# Angel groups backing AI (2026 list)

> 109 angel groups backing AI, 81% active in the last 12 months. Led by SFC Capital, Keiretsu Forum, New York Angels. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Angel groups backing AI

Updated 7 November 2026

Angel groups we have observed in an AI round in the last two years.

[See all 109 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fangel-groups-ai)The top 25

**109** investors on the list No change this week

**317** cheques in 12 months *-25%* against the market

**$3M** median round they joined *-62%* against the market median

**81%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**17%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **185** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 3 [New York Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **181** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **168** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Sand Hill Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sand-hill-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **140** **$2.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [SICTIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) *Deploying now* Angel network · Switzerland **137** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Anges Quebec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anges-quebec) *Deploying now* Angel network · Canada **83** **$1.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [SeedBlink](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedblink) *Deploying now* Angel network · Romania **78** **$779K** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 9 [Boston Seed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-seed-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **75** **$4M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 10 [Hoxton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hoxton-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · India **70** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [50 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/50-partners) *Deploying now* Angel network · France **59** **$2.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Enterprise Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · New Zealand **58** **$1.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 13 [Innovestor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovestor) *Deploying now* Angel network · Finland **58** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [S16vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s16vc-founders-for-founders-fund) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **58** **$11M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 15 [Club degli Investitori](https://millionrounds.com/fund/club-degli-investitori) *Deploying now* Angel network · Italy **57** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Cambridge Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambridge-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **53** **$1.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 17 [VentureSouth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouth) *Deploying now* Angel network · Seychelles **53** **$1.8M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen
- 18 [Anjos do Brasil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anjos-do-brasil) *Deploying now* Angel network · Brazil **52** **$434K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [HBAN](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hban) *Deploying now* Angel network · Ireland **48** **$1.7M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 20 [24 Haymarket](https://millionrounds.com/fund/24haymarket) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **45** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [Rockies Venture Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockies-venture-club) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **44** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [GVAngels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gvangels) quiet Angel network · Brazil **43** **$703K** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 23 [Robin Hood Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robin-hood-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **41** **$300M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 24 [Green Angel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-angel-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **39** **$1.8M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 25 [Angel Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-bridge) *Deploying now* Angel network · Japan **37** **$6.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**84 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)
- **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [50 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/50-partners)
- **3** Nov **[CareLumi](https://millionrounds.com/company/carelumi)** Pre-seed · $2.5M *With* [Chicago Early Growth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-early-growth-ventures)
- **3** Nov **[1nhaler](https://millionrounds.com/company/1nhaler)** Other · $3M *Led by* [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels)
- **29** Oct **[KineDB](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinedb)** Pre-seed · $946K *With* [NGL Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ngl-ventures)

## Stages This Year

305 rounds

- Seed **34%**
- Pre-seed **19%**
- Venture **12%**
- Series A **11%**
- Series B **6%**
- Other **17%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **124**
- Healthcare **28**
- Biotech **25**
- Big Data & Analytics **19**
- Fintech **18**
- Robotics **12**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

113 Q1 25

108 Q2 25

112 Q3 25

114 Q4 25

104 Q1 26

55 Q2 26

92 Q3 26

28 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics)
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## 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 angel groups backing AI

### Who are the most active angel groups backing AI?

By cheques observed, the most active are SFC Capital, Keiretsu Forum, New York Angels, AngelList and Sand Hill Angels.

### How many angel groups backing AI are there?

109 are on record. 81% made an investment in the last 12 months and 17% have led a round.

### Which stages do angel groups backing AI back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (43%) and Pre-seed (24%).

### How big are the rounds angel groups backing AI join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $1.9M.

### Which sectors do angel groups backing AI back most?

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

### Which angel groups backing AI lead the most rounds?

SFC Capital (4 led), Anges Quebec (2 led) and Hoxton Ventures (2 led).

### Where are angel groups backing AI based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (8), the United Kingdom (4) and Brazil (2).

### What have angel groups backing AI invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with AngelList) and AQQI (Seed, Nov 2026, with 50 Partners).

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