Top VC Firms in the Bay Area 2026 (Ranked by Deals)

Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures lead the firms based in the Bay Area with the most tracked 2026 venture deals, per Value Add VC's tracked data from 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-15.

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 VC firm's activity. Data window: 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-15 (2026 year-to-date).

Firms are matched to the Bay Area by their own tracked headquarters location. Ranked by deals led (lead-investor credit), then total deals participated in. Public companies, debt, fund closes, acquisitions and unverified/rumored rounds are excluded.

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VC firms based in the Bay Area, ranked by 2026 deals

#FirmDeals ledTotal dealsBiggest 2026 dealStages / sectors
1Andreessen Horowitz2238OpenAI $122BTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B · Crypto, Web3
2Sequoia Capital1631Anthropic $65BTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B, Growth · AI, Enterprise, Consumer, Fintech, Healthcare, Crypto, Climate
3Khosla Ventures920Oratomic $475MSiliconANGLESeed, Series A, Growth · AI, Climate, Energy, Healthcare, Biotech, Space, Enterprise
4Accel815Anthropic $30BTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B · AI, Enterprise, SaaS, Consumer, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Healthcare
5Lightspeed Venture Partners617Skild AI $1.4BSkild AISeed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F · Enterprise, AI, Fintech, Consumer, Healthcare, Cybersecurity
6New Enterprise Associates (NEA)68Positron AI $875MPR Newswire (company announcement)Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth · AI, Enterprise, Healthcare, Fintech, Consumer, Vertical AI
7Spark Capital67Baseten $1.5BBasetenSeed, Series A, Series B · Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech
8Ribbit Capital56Base Power $1BTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B · AI, Commerce, Infrastructure, Fintech, Energy
9Founders Fund410Anthropic $30BTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B, Growth · Aerospace, Defense, Fintech, AI, Deeptech, Healthcare
10Felicis Ventures48Skild AI $1.4BSkild AISeed, Series A · Enterprise, Consumer, Fintech, AI, Climate
11Benchmark47Instinct $1BInstinct (Business Wire via FinancialContent)Seed, Series A · Consumer, Enterprise, AI, Marketplaces, Infrastructure
12Eclipse Ventures47Antora Energy $550MBloombergPre-Seed, Seed, Series B · Industrial, Hardware
13Kleiner Perkins47K2 Space $500MBloombergSeed, Series A, Series B, Growth · Enterprise, Consumer, Fintech, Hardtech, Healthcare, AI, Climate
14Iconiq Capital45Ramp $750MPR NewswireSeries A, Series B, Growth · Enterprise, Consumer
15Menlo Ventures312Suno $400M+Music Business WorldwideSeed, Series A, Series B · Enterprise, AI, Cybersecurity, Healthcare
16Google Ventures (GV)39Sierra $950MCNBCSeed, Series A, Series B · AI, Healthcare, Developer Tools, Infrastructure
17Dell Technologies Capital36Arena $200MTechCrunch—
18Forerunner Ventures35Suno $400M+Music Business WorldwideSeed, Series A, Series B · Brands, Marketplaces, AI
19DCVC34TypeSafe AI $870MTypeSafe AISeed, Series A, Growth · AI, Quantum, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Energy, Advanced Manufacturing
20Greenoaks34Anthropic $65BTechCrunchSeries A, Series B, Growth · Technology
21Abstract Ventures25Volantis $88MSiliconANGLESeed, Series A · Enterprise, Consumer
22SignalFire24Flagler Health $50MHIT ConsultantSeed, Series A, Series B · AI/ML, SaaS, Healthcare, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Consumer
23Base10 Partners23HappyRobot $150MBusinessWireSeed, Series A, Series B · Enterprise, Fintech, AI
24Dragoneer Investment Group22Anthropic $65BTechCrunchSeries B, Growth · Enterprise, Consumer
25TCV22Fireworks AI $1.5BSiliconANGLEGrowth · Technology, AI, Fintech, Legal Tech, Software Infrastructure
26Wing Venture Capital22Bespoke Labs $40MBusiness WireSeed, Series A · Enterprise, AI, SaaS
27Mayfield Fund16Upscale AI $190MFortuneSeed, Series A · AI, Enterprise, Consumer
28Conviction14Baseten $1.5BBasetenSeed, Series A · AI
