# Corporate VCs backing AI (2026 list)

> 318 corporate VCs backing AI, 87% active in the last 12 months. Led by Wayra, Intel Capital, Google Ventures. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Corporate VCs backing AI

Updated 7 November 2026

Corporate VCs we have observed in an AI round in the last two years.

[See all 318 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fcorporate-vcs-ai)The top 25

**318** investors on the list *+2* this week

**1,634** cheques in 12 months *+7%* against the market

**$28M** median round they joined *+246%* against the market median

**87%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**38%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **1,160** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 2 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **465** **$9.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **311** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **300** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **228** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **200** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **199** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Qualcomm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **161** **$49M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 13 [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **158** **$35M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **158** **$159M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Deutsche Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bank) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **144** **$175M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Switzerland **143** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **142** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Siemens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/siemens) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Germany **140** **$135M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **137** **$56M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Barclays Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barclays-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United Kingdom **128** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **128** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **123** **$7.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Rabobank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabobank) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Netherlands **122** **$3.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) quiet Corporate VC · United States **120** **$7M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen
- 25 [Alibaba Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba-group) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · China **113** **$35M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**293 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Vensum Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/vensum-power)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Eviny Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eviny-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *Led by* [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)
- **5** Nov **[Pure Data Centres Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-data-centres-group)** Debt · $1.9B *With* [ABN AMRO Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abn-amro-clearing)
- **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next)
- **5** Nov **[Return](https://millionrounds.com/company/return)** Debt · $936M *With* [Deutsche Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bank)

## Stages This Year

1,331 rounds

- Series A **19%**
- Venture **14%**
- Seed **14%**
- Series B **13%**
- Debt **8%**
- Other **32%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **593**
- Fintech **129**
- Big Data & Analytics **93**
- Energy **81**
- Biotech **78**
- Healthcare **75**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

384 Q1 25

384 Q2 25

411 Q3 25

467 Q4 25

498 Q1 26

412 Q2 26

389 Q3 26

166 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech)
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- [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy)
- [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai)
- [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity)

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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

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## Quick answers about corporate VCs backing AI

### Who are the most active corporate VCs backing AI?

By cheques observed, the most active are Wayra, Intel Capital, Google Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Coinbase Ventures.

### How many corporate VCs backing AI are there?

318 are on record. 87% made an investment in the last 12 months and 38% have led a round.

### Which stages do corporate VCs backing AI back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (25%) and Seed (18%).

### How big are the rounds corporate VCs backing AI join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $25M.

### Which sectors do corporate VCs backing AI back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which corporate VCs backing AI lead the most rounds?

Google Ventures (33 led), SoftBank BB Corp (23 led) and Intel Capital (19 led).

### Where are corporate VCs backing AI based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), Germany (3) and Japan (3).

### What have corporate VCs backing AI invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Eviny Ventures), T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with British Business Bank) and Soter Insure (Series B, Nov 2026, with Coinbase Ventures).

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