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Top 25 Early stage impact investors based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 754 early stage impact investors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 6,140 professional contacts across them, including 1,785 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers early stage impact investors headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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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754Companies
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1,785Verified emails
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The 25 largest early stage impact investors based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 754 early stage impact investors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to early stage impact investors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a232 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Village Capital is reinventing the system to back the entrepreneurs of the future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceHadley, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200166 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We believe that innovation can change the world for good, and we’re providing the tools that empower innovators & entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a157 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50136 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Contrary is a talent and research-driven investment firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in San Diego, CA, NuFund is one of the largest, most active and most successful early-stage investor groups over the past 20+ years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5097 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that strives to have a positive impact on everything we do.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Strong evidenceLeawood, KS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5085 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Nueterra Capital invests in early and growth-stage companies that are focused on changing the status quo.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5084 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Seed, early stage and acceleration stage investor and partner for founders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceOakland, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5064 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ICA Fund’s impact investing practice creates pathways for businesses to grow through active partnership, personalized advising, and flexible capital.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20056 contacts →

Strong evidence

“HPA is a leading early-stage investor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceArlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“GEF Capital Partners was formed in March 2018 following the completion of a collaborative spinoff from Global Environment Fund, a pioneer in global sustainability and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5050 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Started in 2002, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high impact social enterprises.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5050 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Global Partnerships is an impact-first investor dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5050 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Anthemis is an early-stage venture capital firm shaping the future of the digital economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceSeattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a50 contacts →

Strong evidence

“E8 is a membership community of 150+ investors dedicated to funding high-impact cleantech companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a48 contacts →

Strong evidence

“BBG Ventures is a NYC-based, early-stage fund backing big ideas that will reshape the way we live.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a46 contacts →

Strong evidence

“645 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founders who are building iconic companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidencePalo Alto, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a46 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1989, Labrador Ventures is one of the oldest, premier seed stage funds in Silicon Valley.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5043 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cathay Innovation is a multistage venture capital firm, affiliated to Cathay Capital, investing in founders building transformative businesses across Europe, North America, Asia…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidencePhoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a42 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SEED SPOT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers underrepresented, impact-driven entrepreneurs to launch and grow ventures creating positive change.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a42 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Garuda Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-focused firm run by operators-turned-investors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“FirstMark is a venture capital firm based in New York City, partnering with founders to make their mark on the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a38 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We're a hands-on, collaborative, and entrepreneur friendly early stage venture capital firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a group of young emerging leaders, who are eager to grow with entrepreneurs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Strong evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a38 contacts →

Strong evidence

“PJC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in, supporting, and building relationships with entrepreneurs who are creating the future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Early stage impact investors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
29.1%Verified-email coverage
8.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
13.9%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
640
11-50
99
51-200
11
201-500
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 754 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among early stage impact investors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “early stage impact investors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names early stage impact investors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among early stage impact investors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,785 across the full list. 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.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names early stage impact investors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many early stage impact investors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 754 early stage impact investors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Village Capital, headquartered in Washington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most early stage impact investors?

New York leads with 105 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (91) and Los Angeles (32).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,785 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 754 companies.

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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About this data

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 Smart Search, 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.