# Series B retail investors (2026 list)

> 31 series B retail investors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Plug and Play. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Series B retail investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series B 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 31 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-b-retail-investors)The top 25

**31** investors on the list No change this week

**2,530** cheques in 12 months *-4%* against the market

**$20M** median round they joined *+150%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**84%** 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 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **658** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **588** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **319** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **297** **$130M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **283** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Vertex Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertex-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Mexico **267** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) *Deploying now* VC firm · Luxembourg **134** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Elevation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevation-capital-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **128** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **116** **$6.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [NTT DOCOMO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Japan **115** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [GIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic) *Deploying now* Private equity · Singapore **92** **$200M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Carthona Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carthona-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **65** **$4.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [ABN AMRO Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abn-amro-clearing) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Netherlands **54** **$185M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [Flying Fox Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-fox-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **51** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 23 [Colle Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colle-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **47** **$6.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Hedosophia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hedosophia) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **16** **$98M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Align Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/align-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **11** **$435M** median round **May 2026** last seen

**6 more on this list**

All 31 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

- **5** Nov **[Pure Data Centres Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/pure-data-centres-group)** Debt · $1.9B *With* [ABN AMRO Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abn-amro-clearing)
- **4** Nov **[Shackleton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shackleton-ai)** Seed · $5M *Led by* [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)
- **4** Nov **Sentra** Series C · $150M *With* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *With* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

## Stages This Year

2,132 rounds

- Venture **21%**
- Seed **17%**
- Series A **16%**
- Pre-seed **13%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **24%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,139**
- Fintech **154**
- Big Data & Analytics **132**
- Healthcare **100**
- Financial Services **90**
- Biotech **83**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

683 Q1 25

644 Q2 25

766 Q3 25

802 Q4 25

756 Q1 26

728 Q2 26

563 Q3 26

140 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 in retail and fashion

- The Brand Gap Marty Neumeier · 2003 3.98 from 5,757 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building Innovation About the book THE BRAND GAP is the first book to present a unified theory of brand-building. Whereas most books on branding are weighted toward either a strategic or creative approach, this book shows how both ways of thinking can unite to produce a “charismatic brand”―a brand that customers… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie Gary Weiss · 2022 3.90 from 1,120 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities David Airey · 2009 4.20 from 4,263 ratings on Goodreads Retail and fashion Company building About the book There are a lot of books out there that show collections of logos. But David Airey’s “Logo Design Love” is something different: it’s a guide for designers (and clients) who want to understand what this mysterious business is all about. Written in reader-friendly, concise… On AmazonListen on Audible
- How Big Brands Grow What Marketers Dont Know Byron Sharp · 2010 On 40 reading lists at Open Library Retail and fashion About the book "This book provides evidence-based answers to the key questions asked by marketers every day. Tackling issues such as how brands grow, how advertising really works, what price promotions really do and how loyalty programs really affect loyalty, How Brands Grow presents decades… On AmazonListen on AudibleOn Open Library

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

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## Quick answers about series B retail investors

### Who are the most active series B retail investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Plug and Play, SV Angel and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

### How many series B retail investors are there?

31 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 84% have led a round.

### Which stages do series B retail investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds series B retail investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $18M.

### Which sectors do series B retail investors back most?

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

### Which series B retail investors lead the most rounds?

Sequoia Capital (91 led), Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led) and Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led).

### Where are series B retail investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), Australia (2) and Mexico (1).

### What have series B retail investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Pure Data Centres Group (Debt, Nov 2026, with ABN AMRO Fund), Shackleton AI (Seed, Nov 2026, with Battery Ventures) and Sentra (Series C, Nov 2026, with Bessemer Venture Partners).

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