F4 Champions · Season 1
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F4 Champions · Season 1
You're researching investors. We want to see what you're building.
Join the open accelerator where your standing changes with what you ship. Enrollment closes August 2.
95 VC firms investing in hr tech & future of work at the Series A stage.
F4 Fund tracks 95 VC firms that actively invest in hr tech & future of work at the Series A stage, with check sizes ranging from $20K – $350M (median: $2.8M – $2.8M). As of July 2026, and 92% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,522+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Educapital We invest in innovative European companies that will scale to become global category leaders. Our focus is on companies solving education and work challenges through technology and human capital investment. We believe the best outcomes come from mission-driven entrepreneurs building sustainable solutions. France | $2M – $8M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 2 | ▶ 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 | 33 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Zeal Capital Partners We invest in companies intentionally closing gaps in wealth, health, and skills through our Inclusive Investing™ framework. Exceptional founders and transformative opportunities exist far beyond traditional VC hubs; we target overlooked founders building category-leading businesses with systemic impact. Washington | $250K – $5M | 50 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Emerge Education Emerge invests at pre-seed and seed in Human Capital Development companies: AI-enabled products that help people learn, navigate careers, and do productive work more effectively. The firm frames HCD as a $4T global market and focuses on three segments: Learn (personalized learning at scale), Navigate (AI-assisted career transitions, hiring, and talent matching), and Work (tools that fuse work and learning, improve information access, and enable higher-level work). London | $500K – $2.5M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 5 | ▶ Reach Capital We back exceptional founders who elevate human potential and ignite purpose across learning, health, and work. When people are equipped to grow their skills, nurture relationships, be healthy, and find meaning in what they do, communities thrive. San Francisco | $100K – $12M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 6 | ▶ Avid Ventures Exceptional founders need more than capital—they need hands-on partners who can provide strategic finance expertise, go-to-market acceleration, customer introductions, and recruiting support. We focus on early-stage companies where operational leverage has the highest impact, working hand-in-hand as an extension of the founding team. New York | $500K – $8M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Juvo Ventures Juvo invests in technology-enabled solutions that improve accessibility, affordability, and delivery of learning and workforce development at scale. We believe empowered entrepreneurs create innovative solutions to unlock learning potential and improve access, quality, and outcomes for all people. Lehi, Utah | $500K – $5M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 8 | ▶ Rethink Education Unlock the full human potential of marginalized and underserved populations through education technology. Invest in solutions that combine the joy of preschool, collaborative experimentation of hackathons, and deep exploration of doctoral programs. Market-based solutions delivering financial returns and social impact. New York State | $500K – $3M | 97 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 9 | ▶ Roble Ventures We invest in uncommon founders creating visionary technologies that make work more human. We partner with trailblazers who have proven they can overcome obstacles and defy conventions, prioritizing people because of their innate belief in humanity's ability to build a better future of work and learning. Los Altos, CA | $200K – $2M | 23 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 10 | ▶ 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 |
| 11 | ▶ 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 |
| 12 | ▶ 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 |
| 13 | ▶ Storm Ventures Storm Ventures backs early-stage B2B enterprise software companies with a focus on AI-native applications, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure. They employ a 'paddling to surfing' growth methodology and have deep expertise in taking companies from inception to $100M+ ARR. Their philosophy: 'the interface layer will disappear. The infrastructure layer will compound.' Menlo Park | $1M – $15M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 14 | ▶ Abstract Ventures Backing transformative founders building exceptional companies across all sectors San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 275 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | ▶ Blossom Street Ventures Data-driven early-stage growth SaaS investor backing cash-efficient, resourceful founders with $2M-$30M ARR. Metrics-first evaluation, no warm intro required, single-partner model for speed and transparency. Dallas | $1M – $4M | 31 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 16 | ▶ 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 |
| 17 | ▶ Mento VC We invest in purposeful people on their way to building legendary companies. Using proprietary AI-driven sourcing, we identify frontier technology that multiplies human potential across AI Economy, Productivity Tools, Future of Work, and Fintech sectors. United States | $1M – $10M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 18 | ▶ ECMC Education Impact Fund Impact capital can address structural problems in America's $1 trillion education and workforce system. With 6 in 10 Americans holding less than bachelor's degrees and 40% of recent grads underemployed, we partner with founders removing barriers across the learner journey - from equitable access through career success. Minneapolis | $1M – $10M | 27 | Both | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
