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Who invests with Creative Destruction Lab

124 investors have backed two or more of the 293 startups Creative Destruction Lab has backed in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these startups it shares; Y Combinator shares the most, 24.

124co-investors
6kinds
BDC Capitalmost shared (23)
VC firmsmost common kind

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VC firms

85

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Accelerators

12

Government funds

11

Angels and networks

6

Corporate investors

5

Private equity and asset managers

5

Segment by segment

VC firms

85 investors

  1. BDC CapitalVC firmCanada23 backed
  2. TechstarsVC firmUnited States23 backed
  3. SOSVVC firmUnited States10 backed
  4. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States9 backed
  5. Right Side Capital ManagementVC firmUnited States9 backed
  6. Cycle MomentumVC firmCanada7 backed
  7. Inovia CapitalVC firmCanada7 backed
  8. Panache VenturesVC firmCanada7 backed

Accelerators

12 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States24 backed
  2. NEXT CanadaAcceleratorCanada13 backed
  3. Entrepreneur FirstAcceleratorUnited Kingdom12 backed
  4. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States7 backed
  5. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States6 backed
  6. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  7. Berkeley SkyDeckAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  8. SVG VenturesAcceleratorUnited States3 backed

Government funds

11 investors

  1. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States15 backed
  2. Export Development CanadaGovernment fundCanada10 backed
  3. Government of CanadaGovernment fundCanada10 backed
  4. AQC CapitalGovernment fundCanada5 backed
  5. Innovation WorksGovernment fundUnited States3 backed
  6. California Energy CommissionGovernment fundUnited States3 backed
  7. US Department of EnergyGovernment fundUnited States3 backed
  8. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union3 backed

Angels and networks

6 investors

  1. 500 GlobalAngel investorUnited States10 backed
  2. Anges QuebecAngel networkCanada5 backed
  3. DDDaniel DebowAngel investor-2 backed
  4. ABAditya BaliAngel investor-2 backed
  5. SFC CapitalAngel networkUnited Kingdom2 backed
  6. Startup TNTAngel networkCanada2 backed

Corporate investors

5 investors

  1. Google VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  2. Salesforce VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  3. Barclays VenturesCorporate investorUnited Kingdom2 backed
  4. Wells FargoCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  5. Intel CapitalCorporate investorUnited States2 backed

Private equity and asset managers

5 investors

  1. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States5 backed
  2. Blue HorizonPrivate equitySwitzerland2 backed
  3. AdditionPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  4. MubadalaPrivate equityUnited Arab Emirates2 backed
  5. Foresight GroupPrivate equityUnited Kingdom2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more of the same startups as Creative Destruction Lab, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many startups it shares with Creative Destruction Lab. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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