# Growth retail investors (2026 list)

> 74 growth retail investors, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Growth retail investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

[See all 74 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fgrowth-retail-investors)The top 25

**74** investors on the list No change this week

**3,748** cheques in 12 months *-3%* against the market

**$33M** median round they joined *+309%* against the market median

**97%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**70%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [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
- 5 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **655** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **636** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **535** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **526** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **297** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) *Deploying now* Asset manager · United States **296** **$130M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 19 [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **209** **$6.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **199** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **173** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Mercury Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **165** **$7.7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 24 [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **158** **$81M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **154** **$47M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**49 more on this list**

All 74 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Physicl](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicl)** Seed · $10M *With* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp)
- **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)
- **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)
- **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 **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *With* [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises)
- **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)

## Stages This Year

2,779 rounds

- Venture **20%**
- Seed **16%**
- Series A **16%**
- Pre-seed **12%**
- Series B **9%**
- Other **27%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,339**
- Fintech **193**
- Big Data & Analytics **171**
- Healthcare **147**
- Biotech **145**
- Financial Services **124**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

996 Q1 25

983 Q2 25

1,071 Q3 25

1,208 Q4 25

1,168 Q1 26

1,038 Q2 26

826 Q3 26

222 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [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)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders in retail and fashion

- The Brand Gap Marty Neumeier · 2003 3.98 from 5,757 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building Innovation About the book THE BRAND GAP is the first book to present a unified theory of brand-building. Whereas most books on branding are weighted toward either a strategic or creative approach, this book shows how both ways of thinking can unite to produce a “charismatic brand”―a brand that customers… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie Gary Weiss · 2022 3.90 from 1,120 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities David Airey · 2009 4.20 from 4,263 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book There are a lot of books out there that show collections of logos. But David Airey’s “Logo Design Love” is something different: it’s a guide for designers (and clients) who want to understand what this mysterious business is all about. Written in reader-friendly, concise… On AmazonListen on Audible
- How Big Brands Grow What Marketers Dont Know Byron Sharp · 2010 On 40 reading lists at Open Library Retail and fashion About the book "This book provides evidence-based answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty, How Brands Grow presents decades… On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=retail&stage=scaling).

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## Quick answers about growth retail investors

### Who are the most active growth retail investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures and General Catalyst.

### How many growth retail investors are there?

74 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 70% have led a round.

### Which stages do growth retail investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (23%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds growth retail investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M.

### Which sectors do growth retail investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which growth retail investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), General Catalyst (97 led) and Sequoia Capital (91 led).

### Where are growth retail 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 Singapore.

### What have growth retail investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with U.S. Venture Partners), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft) and Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Greycroft).

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