29First Round Capital14Quartermaster $100MTechCrunchPre-Seed, Seed · Enterprise, AI, Hardware, Healthcare, Fintech, Consumer
30CapitalG13K2 Space $500MBloombergGrowth · AI, Fintech, Enterprise Software, Robotics, Consumer
31Emergence Capital13Together AI $800MBusinessWireSeries A, Series B · SaaS, AI, Infrastructure
32IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)13Baseten $1.5BBasetenSeries A, Series B, Growth · Software, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise, Cloud Infrastructure
33Nexus Venture13Freehand $75MForbesPre-Seed, Seed, Series A · Technology
34Paradigm13Kalshi $1BTechCrunchPre-Seed, Seed · Crypto, AI, Robotics
35Sixth Street13Databricks $5BBloomberg—
36Amplify Partners12Temporal $550MTemporalSeed, Series A · AI, Developer Tools, Infrastructure, Biotech
37Bond12Databricks $5BBloombergGrowth
38Caffeinated Capital12Antares $370MTechCrunchSeed, Series A · Fintech, Aerospace, Healthcare, Software, Autonomous Vehicles, Insurance
39Chemistry Ventures12Meticulous $15MPulse 2.0Pre-Seed, Seed · AI, Automation, Infrastructure, Fintech, Healthcare, Physical Intelligence
40Commerce Ventures12Interchecks $50MRefresh MiamiPre-Seed, Seed, Series B, Growth · Technology
41Costanoa Ventures12Smack Technologies $61MYahoo FinancePre-Seed, Seed, Series A · Enterprise
42Crescent Cove Advisors12Tekever $580MTech Funding News—
43Crosspoint Capital Partners12Ent.AI $100MSecurityWeek—
44Elad Gil12Hone $60MFinSmesSeed, Series A, Series B · Technology
45Framework Ventures12Ultra Robotics $50MFortuneSeed, Series A · Crypto, Web3, DeFi
46Pantera Capital12World Foundation $52.5MDecryptSeed, Early-stage, Public · Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Digital Assets
47SemperVirens12UpSmith $10MDallas Innovates—
48Sutter Hill Ventures12Sila $300MSila—
49Third Point Ventures12Snorkel AI $350MPR Newswire—
50137 Ventures11Hadrian $1.37BHadrian—
51Blockchain Capital11Tare $13.25MFortune Term SheetSeed, Series A, Series B, Growth · DeFi, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Infrastructure
52Capital Partners11Higgsfield $80M extension ($130M+ total Series A)PR Newswire—
53Cherryrock Capital11Flourish Health $46MGlobeNewswire—
54Coreline Ventures11Fish Audio $52MSiliconANGLEAI, Healthcare, Fintech, Retail, Energy, Education, Manufacturing, Security
55CRV11Melius $20MTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B · Enterprise, Consumer, AI, Fintech
56DFJ Growth11BigHat Biosciences $75MBioSpaceGrowth · AI, Robotics and Automation, Aerospace and Defense, Biotech
57Draper Associates11Aurelius Systems $40McitybizSeed, Series B, Growth · AI, Robotics, Crypto, Healthcare, Aerospace
58FTV Capital11TabaPay $155MFTV CapitalGrowth · Fintech, Enterprise
59Gradient Ventures11Photon $4.5MThe SaaS NewsSeed, Series A · AI
60Headline11Scarlet $50MTech.euSeed, Series B, Growth · Technology
61Initialized Capital11Arcturus $8MTechCrunchSeed · Enterprise SaaS, AI, Infrastructure, Biotech
62Kindred Ventures11Hydra Host $100MHydra HostSeed · Software, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Retail, Climate Tech, Consumer
63Nava Ventures11Cyclops $20MFortune—
64Prelude Ventures11Quaise Energy $180M (final close)Quaise EnergySeed, Series A, Series B · Climate
65Riverwood Capital11LeapXpert $180MPRNewswireGrowth · Technology
66Situational Awareness11Fluidstack $830MFluidstack—
67Theory Ventures11Ollama $65MTechCrunch—
68Ulu Ventures11Meadow AI $7MThe SaaS NewsPre-Seed, Seed · Technology
69XYZ Venture Capital11Peregrine Technologies $250MPeregrineSeed, Early-stage · Defense, Security, Insurance, HR Technology, Intelligence
70Y Combinator018Stoke Space $1BTechCrunchPre-Seed, Seed · AI, Enterprise, Consumer, Fintech, Healthcare, SaaS
71Salesforce Ventures06Hark $700MCrunchbase NewsSeed, Growth · Enterprise Technology, AI, Data Infrastructure, Security
72SV Angel06Temporal $550MTemporalSeed, Growth · Consumer, Enterprise, AI
73Bloomberg Beta04Clay $115MBusiness WireSeed, Series A · Technology
74Craft Ventures04Replit $400MTechCrunchSeed, Series A, Series B · Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI
75Matrix Partners04Suno $400M+Music Business WorldwideSeed, Series A · AI, Fintech, B2B, Infrastructure, Semiconductors, Health Tech, Consumer, Frontier Tech
