List of venture capital firms


Notable firms

Below is a list of notable venture capital firms.
NameLocationYear establishedPartnersIndustries of focusAssets under management
Accel PartnersPalo Alto, California1983Andrew Braccia, Sameer Gandhi, Ping Li, Ryan Sweeney, Rich WongTechnology$6,000M
Actua CorporationWayne, Pennsylvania1996 Ken Fox and Walter BuckleyInternet$535M
Advanced Technology VenturesWaltham, Massachusetts1979Dr. Thaddeus F. Walkowicz, Dr. Ivan Sutherland, George Kokkinakis and Dr. Robert LoewyIT, Healthcare & Cleantech$1,800 M
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park, California2009Marc Andreessen and Ben HorowitzInternet$2,700 M
Atlas VentureCambridge, Massachusetts1984Jeff Fagnan, Fred Destin and Ryan MooreTechnology$1,000 M
Atomico VenturesLondon; Sao Paulo; Beijing; Tokyo2006Niklas Zennstrom, Geoffrey Prentice, Mattias Ljungman, Hiro TamuraTechnology€200 M
August CapitalMenlo Park, California1995
Eric Carlborg, Howard Hartenbaum, David Hornik, John Johnston, Tripp Jones, David Marquardt, Vivek Mehra, Jeffrey Bloom
Early Stage Venture Capital, SAAS, Internet, & Information Technology, Software$2,500 M
Austin VenturesAustin, Texas1979
Joe Aragona, Garett Polanco, Ken DeAngelis, Chris Pacitti, John Thornton, Thomas Ball, Mike Dodd, Vernon Bryant, Adam Dell, Clark Jernigan, Scott Donaldson
Early Stage Venture Capital, New Media, Internet, & Information Services, Software, Texas Middle Market$3,900 M
Avalon VenturesLa Jolla, CA; Cambridge, Massachusetts1983Kevin Kinsella, Richard Levandov, Jay Lichter and Braden BohrmannInformation Technology and Bio Technology$800M
Azure Capital PartnersSan Francisco2000Paul Ferris, Mike Kwatinetz, Cameron Lester, Paul WeinsteinCommunications, Consumer, Enterprise, Internet, IT Infrastructure$330M
Bain Capital VenturesBoston1984Ajay Agarwal, Jeff Crisan, Scott Friend, Jeffrey Glass, Michael Krupka, James Nahirny, J. Benjamin Nye, Jeffrey Schwartz Infrastructure Software and Services, Communications, New Media, Business Services, Healthcare$1,400 M
Balderton CapitalLondon2007 Barry Maloney, Bernard Liautaud, Mark Evans, Tim Bunting Enterprise Software, New Media, Business Services$2,300M
Battery VenturesWaltham, Massachusetts; Menlo Park, California; Herzliya1983Neeraj Agrawal, Michael Brown, Tom Crotty, Ollie Curme, Sunil Dhaliwal, Rick Frisbie, Morgan Jones, Ken Lawler, Roger Lee, Dave Tabors, Scott TobinInternet & Digital Media, Financial & Information Services, Clean Tech, Software, Semiconductors & Components, Infrastructure Technologies, Communication Services, Industrial Technologies$4,000M
Benchmark CapitalMenlo Park, California1995Neel Das Technology & Financial Services$2,300 M
Bessemer Venture PartnersMenlo Park, California; Larchmont, New York; Boston; Herzliya; Mumbai1911David Cowan, Rob Chandra, Rob Stavis, Ed Colloton, Robert Goodman Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Data Security, Financial Services,
Healthcare, India Opportunities, Israel Opportunities, Online Retail
$2,500 M
Binary CapitalSan Francisco, California2014Jonathan Teo, Justin CaldbeckConsumer Technology$300M
Blumberg CapitalSan Francisco, California1991David BlumbergTechnology$600M
