The Top 50 Venture Capital Firms (2026)

1. Andreessen Horowitz

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.

2. Menlo Ventures

Backing technology companies since 1976, Menlo Ventures provides capital for startups at multiple stages in the consumer, enterprise, and life sciences sectors. The firm's market-driven analysis has helped launch category-defining companies like Uber, Roku, and Siri.

3. Tribe Capital

Tribe Capital applies data science and artificial intelligence to find and fund high-growth “N-of-1” companies in the venture and crypto spaces. Beyond capital, they provide portfolio companies with AI-driven tools to measure product-market fit and accelerate growth, having backed businesses like Carta, Docker, and Kraken.

4. General Catalyst

Backing founders from the earliest stages to global scale, General Catalyst provides capital and strategic guidance to build enduring companies. Their portfolio includes household names like Airbnb and HubSpot, and they are now heavily focused on advancing applied AI to transform entire industries.

5. Pear VC

Pear VC partners with founders at the earliest stages, providing the seed funding and support to build transformative companies across sectors like SaaS, healthcare, and fintech. This founder-centric approach has led to early investments in major successes like DoorDash, Dropbox, and Gusto.

6. Accel

Accel backs entrepreneurs from the earliest stages through periods of growth, helping build companies that define next-generation industries. Their global community of founders includes the teams behind iconic brands like Facebook, Slack, Spotify, and Dropbox.

7. Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital partners with founders from the earliest stages to help build enduring companies across sectors like technology, healthcare, and finance. Their portfolio includes foundational companies such as Apple, Google, and Nvidia, reflecting their long history of backing transformative ideas.

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.

9. Insight Partners

Insight Partners invests globally in growth-stage software and technology companies, focusing on sectors like Fintech, Cybersecurity, and AI. Their backing has helped scale category-defining companies including Twitter, Docusign, and Shopify, driven by a core belief that growth creates opportunity.

10. Gaingels

As an investment syndicate serving the LGBT+ community and its allies, Gaingels backs companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth. They also support portfolio companies in recruiting diverse talent for leadership teams, fostering a community aimed at creating positive social change through business.