# VC firms backing Beauty (2026 list) > 142 VC firms backing Beauty, 97% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-beauty (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # VC firms backing Beauty Updated 7 November 2026 VC firms we have observed in a beauty round in the last two years. [See all 142 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fvc-firms-beauty)The top 25 **142** investors on the list *+6* this week **4,255** cheques in 12 months *-15%* against the market **$7.4M** median round they joined *-7%* against the market median **97%** 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 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [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 - 4 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 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 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$47M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **655** **$13M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 19 [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **534** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **526** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **493** **$4.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 23 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 24 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **419** **$9.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **117 more on this list** All 142 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%2Fvc-firms-beauty) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[URobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/urobotics)** Series A · $30M *With* [Aju IB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aju-ib-investment) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) - **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 **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) - **5** Nov **[Kalepa](https://millionrounds.com/company/kalepa)** Series B · $75M *With* [Inspired Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspired-capital) ## Stages This Year 3,296 rounds - Venture **19%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **18%** - Series B **9%** - Debt **6%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,238** - Biotech **216** - Healthcare **214** - Fintech **191** - Big Data & Analytics **171** - Financial Services **123** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,267 Q1 25 1,314 Q2 25 1,365 Q3 25 1,451 Q4 25 1,374 Q1 26 1,138 Q2 26 943 Q3 26 276 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about VC firms backing Beauty ### Who are the most active VC firms backing Beauty? By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures, General Catalyst and Founders Fund. ### How many VC firms backing Beauty are there? 142 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 61% have led a round. ### Which stages do VC firms backing Beauty back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (26%). ### How big are the rounds VC firms backing Beauty join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $12M. ### Which sectors do VC firms backing Beauty back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare. ### Which VC firms backing Beauty lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), General Catalyst (97 led) and Index Ventures (62 led). ### Where are VC firms backing Beauty based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (18), the United Kingdom (3) and France (2). ### What have VC firms backing Beauty invested in recently? Recent rounds include URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Aju IB Investment), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft) and Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Tiger Global Management). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)