# Art & Design lead investors (2026 list) > 34 art & Design lead investors, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, Accel. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/art-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Art & Design lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by an art & Design company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 34 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fart-lead-investors)The top 25 **34** investors on the list *+1* this week **1,190** cheques in 12 months *+14%* against the market **$26M** median round they joined *+225%* against the market median **94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [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 - 3 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **742** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **524** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **360** **$119M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **287** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **234** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Atomico](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **215** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Cherry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **179** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **174** **$92M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Connect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connect-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **105** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [HOF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hof-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **101** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [3one4 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **92** **$6.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **79** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Canada **51** **$213M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [Flying Fish Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fish-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **49** **$5.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Flint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flint-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **28** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [MediaTek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mediatek) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Taiwan **17** **$67M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 23 [Algebra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/algebra-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Egypt **11** **$7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Chemistry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chemistry) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **11** **$44M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm **10** **$118M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **9 more on this list** All 34 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%2Fart-lead-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **4** Nov **[Enza](https://millionrounds.com/company/enza)** Seed · $6M *With* [Algebra Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/algebra-ventures) - **4** Nov **Sentra** Series C · $150M *With* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) - **4** Nov **[Phaze Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/phaze-inc)** Seed · $8.8M *Led by* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) ## Stages This Year 1,014 rounds - Series A **18%** - Seed **15%** - Series B **13%** - Venture **12%** - Series C **9%** - Other **33%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **546** - Fintech **88** - Healthcare **65** - Big Data & Analytics **63** - Biotech **60** - Cybersecurity **59** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 221 Q1 25 264 Q2 25 322 Q3 25 345 Q4 25 360 Q1 26 298 Q2 26 280 Q3 26 116 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about art & Design lead investors ### Who are the most active art & Design lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners and Redpoint. ### How many art & Design lead investors are there? 34 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do art & Design lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (23%) and Seed (20%). ### How big are the rounds art & Design lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $27M. ### Which sectors do art & Design lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare. ### Which art & Design lead investors lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and New Enterprise Associates (73 led). ### Where are art & Design lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), the United Kingdom (2) and France (1). ### What have art & Design lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Fidelity) and Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Fidelity). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)