# Engineering lead investors (2026 list) > 51 engineering lead investors, 92% active in the last 12 months. Led by General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/engineering-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Engineering lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by an engineering 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%2Fengineering-lead-investors)The top 25 **51** investors on the list *+4* this week **1,512** cheques in 12 months *+22%* against the market **$18M** median round they joined *+125%* against the market median **92%** 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 (24) - 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 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [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 - 4 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **519** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **398** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **384** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **261** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **189** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **178** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Wing Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **163** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Translink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/translink-capital) quiet VC firm · United States **131** **$18M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen - 16 [Investible](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investible) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **123** **$2.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 17 [Acrew Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acrew-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **99** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Breega](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breega) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **97** **$9.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **97** **$14M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [The E14 Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e14-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **72** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Backed VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backed-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **70** **$8.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [YFM Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yfm-equity-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **66** **$6.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 23 [Foundamental](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundamental) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **49** **$8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 24 [Engine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engine-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **37** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Flint Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flint-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **28** **$8M** median round **Oct 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%2Fengineering-lead-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[TASE Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/tase-global)** Other · $32M *Led by* [ValueQuest Tristar Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valuequest-tristar-fund) - **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *Led by* [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) - **5** Nov **[Granit](https://millionrounds.com/company/granit)** Seed · $6M *Led by* [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) - **5** Nov **[Simulacra](https://millionrounds.com/company/simulacra)** Pre-seed *Led by* [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) - **4** Nov **Sentra** Series C · $150M *With* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) ## Stages This Year 1,250 rounds - Series A **20%** - Seed **17%** - Venture **15%** - Series B **12%** - Series C **8%** - Other **29%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **629** - Fintech **98** - Biotech **81** - Big Data & Analytics **79** - Healthcare **78** - Energy **62** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 285 Q1 25 365 Q2 25 324 Q3 25 403 Q4 25 442 Q1 26 429 Q2 26 362 Q3 26 126 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 engineering lead investors ### Who are the most active engineering lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures and First Round Capital. ### How many engineering lead investors are there? 51 are on record. 92% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do engineering lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (26%) and Seed (22%). ### How big are the rounds engineering lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $18M. ### Which sectors do engineering lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Biotech. ### Which engineering lead investors lead the most rounds? General Catalyst (97 led), Index Ventures (62 led) and Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led). ### Where are engineering lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), the United Kingdom (4) and Singapore (1). ### What have engineering lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include TASE Global (Other, Nov 2026, with ValueQuest Tristar Fund), Shield AI (Nov 2026, with Disruptive) and Granit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Seedcamp). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)