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Who’s writing the checks.
The firms behind the biggest rounds — when they were founded, what they believe, what they've backed, and the deals we've tracked them in.
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Andreessen Horowitz
Est. 2009 · Menlo Park, CA
“Software is eating the world — now with a dedicated fund for the hardware AI runs on.”
- Founders
- Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz
- Focus
- AIInfrastructureFintechDefenseCrypto
- Notable bets
- Airbnb · Coinbase · GitHub · Databricks
- In our tracker
- EliseAI $350MArmadin $255.5MValon $150M
Sequoia Capital
Est. 1972 · Menlo Park, CA
“Help the daring build legendary companies, from idea to IPO and beyond.”
- Founders
- Don Valentine
- Focus
- AIEnterpriseConsumerFintech
- Notable bets
- Apple · Google · Nvidia · WhatsApp · Stripe
- In our tracker
- Instinct $1B
Benchmark
Est. 1995 · San Francisco, CA
“A small, equal partnership that leads early rounds and takes board seats.”
- Founders
- Bruce Dunlevie, Bob Kagle, Kevin Harvey, Andy Rachleff
- Focus
- Early stageConsumerEnterprise
- Notable bets
- eBay · Uber · Snap · Discord
- In our tracker
- Instinct $1BInstinct $250M
Accel
Est. 1983 · Palo Alto, CA
“Back exceptional teams early, across the U.S., Europe and India.”
- Founders
- Arthur Patterson, Jim Swartz
- Focus
- Seed to growthSecuritySaaSConsumer
- Notable bets
- Facebook · Slack · Dropbox · Atlassian
- In our tracker
- Armadin $255.5M
Index Ventures
Est. 1996 · London & San Francisco
“A transatlantic firm backing founders from Europe and the U.S. from seed onward.”
- Founders
- Neil Rimer, Giuseppe Zocco, David Rimer
- Focus
- FintechAISaaSGaming
- Notable bets
- Figma · Revolut · Adyen · Roblox
- In our tracker
- Wonderful $550MInstinct $250MWonderful $150M
Bessemer Venture Partners
Est. 1911 · San Francisco, CA
“The oldest venture practice in the U.S., now raising $5.75B for seed and growth.”
- Founders
- Henry Phipps (Bessemer Trust)
- Focus
- CloudAIHealthcareConsumer
- Notable bets
- Shopify · LinkedIn · Pinterest · Twilio
- In our tracker
- Wonderful $550MEliseAI $350MWonderful $150M
Founders Fund
Est. 2005 · San Francisco, CA
“Back founders building hard, contrarian technology — and let them run it.”
- Founders
- Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek
- Focus
- Deep techDefenseSpaceAI
- Notable bets
- SpaceX · Palantir · Anduril · Airbnb
Y Combinator
Est. 2005 · San Francisco, CA
“Make something people want. Four batches a year, each ending in Demo Day.”
- Founders
- Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris, Trevor Blackwell
- Focus
- Pre-seedSeedAI
- Notable bets
- Airbnb · Stripe · Dropbox · DoorDash · Coinbase
Insight Partners
Est. 1995 · New York, NY
“Growth capital and operating help for software companies scaling up.”
- Founders
- Jeff Horing, Jerry Murdock
- Focus
- SoftwareScale-upsAI
- Notable bets
- Twitter · Shopify · monday.com
- In our tracker
- Wonderful $550M
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Est. 2000 · Menlo Park, CA
“Multi-stage, global investing with an early bet on foundation-model labs.”
- Founders
- Ravi Mhatre, Barry Eggers, Chris Schaepe, Peter Nieh
- Focus
- AIEnterpriseConsumerFintech
- Notable bets
- Snap · Rubrik · Anthropic · Mistral AI
Thrive Capital
Est. 2009 · New York, NY
“Concentrated, high-conviction bets on a small number of category leaders.”
- Founders
- Josh Kushner
- Focus
- AIFintechConsumer
- Notable bets
- Instagram · Stripe · OpenAI · GitHub
Kleiner Perkins
Est. 1972 · Menlo Park, CA
“One of Silicon Valley's founding firms, backing early-stage technology.”
- Founders
- Eugene Kleiner, Tom Perkins
- Focus
- AIEnterpriseConsumerHard tech
- Notable bets
- Google · Amazon · Genentech
Ribbit Capital
Est. 2012 · Palo Alto, CA
“Fintech specialists backing companies that change how people use money.”
- Founders
- Micky Malka
- Focus
- Fintech
- Notable bets
- Robinhood · Nubank · Coinbase · Revolut
- In our tracker
- Valon $150M
Radical Ventures
Est. 2017 · Toronto, Canada
“AI-only investor, now with a $1B+ late-stage Breakouts Fund.”
- Founders
- Jordan Jacobs, Tomi Poutanen
- Focus
- AILate-stage AI
- Notable bets
- Cohere · Waabi