BGF United Kingdom & Ireland2011Stephen Welton, Sir Nigel RuddBusiness & Professional Services, Construction & Infrastructure, Energy, Healthcare & Education, Hospitality & Leisure, Manufacturing & Engineering, Retail & Consumer, Tech, Media & Digital£2,500M
CapitalGSan Francisco2013David Lawee, Laela Sturdy, Gene Frantz, Gretchen HowardMachine learning, transportation, Technology
Charles River VenturesMenlo Park, California; Boston1970Bill Tai, George Zachary, et al. Technology$2,100 M
Clearstone Venture PartnersSanta Monica, California; Menlo Park, California; Mumbai1998Bill Elkus, Jim Armstrong, Erik Lassila, William Quigley, Sumant Mandal Internet, consumer, communications, software$650 M
Columbus Nova Technology PartnersMenlo Park, California2012Mohsen Moazami, Andrew Intrater, Jason Epstein, Bob Ghoorah, Yaron Eitan, Edmundo GonzalezTechnology
Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco1999Sy Kaufman, Michael Stark, Tom Bliska, Jim Feuille, Dan MyersInternet & Digital Media, Computing & Semiconductors, Software & Business Services, Energy Technologies, Communication Services & Infrastructure$1,800M
CrunchFundSan Francisco2011Michael Arrington, Patrick Gallagher, MG SieglerMobile, Curated Web, Software, Bitcoin, Information Security, Enterprise, SaaS$59M
DAG VenturesPalo Alto, California2001John M. Duff Jr., R. Thomas Goodrich, Young J. Chung, John J. Cadeddu Energy, Information Technology, Life Sciences$500M+
Digital Sky TechnologiesMoscow2005Yuri Milner Internet
Draper Fisher JurvetsonMenlo Park, California1985Tim Draper, John H. N. Fisher, and Steve JurvetsonTechnology and Technology Services$5,000M
Elevation PartnersNew York City2004Roger McNamee, Marc Bodnick, Fred Anderson, John Riccitiello, BonoIntellectual property, Media and Entertainment$1,900M
EQT VenturesStockholm, San Francisco, Amsterdam, London, Luxembourg2015Hjalmer Windbladh, Kees Koolen, Lars JörnowInformation Technology, Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer, Enterprise$600M
ff Venture CapitalNew York City1999John Frankel, Alex Katz, Ryan Armbrust, Adam Plotkin, Michael FaberArtificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Drones, Robotics, Fintech, Insurtech, EdTech, Consumer Mobile, Marketplaces$150M+
Fidelity VenturesBoston1970Rob KettersonInformation Technology$1,500M
FirstMark CapitalNew York City2008Rick Heitzmann, Amish Jani, Lawrence Lenihan, and Matt TurckTechnology, Internet
First Round CapitalPhiladelphia2004Josh Kopelman, Chris Fralic, Rob Hayes and Howard L. MorganInformation Technology, Internet
Flybridge Capital PartnersBoston2001David Aronoff, Jeff Bussgang, Chip Hazard and Jesse MiddletonConsumer, Healthcare, Energy and Information Technology$625M
Foundation CapitalMenlo Park, California1995Bill Elmore, Kathryn Gould, Jim AndersonInformation Technology, Consumer Product, Clean Technology$2,400M
The Founders FundSan Francisco2005Peter Thiel, Ken HoweryInformation Technology, Emerging Technologies & Space Exploration$1,000M
Galen PartnersStamford, Connecticut1990David Jahns, Zubeen Shroff, Bruce F. Wesson, John WilkersonHealthcare Technology, Medical Devices, Specialty Pharmaceuticals$1,000 M
GE VenturesMenlo Park, California2013Healthcare, energy, software, advanced manufacturing
General CatalystCambridge, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California2000Larry Bohn, Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, Steve Herrod, David Orfao, Neil Sequeira, Brian Shortsleeve, Hemant Taneja, and Jonathan TeoInformation technology, clean energy, software and new media$2,000 M +
