# Beauty investors in North America (2026 list) > 79 beauty investors in North America, 99% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/beauty-investors-in-north-america (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Beauty investors in North America Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a beauty company in North America in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 79 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fbeauty-investors-in-north-america)The top 25 **79** investors on the list *-1* this week **4,136** cheques in 12 months *-17%* against the market **$9.5M** median round they joined *+19%* against the market median **99%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **80%** 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 **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 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 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [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 - 12 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **655** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **534** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 18 [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **526** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 19 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) *Deploying now* Government · United States **453** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **419** **$9.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 22 [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **397** **$8.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **370** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **360** **$119M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 25 [Social Starts](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **54 more on this list** All 79 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%2Fbeauty-investors-in-north-america) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) - **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) - **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - **5** Nov **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) ## Stages This Year 3,214 rounds - Venture **21%** - Seed **18%** - Series A **16%** - Pre-seed **10%** - Series B **8%** - Other **26%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,377** - Fintech **207** - Big Data & Analytics **184** - Biotech **174** - Healthcare **169** - Financial Services **127** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,277 Q1 25 1,290 Q2 25 1,371 Q3 25 1,392 Q4 25 1,339 Q1 26 1,175 Q2 26 899 Q3 26 195 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about beauty investors in North America ### Who are the most active beauty investors in North America? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz and Alumni Ventures. ### How many beauty investors in North America are there? 79 are on record. 99% made an investment in the last 12 months and 80% have led a round. ### Which stages do beauty investors in North America back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds beauty investors in North America join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $9.7M. ### Which sectors do beauty investors in North America back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which beauty investors in North America lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Index Ventures (62 led) and Insight Partners (43 led). ### Where are beauty investors in North America based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (23 of the top 25); the rest in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. ### What have beauty investors in North America invested in recently? Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft) and Harbinger (Series D+, 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)