VC Companies

VC (venture capital) companies are firms that invest pooled money from limited partners into high-growth startups in exchange for equity. They back companies at stages from pre-seed to growth, aiming for large returns when those startups exit via acquisition or IPO. Examples include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Accel.

This database tracks 1,174 active VC companies across the US, Europe, Israel, and beyond — spanning every stage from pre-seed to growth and every major sector.

The most prominent VC firms include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia Capital, Accel, Founders Fund, Benchmark, Greylock, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, and Bessemer — but the right firm depends on your stage, sector, and check size, which you can filter for in the full database.

VC firms make money two ways: a management fee (typically ~2% of the fund per year) and carried interest (typically ~20% of the profits) when their investments exit. Their returns are driven by the power law — a few huge winners pay for the whole portfolio.