F4 Champions · Season 1
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F4 Champions · Season 1
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176 VC firms investing in fintech & payments and climate & clean energy at the Series A stage.
F4 Fund tracks 176 VC firms that actively invest in fintech & payments + climate & clean energy at the Series A stage, with check sizes ranging from $10K – $5000M (median: $2.6M – $2.6M). As of July 2026, and 93% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,544+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ 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 | 104 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 2 | ▶ 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 |
| 3 | ▶ 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 |
| 4 | ▶ 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 | 82 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 5 | ▶ 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 |
| 6 | ▶ Twine Ventures Healthcare systems and climate-impacted industries are in generational transformation. We partner with mission-driven founders building enabling technologies—data, AI, software infrastructure—to accelerate this transition. Purpose and profit are inextricably linked. San Francisco | $500K – $1.5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ 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 |
| 8 | ▶ Salesforce Ventures Enterprise technology is the sole focus. Patient capital with an evergreen model — Salesforce is the sole LP with no fund lifecycle pressure, enabling investing across market cycles. AI is the defining platform shift of our era: from model infrastructure to AI applications to robotics and agents. Strategic value beyond capital: unmatched access to the Salesforce enterprise ecosystem and Fortune 500 network for customer introductions, early product feedback, and go-to-market acceleration. San Francisco | $1M – $50M | 66 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 9 | ▶ 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 |
| 10 | ▶ Giant Ventures The biggest companies of the century will be built solving the world's most pressing problems. We champion ambitious founders using technology to reshape civilization around climate, health, and inclusive capitalism. London | $500K – $15M | 35 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Tola Capital Every industry will be transformed by software. Tola practices hypothesis-based investing targeting the 'enterprise scaffolding' of AI — domain-specific models, AI/ML tooling, AI SaaS applications, AI governance, and AI security — rather than foundational AI infrastructure. They back companies driving long-term, transformational change in large markets. Seattle | $1M – $15M | 52 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Presight Capital We invest in transformative frontier science and technology that most VCs avoid. Our focus is on biotech, deep tech, psychedelics, brain-computer interfaces, life extension, and infrastructure bets in undercapitalized global markets. We believe the biggest winners in biotech are companies producing quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Los Angeles | $500K – $100M | 18 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 13 | ▶ 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 |
| 14 | ▶ 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 |
| 15 | ▶ OMERS Ventures Back ambitious founders building disruptive early-stage technology companies. We provide not just capital but access to OMERS' multi-asset institutional platform. Our permanent pension backing gives us patient, long-duration capital unconstrained by traditional 10-year fund cycles. Toronto | $1M – $25M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 16 | ▶ 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 |
| 17 | ▶ Benhamou Global Ventures BGV backs hands-on, cross-border enterprise AI startups operating under the Enterprise 5.0 framework — companies that combine intelligent machines with human ingenuity to drive leapfrog productivity improvements. They focus on vertical AI (industry-specific, proprietary data) and horizontal agentic platforms (cross-functional automation), with a strong preference for immigrant founders pursuing US go-to-market strategies from France, Israel, and India. Menlo Park | $2M – $10M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 18 | ▶ 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 |
| 19 | ▶ 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 |
| 20 | ▶ 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 |
| 21 | ▶ 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 |
| 22 | ▶ 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 |
| 23 | ▶ 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 |
| 24 | ▶ 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 |
| 25 | ▶ 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 |
| 26 | ▶ 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 |
| 27 | ▶ 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 | 70 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 28 | ▶ Raba Partners We are long-term business partners to founders. We operate as an investment partnership focused on founders building category-defining African technology companies, with tight founder-investor-LP alignment and deep operational support. Cape Town | $100K – $3M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 29 | ▶ 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 |
