# Investors backing Women Founders (2026 list) > 1,264 investors backing Women Founders, 13% active in the last 12 months. Led by Founders Fund, Gaingels, Neo. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-women-founders (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors backing Women Founders Updated 7 November 2026 Firms that say, in their own words, that they back women founders. What a firm says, not a count of what it funded. [See all 1,264 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-backing-women-founders)The top 25 **1,264** investors on the list No change this week **1,150** cheques in 12 months *-11%* against the market **$6.5M** median round they joined *-18%* against the market median **13%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **9%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **305** **$7.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **295** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **264** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 7 [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **251** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Gobi Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gobi-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Malaysia **212** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **196** **$7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 11 [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **173** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Ulu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ulu-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **172** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **152** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [SyndicateRoom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syndicateroom) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **150** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **136** **$600K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 16 [Mangrove Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mangrove-capital-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Luxembourg **136** **$7.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **129** **$2.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 18 [5Y Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5y-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **126** **$28M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **116** **$8.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Golden Seeds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **110** **$3.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **109** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 22 [Acumen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acumen) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **107** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **97** **$30M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 24 [9Unicorns](https://millionrounds.com/fund/9unicorns) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **91** **$4.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Rembrandt Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rembrandt-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **91** **$23M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **1,239 more on this list** All 1,264 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%2Finvestors-backing-women-founders) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[URobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/urobotics)** Series A · $30M *With* [TS Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ts-investment-2) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [PSP Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/psp-growth) - **5** Nov **[Saidot](https://millionrounds.com/company/saidot)** Round *Led by* [BackingMinds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backingminds) - **5** Nov **[Fact Base](https://millionrounds.com/company/factbase)** Series D+ · $29M *With* [MPower Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mpower-partners) - **4** Nov **[Shackleton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shackleton-ai)** Seed · $5M *With* [Trust Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trust-ventures) - **4** Nov **[bit.bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/bit-bio)** Series D+ · $25M *With* [M&G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-and-g-investments) ## Stages This Year 1,055 rounds - Seed **21%** - Venture **18%** - Series A **18%** - Series B **10%** - Other **6%** - Other **26%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **408** - Fintech **104** - Healthcare **82** - Biotech **60** - Aerospace & Space **58** - Big Data & Analytics **51** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 334 Q1 25 339 Q2 25 347 Q3 25 365 Q4 25 342 Q1 26 296 Q2 26 268 Q3 26 103 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Generalist Investors 2,290](https://millionrounds.com/lists/generalist-investors) - [Investors backing Underrepresented Founders 1,217](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-backing-underrepresented-founders) - [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) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors backing Women Founders ### Who are the most active investors backing Women Founders? By cheques observed, the most active are Founders Fund, Gaingels, Neo, Collaborative Fund and Abstract Ventures. ### How many investors backing Women Founders are there? 1,264 are on record. 13% made an investment in the last 12 months and 9% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors backing Women Founders back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (25%). ### How big are the rounds investors backing Women Founders join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.2M. ### Which sectors do investors backing Women Founders back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare. ### Which investors backing Women Founders lead the most rounds? Founders Fund (42 led), EQT Ventures (20 led) and Gobi Partners (7 led). ### Where are investors backing Women Founders based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (19), Malaysia (1) and Sweden (1). ### What have investors backing Women Founders invested in recently? Recent rounds include URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with TS Investment), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with PSP Growth) and Saidot (Nov 2026, with BackingMinds). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)