth stages. Kembara fund (€750M) bridges this by providing Series B/C growth capital to European deep tech and climate champions. Madrid | $1M – $40M | 54 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 310 | ▶ Caesar Ventures We invest before investing: writing the first institutional check into founder-led teams building technology-driven, sustainable businesses that address real, structural problems across DeepTech, GreenTech, Digital Health, and FinTech. Berlin | $150K – $1M | 52 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 311 | ▶ Max Ventures We are day zero investors who dedicate ourselves to being the best partners at the earliest stage. We run a concentrated strategy and invest a majority of our capital in the initial round so we're the most aligned with founders for the long term. Our initial check size is typically $1.0-1.5m. We've seeded multiple companies that have reached billion dollar plus valuations. New York | $750K – $1.5M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 312 | ▶ Tunitas Ventures Category creating companies with few to no competitors, defensible business models, and unit economics that are starting to work. Invest across all technology sectors except healthcare. Require 50x return potential. Primary value-add is helping raise Series A from the best possible investor. Menlo Park | $500K – $1.5M | 19 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 313 | ▶ Andreessen Horowitz #2 · Top 100 · 2026 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 | 53 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 314 | ▶ Lightspeed Venture Partners #7 · Top 100 · 2026 We partner with bold builders of category-defining companies from Seed to Series F and beyond. Depth of commitment, depth of relationships, and depth of belief distinguish us. Complete immersion, authentic partnership, and unwavering conviction through market cycles. | $1M – $300M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 315 | ▶ Altimeter #24 · Top 100 · 2026 Back exceptional founders building transformational technology companies that disrupt markets and improve lives. Provide long-term capital partnership combined with public market expertise to help companies scale profitably and eventually succeed in public markets. Menlo Park | $1M – $25M | 25 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 316 | ▶ Breakers Back outlier founders who break the rules, mold, glass, cycle, and internet — wherever they are. True generalist fund focused on pre-seed and seed across US and Canada, with emphasis on underserved markets (PNW, TX, Canada). Founder quality above all else. Seattle | $100K – $500K | 23 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 317 | ▶ Haystack Exceptional founders create disproportionate outcomes. We identify entrepreneurs pulling the future forward through fundamental innovation and exceptional execution. Rather than chasing sector trends, we partner with high-signal founders solving enduring problems across any category. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 318 | ▶ Peterson Ventures People make all the difference. We invest in great people building great businesses. Partnership-driven investments where we serve as true partners for the long term, not just financial backers. Our core belief is in 'paying it forward' - building lasting relationships with entrepreneurs. Salt Lake City, Utah | $500K – $2.5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 319 | ▶ Valor Ventures The South is emerging as a center of gravity for venture capital, not a satellite region. We back B2B AI and SaaS founders solving real problems with clear ROI, creating a Community of Courage where capital aligns with conviction. Atlanta | $500K – $3M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 320 | ▶ DG Daiwa Ventures Invest in and provide business-development support to startups building next-generation technology, bridging Japanese and global markets by combining Digital Garage's startup network with Daiwa Securities Group's capital and financial infrastructure. Tokyo | $200K – $5M | 52 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 321 | ▶ Norte Ventures Norte is a pure-follower fund built by and for founders, believing in the power of goodwill and genuine relationships in a founder-built ecosystem. They co-invest in very first rounds of Brazilian and Latam companies with high visibility, operating more like a club of entrepreneurs than traditional VC. Core conviction: networks over geniuses, continuous work over overnight success, ecosystem value over fund stake size. | $200K – $1.5M | 50 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 322 | ▶ 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 |
| 323 | ▶ Ridge Ventures Substance over hype — backing experienced entrepreneurs building revenue-first enterprise software. Character and alignment over technology or market size. The Ridge Revenue Network (100+ Fortune 500 CXOs) provides customer introductions directly committed in term sheets. San Francisco | $2M – $7M | 55 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 324 | ▶ Brighteye Ventures Technology is reshaping the human capacity to learn, work, and adapt. Brighteye backs the 'HumanOS' — systems helping people continuously learn, perform, and evolve. As software becomes more intelligent and autonomous, it multiplies the value of human skills and knowledge. Category-defining companies will harness technology to redefine human capability. Target: European companies with global ambition and €100M+ revenue potential in large underserved markets. London | $440K – $4.4M | 52 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 325 | ▶ Madrona Venture Group #58 · Top 100 · 2026 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 | 52 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 326 | ▶ 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 | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 327 | ▶ Blume Ventures Partner early with visionary, technical founders building India-first technology companies, with a sub-thesis around Indian engineering talent extending to global markets. Mumbai | $200K – $2.5M | 16 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 328 | ▶ Correlation Ventures We combine world-class AI analytics with industry-leading networks to identify exceptional companies and make rapid investment decisions. Great companies, regardless of sector or geography. San Diego | $100K – $4M | 32 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 329 | ▶ S3 Ventures Patient Capital. True Resources. Big Impacts. S3 backs visionary founders building in Business Software and Healthcare Technology. Unique single-LP structure (a multi-billion dollar philanthropic family office) enables patient, flexible investing unconstrained by traditional VC fundraising cycles. Founded in Texas in 2005 — the largest and longest-serving VC native to Texas. Austin | $500K – $15M | 56 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 330 | ▶ Artha Venture Fund Connect global family offices directly to high-growth early-stage Indian (and increasingly international) startups, backing entrepreneurial teams building innovative ventures shaping the future, with a growing tilt toward premium consumption, fintech infrastructure, applied AI, and deep tech. Mumbai | $120K – $2.5M | 8 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 331 | ▶ Asymmetric Capital Partners Asymmetric invests in exceptional founders disrupting legacy industries through Vertical Software, Healthcare IT & Services, and SMB Consolidations (rollups). The firm targets 20% ownership as lead, writing $2-10M checks from Pre-seed through Series A. Founded by former PE investors and operators who provide deep operational, strategic, and financial partnership beyond capital. Boston | $2M – $10M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 332 | ▶ Colle Capital Partners We invest in people and give them freedom and support needed to execute their vision. We rely on data to measure, manage and monetize. We encourage bold ideas which are true, firm, confident, strong and resilient. We praise agility - the key to success in a competitive environment. We invest in early-stage companies operating with clear focus on sustainability in every dimension: business practices, unit economics and environmental impact. New York | $750K – $3M | 56 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 333 | ▶ H20 Capital Back disruptive entrepreneurs at the intersection of LatAm-specific problems and technical solutions. Leverage deep operational expertise from unicorn exits (Rappi, Kavak, iFood) to provide hands-on partnership from day one. Focus on cross-border commerce, fintech, SaaS, and marketplaces serving emerging markets. Miami | $100K – $1M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 334 | ▶ NextGen Venture Partners Capital is a commodity, connections are currency. We back early-stage B2B founders with capital plus a network of 1,500+ venture partners, top founders, and innovation executives, and stay hands-on from first check through growth. | $500K – $5M | 25 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 335 | ▶ ZhenFund Believe in innovation, risk-taking, and young talent. Best entrepreneurs are rare and precious. Provide quick capital, friendly terms, genuine commitment. Help but don't complicate. Monthly founder support. Beijing | $250K – $3M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 336 | ▶ Newion Pressure-test the coherence between a market problem, a product solution, and a viable sales path. Look for an underlying market shift and people who can lead the journey, distinguishing durable growth drivers from one-off effects. Amsterdam | $1M – $10M | 56 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 337 | ▶ Suma Capital Drive economic growth and generate a long-term positive impact on society and the environment by backing the ecological transition across infrastructure, growth-stage SMEs, and climate-tech venture/scale-up companies. Barcelona | $5M – $25M | 24 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 338 | ▶ Flex Capital #88 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Founders backing founders. Flex Capital backs exceptional technical founders at pre-seed and seed with capital from operators who have personally built and exited category-defining companies. Every GP has sat in the founder's seat. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 339 | ▶ 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 |
| 340 | ▶ Right Side Capital Management Quantitative, data-driven investing at the Pre-VC stage. We invest in capital-efficient technology startups with $5K–$30K+ MRR at $1.5M–$4M valuations. Fast decisions (one week), no gatekeepers, no BS. San Francisco | $150K – $300K | 44 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 341 | ▶ The Fund The best people to invest in startups are people who have built startups. We identify exceptional founders in geographies outside traditional venture hubs, building locally-run pre-seed funds with community-powered decision making. New York | $50K – $250K | 16 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 342 | ▶ 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 |
| 343 | ▶ Night Capital Think independently, act with integrity, and serve founders well. Back exceptional founders building in massive markets at the earliest stages. Prioritize being indispensable over ubiquitous — long-term partnerships built on reputation and relationships. San Francisco | $250K – $1M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 344 | ▶ Base Ventures Turning access into opportunity for founders, investors, and disruptive ideas by backing culturally resonant tech companies and founders who don't fit traditional Silicon Valley mold. Emphasis on showing up right way for founders, making bold bets, and committing fully from first check. Oakland | $250K – $3M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 345 | ▶ MAGIC Fund The best founders want to be backed by other founders. Smaller funds run by founders perform best at pre-seed/seed stage. We operate as a decentralized fund-of-micro-funds empowering founder-GPs across global regions. Los Angeles | $50K – $5M | 69 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 346 | ▶ Better Ventures Mission-driven companies solve big problems at scale while building durable competitive advantages. We back founders leveraging science & technology to build the Better Economy where people and planet thrive. Oakland | $500K – $1M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 347 | ▶ 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 | 18 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 348 | ▶ Coughdrop Capital Back B2B software founders solving real problems in sales, go-to-market, product, growth, and fundraising. We bring operational expertise from both founder and investor perspectives. | $40K – $100K | 65 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 349 | ▶ 7wire Ventures Invest in early-stage digital health companies that empower informed, connected health consumers to make confident decisions about their health. Focus on removing friction from healthcare, providing transparency, and enabling people to take control of their health journey through technology. Particular emphasis on solving structural problems in chronic disease management, mental health, reproductive health, aging in place, and specialty care navigation. Chicago | $100K – $5M | 32 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 350 | ▶ Ada Ventures Backing the best founders, not just the best-connected. We assess founders on their qualities, not CV or past experience. We focus on founders building solutions for climate equity, economic empowerment, and healthy ageing. London | $250K – $1M | 30 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 351 | ▶ Arkam Ventures Backing founders who use technology to remove friction in consumption, productivity, and financial access for the ~400M Indians beyond the top 50M most startups have historically targeted. Bengaluru, India | $1M – $5M | 29 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 352 | ▶ SaaSholic Back Latam's most promising early-stage software startups, with a growing focus on AI-native companies that own proprietary data assets, touch payment flows, and benefit from network effects. São Paulo | $500K – $1.5M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 353 | ▶ 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 |
