# Asset managers at early stage (2026 list) > 11 asset managers at early stage, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by BlackRock, Perceptive Advisors, Artesian VC. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/asset-managers-at-early-stage (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Asset managers at early stage Updated 7 November 2026 Asset managers we have watched take part in an early stage round in the last two years. [See all 11 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fasset-managers-at-early-stage)The top 11 **11** investors on the list No change this week **196** cheques in 12 months *+25%* against the market **$18M** median round they joined *+126%* against the market median **100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **45%** have led a round ## The Top 11 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (11) - 1 [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **296** **$130M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **206** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Triple Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-point) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United Kingdom **78** **$6.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 5 [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Brazil **67** **$4.6M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 6 [Swen Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swen-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Asset manager · France **62** **$12M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 7 [Blue Owl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **59** **$189M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Further Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/further-ventures) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United Arab Emirates **4** **$32M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 9 [Boardman Bay Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boardman-bay-capital-management) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **3** **$100M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 10 [Arkin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arkin-capital) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **2** **$18M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 11 [Arcano](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arcano) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Spain **1** **$13M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **4** Nov **[Titan OS](https://millionrounds.com/company/titan-os)** Other · $46M *With* [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) - **23** Oct **[Coherence Neuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherence-neuro)** Series A · $45M *With* [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) - **14** Oct **[Icon](https://millionrounds.com/company/icon)** Series D+ · $200M *Led by* [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) - **13** Oct **[Alaunos Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alaunos-therapeutics)** Other · $350M *With* [Perceptive Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-advisors) - **8** Oct **[Waymo](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo)** Debt · $5B *With* [Blue Owl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-owl) - **30** Sept **[TXSE Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/txse-group)** Other · $155M *With* [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) ## Stages This Year 192 rounds - Other **27%** - Debt **20%** - Venture **10%** - Growth **7%** - Seed **7%** - Other **30%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - Biotech **47** - AI **44** - Pharma **13** - Healthcare **12** - Financial Services **12** - Fintech **12** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 29 Q1 25 31 Q2 25 48 Q3 25 64 Q4 25 68 Q1 26 57 Q2 26 47 Q3 26 5 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms at early stage 6,133](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-early-stage) - [VC firms at seed 3,708](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-seed) - [VC firms at Series A 3,249](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-series-a) - [VC firms at pre-seed 1,689](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-pre-seed) - [VC firms at Series B 1,595](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-series-b) - [VC firms at growth 1,005](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-growth) - [VC firms at Series C 958](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-at-series-c) - [PE firms at growth 772](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-at-growth) - [PE firms at Series B 700](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-at-series-b) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders at seed - The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web Jesse James Garrett · 2002 4.01 from 4,134 ratings on Goodreads Finding product-market fit Company building About the book Smart organizations recognize that Web design is more than just creating clean code and sharp graphics. 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By cheques observed, the most active are BlackRock, Perceptive Advisors, Artesian VC, Triple Point Ventures and Tuesday Capital. ### How many asset managers at early stage are there? 11 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 45% have led a round. ### Which stages do asset managers at early stage back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Debt (33%) and Growth (11%). ### How big are the rounds asset managers at early stage join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $18M. ### Which sectors do asset managers at early stage back most? In the last 12 months, mostly Biotech, AI and Pharma. ### Which asset managers at early stage lead the most rounds? Perceptive Advisors (8 led), BlackRock (6 led) and Blue Owl (2 led). ### Where are asset managers at early stage based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (5), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1). ### What have asset managers at early stage invested in recently? Recent rounds include Titan OS (Other, Nov 2026, with BlackRock), Coherence Neuro (Series A, Oct 2026, with Artesian VC) and Icon (Series D+, Oct 2026, with BlackRock). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)