# Delivery lead investors (2026 list) > 51 delivery lead investors, 90% active in the last 12 months. Led by Accel, Antler, Canaan. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/delivery-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Delivery lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a delivery company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 51 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fdelivery-lead-investors)The top 25 **51** investors on the list *+4* this week **738** cheques in 12 months *+3%* against the market **$27M** median round they joined *+238%* against the market median **90%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **610** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **553** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **524** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [ARCH Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **337** **$74M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [RTP Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **183** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **165** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Greenoaks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenoaks) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **121** **$115M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Version One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/version-one) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **88** **$5.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [Prosus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **72** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Felix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felix-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **64** **$25M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 15 [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **37** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Leonid Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leonid-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Private credit · United States **32** **$8.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Plural](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plural) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **27** **$43M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Yellow Rocks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yellow-rocks) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **26** **$1.7M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 19 [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **24** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [Boyu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boyu-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **20** **$260M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Bertelsmann India Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann-india-investments) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · India **17** **$27M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [4BIO Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/4bio-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **10** **$61M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Novastar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novastar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **10** **$24M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 24 [WCM Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wcm-investment-management) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **10** **$1.2B** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 25 [Al Mada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/al-mada-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Morocco **7** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **26 more on this list** All 51 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%2Fdelivery-lead-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *Led by* [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) - **4** Nov **[Journify](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)** Series A · $12M *Led by* [Al Mada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/al-mada-ventures) - **3** Nov **[1nhaler](https://millionrounds.com/company/1nhaler)** Other · $3M *Led by* [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) - **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *With* [Layer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/layer-global) ## Stages This Year 672 rounds - Seed **21%** - Series A **16%** - Series B **12%** - Pre-seed **10%** - Venture **10%** - Other **31%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **318** - Fintech **55** - Biotech **50** - Healthcare **48** - Robotics **33** - Cybersecurity **32** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 174 Q1 25 164 Q2 25 227 Q3 25 203 Q4 25 221 Q1 26 191 Q2 26 164 Q3 26 73 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 delivery lead investors ### Who are the most active delivery lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Accel, Antler, Canaan, Tengxun Touzi and Bain Capital Ventures. ### How many delivery lead investors are there? 51 are on record. 90% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do delivery lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (20%). ### How big are the rounds delivery lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $20M. ### Which sectors do delivery lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Biotech. ### Which delivery lead investors lead the most rounds? Accel (103 led), Bain Capital Ventures (31 led) and Greenoaks (23 led). ### Where are delivery lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (11), the United Kingdom (7) and China (1). ### What have delivery lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Tengxun Touzi) and Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Paradigm). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)