# Automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco (2026 list)

> 65 automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco, 98% active in the last 12 months. Led by General Catalyst, SV Angel, Founders Fund.

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

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# Automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms with an address in San Francisco that we have watched back an automotive & EVs company in the last two years.

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**65** investors on the list *+1* this week

**2,183** cheques in 12 months *-6%* against the market

**$12M** median round they joined *+45%* against the market median

**98%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**69%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 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 [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
- 6 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **742** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **636** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **610** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **456** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **381** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **348** **$4.8M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 17 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **307** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **295** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 19 [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **294** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **284** **$2.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **280** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **210** **$6.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 23 [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **205** **$91M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [Walden International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walden-international) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **172** **$16M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 25 [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **168** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**40 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **7** Nov **[Arka Fincap](https://millionrounds.com/company/arka-fincap)** Other *Led by* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg)
- **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Siggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/siggy)** Pre-seed · $6M *Led by* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2)
- **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Aformic](https://millionrounds.com/company/aformic)** Seed · $7M *With* [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures)
- **4** Nov **Sentra** Series C · $150M *With* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)

## Stages This Year

1,720 rounds

- Series A **21%**
- Seed **19%**
- Venture **17%**
- Series B **11%**
- Series C **7%**
- Other **25%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **844**
- Fintech **127**
- Healthcare **108**
- Big Data & Analytics **102**
- Robotics **75**
- Cybersecurity **74**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

574 Q1 25

617 Q2 25

619 Q3 25

710 Q4 25

624 Q1 26

653 Q2 26

465 Q3 26

150 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Seed investors based in San Francisco 273](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-based-in-san-francisco)
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- [Seed investors based in New York 227](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-based-in-new-york)
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- [Series B investors based in New York 198](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-investors-based-in-new-york)
- [Fintech investors based in New York 197](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-based-in-new-york)

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## Quick answers about automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco

### Who are the most active automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco?

By cheques observed, the most active are General Catalyst, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners and Right Side Capital Management.

### How many automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco are there?

65 are on record. 98% made an investment in the last 12 months and 69% have led a round.

### Which stages do automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (28%) and Seed (26%).

### How big are the rounds automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco join?

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

### Which sectors do automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco back most?

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

### Which automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led) and Founders Fund (42 led).

### What have automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Arka Fincap (Other, Nov 2026, with TPG), Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures) and Siggy (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Village Global).

### How is this list of automotive & EVs investors based in San Francisco ranked?

By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night.

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