| 19 | ▶ Moneta Ventures Software++ — mission-critical enterprise technology companies with differentiated tech and multi-layered monetization strategies beyond standard SaaS licensing. Seeks proprietary data, network effects, and workflow lock-in. Sacramento | $1M – $5M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 20 | ▶ Access Ventures Invest in technology businesses with venture-pace growth potential, high margins, recurring revenue, and sustainable competitive advantage. Back exceptional founders who harbor passion to build great companies and are magnets for talent. Commit time, energy, network and hard work to portfolio company success, not just capital. Denver | $500K – $4M | 21 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 21 | ▶ Puzzle Ventures Finding the next puzzle piece in the crypto space. Puzzle Ventures helps early-stage blockchain startups grow and reshape the future of Web3 through strategic capital, infrastructure expertise, and deep crypto ecosystem connections. Berlin | $1M – $5M | 37 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 22 | ▶ 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 |
| 23 | ▶ SemperVirens Venture Capital Ecosystem-driven VC investing in AI solutions for the world's most complex markets — health, wealth, and work — leveraging a Fortune 500 executive network, broker relationships, and health plan connections to accelerate commercial outcomes for portfolio companies. San Mateo, CA | $500K – $5M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 24 | ▶ 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 |
| 25 | ▶ ServiceNow Ventures ServiceNow Ventures invests in AI-first enterprise companies that can extend the ServiceNow platform, accelerate enterprise digital transformation, and advance the potential of AI across workflows. The firm seeks visionary founders building at the intersection of AI, automation, and enterprise software. Santa Clara, CA | $5M – $50M | 18 | Follows | Active | 3+ mo | Req'd |
| 26 | ▶ 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 |
| 27 | ▶ GSV Ventures GSV Ventures invests across the full spectrum of learning (Pre-K to Gray) at the intersection of education and technology. The firm believes the learning and workforce development sector is a $7+ trillion opportunity, and that artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape education. GSV focuses on companies that address real market needs at scale, operate sustainable business models, and attract visionary founders. San Francisco | $250K – $12M | 30 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 28 | ▶ Counterpart Ventures First institutional VC fund exclusively founded by former corporate VC leaders. Bridges traditional VC and corporate VC through Counter Club (750+ CVCs, $320B deployed). Invests in B2B SaaS solving nontrivial problems in large markets, providing founders with direct access to enterprise customers, strategic partners, and capital through the CVC network. San Francisco | $1M – $5M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 29 | ▶ Firework Ventures Technology that creates opportunity for the entire workforce through skills development, new work models, and portable benefits—excluding automation-first themes. We invest in companies that help humans adapt and thrive through economic transitions, with focus on rural and middle-skill America. San Francisco | $25K – $10M | 16 | Leads | Slowing | ~1 mo | Open |
| 30 | ▶ 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 |
| 31 | ▶ 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 |
| 32 | ▶ Intuit Ventures Intuit Ventures invests in world-class startups powering prosperity for consumers and small businesses — extending Intuit's mission through strategic capital in fintech, SMB software, compliance, payments, employment tech, and AI for Main Street. Mountain View | $2M – $10M | 15 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 33 | ▶ Owl Ventures Education is the most powerful driver of human potential. We invest in mission-driven teams building transformative education companies that deliver measurable outcomes and expand access globally. San Francisco | $5M – $50M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 34 | ▶ 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 |
| 35 | ▶ 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 |
| 36 | ▶ 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 |
| 37 | ▶ Scale Venture Partners The next decade will be defined by the addition of machine intelligence to software. Scale backs 'Cognitive Apps' — AI-powered applications that augment manual work and enable data-driven predictions — partnering with founders who can transition from founder-led to scalable go-to-market, accompanying them from Series A through IPO. Foster City, CA | $5M – $30M | 51 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 38 | ▶ Financiere Saint James Financiere Saint James backs disruptive, tech-enabled businesses led by ambitious founders, with a bias toward transformative business models and hands-on support on sales and go-to-market. The firm combines patient family-office capital with a pragmatic, entrepreneurial operating style. Luxembourg, Luxembourg | $200K – $5M | 12 | N/A | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 39 | ▶ Emergence Capital Emergence invests in early-stage B2B software companies that will define the next era of enterprise technology. Founded in 2003 as the original cloud/SaaS-focused VC firm, they have pioneered investing through technology transitions: horizontal SaaS (Salesforce, Zoom), vertical SaaS (Veeva, Doximity), and now AI-native services — companies that sell outcomes rather than software, powered by AI that compounds competitive advantage over time. San Francisco | $5M – $50M | 55 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 40 | ▶ 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 | 55 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 41 | ▶ 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 | 40 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 42 | ▶ 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 |