| 30 | ▶ Knoll Ventures Back outlier B2B founders who see around corners and intimately understand customer pain points, investing at the pre-Series A stage to bridge the gap between seed and Series A — especially in underserved non-coastal markets like the Southeast US. Atlanta | $500K – $3M | 37 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 31 | ▶ Team Builder Ventures The biggest constraint for early-stage companies is not capital—it's building a world-class team. We provide capital plus measurable talent sourcing, recruitment excellence, and team-building advisory. We have proven ability to reach candidates not reachable by recruiters or founders, and commit to specific hiring targets for each portfolio company. | $250K – $450K | 36 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 32 | ▶ AirTree Ventures Big things start small. We invest at seed stage and see potential where others don't. We believe in your vision for your company's future, not as it exists today. We think in decades, not days, committing to walk the entire journey with founders to build iconic companies. We share Antipodean ingenuity with the world. Sydney | $250K – $20M | 64 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 33 | ▶ MassMutual Ventures Build category-defining technology businesses that deliver strong investment returns while addressing pressing business challenges. Leverage Fortune 500 parent (MassMutual) assets including real estate portfolios, renewable energy assets, and capital networks. Boston | $2M – $10M | 23 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 34 | ▶ B Capital Group Back extraordinary entrepreneurs throughout the company-building lifecycle from seed to IPO. Combine venture capital expertise with BCG management consulting to accelerate value creation. Support founders with capital, strategic guidance, and access to global networks. San Francisco | $250K – $50M | 34 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 35 | ▶ 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 |
| 36 | ▶ 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 |
| 37 | ▶ Winklevoss Capital Backs determined entrepreneurs solving society's hardest problems in critical domains across the decentralized frontier, space exploration, atomic energy, and cellular/biotech sectors. Invests in companies and networks in their infancy when conviction is scarce. New York | $100K – $5M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 38 | ▶ Octopus Ventures 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 | 59 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 39 | ▶ Goodwell Investments Do well by doing good: invest in scalable companies providing essential goods and services to underserved populations in Africa, delivering both competitive financial returns and measurable social impact. African inclusive-growth businesses demonstrate resilience and provide huge commercial opportunities. Amsterdam | $10K – $1M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 40 | ▶ Collab Fund Investing at the intersection of for-profit and for-good. Companies that make the world better AND deliver strong financial returns. The Villain Test ensures both impact and profit alignment. New York | $500K – $10M | 44 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 41 | ▶ 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 |
| 42 | ▶ MANTIS Venture Capital Mantis invests opportunistically in Seed and Series A technology-enabled startups, leveraging deep social capital across tech, media, entertainment, and finance to provide unmatched GTM support. The firm is founder-obsessed and differentiates through celebrity network access, customer introductions, talent acquisition help, and brand amplification. Santa Monica | $500K – $3M | 113 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 43 | ▶ Elevate Capital Great entrepreneurs exist everywhere. Women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and veteran founders have access to exceptional capital and mentorship. We combine venture funding with deep mentorship to unlock value in underserved founder populations. Portland | $25K – $2M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 44 | ▶ 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 |
| 45 | ▶ 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 |
| 46 | ▶ 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 |
| 47 | ▶ 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 |
| 48 | ▶ 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 |
| 49 | ▶ Entrepreneur First It matters not only which companies get started, but who starts them. EF identifies exceptional individual talent before a company, co-founder, or idea exists, and builds the company from Day Zero through cohort-based co-founder matching, an equity-free grant phase, and up to $250K in formation capital (via SAFE) once a team passes its Investment Committee. London | $250K – $5M | 78 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 50 | ▶ Brown Venture Group Underrepresented founders from Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities represent the best underactivated market for technology venture capital. Generations of adversity have made these entrepreneurs particularly resilient and innovative. We provide capital, operational support, training, and networks to help these founders build transformational technology companies. Minneapolis | $10K – $5M | 10 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 51 | ▶ 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 |
| 52 | ▶ Crystal Venture Partners Back early-stage technology companies modernizing insurance, risk, and resilience, especially AI-enabled B2B infrastructure for underwriting, claims, brokerage, distribution, premium movement, financial operations, and risk-data workflows. New York | $1M – $3M | 18 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 53 | ▶ Vamos Ventures Invest in visionary founders from Latinx and diverse backgrounds building disruptive tech solutions. Capitalize on demographic trends and founder quality in systematically underestimated segments. Create alpha through early-mover advantage in overlooked founder networks. Los Angeles | $500K – $2.5M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 54 | ▶ 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 |
