# Marketplaces lead investors (2026 list)

> 94 marketplaces lead investors, 86% active in the last 12 months. Led by Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, Accel. Ranked by what they funded.

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

[Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

# Marketplaces lead investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a marketplaces company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled.

[See all 94 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmarketplace-lead-investors)The top 25

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

**1,440** cheques in 12 months *+3%* against the market

**$10M** median round they joined *+25%* against the market median

**86%** 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 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [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
- 3 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **655** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **587** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **438** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **319** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **283** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **273** **$127M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **227** **$8M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 14 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **225** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **202** **$9.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Hashed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hashed) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **174** **$6.9M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 17 [Fuel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fuel-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **163** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **158** **$81M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **158** **$159M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Point72 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **148** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 21 [Infinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infinity-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **130** **$6.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **124** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **103** **$5.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Makers Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/makers-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Indonesia **101** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **97** **$30M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**69 more on this list**

All 94 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmarketplace-lead-investors)

## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **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)
- **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *Led by* [WCM Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wcm-investment-management)

## Stages This Year

1,240 rounds

- Seed **18%**
- Series A **18%**
- Venture **13%**
- Series B **12%**
- Other **8%**
- Other **31%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **611**
- Fintech **117**
- Big Data & Analytics **80**
- Financial Services **66**
- Cybersecurity **62**
- Healthcare **59**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

337 Q1 25

339 Q2 25

398 Q3 25

436 Q4 25

447 Q1 26

357 Q2 26

330 Q3 26

144 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 marketplaces lead investors

### Who are the most active marketplaces lead investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, Accel, Google Ventures and Insight Partners.

### How many marketplaces lead investors are there?

94 are on record. 86% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round.

### Which stages do marketplaces lead investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (24%).

### How big are the rounds marketplaces lead investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $20M.

### Which sectors do marketplaces lead investors back most?

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

### Which marketplaces lead investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and New Enterprise Associates (73 led).

### Where are marketplaces lead investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (17), the United Kingdom (3) and France (1).

### What have marketplaces lead investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft) and Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel).

Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)