| 354 | ▶ BMW i Ventures The technologies shaping the future of the automotive ecosystem are increasingly developed by startups, particularly in AI, advanced manufacturing, sustainability, and connected mobility. BMW i Ventures backs founders who see problems clearly, build without constraints, and move fast — and helps them win by connecting them to one of the world's leading automakers as a customer, development partner, and network. Mountain View | $500K – $10M | 67 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 355 | ▶ Golden Gate Empower audacious founders who challenge norms and leverage technology to transform industries. We believe in first-time founders with scrappy outsider mentality and narrow niche focus. Silicon Valley expertise combined with deep emerging market knowledge across three continents. Singapore | $25K – $10M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 356 | ▶ WV Close the gap between Southeast Asia and Silicon Valley by partnering with courageous founders building category-defining companies at the earliest stages. Support unsatisfied souls—artists and architects relentless in their pursuit of greatness. Singapore | $100K – $500K | 12 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 357 | ▶ Capria Ventures Applied AI is a talent and language equalizer that will drive a multi-trillion dollar opportunity across the Global South. We back founders building scalable, profitable businesses that touch the lives of hundreds of millions of underserved consumers and SMEs across India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Seattle | $500K – $2M | 31 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 358 | ▶ Coatue #29 · Top 100 · 2026 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 | 31 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 359 | ▶ Cosmic Venture Partners Early-stage, operator-led firm investing in next-generation consumer platforms, products, and services. We combine fintech, entertainment, and Wall Street expertise to provide hands-on operational support beyond capital. Austin | $100K – $5M | 31 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 360 | ▶ Delphi Ventures Delphi backs extraordinary founders at the bleeding edge of technology, operating at the intersection of crypto/blockchain and deep tech. Crypto is freedom technology enabling human coordination at scale without intermediaries. With AI and atomic breakthroughs, these forces will disintermediate legacy models and form foundations of civilizational change over the next decade. San Mateo, California | $50K – $25M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 361 | ▶ Lowercarbon Capital #21 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Climate solutions must be economically viable businesses. Fund technologies that profitably slash CO2 emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and build climate resilience. Back technical founders solving "crazy scale" problems with 5-10+ year horizons. New York | $1M – $15M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 362 | ▶ Inflexor Ventures Backing IP-led innovation in science, engineering, and technology that can create durable, defensible value. Evaluates team drive, TAM scalability, and technology defensibility. Provides patient financing suited to hardware-adjacent, R&D-heavy businesses. Mumbai | $1M – $5.4M | 30 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 363 | ▶ Shunwei Capital With the aid of capital and experience, partner with entrepreneurs building deep-tech, smart-manufacturing, and internet-driven consumption businesses to transform their ideas into world-leading enterprises. Beijing | $11M – $29M | 30 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 364 | ▶ Crypto.com Capital We invest in early-stage Web3 companies that are building the future of decentralized finance, gaming, and blockchain infrastructure. Our motto is 'Founders First' - we partner with builders who have technical depth and a clear vision of solving real problems in crypto. We provide not just capital but also strategic access to our 100M+ user base, exchange infrastructure, and operational expertise. Hong Kong | $2M – $8M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 365 | ▶ FinTech Collective Global fintech venture firm backing founders with vision and persistence to reshape financial markets. Operator-centric approach combining deep FinTech expertise with emerging markets knowledge. Invest early (often first institutional investor) without requiring product-market fit or revenue scale. Consensus-based partnership model where portfolio companies access entire firm's expertise. New York | $500K – $12M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 366 | ▶ Babel Ventures Biology is the next frontier of technology. BABEL believes early-stage consumer biotech can solve macro problems (food security, climate, health) while delivering outsized returns. The best outcomes come from diverse, science-credentialed founder teams with deep domain expertise and commitment to sustainability and impact. San Francisco | $100K – $3M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 367 | ▶ 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 |
| 368 | ▶ Link Ventures We invest in early-stage AI-driven startups founded by top technical talent from MIT, Harvard, and Boston ecosystem. We believe transformative AI innovation is emerging from university-affiliated founders backed by comprehensive operational support, mentorship, and access to world-class networks. Cambridge | $1M – $8M | 76 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 369 | ▶ Shine Capital #82 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Shine partners with creative, convincing, relentless entrepreneurs to build iconic businesses. They are lateralists - using non-linear logic to identify innovation at the intersections of technology, markets, and culture. The firm invests thematically in areas shaped by four trends: Great Expectations (demand for quality), Merging Digital/Physical (computing power), Reimagining Security (infrastructure/identity), and Reestablishing Meaning (community/belonging). New York | $1M – $10M | 50 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 370 | ▶ Dallas Venture Capital DVC invests in visionary founders building next-generation B2B SaaS and infrastructure companies at the intersection of AI, cloud, and enterprise software. Operating as a cross-border US-India fund, DVC backs companies in AI/MLOps, CloudOps, cybersecurity, fintech, and data infrastructure — providing not just capital but also go-to-market strategy, business development, executive recruiting, and follow-on syndication through the DVC Advantage program. Irving, TX | $2M – $17M | 32 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 371 | ▶ FoundersX Ventures AI-first venture capital firm investing in AI transformation and digital infrastructure across GenAI Infrastructure (AI chips, quantum, autonomous robotics), Deep Domains (fintech, healthcare, enterprise), and GenAI Agents (autonomous AI for real-world consumer and enterprise use). Menlo Park | $500K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 372 | ▶ Kakao Ventures Kakao Ventures finds the 'one reason' a startup will succeed — the single differentiating capability that makes a mission inevitable — and provides capital and co-pilot support to help that potential bloom. They focus on mission-driven founders in deep tech, ICT services, digital healthcare, and gaming at seed and pre-Series A stages. Seongnam (Pangyo), South Korea | $150K – $1.5M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 373 | ▶ 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 |
| 374 | ▶ P1 Ventures African entrepreneurial talent is more widely dispersed across the continent than venture capital funding. We partner with visionary African and diaspora founders building global companies from Africa. We provide capital, operational guidance, and facilitate follow-on funding and expansion. San Francisco | $250K – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 375 | ▶ 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 |
| 376 | ▶ Acadian Ventures The best workplaces are designed to unlock and amplify human potential. We invest in next-generation work technologies across infrastructure, intelligence, automation, experience, and compliance — backing founders rebuilding how work is built, run, and scaled globally. New Haven, CT | $100K – $2M | 35 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 377 | ▶ Hummingbird VC We back outliers of the outliers - founders with unreasonable ambition who can filter out 95% of conventional VC advice. We seek category-defining companies aiming for $10B+ outcomes, not incremental improvements. Our conviction is deep, selective, and global. We don't meddle - we provide brutal honesty, talent upgrades, and capital for survival through near-death moments. London | $500K – $50M | 34 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 378 | ▶ Venrock #37 · Top 100 · 2026 Backs bold founders in technology and healthcare building companies that will define the future of their industries. Two practice areas: Enterprise/AI (AI infrastructure, frontier systems, cybersecurity, defense, fintech, developer tools) and Healthcare/Life Sciences (digital health, therapeutics, genomics, health system modernization). Deep partnership model, long-term patient capital approach across market cycles since 1969. Palo Alto | $500K – $20M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 379 | ▶ Alter Global Catalyze emerging tech ecosystems by backing role-model founders who create outsized value in their nations. We believe in tech unicorns that create millions of jobs and transform nations. | $500K – $5M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 380 | ▶ Automotive Ventures Automotive Ventures backs seed-stage founders across the mobility stack, from vehicle connectivity and autonomy to decarbonization, auto commerce, smart cities, and dealership technology, pairing capital with deep automotive-industry relationships and operational expertise. Atlanta | $100K – $1M | 52 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 381 | ▶ 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 |
| 382 | ▶ Flourish Ventures Mission-driven entrepreneurs and industry influencers can responsibly harness technology to build a more fair and inclusive financial system that serves unbanked and underserved populations. California | $1M – $15M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 383 | ▶ G20 Ventures Human-scale venture capital focused on early-stage enterprise software. Partner with great teams in love with big problems at the inflection point of customer validation, providing smart money, storytelling support, and the right connections through a network of 20+ accomplished Northeast entrepreneurs. Boston | $2M – $5M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 384 | ▶ OVO OVO Fund invests in founders at the 'negative one to zero' stage — before customers or fully-formed narratives exist. They back people over ideas, providing conviction and guidance beyond capital to help founders define or create their categories. Menlo Park | $250K – $750K | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 385 | ▶ Unpopular Ventures Invest in the smartest people, regardless of what they're building, especially if the idea sounds bad in the beginning. Focus on exceptional founders in overlooked markets and non-consensus businesses. Optimize for founder quality over sector fit. San Francisco | $25K – $1M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 386 | ▶ BBG Ventures The next generation of breakout companies will be built by underestimated founders solving big problems for the 99%. Founders who intuitively understand their end users – because they've lived through the same broken systems – have a natural competitive advantage. BBG Ventures focuses on 'polycultural' founders: those who understand intersectional, multi-generational, and underserved markets. These founders will drive impactful and valuable companies through AI democratization. New York | $500K – $1.5M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 387 | ▶ 4DI Ventures Support Africa-based entrepreneurs building solutions for large regional or global markets through 'nurture capital'—combining institutional capital with intensive hands-on operational guidance focused on sustainable market readiness and business fundamentals. Leverage deep expertise in cybersecurity, software, and African market dynamics. South Africa | $100K – $1M | 12 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 388 | ▶ 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 |
| 389 | ▶ Defy VC Back exceptional entrepreneurs building enduring companies that defy expectations. Value authenticity and tenacity to turn daring ideas into lasting impact. One life-altering investment can lead to industry-wide transformation. San Mateo, California | $100K – $10M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 390 | ▶ IRIS Ventures We fund history in the making, bridging the gap between your vision and a lasting global reality. IRIS backs technical, industry-fluent founders building category-defining enterprise, AI/data, fintech, security, and logistics companies from seed through growth. Paris | $1M – $30M | 36 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 391 | ▶ J12 Ventures J12 backs technical founders early across two theses: Enablers (data infrastructure, developer tools, MLOps, and compute efficiency powering AI) and Applications (domain-specific AI products that reinvent mission-critical B2B workflows using predictive ML, computer vision, speech/multimodal, generative, and agentic systems). Stockholm | $100K – $2M | 35 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 392 | ▶ 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 |