| 55 | ▶ Indico Capital Partners Southern European entrepreneurs (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian) possess exceptional engineering talent and are forced to have an international mindset from day one due to limited local markets. Indico backs the most globally promising companies from these ecosystems across enterprise SaaS, AI, deep tech, fintech, healthtech, spacetech, and the ocean/blue economy. Lisbon, Portugal | $275K – $11M | 27 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 56 | ▶ 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 |
| 57 | ▶ 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 |
| 58 | ▶ Electric Capital User-owned technology empowered by distributed systems and cryptography enables people to reclaim control from intermediaries. We invest in systems that reduce reliance on centralized institutions and give users control, privacy, and access to global markets. Palo Alto | $1M – $20M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 59 | ▶ F-Prime Capital Partner with visionary founders to turn bold ambitions into world-changing breakthroughs in life sciences, technology, healthtech, and crypto. Distinctive 'technical-risk-yes, regulatory-risk-no' filter ensures clear pathways to success. Cambridge | $250K – $15M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 60 | ▶ 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 |
| 61 | ▶ f7 Ventures We identify exceptional operators with proven track records at scale (ex-Facebook, Google, Stripe) and catalyze their transition into founders. Periods of rapid societal behavior change spur dramatic innovation. We invest in the future of work and consumer utility, providing not just capital but operational expertise, network access, and proven playbooks from building at Facebook/Meta scale. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 62 | ▶ Echo VC We invest in secrets that become obvious with the benefit of hindsight. We back bold ideas and business models that harness technology to deliver value to mass markets, particularly for underrepresented founders and underserved markets. Lagos | $100K – $5M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 63 | ▶ Figure 8 Investments Catalyzing systemic change through investments in inclusive education, healthcare accessibility, and climate solutions linked to social mobility. Investment capital as a tool for systemic change when deployed with intentionality around expanding accessibility, reducing costs of essential services, breaking down geographic barriers, and building sustainable systems. Unique commitment to 10% profits-to-nonprofits creating a virtuous cycle of impact. Boulder, Colorado | $50K – $500K | 16 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 64 | ▶ Friale Much of the world's software will be reimagined in the age of AI's compounding innovation cycle. We partner with the best founders across all verticals who are seizing this opportunity, with particular emphasis on healthcare transformation and AI applications. San Francisco | $250K – $3M | 16 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 65 | ▶ 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 | 55 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 66 | ▶ 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 |
| 67 | ▶ 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 | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 68 | ▶ 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 | 51 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 69 | ▶ 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 |
| 70 | ▶ Shine Capital 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 |
| 71 | ▶ ResilienceVC Seed-stage embedded fintech startups that build financial resilience for Americans by improving income generation and expense management, risk mitigation and recovery, and asset and wealth building. Washington | $500K – $2M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 72 | ▶ Horizons Ventures Invest in deep science and disruptive technology companies that solve fundamental human problems—inequality, health, climate adaptation. We back founders with vision, instinct, and drive to scale impact. Hong Kong | $1M – $25M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 73 | ▶ Alumni Ventures We democratize venture capital by providing individual accredited investors with professional-grade access to elite venture opportunities. We leverage our massive 850,000+ community network and 11,000+ investors to create unique value for founders, sourcing and diligencing deals alongside top-tier VCs (a16z, Sequoia, Khosla) without leading rounds. Our network is our competitive advantage—it compounds value for all stakeholders. Manchester, NH | $250K – $5M | 58 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 74 | ▶ 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 |
| 75 | ▶ Greycroft 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 |
| 76 | ▶ 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 |
