Most Active Seed Investors of 2026 (Ranked)

Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Slauson & Co lead the most active Seed investors of 2026, per Value Add VC's tracked data from 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-15. Ranked by deals led, then total deals.

Private, US-tracked rounds only; rumored or "in talks" rounds excluded. Not a market total.

Methodology

Deals tracked by Value Add VC from filings, wire releases and news outlets — not a total for the whole market or a complete list of every Seed investor's activity. Data window: 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-15 (2026 year-to-date).

Rounds are bucketed into Seed by the store's own tracked funding-stage label. Public companies, debt, fund closes, acquisitions, unverified/rumored rounds and rounds without a clear single funding stage are excluded.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Missing a deal? Submit it →

Most active Seed investors, 2026 YTD

#	Firm	Deals led	Total deals	Biggest deal
1	Andreessen Horowitz	5	5	Mirendil $200MSiliconANGLE
2	General Catalyst	4	4	Transfyr $25MTech Startups
3	Slauson & Co	1	3	Bluecore Energy $50MTechCrunch
4	Aramco Ventures	1	2	Hang Ten Systems $53MTechCrunch
5	Mayfield Fund	1	2	Hang Ten Systems $53MTechCrunch
6	Sequoia Capital	1	2	Cathedral $160MU.S. News (Reuters)
7	Accel	1	1	Keenable $26MTechCrunch
8	Bain Capital Ventures	1	1	Corridor $25MTechCrunch
9	Band of Angels	1	1	Overlord Labs, Inc. $10MPR Newswire
10	Base10 Partners	1	1	Causa Prima $20MFortune
11	Benchmark	1	1	Furientis $25MTechCrunch
12	Bessemer Venture Partners	1	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
13	Blockchain Capital	1	1	Tare $13.25MFortune Term Sheet
14	Capital A Partners	1	1	Photon $4.5MThe SaaS News
15	Capital Today	1	1	Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLE
16	ClearSky	1	1	Lasso Security $30MSiliconANGLE
17	Collide Capital	1	1	Gudea $7MPulse 2.0
18	Coreline Ventures	1	1	Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLE
19	Dauntless Ventures	1	1	Besxar $9MTechCrunch
20	DCVC	1	1	TypeSafe AI $40MYahoo Finance
21	Decibel	1	1	Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek
22	DST Global	1	1	Monogram $40MMonogram
23	Eclipse Ventures	1	1	Noetive $41MPR Newswire (Noetive)
24	Elad Gil	1	1	NavigateAI $25MTechCrunch
25	Emergence Capital	1	1	Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0
26	Forerunner Ventures	1	1	Marklo $5MCrunchbase News
27	Gradient Ventures	1	1	Photon $4.5MThe SaaS News
28	Index Ventures	1	1	Enigma $71MCalcalist
29	Initialized Capital	1	1	Arcturus $8MTechCrunch
30	Innovation Endeavors	1	1	Autoheal $7.9MThe SaaS News
31	Kleiner Perkins	1	1	Mirendil $200MSiliconANGLE
32	Lux Capital	1	1	Monogram $40MMonogram
33	Madrona Ventures	1	1	Polar $5.7MTechCrunch
34	Mosaic Ventures	1	1	Klarent $8MTech Funding News
35	Overture VC	1	1	Besxar $9MTechCrunch
36	Quantonation Ventures	1	1	ZuriQ $25.5MSiliconANGLE
37	Ribbit Capital	1	1	Enigma $71MCalcalist
38	Silent Ventures	1	1	Traysar $25MCrunchbase News
39	Silverton Partners	1	1	Bluecore Energy $50MTechCrunch
40	Tribeca Venture Partners	1	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
41	Ulu Ventures	1	1	Meadow AI $7MThe SaaS News
42	Upfront Ventures	1	1	Outer Spaces $8MPulse 2.0
43	Xora	1	1	Hang Ten Systems $53MTechCrunch
44	York IE	1	1	Lexful $7MRefresh Miami
45	Harlem Capital	0	3	Bluecore Energy $50MTechCrunch
46	Khosla Ventures	0	3	NavigateAI $25MTechCrunch
47	645 Ventures	0	2	Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLE
48	Craft Ventures	0	2	Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek
49	Factory	0	2	Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0
50	Gaingels	0	2	Satlyt $8MTechCrunch
51	HartBeat Ventures	0	2	Bluecore Energy $50MTechCrunch
52	SV Angel	0	2	Proximal $15MThe SaaS News
53	359 Capital	0	1	Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLE
54	Abstract Ventures	0	1	Ghost $11MTechCrunch
