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Top 209 Series A Venture Capital Firms (2026)

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Finding the right venture capital firm for your Series A round is a big step for any founder. With so many funds available, it helps to know who is actively writing checks and backing companies for the long haul.

Some firms are incredibly active, like Plug and Play with over 2,200 investments or Insight Partners with more than 1,200. Others, such as the historic Kleiner Perkins, have helped guide over 350 companies to an exit.

Below is our list of the best 209 Series A VC firms.

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With a focus on consumer, enterprise, and life sciences, Menlo Ventures funds technology companies from their earliest stages through periods of growth. Their portfolio features foundational companies like Uber, Roku, and Siri, reflecting a long track record of identifying and scaling businesses with market-defining potential.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded1976
FoundersHenry DuBose Montgomery
Total Funding$3.7B
Average Check Size$20M
IndustriesConsumer, Enterprise, Healthcare, Internet & Mobile, Marketplace, Cloud, SaaS, Fintech, Life Sciences, Productivity
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Series A
Nº of Investments856 (304 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits193 (20 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsUber, Roku, Pliant Therapeutics
Contactinvestors@menlovc.com / +1 650-854-8540

Focusing on growth-stage software companies, Insight Partners provides capital and partnership to scale businesses in sectors from Fintech to Healthcare. With a portfolio that includes household names like Twitter, Docusign, and Shopify, they have a long history of helping software companies scale into market leaders.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded1995
FoundersJeff Horing, Jerry Murdock
Total Funding$46.1B
Average Check Size$20M
IndustriesCrypto & 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 StageConvertible Note, Debt, Early Stage, Late Stage, Private Equity, Seed, Series A, Growth
Nº of Investments1209 (786 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits263 (53 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsTwitter, Docusign, Shopify
Contactgrowth@insightpartners.com / 212-230-9200

Index Ventures helps ambitious entrepreneurs transform bold ideas into global businesses. Their multi-stage approach supports companies from seed to growth, with a portfolio that includes successes like Datadog and Zendesk.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded1996
FoundersDavid Rimer, Giuseppe Zocco, Neil Rimer, Terrence Rohan
Total Funding$12.4B
Average Check Size$10M
IndustriesAI & ML, Entertainment, Fintech, Healthcare, Media, SaaS, Productivity, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
Nº of Investments1246 (500 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits271 (53 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsZendesk, Funding Circle, Datadog
Contactpress@indexventures.com / 415-471-1700

Plug and Play operates a global innovation platform that connects early-stage startups to corporations and investors through accelerator programs across dozens of industries. Their ecosystem provides venture capital and fosters collaboration, helping to scale successful companies like Truebill, Honey, and Life360.

HeadquartersSunnyvale, California, United States
Year Founded2006
FoundersAli Safavi, Jackie Hernandez, Jojo Flores, Saeed Amidi
Total Funding$45.5M
Average Check Size$250k
IndustriesDTC, Enterprise, Fintech, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, InsurTech, IoT, Media, Transportation, Hardware, Proptech & Real Estate, Supply Chain & Logistics, Climate & Sustainability, Travel & Hospitality, Agriculture, Energy
Investment StageEarly Stage, Non Equity Assistance, Private Equity, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
Nº of Investments2273 (259 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits206 (11 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsTruebill, Honey, Life360
Contactpress@pnptc.com / +1 408-524-1400

Nexus Venture Partners helps founders build product-focused companies, partnering with them from inception to series-A. With $2.6 billion in capital, they primarily invest in enterprise software in the US and digitally-driven businesses in India, staying involved throughout a company's growth.

HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, United States
Year Founded2006
FoundersNaren Gupta, Sandeep Singhal, Suvir Sujan
Total Funding$1.4B
Average Check Size$10M
IndustriesEnterprise, Consumer, SaaS, Internet & Mobile, Healthcare, Media, Fintech, Devops, Education, Gaming, E-Commerce
Investment StageEarly Stage, Seed, Series A
Nº of Investments405 (187 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits54 (6 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsDaolens, Minio, Zolo
Contactjobs@nexusvp.com / (650) 233-0700

Specializing in the craft of building great companies, Craft Ventures provides early-stage and growth funding for businesses in SaaS, marketplace, and enterprise sectors. They partner with founders who have a clear vision, helping scale companies that include successes like Slack, Reddit, and SpaceX.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersBill Lee, David O. Sacks, Jeff Fluhr
Total Funding$1.1B
IndustriesSaaS, Marketplace, Enterprise
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Series A
Nº of Investments342 (155 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits35 (7 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsThriveCash, Returnly, Glide Labs
Contactjessica@craftventures.com / (970) 926-5833

Sapphire Ventures partners with enterprise software companies and other venture funds, investing from seed to late stage to help them become category leaders. The firm has backed major successes like Docusign and Monday.com through its distinct investment arms for direct, fund, and sports-related ventures.

HeadquartersAustin, Texas, United States
Year Founded1996
FoundersAndreas Weiskam, David Hartwig, Doug Higgins, Jai Das, Nino Marakovic
Total Funding$8.8B
Average Check Size$10M
IndustriesAI & ML, Enterprise, SaaS, Crypto & Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Big Data & Analytics, Devops, Fintech, Healthcare, Sports
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Series A, Series B
Nº of Investments368 (137 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits104 (33 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsDocusign, Monday.com, Mulesoft
Contactinfo@sapphireventures.com / +1 650 382 1110
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BoxGroup provides early-stage capital, from pre-seed to Series A, to founders building category-defining technology companies. Their investment portfolio includes some of the most successful startups of the last decade, such as Plaid, Airtable, and Stripe.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2009
FoundersAdam Rothenberg, David Tisch
Total Funding$255M
Average Check Size$1M
IndustriesConsumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Healthcare, Marketplace, Crypto & Blockchain, Climate & Sustainability
Investment StageEarly Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Nº of Investments740 (27 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits140 (7 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsPlaid, Airtable, Ro
Contacthello@boxgroup.com / (917) 282-3569

With a dual focus on healthcare and biotechnology, Polaris Partners funds companies developing everything from new care delivery models to advanced therapeutics and genomics. Their investments have helped build companies like Gossamer Bio and Syros Pharmaceuticals, which are advancing patient care through scientific and technological breakthroughs.

HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Year Founded1996
FoundersJon Flint, Steve Arnold, Terrance McGuire
Total Funding$4.5B
Average Check Size$5M
IndustriesHealthcare, Biotech
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Private Equity, Seed, Series A, Series B
Nº of Investments745 (215 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits203 (54 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsGossamer Bio, Syros Pharmaceuticals, Neuronetics
Contactpartnership@polarispartners.com / +1 855 787 3500

Kleiner Perkins partners with founders from the earliest stages, investing in ambitious ideas across sectors like consumer tech, healthcare, and enterprise software. This long-term partnership approach has helped launch generation-defining companies such as Google, Uber, and Twitter.

HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, United States
Year Founded1972
FoundersBrook Byers, Eugene Kleiner, Frank Caufield, Tom Perkins
Total Funding$9.2B
Average Check Size$15M
IndustriesConsumer, Fintech, Enterprise, Deep Tech & Hard Science, Healthcare, Internet & Mobile, Life Sciences, SaaS, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Infrastructure
Investment StageEarly Stage, Late Stage, Private Equity, Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Nº of Investments1476 (431 as Lead Investor)
Nº of Exits358 (113 IPO'd)
Top Portfolio StartupsGoogle, Uber, Twitter
Contactplans@kpcb.com / 650.233.0300

199 Additional Series A VC Firms Worth Pitching

Our top picks are just the beginning of the story for Series A funding. Many other firms are also backing the next generation of founders.

Together, these investors have backed over 36,000 companies and guided more than 5,600 to successful exits. Here’s a look at the rest of the venture capital firms funding what's next around the world.