| 77 | ▶ Gobi Partners Bespoke Capital for Enduring Impact. Gobi invests where capital alone is insufficient — requiring deep local relationships, sustained engagement, and informed judgment across Asia's diverse and complex markets. They focus on technology companies solving structural inefficiencies across underserved Asian markets, from fintech to deep tech to sustainable infrastructure. Kuala Lumpur | $1M – $50M | 37 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 78 | ▶ Kupanda Capital Kupanda Capital creates and scales companies that have lasting impact. We focus on impactful businesses at the intersection of private, public, and nonprofit sectors, using human-centered design and data-driven decision-making. We believe impact entrepreneurs need more than capital—they need operational partners, market intelligence, and access to institutional networks. Washington | $250K – $3M | 7 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 79 | ▶ Manta Ray Back mission-driven founders addressing significant global challenges through leading-edge technology. Provide flexible and patient capital, leveraging our time, resources, and networks to support portfolio company success. Focus on founders with authentic social and environmental missions alongside commercial viability. London | $250K – $3M | 55 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 80 | ▶ SBI Investment One of Japan's most active VC firms and the venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, managing JPY 841.4 billion in cumulative fund commitments. Focused on concentrated investments in growth sectors including AI/blockchain, fintech, biotech/life sciences, and clean energy globally. Mission to cultivate key industries for the 21st century, serving as Japan's bridge to global technology ecosystems. Tokyo | $1M – $30M | 20 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 81 | ▶ 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 |
| 82 | ▶ 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 |
| 83 | ▶ Inspired Capital Partners Venture capital is the most powerful economic engine the world has ever seen. We back audacious founders solving humanity's hardest challenges through category-creating innovations. We embrace big risks and reject short-termism, committing to 15+ year partnerships with founders who have long-term vision and relentless determination. New York | $500K – $20M | 62 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 84 | ▶ Anthemis Group Architect a more equitable, sustainable and human-centered digital economy where technology and innovation work together in service of a better society. We deploy financial, human and intellectual capital in service of a better system, backing early-stage founders at intersections of industry, technology and society. London | $1M – $10M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 85 | ▶ 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 |
| 86 | ▶ Moxxie Ventures Exceptional founders living in the future deserve operators who provide more than capital. We partner with founders on go-to-market, brand, storytelling, and team building. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 60 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 87 | ▶ Union Square Ventures We invest at the edge of large markets being transformed by technological and societal pressures. We seek companies that enable new behaviors and business models that incumbents cannot pursue, with strong network effects and broad access implications. New York | $1M – $6M | 60 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 88 | ▶ 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 |
| 89 | ▶ 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 |
| 90 | ▶ 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 |
| 91 | ▶ 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 |
| 92 | ▶ Shizen Capital Digital transformation of the enterprise in Japan. Backs ambitious startups with a tech component aiming to scale both domestically and internationally. Fund VII focuses on AI/deep tech, energy transition, inbound tourism, and defense. Founded by recovering entrepreneurs who believe operator experience makes better investors. Tokyo | $500K – $5M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 93 | ▶ Inertia Ventures Inertia invests in AI-native companies built to become core infrastructure for legacy industries, especially platforms operating in regulated, context-heavy, and physical-world workflows where durable data, compliance, audit trails, or embodied operations create compounding advantages. New York | $2M – $15M | 66 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 94 | ▶ Impact America Fund Tech-enabled businesses built for and by people in marginalized communities create new frameworks of ownership and opportunity. Traditional VCs miss billion-dollar markets in overlooked communities. Oakland | $250K – $3M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 95 | ▶ Techstars Help founders succeed by combining capital ($120K-$250K), intensive mentorship (3-month program), and access to a powerful global network of 1,500+ mentors. We invest in founders at the earliest stage with conviction and vision, regardless of sector or geography. Our #GiveFirst philosophy drives us to help without expecting immediate return. | $120K – $250K | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 96 | ▶ 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 | 47 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 97 | ▶ Future Africa Bold, visionary African founders solving Africa's biggest challenges represent global business opportunities. We combine capital, operational support, and community to build sustainable, continent-scale businesses. Lagos | $40K – $5M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 98 | ▶ 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 | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 99 | ▶ Mubadala Mubadala partners with world-class companies and institutions to drive transformational growth across strategic sectors and geographies. We believe in long-term value creation through patient capital, operational expertise, and global partnerships aligned with Abu Dhabi's economic diversification. Abu Dhabi | $5M – $5000M | 46 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 100 | ▶ 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 |
