As your company matures, the kind of capital you need changes. Finding a partner for those later rounds is not just about money; it’s about finding the right expertise to help you scale. Some of the most established names have impressive track records, with firms like Accel and Sequoia Capital each backing over 2,200 companies. Andreessen Horowitz has also made nearly 1,800 investments, helping to build some of today's biggest tech names.
Below is our list of the best 300 Late Stage VC firms.
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Andreessen Horowitz operates on the belief that software is eating the world, backing technology founders at every stage from seed to late-stage growth. The firm has backed some of the most defining companies of the last decade, including Coinbase, Lyft, and Github, supporting them from early ideas to global scale.
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen |
| Total Funding | $32.4B |
| Average Check Size | $1M |
| Industries | Biotech, Healthcare, Crypto & Blockchain, Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Gaming |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 1791 (808 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 266 (43 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Coinbase, Lyft, Github |
| Contact | menlopark-info@a16z.com / (650) 798-5800 |
Menlo Ventures provides capital to technology companies from seed to early growth stages, with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and life sciences. Their market-driven analysis has helped build a portfolio that includes iconic brands like Uber, Roku, and Siri.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 1976 |
| Founders | Henry DuBose Montgomery |
| Total Funding | $3.7B |
| Average Check Size | $20M |
| Industries | Consumer, Enterprise, Healthcare, Internet & Mobile, Marketplace, Cloud, SaaS, Fintech, Life Sciences, Productivity |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Series A |
| Nº of Investments | 856 (304 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 193 (20 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Uber, Roku, Pliant Therapeutics |
| Contact | investors@menlovc.com / +1 650-854-8540 |
Tribe Capital applies data science and proprietary AI tools to identify and invest in promising venture and crypto startups. Beyond capital, they help companies like Carta, Docker, and Kraken understand their product-market fit and accelerate sustainable growth.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Alex Chee, Arjun Sethi, Jake Ellowitz, Jonathan Hsu, Ted Maidenberg |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 248 (65 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 13 (1 IPO'd) |
| Contact | hello@tribecap.co |
General Catalyst partners with founders from the seed stage through to growth, providing the capital and guidance needed to build resilient companies. Their work advancing applied AI has helped create category-defining businesses like Airbnb and HubSpot in sectors ranging from consumer tech to healthcare.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Founders | David Fialkow, David Orfao, Joel Cutler |
| Total Funding | $8.6B |
| Average Check Size | $2M |
| Industries | Consumer, Enterprise, AI & ML, Cloud, Marketplace, SaaS, Developer Tools |
| Investment Stage | Convertible Note, Debt, Early Stage, Late Stage, Post-Ipo, Private Equity, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 1586 (667 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 238 (33 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Vroom, Hubspot, Airbnb |
| Contact | gcinfo@generalcatalyst.com / +1 415-659-5000 |
5. Pear VC
Pear VC partners with founders at the earliest stages, providing seed funding and hands-on support to build companies across consumer tech, SaaS, and deep science. Their focus on backing founders from day one has helped launch category-defining companies like Doordash, Dropbox, and Gusto.
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Mar Hershenson, Pejman Nozad |
| Total Funding | $5M |
| Average Check Size | $3M |
| Industries | Consumer, SaaS, Internet & Mobile, Fintech, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Healthcare, Climate & Sustainability, Crypto & Blockchain |
| Investment Stage | Convertible Note, Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 432 (81 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 40 (4 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Xilis, Valar Labs, Muni Tienda |
| Contact | info@pear.vc / (650) 272-6466 |
6. Accel
Accel partners with entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages, helping them build companies that will define the next generation of industries. Their global community of entrepreneurs includes the creators of iconic companies such as Facebook, Spotify, Slack, and Dropbox.
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 1983 |
| Founders | Arthur Patterson, Jim Swartz |
| Total Funding | $18.3B |
| Average Check Size | $500M |
| Industries | Cloud, Cybersecurity, Consumer, Media, Fintech |
| Investment Stage | Convertible Note, Early Stage, Late Stage, Private Equity, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 2269 (938 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 411 (72 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Discord, Hootsuite, 1Password |
| Contact | 650-614-4800 |
Sequoia Capital partners with daring founders across all stages and sectors, from energy and healthcare to AI and crypto, to help them build legendary companies. Their portfolio includes some of the most transformative technology companies in history, such as Apple, Google, and Nvidia.
