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Series A entertainment investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

See all 120 →The top 25
120investors on the list+12 this week
4,631cheques in 12 months-9% against the market
$12Mmedian round they joined+49% against the market median
89%wrote a cheque in 12 months
53%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. 3Sequoia CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States2,099$35Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  4. 4Andreessen HorowitzDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,661$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5New Enterprise AssociatesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,610$34Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  6. 6Alumni VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,598$12Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  7. 7General CatalystDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,387$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8AccelDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$32Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9Lightspeed Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$35Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  10. 10BpifranceDeploying nowGovernment · France1,151$4.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11Khosla VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,128$26Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  12. 12Founders FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,122$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  13. 13Bessemer Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,038$30Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  14. 14Index VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom1,027$31Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  15. 15Menlo VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States740$37Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  16. 16AntlerDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom729$1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  17. 17Mayfield FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States509$23Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Global Brain CorporationDeploying nowVC firm · Japan480$7.6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  19. 19FirstMarkDeploying nowVC firm · United States319$20Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  20. 20Samsung NextDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States311$15Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  21. 21Abstract VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States295$13Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  22. 22Matrix Partners ChinaDeploying nowVC firm · United States295$16Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  23. 23MaveronDeploying nowVC firm · United States267$11Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  24. 24Forerunner VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States225$20Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25Founder InstituteDeploying nowAccelerator · United States222$129Kmedian roundMay 2026last seen
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Quick answers about series A entertainment investors

Who are the most active series A entertainment investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and New Enterprise Associates.

How many series A entertainment investors are there?

120 are on record. 89% made an investment in the last 12 months and 53% have led a round.

Which stages do series A entertainment investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (25%).

How big are the rounds series A entertainment investors join?

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

Which sectors do series A entertainment investors back most?

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

Which series A entertainment investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led).

Where are series A entertainment investors based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in the United Kingdom and France.

What have series A entertainment investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include aSand.ai (Series A, Nov 2026, with Wangsu Science & Technology), Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel) and firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures).

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