AH
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Tech · $90B AUM
Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen (co-creator of Netscape) and Ben Horowitz, a16z disrupted the traditional VC model by building a full-service platform firm rather than a lean partnership. The firm rapidly became the most prominent VC in Silicon Valley.
SoftwareCryptoBioDefense Tech+3
IP
Insight Partners
Tech · $90B AUM
Founded by Jeff Horing and Jerry Murdock in 1995, Insight Partners pioneered the concept of 'growth equity' — late-stage software investing between traditional VC and PE buyout.
SaaSEnterprise SoftwareCybersecurityGrowth Equity+1
TG
Tiger Global Management
Generalist · $95B AUM
Founded by Chase Coleman in 2001, Tiger Global started as a hedge fund and evolved into one of the world's most aggressive crossover investors.
GlobalConsumer InternetFintechE-commerce+2
SC
Sequoia Capital
Tech · $85B AUM
Founded by Don Valentine in 1972, Sequoia is widely regarded as the greatest VC firm in history. The firm made legendary early investments in Google, Yahoo, Cisco, Oracle, and PayPal.
SoftwareConsumerHealthcareFintech+3
SV
SoftBank Vision Fund
Tech · $100B AUM
Launched in 2017 by Masayoshi Son with $100B+ in capital, the Vision Fund was the world's largest tech fund.
Mega-fundGlobalAIRobotics+3
CM
Coatue Management
Tech · $80B AUM
Founded by Philippe Laffont in 1999, Coatue began as a technology-focused hedge fund and evolved into one of the most influential crossover investors.
Data-DrivenConsumer TechSaaSFintech+2
Founded in 1983, Accel is one of Silicon Valley's most storied VC firms. Its most famous investment — leading Facebook's Series A for $12.7M — returned over 200x.
SaaSEnterpriseCybersecurityConsumer+3
IV
Index Ventures
Tech · $50B AUM
Founded in Geneva in 1996, Index Ventures is one of Europe's most successful VC exports. It has become a true transatlantic powerhouse.
TransatlanticSaaSFintechConsumer+3
LV
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Tech · $25B AUM
Lightspeed has grown from a mid-tier US fund to a global multi-stage mega-manager. Its 2025 $9B fundraise was a record.
AI-FirstMulti-StageGlobalEnterprise+3
NE
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Tech · $28B AUM
Founded in 1977, NEA is one of the oldest and most enduring VC firms in the US. It survived multiple tech downturns by maintaining disciplined investing.
HealthcareSaaSEnterpriseConsumer+2
TC
Thrive Capital
Tech · $27B AUM
Founded by Josh Kushner in 2009 at age 24, Thrive Capital has become one of the most remarkable growth stories in VC history.
High-ConvictionAIConsumerFintech+2
GC
General Catalyst
Tech · $25B AUM
Founded in 2000, General Catalyst has grown into one of the most influential multi-stage VC firms in the US.
HealthcareAIClimateConsumer+3
O
OrbiMed
Healthcare · $20B AUM
Founded in 1989, OrbiMed is the world's largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm.
BiotechPharmaOncologyRare Disease+2
BV
Battery Ventures
Tech · $13B AUM
Founded in 1983, Battery Ventures has raised 21+ funds over four decades. One of the few Boston-based VC firms to maintain relevance.
SaaSEnterpriseIndustrial TechIsrael+2
FF
Founders Fund
Deep Tech · $12B AUM
Founded by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek in 2005, Founders Fund was built on the conviction that Silicon Valley had abandoned real scientific ambition.
Deep TechAerospaceDefenseBiotech+3
BV
Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech · $9B AUM
Tracing its roots to 1911, BVP is the oldest VC firm in the world. It transitioned into formal venture capital in the 1970s.
CloudSaaSEnterpriseConsumer+3
G(
GV (Google Ventures)
Generalist · $8B AUM
Launched in 2009 as Google Ventures and rebranded to GV in 2015, GV is the venture arm of Alphabet (Google's parent company).
Life SciencesEnterpriseConsumerFrontier Tech+1
KP
Kleiner Perkins
Tech · $7B AUM
Founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins, KPCB is one of Silicon Valley's founding VC firms.
EnterpriseHard TechClimateConsumer+2
YC
Y Combinator
Generalist · $6B AUM
Founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, Y Combinator created an entirely new asset class: the startup accelerator. By 2024, YC had funded 5,000+ companies.
AcceleratorSeedGeneralistAI+3
Founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale — co-founder of Palantir, Addepar, and OpenGov.
Defense TechHealthcare ITEnterpriseLogistics+2
GP
Greylock Partners
Tech · $5B AUM
Founded in 1965, Greylock is one of the oldest and most storied VC firms. Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn founder) joined as a partner in 2009.
Consumer SocialEnterpriseSaaSAI+2
LC
Lux Capital
Deep Tech · $5B AUM
Founded in 2000, Lux Capital was built on the contrarian view that the most important technological change would come from science, not software.