Genesis PartnersHerzliya1996Eddy Shalev, Eyal KishonFinance, Internet, mobile, technology$600 M
GGV CapitalMenlo Park, California; Shanghai2000Jixun Foo, Zhuo Fumin, Jenny Lee, Hany Nada, Thomas Ng, Jeff Richards, Glenn SolomonInternet and digital media, cloud/SaaS, mobile, and China consumer$1,600 M
Granite VenturesSan Francisco1992Tom Furlong, Chris Hollenbeck, Sam Kingsland, Chris McKay, Standish O'Grady, Eric Zimits, Jackie Berterretche, Savinay Berry, Brian Panoff, Len RandTechnology$1,000 M
GreycroftNew York City, Los Angeles2006Dana Settle, Ian Sigalow, John Elton, Dylan Pearce, Mark Terbeek, Ellie WheelerAdTech, Commerce, Data & AI, Fintech, Gaming, Healthcare IT, Martech, Publishing, Software$1.3B
Greylock PartnersCambridge, Massachusetts; San Mateo, California; Israel; India1965Aneel Bhusri, Asheem Chandna, Reid Hoffman, James Slavet, David Sze, Bill Helman, Bill Kaiser, Arvin BabuConsumer Internet, Enterprise IT, and clean tech$2,000M
GVMountain View, California2009Bill Maris, David Crane, Joe Kraus, and Rich MinerInternet, software, and hardware to clean-tech, bio-tech, and health care$1,600M
Harris & Harris GroupNew York City1981Manuel A. Henriquez, Scott HarveyNanotechnology & Microsystems$150M
HealthCapStockholm, Oslo and Lausanne1996Björn Odlander, Peder Fredrikson, Johan Christenson, M.D., Ph.D., Staffan Lindstrand, Per Samuelsson, Jacob Gunterberg, Anki Forsberg, Eugen Steiner, M.D., Ph.D., Carl-Johan Dalsgaard, M.D, Ph.D., Mårten Steen, M.D., Ph.D., Jonas HanssonLife Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Technology, Biotechnology, BioMedicine$1,000M
Highland Capital PartnersBoston; Menlo Park, California; Geneva Switzerland and Shanghai China1988Sean Dalton, Bob Davis, Bob Higgins, Paul Maeder, Dan NovaConsumer, Healthcare, Info & Comm Technology and Internet & Digital Media$3,000M
Horizons VenturesHong Kong2009Li Ka-shing, Solina Chau, Jason WongTechnology$150M
IDG VenturesSan Francisco; Shanghai; Bangalore1995Pat Kenealy, Alex Rosen, Phil Sanderson, Qi Feng, Sudhir SethiInformation Technology, Healthcare$6,800M
In-Q-TelArlington, Virginia1999Gilman Louie, Christopher A. R. Darby, Bruce Adams, Michael M. Crow, & Paul G. KaminiskiSoftware, Infrastructure and Materials Sciences$200M
Index VenturesLondon; Geneva; Jersey;1996Ben Holmes, Bernard Dalle, Danny Rimer, David Rimer, Dom Vidal, Francesco De Rubertis, Giuseppe Zocco, Kevin Johnson, Michele Ollier, Neil Rimer, Saul KleinConsumer Internet, Communications, Media, Enterprise IT, Clean Tech, Biotech€1,500 M
Initialized CapitalNew York City2011Garry Tan, Harjeet TaggarMobile, Software, Design$46.15 M
InnovacomParis, Marseilles1988Jerome Faul, Vincent Deltrieu, Frederic HumbertDigital transformation€150 M
Insight Venture PartnersNew York City1995Larry Handen, Hilary Gosher, Jeff Horing, Jeff Lieberman, Jerry Murdock, Nikitas Koutoupes, Deven Parekh, Peter Sobiloff, Mike Triplett, Richard Wells Ryan HinkleSoftware and Internet$7,600 M
Intel CapitalSanta Clara, California1991Cleantech, Computing, Consumer Internet, Digital Home and Digital Media, Manufacturing and Memory, Mobility, Software and Services$9,800 M
