Best Venture Capital Firms (2026)

Palo Alto early-stage firm investing in AI, cloud/SaaS, fintech, security and healthcare; reported ~$20B AUM on Wikipedia's 2026 table, with a Dealroom analysis of SEC Form ADV filings implying ~$46.8B across US and UK entities. Notable exits include Slack and Qualtrics.

Menlo Park venture firm (a16z) investing across AI, crypto, fintech and consumer; reported ~$90B+ AUM in 2026, with Form ADV filings implying over $100B. Notable exits include GitHub, Instagram and Wiz.

Chicago firm focused on deep tech and life sciences company creation; raised ~$6.38B between 2019 and 2023.

London firm founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom; invests Series A and beyond in pan-European tech (consumer, SaaS, fintech, deep tech). Notable portfolio: Klarna, Pipedrive; top exit Supercell (acquired by Tencent).

Manhattan Beach multi-stage firm; raised ~$5.19B between 2019 and 2023.

London early-stage firm founded in 2000 (spinout of Benchmark Europe); ~$4B+ raised across funds. Invests seed to Series B in European tech. Notable portfolio: Revolut, Citymapper, GoCardless.

San Francisco firm founded in 2017, recognized as the world's largest Black-led VC firm; raised an $850M fund in June 2026, bringing AUM to ~$2.6B. Invests pre-seed to Series B in real-economy automation (logistics, healthcare, fintech, retail). Portfolio includes Nubank, Figma, Stripe, Notion, Brex and Wise.

Boston firm investing in application software, infrastructure, consumer and life sciences; reported ~$16B AUM in 2026.

San Francisco early-stage firm known for its equal-partner model and concentrated, high-conviction investing in AI, enterprise software, marketplaces and infrastructure; reported ~$9.4B AUM in 2026.

Early-stage firm investing in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, healthcare and fintech; reported ~$19B AUM in 2026.

Firm investing in enterprise, consumer, fintech and life sciences; reported ~$7B AUM in 2026.

Berlin early-stage firm; among Europe's most active investors in 2026 (backed bunch and Proxima Fusion per EU-Startups).

New York technology-focused investment firm; a backer of spend-management startup Ramp.

Stockholm early-stage firm (also Berlin, London, San Francisco); raised over $1.3B. Notable portfolio: Spotify, iZettle, Klarna, Kahoot!.

Growth investor; reported ~$37B AUM in 2026 (Form ADV filed May 2026), known for holding through public listings.

Global growth investor; a backer of Safe Superintelligence.

Stockholm-based venture arm of EQT investing in European tech.

Seed-stage firm noted as the most frequent follow-on investor alongside prominent angel investors.

Cambridge, MA firm that founds and builds biotech and life-science companies; raised ~$5.29B between 2019 and 2023.

San Francisco multi-stage firm founded by Peter Thiel and partners, investing in space, software, fintech, AI and defense. Dealroom's August 2026 analysis of Form ADV filings puts AUM at ~$58.9B (older estimates cited ~$17B). Notable exits include Oculus VR, Credit Karma and Postmates.

Cambridge, MA multi-stage firm investing in enterprise, AI, fintech, defense and healthcare; reported ~$43B+ AUM as of late 2025/2026. One of Europe's most active investors in 2026 per EU-Startups coverage.

Early-stage firm investing in AI, cybersecurity, SaaS and marketplaces; reported ~$3.5B AUM in 2026. Reid Hoffman is associated with the Greylock ecosystem.

New York minority-owned early-stage firm investing in diverse founders (~$174M AUM per PitchBook, 80+ investments, 12 exits). Notable investments include Blavity, Poolit and Stuf.

London growth-stage firm investing in European tech.

China venture firm, formerly Sequoia Capital China (excluded from Sequoia's reported AUM after the 2023 split).

Munich/Berlin firm; among Europe's most active investors in 2026 (rounds for Fleek, Quantum Systems, Midas per EU-Startups).

Growth-stage investment firm; a backer of Anthropic.

London-headquartered multi-stage firm (also San Francisco) investing in AI, fintech, retail and mobility; reported ~$35B AUM in 2026. Notable exits include Wiz and Duo Security.

Early-stage firm co-founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian; a backer of HR/IT platform Rippling.

New York growth-stage investor focused on software, AI, cybersecurity and fintech; reported ~$90B+ AUM in 2026. Notable exits include Wiz and Qualtrics.

Menlo Park late-stage venture firm; a backer of AI search startup Perplexity.

Menlo Park firm founded by Vinod Khosla, investing in AI, sustainability, digital health and fintech; reported ~$17B AUM in 2026.

Paris-based seed investor, one of the world's most active early-stage investors by deal count.

Historic Menlo Park firm investing in AI, healthcare, enterprise and fintech; reported ~$21B AUM in 2026.

European firm co-investing with Atomico and others in AI and SaaS rounds.

Menlo Park multi-stage firm focused on AI, enterprise, cybersecurity and fintech; reported ~$40B AUM in 2026. Notable exits include Wiz, AppDynamics and Moveworks.

London seed-stage firm investing in European founders.

San Francisco firm investing in AI, healthcare, cybersecurity and infrastructure; reported ~$7B+ AUM in 2026.

London-listed venture firm investing across European tech.

Multi-stage firm investing in AI, enterprise, consumer and digital health; reported ~$28B AUM in 2026 with 270+ portfolio company IPOs firm-wide.

European early-stage firm with offices in London, Stockholm and New York (~$2B+ AUM); invests seed to Series B. Notable portfolio: Spotify, iZettle, Klarna, Trustpilot.

Menlo Park firm investing in consumer, B2B SaaS, fintech and healthcare; reported ~$15.5B AUM in 2026.

London early-stage investor across tech sectors.

Paris-based global tech investment firm.

India and Southeast Asia venture firm, formerly Sequoia Capital India & Southeast Asia (excluded from Sequoia's reported AUM after the 2023 split).

Berlin firm focused on early-stage B2B SaaS.

Berlin operational VC investing in early-stage tech.

Shanghai-based firm; raised ~$6.90B between 2019 and 2023 per Venture Capital Journal data.

New York firm investing in AI, robotics, crypto and enterprise; reported ~$2.5B AUM in 2026.

Menlo Park firm; raised ~$4.87B between 2019 and 2023 per Venture Capital Journal data.

Founded 1972 by Don Valentine, one of the oldest VC firms; Menlo Park based with regional arms (NA, Europe, India via Peak XV, China via HongShan). Reported ~$56B AUM in 2026. Notable investments include Apple, Google, Stripe, Airbnb and WhatsApp.

London-based mega-fund investing in AI, semiconductors, robotics and consumer; reported ~$166B AUM in 2026.

Vienna/London early-stage firm; among Europe's most active investors in 2026 (backed Astral Systems, Primer, Polaron).

Growth-stage firm investing in software, fintech, AI and consumer internet; reported ~$24B+ AUM in 2026.

New York multi-stage firm; reported ~$36.8B AUM in 2026 (Form ADV filed July 2026 reflecting Thrive X $10B fund). Notable exits include Wiz and GitHub.

New York growth investor in robotics, fintech, software and AI; reported ~$78B AUM in 2026 (venture book ~$41.1B). Notable exits include Credit Karma and Moveworks.

New York firm known for thesis-driven early-stage investing, particularly in networks and decentralized systems.