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Top 25 Early-stage investment firms worldwide

Name: Early-stage investment firms worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Oct 1, 2026 18,029 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 18,029 company matches for early-stage investment firms worldwide as of October 2026 and tracks 160,552 professional contacts across them, including 38,548 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for early-stage investment firms worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed October 1, 2026. Country and city lists for early-stage investment firms follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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18,029Companies

160,552Contacts tracked

38,548Verified emails

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The 25 largest early-stage investment firms worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 18,029 company matches for early-stage investment firms worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Oct 1, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#	Company	RevenueBase SmartSearch	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Y Combinator	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	3,283 contacts →
	Exact match “Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2	Techstars	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	1,803 contacts →
	Exact match “Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3	Antler	Exact match	Singapore, GermanyHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	1,554 contacts →
	Exact match “Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4	Microsoft For Startups	Exact match	Redmond, WA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	10001+	1,533 contacts →
	Exact match “Microsoft for Startups is a digital ecosystem removing barriers to building a company with free access to technology, coaching, and support for founders in any stage of…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5	Founder Institute	Exact match	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	1,246 contacts →
	Exact match “The Founder Institute is the World’s Largest AI-Native Company Builder, where ambitious professionals, solo founders, and first-time entrepreneurs go to turn ideas into funded…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6	ACCEL	Exact match	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	981 contacts →
	Exact match “Accel is a global venture capital firm that is the first partner to exceptional teams everywhere, from inception through all phases of private company growth.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7	Andreessen Horowitz	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	201-500	932 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8	Entrepreneurs First	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	906 contacts →
	Exact match “Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9	Trigeo Technologies PVT LTD	Exact match	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	899 contacts →
	Exact match “Venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity financing provided by investors to early-stage, high-potential, and high-risk startups or growing companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10	Hustle Fund	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	711 contacts →
	Exact match “Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm investing in hilariously-early pre-seed founders.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11	Lvlup Ventures	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	1,001-5,000	610 contacts →
	Exact match “LvlUp Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in and accelerating early-stage & late-stage startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12	Primary Venture Partners	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	545 contacts →
	Exact match “Primary is the world's largest early stage VC firm, with a billion in assets under management and 50 full time employees.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13	Startupbootcamp	Exact match	Amsterdam, NetherlandsHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	201-500	522 contacts →
	Exact match “At Startupbootcamp, we supercharge startup growth – providing capital, world-class mentorship, and direct access to investors, corporate partners, and industry experts.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14	Creative Destruction LAB	Exact match	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	515 contacts →
	Exact match “Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15	Inflection Point Ventures	Exact match	Gurgaon, IndiaHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	501 contacts →
	Exact match “Inflection Point Ventures was started in 2018 with the aim of driving exponential value creation by being India’s most accessible & efficient network connecting a diverse investor…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16	Startup Grind	Exact match	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	483 contacts →
	Exact match “Startup Grind is the leading global startup community dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17	Alumni Ventures	Exact match	Manchester, NH, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	411 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 2014, we’re America’s largest venture firm for individual investors and VC investing partner to over individuals and institutions.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
18	Bessemer Venture Partners	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	201-500	402 contacts →
	Exact match “Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations from inception to build long-standing companies.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19	BGE	Exact match	Paris, FranceHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	501-1,000	394 contacts →
	Exact match “Soutien à la création reprise d'entreprise - Accompagnement des porteurs de projets - Formation modulaire, Etude de Marché, Stratégie commerciale, business plan, Comptabilité…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
20	Sequoia Capital	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	388 contacts →
	Exact match “Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
21	T-Hub	Exact match	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	366 contacts →
	Exact match “T-Hub is the world’s largest home for startups, supporting founders from ideation to scale through programs, partnerships, and global market access while anchoring some of the…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
22	Stage 2 Capital	Exact match	United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	354 contacts →
	Exact match “Stage 2 Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage B2B software companies and sits shoulder to shoulder with leadership teams to operationalize sustainable…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
23	Loyal VC	Exact match	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	n/a	351 contacts →
	Exact match “Loyal is a venture fund designed to reduce the risk and illiquidity of the asset class.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
24	Unternehmertum	Exact match	Garching (munich), GermanyHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	201-500	343 contacts →
	Exact match “At UnternehmerTUM, visions turn into value.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25	Lightspeed	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026	51-200	329 contacts →
	Exact match “Lightspeed is a global, multi-stage, venture capital firm managing over $40B in assets.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Oct 1, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

RevenueBase SmartSearch

Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.

This list uses Exact for “early-stage investment firms”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.

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Early-stage investment firms worldwide at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026

24.0%Verified-email coverage

8.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

4.0%Largest-city concentration · New York

Oct 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

13,343

11-50

3,818

51-200

592

201-500

154

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for early-stage investment firms are linked below.
What qualifies: Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “early-stage investment firms” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch: Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview: The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality: RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 38,548 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on October 1, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context: Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Early-stage investment firms by location

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “early-stage investment firms”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many early-stage investment firms are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 18,029 company matches for early-stage investment firms worldwide as of October 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Y Combinator tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most early-stage investment firms?

The United States leads with 5,413 companies, followed by India (1,303) and the United Kingdom (921). Every early-stage investment firms list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most early-stage investment firms?

New York leads with 730 company records, followed by London (669) and San Francisco (580).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 38,548 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 18,029 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on October 1, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.