| 43 | ▶ Basis Set Ventures 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 | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 44 | ▶ 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 |
| 45 | ▶ 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 |
| 46 | ▶ 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 |
| 47 | ▶ Springbank Collective We invest in mission-critical infrastructure serving women and working families. Many essential systems have been dismissed as too complex or too human to solve, but technology and AI advances make transformation possible. This is a $1 trillion opportunity and generational economic growth driver. New York | $250K – $2M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 48 | ▶ Kalos Ventures Kalos backs founders building at the intersection of AI/automation/robotics and rapid demographic change — specifically in workforce, care, and education. They seek founders with unique market experience and systems-level thinking who can drive structural change in undercapitalized but critical sectors. New York | $1M – $8M | 9 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | N/A |
| 49 | ▶ 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 |
| 50 | ▶ 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 |
| 51 | ▶ 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 |
| 52 | ▶ 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 | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 53 | ▶ 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 |
| 54 | ▶ 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 |
| 55 | ▶ Kapor Capital Venture capital can achieve both financial returns and positive social impact. Founders with lived experience in underrepresented communities identify rapidly-scalable solutions others overlook. Diversity and inclusive business practices drive superior returns and competitive advantage. Oakland | $100K – $1M | 14 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 56 | ▶ 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 |
| 57 | ▶ Equal Opportunity (EO) Ventures We back founders building commercially successful businesses that expand economic mobility in America. We invest where capitalism's incentives align with social benefit, embedding mobility impact in core product, not as an afterthought. Boston | $500K – $5M | 21 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 58 | ▶ 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 |
| 59 | ▶ 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 |
| 60 | ▶ Homebrew Help founders build companies of which they can be proud. We invest in mission-driven founders solving large, urgent problems using technology to create substantive change. Capital is necessary but not sufficient—sweat, reputation, and accountability are our core commitments. San Francisco | $100K – $500K | 26 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 61 | ▶ 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 |
| 62 | ▶ 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 |
| 63 | ▶ Bloomberg Beta We invest in companies that make business work better, backed by a commitment to understanding profound changes in how business operates. We seek founders with the potential to build extraordinary, outlier companies through transparency, founder-first principles, and patient capital from our investor Bloomberg L.P. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 64 | ▶ 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 |
| 65 | ▶ 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 |
| 66 | ▶ 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 |
| 67 | ▶ 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 |
| 68 | ▶ Point Nine Invest in the future of software built on AI. We partner with technical founders to provide capital, unfair shortcuts, and operational support to accelerate their learning and help them reach their potential. We position ourselves as the first institutional investor for v0.9 stage founders. Berlin | $1M – $10M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 69 | ▶ Companyon Ventures Companyon backs a small number of capital-efficient, founder-led B2B software companies at the seed-to-Series-A transition and pairs capital with hands-on GTM, talent, and fundraising support. Boston | $2M – $8M | 22 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 70 | ▶ Standard Capital AI is accelerating company growth curves so dramatically that traditional, slow, adversarial Series A processes no longer fit the best AI-era companies. Standard Capital leads Series A rounds exclusively for post-product-market-fit companies raising to scale, not to search, offering standardized founder-friendly terms and peer support from operator-investors. San Francisco | $5M – $10M | 10 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 71 | ▶ R136 Ventures Identifies inflection points through proprietary Discovery Engine and backs founders who see opportunities others miss. Focuses on AI-driven transformation of B2B software and financial services, with deep technical due diligence analyzing 250+ data points. Woodside, CA | $2M – $20M | 42 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 72 | ▶ Marathon Management Partners Partners with founders who are verifiably obsessed with winning the end-markets they are building in. Conviction investing — lead rounds, take significant positions, and join boards in category-defining software and fintech companies. New York | $1M – $20M | 5 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 73 | ▶ Next Play Ventures Coach and invest in entrepreneurial leaders building world-class, purpose-driven organizations. Combines financial investment with active leadership coaching and organizational development using LinkedIn's proven playbook. Believes great companies are built by great leaders who manage compassionately and combine doing well with doing good. Menlo Park | $100K – $5M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 74 | ▶ Bling Capital The hardest thing in seed is finding product-market fit. We help you find it. If you already have product-market fit, we will help you scale. We partner with exceptionally ambitious founders for the long run and provide capital combined with operational expertise through our 100+ member Product Council. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 75 | ▶ 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 |