| 101 | ▶ 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 | 29 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 102 | ▶ 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 | 1mo | N/A | N/A |
| 103 | ▶ Wonder Ventures Invest in Southern California's best founders earlier than anyone else. No idea is too early. We fund companies earlier than most VCs, providing not just capital but hands-on support and operational expertise. Our founder-first philosophy and No Ghosting Rule ensure responsive, engaged partnerships. Santa Monica | $250K – $2M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 104 | ▶ Blackbird Back wild hearts with the wildest ideas from the very beginning. Invest in companies, not rounds — following exceptional founders from pre-seed through all subsequent stages. Focused on ANZ founders building globally ambitious companies across any sector. Sydney | $150K – $60M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 105 | ▶ 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 |
| 106 | ▶ Necessary Ventures Invest in companies addressing fundamental societal needs. Provide Talent/Capital/Attention platform via in-house content and advisory network. Mission-driven investments with specialized expertise in healthcare, climate, robotics, and deep tech. San Francisco | $1M – $2M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 107 | ▶ SFC Capital SFC backs high-potential UK startups at the first equity stage, using SEIS/EIS funds and an angel syndicate to diversify risk while providing hands-on support, introductions, and follow-on fundraising help. The firm is broad rather than narrow, but its public materials consistently point to innovation-heavy UK sectors with strong technical founder density. London | $50K – $500K | 15 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 108 | ▶ Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Support the realization of start-ups' dreams by sharing the aspirations of entrepreneurs, establishing trust as a capital partner, and assisting throughout all growth stages — from seed to IPO. MUCAP invests across all industry types and stages with particular depth in life sciences (dedicated department) and new industrial fields requiring patient capital. Tokyo | $500K – $50M | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 109 | ▶ Launch Africa Pan-African fund solving the significant funding gap in Seed and pre-Series A investment. Backing ambitious African founders tackling critical continental challenges with operational support and investor network. Mauritius | $100K – $2M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 110 | ▶ 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 |
| 111 | ▶ AENU Rewriting the VC rulebook to deliver high returns with high impact. We invest in founders building climate and social impact technologies with intentional, measurable, net-positive outcomes at meaningful scale. | $1M – $4M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 112 | ▶ Alstin Capital Alstin Capital backs rapidly growing European B2B software founders, with a strong bias toward fintech, insurtech, regtech, cybersecurity, climate tech, and AI-enabled workflow software. The firm repeatedly frames itself as an all-in partner that brings capital, contacts, and know-how from start to exit. Munich | $2M – $8M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 113 | ▶ Redstone Redstone is a European specialist VC platform that backs early-stage companies across DeepTech, Industrial, Energy & Infrastructure, FinTech, Health, Social Impact, Blue Economy, and Venture Debt. It combines thematic conviction, data-driven sourcing, and a hands-on operating style. Berlin | $500K – $3M | 14 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 114 | ▶ Khosla Ventures 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 |
| 115 | ▶ Incubate Fund Incubate Fund provides unwavering hands-on support to visionary entrepreneurs from the earliest stages. As Japan's leading seed-stage VC, they go beyond capital to provide operational support, founder counseling, talent recruitment, and business introductions. Core question: 'Does this action lead to impact?' Tokyo | $200K – $2M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 116 | ▶ SciFi VC Partner with exceptional founders solving hard technical problems in fintech, AI, and science that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and scientific innovation. Focus on defensibility through hard technical feats, network effects, and solutions in complex, highly regulated industries. San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 117 | ▶ XAnge European early-stage fund backing founders building durable technology businesses across deep tech, SaaS, AI, energy transition, digital finance, and healthcare. 5 Rue Feydeau, 75002 Paris, France | $1M – $15M | 13 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 118 | ▶ 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 | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 119 | ▶ 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 |
| 120 | ▶ Fitch Ventures Fitch Ventures invests in innovative technologies serving institutional credit, risk management, and enterprise clients. The dual mandate focuses on generating financial returns while feeding innovation back into Fitch Group's product stack, often using investments as an M&A pipeline. New York | $2M – $5M | 8 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 121 | ▶ 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 |