| 393 | ▶ Change Ventures Backing ambitious Baltic founders who can build global-scale businesses. We invest in teams with proven grit and determination. Our main investment criteria is team and whether they have the grit to succeed. We provide €100-750K in pre-seed and seed capital, hands-on support, and deep networks of founders, angels, and later-stage investors. | $100K – $750K | 49 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 394 | ▶ Interlace Ventures The future of commerce will be shaped by technology companies that transform retail and e-commerce infrastructure. We partner with technical founders who deeply understand commerce pain points and can scale solutions across global retail and e-commerce businesses. New York | $100K – $5M | 21 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 395 | ▶ Hustle Fund Hilariously early pre-seed/seed investing. We back hustlers at concept stage—fast, scrappy, first-principles founders who act before market consensus. San Francisco | $25K – $500K | 25 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 396 | ▶ Entourage Entourage backs and builds early-stage B2B SaaS and software companies, combining VC capital with venture studio and founder-operator support from zero to one and beyond. Ghent, Belgium | Up to $100K | 40 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 397 | ▶ Moonfire Companies combining access, efficiency, quality, and data-driven insights represent the next generation of market leaders. We invest in European pre-seed and seed companies revolutionizing work, security, finance, gaming, and health through data-powered innovation. | $250K – $3M | 50 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 398 | ▶ Wildwood Ventures Building the future of healthy and active humanity. Wildwood builds and invests in early-stage consumer technology companies at the intersection of the outdoor and wellness economies, addressing America's health and wellness crisis for greater physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing. Denver | $10K – $500K | 16 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 399 | ▶ Lightship Capital By seeking entrepreneurs and funds who leverage modest resources to produce outsized returns, Lightship finds and develops remarkable talent while catalyzing emerging ecosystems. Impact and profit are simultaneously achievable. Columbus | $100K – $10M | 18 | Follows | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 400 | ▶ TCV #47 · Top 100 · 2026 Identify innovators capturing shifts in technology and behavior that reshape their industries, and empower mission-driven teams toward market-leading scale through a partnership-driven, long-term growth-equity approach. Menlo Park | $10M – $500M | 37 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 401 | ▶ Acrew Capital #53 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Long-term venture partnerships built on depth of thought, conviction, and dimensional thinking. We back founders with diverse lived experiences who are building transformative companies. We operate as a team sport—you don't work with individual partners, you work with Acrew. We invest in emotional intelligence, operational support, and the long arc of building meaningful companies. San Francisco | $250K – $15M | 105 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 402 | ▶ CAVU Consumer Partners #99 · Top 100 · 2026 Democratize healthy living for all humans by backing culture-led, better-for-you consumer brands in food and beverage, beauty and personal care, pet, and wellness, then actively building them with hands-on operational support across strategy, sales, marketing, creative, and eCommerce. Los Angeles | $5M – $20M | 38 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 403 | ▶ Khosla Ventures #16 · Top 100 · 2026 Technology-based economic disruption of large markets through black swan investments. We seek founders with domain expertise and unreasonable conviction to build billion-dollar companies solving the world's largest problems. Menlo Park | $500K – $50M | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 404 | ▶ Capital Today Backs entrepreneurs building category-defining No.1 brands, historically across China's consumer/retail/internet boom and increasingly across AI, robotics, data labeling, and autonomous driving. Hong Kong | $5M – $300M | 11 | Both | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 405 | ▶ 25M Health Bringing applied AI to legacy, historically under-digitized industries — healthcare operations, supply chain, insurance, and compliance — by combining venture capital with in-house product, engineering, and AI build-out (studio model), early-stage checks (Ventures), and control-stake modernization buyouts (Propel). New York | $100K – $5M | 42 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 406 | ▶ Global Brain Broad-spectrum deep-tech and technology investor with particular conviction in AI, climate tech, and healthcare, pairing capital with hands-on operational support and open-innovation partnerships between startups and major Japanese corporations. Tokyo | $2M – $340M | 40 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 407 | ▶ 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 |
| 408 | ▶ Vast Ventures We invest in companies organized around five concrete objectives: improving worldwide health and happiness, promoting resource sustainability, increasing human potential and productivity, increasing knowledge/empathy/connectedness, and disrupting industries that resist these goals. We operate as both investors and company-builders, providing operational expertise and hands-on support far beyond capital. New York | $250K – $3M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 409 | ▶ 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 |
| 410 | ▶ Broom Ventures Backs extraordinary pre-seed and seed technology founders, with hands-on technical, operational, finance, and leadership support delivered with a collaborative co-founder attitude. San Francisco | $250K – $750K | 42 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 411 | ▶ 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 | 45 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 412 | ▶ Not Yet Ventures Partners with US university students building startups at the earliest stage. Uses a behavioral engagement metric to identify high-potential founders before they have a fundable idea. Believes the best ideas look initially like bad ideas, and that talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not. Focuses on non-traditional university hubs. Charlottesville, VA | $50K | 28 | N/A | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 413 | ▶ Nazca VC Founder-centric VC backing bold, tech-enabled entrepreneurs transforming industries across Spanish-speaking Latin America. Invests from Seed through pre-IPO with deep operational support including networks, talent, and strategic partnerships. Uses proprietary data and AI to source and evaluate deals. Mexico City | $500K – $5M | 39 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 414 | ▶ First Check Ventures The best founders solving real problems exist everywhere, not just Silicon Valley. We back capital-efficient teams building in overlooked emerging markets with grit, clarity, and execution focus. Our first institutional check can mean the difference between a founder raising at all. San Juan | $100K – $1M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 415 | ▶ Operators Studio Backs 'gritty founders' solving real operating problems. Focuses on 'Global Indian' founders — Indian diaspora in the US or India-based founders building for global markets — with an 'India Supply to Global Demand' thesis. Seeks non-incremental startups with strong competitive differentiation and category leadership potential. San Francisco | $50K – $500K | 18 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 416 | ▶ 13books Capital We partner with Europe's best fintech founders with ambitions to scale globally. Meaningful change takes time—we build lasting relationships with founders rather than making transactional investments. We believe in commitment beyond capital and support founders through their entire journey. London | $500K – $2.5M | 40 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 417 | ▶ Elad Gil Invest in market-creating companies with exceptional founders and large addressable markets. Prioritize market size and dynamics, then evaluate product-market fit through personal usage test. Focus on founder quality and execution capability over other factors. San Francisco | $250K – $50M | 45 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 418 | ▶ Next Frontier Capital Exceptional talent and innovation exist beyond coastal venture capital hubs. We partner with mission-driven entrepreneurs to build companies of impact, utility, and value in the Rocky Mountain region. Technical founders with regional commitment and proven execution ability are our ideal partners. Bozeman | $2M – $5M | 49 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 419 | ▶ Toba Capital Partner with exceptional founders building technology companies with long-term growth potential capable of fundamentally shifting markets for the common good. Provide capital, operational expertise, board participation, and network access to support founder vision and company building. Los Angeles & Newport Beach, CA | $500K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 420 | ▶ 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 | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 421 | ▶ Oyster Ventures Invest in exceptional new-frontier technology companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries. San Francisco | $25K – $5M | 47 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 422 | ▶ Collab Capital Founders closest to the problem—particularly those from historically overlooked communities—are best positioned to solve it. We invest at the intersection of innovation and inclusion in the building blocks of shared prosperity: economic mobility, healthcare access, and community infrastructure. Perspective and proximity are power. Atlanta | $500K – $2M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 423 | ▶ L'ATTITUDE Ventures Latino founders represent an underserved but exceptionally talented segment of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We invest in visionary founders who combine bold ideas with execution excellence to build scalable, high-impact businesses that create both economic and social value. We believe institutional capital paired with strategic partnership from Fortune 100 executives and operating experts can unlock the full potential of Latino-led innovation. San Diego | $500K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 424 | ▶ CincyTech CincyTech partners with innovative founders solving the world's most complex challenges across life sciences, digital health, and technology-enabled markets, providing early capital and hands-on support to help ideas become venture-worthy companies, primarily across Southwest Ohio and the Midwest. Cincinnati | $500K – $750K | 45 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 425 | ▶ Ventures Platform Backs market-creating, nonconsumption-solving painkiller businesses across Africa's infrastructural gaps. Focus on AI market creation, fintech, cleantech, and trade formalization with meaningful early-stage stakes through Series A. Emphasizes context-driven operational support alongside capital. Lagos | $50K – $2M | 76 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 426 | ▶ 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 |
| 427 | ▶ Sixth Sense Ventures Back challengers disrupting large consumer categories in India. Sixth Sense looks for founders who can turn consumer insight, brand strength, and distribution execution into category leadership. Mumbai | $6M – $30M | 8 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 428 | ▶ 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 |
| 429 | ▶ Angel Invest Backs founding teams at the angel, pre-seed, and seed stages across Europe with fast, founder-friendly checks (~EUR 125K) and at least a year of hands-on coaching, focusing on AI, fintech, and deep tech. Berlin | $100K – $250K | 48 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 430 | ▶ Matchstick Ventures World-changing companies can be built anywhere. Partner with ambitious, underdog, diverse founders in underserved ecosystems. Founder-first relationships: we work for them. Capital + camaraderie + connections + community. Boulder, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota | $500K – $1.5M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 431 | ▶ MetaProp Technology can make real estate more affordable, accessible, sustainable, and resilient. We invest across the entire real estate value chain—from financial services to operations, management, design, and transactions. We back founders with deep expertise and provide operational support, strategic connections, and access to our network of 900+ annual industry introductions. New York | $250K – $20M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 432 | ▶ DeVC Back relentlessly resourceful founders with capital, wisdom, and networks from a collective of 50+ operators who have built and scaled companies like CRED, Haptik, Park+, OfBusiness, Razorpay, and Swiggy, favoring ground-reality operating experience over trend-chasing. Bengaluru, India | $50K – $500K | 26 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 433 | ▶ 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 |
| 434 | ▶ Inspired Capital Partners #67 · Emerging 100 · 2026 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 |
| 435 | ▶ Illuminate Financial Illuminate invests in companies solving mission-critical problems for financial institutions through fintech and enterprise software innovation. With deep access to tier-1 financial institution networks and specialized domain expertise, the firm creates unique value for portfolio companies through institutional customer access, operational guidance, and strategic partnerships. London | $1M – $8M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 436 | ▶ Mercury Fund Mercury backs disruptive AI and Blockchain-enabled startups outside Silicon Valley, with a focus on capital-efficient founders in the Central US reimagining core industries including fintech, enterprise software, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and logistics through their five investment themes: Work, Build, Journeys, Data, and Power. Houston | $100K – $5M | 53 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 437 | ▶ AltaIR Capital Back focused founders solving real problems in markets they understand deeply, with clarity, discipline, and drive. Seek companies with motivated teams, strong product vision, scalable business models, and large addressable markets. San Francisco | $1M – $25M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 438 | ▶ Behind Genius Ventures Invest in technical storytellers—founders with deep technical depth, exceptional communication skills, and strong execution velocity. Fund innovation in traditionally overlooked industries (Clipboard Companies) by applying modern technology while respecting domain expertise. San Diego | $150K – $250K | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 439 | ▶ Dragoneer Investment Group #23 · Top 100 · 2026 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 |
