Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in generative AI

238 investors have backed two or more of the 411 generative AI 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 69.

238investors on the map
7kinds of investor
Andreessen Horowitzbacked the most (24)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

183

+159 more

Accelerators

15

Corporate investors

14

Private equity and asset managers

12

Angels and networks

6

Government funds

5

Growth funds

3

Segment by segment

VC firms

183 investors

  1. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States24 backed
  2. TechstarsVC firmUnited States14 backed
  3. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVC firmUnited States13 backed
  4. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States12 backed
  5. Khosla VenturesVC firmUnited States12 backed
  6. Sequoia CapitalVC firmUnited States11 backed
  7. AntlerVC firmUnited Kingdom11 backed
  8. Liquid 2 VenturesVC firmUnited States11 backed

Accelerators

15 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States69 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States15 backed
  3. South Park CommonsAcceleratorUnited States6 backed
  4. Berkeley SkyDeckAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  5. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  6. NeoAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  7. The House FundAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  8. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States3 backed

Corporate investors

14 investors

  1. Salesforce VenturesCorporate investorUnited States9 backed
  2. Samsung NextCorporate investorUnited States5 backed
  3. Google VenturesCorporate investorUnited States5 backed
  4. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States4 backed
  5. Endeavor CatalystCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  6. CapitalGCorporate investorCanada2 backed
  7. Hitachi VenturesCorporate investorGermany2 backed
  8. Z Venture CapitalCorporate investorJapan2 backed

Private equity and asset managers

12 investors

  1. Pioneer FundPrivate equityUnited States10 backed
  2. K5 GlobalPrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  3. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  4. DST GlobalPrivate equityUnited Kingdom3 backed
  5. TCVPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  6. PremjiInvestPrivate equityIndia2 backed
  7. CDH InvestmentsPrivate equityHong Kong SAR China2 backed
  8. WndrCoPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

Angels and networks

6 investors

  1. MSMandeep SinghAngel investor-3 backed
  2. SBScott BelskyAngel investor-2 backed
  3. SICTICAngel networkSwitzerland2 backed
  4. Jeff DeanAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  5. SFC CapitalAngel networkUnited Kingdom2 backed
  6. Keiretsu ForumAngel networkUnited States2 backed

Government funds

5 investors

  1. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance7 backed
  2. Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment fundSouth Korea5 backed
  3. Government of CanadaGovernment fundCanada2 backed
  4. Scottish EnterpriseGovernment fundUnited Kingdom2 backed
  5. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union2 backed

Growth funds

3 investors

  1. AlibabaGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  2. QBQatar BanGrowth fundQatar2 backed
  3. Smilegate InvestmentGrowth fundSouth Korea2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our generative AI 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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