The startup investor directory
A founder-focused investor targeting culturally resonant tech and aspirational consumer companies, bridging elite venture ecosystems and historically excluded communities through mentorship and access for non-traditional talent.
World's largest Black-led VC focused on automating the largest sectors of the Real Economy, prioritizing impact-driven profit and donating 50% of gains to scholarships for underrepresented students.
Seed and pre-seed investor co-investing alongside specialist seed investors rather than leading rounds, reserving 25% for follow-ons and providing access to a 500,000+ member network for hiring, customers, expertise.
Early institutional investor in baselayer infrastructure (cloud, data, analytics, AI) led by a 3x founder and 4x CEO who provides operator-CEO evaluation, niche domain expertise, and founder-market fit support.
Seed-stage micro-VC run solely by Steve Anderson, personally sourcing, deciding and partnering via concentrated checks, offering rapid gut-based decisions and founder-focused, high-conviction support that backed Instagram.
Seed-stage firm using psychometrics and structured data to archetype founders and model outcomes, with a quantitative sourcing engine (GitHub spikes, big-tech departures) and hands-on GTM and model-building support.
Focuses on pre-everything, pre-seed, pre-revenue startups, dedicating significant time, effort and resources to founder support at the earliest stages.
Pre-seed-focused lead firm operating as a collective product-studio of creative technologists with hardware/frontier-tech experience, deeply building companies via recruiting, product strategy, early culture and pattern recognition for physical‑digital startups.
Led by consumer-brand operator Susan Lyne and born of #BUILTBYGIRLS, they use a proprietary Polyculture thesis and data from 100+ female-led companies to guide founders targeting polycultural markets.
BCF Ventures is a Canadian Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Fund based in Montreal, Canada. It invests at the Seed/Series A stage in B2B Cloud & SaaS Intelligent Enterprise startups. Founded in 2018, BCF Ventures is one of Canada's first super angel funds, inspired by the best practices from Silicon Valley. The fund is managed by a team of experienced investors who help startups build their businesses and grow.
BCVP is a strategic advisory and equity investment firm focused on preclinical and clinical development of biopharmaceuticals and medical devices. The firm provides advice to clients on product development, regulatory strategy, corporate finance and strategic partnering, among other areas. BCVP also provides equity investments to support the development of innovative products and technologies.
BDC Capital is Canada's largest and most active early-stage venture capital investor, offering financing to match the various stages of business growth. It provides equity investments and customized growth and transition capital, and its Industrial, Clean, and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund operates on the frontier of innovation. BDC Capital also offers a free questionnaire to measure entrepreneurial potential and provides a robust support system to accelerate the growth of female tech entrepreneurs.
Beacon Capital is a London-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage technology investments that help enterprises digitize their operations and drive digital transformation in the UK and Europe. The firm invests in startups that create, develop, and commercialize leading-edge technologies and products. The firm also provides mentorship and advice to help their portfolio companies reach their full potential.
Beamonte Investments is a private investment firm as Single Family Office (SFO). The firm seeks to deliver consistent, long-term returns. Beamonte provides capital to high-growth, innovative companies and funds, and offers a wide range of services to portfolio companies. Beamonte has invested in various industries including venture capital, private equity, direct investments, and special situations. The firm is based in San Francisco, California.
Beam is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups in the technology space. The firm provides capital, connections to industry experts, and strategic advice to help startups reach their potential. Beam is focused on investing in teams with diverse backgrounds, particularly those in the B2B and enterprise software space, and has made investments in companies such as Intuit, Airtable, and Carta.
Pre-seed specialist investing at the team and a dream stage in deep-tech applied AI and machine-centric businesses, using a proactive Frontier Curve framework organized around three vectors.
Founded in 2019, Begin Capital is a venture capital firm based in London, UK. It offers early-stage investment and hands-on advice to entrepreneurs building global businesses. Begin Capital has invested in a number of successful companies, including Mercaux, QBik, and Nixter. The team is led by Alexey Menn, a former partner at Index Ventures, and Ruslan Fomichev, a venture capital veteran. The firm is focused on investing in startups that are innovative, have ambitious goals, and solve real-world problems.
Gen Z-led firm builders offering founders true age peers on the cap table and content-driven brand and sourcing, born from the founder’s children's book about venture capital.
Invests early-stage with concentrated, high-conviction bets and hands-on partner engagement via a flat, small partnership and low-profile approach, keeping fund sizes modest to stay close to founders.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco that provides seed money to startups. Its most successful investments include eBay and Uber. It is known for creating the first equal ownership and compensation structure for its partners, with no differentiation between junior and senior partners, and no CEO-like position. It has also funded companies such as Dropbox, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, WeWork, and Yelp.
Partner-led, technology-over-ego firm that publicly shares memos, quantified roadmaps and its anti-portfolio, and offers apprenticeship mentorship plus early AI/developer-platform foresight.
Best Nights VC is the innovation and investment unit of Mast-Jgermeister SE, with the mission to shape the future of nightlife. The firm seeks to invest in and partner with early-stage companies that are developing products and services in the nightlife sector, including nightlife entertainment, fashion, hospitality, and safety. Best Nights VC also provides funding and strategic guidance to startups, helping them develop their businesses and scale up. The fund focuses particularly on companies that are developing innovative technologies and products that can drive the future of nightlife.
Salt Lake City–based fund backing founders addressing underserved populations across 49 states, using a pedigree-penalizing scorecard and a 6+ month startup academy of specialist coaches to reach overlooked geographies.
Pre-seed investor focused on India, led by a solo GP with operator and startup-studio experience, dual Pune–San Francisco HQ, 200+ portfolio companies and intentionally small-and-early focus.