VC FirmCountryYear FoundedNº InvestmentsNº Exits
Octopus Ventures logo Octopus VenturesUnited Kingdom200845466
Emergence Capital logo Emergence CapitalUnited States200325555
Northzone logo NorthzoneUnited Kingdom199632658
Spark Capital logo Spark CapitalUnited States2005614111
Canary logo CanaryBrazil201623816
Autotech Ventures logo Autotech VenturesUnited States20158915
Playground Global logo Playground GlobalUnited States201512816
Greycroft logo GreycroftUnited States2006841156
Pantera Capital logo Pantera CapitalUnited States200329437
360 Capital logo 360 CapitalFrance199723346
Mayfield Fund logo Mayfield FundUnited States1969717209
Forerunner logo ForerunnerUnited States201028149
Lerer Hippeau logo Lerer HippeauUnited States2010682174
First Round Capital logo First Round CapitalUnited States2004976222
Correlation Ventures logo Correlation VenturesUnited States200641088
Alpha JWC Ventures logo Alpha JWC VenturesIndonesia20151158
TheVentureCity logo TheVentureCityUnited States201714212
BACKED VC logo BACKED VCUnited Kingdom201510810
Venrock logo VenrockUnited States1969835280
Vertex Ventures logo Vertex VenturesSingapore1988504108
Greylock logo GreylockUnited States1965913273
IQ Capital logo IQ CapitalUnited Kingdom200516919
Ventures Platform logo Ventures PlatformCanada20161176
Shorooq Partners logo Shorooq PartnersUnited Arab Emirates20171387
Matrix Partners China logo Matrix Partners ChinaChina197775152
BREEGA logo BREEGAFrance201313417
Capnamic logo CapnamicGermany201213219
CRV logo CRVUnited States1970736181
Hoxton Ventures logo Hoxton VenturesUnited Kingdom201311715
Beringea logo BeringeaUnited States198817939
SOSV logo SOSVUnited States1995279687
Commerce Ventures logo Commerce VenturesUnited States201221022
Alven logo AlvenFrance200023841
Shasta Ventures logo Shasta VenturesUnited States2004430101
S3 Ventures logo S3 VenturesUnited States200511823
Heartcore Capital logo Heartcore CapitalDenmark200721725
Ridge Ventures logo Ridge VenturesUnited States200720566
Credo Ventures logo Credo VenturesCzech Republic200913118
Contrarian Ventures logo Contrarian VenturesLithuania2017481
Trinity Ventures logo Trinity VenturesUnited States1986467154
Karma Ventures logo Karma VenturesEstonia2016455
Redpoint logo RedpointUnited States1999819175
C4 Ventures logo C4 VenturesFrance20126815
IDG Capital logo IDG CapitalChina19931503175
Almaz Capital logo Almaz CapitalUnited States200810320
M13 logo M13United States201619635
Viola Ventures logo Viola VenturesIsrael200028457
137 Ventures logo 137 VenturesUnited States20105117
Union Square Ventures logo Union Square VenturesUnited States200348766
VMG Partners logo VMG PartnersUnited States20055411
BITKRAFT Ventures logo BITKRAFT VenturesUnited States201720313
Ventech logo VentechFrance199821949
Heavybit logo HeavybitUnited States201310122
Airtree Ventures logo Airtree VenturesAustralia201417616
FJ Labs logo FJ LabsUnited States20151636130
Inventure logo InventureFinland200516221
Scale Venture Partners logo Scale Venture PartnersUnited States200033186
Endiya Partners logo Endiya PartnersIndia2015815
BDC Venture Capital logo BDC Venture CapitalCanada1975709173
Versant Ventures logo Versant VenturesUnited States1999384112
Hummingbird Ventures logo Hummingbird VenturesBelgium201012916
Altos Ventures logo Altos VenturesUnited States199638148
.406 Ventures logo .406 VenturesUnited States200520435
True Ventures logo True VenturesUnited States2005762126
CommerzVentures logo CommerzVenturesGermany2014627
Ascension logo AscensionUnited Kingdom201229325
Future Energy Ventures logo Future Energy VenturesGermany20208811
Kapor Capital logo Kapor CapitalUnited States199928568
