# Vertical AI Investors Map 2026: 711 Investors Backing Vertical AI Startups > The 711 investors that have backed two or more vertical AI startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, private equity and asset managers and accelerators and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/vertical-ai-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 570 - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) - [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) - [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) - [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) - [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) - [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) - [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) - [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) - [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) - [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) - [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) - [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) - [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) - [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) - [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) - [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) +546 more ## Private equity and asset managers 34 - [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) - [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) - [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) - [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) - [Sands Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures) - [Fin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) - [Alpha Wave Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) - [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) - [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) - [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) - [Eurazeo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurazeo) - [StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) - [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) - [*BC* Better Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-capital) - [*SI* SL Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sl-investment) - [Altair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altair-capital-2) - [Warburg Pincus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warburg-pincus) - [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) - [BroadLight Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/broadlight-capital) - [HarbourVest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbourvest-partners) - [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) - [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) - [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird) - [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) +10 more ## Accelerators 34 - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) - [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) - [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) - [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) - [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) - [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) - [Founder Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-institute-montreal) - [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) - [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) - [25madison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/25madison) - [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) - [South Park Commons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-park-commons) - [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) - [Amino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amino-capital) - [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) - [Business Finland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/business-finland) - [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) - [Iterative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iterative) - [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) - [Founders Future](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-future) - [Tenity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tenity) - [PharmStars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pharmstars) +10 more ## Corporate investors 23 - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) - [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) - [Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) - [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) - [M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) - [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) - [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) - [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) - [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) - [Motley Fool Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motley-fool-ventures) - [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) - [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) - [Singtel Innov8](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singtel-innov8) - [*BI* Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) - [Wayra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wayra) - [Chiratae Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chiratae-ventures) - [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) - [Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) - [CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg) - [Vestel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vestel-ventures) - [Orange Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orange-ventures) - [Hitachi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hitachi-ventures) ## Government funds 19 - [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) - [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [Export Development Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-development-canada) - [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) - [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) - [Bayern Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) - [Innosuisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innosuisse) - [European Union](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-union) - [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) - [Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) - [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) - [Arch Grants](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-grants) - [EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/easme-eu-executi) - [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) - [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) - [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures) - [PMV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pmv) ## Angels and networks 15 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) - [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) - [SeedBlink](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedblink) - [S16vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s16vc-founders-for-founders-fund) - [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) - [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) - [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) - [SICTIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) - [Innovestor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovestor) - [Hoxton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hoxton-ventures) - [Angels Santé](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angels-sante) - [50 Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/50-partners) - [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban) - [*SB* Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky) ## Growth funds 8 - [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) - [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) - [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) - [Point72 Private Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72-private-investments) - [*MV* Manulife Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manulife-ventures) - [Gresham House Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gresham-house-ventures) - [Riverside Acceleration Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverside-acceleration-capital) - [Goldman Sachs Alternatives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-alternatives) ## Family offices 8 - [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) - [*IC* ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-2) - [Farvatn Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farvatn-venture) - [Outrun Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outrun-ventures) - [Elkstone Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elkstone-capital-partners) - [QVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qventures) - [Bienville Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bienville) - [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 570 investors - [**Techstars**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm United States 51 backed - [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 44 backed - [**General Catalyst**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm United States 28 backed - [**Andreessen Horowitz**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm United States 25 backed - [**Lightspeed Venture Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm United States 20 backed - [**B Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) VC firm United States 19 backed - [**Antler**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) VC firm United Kingdom 19 backed - [**Sequoia Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm United States 18 backed ### Private equity and asset managers 34 investors - [**Gaingels**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity United States 25 backed - [**Pioneer Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity United States 19 backed - [**Sorenson Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) Private equity United States 7 backed - [**Artesian VC**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) Asset manager Australia 6 backed - [**Sands Capital Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures) Private equity United States 5 backed - [**Fin Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fin-capital) Private equity United States 5 backed - [**Alpha Wave Global**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) Private equity United States 4 backed - [**K5 Global**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) Private equity United States 4 backed ### Accelerators 34 investors - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 124 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 34 backed - [**MassChallenge**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator United States 14 backed - [**Google for Startups**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) Accelerator United States 13 backed - [**Entrepreneur First**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) Accelerator United Kingdom 12 backed - [**Creative Destruction Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator Canada 10 backed - [**Neo**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) Accelerator United States 8 backed - [**Startup Wise Guys**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) Accelerator Estonia 8 backed ### Corporate investors 23 investors - [**Google Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate investor United States 10 backed - [**Salesforce Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate investor United States 9 backed - [**Second Century Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) Corporate investor United States 7 backed - [**Samsung Next**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) Corporate investor United States 7 backed - [**Intel Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate investor United States 6 backed - [**M Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) Corporate investor Switzerland 6 backed - [**Endeavor Catalyst**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) Corporate investor United States 6 backed - [**SE Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) Corporate investor United States 4 backed ### Government funds 19 investors - [**Bpifrance**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government fund France 16 backed - [**Enterprise Ireland**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) Government fund Ireland 10 backed - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 10 backed - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 8 backed - [**Export Development Canada**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/export-development-canada) Government fund Canada 5 backed - [**European Investment Bank**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) Government fund Luxembourg 4 backed - [**Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) Government fund South Korea 4 backed - [**Bayern Kapital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) Government fund Germany 4 backed ### Angels and networks 15 investors - [**500 Global**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel investor United States 13 backed - [**SFC Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Angel network United Kingdom 12 backed - [**Gokul Rajaram**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) Angel investor United States 6 backed - [**SeedBlink**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedblink) Angel network Romania 5 backed - [**S16vc**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s16vc-founders-for-founders-fund) Angel network United States 4 backed - [**Jeff Dean**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) Angel investor United States 4 backed - [**Edward Lando**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) Angel investor United States 4 backed - [**AngelList**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) Angel network United States 4 backed ### Growth funds 8 investors - [**Bond**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) Growth fund United States 6 backed - [**Citibank**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) Growth fund United States 5 backed - [**Human Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) Growth fund New Zealand 3 backed - [**Point72 Private Investments**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point72-private-investments) Growth fund - 2 backed - [*MV* **Manulife Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manulife-ventures) Growth fund - 2 backed - [**Gresham House Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gresham-house-ventures) Growth fund United Kingdom 2 backed - [**Riverside Acceleration Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverside-acceleration-capital) Growth fund United States 2 backed - [**Goldman Sachs Alternatives**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-alternatives) Growth fund - 2 backed ### Family offices 8 investors - [**Thrive Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Family office - 6 backed - [*IC* **ICONIQ Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-2) Family office United States 4 backed - [**Farvatn Venture**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farvatn-venture) Family office United States 4 backed - [**Outrun Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outrun-ventures) Family office United Kingdom 3 backed - [**Elkstone Capital Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elkstone-capital-partners) Family office Ireland 3 backed - [**QVentures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qventures) Family office United Kingdom 2 backed - [**Bienville Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bienville) Family office United States 2 backed - [**Emerson Collective**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) Family office United States 2 backed **How this map is made.** Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our vertical 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Vertical AI market map** 1,352 startups · 8 segments · $38B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/vertical-ai-market-map)[New wave **New vertical AI startups, founded 2020 on** 669 startups · 8 segments · $9.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-vertical-ai-startups-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Vertical AI startups that raised in 2026** 305 startups · 8 segments · $15B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/vertical-ai-raised-2026-market-map)[Market map · United States **Vertical AI market map: United States** 736 startups · 8 segments · $28B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/vertical-ai-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Vertical AI market map: Europe** 402 startups · 8 segments · $6.1B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/vertical-ai-europe-market-map)[Market map · San Francisco **Vertical AI market map: San Francisco** 144 startups · 8 segments · $4.6B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/vertical-ai-san-francisco-market-map) ## Who backs vertical AI? 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