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Growth engineering investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a growth round raised by an engineering company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

See all 28 →The top 25
28investors on the list+3 this week
1,132cheques in 12 months-5% against the market
$40Mmedian round they joined+400% against the market median
100%wrote a cheque in 12 months
75%have led a round

The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

  1. 1National Science FoundationDeploying nowGovernment · United States1,869$926Kmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  2. 2General CatalystDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,387$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3Founders FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,122$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  4. 4MassChallengeDeploying nowAccelerator · United States984$1.8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  5. 5Bain Capital VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States524$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 68VCDeploying nowVC firm · United States497$23Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  7. 7Soma CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States456$4.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  8. 8Lux CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States445$30Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9Ribbit CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States205$60Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10Elad GilDeploying nowVC firm · United States101$40Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  11. 11MubadalaDeploying nowPrivate equity · United Arab Emirates91$80Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  12. 12PortfoliaDeploying nowVC firm · United States86$5.1Mmedian roundJul 2026last seen
  13. 13Clarus VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States75$350Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  14. 14YFM Equity PartnersDeploying nowPrivate equity · United Kingdom66$6.2Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  15. 15Good Growth CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States53$6.9Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  16. 16Vitruvian PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom24$189Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  17. 17AvenirDeploying nowVC firm · United States21$150Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18DisruptiveDeploying nowAdvisor · United States13$1.4Bmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  19. 19DefinitionDeploying nowVC firm · United States12$225Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  20. 20Gemini InvestorsDeploying nowPrivate equity · United States10$10Mmedian roundDec 2025last seen
  21. 21AtreidesDeploying nowPrivate equity · United States6$600Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  22. 22Layer GlobalDeploying nowVC firm · United States6$1Bmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  23. 23Alpha WaveDeploying nowPrivate equity · United States6$193Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  24. 24Artinia GroupDeploying nowGrowth equity · United States2-median roundDec 2025last seen
  25. 25ExponentDeploying nowPrivate equity · United Kingdom2-median roundAug 2026last seen
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Quick answers about growth engineering investors

Who are the most active growth engineering investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are National Science Foundation, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, MassChallenge and Bain Capital Ventures.

How many growth engineering investors are there?

28 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 75% have led a round.

Which stages do growth engineering investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (24%) and Seed (20%).

How big are the rounds growth engineering investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $30M.

Which sectors do growth engineering investors back most?

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

Which growth engineering investors lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Founders Fund (42 led) and Bain Capital Ventures (31 led).

Where are growth engineering investors based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.

What have growth engineering investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Shield AI (Nov 2026, with Disruptive), Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Layer Global) and Nooks (Growth, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst).

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