Meritech Capital Partners logo Meritech Capital PartnersUnited States1999346131
bmp Ventures logo bmp VenturesGermany199711618
Elevator Ventures logo Elevator VenturesAustria2018254
Shunwei Capital logo Shunwei CapitalChina201154738
BECO Capital logo BECO CapitalUnited Arab Emirates2012879
White Star Capital logo White Star CapitalUnited States200718426
KAYA logo KAYACzech Republic20107210
redalpine logo redalpineSwitzerland200617318
U.S. Venture Partners logo U.S. Venture PartnersUnited States1981593164
Fuel Ventures logo Fuel VenturesUnited Kingdom20132037
Portfolia logo PortfoliaUnited States201312816
GV logo GVUnited States20091229280
Serena logo SerenaFrance200814823
Evolution Equity Partners logo Evolution Equity PartnersUnited States20088120
UpHonest Capital logo UpHonest CapitalUnited States201528937
iAngels logo iAngelsIsrael201312519
Monk’s Hill Ventures logo Monk’s Hill VenturesSingapore2014814
Fabric Ventures logo Fabric VenturesUnited Kingdom20171093
Golden Gate Ventures logo Golden Gate VenturesSingapore201113414
PJC logo PJCUnited States200113631
Axeleo Capital logo Axeleo CapitalFrance20179516
Two Sigma Ventures logo Two Sigma VenturesUnited States201222631
Point Nine logo Point NineGermany200930042
IMM Investment logo IMM InvestmentSouth Korea199935446
Coral Capital logo Coral CapitalJapan2019793
Educapital logo EducapitalFrance2017483
Day One Ventures logo Day One VenturesUnited States201811616
Montage Ventures logo Montage VenturesUnited States201312215
JME Ventures logo JME VenturesSpain20091078
Luminar Ventures logo Luminar VenturesSweden2017592
Unusual Ventures logo Unusual VenturesUnited States201815017
Rampersand logo RampersandAustralia2013535
VC FirmCountryYear FoundedNº InvestmentsNº Exits
DCVC logo DCVCUnited States2011530114
Ocean Azul Partners logo Ocean Azul PartnersUnited States2017562
J&T Ventures logo J&T VenturesCzech Republic2014485
Flashpoint logo FlashpointUnited Kingdom2012839
Activate Venture Partners logo Activate Venture PartnersUnited States19998732
Highland Capital Partners logo Highland Capital PartnersUnited States1987501151
Kibo Ventures logo Kibo VenturesSpain201212221
VentureFriends logo VentureFriendsGreece20161106
Samaipata logo SamaipataSpain2016715
byFounders logo byFoundersDenmark2017868
Calibrate Ventures logo Calibrate VenturesUnited States2016405
Intel Capital logo Intel CapitalUnited States19911612520
Hyde Park Venture Partners logo Hyde Park Venture PartnersUnited States201118046
Korea Investment Partners logo Korea Investment PartnersSouth Korea198647155
Movens Capital logo Movens CapitalPoland2018351
Mercury logo MercuryUnited States201312117
Relay Ventures logo Relay VenturesCanada200820055
V-Bio Ventures logo V-Bio VenturesBelgium2015432
Wellington Partners logo Wellington PartnersGermany199824762
Armilar Venture Partners logo Armilar Venture PartnersPortugal20009612
Scrum Ventures logo Scrum VenturesUnited States201312717
RRE Ventures logo RRE VenturesUnited States1994606136
Molten Ventures logo Molten VenturesUnited Kingdom200623156
Emerald Technology Ventures logo Emerald Technology VenturesSwitzerland20009313
HCVC logo HCVCFrance2015846
AV8 Ventures logo AV8 VenturesUnited States2018624
Amasia logo AmasiaUnited States20139311
Ascension Ventures logo Ascension VenturesUnited States20019933
Bedrock logo BedrockUnited States2017683
Base Ventures logo Base VenturesUnited States201210826
Alma Mundi Ventures logo Alma Mundi VenturesSpain20151049
Fortune Venture Capital logo Fortune Venture CapitalChina200031445
Five Seasons Ventures logo Five Seasons VenturesFrance2016342
Delta Partners logo Delta PartnersIreland199410325
