# Investors speeding up (2026 list)

> 599 investors speeding up, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Index Ventures, RA Capital Management, Mizuho Corporate Bank. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/accelerating (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Investors speeding up

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms writing clearly more cheques this year than last, measured against how fast the whole market grew, so that our own growing coverage does not read as everyone speeding up.

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**599** investors on the list *+152* this week

**5,035** cheques in 12 months *+153%* against the market

**$27M** median round they joined *+238%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**72%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques in 12 months, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **119 of 1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **109 of 395** **$93M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **84 of 217** **$9.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Rebel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebel-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **74 of 201** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **71 of 178** **$115M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **56 of 198** **$64M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United Kingdom **51 of 105** **$6.3M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **50 of 407** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **46 of 328** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) *Deploying now* Family office **46 of 240** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **46 of 206** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [NATO DIANA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nato-diana) *Deploying now* Investment firm **46 of 67** **$417K** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 13 [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **43 of 79** **$51M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **42 of 368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **40 of 273** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **39 of 319** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **38 of 287** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Lakestar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **38 of 168** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **36 of 83** **$1.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **35 of 140** **$64M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Tether](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tether) *Deploying now* Investment firm **34 of 59** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Energy Impact Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-impact-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **31 of 108** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Amplify Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **30 of 139** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **30 of 108** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **29 of 88** **$505K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**574 more on this list**

All 599 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Banesco Banco Múltiple](https://millionrounds.com/company/banesco-banco-multiple)** Debt · $25M *Led by* [PROPARCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/proparco)
- **6** Nov **[Fathom Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fathom-therapeutics)** Round *With* [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures)
- **6** Nov **[Physicl](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicl)** Seed · $10M *Led by* [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)
- **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *Led by* [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive)
- **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)

## Stages This Year

3,467 rounds

- Seed **20%**
- Series A **18%**
- Venture **11%**
- Series B **10%**
- Other **10%**
- Other **31%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,492**
- Biotech **306**
- Fintech **295**
- Healthcare **237**
- Big Data & Analytics **191**
- Energy **189**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

466 Q1 25

474 Q2 25

586 Q3 25

882 Q4 25

1,275 Q1 26

1,295 Q2 26

1,245 Q3 26

733 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Investors that just raised a fund 10,562](https://millionrounds.com/lists/raised-recently)
- [Investors deploying right now 9,425](https://millionrounds.com/lists/deploying-now)
- [Investors that accept cold approaches 8,040](https://millionrounds.com/lists/accepts-cold-approaches)
- [Investors active in the last 90 days 5,485](https://millionrounds.com/lists/active-last-90-days)
- [Investors new to the market 4,994](https://millionrounds.com/lists/new-to-the-market)
- [Investors that lead rounds 4,805](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors)
- [Investors that often back a round alone 3,454](https://millionrounds.com/lists/invest-alone)
- [Investors that back companies abroad 1,450](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cross-border-investors)
- [Investors that follow on 727](https://millionrounds.com/lists/follow-on-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Quick answers about investors speeding up

### Who are the most active investors speeding up?

By cheques in 12 months, the most active are Index Ventures, RA Capital Management, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Rebel Fund and Janus Henderson Investors.

### How many investors speeding up are there?

599 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 72% have led a round.

### Which stages do investors speeding up back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (24%).

### How big are the rounds investors speeding up join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $20M.

### Which sectors do investors speeding up back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Fintech.

### Which investors speeding up lead the most rounds?

Index Ventures (62 led), Balderton Capital (22 led) and Thrive Capital (18 led).

### Where are investors speeding up based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (12), the United Kingdom (5) and Canada (2).

### What have investors speeding up invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Banesco Banco Múltiple (Debt, Nov 2026, with PROPARCO), Fathom Therapeutics (Nov 2026, with Sutter Hill Ventures) and Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inovia Capital).

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