# Investors based in San Jose (2026 list) > 200 investors based in San Jose, 9% active in the last 12 months. Led by Cisco, Cisco Investments, Pegasus Tech Ventures. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-san-jose (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors based in San Jose Updated 7 November 2026 Firms with an address in San Jose. A head office is a fact about the firm; where it invests is on its own page. [See all 200 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-san-jose)The top 25 **200** investors on the list No change this week **78** cheques in 12 months *-8%* against the market **$15M** median round they joined *+88%* against the market median **9%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **4%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (12) - 1 [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **158** **$35M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 2 [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **128** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **87** **$8.4M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 4 [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) dormant VC firm · United States **87** **$8M** median round **Oct 2019** last seen - 5 [Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **83** **$150M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Primer Sazze Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sazze-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **63** **$4.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [TDK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdk-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **56** **$27M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [PayPal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paypal-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **34** **$24M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 9 [eBay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ebay) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **32** **$25M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 10 [Pond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pond-ventures) quiet VC firm · United States **28** **$9.3M** median round **May 2013** last seen - 11 [Vanguard Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vanguard-ventures) dormant Growth equity · United States **28** **$18M** median round **Nov 2011** last seen - 12 [Carao Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carao) *Deploying now* VC firm · Costa Rica **27** **$2.8M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 13 [DFJ ePlanet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-eplanet-ventures) quiet Growth equity · United States **24** **$13M** median round **Feb 2013** last seen - 14 [Xilinx](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xilinx) quiet VC firm · United States **14** **$9.5M** median round **Jan 2019** last seen - 15 [Samsung Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-catalyst-fund) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **13** **$33M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 16 [Symantec Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/symantec-ventures) quiet Corporate VC · United States **13** **$34M** median round **Aug 2019** last seen - 17 [ePlanet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eplanet-capital) dormant VC firm · United States **13** **$15M** median round **Feb 2014** last seen - 18 [Expa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expa) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **12** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Firsthand Technology Value Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firsthand-technology-value-fund-inc) quiet VC firm · United States **11** **$8M** median round **Aug 2018** last seen - 20 [ABB Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abb-technology-ventures) quiet Corporate VC · Switzerland **9** **$23M** median round **Jun 2019** last seen - 21 [LSI Logic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lsi-logic) quiet Corporate VC · United States **8** **$21M** median round **Jun 2011** last seen - 22 [Firsthand Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firsthand-capital) quiet Government · United States **7** **$18M** median round **Jul 2007** last seen - 23 [InCube Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incube-ventures-llc) quiet Corporate VC · United States **7** **$17M** median round **Aug 2013** last seen - 24 [Micron Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/micron-ventures) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **6** **$28M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Polycom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polycom) quiet Corporate VC · United States **6** **$13M** median round **Nov 2010** last seen **175 more on this list** All 200 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-based-in-san-jose) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **29** Oct **[ShareWillow](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharewillow)** Seed · $8.5M *With* [Expa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expa) - **28** Oct **[FuriosaAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/furiosaai)** Series D+ · $620M *With* [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) - **22** Oct **[Pascal](https://millionrounds.com/company/pascal)** Other · $9.3M *Led by* [Primer Sazze Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sazze-partners) - **16** Oct **[AIsa](https://millionrounds.com/company/aisa)** Seed · $9M *With* [Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) - **12** Oct **[OptimizeGEO](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizegeo)** Round *With* [Micron Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/micron-ventures) - **10** Oct **[Lapmaster Wolters](https://millionrounds.com/company/lapmaster-wolters)** Growth *With* [Fernweh Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fernweh-group) ## Stages This Year 76 rounds - Series A **22%** - Venture **17%** - Series C **13%** - Series B **11%** - Other **9%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **37** - Construction **9** - Energy **9** - Semiconductors **8** - Cloud **7** - Hardware & Electronics **6** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 23 Q1 25 19 Q2 25 20 Q3 25 21 Q4 25 27 Q1 26 17 Q2 26 20 Q3 26 7 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors based in London 4,496](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-london) - [Investors based in CA 3,746](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-ca) - [Investors based in NY 3,658](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-ny) - [Investors based in WA 2,473](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-wa) - [Investors based in San Francisco 2,377](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-san-francisco) - [Investors based in TX 2,250](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-tx) - [Investors based in Dubai 1,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-dubai) - [Investors based in Los Angeles 1,261](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-los-angeles) - [Investors based in Chicago 1,255](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-chicago) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors based in San Jose ### Who are the most active investors based in San Jose? By cheques observed, the most active are Cisco, Cisco Investments, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Fenox Venture Capital and Alibaba. ### How many investors based in San Jose are there? 200 are on record. 9% made an investment in the last 12 months and 4% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors based in San Jose back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (32%) and Series C (19%). ### How big are the rounds investors based in San Jose join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $18M. ### Which sectors do investors based in San Jose back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Construction and Energy. ### Which investors based in San Jose lead the most rounds? PayPal Ventures (9 led), TDK Ventures (5 led) and Alibaba (3 led). ### What have investors based in San Jose invested in recently? Recent rounds include ShareWillow (Seed, Oct 2026, with Expa), FuriosaAI (Series D+, Oct 2026, with Cisco Investments) and Pascal (Other, Oct 2026, with Primer Sazze Partners). ### How is this list of investors based in San Jose ranked? By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night. Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)