# Social Media lead investors (2026 list) > 40 social Media lead investors, 83% active in the last 12 months. Led by Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/social-media-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Social Media lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a social Media company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 40 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsocial-media-lead-investors)The top 25 **40** investors on the list No change this week **1,189** cheques in 12 months *+1%* against the market **$15M** median round they joined *+81%* against the market median **83%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [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 - 4 [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **740** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **649** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **587** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **251** **$4.3M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 9 [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **240** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **132** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **106** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **101** **$123M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [TQ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tq-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **97** **$14M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 15 [Mischief](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mischief) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **66** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Felix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felix-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **64** **$25M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 17 [1kx](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1kx) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **49** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [MAYA Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maya-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **47** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 19 [Caravela Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caravela-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **40** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Imaginary Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imaginary) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **10** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Bain Capital Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-crypto) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **8** **$51M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Faction](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-faction) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **7** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Blitzscaling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blitzscaling-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **5** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Field Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/field-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **5** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Pace Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pace-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **5** **$24M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen **15 more on this list** All 40 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsocial-media-lead-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Foozi](https://millionrounds.com/company/foozi)** Pre-seed · $1M *Led by* [Quartzo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quartzo-capital) - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) - **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *With* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) - **3** Nov **[Trajectory](https://millionrounds.com/company/trajectory)** Series A · $45M *Led by* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) - **2** Nov **[Dispatch Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch-network)** Pre-seed · $527K *Led by* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) ## Stages This Year 1,017 rounds - Seed **20%** - Series A **19%** - Series B **12%** - Venture **11%** - Pre-seed **8%** - Other **30%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **589** - Fintech **82** - Big Data & Analytics **54** - Robotics **51** - Software **48** - Healthcare **46** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 288 Q1 25 302 Q2 25 329 Q3 25 376 Q4 25 331 Q1 26 323 Q2 26 287 Q3 26 106 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about social Media lead investors ### Who are the most active social Media lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures and Antler. ### How many social Media lead investors are there? 40 are on record. 83% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do social Media lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (25%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds social Media lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $21M. ### Which sectors do social Media lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which social Media lead investors lead the most rounds? General Catalyst (97 led), Sequoia Capital (91 led) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led). ### Where are social Media lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), the United Kingdom (4) and Germany (2). ### What have social Media lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Foozi (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Quartzo Capital), Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Salesforce Ventures) and Nooks (Growth, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)