Deep TechRoboticsAI HardwareGenomics+2
MV
Menlo Ventures
Tech · $5B AUM
Founded in 1976, Menlo Ventures has backed technology companies through five decades of platform shifts. Today it is one of the top AI infrastructure investors.
AI InfrastructureEnterpriseConsumer PlatformSaaS+2
AV
ARCH Venture Partners
Biotech · $4B AUM
Founded in 1986 as a partnership between the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, ARCH pioneered the model of spinning companies out of academic research.
BiotechUniversity SpinoutsTherapeuticsDiagnostics+2
RC
Ribbit Capital
Fintech · $3B AUM
Founded by Meyer 'Micky' Malka in 2012, Ribbit Capital was one of the first specialist fintech VC funds in the world.
FintechDigital BankingPaymentsCrypto+3
FP
Flagship Pioneering
Biotech · $3.5B AUM
Founded by Noubar Afeyan in 2000, Flagship Pioneering created one of the world's most important companies: Moderna.
BiotechInternal Venture CreationmRNASynthetic Biology+1
B
Benchmark
Tech · $3.5B AUM
Founded in 1995, Benchmark disrupted the established VC model by creating a true equal partnership.
Equal PartnershipConcentratedSeedConsumer+2
5G
500 Global
Generalist · $2.4B AUM
Founded by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai in 2010, 500 Global pioneered the global micro-VC accelerator model.
GlobalSeedAcceleratorEmerging Markets+3
US
Union Square Ventures
Tech · $1.7B AUM
Founded by Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham in 2003, USV is one of the most intellectually influential small VC funds.
Network EffectsWeb3MarketplacesSaaS+3
AB
a16z Bio Fund
Biotech · $3.5B AUM
Launched in 2019 as a dedicated vertical within Andreessen Horowitz, the Bio Fund applies software thinking to biology.
BiotechComputational BiologyDrug DiscoverySynthetic Biology+1
PX
Peak XV Partners (Sequoia India)
Generalist · $9B AUM
Established as Sequoia Capital India in 2006 and rebranded to Peak XV Partners in 2023, Peak XV is India's most powerful VC.
Stage-AgnosticConsumer InternetFintechSaaS+3
EC
Elevation Capital
Generalist · $2.6B AUM
Originally launched as SAIF Partners in 2002, the firm rebranded to Elevation Capital in 2020 after becoming fully independent.
Consumer InternetFintechLogisticsEnterprise SaaS+2
AI
Accel India
Tech / SaaS · $2B+ AUM
Established in 2008 as the India arm of global giant Accel, Accel India has become one of the most prolific early-stage investors.
SaaSFintechHealthtechEnterprise+3
CV
Chiratae Ventures
Tech · $1.3B AUM
Founded in 2006 as IDG Ventures India, the firm rebranded to Chiratae Ventures in 2018 after becoming fully independent.
Multi-stageSaaSFintechHealthtech+4
BV
Blume Ventures
Early-stage · $900M AUM
Founded in 2010 by Karthik Reddy and Sanjay Nath, Blume Ventures was built to be the VC firm founders in India always wanted.
SeedPre-Series AFounder-FirstAI+4
NV
Nexus Venture Partners
Tech / SaaS · $700M AUM
Founded in 2006, Nexus is a unique India-US crossover fund with offices in both Bengaluru and Menlo Park.
India-US CrossoverSaaSDeveloper ToolsConsumer+2
KC
Kalaari Capital
Tech · $650M AUM
Founded in 2006 by Vani Kola — one of India's most prominent female VC investors.
Consumer InternetE-commerceMobileSaaS+3
MP
Matrix Partners India (Z47)
Tech · $700M AUM
Established in 2006 as Matrix Partners India, the firm rebranded to Z47 in 2023 after spinning out as fully independent.
Category-CreatingConsumer InternetFintechB2B Tech+2
LI
Lightspeed India
Tech · $600M AUM
Established in 2007 as part of Lightspeed Venture Partners' global expansion.
Consumer TechFintechEnterprise SaaSEdtech+3
SV
Stellaris Venture Partners
SaaS / Tech · $300M AUM
Founded in 2016 by former Matrix Partners India partners, Stellaris was built by operators.
Vertical SaaSConsumer BrandsOperator-LedFirst Check+2
3C
3one4 Capital
Deep Tech · $750M+ AUM
Founded in 2016 by Pranav Pai and Siddarth Pai — sons of T.V. Mohandas Pai, former CFO of Infosys.
ESG-FirstDeep TechEnterprise AutomationFintech+3
IQ
India Quotient
Consumer · $150M AUM
Founded in 2012, India Quotient was one of the first Indian seed funds to take a purely thesis-driven approach.
Vernacular InternetConsumer TechRegional ContentNext Billion Users+2
FV
Fireside Ventures
Consumer D2C · $200M AUM
Founded in 2017, Fireside Ventures is India's only specialist consumer brand-only fund.
D2C SpecialistConsumer BrandsPersonal CareFood & Beverage+2
TC
Titan Capital
Seed · $100M+ AUM
Founded in 2015 by Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal — co-founders of Snapdeal.