Jump Capital logo Jump CapitalUnited States201218043
Yaletown Partners logo Yaletown PartnersCanada20018721
Great North Ventures logo Great North VenturesUnited States2017396
Inventus Capital Partners logo Inventus Capital PartnersUnited States20075814
Practica Capital logo Practica CapitalLithuania20111044
Refinery Ventures logo Refinery VenturesUnited States2017242
Cortado Ventures logo Cortado VenturesUnited States2020571
Triton Capital logo Triton CapitalUnited States202161
Artesian VC logo Artesian VCAustralia200460429
Carthona Capital logo Carthona CapitalAustralia201411518
Bullpen Capital logo Bullpen CapitalUnited States201018640
ScaleX Ventures logo ScaleX VenturesTurkey2016275
SpeedUp Venture Capital Group logo SpeedUp Venture Capital GroupPoland2009739
Eos Venture Partners logo Eos Venture PartnersUnited Kingdom2016373
DILA Capital logo DILA CapitalMexico2005674
Seroba Life Sciences logo Seroba Life SciencesIreland20094810
MMC Ventures logo MMC VenturesUnited Kingdom200023633
Impact46 logo Impact46Saudi Arabia2019674
Gobi Partners logo Gobi PartnersMalaysia200223818
Aqua Spark logo Aqua SparkThe Netherlands2013412
LETA Capital logo LETA CapitalCayman Islands2012468
Square Peg Capital logo Square Peg CapitalAustralia201216816
Forward Partners logo Forward PartnersUnited Kingdom20139716
Day One Capital logo Day One CapitalHungary2011496
MONASHEES logo MONASHEESBrazil200529344
Stray Dog Capital logo Stray Dog CapitalUnited States2013483
Sawari Ventures logo Sawari VenturesEgypt2009314
Prime Ventures logo Prime VenturesThe Netherlands19996521
Spero Ventures logo Spero VenturesUnited States2018564
Reinventure logo ReinventureAustralia20146516
Qualgro VC logo Qualgro VCSingapore2015447
Project A Ventures logo Project A VenturesGermany201222633
BrandProject logo BrandProjectCanada20134410
Access Ventures logo Access VenturesUnited States2012603
Hatzimemos / Libby logo Hatzimemos / LibbyUnited States2009573
ArcTern Ventures logo ArcTern VenturesCanada2012622
Blazar Capital logo Blazar CapitalDenmark201712
Modus Capital logo Modus CapitalUnited Arab Emirates201681
DN Capital logo DN CapitalUnited States200028965
Grayhawk Capital logo Grayhawk CapitalUnited States20004611
Ascendo Ventures logo Ascendo VenturesSouth Korea201736
Force Over Mass Capital logo Force Over Mass CapitalUnited Kingdom201316818
Industrifonden logo IndustrifondenSweden197921634
Draper Cygnus logo Draper CygnusArgentina2017343
Service Provider Capital logo Service Provider CapitalUnited States201424366
Veronorte logo VeronorteColombia20122910
Canvas Prime logo Canvas PrimeUnited States201311018
Backstage Capital logo Backstage CapitalUnited States20151566
Phaze Ventures logo Phaze VenturesOman2018193
Redseed logo Redseed201523
Redpoint eventures logo Redpoint eventuresBrazil201111617
Ninepointfive logo NinepointfiveBelgium2019121
AddVenture logo AddVentureCyprus2008535
Nauta Capital logo Nauta CapitalUnited Kingdom200416128
DCM Ventures logo DCM VenturesUnited States1996655145
ff Venture Capital logo ff Venture CapitalUnited States200834439
World Fund logo World FundGermany202128
Hiventures logo HiventuresHungary19997447
BCF Ventures logo BCF VenturesCanada2018153
Runa Capital logo Runa CapitalLuxembourg201015426
Archangel Ventures logo Archangel VenturesAustralia2020571
Chrysalix Venture Capital logo Chrysalix Venture CapitalCanada20019913
Magma Partners logo Magma PartnersUnited States20141276
Access Venture Partners logo Access Venture PartnersUnited States19999823
Signals Venture Capital logo Signals Venture CapitalGermany2017364

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