# Creator Economy lead investors (2026 list) > 20 creator Economy lead investors, 90% active in the last 12 months. Led by Khosla Ventures, Insight Partners, Benchmark. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/creator-economy-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Creator Economy lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a creator Economy company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 20 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fcreator-economy-lead-investors)The top 20 **20** investors on the list No change this week **506** cheques in 12 months *-6%* against the market **$10M** median round they joined *+25%* against the market median **90%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 20 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (18) - 1 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **587** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **438** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **319** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **225** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **191** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Fuel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **163** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Point72 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **148** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [M13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m13) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **107** **$9.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [ByFounders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byfounders) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **71** **$3.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Flyer One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flyer-one-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **59** **$3M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 13 [ONEVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onevc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **40** **$8.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 14 [P101 SGR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/p101-sgr) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **7** **$6.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Vertex Ventures US](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures-us) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **6** **$32M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Apeiron Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apeiron-investment-group) *Deploying now* Family office · Malta **3** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Basecase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/basecase) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **$4.3M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 18 [4equity - Media Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/4-equity-media-ventures) quiet VC firm · Brazil **1** **$2.5M** median round **Feb 2025** last seen - 19 [HardScope](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hardscope) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Windmill Chain Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windmill-chain-fund) quiet VC firm **1** **$2.7M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Uranium Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/uranium-digital)** Series A · $17M *With* [Apeiron Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apeiron-investment-group) - **4** Nov **[Corridian](https://millionrounds.com/company/corridian)** Seed · $38M *Led by* [Point72 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72-ventures) - **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *Led by* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - **31** Oct **[upliance.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/upliance-ai)** Series A *With* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - **30** Oct **[Wabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/wabi)** Other · $55M *With* [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) - **29** Oct **[SuperMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/superme)** Series A · $20M *Led by* [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) ## Stages This Year 476 rounds - Series A **19%** - Seed **19%** - Series B **14%** - Venture **13%** - Series C **8%** - Other **27%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **271** - Fintech **40** - Big Data & Analytics **27** - Healthcare **26** - Financial Services **23** - Software **22** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 115 Q1 25 146 Q2 25 168 Q3 25 173 Q4 25 149 Q1 26 119 Q2 26 137 Q3 26 38 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 creator Economy lead investors ### Who are the most active creator Economy lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Khosla Ventures, Insight Partners, Benchmark, Slow Ventures and FirstMark. ### How many creator Economy lead investors are there? 20 are on record. 90% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do creator Economy lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (24%) and Seed (24%). ### How big are the rounds creator Economy lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M. ### Which sectors do creator Economy lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which creator Economy lead investors lead the most rounds? Khosla Ventures (57 led), Insight Partners (43 led) and Point72 Ventures (26 led). ### Where are creator Economy lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (10), the United Kingdom (2) and Brazil (2). ### What have creator Economy lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Uranium Digital (Series A, Nov 2026, with Apeiron Investment), Corridian (Seed, Nov 2026, with Point72 Ventures) and Traversal (Series B, Nov 2026, with Khosla Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)