# Growth engineering investors (2026 list)

> 28 growth engineering investors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by National Science Foundation, General Catalyst, Founders Fund.

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

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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 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fgrowth-engineering-investors)The top 25

**28** investors on the list *+3* this week

**1,132** cheques in 12 months *-5%* against the market

**$40M** median 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 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) *Deploying now* Government · United States **1,869** **$926K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 2 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 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 [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 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **456** **$4.2M** 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 [Ribbit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **205** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **101** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Mubadala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mubadala) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Arab Emirates **91** **$80M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Portfolia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portfolia) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **86** **$5.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 13 [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **75** **$350M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [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
- 15 [Good Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-growth-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **53** **$6.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **24** **$189M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **21** **$150M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) *Deploying now* Advisor · United States **13** **$1.4B** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 19 [Definition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/definition-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **12** **$225M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Gemini Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gemini-investors) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **10** **$10M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 21 [Atreides](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atreides) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **6** **$600M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 22 [Layer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/layer-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **6** **$1B** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Alpha Wave](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **6** **$193M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Artinia Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artinia-group) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **2** **-** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 25 [Exponent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/exponent) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **2** **-** median round **Aug 2026** last seen

**3 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *Led by* [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive)
- **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *Led by* [Layer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/layer-global)
- **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *Led by* [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)
- **3** Nov **[Trajectory](https://millionrounds.com/company/trajectory)** Series A · $45M *With* [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)
- **2** Nov **[Hypersonica](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersonica)** Series B · $112M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)

## Stages This Year

972 rounds

- Venture **19%**
- Series A **17%**
- Seed **14%**
- Series B **11%**
- Grant **7%**
- Other **32%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **386**
- Biotech **94**
- Healthcare **91**
- Fintech **67**
- Energy **47**
- Big Data & Analytics **43**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

291 Q1 25

329 Q2 25

333 Q3 25

346 Q4 25

344 Q1 26

325 Q2 26

248 Q3 26

80 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

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## Reading for founders at Series B and scaling

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
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- Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't Verne Harnish · 2014 4.16 from 6,229 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing About the book Winner of the 2015 International Book Awards for General Business Winner of the 2015 National Indie Excellence Award for General Business Winner of the 2015 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Gold Medal for Non-Fiction Business Winner of the 2015 Paris Book… On AmazonListen on Audible

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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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