# Generalist Investors (2026 list)

> 2,290 generalist Investors, 11% active in the last 12 months. Led by Alumni Ventures, SV Angel, Index Ventures. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Generalist Investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms that say they back any sector. What a firm says, not a count of what it funded.

[See all 2,290 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fgeneralist-investors)The top 25

**2,290** investors on the list No change this week

**2,431** cheques in 12 months *-11%* against the market

**$6.6M** median round they joined *-17%* against the market median

**11%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**6%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [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
- 2 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [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
- 7 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **461** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **369** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **367** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [ff Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **337** **$3.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **295** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **294** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **283** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **261** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **229** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Creandum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **224** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Tribe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribe-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **210** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) quiet Private equity · United Kingdom **202** **$179M** median round **Mar 2019** last seen
- 23 [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **190** **$3.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [CDH Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdh-investments) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **190** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **190** **$8.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**2,265 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* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Saidot](https://millionrounds.com/company/saidot)** Round *Led by* [BackingMinds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backingminds)
- **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *Led by* [Lakeside Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakeside-capital)
- **5** Nov **[Siggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/siggy)** Pre-seed · $6M *Led by* [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2)
- **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 **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Nauta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nauta-capital)

## Stages This Year

2,162 rounds

- Seed **25%**
- Series A **18%**
- Venture **16%**
- Pre-seed **11%**
- Series B **9%**
- Other **22%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **959**
- Fintech **152**
- Healthcare **141**
- Big Data & Analytics **114**
- Biotech **113**
- Software **87**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

724 Q1 25

712 Q2 25

715 Q3 25

772 Q4 25

706 Q1 26

669 Q2 26

577 Q3 26

199 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Investors backing Immigrant Founders 500](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-immigrant-founders)
- [Investors backing Latinx Founders 453](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-latinx-founders)
- [Investors backing Black Founders 304](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-black-founders)
- [Investors backing Disabled Founders 217](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-disabled-founders)
- [Investors backing Veteran Founders 71](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-veterans-founders)

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## Quick answers about generalist Investors

### Who are the most active generalist Investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Alumni Ventures, SV Angel, Index Ventures, MassChallenge and Kima Ventures.

### How many generalist Investors are there?

2,290 are on record. 11% made an investment in the last 12 months and 6% have led a round.

### Which stages do generalist Investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (32%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds generalist Investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $12M.

### Which sectors do generalist Investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare.

### Which generalist Investors lead the most rounds?

Index Ventures (62 led), Spark Capital (26 led) and First Round Capital (15 led).

### Where are generalist Investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), the United Kingdom (4) and France (1).

### What have generalist Investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures), Saidot (Nov 2026, with BackingMinds) and ArrayPatch (Seed, Nov 2026, with Lakeside Capital).

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