| 440 | ▶ 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 | 6 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 441 | ▶ byFounders The community-powered VC of the New Nordics. We invest in globally ambitious, impact-aware founders building companies that will solve the world's most pressing challenges. Superior financial returns come from responsible, impact-conscious investing that balances pure financial returns with positive social and environmental impact. | $500K – $4M | 83 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 442 | ▶ Digitalis Ventures Complex health problems require multidisciplinary teams combining deep technical, financial, and domain expertise. We invest in breakthrough science and technology-enabled solutions across human and animal health. New York | $250K – $50M | 55 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 443 | ▶ 468 Capital 468 Capital rejects narrow thematic investing, instead backing founder-led technology companies with unique, compelling market visions and clear paths to global market leadership, drawing on the founding GPs' own operating experience building HelloFresh, FoodPanda, and Mesosphere/D2iQ. Berlin | $250K – $5M | 20 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 444 | ▶ Harbinger Ventures Female founders and mixed-gender teams are building the next generation of innovative, enduring consumer brands. We provide growth equity capital, operational expertise, and strategic partnership to support founders rethinking both what consumer products are and how they are built. Boulder, Colorado | $1M – $4M | 12 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 445 | ▶ Indicator Ventures Invest in founders building radically different technology companies with unique business models or distribution strategies. Focus on high-velocity founders who are maniacs on a mission. Boston | $250K – $2M | 64 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 446 | ▶ Seafund Venture capital for mission-driven teams building disruptive, scalable deep tech out of India, providing early institutional capital plus strategic access to insights and networks. Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | $300K – $2M | 24 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 447 | ▶ Maple VC Canadians have built over $1 trillion in enterprise value globally, yet were initially backed by US VC not Canadian investors. We back founders with Canadian roots—regardless of where they build—because exceptional talent from Canada represents a sustainable, quantifiable selection edge. San Francisco | $500K – $1.5M | 46 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 448 | ▶ Relay Ventures We fund founders building transformational businesses that solve major pain points in large markets. Since 2008, we have partnered with founders who combine technical expertise, operational excellence, and ambitious vision. We bring capital, networks, and strategic experience across multiple successful exits. Toronto | $500K – $10M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 449 | ▶ Soma Capital Soma invests in technical founders building innovative companies across all sectors. We believe in building deep friendships day 1 with brilliant superhumans pushing humanity forward. Our founder-first approach emphasizes non-dilutive capital, founder autonomy, and access to Fortune 500 networks for customer development. San Francisco | $100K – $2M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 450 | ▶ Venrex Venrex backs innovative, tech-enabled consumer businesses from the earliest stages, with a bias toward founders who pair strong taste with clear execution. London | $250K – $5M | 15 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 451 | ▶ 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 |
| 452 | ▶ Portage Ventures Portage invests in the most ambitious companies reshaping financial services globally — from consumer fintech and SMB tools to insurtech and financial infrastructure. As former founders and operators, the team takes a hands-on partnership approach, bringing not just capital but deep fintech expertise, commercial relationships with financial institution LPs (insurers, banks, credit unions), and in-house value creation resources (go-to-market, tech/cyber, M&A, partnerships). Montreal | $2.5M – $15M | 62 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 453 | ▶ Smedvig Ventures European B2B software firm at the 'Series A to B gap' — backing founders who have found product-market fit and need capital plus operational support to scale. Family-office funded, sector-agnostic within B2B software with a lean toward infrastructure, data platforms, and AI-native products. London | $4M – $8M | 34 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 454 | ▶ Koch Disruptive Technologies KDT backs principled entrepreneurs building disruptive technologies across connectivity, cybersecurity, healthcare, enterprise software, semiconductors, supply chain/manufacturing, energy, and fintech. KDT differentiates through Koch Labs® — connecting portfolio companies to Koch Industries' global commercial ecosystem and subject matter experts — enabling faster commercial deployment and scaling than traditional VC. Wichita, KS | $5M – $150M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 455 | ▶ Bee Partners We identify and partner with exceptional technical founders building at the Frontier Curve of Innovation across four futures: Agentic Enterprise (AI agents transforming workflows), Unified AI Integration (AI woven into operations), Accelerated Hardware Development (AI-native hardware design), and Advanced Materials Innovation (AI and synthetic biology convergence). We provide first institutional checks at pre-seed stage with deep operational support. San Francisco | $500K – $1.5M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 456 | ▶ RareBreed Ventures Exceptional founders exist everywhere, not just Silicon Valley. By backing underrepresented and overlooked founders solving real market problems outside major tech hubs, we access high-conviction founder pools and less competitive deal spaces, driving outsized returns while expanding venture capital access. Baltimore | $50K – $250K | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 457 | ▶ Artem Ventures Investing in tomorrow's needs—promoting financial inclusion and social security for underserved communities through early-stage fintech, insurtech, and Islamic fintech. We enhance entrepreneurs' capacity to build sustainable, adaptable businesses and provide market access support, ESG mentoring, and operational advisory alongside capital. Kuala Lumpur | $250K – $1M | 13 | Follows | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 458 | ▶ Galvanize Climate Solutions Galvanize invests at the intersection of energy innovation, resilience, and intelligence, backing the 'New Economy' companies essential to electrification, rising power demand, industrial modernization, and digitization -- from pre-seed food/agriculture/ocean/forestry ventures (Ponderosa) through growth-stage energy transition and AI-infrastructure companies (Venture & Growth). San Francisco | $1M – $40M | 70 | N/A | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 459 | ▶ The General Partnership TheGP deploys experienced builders alongside capital to help founders achieve product-market fit faster. The firm's 25+ full-time builders—engineers, recruiters, designers, sales leaders—embed in portfolio companies for an average of nine months, earning equity grants tied to milestone delivery. This 'sweat equity' model creates deeper alignment than capital-only VC and is applied across Formation ($1-5M) and Breakout ($5-15M+) stages. San Francisco | $1M – $15M | 72 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 460 | ▶ 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 |
| 461 | ▶ Looking Glass Capital Backing the most ambitious mission-driven founders building software and software-driven companies during the earliest days of company building. We seek non-consensus opportunities that solve today's biggest challenges across health, climate, and empowerment. New York | $300K – $400K | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 462 | ▶ 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 |
| 463 | ▶ 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 |
| 464 | ▶ 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 |
| 465 | ▶ Primetime Partners The longevity economy is a massive addressable market. Companies transforming quality of life for aging adults will be highly profitable and impactful. Experienced founders over 50 solve aging problems better because they understand them firsthand. New York | $250K – $1M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 466 | ▶ Galaxy Transformative innovation in crypto emerges from disciplined investment in cutting-edge infrastructure, protocols, and financial applications. We partner with founders advancing the digital asset economy alongside deep operational support through Galaxy's institutional infrastructure. | $500K – $25M | 94 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 467 | ▶ Harlem Capital Partners The world is missing out on innovative companies by not investing more heavily in women and diverse entrepreneurs. We back the next generation of winners - founders with unreasonable standards, relentless conviction, and the drive to build generational companies. We're committed to changing the face of entrepreneurship and creating generational wealth for people of color and women. New York | $1M – $2.5M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 468 | ▶ Early Light Ventures We back underdogs that traditional VC has overlooked for too long. Founders with grit, capital efficiency, and non-traditional backgrounds who demonstrate exceptional execution capability and product-market fit. Washington | $500K – $4.5M | 59 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 469 | ▶ C4 Ventures Operators backing entrepreneurs building global companies with exceptional people, world-class products, and cutting-edge technology. C4 focuses on deep tech and AI where operational expertise creates meaningful value. The firm believes Europe can compete globally in AI and robotics. Paris | $2M – $5M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 470 | ▶ Promus Ventures Back ambitious DeepTech founders tackling complex problems to advance daily lives across the world. Focus on People, Product, and Potential — investing in large, mature industries (space, manufacturing, mobility, health, energy) that need foundational technology transformations. Physical AI is a core conviction: hardware and software systems that act in the physical world. Invest early (Pre-Seed/Seed) and stay long-term through IPOs and acquisitions. Chicago | $500K – $5M | 45 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 471 | ▶ MS&AD Ventures MS&AD Ventures partners with visionary entrepreneurs to create innovative solutions across insurance, financial services, healthcare, and sustainability. Backed by the 5th largest global insurance conglomerate, they bring capital plus global distribution across 47 countries. They move fast (2-week decisions), focus on partnerships over ownership, and help companies scale internationally. Menlo Park | $500K – $5M | 60 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 472 | ▶ Golden Palm Investments Africa's future prosperity depends on technological innovation across foundational sectors. Brilliant entrepreneurs applying technology to solve Africa's most pressing problems build world-class businesses while generating exceptional returns. Commercial rigor combined with social impact creates sustainable value. Ghana | $250K – $15M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 473 | ▶ Bethnal Green Ventures Tech for good - using technology to tackle big social and environmental problems while building commercially successful, scalable businesses. Purpose-driven value is not a trend but a paradigm shift. | $60K – $2M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 474 | ▶ SuperAngel.vc We invest as close to the first check as possible in founders building consumer brands, PropTech solutions, and Future of Work tools. We maintain deep relationships with founders, provide operational support, and leverage our extensive network to drive introductions and capital. | $25K – $250K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 475 | ▶ Cintrifuse Capital Cintrifuse Capital catalyzes Cincinnati's startup ecosystem by providing critical early-stage venture capital to local founders who face greater obstacles than coastal peers. The firm combines direct pre-seed/seed investments (including the Venture Velocity cohort program) with a fund-of-funds strategy investing in national VCs with Midwest alignment, creating a dual engine for ecosystem development and financial returns. Cincinnati | $100K – $500K | 44 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 476 | ▶ Long Journey Ventures #35 · Emerging 100 · 2026 We are second believers in the magically weird. We back founders at concept stage who are building unconventional solutions with bold personalities that challenge the status quo. We provide capital, community, and genuine support—acting as a bubbe to our founders. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 477 | ▶ GingerBread Capital Close the funding gap for women-led ventures at early and growth stages. Investing in women is an economic opportunity, good for business, and the right thing to do. Build a portfolio of diverse founders and industries. Menlo Park | $250K – $5M | 38 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 478 | ▶ Neotribe Ventures #87 · Top 100 · 2026 Breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination — deep tech with the potential to create new product categories. We bring company-building skills and operating expertise to help founders find product-market fit. Menlo Park | $1M – $80M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 479 | ▶ Next Coast Ventures Built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs — NCV invests thematically in Next Coast markets (Austin, Midwest, Mountain West) at the Seed/Series A inflection point. They back glass-eating founders building category-defining companies in large markets, providing capital plus hands-on company building support via their 150+ expert network. Austin | $500K – $10M | 77 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 480 | ▶ Inventus Capital Partners Back founders early with high conviction, then act as coaches and collaborators rather than referees - pairing $3-4M seed checks with hands-on go-to-market and enterprise-relationship support through Series A. Current focus has shifted heavily toward AI-first and AI-native software. Burlingame, CA | $3M – $4M | 28 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 481 | ▶ Jump Crypto Identify real-world constraints through active market participation and build decentralized consortiums to convert systemic bottlenecks into shared breakthroughs. Serious builders combining market-making expertise with long-term infrastructure development. Chicago | $1.9M – $1650M | 29 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 482 | ▶ seed + speed Ventures We back B2B software and software-driven hardware founders and pair capital with hands-on, customized sales and marketing support delivered by our in-house sales trainers. Berlin | $500K – $2M | 47 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 483 | ▶ GTMFund The best early-stage B2B SaaS companies need hands-on go-to-market support from proven leaders who have scaled at Salesforce, Snowflake, LinkedIn, Okta, and similar platforms. We combine capital with a network of 350+ GTM leaders who provide playbooks, hiring, and customer relationships that accelerate growth from product-market fit to scale. Austin | $500K – $8M | 54 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 484 | ▶ Venture 53 We're not just investing early - we fuel growth early and lend credibility to companies with distinct value for logistics. Venture 53 backs technology-enabled, scalable solutions solving problems in the fragmented $800B U.S. transportation and logistics industry. Midlothian, VA | $125K – $3M | 26 | N/A | Active | N/A | Open |
