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Top 25 Early-stage investment firms based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 5,413 company matches for early-stage investment firms associated with the United States as of October 2026 and tracks 68,090 professional contacts across them, including 18,581 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for early-stage investment firms associated with the United States, 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.

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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68,090Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest early-stage investment firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 5,413 company matches for early-stage investment firms based in the United States, 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.
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1Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a3,283 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
2Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a1,803 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
3Exact matchRedmond, WA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202610001+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
4Exact matchPalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a1,246 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
5Exact matchPalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a981 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.”

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6Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026201-500932 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…”

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7Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a711 contacts →

Exact match

“Hustle Fund is a venture capital firm investing in hilariously-early pre-seed founders.”

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8Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 20261,001-5,000610 contacts →

Exact match

“LvlUp Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in and accelerating early-stage & late-stage startups.”

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9Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200545 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
10Exact matchPalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a483 contacts →

Exact match

“Startup Grind is the leading global startup community dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage companies.”

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11Exact matchManchester, NH, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200411 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.”

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12Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026201-500402 contacts →

Exact match

“Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations from inception to build long-standing companies.”

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13Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200388 contacts →

Exact match

“Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond.”

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14Exact matchUnited StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a354 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…”

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15Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200329 contacts →

Exact match

“Lightspeed is a global, multi-stage, venture capital firm managing over $40B in assets.”

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16Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a321 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).”

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17Exact matchLexington, KY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a279 contacts →

Exact match

“Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Awesome Inc: 🤝 Grows community through events, education, and entrepreneurship Throws the largest pitch competition in the region, 5 Across Helps…”

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18Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200277 contacts →

Exact match

“New Enterprise Associates, Inc.(NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and…”

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19Exact matchSan Francisco Bay, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200276 contacts →

Exact match

“GV supports innovative founders across multiple stages and sectors, from artificial intelligence and life sciences to consumer platforms, enterprise software, and frontier…”

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20Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200275 contacts →

Exact match

“Tiger Global is a research-driven investment firm pursuing a long-term approach to partnering with high-quality, innovative companies across different stages of their lifecycle.”

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21Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a258 contacts →

Exact match

“Our mission is to help more people start better startups.”

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22Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a247 contacts →

Exact match

“NextGen Venture Partners works with over 1,800 Venture Partners to invest $1 million in seed stage companies and $2 million to $10 million in companies with more than $10 million…”

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23Exact matchMenlo Park, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200236 contacts →

Exact match

“Accel-KKR is a technology-focused investment firm with $23 billion in capital commitments.”

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24Exact matchWashington, DC, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a232 contacts →

Exact match

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

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25Exact matchUnited StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a229 contacts →

Exact match

“F6S helps millions of founders and their companies grow.”

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Early-stage investment firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026
27.3%Verified-email coverage
12.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
13.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Oct 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
4,130
11-50
1,059
51-200
150
201-500
43
501-1,000
12
1,001-5,000
6
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
7

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 5,413 companies.

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.
What qualifies
Company records associated with the United States 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. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. 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 18,581 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.

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 based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 5,413 company matches for early-stage investment firms associated with the United States 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 city has the most early-stage investment firms?

New York leads with 730 company records, followed by San Francisco (579) and Los Angeles (187).

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 18,581 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 5,413 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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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 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.