Founder-Operator LedSeedConsumer InternetFintech+3
IP
Inflection Point Ventures
Seed / Angel · $100M+ AUM
Founded in 2018, IPV has grown into one of India's largest angel networks with 3,300+ members.
Angel NetworkPre-SeedSeedHealthtech+4
VC
Venture Catalysts (VCats)
Seed · $200M+ AUM
Founded in 2015, Venture Catalysts has grown into India's largest early-stage investment platform.
Largest Seed PlatformSector-AgnosticIncubator400+ Portfolio+2
Founded in 2019, 100X.VC pioneered the iSAFE instrument — a simpler version of the US SAFE note for India.
Pre-SeediSAFE InnovatorStartup CoachingFirst-Time Founders+3
HV
Helion Venture Partners
Tech · $600M AUM
Founded in 2006, Helion was one of India's first independent venture capital firms.
Consumer InternetE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMobile Internet+2
ON
Omidyar Network India
Impact / Tech · $500M+ AUM
Established in 2004 as the India arm of Pierre Omidyar's (eBay founder) philanthropic investment firm.
Impact InvestingFintechFinancial InclusionRegional Content+3
WV
WaterBridge Ventures
Consumer · $100M AUM
Founded in 2016, WaterBridge was built around the insight that the 'next 500 million' Indian internet users represented a massive opportunity.
Next 500 MillionVernacularTier 2-3 IndiaCommunity Platforms+3
AC
Ankur Capital
Agritech · $80M AUM
Founded in 2014 by Ritu Verma, Ankur Capital is India's most focused agritech and food systems VC.
AgritechFood SystemsRural IndiaFarmer-Focused+3
EP
Endiya Partners
Deep Tech · $150M AUM
Founded in 2016 by former Intel Capital investors, Endiya Partners fills a gap in IP-driven, deep tech investing in Hyderabad.
Deep TechAI/MLSemiconductorsMedtech+3
BI
Bharat Innovation Fund
Deep Tech · $100M AUM
Launched in 2018 by IIM Ahmedabad's CIIE.CO, the Bharat Innovation Fund is India's first IP-focused deep tech fund.
Deep TechAIQuantum ComputingDrones+4
PV
Prime Venture Partners
Fintech / SaaS · $200M AUM
Founded in 2011, Prime Venture Partners focuses on seed and early-stage companies in fintech and SaaS.
FintechSaaSCapital-EfficientGovernance-Focused+3
AP
A91 Partners
Growth · $400M AUM
Founded in 2018 by former Sequoia India partners, A91 Partners occupies a distinctive niche: growth-stage investing.
Growth StagePatient CapitalConsumerFintech+4
LV
Lightbox Ventures
Consumer · $400M+ AUM
Founded in 2014, Lightbox was created to fill a gap in growth-stage consumer specialist investing.
Consumer MarketplaceRetailCommerce InfrastructureGrowth Stage+3
AC
Aavishkaar Capital
Impact · $150M AUM
Founded in 2001 by Vineet Rai, Aavishkaar was India's first and most pioneering early-stage impact investment firm.
Impact InvestingRural IndiaAgricultureFinancial Inclusion+3
YV
YourNest Venture Capital
Deep Tech · $100M AUM
Founded in 2012, YourNest focuses on backing early-stage deep tech startups in India.
Deep TechAI/MLIoTRobotics+4
SI
Speciale Invest
Deep Tech · $60M AUM
Founded in 2017, Speciale Invest is India's earliest and most active pre-seed deep tech fund.
Pre-Seed Deep TechSpaceDronesSemiconductors+3
B
Beenext
Fintech · $200M+ AUM
Founded in 2015 by Teruhide Sato, Beenext is a global VC with one of its strongest geographic concentrations in India.
FintechSaaSConsumerCross-Border+3
IE
Info Edge Ventures
Tech / D2C · $100M+ AUM
Launched in 2019 as the CVC arm of Info Edge — the company behind Naukri.com, 99acres, and Jeevansathi.
Corporate VCConsumer InternetSaaSD2C+4
OP
Omnivore Partners
Agritech · $200M+ AUM
Founded in 2010, Omnivore Partners is India's dedicated agrifood tech VC.
Agrifood TechRural IndiaPrecision AgricultureFood Supply Chain+3
V
VenturEast
Tech · $325M AUM
Founded in 1997, VenturEast is the longest-serving venture capital firm in India — predating the country's internet revolution.
Pioneer VCSouth IndiaB2B2CCapital-Efficient+4
TF
Together Fund
SaaS / B2B · $150M AUM
Founded in 2021 by Girish Mathrubootham (founder of Freshworks — India's first SaaS company to go public in the US).
Founder-to-FounderSaaSB2BGlobal GTM+3
AI
Artha India Ventures
Seed / Impact · $50M+ AUM
Founded in 2012, Artha India Ventures has a unique self-sustaining investment model: investing in renewable energy assets whose returns fund startup investments.
Self-Sustaining ModelRenewable EnergyImpactSeed+3