Top 113 Marketplace Venture Capital Firms (2026)

1. Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures provides capital to multi-stage technology companies, backing founders in consumer, enterprise, and life sciences. Their market-driven approach has helped launch iconic brands like Uber, Roku, and Siri, contributing to a portfolio with over 70 public companies.

2. General Catalyst

General Catalyst partners with entrepreneurs at every stage, from seed to growth, to build resilient companies. Their collaborative approach has helped launch category-defining businesses like Airbnb and HubSpot, with a focus on advancing applied AI across sectors like healthcare and fintech.

3. Insight Partners

Insight Partners backs growth-stage software and technology companies, concentrating on sectors like Fintech, Cybersecurity, and AI. Their portfolio, featuring giants like Twitter, Docusign, and Shopify, is built on the core belief that growth creates opportunity.

4. Norwest

As a multi-stage investment firm, Norwest provides venture and growth equity to companies in the consumer, enterprise, and healthcare spaces. They help founders scale by offering a deep network of connections and operational experience, having backed businesses like Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

5. Speedinvest

Operating as one of Europe's most active early-stage funds, Speedinvest backs pre-Seed and Seed tech startups across the EMEA region. Its dedicated sector teams and in-house operational experts provide hands-on support for growth and expansion to a portfolio that includes Bitpanda and GoStudent.

6. Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures invests in early-stage SaaS and marketplace startups, applying its expertise in the practical craft of building great companies. With a portfolio that includes successes like ClickUp, Slack, and Reddit, their team of experienced founders provides deep operational support to help companies scale.

7. Benchmark

Benchmark backs early-stage entrepreneurs in mobile, marketplaces, social, and enterprise software, helping them build transformational companies. Their equal partnership model ensures hands-on support from general partners, an approach that has launched iconic brands like Uber, Twitter, and Snapchat.

8. BoxGroup

BoxGroup invests in technology companies at their earliest stages, providing capital from pre-seed to Series A based on a strong conviction in the founding team. This focus on visionary entrepreneurs has helped build category-defining businesses, including successes like Plaid, Airtable, and Ro.

9. Bling Capital

With a focus on product-obsessed founders, Bling Capital writes early checks for startups in consumer tech, SaaS, fintech, and more. Their early belief has helped launch companies that became household names, including Lyft, Square, and Palantir.

10. Spark Capital

Spark Capital provides early-stage funding to creative founders, embracing risk to back exceptional products across all sectors. Their portfolio includes iconic companies like Twitter, Discord, and Oculus, built by supporting founders to succeed on their own terms rather than with a set playbook.