# Oil & Gas investors in North America (2026 list) > 107 oil & Gas investors in North America, 92% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, 500 Global, National Science Foundation. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/oil-gas-investors-in-north-america (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Oil & Gas investors in North America Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing an oil & Gas company in North America in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 107 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Foil-gas-investors-in-north-america)The top 25 **107** investors on the list *-1* this week **3,869** cheques in 12 months *-14%* against the market **$15M** median round they joined *+82%* against the market median **92%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **49%** 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 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) *Deploying now* Government · United States **1,869** **$926K** median round **Sept 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 [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 - 6 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **685** **$6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **636** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **610** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **461** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **431** **$29M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Canada **427** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 19 [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **364** **$5.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **271** **$4.7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 21 [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **261** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 22 [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **229** **$6.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **200** **$15M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 24 [CICC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cicc) *Deploying now* Investment bank · China **190** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **82 more on this list** All 107 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%2Foil-gas-investors-in-north-america) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - **5** Nov **[Circularity Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/circularity-fuels)** Seed · $7M *Led by* [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) - **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) - **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *Led by* [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *Led by* [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) ## Stages This Year 3,048 rounds - Venture **22%** - Seed **17%** - Series A **14%** - Pre-seed **10%** - Series B **7%** - Other **30%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,210** - Biotech **188** - Fintech **177** - Healthcare **164** - Energy **162** - Big Data & Analytics **158** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,190 Q1 25 1,078 Q2 25 1,317 Q3 25 1,309 Q4 25 1,280 Q1 26 1,069 Q2 26 798 Q3 26 198 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about oil & Gas investors in North America ### Who are the most active oil & Gas investors in North America? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, 500 Global, National Science Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz and Alumni Ventures. ### How many oil & Gas investors in North America are there? 107 are on record. 92% made an investment in the last 12 months and 49% have led a round. ### Which stages do oil & Gas investors in North America back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (20%). ### How big are the rounds oil & Gas investors in North America join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7M. ### Which sectors do oil & Gas investors in North America back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Fintech. ### Which oil & Gas investors in North America lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and 8VC (26 led). ### Where are oil & Gas investors in North America based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (20 of the top 25); the rest in Canada and China. ### What have oil & Gas investors in North America invested in recently? Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures) and Circularity Fuels (Seed, Nov 2026, with DCVC). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)