| 76 | ▶ 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 |
| 77 | ▶ Cherryrock Capital Cherryrock Capital backs underinvested entrepreneurs — specifically Black and Latine founders — building transformative software companies. They invest in the possible, seeking founders with domain expertise, compelling right-to-win stories, and products that generate measurable customer outcomes in structurally underserved markets. San Francisco | $2M – $15M | 4 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 78 | ▶ Coatue The best investment opportunities emerge at the intersection of innovation and scale. We invest across the full lifecycle from seed to public markets, focusing on technology companies that will transform sectors globally with particular conviction in AI-enabled platforms and infrastructure. New York | $1M – $100M | 30 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 79 | ▶ SJF Ventures High-growth companies creating a healthier, smarter, and cleaner future; cross-sector impact investing across climate, health, supply chain, education, employment, and government workflows. Durham, NC | $3M – $15M | 15 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 80 | ▶ Plymouth Growth Exceptional founder-led B2B technology businesses exist outside traditional coastal venture and PE systems. We back gritty founders who think differently and approach sustainable, balanced growth without venture-style moonshot pressure or traditional PE playbooks. Detroit | $5M – $25M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 81 | ▶ Sigma Prime Ventures Early-stage technology companies solving hard business problems with SaaS, cloud, mobile, and disruptive technologies. We back technical founders with domain expertise and market understanding across diverse sectors. Boston | $500K – $10M | 10 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 82 | ▶ 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 |
| 83 | ▶ 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 |
| 84 | ▶ Verified Capital Concentrated, high-conviction backing for transformative technology companies at any stage, with practical emphasis on AI-native applications and software-enabled professional workflows. San Francisco | $250K – $4M | 6 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 85 | ▶ 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 |
| 86 | ▶ 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 |
| 87 | ▶ Goodwater Capital Consumer technology has the power to measurably improve billions of lives across the globe. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building digital utilities that provide better access to housing, healthcare, food, financial services, transportation, education, and entertainment globally. Burlingame, California | $5M – $50M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 88 | ▶ Mucker Capital Venture capital should be accessible to exceptional entrepreneurs anywhere. Great companies can be built outside Silicon Valley with the right capital, operational expertise, and network support. Santa Monica | $100K – $15M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 89 | ▶ Elevate Ventures Elevate Ventures partners with innovation-driven founders to provide strategic capital, mentorship, and ecosystem access. Founded by a former founder (Governor Mitch Daniels), the firm believes the best founders exhibit grit, creativity, and coachability. They invest across all sectors and geographies but maintain primary focus on Indiana and Great Lakes Region entrepreneurs building cross-sector innovations. Indianapolis | $20K – $2M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 90 | ▶ Alpine Ventures Product-obsessed investing in consumer tech, prosumer software, and SMB applications. We back founders based on product quality and user value, not credentials or background. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 13 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 91 | ▶ Insight Partners Software founders need more than capital to scale successfully. Insight Partners combines investment capital with hands-on operational expertise, embedded teams, and network access to accelerate company growth across all stages. New York | $10M – $350M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 92 | ▶ 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 |
| 93 | ▶ 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 |
| 94 | ▶ Praetura Ventures Praetura backs ambitious northern founders building software, health, life sciences, fintech, cybersecurity, robotics, and other high-growth businesses where operator support and regional conviction matter. The firm positions itself as a more-than-money investor and emphasizes practical support from experienced operators, not just capital. Manchester, United Kingdom | $200K – $8M | 16 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 95 | ▶ Sher Ventures Exceptional founders applying unique talents and backgrounds to produce disruptive and differentiated products and services. Minimum $500K ARR at entry. Generalist across AI, B2B SaaS, logistics, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. Sugar Land, TX | $25K – $100K | 4 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 95 VC firms that actively invest in hr tech & future of work 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 hr tech & future of work investors is $2.8M – $2.8M, with a full range from $20K – $350M. The distribution breaks down as: 7 firms in the <$500K range, 2 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 19 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 33 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 20 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 14 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 95 firms tracked, 92% lead or co-lead rounds, and 7% 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 hr tech & future of work investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 21% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 38 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.