| 122 | ▶ 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 |
| 123 | ▶ Concrete Rose Capital We invest financial and social capital into exceptional ventures led by visionary, values-aligned teams. Technology is the 'new West' - we seek to broaden opportunities by partnering with pioneering founders to bring entire communities along on their journey of reimagining the world. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 47 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 124 | ▶ 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 |
| 125 | ▶ Jovono We invest in paradigm shifters—truly disruptive technologies that change our perspective of the world. We believe in missionary founders committed to their vision, and we focus on business-team-idea-timing fit, not just product-market fit. We target transformative companies across defense, climate, fintech, legal tech, and emerging domains. Los Angeles | $1M – $25M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 126 | ▶ 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 |
| 127 | ▶ 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 | 28 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 128 | ▶ Zigg Capital Real estate has been stagnant for 50 years despite massive innovation in other industries. Shifting demographics, transportation changes, and evolving preferences are forcing modernization. We back visionary entrepreneurs building solutions across construction, property management, residential finance, and retail that will improve quality of life, work, and community. New York | $500K – $10M | 28 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 129 | ▶ SVG Ventures We back bold founders and AI-enabled, game-changing innovations that improve planetary and population health. We target capital-efficient, highly scalable startups reimagining sectors like agri-food, climate, fintech, life sciences and nutrition through deep tech and proprietary IP. We engineer outcomes through operational support, strategic partnerships, and sector expertise. Los Gatos, California | $500K – $100M | 17 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 130 | ▶ 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 |
| 131 | ▶ ff Venture Capital ffVC invests in driven problem-solvers building high-potential companies in emerging industries: AI, Manufacturing, Energy, Robotics, and Security. We provide capital alongside deep operational expertise, board participation, and access to a 35,000+ founder and investor ecosystem. We bet on founders with industry expertise, clear paths to $100M+ revenue, and defensible competitive advantages. New York | $300K – $700K | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 132 | ▶ 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 |
| 133 | ▶ Day One Ventures We help mission-driven pioneers win by harnessing the power of storytelling, art and culture. We back early-stage companies with customer obsession in their DNA and accelerate the mass adoption of technologies they create. Founders need more than capital—they need strategic support in building their narrative and leveraging media to accelerate adoption. San Francisco | $300K – $5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 134 | ▶ RRE Ventures RRE backs visionary early-stage founders leveraging technological breakthroughs to reshape industries. Systematic focus on Physical AI (AI that touches atoms) and Decentralized AI (bridging web3 and AI infrastructure). Boutique model enables direct partnerships with founders vs. large portfolio strategies. 30+ years of multi-cycle experience. New York | $1M – $15M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 135 | ▶ Emerson Collective Emerson Collective invests in entrepreneurs and innovators driven by purpose, seeking consequential companies that deliver both generational impact and venture-scale returns. The firm targets sectors where biggest market opportunities meet meaningful impact levers: energy & environment, digital health, fintech, education, work, and media. Palo Alto | $10M – $700M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 136 | ▶ 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 |
| 137 | ▶ Pillar VC We invest in technical breakthroughs that overcome the world's greatest challenges. We partner at inception with technically brilliant dreamers who see past impossible to inevitable. We evaluate scientific opportunities through both commercial potential and human impact lenses. Boston | $100K – $10M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 138 | ▶ Trousdale Ventures We invest in mission-driven companies that dare to tackle impossible challenges, striving to transform industries and create lasting societal impact. We seek founders with audacity to dream big, resilience to persevere, and potential to build forever companies that shape human history. Los Angeles | $5M – $25M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 139 | ▶ Google Launchpad Accelerator Innovative technology entrepreneurs exist globally, particularly in emerging markets, and deserve access to world-class mentorship, infrastructure, and Google's vast product ecosystem. We support founders who have proven product-market fit in their home markets and are ready to expand internationally. Mountain View | $20K – $100K | 15 | N/A | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 140 | ▶ Lightbank Lightbank invests in disruptive technology companies led by great founders in dynamic markets with world-class products. The firm believes exceptional founders and opportunities exist everywhere, especially in overlooked geographies like the Midwest. We partner with early-stage founders and provide operator-heavy support beyond capital. Chicago | $500K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 