55	Alumni Ventures	0	1	Apollo Atomics $31MTech Startups
56	Antler	0	1	Satlyt $8MTechCrunch
57	Ariel Alternatives	0	1	Ellis $10MTechCrunch
58	Audacious Ventures	0	1	Ghost $11MTechCrunch
59	Blank Ventures	0	1	Charter Space $5MThe SaaS News
60	BoxGroup	0	1	Corridor $25MTechCrunch
61	Breakthrough Energy	0	1	Arcturus $8MTechCrunch
62	Caltech	0	1	PrismML $22.25MTechCrunch
63	Carya Venture Partners	0	1	Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLE
64	Cerberus Capital Management	0	1	PrismML $22.25MTechCrunch
65	Chemistry Ventures	0	1	Proximal $15MThe SaaS News
66	Collab Capital	0	1	Bluecore Energy $50MTechCrunch
67	Commerce Ventures	0	1	Walapay $4.6MPulse 2.0
68	Conviction	0	1	Keenable $26MTechCrunch
69	Creandum	0	1	Causa Prima $20MFortune
70	Crosspoint Capital Partners	0	1	Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek
71	Duke Capital Partners	0	1	Apollo Atomics $31MTech Startups
72	EJF Ventures	0	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
73	F-Prime Capital	0	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
74	Felicis Ventures	0	1	Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek
75	FGV Capital	0	1	Walapay $4.6MPulse 2.0
76	Fifth Wall	0	1	NavigateAI $25MTechCrunch
77	First Round Capital	0	1	Ellis $10MTechCrunch
78	First Spark Ventures	0	1	Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0
79	Foothill Ventures	0	1	Overlord Labs, Inc. $10MPR Newswire
80	Founder Collective	0	1	Reservoir $8MTechCrunch
81	Freestyle Capital	0	1	Marklo $5MCrunchbase News
82	Gigascale Capital	0	1	Noetive $41MPR Newswire (Noetive)
83	HF0	0	1	Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLE
84	HongShan (Sequoia China)	0	1	Photon $4.5MThe SaaS News
85	Hustle Fund	0	1	Charter Space $5MThe SaaS News
86	In-Q-Tel	0	1	Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek
87	Kearny Jackson	0	1	Ellis $10MTechCrunch
88	Lakestar	0	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
89	Lennar	0	1	NavigateAI $25MTechCrunch
90	Liquid 2 Ventures	0	1	Noetive $41MPR Newswire (Noetive)
91	MCJ	0	1	Reservoir $8MTechCrunch
92	Mindset Ventures	0	1	Lasso Security $30MSiliconANGLE
93	Mucker Capital	0	1	Outer Spaces $8MPulse 2.0
94	NextWave NYC	0	1	Augmeta $3MGeekWire
95	Notion Capital	0	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
96	Nucleation Capital	0	1	Apollo Atomics $31MTech Startups
97	Obvious Ventures	0	1	Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0
98	Pelion Venture Partners	0	1	Apollo Atomics $31MTech Startups
99	Precursor Ventures	0	1	Bluecore Energy $10MTechCrunch
100	Project A	0	1	Nettle $4.8MPulse 2.0
101	QED Investors	0	1	Charter Space $5MThe SaaS News
102	Robinhood Ventures	0	1	Apollo Atomics $31MTech Startups
103	Sand Hill Angels	0	1	Overlord Labs, Inc. $10MPR Newswire
104	Shield Capital	0	1	Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek
105	SignalFire	0	1	Preference Model $16MThe SaaS News
106	Singtel Innov8	0	1	Lasso Security $30MSiliconANGLE
107	South Park Commons	0	1	Preference Model $16MThe SaaS News
108	Swish Ventures	0	1	Noetive $41MPR Newswire (Noetive)
109	Thrive Capital	0	1	Ellis $10MTechCrunch
110	Tin Alley Ventures	0	1	Twin1 AI $20MSiliconANGLE
111	Toyota Ventures	0	1	Arcturus $8MTechCrunch
112	Triatomic Capital	0	1	Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0
113	Visible Hands	0	1	Bluecore Energy $10MTechCrunch
114	Wireframe Ventures	0	1	Arcturus $8MTechCrunch
115	Y Combinator	0	1	Apollo Atomics $31MTech Startups

FAQ

Who is the most active seed investor in 2026?

Andreessen Horowitz, with 5 tracked 2026 seed deals led.

How many seed investors does Value Add VC track for 2026?

115 investors have at least one tracked 2026 seed deal.

Which firms led the most seed deals in 2026?

Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Slauson & Co lead the ranking below by seed deals led in 2026.

What was the biggest seed deal of 2026?

Mirendil's seed round ($200M), led by Andreessen Horowitz.

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