| 485 | ▶ F4 Fund We back the relentless - founders with exceptional drive, clear vision, and proven execution ability building ambitious category-defining companies. | $100K – $500K | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 486 | ▶ Sands Capital Long-term, concentrated investment in high-quality innovative growth businesses across public equity, venture capital, and growth equity. Applies six investment criteria universally: sustainable above-average earnings growth, leadership in a promising business space, significant competitive advantages, clear mission, financial strength, and rational valuation. Integrates public and private market insights for superior sourcing and diligence. Arlington, VA | $10M – $150M | 40 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 487 | ▶ 1kx Crypto-native operators architecting token-first networks through deep cryptoeconomic design, governance innovation, and sustainable token economies. 1kx supports builders across infrastructure, middleware, and consumer applications, focusing on projects that advance the decentralized future. The fund partners with founders to scale transformative blockchain projects while maintaining alignment through long-term capital commitment and deep technical expertise. Berlin | $500K – $15M | 68 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 488 | ▶ 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 |
| 489 | ▶ Arbor Ventures Arbor Ventures is a fintech-only fund partnering with entrepreneurs globally to shape a smarter financial future. They invest across payments, cyber, insurance, regtech, AI/ML, marketplaces, capital markets, and blockchain — taking an expansive view of fintech across geographies with no place considered too far. Singapore | $1M – $10M | 37 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 490 | ▶ 645 Ventures We partner with relentless founders who defy convention to change the future. Our four founder paradigms—purity of motivation, earned secret, obsessed problem solving, and non-consensus thinking—guide our investment decisions. We believe the best founders are intrinsically motivated to solve real problems, have deep domain expertise, relentlessly iterate to find better solutions, and have the courage to diverge from established paths. New York | $1M – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 491 | ▶ Morpheus Ventures We are professional fixers for complex situations. An extension of your team. Fierce defenders when you need us most. Partners who roll up their sleeves. We invest in early-stage companies helping them avoid traditional roadblocks on their path to hypergrowth. We specialize in navigating hostile situations, IP protection, and crisis management. Los Angeles | $1M – $10M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 492 | ▶ Golden Seeds Gender-diverse teams produce superior returns on equity. We fund exceptional women-led startups where women hold meaningful operating C-suite roles and own substantial equity. Research shows companies with diverse female leadership are 39% more likely to be above-average profitable, 30% more likely to outperform, and 20% more likely to improve business outcomes. New York | $250K – $2M | 34 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 493 | ▶ Cota Capital Cota Capital invests in 'net new' technologies — visionary ideas that either were never before possible or solve problems that didn't exist before. Knowledge is the true capital. The firm backs early-stage enterprise technology companies where deep operational expertise, competitive intelligence, and network access can provide compounding advantage beyond the check. San Francisco | $1M – $15M | 64 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 494 | ▶ Floodgate Breakthrough startups are designed futures, not lottery tickets. We back extraordinary founders with breakthrough insights before the world believes. We are co-conspirators, not just investors. | $250K – $1M | 127 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 495 | ▶ Failup Ventures In this time of radical change, we back the best technical founders solving system-level problems. We invest early in the people reinventing work, life, and play for the AI era. | $200K – $2M | 53 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 496 | ▶ Partners Resolute Invest in people and products that leverage technological breakthroughs or superior user experience to radically change the status quo. Focus on structurally sound, strategically defensible business models that create and capture new markets. True partnership approach: value-add extends beyond capital to include strategic guidance, operational expertise, and network introductions. | $250K – $8M | 57 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 497 | ▶ Struck Capital Find strong, ambitious founders working on what we believe to be game-changing technology, and put in the hard work to add value every step of the way. We invest in founders with robust information asymmetries developing core technology innovations with the potential to disrupt and redefine industries. Santa Monica | $500K – $1M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 498 | ▶ Alpha Edison Identify and partner with visionary entrepreneurs building category-creating companies that unlock entirely new addressable markets. Focus on 'silent suffering' where customers tolerate suboptimal solutions. Use AI, data, and behavioral science to identify non-obvious market opportunities and founder-market fit. Los Angeles | $250K – $10M | 55 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 499 | ▶ Nebular The founder is the wedge—category comes after. We invest at the event horizon, in what's very early and unexpected. Uncommon people, ideas, and technologies where new markets and movements are on the brink of inevitable. We move fast, write lead checks, and stay out of founders' way. New York | $250K – $2M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 500 | ▶ Brick & Mortar Ventures Construction represents ~$11T in global economic activity with historically less than 1% IT spend. We back founders with deep AEC/Built World domain expertise building software and hardware that solves specific jobsite, design, and operations problems. San Francisco | $1M – $10M | 49 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 501 | ▶ The Helm Women receive only 2% of venture capital despite female-founded startups delivering 2x return per dollar vs. all-male teams. The Helm invests in game-changing, undervalued companies at seed stage founded by women, providing not just capital but operational support and ecosystem access. New York | $250K – $1.5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 502 | ▶ 43 Fund Anabel Paksoy actively looks to invest in early-stage startups at Day 0, providing hands-on support tailored to the founder's unique needs. She focuses on founders who are passionate about solving specific problems, and investments are made quickly to take advantage of timely opportunities. | $250K – $500K | 38 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 503 | ▶ LocalGlobe Exceptional founders with strong conviction deserve capital, mentorship, and partnership from day one. We back category-defining companies at the earliest stages. | $100K – $1.5M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 504 | ▶ Presence Capital VR and AR are transformative technologies. We invest in early-stage companies creating novel experiences, content, and enabling infrastructure. We bring deep operational expertise from building FarmVille, Unreal Engine, Gears of War, and leading HTC's VR initiative. San Francisco | $25K – $100K | 40 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 505 | ▶ Ascend Ascend backs the most active pre-seed founders in the Pacific Northwest building SaaS 3.0 (vertical AI agents), Gen AI 2.0 (fast-follower infrastructure), and Frontier AI (AI applied to the physical world). Seattle has one in four of the U.S.'s AI engineers — Ascend captures that alpha as the first institutional check. Seattle | $250K – $750K | 60 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 506 | ▶ Wavemaker Partners We invest in authentic, trustworthy founders solving meaningful problems—those who might otherwise be overlooked. Enterprise, Deep Tech, and Sustainability startups with founders whose vision extends beyond financial success and who are action-oriented, resilient builders creating lasting impact. Singapore | $100K – $2.5M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 507 | ▶ SV Latam Capital Early-stage Latin American entrepreneurs solving critical healthcare, environmental, and societal challenges using science and technology. We provide capital, Silicon Valley networks, and operational expertise to build transformational companies. San Francisco | $50K – $2M | 14 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 508 | ▶ Sweet Capital Early-stage consumer technology — mobile, social, marketplaces, media, consumer health, and consumer fintech. Built by King.com founders to back ambitious consumer-native teams with engagement DNA. London | $250K – $2M | 12 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 509 | ▶ Day One Capital Invest extremely early, but only into teams capable of competing globally from day one, prioritizing talent, clarity of thinking, execution ability, and ambition. Budapest | $300K – $2M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 510 | ▶ Propel Venture Partners Backs early-stage founders rebuilding how financial value is created, moved, secured, embedded, and governed, especially across fintech, financial infrastructure, AI-native financial workflows, payments, crypto infrastructure, insurance, and enterprise software for regulated institutions. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 44 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | N/A |
| 511 | ▶ Red Bike Capital We partner with experienced, technical founders to build category-leading companies in Vertical AI, Fintech, and Healthcare. We believe go-to-market execution and distribution are the real momentum builders in today's market where technical barriers to entry have lowered. We provide specific, measurable value tied to revenue, particularly helping founders land their first enterprise customers. New York | $25K – $1M | 18 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 512 | ▶ Faering Capital Disciplined, sector-focused investing that develops proprietary investment themes ahead of the market, then partners with exceptional Indian entrepreneurs to help them navigate sustainable, category-leading growth. Mumbai | $10M – $50M | 32 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 513 | ▶ Yes VC We invest in category-defining companies at Pre-Seed and Seed stages founded by entrepreneurs with authentic passion. Focus on founders working in climate, food, healthcare, AI automation, and frontier technologies. Philosophy: when the world says No, go toward the Yes as hard as you can. | $30K – $1.5M | 46 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 514 | ▶ Nascent Build, expand, and capture opportunity in open markets and permissionless technology by being deep, hands-on users of the crypto ecosystems Nascent backs, combining venture-style early investing with a liquid trading strategy. | $250K – $1M | 65 | N/A | 1mo | N/A | N/A |
| 515 | ▶ Verity Venture Partners We invest in purpose-driven entrepreneurs building the next generation of consumer companies. We partner early, when companies are at $1-10M in sales, to deliver outsized impact across strategy, execution, talent, and capitalization. Founders are the heart and soul of great consumer companies, and alignment on values is critical to our partnerships. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 8 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 516 | ▶ Underscore VC Bold B2B software entrepreneurs at Pre-Seed and Seed stages building transformational vertical AI applications, enterprise software, infrastructure, security, and fintech. Underscore employs an 'open-source' investing model sharing economics with their Core Community of operator-advisors who provide portfolio companies with world-class expertise at no cost. Boston | $500K – $3M | 52 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 517 | ▶ Qumra Capital Highly analytical, data-driven Israeli technology companies with at least $10M in annualized revenue, scaling toward global category leadership, primarily in the US market. Tel Aviv | $15M – $60M | 28 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 518 | ▶ DST Global #4 · Top 100 · 2026 Back the fastest-growing, most valuable internet and technology companies globally once they have proven scale and market leadership, offering large growth capital on founder-friendly terms (non-voting shares, no board seat requirement). London | $20M – $200M | 20 | Both | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 519 | ▶ Structure Capital Invest in companies that create the zero waste economy by leveraging under-utilized assets. We back founders fueled by ideas and ideals who seek impact beyond financial returns—solving real economic and environmental problems through the sharing economy. We provide capital, strategic guidance, operational support, and access to our extensive network spanning media, entertainment, technology, and policy. | $250K – $3M | 15 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 520 | ▶ Verdict Capital First institutional money into breakthrough technology companies. We back young, technical founders — especially Gen Z builders — before the market catches on. Consumer is underappreciated. AI is everywhere we look. San Francisco | $1M – $10M | 16 | Leads | Between | ~1 mo | Open |