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 1972 |
| Founders | Donald Valentine, W. M. Coughran |
| Total Funding | $22B |
| Average Check Size | $1M |
| Industries | AI & ML, Consumer, Crypto & Blockchain, Enterprise, Fintech, Healthcare, Internet & Mobile |
| Investment Stage | Crowdfunding, Early Stage, Initial Coin Offering, Late Stage, Post-Ipo, Seed, Growth |
| Nº of Investments | 2241 (838 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 440 (132 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Google, Nvidia, Apple |
| Contact | +1 650-854-3927 |
8. Paradigm
This research-driven firm invests in crypto companies and protocols from their earliest stages, with a portfolio that includes MoonPay. Beyond providing capital, they actively contribute to the ecosystem's growth through open-source software development and strategic guidance.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Fred Ehrsam, Matt Huang |
| Total Funding | $2.5B |
| Industries | Crypto & Blockchain |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Initial Coin Offering, Late Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 141 (101 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 8 (2 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Limit Break, Mad Realities, MoonPay |
| Contact | info@paradigm.xyz |
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology companies in sectors like Fintech, Cybersecurity, and AI. Their focus on growth has helped build a portfolio that includes major technology companies like Twitter, Docusign, and Shopify.
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 1995 |
| Founders | Jeff Horing, Jerry Murdock |
| Total Funding | $46.1B |
| Average Check Size | $20M |
| Industries | Crypto & Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Devops, E-Commerce, Education, Fintech, Government Technology, Healthcare, Supply Chain & Logistics, Proptech & Real Estate, Future of Work, AI & ML, API, Food & Beverage, Marketplace, Legal, Infrastructure |
| Investment Stage | Convertible Note, Debt, Early Stage, Late Stage, Private Equity, Seed, Series A, Growth |
| Nº of Investments | 1209 (786 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 263 (53 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Twitter, Docusign, Shopify |
| Contact | growth@insightpartners.com / 212-230-9200 |
10. Gaingels
Gaingels invests in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders, serving as a venture syndicate for the LGBT+ community and its allies. They provide capital across all growth stages and help portfolio companies recruit diverse talent, fostering positive social change through successful business ventures.
| Headquarters | Burlington, Vermont, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | David Beatty, Paul Grossinger |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 967 (10 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 87 (8 IPO'd) |
| Contact | +1 212 404 7343 |
290 Additional Late Stage VC Firms Worth Pitching
Our top picks are a great place to start, but they're part of a much larger, global community of investors. These firms are based in dozens of countries, from the United States and the UK to India and Japan, backing founders everywhere. Together, the investors listed here have made well over 25,000 investments and celebrated nearly 4,500 company exits. Here’s a look at the other venture capital firms helping to build the next generation of companies.
| VC Firm | Country | Year Founded | Nº Investments | Nº Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bond | United States | 2018 | 122 | 7 |
 Norwest | United States | 1961 | 1000 | 225 |
 Index Ventures | United States | 1996 | 1246 | 271 |
 Peak XV Partners | India | 2006 | 784 | 92 |
 Sixth Street | United States | 2009 | 83 | 29 |
 LocalGlobe | United Kingdom | 2019 | 427 | 80 |
 Alumni Ventures | United States | 2014 | 2156 | 206 |
 B Capital | United States | 2015 | 270 | 29 |
 Khosla Ventures | United States | 2004 | 1362 | 194 |
 Bessemer Venture Partners | United States | 1911 | 1518 | 326 |
 HSG | Hong Kong | 2005 | 1163 | 117 |
 Speedinvest | Austria | 2011 | 540 | 51 |
 General Atlantic | United States | 1980 | 489 | 165 |
 Lightspeed Venture Partners | United States | 2000 | 1566 | 262 |
