Investor Lists

Seed oil & Gas investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

See all 49 →The top 25
49investors on the listNo change this week
2,244cheques in 12 months-26% against the market
$5.5Mmedian round they joined-31% against the market median
94%wrote a cheque in 12 months
45%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. 3National Science FoundationDeploying nowGovernment · United States1,869$926Kmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  4. 4BpifranceDeploying nowGovernment · France1,151$4.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  5. 5MassChallengeDeploying nowAccelerator · United States984$1.8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  6. 6SOSVDeploying nowVC firm · United States951$2.5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  7. 7BDC CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Canada685$6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  8. 8Pioneer FundDeploying nowPrivate equity · United States551$2.9Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9HeadlineDeploying nowVC firm · United States307$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10Initialized CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States229$6.9Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11IP GroupDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom174$9.1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  12. 12HV CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Germany166$20Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  13. 13Cleantech OpenDeploying nowAccelerator · United States165$1.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  14. 14Lowercarbon CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States146$21Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  15. 15OmnesDeploying nowVC firm · France145$15Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  16. 16Verve VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Switzerland144$10Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  17. 17468 CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Germany133$5.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Project A VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Germany121$10Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  19. 19SVG VenturesDeploying nowAccelerator · United States119$1.6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  20. 20Investissement QuebecDeploying nowInvestment firm112$4.9Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  21. 21Oxford Science EnterprisesDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom108$11Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  22. 22Founders FactoryDeploying nowAccelerator · United Kingdom106$2Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  23. 23Chevron Technology VenturesDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States104$17Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  24. 24DaphniDeploying nowVC firm · France92$8.3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25Seven Seven SixDeploying nowVC firm · United States83$9Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
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Quick answers about seed oil & Gas investors

Who are the most active seed oil & Gas investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, National Science Foundation, Bpifrance and MassChallenge.

How many seed oil & Gas investors are there?

49 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 45% have led a round.

Which stages do seed oil & Gas investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (22%).

How big are the rounds seed oil & Gas investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $6M.

Which sectors do seed oil & Gas investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

Which seed oil & Gas investors lead the most rounds?

Headline (24 led), Initialized Capital (13 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

Where are seed oil & Gas investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (13), France (3) and the United Kingdom (3).

What have seed oil & Gas investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include i14 (Seed, Nov 2026, with Virescent Ventures), Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Pioneer Fund) and Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Oxford Science Enterprises).

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