# Investors that accept cold approaches (2026 list) > 8,040 investors that accept cold approaches, 11% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Alumni Ventures. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/accepts-cold-approaches (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors that accept cold approaches Updated 7 November 2026 Firms whose own site says they will read an unsolicited pitch. Read from the page rather than from a profile someone filled in to attract inbound. [See all 8,040 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Faccepts-cold-approaches)The top 25 **8,040** investors on the list *+2* this week **6,370** cheques in 12 months *-13%* against the market **$5M** median round they joined *-37%* against the market median **11%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **7%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (24) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Start-Up Chile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-up-chile) quiet Accelerator · Chile **737** **$40K** median round **Aug 2015** last seen - 7 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **657** **$6.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **526** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **438** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **407** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **395** **$93M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **370** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [Seed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seed-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **347** **$4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **314** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **311** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [Shunwei Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shunwei-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **288** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **284** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 22 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **280** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **262** **$7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 25 [Business Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **260** **$9.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **8,015 more on this list** All 8,040 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Faccepts-cold-approaches) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **7** Nov **[LionBio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lionbio-therapeutics)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) - **6** Nov **[Water Ledger Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-ledger-global)** Other *With* [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures) - **6** Nov **[LifeTech Scientific Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifetech-scientific-corporation)** Other *With* [GL Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gl-capital) - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *With* [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *Led by* [OCA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oca-ventures) - **5** Nov **[Saidot](https://millionrounds.com/company/saidot)** Round *Led by* [BackingMinds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backingminds) ## Stages This Year 4,923 rounds - Seed **25%** - Venture **19%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **13%** - Series B **6%** - Other **20%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,917** - Biotech **341** - Healthcare **337** - Fintech **310** - Big Data & Analytics **243** - Energy **177** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,903 Q1 25 1,834 Q2 25 2,099 Q3 25 2,054 Q4 25 1,939 Q1 26 1,614 Q2 26 1,429 Q3 26 599 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 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) - [Investors speeding up 599](https://millionrounds.com/lists/accelerating) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors that accept cold approaches ### Who are the most active investors that accept cold approaches? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Right Side Capital Management and First Round Capital. ### How many investors that accept cold approaches are there? 8,040 are on record. 11% made an investment in the last 12 months and 7% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors that accept cold approaches back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (34%) and Series A (21%). ### How big are the rounds investors that accept cold approaches join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $6.7M. ### Which sectors do investors that accept cold approaches back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare. ### Which investors that accept cold approaches lead the most rounds? QED Investors (31 led), Union Square Ventures (17 led) and First Round Capital (15 led). ### Where are investors that accept cold approaches based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), the United Kingdom (4) and Chile (1). ### What have investors that accept cold approaches invested in recently? Recent rounds include LionBio Therapeutics (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons), Water Ledger Global (Other, Nov 2026, with Launch Africa) and LifeTech Scientific Corporation (Other, Nov 2026, with GL Capital). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)