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Top 25 Early stage software investors based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,134 early stage software investors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 30,882 professional contacts across them, including 6,172 with verified work emails and 9,470 with mobile numbers. San Francisco is the largest hub.

This list covers early stage software 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 1, 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 1, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
2,134Companies
30,882Contacts tracked
6,172Verified emails
9,470Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest early stage software investors based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,134 early stage software investors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 1, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to early stage software 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 evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United Statesn/a3,174 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNew York City, NY, United Statesn/a1,712 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
3Partial evidenceRedmond, WA, United States10001+1,483 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
4Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United States201-500604 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
5Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,000568 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
6Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United States51-200537 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Primary is the world's largest early stage VC firm, with a billion in assets under management and 50 full time employees.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
7Partial evidenceMadison, WI, United States51-200495 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMenlo Park, CA, United States51-200205 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DFJ is a venture capital firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs who are changing the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
9Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States51-200153 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DMZ is a tech incubator and global startup ecosystem that helps founders build high-impact ventures.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSan Ramon, CA, United States51-200142 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Aximsoft facilitates startups to build the future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
11Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States51-200122 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Atomic is the venture studio that pioneered the model of starting companies by pairing founders with the best ideas, teams, and resources.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNewark, NJ, United States51-200119 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SOSV is the most active deep tech venture capital firm globally, investing at pre-seed (or at startup inception) supporting visionary founders intent on making a profound impact…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
13Indirect evidenceBurlington, MA, United States51-200109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are the first partner for founders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
14Partial evidenceMountain View, CA, United States51-200104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sand Hill Angels is a group of Silicon Valley angel investors passionate about helping entrepreneurs get to the next level.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United States51-200104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Named to the Inc Fastest-Growing Companies List at #1,294, FedTech is a venture firm that thrives at the intersection of US entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
16Strong evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States501-1,00099 contacts →

Strong evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States51-20094 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
18Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States51-20083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Like you, we are undaunted on the path to extraordinary outcomes.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
19Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United States51-20081 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Forum Ventures® is the leading early-stage fund, accelerator and venture studio for B2B tech startups.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
20Indirect evidenceColumbus, OH, United States51-20062 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Startups.com is the world's largest startup platform.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
21Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States201-50060 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Loeb.nyc is a venture collective that increases a startup's odds for success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
22Indirect evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United States51-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
23Indirect evidenceSomerville, MA, United States51-20057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We work with entrepreneurs to refine ideas, attract talent, access capital, and accelerate growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
24Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United States51-20055 contacts →

Strong evidence

“HPA is a leading early-stage investor.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
25Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States51-20046 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“New York Angels is a member-led organization committed to finding, funding and mentoring great young companies from pitch through successful exit.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026

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

As of Sep 1, 2026
20.0%Verified-email coverage
30.7%Mobile-number coverage
14.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
10.9%Largest-city concentration · San Francisco
Sep 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,593
11-50
437
51-200
64
201-500
25
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
3

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 software 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 software 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 software 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 software 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, 6,172 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 1, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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 software 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 software investors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,134 early stage software 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?

Y Combinator, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most early stage software investors?

San Francisco leads with 233 headquartered companies, followed by New York (231) and Palo Alto (75).

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 6,172 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,134 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 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 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.