Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in AI compute and inference

199 investors have backed two or more of the 266 AI compute and inference startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 22.

199investors on the map
6kinds of investor
Alumni Venturesbacked the most (15)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

135

+111 more

Corporate investors

24

Private equity and asset managers

17

Accelerators

12

Growth funds

7

Angels and networks

4

Segment by segment

VC firms

135 investors

  1. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States15 backed
  2. Sequoia CapitalVC firmUnited States9 backed
  3. Tiger Global ManagementVC firmUnited States8 backed
  4. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States8 backed
  5. FelicisVC firmUnited States7 backed
  6. AccelVC firmUnited States6 backed
  7. FidelityVC firmUnited States6 backed
  8. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firmUnited States6 backed

Corporate investors

24 investors

  1. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States7 backed
  2. Protocol LabsCorporate investorUnited States5 backed
  3. Bosch VenturesCorporate investorGermany4 backed
  4. MediaTekCorporate investorTaiwan3 backed
  5. Cisco InvestmentsCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  6. Samsung Catalyst FundCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  7. TDK VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  8. Deutsche BankCorporate investorGermany3 backed

Private equity and asset managers

17 investors

  1. T. Rowe PricePrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  2. Maverick SiliconHedge fundUnited States5 backed
  3. BlackRockAsset managerUnited States5 backed
  4. K5 GlobalPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  5. Morgan Stanley Investment ManagementPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  6. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  7. Blue OwlAsset managerUnited States2 backed
  8. IAG Capital PartnersPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

Accelerators

12 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States22 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States7 backed
  3. Outlier VenturesAcceleratorUnited Kingdom4 backed
  4. NeoAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  5. Amino CapitalAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  6. In-Q-TelAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  7. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  8. Entrepreneur FirstAcceleratorUnited Kingdom2 backed

Growth funds

7 investors

  1. QBQatar BanGrowth fundQatar4 backed
  2. • Ark InvestGrowth fundGeorgia3 backed
  3. Hudson River TradingGrowth fundUnited States3 backed
  4. VAVentureTech AllianceGrowth fundUnited States3 backed
  5. JSJane StreetGrowth fund-2 backed
  6. KNKorea National Growth FundGrowth fund-2 backed
  7. CitibankGrowth fundUnited States2 backed

Angels and networks

4 investors

  1. SBSahin BoydasAngel investor-4 backed
  2. 500 GlobalAngel investorUnited States3 backed
  3. CRANE - Croatian Investors & Business Angels AssociationAngel networkCroatia2 backed
  4. Gokul RajaramAngel investorUnited States2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our AI compute and inference map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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