# Series A generative AI investors (2026 list)

> 40 series A generative AI investors, 98% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Accel. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-genai-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Series A generative AI investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

[See all 40 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-genai-investors)The top 25

**40** investors on the list *+10* this week

**1,554** cheques in 12 months *-22%* against the market

**$15M** median round they joined *+91%* against the market median

**98%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**55%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [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
- 3 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **740** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **311** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **295** **$16M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **256** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Founder Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-institute-montreal) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **222** **$129K** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 13 [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **210** **$6.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 14 [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **199** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **190** **$8.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [K2VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k2vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **175** **$7M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 17 [TA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ta-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Ukraine **145** **$23M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Jump Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jump-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **128** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [CAS Star](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cas-star) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **116** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Matrix Partners India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-india) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **109** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Resolute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **89** **$4.1M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 22 [UOB Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uob-venture) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **77** **$8M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 23 [Taihill Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taihill-venture) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **45** **$4.9M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 24 [Alliance VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Norway **43** **$6.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Luminar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **40** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**15 more on this list**

All 40 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[aSand.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/asand-ai)** Series A · $200M *Led by* [Wangsu Science & Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wangsu-science-and-technology)
- **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 **[Sand.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sand-ai)** Series A · $200M *Led by* [Wangsu Science & Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wangsu-science-and-technology)
- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)

## Stages This Year

1,391 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **19%**
- Series B **10%**
- Pre-seed **7%**
- Other **25%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **576**
- Biotech **102**
- Healthcare **79**
- Fintech **68**
- Big Data & Analytics **61**
- IT Services **59**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

543 Q1 25

490 Q2 25

561 Q3 25

508 Q4 25

551 Q1 26

403 Q2 26

334 Q3 26

91 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&stage=series_a).

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## Quick answers about series A generative AI investors

### Who are the most active series A generative AI investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Accel, EIC Accelerator and Insight Partners.

### How many series A generative AI investors are there?

40 are on record. 98% made an investment in the last 12 months and 55% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A generative AI 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 generative AI investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M.

### Which sectors do series A generative AI investors back most?

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

### Which series A generative AI investors lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Insight Partners (43 led) and Menlo Ventures (39 led).

### Where are series A generative AI investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), China (2) and European Union (1).

### What have series A generative AI 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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