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Top 25 Early stage startups worldwide

Name: Early stage startups worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 1,357 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,357 company matches for early stage startups worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 12,014 professional contacts across them, including 2,545 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and San Francisco the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for early stage startups 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 September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for early stage startups 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built

1,357Companies

12,014Contacts tracked

2,545Verified emails

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The 25 largest early stage startups worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,357 company matches for early stage startups worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 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	Antler	Exact match	Singapore, GermanyHQ recorded Sep 19, 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2	Trigeo Technologies PVT LTD	Exact match	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3	Alchemist Accelerator	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	n/a	321 contacts →
	Exact match “The Alchemist Accelerator is a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating the development of seed-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises (not consumers).” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4	ODF	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	n/a	258 contacts →
	Exact match “Our mission is to help more people start better startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5	DFJ	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	205 contacts →
	Exact match “DFJ is a venture capital firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs who are changing the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
6	First Round Capital	Exact match	San Francisco, PA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	n/a	199 contacts →
	Exact match “First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.” We fill in…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
7	Pear VC	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	n/a	157 contacts →
	Exact match “We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8	Greylock Partners	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Exact match “Greylock was founded in 1965, one of the few venture firms that predates Silicon Valley.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9	Dell Technologies Capital	Exact match	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	102 contacts →
	Exact match “DTC invests in determined early-stage founders who push the envelope on technology innovation for the enterprise, connecting them to the capital, expertise, and customers they…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
10	DN Capital	Exact match	London, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	99 contacts →
	Exact match “DN Capital is a global early stage and growth capital investor focused on Seed, Series A and select series B investments in fintech, SaaS, digital media, e-commerce, marketplaces…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11	Band Of Angels	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Exact match “The Band of Angels is Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12	NFX	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	87 contacts →
	Exact match “NFX is a venture firm exclusively focused on pre-seed & seed stage startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
13	Forum Ventures	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Exact match “Forum Ventures® is the leading early-stage fund, accelerator and venture studio for B2B tech startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14	Noorisys Technologies Pvt. LTD	Exact match	Pune, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	80 contacts →
	Exact match “We partner with start-up founders to turn ideas into scalable SaaS products.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15	Elevation Capital	Exact match	Gurgaon, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	73 contacts →
	Exact match “Early stage venture capital firm.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
16	Felicis	Exact match	Menlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	69 contacts →
	Exact match “At Felicis, we back founders with the courage to build before success is obvious.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
17	Blackbird LAB	Exact match	Kyiv, UkraineHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Exact match “At Blackbird, we empower startups to thrive.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
18	Pedalstart	Exact match	Gurgaon, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Exact match “Founded in 2021, PedalStart is an operator-led startup accelerator and investor ecosystem in India.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
19	Angel Ventures	Exact match	MexicoHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Exact match “Angel Ventures is a pioneering venture capital firm in Mexico and Latin America, with 17 years of experience investing in high-potential early-stage startups across the globe.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
20	Pesu Venture Labs	Exact match	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Exact match “A unique fund that operates in the pre-prototype or pre-ideation phase.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
21	On Deck	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Exact match “Our mission is to help more people start better startups.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
22	Jibe Ventures	Exact match	Tel Aviv, IsraelHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	n/a	57 contacts →
	Exact match “We're an early-stage fund with a mission to create a real human connection with founders - from team building, ideation, go-to-market - you name it.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
23	HPA	Exact match	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Exact match “HPA is a leading early-stage investor.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
24	Village Global	Exact match	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	11-50	55 contacts →
	Exact match “At Village Global, early-stage capital is just the beginning.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
25	Laconia	Exact match	New York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026	n/a	54 contacts →
	Exact match “We lead investments in pre-seed and seed stage B2B software companies that transform how business is done.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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This list uses Exact for “early stage startups”. 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 startups worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

21.2%Verified-email coverage

8.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

4.9%Largest-city concentration · San Francisco

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,091

11-50

225

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

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 startups are linked below.
What qualifies: Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “early stage startups” 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 2,545 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 September 19, 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 startups 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 startups”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many early stage startups are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 1,357 company matches for early stage startups worldwide as of September 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?

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

Which country has the most early stage startups?

The United States leads with 423 companies, followed by Canada (270) and France (225). Every early stage startups list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most early stage startups?

San Francisco leads with 67 company records, followed by London (60) and New York (53).

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 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.