 Flourish Ventures | United States | 2019 | 175 | 19 |
 Wing Venture Capital | United States | 2013 | 211 | 33 |
 Craft Ventures | United States | 2017 | 342 | 35 |
 Village Global | United States | 2017 | 406 | 26 |
 IVP | United States | 1980 | 411 | 140 |
 Benchmark | United States | 1995 | 727 | 197 |
 CDP Venture Capital | Italy | 2015 | 234 | 3 |
 Eclipse Ventures | United States | 2015 | 193 | 19 |
 Battery Ventures | United States | 1983 | 889 | 231 |
 Sapphire Ventures | United States | 1996 | 368 | 104 |
 Town Hall Ventures | United States | 2018 | 52 | 3 |
 Lowercarbon Capital | United States | 2018 | 174 | 3 |
 Foresight Group | United Kingdom | 1984 | 220 | 38 |
 Shenzhen Capital Group | China | 1999 | 702 | 97 |
 645 Ventures | United States | 2013 | 123 | 23 |
 Endeavor Catalyst | United States | 2012 | 398 | 50 |
 Inovia Capital | Canada | 2007 | 357 | 75 |
 Basis Set Ventures | United States | 2017 | 101 | 8 |
 Fusion Fund | United States | 2015 | 127 | 15 |
 Polaris Partners | United States | 1996 | 745 | 203 |
 Lux Capital | United States | 2000 | 569 | 68 |
 Goodwater Capital | United States | 2014 | 805 | 29 |
 Creandum | Sweden | 2003 | 287 | 44 |
 EQT Ventures | Sweden | 2016 | 233 | 25 |
 RTP Global | 2000 | 248 | 30 | |
 Uncork Capital | United States | 2004 | 452 | 112 |
 Founders Fund | United States | 2005 | 996 | 167 |
 Baidu Ventures | China | 2016 | 192 | 6 |
 Kleiner Perkins | United States | 1972 | 1476 | 358 |
 New Enterprise Associates | United States | 1977 | 2277 | 625 |
 Octopus Ventures | United Kingdom | 2008 | 454 | 66 |
 Emergence Capital | United States | 2003 | 255 | 55 |
 Quiet Capital | United States | 2017 | 376 | 37 |
 Industry Ventures | United States | 2000 | 213 | 43 |
 Northzone | United Kingdom | 1996 | 326 | 58 |
 Madrona | United States | 1995 | 548 | 110 |
 SBI Investment | Japan | 1996 | 380 | 63 |
 AbbVie | United States | 2013 | 80 | 16 |
 Abstract | United States | 2016 | 326 | 31 |
 Spark Capital | United States | 2005 | 614 | 111 |
 Canary | Brazil | 2016 | 238 | 16 |
 Human Capital | United States | 2015 | 137 | 8 |
 Autotech Ventures | United States | 2015 | 89 | 15 |
 Canapi Ventures | United States | 2018 | 57 | 3 |
 Sierra Ventures | United States | 1982 | 435 | 95 |
 Greycroft | United States | 2006 | 841 | 156 |
 Silverton Partners | United States | 2006 | 210 | 40 |
 Radical Ventures | Canada | 2017 | 107 | 13 |
 Pantera Capital | United States | 2003 | 294 | 37 |
 Seven Seven Six | United States | 2020 | 123 | 11 |
 Felicis | United States | 2006 | 704 | 175 |
 Catalio Capital Management | United States | 2016 | 97 | 18 |
 Samsung NEXT | United States | 2012 | 389 | 54 |
 Mitsubishi UFJ Capital | Japan | 1974 | 643 | 101 |
 Blackbird Ventures | Australia | 2012 | 338 | 24 |
 Quona Capital | United States | 2015 | 171 | 9 |
 Mayfield Fund | United States | 1969 | 717 | 209 |
 NTT DOCOMO Ventures | Japan | 2008 | 168 | 41 |
 Forerunner | United States | 2010 | 281 | 49 |
 K5 Global | United States | 2018 | 210 | 20 |
 Bain Capital | United States | 1984 | 169 | 75 |
 Schroders Capital | United Kingdom | 1997 | 36 | 6 |
 SMBC Venture Capital | Japan | 2005 | 629 | 93 |
 Hack VC | United States | 2017 | 220 | 19 |
 Ribbit Capital | United States | 2012 | 286 | 33 |
 Fonds de solidarité FTQ | Canada | 1983 | 318 | 78 |
 Celesta Capital | United States | 2013 | 176 | 21 |
 EQT | Sweden | 1994 | 118 | 54 |
 Album VC | United States | 2014 | 110 | 18 |
 PeakSpan Capital | United States | 2015 | 65 | 11 |
 TTV Capital | United States | 2000 | 164 | 21 |
 Lerer Hippeau | United States | 2010 | 682 | 174 |
 First Round Capital | United States | 2004 | 976 | 222 |
 XYZ Venture Capital | United States | 2017 | 120 | 6 |
 ICONIQ Growth | United States | 2013 | 244 | 43 |
 Correlation Ventures | United States | 2006 | 410 | 88 |
 8VC | United States | 2015 | 586 | 56 |
 SV Angel | United States | 1992 | 1493 | 492 |
 Floodgate | United States | 2006 | 392 | 111 |
 Riot Ventures | United States | 2017 | 42 | 3 |
 Bain Capital Ventures | United States | 2000 | 718 | 151 |
 Illumina Ventures | United States | 2016 | 79 | 9 |
 Alpha JWC Ventures | Indonesia | 2015 | 115 | 8 |
 Atomico | United Kingdom | 2006 | 263 | 48 |
 TheVentureCity | United States | 2017 | 142 | 12 |
 Golden Ventures | Canada | 2011 | 181 | 28 |