141 | ▶ Sutter Hill Ventures Build or back enduring technology companies solving hard technical problems in massive markets. SHV's origination model has them serve as Founding CEO of incubated companies — recruiting experts, handling operations, and letting technical founders focus purely on building. Identify large macro tech shifts (cloud, AI infrastructure, power for AI), recruit domain experts, build small focused teams until product-market fit, then scale rapidly with the full support of SHV's centralized operations team. Palo Alto | $500K – $50M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 142 | ▶ Not Boring Capital Invest in companies with compelling stories to tell. We couple capital deployment with media storytelling through the Not Boring newsletter, creating a unique flywheel that amplifies both company and fund narrative. New York | $100K – $2M | 10 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 143 | ▶ Draper Associates Invest in bold, visionary founders building transformational businesses long before the world believes in them. We back founders solving impossible-seeming problems across frontier sectors: AI/robotics, crypto, biotech, aerospace, and unconventional ideas. San Mateo, CA | $500K – $30M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 144 | ▶ 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 |
| 145 | ▶ Offline Ventures The best ideas don't come from a screen—they're born offline in the real world. We invest in founders who build differently, prioritizing how they build as much as what they build. We believe original thinking, human-centric innovation, and founder wellness are prerequisites for building great companies. New York | $250K – $5M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 146 | ▶ Transpose Platform First-check investors to exceptional founders building category-defining companies and to emerging venture funds reshaping the industry. Formation-stage specialists operating as partners from inception, not simply deploying capital. Houston | $500K – $15M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 147 | ▶ ANIM Fund Support visionary founders from underrepresented backgrounds building transformative solutions across global markets. Break barriers of proximity and access to capital through Google for Startups integration and proprietary DEI-focused investment criteria. Invest from inception through Series A, with particular focus on emerging markets and frontier geographies overlooked by traditional venture capital. London | $100K – $1M | 6 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 148 | ▶ Fika Ventures Investing in subject matter experts shaping the future of their industries. We lead with our values and build trust through action. We believe the best founders have deep industry expertise and need tireless operational support, not just capital. We partner with founders for the long term, staying engaged 24/7. Los Angeles | $1M – $5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 149 | ▶ 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 |
| 150 | ▶ Commonweal Ventures Entrepreneurs who work constructively with government to harness its unique strengths—scale, credibility, regulatory power, data, and funding—enjoy asymmetric advantages. 24% of venture-backed unicorns used government support. We partner with founders to unlock government as a growth lever. New York | $500K – $2M | 26 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 151 | ▶ 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 | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 152 | ▶ Sand Hill Angels Sand Hill Angels backs seed-stage, high-tech companies with large and growing markets, well-defined problems, disruptive solutions, defensible technology, and strong teams with demonstrated ability to execute. The group leverages 145+ experienced angels to provide capital, mentorship, and network access across the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Mountain View | $50K – $2M | 30 | Follows | Active | N/A | Open |
| 153 | ▶ Expa We build category-defining companies through a combination of design, product, operations, and capital. We identify market gaps, pair brilliant founders with Expa's studio resources, and help them build companies that reshape entire industries. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 60 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 154 | ▶ XTX Ventures The next generation-defining companies will be built by founders who thoughtfully harness AI development to solve real-world problems at scale. Investment focus spans infrastructure to healthcare, enterprise software to financial markets, wherever AI can drive meaningful transformation. London | $500K – $5M | 12 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 155 | ▶ Rosecliff Ventures Rosecliff's Frontier Technology Thesis focuses on AI, aerospace, defense, energy resilience, and space infrastructure. New York | $500K – $10M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 156 | ▶ Atomic By combining ideas, capital, and talent, we can scale entrepreneurship and build transformational companies. We source 800+ ideas internally, recruit co-founders, and provide day-one operational support in design, engineering, finance, and recruiting. Miami | $300K – $10M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 157 | ▶ IDB Lab Mobilize entrepreneurial innovation and disruptive technology to benefit vulnerable populations and activate sustainable industries across Latin America and the Caribbean, organized around climate/environmental resilience, access to essential services, and livelihood opportunities. Washington | $150K – $10M | 8 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 