Intellectual VenturesBellevue, Washington2000Nathan Myhrvold and Edward JungIntellectual Property, Patents$5,000 M
Institutional Venture PartnersMenlo Park, California1980Reid Dennis, Todd Chaffee, Norm FogelsongInternet & Digital Media, Enterprise IT and Mobile & Communications$2,900M
Iona CapitalLondon2011Nick Ross, Mike DunnRenewable Energy-BioEnergy sector
Israel Cleantech VenturesRamat HaSharon, Israel2006Glen Schwaber, Jack Levy, and Meir UkelesClean Technology$75M
Jerusalem Venture PartnersJerusalem; New York City; Los Angeles; Paris1993Erel Margalit, Kobi Rozengarten & Gadi TiroshMedia, Internet, Mobile, Communications, Enterprise software and Semiconductors$900M
Jubilee Capital ManagementSingapore; Beijing; United States; Israel2015Stanley Zhang Xiangdong, Gan Fong Jek, George GongFinancial Services, Travel, Urban, Lifestyle$100M
JMI EquityBaltimore1992Harry Gruner, Charlie Noell, Paul Barber, Brad Woloson, Peter Arrowsmith, Bob Smith & Chuck DieveneySoftware, Internet, Business Services & Healthcare IT$2,100M
Kapor CapitalCalifornia2006Mitch Kapor, Benjamin Jealous, Ellen PaoSeed Stage Tech Startup$100M
Khosla VenturesMenlo Park, California2004Vinod KhoslaAlternative energy, internet, computing, mobile, silicon technology$1,300M+
Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park, California; Shanghai; Beijing1972Brook Byers, Mary Meeker, John DoerrAlternative energy, technology & Life Sciences$1,500M
LightbankChicago2010Eric LefkofskyDisruptive technology
Lighter CapitalSeattle, Washington2010Community Investment Management Tech Startups, SaaS$100 M
Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park, California; New Delhi; Beijing; Shanghai; Herzliya Pituah1971Justin Caldbeck, Ron Cao, Yoni Cheifetz, Barry Eggers, Dev Khare, David Gussarsky, Jeremy Liew, Ravi Mhatre, James Mi, Peter Nieh, Eric O'Brien, Chris Schaepe, Jake Seid, Bejul Somaia, John VrionisConsumer and business networking applications to networking, from computing infrastructure to Cleantech$2,000 M
Lux CapitalNew York City2000Josh Wolfe, Peter Hébert, Robert PaullEmerging technologies, Physical & Life Sciences$350M
Matrix PartnersBoston; New York City; Palo Alto, California; Herzliya; Mumbai; Beijing; Shanghai1977Tim Barrows, Nick Beim, Phyllis Doherty, Josh Hannah, Stan Reiss, Paul Ferri, Bob Lisbonne, Antonio Rodriguez, Hardi Meybaum, Shirish Sathaye, David Skok, Rob Soni, Dana Stalder, Andy VerhalenSoftware, communications, hardware, Internet, consumer, semiconductors, clean tech, wirelessLatest fund $600 M in 2009
MaveronSeattle; San Francisco1998Dan Levitan, Jason Stoffer, David Wu, Anarghya Vardhana, Cat Lee, Pete McCormick, Elise HebbConsumer, Internet, education, wellness$1,000 M
Mayfield FundMenlo Park, California1969James Beck, Navin Chaddha, Tim Chang, Yogen Dalal, Robin Vasan Consumer, mobile, applications, infrastructure, Energytech, semiconductors$2,400 M
Menlo VenturesMenlo Park, California1976H. DuBose Montgomery, Doug Carlisle, Sonja Hoel Perkins Information technology$4,000 M
Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto, California1999Rob Ward, Paul Madera, George Bischof, Craig Sherman, Mike Gordon, and Max MotschwillerCommunications, Software, Enterprise Infrastructure, Semiconductors, Consumer Internet and Medical$2,600 M