| 521 | ▶ Aavishkaar Capital Leverage the confluence of consumption, financial inclusion and technology across emerging low- and middle-income populations to build sustainable, scalable businesses that benefit investors and society. Mumbai | $5M – $25M | 31 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 522 | ▶ Startmate Australians and New Zealanders have a disproportionate capacity to build category-defining startups given the region's risk-taking, underdog culture; a pay-it-forward mentorship model, where alumni founders mentor the next cohort, compounds returns for founders and investors over time. Sydney | $120K | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 523 | ▶ earthling.vc We're entering the augmentative era—a paradigm shift where digital technology feels more human by dissolving barriers between real and digital worlds. AI and AR/VR hit critical inflection points in 2023. We back extraordinary technical teams building market-viable solutions in gaming, consumer, and infrastructure. | $100K – $1M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 524 | ▶ Background Capital Invest in fundamental early-stage startups built by ambitious founders. Provide capital plus operational support through a network of successful founder-LPs. Focus on founder chemistry and long-term sustainability over hype. Madison, Wisconsin | $100K – $5M | 15 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 525 | ▶ Osage Venture Partners Disruptive innovation in work and education fuels human achievement. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who are business builders, deep domain experts, and capital efficient thinkers. We believe in long-term relationships over transactional investing, often partnering with founders across multiple ventures. Pittsburgh | $1M – $5M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 526 | ▶ u.ventures u.ventures backs local entrepreneurs who dare to build exciting global ventures. The firm focuses on early-stage technology startups with world-class founding teams from Ukraine and Eastern Europe with global market ambitions, scalable products, and competitive advantages. Chicago | $200K – $2M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 527 | ▶ India Accelerator India Accelerator backs founders across five thematic verticals (Robotics & Unmanned Systems & Space, Energy/Mobility/Connectivity, Singularity/GenAI, Impact & Energy, and Healthcare), pairing acceleration infrastructure (mentorship, corporate partnerships, physical spaces) with direct capital via its Finvolve investment platform across accelerator, seed, and growth funds. New Delhi, India | $165K – $1.1M | 14 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 528 | ▶ Worklife The future of work belongs to individuals and small teams with creative autonomy, distributed locations, and multiple revenue streams. We invest in tools that enable this future and back founders who embody it. San Francisco | $50K – $2M | 43 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 529 | ▶ Pale Blue Dot Early-stage climate tech companies building the sustainable future. We invest in both software and hardware solutions addressing climate change through optimization, adaptation, and pioneering innovations. The next billion-dollar companies will be built with climate in mind. Sweden | $500K – $2M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 530 | ▶ Yellow Rocks! Yellow Rocks! builds global bridges through billion-dollar talent, investing in fast-growing early-stage tech companies founded by talented entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world, aimed at global markets with potential to skyrocket in the next 5-8 years. Investing in AI since 2017. San Francisco | $100K – $500K | 39 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 531 | ▶ JLL Spark No single company can produce all the innovation required to serve real estate clients. JLL Spark invests in early-stage technology startups solving problems in commercial real estate, construction, and workplace management. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 47 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 532 | ▶ Bigfoot Capital Non-dilutive growth capital for B2B software companies. Alternative to venture capital focused on sustainable, capital-efficient growth that preserves founder equity and optionality. Fills gap between traditional bank lending and venture financing. Denver | $150K – $5M | 25 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 533 | ▶ SoGal Ventures First women-led VC investing in underrepresented founders solving underserved problems in undercapitalized geographies. We capitalize on three biggest arbitrage opportunities: diversity of founders, geographic expansion beyond Silicon Valley, and problems with meaningful social impact. We back exceptional teams in consumer tech, digital health, and future of work sectors. New York | $250K – $2M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 534 | ▶ Pathlight Ventures Low volume, high conviction early-stage investing in 10 thematic areas where vertical AI is reshaping regulated, complex industries: healthcare, fintech, capital markets, industrial operations, security, and government. Back strongly opinionated founders building category-defining companies with direct operator support from a team with deep fintech and growth scaling experience. New York City | $250K – $3M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 535 | ▶ Elaia A full stack investor for a complex world, backing tech disruptors with performance, values and care. Elaia partners with ambitious, technical founders from inception to leadership across two dedicated strategies: Digital Venture (B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, adtech, e-commerce) and DeepTech Seed (energy, aerospace, robotics, biotech, semiconductors), sourcing heavily from research institutions and lab spinouts. Paris | $1M – $16M | 95 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 536 | ▶ Gutter Capital We back exceptional founders tackling the world's toughest problems focused on affordability, economic mobility, and sustainability. We view ourselves as builders first and investors second, showing up early, staying late, and working alongside founding teams. New York | $300K – $3M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 537 | ▶ 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 |
| 538 | ▶ Delight Ventures By entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs — backing bold founders creating societal value through AI-native vertical software, momentum-driven market shifts, and Japanese founders scaling to the US. Operates both as a direct investor and as a venture builder co-creating startups from scratch. Tokyo | $67K – $670K | 50 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 539 | ▶ Red Sea Ventures Radically simplify complex, regulated categories while delivering consumer-grade experiences. Back cult brand consumer companies with intense customer affinity built through innovative products and values-driven models. Focus on direct-to-consumer, personalization, and marketplace models across consumer, enterprise, and healthcare. New York | $500K – $10M | 31 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 540 | ▶ Innovating Capital Technology can have a highly disruptive impact on society. We back founders on the forefront of innovation with clear vision towards positive change, leveraging domain expertise to ensure value creation. Founder-first approach with operational support. New York | $250K – $5M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 541 | ▶ Mission One Capital Backing founders rebuilding how the world is powered and built. We invest in frontier-tech startups solving three existential challenges: climate change, resource depletion, and inequality. We look for scalable business models where impact metrics are directly tied to financial performance and community benefit. Miami | $100K – $500K | 30 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 542 | ▶ Social Leverage Social leverage is the new financial leverage. Community, trust, and relationships drive superior deal sourcing and returns. We identify industry trends ahead of the curve through consistent public thought leadership and community engagement. Arizona | $1M – $2M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 543 | ▶ M1C Fuel the next industrial revolution by backing founders rebuilding how the world is powered and built — targeting energy independence, industrial resilience, and frontier industries. Uses AI, robotics, IoT, satellites, and blockchain to address climate change, resource depletion, and inequality, with a focus on companies where impact metrics are tightly coupled to business performance. Miami Beach, FL | $100K – $500K | 30 | Follows | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 544 | ▶ Bluestein Ventures We invest in the future of food — backing game-changing early-stage ventures (Pre-Seed to Series A) that redefine how consumers achieve health and wellness across the entire food value chain: high-growth consumer brands, proprietary foodtech, next-gen commerce, and value-add digital technology. Fund III ($45M, 2024) emphasizes nutrition, sustainability, and digitization, with a thematic focus on food-as-medicine. Chicago | $250K – $5M | 37 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 545 | ▶ Charge Ventures Partner with exceptional founders at the very inception of their entrepreneurial journey. Our proprietary data-driven technology identifies promising founders beyond immediate networks. We focus on teams with strong product sense and bottoms-up growth potential in data-driven software categories. New York | $250K – $750K | 72 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 546 | ▶ Quorum Capital Partners Uncovering potential through collective conviction. Quorum engineers a system for selecting early-stage startups that leverages the discernment of domain experts via Specialist Limited Partners (SLPs) who earn carry on deals they source or evaluate. This creates specialist-level conviction across generalist domains. Philadelphia | $100K – $750K | 21 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 547 | ▶ ATX Venture Partners Seeking early-stage alpha through institutional discipline. ATX VP invests in people pioneering the future by combining Wall Street rigor with deep operating experience. Core focus on disruptive B2B software, APIs, frontier tech, and marketplaces across Supply Chain, FinTech, InsurTech, HR Tech, Aerospace, and Future of Work. Austin | $250K – $5M | 42 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 548 | ▶ Scale Investors Women-led startups are systematically underfunded relative to their performance, creating a durable arbitrage opportunity. Scale backs founding teams with at least one woman co-founder holding equal equity and C-suite decision-making power, prioritizing Care Tech, Climate Tech, Consumer Tech, and AI-driven businesses. Richmond, VIC, Australia | $100K – $3.5M | 25 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 549 | ▶ 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 |
| 550 | ▶ ACF Investors ACF Investors co-invests alongside experienced syndicates of sector-smart angel investors to fund and scale early-stage UK businesses across most sectors, aligning capital, sharing due diligence, and providing ongoing post-investment support. Sheffield, UK | $100K – $1M | 30 | Both | Active | 3+ mo | N/A |
| 551 | ▶ Green Meadow Ventures Back exceptional founders early in their journey with capital combined with strategic operational guidance, business development support, and access to a network of successful entrepreneurs and operators. Get most excited at the first stages of company building. West Hollywood, CA | $250K – $3M | 15 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 552 | ▶ Timon Capital Technology-driven solutions that reshape markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets. We back exceptional founders building mission-critical capabilities in fintech, logistics, and deeptech. We are patient capital from former entrepreneurs who deeply understand the emerging market journey. Lagos | $500K – $5M | 34 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 553 | ▶ Hawke Ventures The future of e-commerce and digital marketing is built on specialized technology solutions that empower brands. We back founders who understand marketing and commerce deeply, providing capital plus direct access to thousands of brand customers for validation. | $50K – $2M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 554 | ▶ Betaworks Investing, building and working with exceptional creators and makers. Thematic approach focused on frontier technologies including AI/ML, gaming, and decentralization. | $250K – $750K | 38 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 555 | ▶ Firebrand Exceptional companies and talented founders exist everywhere, not just coastal venture hubs. We invest in sector-agnostic but growth-oriented software companies in underserved startup ecosystems. We combine strong brand, vast network, and deep operational experience with startup hustle to invest in authentic, transparent leaders building capital-efficient software products. Kansas City | $500K – $1M | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 556 | ▶ Hartmann Capital The future belongs to those who invest in it. Hartmann Capital is the institutional gateway to early-stage frontier tech — backing founders at the intersection of Generative AI, Brain-Computer Interfaces, XR & Spatial Computing, Programmable Biology, and Robotics. We identify innovations as they prepare to cross the chasm into mainstream adoption. Miami | $300K – $3M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 557 | ▶ Lorimer Ventures Builders first. We back experienced operators who understand business fundamentals and the pain points of scaling software companies. We invest at inception stage with 100+ operator LPs providing talent, customers, and capital beyond the check. Brooklyn | $50K – $300K | 59 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 558 | ▶ Canvas Ventures Intentional, thesis-driven early-stage investing in fintech, digital health, and AI. Focus on category-defining companies solving real customer problems with founders who understand their domain deeply. Emphasis on go-to-market strategy and execution discipline. Menlo Park | $5M – $15M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 559 | ▶ Four Acres Capital We invest in ideas and people first, then help build products. We believe connections are power and leverage an extensive network to support founders. We are founder-focused and work as trusted partners at the earliest stages. New York | $250K – $2M | 64 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 560 | ▶ Skyfall Ventures AI represents a fundamental platform shift, reshaping how companies build products, scale and compete. Reduced innovation costs and advanced tooling enable small Nordic teams to challenge incumbents rapidly. Back founders who believe in paradigm-shifting breakthroughs requiring tectonic shifts in technology or market dynamics. Focus on Nordic early-stage companies with strong software components and at least one technical co-founder. Oslo | $250K – $5M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 561 | ▶ | $1M – $200M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 562 | ▶ Sarsia Sarsia invests in technologies that can improve quality of life, society, and reduce negative impact on nature, connecting scientific solutions with competent capital across life sciences and technology/energy/sustainability. Bergen, Norway | $180K – $3.7M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 563 | ▶ 6th Man Ventures (6MV) The user-owned internet is inevitable. We enable the founders and communities building it with capital, practical support, research, and connections. We invest in Web3-native founders who are actively using the products they're building. United States | $2M – $5M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 564 | ▶ Creator Ventures Creator Ventures partners with AI-native consumer companies and the software/infrastructure supporting them. | $200K – $2.5M | 26 