# Series A investors in Benelux (2026 list)

> 165 series A investors in Benelux, 87% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Accel, Index Ventures. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Series A investors in Benelux

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by a company in Benelux in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 165 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-investors-in-benelux)The top 25

**165** investors on the list *-7* this week

**2,972** cheques in 12 months *-7%* against the market

**$12M** median round they joined *+49%* against the market median

**87%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**61%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** 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 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **597** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 7 [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **524** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **355** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Everywhere Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everywhere-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **296** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **262** **$7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) *Deploying now* Government · Luxembourg **246** **$37M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **234** **$34M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Ventech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ventech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **212** **$7.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Novo Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Denmark **203** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **202** **$9.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Lakestar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **168** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [360 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/360-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **167** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **160** **$2.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Elaia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaia) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **156** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [Novartis Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novartis-venture-fund) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Switzerland **154** **$48M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **146** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Omnes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omnes-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **145** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**140 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly)
- **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *Led by* [Sofinnova Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sofinnova-partners)
- **5** Nov **[Return](https://millionrounds.com/company/return)** Debt · $936M *With* [Rabobank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabobank)
- **5** Nov **[Anaheim Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/anaheim-bio)** Series A · $45M *With* [RTW Investments LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtw-investments-lp)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *With* [Faber](https://millionrounds.com/fund/faber)

## Stages This Year

2,507 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **18%**
- Series A **15%**
- Pre-seed **13%**
- Series B **9%**
- Other **24%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,103**
- Biotech **233**
- Healthcare **173**
- Fintech **137**
- Big Data & Analytics **124**
- Cybersecurity **87**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

845 Q1 25

810 Q2 25

864 Q3 25

966 Q4 25

856 Q1 26

860 Q2 26

651 Q3 26

183 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Series A investors in North America 2,451](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-investors-in-north-america)
- [Seed investors in North America 2,422](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-north-america)
- [Seed investors in Europe 1,730](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-europe)
- [Series B investors in North America 1,704](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-investors-in-north-america)
- [Series A investors in Europe 1,419](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-investors-in-europe)
- [Growth investors in North America 1,382](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-investors-in-north-america)
- [Series C investors in North America 1,011](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-investors-in-north-america)
- [Pre-seed investors in North America 877](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-investors-in-north-america)
- [Series B investors in Europe 871](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-investors-in-europe)

[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 investors in Benelux

### Who are the most active series A investors in Benelux?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Accel, Index Ventures, EIC Accelerator and Kima Ventures.

### How many series A investors in Benelux are there?

165 are on record. 87% made an investment in the last 12 months and 61% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A investors in Benelux back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (21%).

### How big are the rounds series A investors in Benelux join?

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

### Which sectors do series A investors in Benelux back most?

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

### Which series A investors in Benelux lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Index Ventures (62 led) and Bain Capital Ventures (31 led).

### Where are series A investors in Benelux based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (6), France (6) and the United Kingdom (4).

### What have series A investors in Benelux invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Eli Lilly) and Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Sofinnova Partners).

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