# Marketplaces investors (2026 list) > 444 marketplaces investors, 86% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/marketplace-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Marketplaces investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a marketplaces company in the last two years, taken from what they funded rather than from what their website says they like. [See all 444 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmarketplace-investors)The top 25 **444** investors on the list *+10* this week **8,516** cheques in 12 months *-12%* against the market **$8.2M** median round they joined *+2%* against the market median **86%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **54%** 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 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [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 - 7 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [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 - 12 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 23 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **419 more on this list** All 444 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%2Fmarketplace-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Vensum Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/vensum-power)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) - **5** Nov **[i14](https://millionrounds.com/company/i14)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Virescent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virescent-ventures) ## Stages This Year 5,246 rounds - Seed **20%** - Venture **19%** - Series A **17%** - Pre-seed **10%** - Series B **8%** - Other **26%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **2,274** - Fintech **378** - Healthcare **303** - Big Data & Analytics **291** - Biotech **277** - Financial Services **226** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 2,479 Q1 25 2,526 Q2 25 2,683 Q3 25 2,777 Q4 25 2,679 Q1 26 2,315 Q2 26 1,872 Q3 26 581 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors 7,040](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors) - [Fintech investors 2,997](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors) - [Big Data & Analytics investors 1,954](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors) - [Biotech investors 1,901](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors) - [Robotics investors 1,714](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors) - [Energy investors 1,707](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors) - [Construction investors 1,609](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors) - [Manufacturing investors 1,385](https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors) - [Cybersecurity investors 1,380](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in marketplace or platform - The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power – The Essential Economics and Management Guide for Tech Entrepreneurs Michael A. Cusumano · 2019 3.87 from 389 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book A trio of experts on high-tech business strategy and innovation reveal the principles that have made platform businesses the most valuable firms in the world and the first trillion-dollar companies. Managers and entrepreneurs in the digital era must learn to live in two… On AmazonListen on Audible - Surge: Time the Marketplace, Ride the Wave of Consumer Demand, and Become Your Industry's Big Kahuna Mike Michalowicz · 2016 4.13 from 209 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book To achieve the ultimate in entrepreneurial breakthrough success requires an uncanny ability to spot the next big wave of consumer demand - but how do you do that? For most small business owners, the true cash cows seem to be reserved for lucky people who were in the right place… On AmazonListen on Audible - Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change [Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/person/marc-benioff) · 2019 3.81 from 2,358 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The founder and co-CEO of Salesforce delivers an inspiring vision for successful companies of the future, in which changing the world is everyone’s business.“An urgent and compelling book for anyone in business who yearns to fulfill a higher mission in… On AmazonListen on Audible - Sams Teach Yourself SQL™ in 10 Minutes Ben Forta · 1999 4.09 from 1,187 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes has established itself as the gold standard for introductory SQL books, offering a fast-paced accessible tutorial to the major themes and techniques involved in applying the SQL language. Forta¿s examples are clear and his writing style is… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&model=marketplace). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about marketplaces investors ### Who are the most active marketplaces investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and New Enterprise Associates. ### How many marketplaces investors are there? 444 are on record. 86% made an investment in the last 12 months and 54% have led a round. ### Which stages do marketplaces investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds marketplaces investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $18M. ### Which sectors do marketplaces investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Healthcare. ### Which marketplaces investors lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led). ### Where are marketplaces investors based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (23 of the top 25); the rest in France and the United Kingdom. ### What have marketplaces investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures), Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures) and Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)