158 | ▶ Granite Asia Asia's most trusted multi-asset private capital platform. Partners with visionary founders and leaders to build industry champions across Southeast Asia, China, India, and Japan. Deploys capital across five structural themes: Consumer Growth, Enterprise Workflow, Food Systems, Health Innovation, and Energy Transition. Offers flexible, multi-asset financing spanning venture equity to private credit to support companies at every stage of their business lifecycle. Singapore | $2M – $60M | 11 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 159 | ▶ VentureSouq We empower visionary founders building transformative tech companies. We are thesis-driven partners to exceptional entrepreneurs creating long-term impact across FinTech, ClimateTech, and Global Tech sectors. Dubai | $100K – $10M | 11 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 160 | ▶ Vibe Capital Investing in the picks and shovels of volatility caused by convergent forces (AI, Web3, Deep Science) intersecting with demographic shifts and climate change. We seek to create venture-scale returns by backing bold founders building more equitable, beneficial, transparent, and accessible structures. New York | $250K – $500K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 161 | ▶ 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 |
| 162 | ▶ 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 |
| 163 | ▶ Creative Destruction Lab The primary constraint for seed-stage, science-based entrepreneurs is access to experienced business judgment. CDL provides objective-based mentoring from accomplished entrepreneurs, angels, and scientists to help founders prioritize tasks and de-risk their businesses. Toronto | $50K – $250K | 20 | N/A | 2mo | ~2 wks | Open |
| 164 | ▶ Crossbeam Venture Partners We are a stage-agnostic venture capital firm investing in exceptional founders building the companies that shape our world. New York | $500K – $3M | 20 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 165 | ▶ Act Venture Capital Act is a long-term early-stage generalist that backs exceptional teams who truly understand their market and can become category-defining companies. The firm wants mission-driven founders, is willing to lead early, and stays with companies through expansion. Dublin 14, Ireland | $100K – $10M | 16 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 166 | ▶ Picus Capital Empowering entrepreneurs to reimagine the way we live and work by investing in daring technology companies challenging the status quo with permanent capital, lifelong sparring partnership from pre-seed through IPO and beyond. Munich | $100K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 167 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 168 | ▶ 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 |
| 169 | ▶ 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 | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 170 | ▶ Reinventure Capital Overlooked founders—Black, Indigenous, Latina/o, people of color, and women—possess exceptional resilience, adaptability, and market insight, positioning them to deliver outstanding financial returns alongside meaningful social impact. These mature, experienced founders (10-15 years mainstream business experience, average age 47) consistently outperform traditional benchmarks through superior capital efficiency and sustainable growth. Boston | $1M – $2M | 13 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 171 | ▶ Origins Fund Origins backs legendary consumer founders with an unfair advantage from pre-seed to series A. We combine venture capital with the power of celebrity and athlete influence, providing not just capital but access to 160M+ social media followers through our limited partners for user acquisition and brand amplification. New York | $100K – $500K | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 172 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 173 | ▶ Stout Street Capital Great startups can be built anywhere. We believe in founder-centric investing with operational support from a team of successful founders. We serve undernetworked geographic regions. Denver | $100K – $500K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 174 | ▶ 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 |
| 175 | ▶ 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 |
| 176 | ▶ Rostra Capital Active family office identifying undervalued, high-potential opportunities across technology, healthcare, energy, and real estate sectors. Takes active role in portfolio companies to leverage capital, experience, and strategic network. Particular focus on fintech, blockchain, and special situations investing. Harrison, NJ | $100K – $750K | 2 | Both | 2mo | ~1 mo | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 176 VC firms that actively invest in fintech & payments + climate & clean energy at the Series A stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for series a fintech & payments + climate & clean energy investors is $2.6M – $2.6M, with a full range from $10K – $5000M. The distribution breaks down as: 15 firms in the <$500K range, 14 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 40 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 41 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 33 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 33 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 176 firms tracked, 93% lead or co-lead rounds, and 5% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best series a fintech & payments + climate & clean energy investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 28% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 37 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.