# Lead investors in India (2026 list) > 224 lead investors in India, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Accel. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-india (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Lead investors in India Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a company in India in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 224 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Flead-investors-in-india)The top 25 **224** investors on the list *+21* this week **3,641** cheques in 12 months *-1%* against the market **$11M** median round they joined *+40%* against the market median **93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** 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 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [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 - 5 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **524** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **465** **$9.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **447** **$71M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **384** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **317** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **314** **$29M** median round **Oct 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 [Blume Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blume-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **225** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 21 [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **205** **$91M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 22 [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **192** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 23 [RTP Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **183** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 24 [Inflection Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **181** **$1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [BEENEXT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beenext) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **161** **$6.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **199 more on this list** All 224 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%2Flead-investors-in-india) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **7** Nov **[Arka Fincap](https://millionrounds.com/company/arka-fincap)** Other *Led by* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) - **7** Nov **[LionBio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/lionbio-therapeutics)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) - **6** Nov **[TASE Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/tase-global)** Other · $32M *Led by* [ValueQuest Tristar Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valuequest-tristar-fund) - **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *With* [Clarus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [Dallas Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dallas-venture-capital) - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) ## Stages This Year 2,852 rounds - Seed **18%** - Venture **18%** - Series A **17%** - Pre-seed **12%** - Series B **9%** - Other **27%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,365** - Fintech **204** - Healthcare **163** - Big Data & Analytics **160** - Financial Services **121** - Biotech **117** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 869 Q1 25 890 Q2 25 1,108 Q3 25 1,121 Q4 25 1,055 Q1 26 951 Q2 26 795 Q3 26 400 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about lead investors in India ### Who are the most active lead investors in India? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures. ### How many lead investors in India are there? 224 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do lead investors in India back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds lead investors in India join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $25M. ### Which sectors do lead investors in India back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare. ### Which lead investors in India lead the most rounds? Accel (103 led), General Catalyst (97 led) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led). ### Where are lead investors in India based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (20 of the top 25); the rest in Singapore and the United Kingdom. ### What have lead investors in India invested in recently? Recent rounds include Arka Fincap (Other, Nov 2026, with TPG), LionBio Therapeutics (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with South Park Commons) and TASE Global (Other, Nov 2026, with ValueQuest Tristar Fund). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)