Seed Investment Firms
Seed funding helps startups establish product-market fit, build their core team, and develop a minimum viable product. Seed rounds typically range from $500K to $5M and represent the first institutional funding most startups receive.
There are 3851 venture capital and private equity investment firms investing at the Seed stage tracked by Goldilocks AI. The most active by portfolio size are Y Combinator, Techstars, and Sequoia Capital.
Last updated: 9 September 2026
Investment Firms
3,851
Total Investments
135,951
Top Sector
Healthcare
Top Location
New York
Top Sectors for Seed Investment
The most popular sector among Seed investment firms is Healthcare, with 1654 investment firms active in the space. This is followed by AI (1586), Fintech (1486), Enterprise Software (1178), Climate & Energy (990).
Where Seed Investment Firms Are Based
The largest concentration of Seed investment firms is in New York (406 investment firms). This is followed by San Francisco (395), London (219), Palo Alto (96), Boston (93).
Showing 1–36 of 3,851 investment firms
Y Combinator
San Francisco, California, United States
2,338 investments
Seed, Series A
AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy …
Techstars
New York, New York, United States
1,081 investments
Seed, Series A
AI, Climate & Energy, Consumer …
Sequoia Capital
Menlo Park, California, United States
794 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Enterprise Software, Consumer …
General Catalyst
San Francisco, California, United States
766 investments
Seed, Series A
AI, Healthcare, Fintech …
Accel
Palo Alto, California, United States
740 investments
Series A, Series B
AI, Consumer, Enterprise Software …
Lightspeed
Menlo Park, California, United States
672 investments
Series A, Series B
AI, Enterprise Software, Consumer …
Insight Partners
New York, New York, United States
645 investments
Series B, Series A
Enterprise Software, SaaS, Data & Analytics …
IndiaQuotient
Bangalore, India
639 investments
Series A, Seed
Consumer, E-Commerce & Marketplace, Fintech …
Tiger Global Management
New York, New York, United States
633 investments
Series B, Series C
AI, Consumer, E-Commerce & Marketplace …
Founders Fund
San Francisco, California, United States
615 investments
Series A, Seed
Defense & Space, AI, Biotech & Life Sciences …
GV (Google Ventures)
San Francisco, California, United States
604 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy …
Andreessen Horowitz
546 investments
Series A, Seed
Khosla Ventures
Menlo Park, California, United States
545 investments
Series A, Series B
AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy …
Bessemer Venture Partners
Menlo Park, California, United States
540 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Infrastructure & Cloud …
Index Ventures
London, United Kingdom
519 investments
Series A, Series B
AI, Consumer, Enterprise Software …
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
Menlo Park, California, United States
477 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Consumer …
Gaingels
Burlington, United States
462 investments
Seed, Series A
AI, Healthcare, Fintech …
SV Angel
San Francisco, California, United States
421 investments
Seed, Series A
AI, Enterprise Software
Alumni Ventures
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
399 investments
Seed, Series A
AI, Climate & Energy, Construction …
Battery Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
391 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Cybersecurity, Data & Analytics …
500 Global
Palo Alto, California, United States
371 investments
Seed, Series A
Fintech, SaaS, AI …
8VC
Austin, Texas, United States
367 investments
Series A, Seed
AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Defense & Space …
private angel investors
351 investments
Seed, Pre Seed
Kleiner Perkins
Menlo Park, California, United States
344 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Enterprise Software, Consumer …
First Round
San Francisco, California, United States
344 investments
Series A, Seed
AI, Consumer, Enterprise Software …
Greycroft
New York, New York, United States
342 investments
Series A, Series B
AI, Consumer, Enterprise Software …
Salesforce Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
341 investments
Series B, Series C
AI, Enterprise Software, SaaS …
Intel Capital
Santa Clara, California, United States
334 investments
Series B, Series A
AI, Hardware & Semiconductors, Infrastructure & Cloud …
Plug and Play
Sunnyvale, California, United States
333 investments
Seed, Series A
Fintech, AI, Enterprise Software …
Sequoia Capital India
Bangalore, India
329 investments
Series A, Seed
AI, SaaS, Fintech …
Goldman Sachs
New York, New York, United States
319 investments
Series C, Growth
Fintech, Enterprise Software, Healthcare …
NVP
Menlo Park, California, United States
315 investments
Series A, Series C
Enterprise Software, Consumer, Healthcare …
Menlo Ventures
Menlo Park, California, United States
306 investments
Series A, Series B
AI, Enterprise Software, Healthcare …
Endeavor
New York, New York, United States
306 investments
Series A, Series B
Consumer, E-Commerce & Marketplace, Education …
International Finance Corporation
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
305 investments
Series B, Series A
Fintech, Infrastructure & Cloud, Healthcare …
French Public Investment Bank
Maisons-Alfort, France
303 investments
Series A, Seed
Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy, Healthcare …
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