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 565 | ▶ PJC Experienced Boston venture firm backing exceptional founders across enterprise software, consumer tech, AI, fintech, healthcare, and clean energy. Seeks to be first institutional capital, combining financial discipline with deep operational expertise and an extensive network. Emphasizes true long-term partnership — having navigated multiple economic cycles since 2001. Boston | $500K – $5M | 45 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 566 | ▶ Long Way Ventures Back great founders building category-defining technology companies at the earliest stages, especially those tackling complex business problems in ways once considered too hard to scale. Increasingly focused on AI-enabled companies unlocking previously impractical markets. Bend | $250K – $2M | 47 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 567 | ▶ Outlander VC Category-agnostic, radically founder-first investor using the 38-point Outlander Founder Framework (vision, intelligence, character, execution) to back 'oddball, unknown, under-networked, underrepresented' founders at Day Zero before product or revenue exists. Current thesis excitement: Defense Tech, Physical AI/Robotics, and Future of Commerce + Work. New York | $500K – $2M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 568 | ▶ UpHonest Capital We invest in the most promising entrepreneurs building the fastest-growing early-stage startups. We provide cross-border access by connecting founders to resources and networks across the world's most valuable and influential VC markets. Palo Alto | $50K – $1M | 26 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 569 | ▶ Aperture Venture Capital Transform financial services by increasing the ubiquity, movement, and security of capital. We partner with diverse founders building innovative solutions that expand access to capital, reduce friction in capital flows, and strengthen financial system confidence. We believe financial services is the most significant contributor to economic transformation and key to creating a more prosperous society for all. Philadelphia | $500K – $2M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 570 | ▶ Montage Ventures Montage Ventures aims to support radical thinkers who are bringing new ideas and platforms to foster change within the financial services, commerce and health sectors, leveraging AI as a key transformative agent. | $250K – $1M | 51 | N/A | 3mo | N/A | N/A |
| 571 | ▶ Blackfinch Ventures Back ambitious UK founders reimagining industries, screening for credibility, execution, and vision. Deploys EIS/VCT tax-advantaged capital into deeptech, fintech, and energy transition companies, with a broader appetite for hardware, industrial, and SaaS businesses. Cheltenham, UK | $250K – $2.5M | 53 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 572 | ▶ Avenir Growth Capital Avenir invests from a first-principles view of inevitable market shifts, concentrating capital in category-defining companies that are early in their growth curves and led by world-class operators. New York | $300K – $5M | 30 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 573 | ▶ Telluride Venture Fund Exceptional entrepreneurs and innovative business ideas exist everywhere, not just traditional tech hubs. TVF invests in companies solving real problems in underserved regions, particularly the Colorado Plateau. Telluride, Colorado | $100K – $2M | 77 | Leads | Slowing | ~2 wks | Open |
| 574 | ▶ 75 & Sunny Back founders with grit, industry insights, and strong engineering cultures to build amazing software that disrupts incumbents. Deliberately invest in unsexy industries and antiquated markets (warehousing, real estate, specialty pharmacy, agriculture) that others overlook, where nimble startups can create tremendous value. Los Angeles | $100K – $5M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 575 | ▶ BackingMinds High-performing founders exist outside the networks of traditional venture capital; homogeneous investor networks create overvalued bubbles, and backing overlooked founders outside major-city networks is both an impact story and an investment edge. Stockholm | $500K – $3M | 22 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 576 | ▶ Verb Ventures We back action-takers modernising global trade: digital infrastructure for B2B marketplaces and supply chains addressing transparency, procurement complexity, and fragmentation. Luxembourg | $500K – $4M | 15 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 577 | ▶ VTF Capital (fka VegasTechFund) We invest in the future of commerce by backing early-stage companies in vertical commerce, physical retail technology, and commerce infrastructure. We provide operational support alongside capital, working in the trenches with founders to build 100-year companies. Las Vegas | $200K – $1M | 78 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 578 | ▶ 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 |
| 579 | ▶ Dreamers VC Where capital becomes culture. Dreamers VC bridges established Japanese corporate investors with early-stage US companies by combining entertainment, sports, and technology expertise. The fund leverages celebrity networks, entertainment channels, and Japanese corporate partnerships to amplify storytelling and enable cross-cultural market expansion. Los Angeles | $250K – $5M | 43 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 580 | ▶ Chainforest Web3 moves too fast for traditional VC partnerships to keep up. By leveraging a community of 400+ exceptional web3 operators (Rainmakers), we have superior access to deal flow, due diligence insights, and operational support for portfolio companies. We back technical founders with web3 experience who focus on the application layer and can disrupt $10B+ markets. New York | $250K – $750K | 11 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 581 | ▶ Fuel Capital Great ideas can come from anywhere. We support outsider founders with capital, operational expertise, connections, and authentic partnership. We stand in your corner, not your kitchen. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 36 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 582 | ▶ Consumer Ventures Partner with passionate consumer brand founders who have achieved post-traction revenue validation ($500K-$10M), providing both capital and hands-on operational support to accelerate growth Chicago | $500K – $1M | 29 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 583 | ▶ Musha Ventures Disciplined, Africa-focused seed investing backing exceptional founding teams solving real African problems with technology-enabled solutions demonstrating strong unit economics, capital efficiency, and ability to scale across emerging markets. Emphasis on founder quality, fundamental unit economics, sufficient capital for 18-24 month runway, and reasonable entry valuations. New York | $25K – $500K | 64 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 584 | ▶ BITKRAFT Ventures BITKRAFT invests in Synthetic Reality—the convergence of physical and digital worlds. We back gaming studios, interactive media platforms, and emerging technology (Web3, AI, AR/VR) that will define how humans experience entertainment and social connection in the future. Denver | $500K – $10M | 124 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 585 | ▶ Westbound Equity Partners #86 · Emerging 100 · 2026 Technology is the 'new West' — Westbound invests financial and social capital into visionary, values-aligned founders to build a virtuous cycle of wealth and opportunity, with an explicit mission to close the racial wealth gap. Palo Alto | $100K – $5M | 53 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 586 | ▶ Baseline Ventures Back exceptional entrepreneurs with high-conviction checks, provide rapid decision-making turnaround, and offer operational partnership. One-person decision-making enables speed and founder alignment. Jackson, Wyoming | $100K – $1M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 587 | ▶ Javelin Venture Partners Signal before traction. We identify early, non-obvious signals that explosive growth is possible in companies with exceptional founders, capital-efficient business models, and very large markets. We invest alongside repeat entrepreneurs who provide hands-on operational support. San Francisco | $500K – $4M | 36 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 588 | ▶ Formation Formation invests at the 'Formation Stage' — before formal company creation, when founders are still discovering the idea and building conviction. They prioritize long-term relationships (10+ year journeys) over transactional investments, and reject the financialization of early-stage VC. First check in, not just another check in the round. New York | $250K – $2M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 589 | ▶ Yonder Yonder invests in early-stage marketplaces that build new economies. We provide first institutional checks to marketplace founders with deep problem intimacy and operational experience. We combine capital with strategic introductions, operational coaching, and access to a network of 50+ marketplace operators and marketplace leaders. | $50K – $200K | 19 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 590 | ▶ Spacecadet Ventures Founders building the possibly impossible deserve capital plus marketing support. Great technology combined with exceptional storytelling and narrative development creates world-changing moonshots. We provide both the capital and the story-telling expertise to help founders achieve escape velocity. New York | $250K – $1M | 99 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 591 | ▶ Value Makers Studio Where innovation, strategy, and opportunity come together: VMS combines capital with hands-on operational support (technology development, legal/IP, marketing, and Saudi market-entry strategy) to help ambitious entrepreneurs, especially from Egypt/MENA, scale into Saudi Arabia. Riyadh | $100K – $1.5M | 11 | N/A | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 592 | ▶ Sustainable Ventures Sustainable Ventures backs early-stage climate tech founders with venture-scale potential, providing SEIS/EIS-qualifying capital alongside an intensive 12-month accelerator programme of 1:1 operational support, grant-writing, and R&D tax credit assistance. London | $150K – $350K | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 593 | ▶ Tacoma Venture Fund We back founders building companies with scalable growth potential, disruptive ideas, strong leadership, and community impact -- serving as an accountability layer for founders on the path to $10M+ in annual revenue. Tacoma, WA | $150K – $500K | 24 | N/A | Active | N/A | Open |
| 594 | ▶ Basecamp Fund Technology can be a catalyst for positive change and progress. We back entrepreneurs building category-defining businesses regardless of their credentials or background. We are committed to democratizing venture capital access and supporting diverse founding teams across multiple sectors and geographies. New York | $250K – $10M | 19 | Both | Between | ~2 mo | Open |
| 595 | ▶ Protagonist Back early-stage founders building the next paradigm in emerging technologies. We operate like a product studio—contributing code, designing token economics, and providing hands-on partnership rather than just capital. Miami | $1M – $10M | 58 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 596 | ▶ Muse Capital We invest in traditionally overlooked and untapped consumer technology opportunities across the future of how we care, play, and live. Demographic shifts (aging population, female wealth, cultural diversity) create massive new markets. We don't chase hype—we invest in what should exist. Los Angeles | $100K – $1M | 27 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 597 | ▶ CRE Venture Capital Build category-defining tech companies that are levered to Africa and address $5B+ markets. Partner with visionary founders combining technical excellence with deep African market understanding. Allocate ≥30% capital to women-led companies. Johannesburg | $500K – $10M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 598 | ▶ Byld Ventures Exceptional companies come from founders with the courage to follow their own path and defy conventional wisdom. We invest in the first few months of a startup's life in emerging markets where financial inclusion remains unsolved. We take pride in being the first institutional capital, lead 80% of our investments, and bring operational experience and patience to founder partnerships. London | $100K – $1M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 599 | ▶ Prelude First-check crypto fund backing founders at inception stage — before the idea is obvious to everyone. Invests in both tokens and equity globally, with conviction that the best crypto companies are built to export value beyond the crypto echo chamber. Berlin | $500K – $2M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 600 | ▶ Fearless Fund Women of color are exceptional, resilient founders systematically underinvested in by traditional venture capital. By providing capital, operational support, and public advocacy, Fearless Fund generates competitive returns while advancing economic inclusion and addressing critical market inefficiencies. Atlanta | $250K – $500K | 47 | Follows | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 601 | ▶ Eudemian Ventures Make human and technological potential actual. Eudemian invests in early-stage US software startups with demonstrated product-market fit and breakout traction, backed by mission-driven founders who tackle large markets solving vexing pain points. Rooted in the Greek philosophy of Eudaimonia, the firm believes in actualizing potential through long-term founder partnerships. San Francisco | $100K – $1.5M | 25 | Follows | Active | N/A | Open |