Morgenthaler VenturesMenlo Park, California1968Robert Bellas, Jim Broderick, Ralph Christoffersen, Gary Little, Rebecca Lynn, Gary Morgenthaler, Bob Pavey, Hank PlainTechnology and Life Science$3,000M
New Enterprise AssociatesMenlo Park, California; Chevy Chase, MD; New York, NY; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China; Bangalore, India; Mumbai, India and Boston, MA1978Peter Barris, Scott Sandell, Forest Baskett, Tony Florence, Patrick Kerins, Et. Al.Information Technology, Healthcare and Energy Technology$17,000M
Norwest Venture PartnersPalo Alto, California; San Francisco, California; Herzliya; Mumbai; Bangalore1961Promod Haque, Jeffrey Crowe, Jon Kossow Consumer, Web, cloud and information technology infrastructure, SaaS, healthcare$6,000 M; $1,500 M latest fund
Oak Investment PartnersWestport, Connecticut; Palo Alto, California; Minneapolis1978Bandel Carano, Ed Glassmeyer, Fred Harman, Ann Lamont Information Technology and Healthcare$8,400M
OpenOceanHelsinki; London; Amsterdam2008Patrik Backmann, Tom Henriksson, Ralf Wahlsten, Michael "Monty" WideniusSoftware companies$100 M
Polaris PartnersBoston; San Francisco; Dublin1996Dave Barrett, Brian Chee, Alan Crane, Peter Flint, Jon Flint, John Gannon, Terry McGuire, Amir Nashat, Noel Ruane, Alan Spoon, Jason Trevisan, Bryce Youngren Technology, Healthcare, Consumer$3,500M
Radius VenturesNew York City1997Jordan S. Davis, Daniel C. LubinHealthcare, Life Sciences$200M
Redpoint VenturesMenlo Park, California1999Allen Beasley, Jeff Brody, Satish Dharmaraj, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, Nety Krishna, Chris Moore, Lars Pedersen, Scott Raney, John
Walecka, Geoff Yang, Marjorie Yang, David Yuan and Vivian Yuan
Early stage information technology$2,000 M
Revolution LLCWashington D.C.2005Steve Case, Donn Davis, and Tige SavageHealthcare, living and digital, resorts, and financial services sectors$450M
Rho VenturesNew York City
Montreal
1981Habib Kairouz, Mark Leschly, Joshua Ruch New Media, Information Technology & Communications, Cleantech, Healthcare$2,500 M
Rothenberg VenturesSan Francisco2012Mike RothenbergTechnology$30M
Scale Venture PartnersFoster City, California2000Kate Mitchell, Rory O'Driscoll, Sharon Wienbar, Lou Bock, Mark Brooks, Rob Herb, Rob Theis, Stacey Bishop, Andy VitusCloud, Internet, Mobile, SaaS$1,000M
Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park, California; Beijing; Shanghai; Hong Kong1972Kui Zhou, Don Valentine, Neil Shen, Michael MoritzComponents, systems, software and services$4,000M
Sevin Rosen FundsDallas; Palo Alto, California; Austin, Texas1981Jon Bayless, Steve Domenik, Steve Dow, Dave McLean, Al Schuele, Charles Phipps, John Jaggers, Jackie Kimzey, John Oxaal, Nick Sturiale Technology$1,600 M
Social CapitalPalo Alto, California2011Chamath Palihapitiya, Mamoon Hamid, Ted MaidenbergHealthcare, financial services, education$1,200M
Sofinnova VenturesMenlo Park, California; San Diego1974Mike Powell PhD, Jim Healy MD/PhD, Garheng Kong MD/PhD, Srini Akkaraju MD/PhD, Anand Mehra MD, Eric Buatois, Brian Wilcove, Life Sciences, Technology$1,400M
SoftTech VCPalo Alto, California2004Jeff ClavierNext-Gen Commerce & Social Media, Mobile Services & Infrastructure, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Search & Monetization, Gaming$70M
