Investor Lists

Seed retail investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

See all 134 →The top 25
134investors on the listNo change this week
3,138cheques in 12 months-15% against the market
$6Mmedian round they joined-25% against the market median
88%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. 2Alumni VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,598$12Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3Plug and PlayDeploying nowAccelerator · United States1,561$5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  4. 4AccelDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$32Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5Khosla VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,128$26Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 6FJ LabsDeploying nowVC firm · United States849$11Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  7. 7FelicisDeploying nowVC firm · United States640$20Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8Liquid 2 VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States636$7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  9. 9CitibankDeploying nowGrowth equity · United States566$20Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10Slow VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States438$10Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11Creative Destruction LabDeploying nowAccelerator · Canada427$3Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  12. 12CoatueDeploying nowVC firm · United States404$85Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  13. 13HeadlineDeploying nowVC firm · United States307$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  14. 14Hustle FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States280$3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  15. 15Connecticut InnovationsDeploying nowGovernment · United States264$6Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  16. 16Incubate FundDeploying nowVC firm · Japan245$2.8Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  17. 17Pareto HoldingsDeploying nowVC firm · United States239$3.3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Ridge VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States210$6.5Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  19. 19Forum VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States208$1.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  20. 20Z Venture CapitalDeploying nowCorporate VC · Japan200$10Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  21. 21AnthemisDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom197$7.3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  22. 22Susa VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States181$11Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  23. 23Edward LandoDeploying nowAngel · United States179$3.5Mmedian roundJul 2026last seen
  24. 24Team Ignite VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States177$2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25Northstar VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom155$1.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
109 more on this list

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Quick answers about seed retail investors

Who are the most active seed retail investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Plug and Play, Accel and Khosla Ventures.

How many seed retail investors are there?

134 are on record. 88% made an investment in the last 12 months and 49% have led a round.

Which stages do seed retail investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (30%) and Series A (21%).

How big are the rounds seed retail investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7M.

Which sectors do seed retail investors back most?

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

Which seed retail investors lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Khosla Ventures (57 led) and Coatue (25 led).

Where are seed retail investors based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (20 of the top 25); the rest in Japan and the United Kingdom.

What have seed retail investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Water Ledger Global (Other, Nov 2026, with Launch Africa), Future Secure AI (Other, Nov 2026, with Square Peg) and Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel).

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