76Greylock Partners03Baseten $1.5BBasetenSeed, Series A, Series B · AI/ML, Consumer, Enterprise, Infrastructure, Finance
77Norwest Venture Partners03Icon $200MPulse 2.0Seed, Series B, Growth · Technology
78Pear VC03Forus $150MBloombergPre-Seed, Seed · Enterprise, Healthcare, AI
79South Park Commons03Profound $180MTechCrunchPre-idea, Seed · AI/ML, Developer Tools, Fintech, Biotech, Robotics, Frontier Technology
80Triatomic Capital03Efficient Computer $97MSiliconANGLEPre-Seed, Seed, Series B, Growth · Technology
81Venrock03Encoded Therapeutics $275MEncoded Therapeutics (Business Wire via BioSpace)Seed, Series A, Series B · Healthcare, Enterprise, AI
82Afore Capital02Baselayer $35MCrunchbase NewsPre-Seed · Enterprise, Consumer
83Audacious Ventures02Lightfield $47MPR Newswire—
84Congruent Ventures02VEIR $110MPulse 2.0Seed, Series A · Climate, Sustainability
85Freestyle Capital02Firecrawl $75MSiliconANGLESeed · Technology
86Heavybit02Groundcover $100MSiliconANGLEPre-Seed, Seed, Series A · Technology
87Liquid 2 Ventures02Noetive $41MPR Newswire (Noetive)Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B · Generalist
88MVP Ventures02Also $150MTechCrunch—
89The House Fund02Arena $150MWikipediaPre-Seed, Seed · AI, Deep Tech, Healthcare, Quantum Computing, Fintech
90Valar Ventures02Augustus $180MThe BlockSeries A, Series B, Growth · Fintech, Financial Services, Payments, Digital Banking
9101 Advisors01Arena $200MTechCrunchSeries A, Series B · Enterprise
92Altos Ventures01Firecrawl $75MSiliconANGLE—
93Blank Ventures01Charter Space $5MThe SaaS NewsSeed · Fintech
94Cake Ventures01Outro $7MMedCity NewsPre-Seed, Seed · Women Health, Aging Longevity, Mental Health, Wellness, Underserved Markets
95Cantos VC01Heaviside $60MTech Funding NewsPre-Seed, Seed · Deeptech, Climate, Healthcare, Space
96Comcast Ventures01Hydra Host $100MHydra HostSeed, Series A, Series B, Growth · Media
97CrossLink Capital01Suki $90MFinancialContent (Business Wire)Series A, Series B, Growth · Enterprise
98Define Ventures01Nuance Labs $50MGeekWireSeed, Series A · Technology
99Designer Fund01Paper $34MEnid News & Eagle (Business Wire)Seed, Early-stage · Health, Sustainability, Fintech, Healthcare, Climate Tech, EdTech, Developer Tools
100Fifty Years01Multiply Labs $75MBusiness Wire—
101First Spark Ventures01Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0Advanced Compute, Digital Biology & Biotech, CyberPhysical Systems
102Ford Street Ventures01CivilGrid $26MTechCrunchPre-Seed, Seed, Series A · Consumer, Enterprise
103Fortitude Ventures01Smack Technologies $61MYahoo FinancePre-Seed, Seed · AI, Robotics
104Foundation Capital01AegisAI $36MPR NewswirePre-Seed, Seed · AI, Blockchain, Fintech
105Friends & Family Capital01Heaviside $60MTech Funding NewsSeed, Growth, Pre-IPO · Defense, Software, Logistics, Fintech, Infrastructure, AI, Cybersecurity, Space, Robotics
106Frontline Ventures01Snorkel AI $350MPR NewswirePre-Seed, Seed, Series B, Series C, Series D · Enterprise AI, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Developer Tools
107Hanwha Asset Management01Poseidon Aerospace $60MTechCrunch—
108Haun Ventures01Meanwhile $37.5MPulse 2.0Seed, Series A, Series B · Crypto, Web3
109Healthier Capital01Suki $90MFinancialContent (Business Wire)Seed, Series A · Healthcare
110Laude Ventures01Arena $150MWikipediaPre-Seed · AI, Data Infrastructure
111NFX01Starcloud $250MTechCrunchPre-Seed, Seed · Marketplaces, Fintech, Gaming, AI
112Obvious Ventures01Radical Numerics $50MPulse 2.0Seed, Series A · Climate, Healthcare, Consumer
113Precursor Ventures01Bluecore Energy $10MTechCrunchPre-Seed, Seed · Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech
114Rethink Impact01Evvy $40MAlleyWatch—
115Saga Ventures01Profound $180MTechCrunch—
116Sierra Ventures01Smallest.ai $13MTechCrunch—
117Spero Ventures01Tiny Health $33MThe SaaS News—
118Streamlined Ventures01Flagler Health $50MHIT ConsultantSeed · Technology, Software
119Susa Ventures01Volantis $88MSiliconANGLE—
120Tribe Capital01Higgsfield $400MTechCrunchSeries A, Series B, Growth · Technology
121Uncork Capital01Numeral $100MBusiness WireSeed · AI, AI-Native
122Zeev Ventures01Groundcover $100MSiliconANGLESeed, Series A · Technology
123Zetta Venture Partners01Naive $28.5MSiliconANGLE—