Spark CapitalBoston2005Todd Dagres, Santo Politi, Bijan Sabet, Alex Finkelstein, Mo Koyfman, Paul Conway, Andrew Parker, Megan QuinnInternet-based Advertising & Monetization, Commerce & Services, Cloud & Infrastructure, Social, Mobile and Content$2,000M
Tenaya CapitalMenlo Park, California; Boston2009Tom Banahan, Ben Boyer, Stewart Gollmer, Brian Melton, Brian PaulHigh Technology: Software, Semiconductors, Consumer Internet, Communications$1,000M
Third Rock VenturesBoston2006Kevin Starr, Mark LevinHealthcare & Biotechnology$1,300M
Toba CapitalNewport Beach, California2012Vinnie SmithSoftware and technology services$35M
Union Square VenturesNew York City2005Fred Wilson, Brad Burnham, Albert Wenger, John Buttrick, Andy WeissmanTechnology
U.S. Venture PartnersMenlo Park, California1981Irwin Federman, Winston Fu, Steve Krausz, Paul Matteucci, Jonathan Root, Casey Tansey, Mamoon Hamid, Alan Kaganov, Larry Lasky, Rick Lewis, Ted Maidenberg, Chris Rust, Geoffrey Baehr, Jacques Benkoski, John Hadl, David Liddle, Phil Schlein, Phil YoungEnergy-related products and services, semiconductors, Web-enabled services, storage, wireless communication, sustainable agriculture, biomedical devices and new drugs$2,700 M
VantagePoint Venture PartnersSan Bruno, California1996Alan E. Salzman, Jim MarverCleantech, information technology, healthcare$4,500 M
VenrockPalo Alto, California1969Brian Ascher, Fred Aslan, Mike Brooks, Marissa Campise, Tony Evnin, Steve Goldberg, Steve Goldby, Anders Hove, Bob Kocher, Bong Koh, Spencer Maughan, Matthew M.Nordan, David Pakman, Bruce Pasternack, William Rastetter, Bryan Roberts, Gur Roshwalb, Ray Rothrock, Matthew Trevithick, Mike TyrrellInformation technology, healthcare and energy$2,600 M
Viola VenturesHerzliya2000Shlomo Dovrat, Avi Zeevi, Rina Shainski, Ori Bendori, Ronen NirSoftware, Internet, Networking and Wireless technologies$620 M
Wellington Partners Venture CapitalMunich1991Rolf Christof Dienst, Frank BöhnkeTechnology, Digital Media, Life Sciences$700 M under management

Assets under management and dry powder

Shown below are the largest venture capital firms by AUM and dry powder from 2007 - 2017 from the Preqin Venture Report.
RankFirmHeadquarters10-Year Capital Raised Dry Powder -
1. Tiger Global ManagementNew York City, NY119683218-
2. New Enterprise AssociatesMenlo Park, CA82301212-
3. Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park, CA78652173-
4. DST GlobalHong Kong71951907-
5. Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park, CA71151843-
6. Andreesen HorowitzMenlo Park, CA55022164-
7. Accel PartnersPalo Alto, CA54543828-
8. IDG CapitalBeijing50421028-
9. / Index VenturesLondon / San Francisco, CA47381368-
10. Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park, CA45691844-
11. Shanghai DOBE Cultural & Creative Industry DevelopmentShanghai4207410-
12. Bessemer Venture PartnersLarchmont, NY42001681-
13. Institutional Venture PartnersMenlo Park, CA3750732-
14. Deerfield ManagementNew York City, NY36501099-
15. Founders FundSan Francisco, CA33951603
16. Healthcare Royalty PartnersStamford, CT32501376-
17. Nanjing Zijin InvestmentNanjing3200512-
18. GGV CapitalMenlo Park, CA30221030-
19. Greylock PartnersMenlo Park, CA30171124-
20. Matrix PartnersCambridge, MA2972742-

Deal flow

Shown below are the largest venture capital firms by deal flow at different growth stages.

Angel and seed

Early stage

Late stage