# AI investors (2026 list)

> 6,593 AI investors, 82% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# AI investors

Updated 26 October 2026

Firms observed backing an AI company in the last two years, taken from what they funded rather than from what their website says they like.

[See all 6,593 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fai-investors)The top 25

**6,593** investors on the list *+300* this week

**35,548** cheques in 12 months *-3%* against the market

**$13M** median round they joined *+63%* against the market median

**82%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**35%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,397** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,987** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,088** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) *Deploying now* Government · United States **1,869** **$926K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,649** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,595** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,557** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,374** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,344** **$19M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,336** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,334** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **1,160** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,123** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,120** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,032** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,025** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **950** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **883** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**6,568 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **26** Oct **네이션에이** Series A *With* [KDB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdb)
- **26** Oct **[Revolver Resources](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolver-resources)** Debt · $3M *With* [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird)
- **26** Oct **[Eloelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/eloelo)** Round *Led by* [Hornbill Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hornbill-capital)
- **26** Oct **[Ailytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ailytics)** Series A · $7.4M *Led by* [Tin Men Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tin-men-capital)
- **26** Oct **[Paar Autonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/paar-autonomy)** Seed · $1.1M *Led by* [AdvantEdge Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantedge-founders)
- **26** Oct **[SpaceX](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)** Debt · $40B *Led by* [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management)

## Stages This Year

11,972 rounds

- Seed **22%**
- Venture **20%**
- Series A **15%**
- Pre-seed **9%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **27%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **4,090**
- Biotech **923**
- Healthcare **771**
- Fintech **626**
- Big Data & Analytics **565**
- Energy **487**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

8,985 Q1 25

9,131 Q2 25

9,929 Q3 25

10.5k Q4 25

10.3k Q1 26

8,679 Q2 26

7,766 Q3 26

2,086 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Fintech investors 2,898](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors)
- [Big Data & Analytics investors 1,880](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors)
- [Biotech investors 1,813](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors)
- [Energy investors 1,659](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors)
- [Robotics investors 1,561](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors)
- [Construction investors 1,548](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors)
- [Cybersecurity investors 1,333](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors)
- [Manufacturing investors 1,306](https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors)
- [Hardware & Electronics investors 1,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/hardware-investors)

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

## Reading for founders in AI and data

- Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World Cade Metz · 2021 4.26 from 3,395 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book "This colorful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective. Through the lives of Geoff Hinton and other major players, Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling." Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker Recipient of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI Eric Lamarre · 2023 3.87 from 490 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book In Rewired, the world's most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, delivers a road-tested, how-to manual their own consultants use to help companies build the capabilities to outcompete in the age of digital and AI. Many companies are stuck with digital… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Scaling Era: An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025 Dwarkesh Patel · 2025 3.87 from 570 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?In a series of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity Daron Acemoğlu · 2023 3.94 from 2,496 ratings on Goodreads AI and data Company building About the book The bestselling co-author of Why Nations Fail and the bestselling co-author of 13 Bankers deliver a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will fundamentally change how you see the world A thousand years of history and contemporary evidence make one thing clear.… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=ai).

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## Quick answers about AI investors

### Who are the most active AI investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital and National Science Foundation.

### How many AI investors are there?

6,593 are on record. 82% made an investment in the last 12 months and 35% have led a round.

### Which stages do AI investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (31%) and Series A (20%).

### How big are the rounds AI investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M.

### Which sectors do AI investors back most?

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

### Which AI investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (110 led), Accel (102 led) and General Catalyst (90 led).

### Where are AI investors based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in Germany and France.

### What have AI investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include 네이션에이 (Series A, Oct 2026, with KDB), Revolver Resources (Debt, Oct 2026, with Blackbird) and Eloelo (Oct 2026, with Hornbill Capital).

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