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  • Alt Capital
  • Array Ventures — Early-stage venture firm investing in founders building AI-driven enterprise software with business development support and expert network.
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  • Basis Set Ventures — Venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies.
  • Boost VC — Pre-seed venture capital firm that writes $500K checks across deep-tech sectors including aerospace, nuclear energy, robotics, and biotech.
  • Cleo Capital
  • Coelius Capital — Early-stage venture capital fund investing $200K–$1M in B2B and B2B2C technology startups.
  • Common Sense Media
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  • Cowboy Ventures — Seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Aileen Lee, investing in early-stage technology startups.
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  • EcoR1 Capital
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  • Haystack — Early-stage venture capital firm backing outlier founders at seed stage across software, AI, and hardware sectors.
  • Javelin Venture — Venture firm investing $500K-4M in late-seed and early Series A companies across AI, fintech, SaaS, and consumer internet, based in San Francisco.
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  • Playground Global — Early-stage venture firm investing in deep technology across compute, robotics, energy, and engineered biology, based in Palo Alto, California.
  • Polychain Capital
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  • Storm Ventures
  • Sugar Capital
  • Tau Ventures
  • Uncorrelated Ventures
  • Unusual Ventures
  • venBio Partners
  • Vertex Ventures
  • Village Global — Network-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm providing connected capital and founder network access across global startups.
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FAQ

What is the most active VC firm in the Bay Area in 2026?
Andreessen Horowitz, with 22 tracked 2026 deals led.
How many VC firms based in the Bay Area are tracked by Value Add VC?
123 VC firms based in the Bay Area have at least one tracked 2026 deal.
Which the Bay Area VC firms led the most deals in 2026?
Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures lead the ranking below by deals led in 2026.
What was the biggest VC deal in the Bay Area in 2026?
Andreessen Horowitz's biggest tracked 2026 deal was OpenAI ($122B).

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