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Seed art & Design investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a seed round raised by an art & Design company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

See all 108 →The top 25
108investors on the listNo change this week
3,517cheques in 12 months-9% against the market
$9.7Mmedian round they joined+21% against the market median
85%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. 1Y CombinatorDeploying nowAccelerator · United States6,412$3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  2. 2TechstarsDeploying nowVC firm · United States2,989$1.2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3500 GlobalDeploying nowAngel · United States2,140$3.6Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  4. 4Andreessen HorowitzDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,661$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5SV AngelDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,349$18Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  6. 6AccelDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$32Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  7. 7Lightspeed Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$35Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8Bessemer Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,038$30Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9Google VenturesDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States884$38Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10First Round CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States807$18Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11BoxGroupDeploying nowVC firm · United States773$18Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  12. 12CanaanDeploying nowVC firm · United States610$20Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  13. 13U.S. Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United States535$15Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  14. 14Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Japan493$4.7Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  15. 15Global Brain CorporationDeploying nowVC firm · Japan480$7.6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  16. 16Spark CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States471$40Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  17. 17SMBC Venture CapitalDeploying nowInvestment bank · Japan443$5.1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Lerer HippeauDeploying nowVC firm · United States419$9.7Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  19. 19Angel InvestDeploying nowVC firm · Germany282$1.5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  20. 20Uncork CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States234$12Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  21. 21Ribbit CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States205$60Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  22. 22Cherry VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Germany179$13Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  23. 23Bling CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States163$9.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  24. 24Charlie SonghurstDeploying nowVC firm · United States155$3.8Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25YZi LabsDeploying nowVC firm · Singapore153$7Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
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Quick answers about seed art & Design investors

Who are the most active seed art & Design investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz and SV Angel.

How many seed art & Design investors are there?

108 are on record. 85% made an investment in the last 12 months and 49% have led a round.

Which stages do seed art & Design investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (24%).

How big are the rounds seed art & Design investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $13M.

Which sectors do seed art & Design investors back most?

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

Which seed art & Design investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led).

Where are seed art & Design investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (19), Japan (3) and Germany (2).

What have seed art & Design investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with U.S. Venture Partners), Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures) and Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel).

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