8 VC firms investing in marketing & adtech and fintech & payments at the Growth stage.
F4 Fund tracks 8 VC firms that actively invest in marketing & adtech + fintech & payments at the Growth stage, with check sizes ranging from $500K – $500M (median: $15M – $15M). As of August 2026, and 100% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,644+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Summit Partners Summit Partners backs category-leading companies in Technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Growth Products & Services, investing $10M-$500M per company to power profitable growth. They take minority or majority positions as active board partners backed by the Peak Performance Group operational team. Boston | $10M – $500M | 40 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Accel Partner with exceptional teams building transformative technology companies across all stages San Francisco | $2M – $10M | 136 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | ▶ Highland Europe Highland Europe backs exceptional teams in Europe and Israel building the next generation of technology leaders, focusing on product-led software and consumer companies with organic growth, clear product-market fit, and capital discipline. London | $20M – $90M | 65 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | ▶ Volition Capital We invest in founder-owned, capital-efficient businesses that aspire to lead their markets, keeping business human through transparent, genuine partnership. Boston | $5M – $50M | 62 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | ▶ 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 |
| 6 | ▶ 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 |
| 7 | ▶ FT Ventures FT Ventures is a strategic investor working with ambitious founders who want to shape the future of the world's information industry, investing in high-growth companies operating in media, data, intelligence, and technology, with preference for recurring-revenue B2B businesses with proven product-market fit. London | $630K – $6.3M | 10 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 8 | ▶ 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 |
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F4 Fund tracks 8 VC firms that actively invest in marketing & adtech + fintech & payments at the Growth 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 growth marketing & adtech + fintech & payments investors is $15M – $15M, with a full range from $500K – $500M. The distribution breaks down as: 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 5 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 8 firms tracked, 100% lead or co-lead rounds. 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 growth marketing & adtech + fintech & payments investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 0% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 50 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.