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30 Best Active Retail Investors in 2024

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Icon Investor Rankings are calculated using our ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.

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List of 30 top VCs

General Atlantic is a private equity firm in New York that focuses on providing capital and strategic support for growth companies.

59

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Butternut Box (
60)
, Flo Health (
60)

IVP is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies, focusing on Series B to Series D funding rounds. They typically invest between $500,000 and $10 million. IVP has invested in sectors such as financial technology, data and analytics, sales and marketing, and digital art, with successful investments in companies like Pigment, Volt, Klarna, and Kittl. Their goal is to support businesses in their critical growth phases.

53

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$40M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, Klarna (
65)
, Kittl (
61)

A venture capital firm from New York that invests in high-margin, fast-growing technology companies with huge market opportunities

51

Offices:

New York (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$5M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in :

Moss (
60)
, Qonto (
60)
, Taxfix (
60)

Antler is a Singapore-based accelerator and incubator firm investing in early-stage technology companies.

50

Offices:

Singapore (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Angel, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $30M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

clare&me (
56)
, Sona (
52)
, Sprinque (
44)

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.

50

Offices:

London (HQ)

San Francisco

New York

London (HQ)

San Francisco

New York

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Algolia (
70)
, GetHarley (
70)
, Alan (company) (
70)

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

50

Offices:

San Mateo (HQ)

London

San Mateo (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

Pennylane (
67)
, Klarna (
65)
, tacto (
60)

Tiger Global is an investment firm that was founded in 2001.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Tiger Global is an investment firm that was founded in 2001.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series H, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

CPG & Consumer Goods, AI, Fashion

Top investments in :

1X (
78)
, Run (
56)
, Cowboy (
52)

HV Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm in Müchen Bayern.

49

Offices:

Berlin

Munich (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, sennder (
65)
, CarOnSale (
60)

Creandum is a venture capital that is interested in investing in early-stage ventures with innovative technology companies

48

Offices:

Stockholm (HQ)

Berlin

London

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Fuse Energy (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Factorial (
65)

A venture capital firm in California that focuses on technology companies.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $250M

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Data and Analytics

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, Framer (
52)
, Salesforce (
15)

SoftBank Group, based in London, is a venture capital fund that invests in companies across various growth stages. The fund targets sectors such as health tech, finance, and communications. Notable investments include Travel Perk, Dice, Infogrid, Robin AI, and OneWeb. SoftBank Group aims to support projects with growth potential and positive social impact, providing financial backing tailored to each company's development needs.

46

Offices:

London (HQ)

Mountain View

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Series I, Unknown

Check Size:

$500k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, TIER Mobility (
70)
, TravelPerk (
70)

Atomico is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, England founded by Niklas Zennström in 2006, making series A and onwards investments in technology companies.

41

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Factorial (
65)
, Klarna (
65)

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in digital and technology companies in Europe.

41

Offices:

Zürich (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Alan (company) (
70)
, Fuse Energy (
70)
, sennder (
65)

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$30M - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)
, Alan (company) (
70)
, ITM Isotopen Technologien Munchen (
63)

Venture capital company based in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Invests in disruptive financial services companies in the US. United Kingdom and Europe, Latin America, India, South-East Asia and Africa.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$5M - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, FinTech, Mobility & Transportation

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Cloover (
56)
, Carmoola (
52)

U.S-based global venture capital firm investing on companies from seed-stage to later-stage.

38

Offices:

Menlo Park (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$5M - $500M

Industries:

Health Tech, Foodtech, Hardware

Top investments in :

Entalpic (
60)
, LabGenius (
56)
, Maze (
56)

US-based venture capital firm funding seed-stage startups based in US' East Coast.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

US-based venture capital firm funding seed-stage startups based in US' East Coast.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $20M

Industries:

Machine learning, Drones, Mobility & Transportation

Top investments in :

Cycle (
48)
, Chartbeat (
15)

SV Angel is an angel investment group founded in San Francisco in 2009 that primarily invests in early-stage technology companies. Notable companies SV Angel has invested in include Stripe, Reddit, Notion, Headspace, Color, Patreon, Credit Karma, Poshmark, and GitHub.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

Gaming, AI, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Roon (
48)
, Leya (
44)
, OpenAI (
28)

Permira is a London-based private equity firm

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series D, Series E, Series G

Check Size:

$5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Cybersecurity, Design

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, GoCardless (
50)

Investment AB Öresund focuses on delivering long-term returns by actively investing in Nordic companies, particularly in the payments and fintech sectors. Specializing in Series A investments, it has a history of picking successful firms like Klarna. Its goal is to provide strong, lasting value to shareholders through strategic investments.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A

Check Size:

$2.5M - $5M

Industries:

FinTech, Payments

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)

HarbourVest Partners is a Boston-based private equity investment firm, founded in 1982.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

HarbourVest Partners is a Boston-based private equity investment firm, founded in 1982.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B

Check Size:

$2.5M - $70M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Pharma

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Qualifyze (
33)