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Top 25 Early-stage investment firms based in San Francisco, United States

RevenueBase identified 579 company matches for early-stage investment firms associated with San Francisco, United States as of October 2026 and tracks 12,985 professional contacts across them, including 2,785 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (730 companies); San Francisco follows with 579.

This list covers company matches for early-stage investment firms associated with San Francisco, 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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12,985Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest early-stage investment firms based in San Francisco, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 579 company matches for early-stage investment firms based in San Francisco, 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 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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3Exact 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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4Exact 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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5Exact 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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6Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a221 contacts →

Exact match

“Neo is a diverse mentorship community, startup accelerator, and VC fund.”

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7Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200173 contacts →

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“BCV helps founders build iconic businesses that transform the way we live and work.”

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8Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200166 contacts →

Exact match

“Headline is a venture capital firm with teams on the ground in 8 cities around the world.”

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9Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026201-500144 contacts →

Exact match

“We are a fund of 500+ Y Combinator alumni working together to invest in top Y Combinator startups.”

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10Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-50139 contacts →

Exact match

“M12 is Microsoft’s corporate venture capital fund.”

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11Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-50136 contacts →

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

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12Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200135 contacts →

Exact match

“FTV Capital is a growth equity investment firm that has raised over $10.2 billion to invest in high-growth companies offering a range of innovative solutions in financial…”

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13Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-50116 contacts →

Exact match

“Nexus Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that supports extraordinary founders in building product-first companies.”

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14Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-200105 contacts →

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“Human Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm.”

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15Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-50104 contacts →

Exact match

“Canaan is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with visionary ideas.”

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16Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026n/a102 contacts →

Exact match

“GTMfund is an early-stage VC fund focused on B2B SaaS.”

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17Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 2026501-1,000101 contacts →

Exact match

“First Round Capital matches seasoned startup leaders with early-stage operators in a unique mentorship community.”

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18Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-50100 contacts →

Exact match

“WI Harper Group is a pioneering venture capital firm with over three decades of experience investing in transformative companies that shape the future.”

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19Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202651-20097 contacts →

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“The Band of Angels is Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization.”

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20Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5096 contacts →

Exact match

“JH Partners, LLC ("JH Partners" or "JHP") is a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on building sustainable, long-term equity value in consumer and marketing-driven…”

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21Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5093 contacts →

Exact match

“Since Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones.”

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22Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5087 contacts →

Exact match

“SignalFire is the first venture capital firm built like a technology company to better solve for the needs of founders.”

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23Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5087 contacts →

Exact match

“NFX is a venture firm exclusively focused on pre-seed & seed stage startups.”

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24Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5081 contacts →

Exact match

“SemperVirens is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in AI-native companies transforming the largest and most complex service markets in the economy: healthcare…”

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25Exact matchSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Oct 1, 202611-5080 contacts →

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“Founded by Jason Calacanis.”

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Early-stage investment firms based in San Francisco, United States at a glance

As of Oct 1, 2026
21.4%Verified-email coverage
22.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
Oct 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
435
11-50
123
51-200
11
201-500
2
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
3

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for San Francisco, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for San Francisco, over 579 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 San Francisco, 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 2,785 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 San Francisco, United States?

RevenueBase identified 579 company matches for early-stage investment firms associated with San Francisco, 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 in the United States has the most early-stage investment firms?

New York leads the United States 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 2,785 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 579 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.