| 602 | ▶ Playfair Capital Visionary founders, with hustle, heart and humility, who see the world not as it is, but as it could be. Sector-agnostic, high-conviction, low-volume pre-seed investing across the UK and Europe. London | $130K – $1.9M | 18 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 603 | ▶ Astanor The agrifood value chain has reached a tipping point where incremental change is not enough; systemic disruption and regeneration of the food and agriculture system is required to restore human, planetary, and economic health. Brussels, Belgium | $1M – $25M | 52 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 604 | ▶ Alleycorp We are tech pioneers, investors, and entrepreneurs. We build and invest in transformative companies for the present and future. Active early-stage investor providing capital combined with operational expertise and hands-on partnership. | $500K – $5M | 46 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 605 | ▶ Capital 49 Capital from founders, for founders. We invest in exceptional founders who build products that challenge the status quo and change how the world works. Our team at Airwallex has built global infrastructure processing $100B+ annually, and we bring that operational expertise to help portfolio companies scale internationally. | $1M – $10M | 13 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 606 | ▶ Night Ventures Invest in companies that leverage creator networks and new forms of customer acquisition. We partner with founders building for consumer audiences who can tap into distribution through content creators, community, and influencer relationships. Our unique advantage is structural ties to Night Media, giving portfolio companies access to some of the biggest creators on the internet. Los Angeles | $100K – $5M | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 607 | ▶ Okapi Venture Capital Southern California's original seed-stage venture capital fund, focused on capital-efficient technology startups with differentiated competitive advantages targeting large, addressable and growing markets outside the Bay Area. Active, hands-on management with emphasis on venture fundamentals and disciplined investment strategy. Newport Beach | $750K – $3M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 608 | ▶ Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures Catalyze innovation and impact by supporting early-stage startups and nonprofits building solutions for a more inclusive and sustainable future. Four focus areas: Environment, Health & Wellbeing, Economic Empowerment, and Education & Human Capital. New York | $250K – $500K | 45 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 609 | ▶ Maza Ventures Backing highly technical founding teams building globally relevant software and deeptech products, with a focus on MENA-originated founders. Not afraid to back moonshots. Amman | $200K – $500K | 23 | N/A | Active | N/A | Open |
| 610 | ▶ Sharp Alpha Competitive Entertainment — any form of recreation where winning matters. We invest at the software layer in sports betting, fantasy sports, gaming, esports, social sports venues, and fan engagement technology. We believe the most economically and experientially desirable place to build technology is where people lean forward and become enraptured in competition. New York | $250K – $30M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 611 | ▶ 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 |
| 612 | ▶ Knife Capital Accelerate the international expansion of African innovation-driven businesses by providing Knowledge, Networks and Funding to high-growth B2B technology companies with strong IP, recurring revenue, and clear global expansion potential. Cape Town | $600K – $8M | 26 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 613 | ▶ Graham & Walker Reshape the Nasdaq by investing in venture capital's biggest blind spots. Back exceptional founders historically overlooked by traditional VC due to demographic factors or non-traditional backgrounds. Leverage proprietary Female Founders Alliance (5,000+ members) as deal flow engine to surface underestimated founders across multiple archetypes. Seattle | $250K – $1.5M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 614 | ▶ AfterWork Ventures Backing companies making a dent in the universe. We prioritize obsessively passionate founding teams and ambition over any specific industry vertical, powered by a 120+ member community of tech operators who source deal flow and support portfolio companies. Sydney | $100K – $500K | 48 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 615 | ▶ Atento Capital Great entrepreneurship exists everywhere—not just in traditional tech hubs. We invest in high-potential early-stage founders with a focus on underrepresented geographies (Midwest, Latin America) and demographics (women, minorities, immigrants). Beyond capital, we provide strategic guidance, ecosystem connections, and relocation support through our Tulsa-based infrastructure. Tulsa, Oklahoma | $500K – $2M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 616 | ▶ Emblem A down-to-earth VC with sky-high ambitions, backing Europe's earliest-stage founders with concrete, pragmatic, hands-on support from pre-seed through Series A. Paris | $500K – $3M | 40 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 617 | ▶ Vol.1 Ventures Vol.1 Ventures invests in the first institutional round of founders building in highly regulated sectors, particularly fintech and crypto. The fund provides both capital and regulatory expertise, leveraging the managing partners' backgrounds in compliance, regulatory affairs, and fintech industry knowledge to help portfolio companies navigate regulatory environments. New York | $50K – $500K | 5 | N/A | 2mo | ~2 wks | Open |
| 618 | ▶ Gold House Ventures We invest in industry-shifting startups led by best-in-class multicultural founders. We partner with the next generation of Asian Pacific operators turned founders and welcome investors advancing culture and heritage through an affinity-based, returns-driven model. Los Angeles | $100K – $1M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 619 | ▶ Debut Capital Early-stage venture capital for IT and Biotech companies in Colorado Front Range and Mid-Atlantic. Focus on experienced founding teams solving important problems with potential for significant financial returns. Patient capital approach with operational support and deep regional networks. New York | $500K – $5M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 620 | ▶ Script Capital Pre-seed fund investing in technical founders building developer-facing tools and infrastructure. Focused on curiosity, velocity of learning, and rapid building. Believe the world is shaped by unique insights at the intersection of art/culture and math/science. San Francisco | $250K – $750K | 74 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 621 | ▶ First Check Africa Address the critical gender funding gap in African technology entrepreneurship by investing in exceptionally talented female founders and diverse founding teams building technology-enabled solutions for underserved African markets. Data shows female-founded companies deliver 2x revenue per dollar invested compared to male-founded peers. Lagos | $50K – $250K | 12 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 622 | ▶ HV Capital We back bold founders building category-defining companies across Europe. Too new is our baseline, too bold is our reason, too complex is our edge. Munich | $500K – $60M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 623 | ▶ RPS Ventures Investing in exceptional late-stage technology teams building companies that are changing large, transformable markets, leveraging global networks from SoftBank, Crosslink Capital, and public market investing backgrounds. Palo Alto | $5M – $20M | 32 | Follows | Active | N/A | Open |
| 624 | ▶ OpenSky Ventures Back exceptional founders at the earliest stages of their ventures in the future of commerce. We invest in ambitious, passionate, gritty, disruptive founders reshaping how products are discovered, purchased, and experienced. Los Angeles | $100K – $500K | 21 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 625 | ▶ Adjacent Investing in the ‘adjacent possible’: the next logical step for consumers rather than distant moonshots, historically concentrated in mobile-first subscription products and now extending into hardware and deep-tech categories. New York | $250K – $5M | 36 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 626 | ▶ VHS Ventures Consumer brands with founder-driven, product-driven companies and foundational growth strategies. Consumer infrastructure platforms enhancing supply chain, 3PL, inventory, analytics, and e-commerce. Creating a circular ecosystem where infrastructure and brand founders collaborate. New York | $100K – $500K | 20 | N/A | Between | N/A | N/A |
| 627 | ▶ Pygma Latin American and LatinX founders are systematically underserved by global venture. Fintech will be the transformational category for the region given large unbanked populations and fragmented financial infrastructure. Pygma backs pre-seed fintech and B2B SaaS founders with Latin roots through an accelerator-first, invest-later model. New York | $100K – $600K | 23 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 628 | ▶ Rali Capital Emerging markets fintech and climate tech. Rali Capital invests in founders with unfair advantages rooted in deep emerging market expertise. They back founders at idea-stage who demonstrate founder-market fit in underserved geographies. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 629 | ▶ TeleSoft Partners #65 · Top 100 · 2026 Provide entrepreneurs with capital, knowledge, contacts and expertise across technology and energy value chain companies, drawing on a nearly three-decade network of industry executives and strategic partners across the US, Europe, Israel, and India. Aspen, CO | $1M – $15M | 31 | N/A | 1mo | N/A | Req'd |
| 630 | ▶ Sawari Ventures North Africa and Africa possess tremendous entrepreneurial talent. Strategic capital combined with operational expertise can unlock transformative solutions that reshape industries. We invest in founders solving region-critical problems. Cairo | $200K – $2M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 631 | ▶ Upslope Ventures Exceptional teams can originate from any location. We provide more than capital and introductions. By leveraging our network we aim to empower entrepreneurs with the resources they need to have their best chance at success—even if we don't invest. Denver | $100K – $500K | 29 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 632 | ▶ 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 |
| 633 | ▶ 0BS Group of founders, operators, and ecosystem builders investing in the next generation of Latin American startups. Sector-agnostic, founder-first approach with an 8-day decision commitment and deep operator network across the LATAM ecosystem. Mexico City | $50K – $150K | 35 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 634 | ▶ TransLink Capital Bridge US and global technology startups with more than 40 leading Asian multinational corporations, validating strategic partner intent pre-investment to accelerate go-to-market and drive follow-on co-investment. Palo Alto | $500K – $7M | 95 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 635 | ▶ 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 |
| 636 | ▶ Forge Capital High-conviction seed-stage investments in enterprise software, marketplaces, fintech, and consumer applications. Focus on founders building category-defining companies with strong product-market fit potential. Chicago | $250K – $2M | 15 | Leads | 0mo | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 637 | ▶ Fatima Gobi Ventures A digital, sustainable Pakistan starts with investing in its brightest minds and best tech founders. FGV combines Fatima Group's 85 years of on-the-ground Pakistan knowledge with Gobi Partners' 20 years of building sustainable, community-uplifting companies across Asia, using data from more mature Northeast and Southeast Asian ecosystems to find Pakistani companies with the edge to scale regionally. Karachi | $250K – $2M | 21 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 638 | ▶ BRAVE Venture Capital Backing dynamically developing enterprises with global aspirations at seed and early stage across Internet/SaaS, IoT/Hardware, Renewable Energy Sources, and Life Science (MedTech/BioTech). 4-14 year investment horizon with a patient capital approach through multiple fund vehicles. Wrocław, Poland | $25K – $500K | 32 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 639 | ▶ Swift Ventures Founders backing founders. Swift invests in B2B AI and automation companies led by bold operators with a high Do:Say ratio, offering garage-to-IPO operating expertise from former company-builders. San Francisco | $2M – $8M | 35 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 640 | ▶ PLG Ventures Early-stage venture capital firm led by experienced CEO providing pre-seed and seed capital to technology-enabled startups, emphasizing leadership development, operational mentorship, and building sustainable companies from the ground up. Santa Monica | $100K – $1M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 641 | ▶ MiLA Capital (Make in LA) Emerging hardware founders are overlooked by traditional VC. By combining capital with hands-on manufacturing expertise, infrastructure access, and operational support, we unlock value for founders building tech you can touch. Chatsworth, CA | $1.5M – $2.5M | 15 | Leads | Slowing | ~1 mo | Open |
| 642 | ▶ Impact Shakers Impact Shakers backs diverse founders building impact businesses across climate tech, inclusion tech, and impact infrastructure, using capital plus ecosystem support to drive systemic change. Belgium | $150K – $250K | 15 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 643 | ▶ Trucks Venture Capital Trucks funds entrepreneurs building the future of transportation across three mandates: decarbonized, safer, and more accessible. They back seed/pre-seed companies across autonomous vehicles, EVs, aviation, micromobility, aerospace, maritime, and logistics — any transportation sector at the frontier. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 63 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 644 | ▶ Responsibly Ventures Back remarkable teams building startups at the intersection of Sustainability and Social Good, using the UN SDGs as guideposts. The firm's 'impact moat' framework holds that mission alignment creates durable competitive advantage, making impact and venture returns mutually reinforcing rather than exclusive. Huntington Beach, CA | $25K – $250K | 22 | Follows | Active | N/A | Open |
| 645 | ▶ Hinge Capital Backing the brave & curious, leaning into the [non]obvious ideas that edit entire industries or create new categories. We put our time, energy and capital behind courageous founders solving hard technological problems. Platform-driven approach combining capital with operational support. | $250K – $3M | 47 | Leads | Between | N/A | N/A |
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F4 Fund tracks 645 VC firms that actively invest in e-commerce & marketplaces. Ranked by sector depth: the share of each firm's classified portfolio in this sector, its absolute count of investments here, and how recently it last invested. Firms need at least three portfolio companies in the sector to appear.
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for e-commerce & marketplaces investors is $2.5M, with a full range from $1K – $10000M. The distribution breaks down as: 82 firms in the <$500K range, 80 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 144 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 130 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 91 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 117 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 645 firms tracked, 90% lead or co-lead rounds, and 8% 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 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.