# Who Invests With National Science Foundation: 269 Co-Investors (2026) > The 269 investors that have backed two or more of the same startups as National Science Foundation, by kind: vc firms, accelerators and corporate investors. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-co-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 190 - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [MassVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) - [*ON* One North Carolina Small Business Program](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-north-carolina-small-business-program) - [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) - [TEDCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tedco) - [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) - [*MC* Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) - [Good Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-growth-capital) - [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) - [Evergreen Climate Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evergreen-climate-innovations) - [Safar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/safar-partners) - [Launch NY](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-ny) - [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) - [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) - [Foothill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foothill-ventures) - [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) - [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) - [Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) - [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) - [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) +166 more ## Accelerators 19 - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) - [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) - [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) - [Gbeta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbeta) - [MedTech Innovator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/medtech-innovator) - [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) - [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) - [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - [Lighthouse Labs RVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lighthouse-labs-rva) - [HAX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hax) - [EvoNexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evonexus) - [Neo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo) - [SVG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svg-ventures) - [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) - [Brinc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brinc) ## Corporate investors 18 - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) - [Lockheed Martin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) - [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) - [Eli Lilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) - [LabCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/labcorp) - [SR One](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) - [Chevron Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chevron-technology-ventures) - [Agilent Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agilent-technologies) - [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) - [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) - [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) - [Rabobank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabobank) - [Hitachi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hitachi-ventures) - [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) - [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) - [South Carolina Research Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-carolina-research-authority) - [Cavallo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cavallo-ventures) ## Private equity and asset managers 16 - [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) - [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) - [Anzu Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anzu-partners) - [Janus Henderson Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) - [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) - [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) - [Northpond Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) - [Elevate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-capital) - [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp) - [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) - [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) - [Lewis & Clark AgriFood](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lewis-and-clark-agrifood) - [IAG Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iag-capital-partners) - [Sands Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures) - [Vivo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vivo-capital) - [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) ## Government funds 15 - [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) - [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) - [Small Business Innovation Research](https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research) - [Innovation Works](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) - [North Carolina Biotechnology Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-carolina-bio) - [Connecticut Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) - [Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) - [California Energy Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy) - [Maine Technology Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maine-technology-institute) - [Innova Memphis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innova-memphis) - [Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colorado-office-of-economic-development-and-international-tr) - [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) - [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) - [Arch Grants](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arch-grants) - [Ben Franklin Technology Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-technology-partners) ## Angels and networks 8 - [VentureSouth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouth) - [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) - [Sand Hill Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sand-hill-angels) - [Rockies Venture Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockies-venture-club) - [Golden Seeds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds) - [New York Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels) - [*5G* 500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - [Seraph Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraph-group) ## Growth funds 3 - [S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) - [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) - [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 190 investors - [**Techstars**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm United States 40 backed - [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 30 backed - [**MassVentures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures) VC firm United States 30 backed - [*ON* **One North Carolina Small Business Program**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-north-carolina-small-business-program) Investment firm - 22 backed - [**SOSV**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) VC firm United States 19 backed - [**TEDCO**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tedco) VC firm United States 15 backed - [**DCVC**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm United States 13 backed - [*MC* **Massachusetts Clean Energy Center**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) VC firm United States 11 backed ### Accelerators 19 investors - [**MassChallenge**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator United States 65 backed - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 36 backed - [**Cleantech Open**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) Accelerator United States 23 backed - [**Creative Destruction Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator Canada 15 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 14 backed - [**Luminate**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Accelerator United States 14 backed - [**Berkeley SkyDeck**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) Accelerator United States 9 backed - [**Gbeta**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gbeta) Accelerator United States 7 backed ### Corporate investors 18 investors - [**Intel Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate investor United States 10 backed - [**Lockheed Martin**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) Corporate investor United States 5 backed - [**Coinbase Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) Corporate investor United States 3 backed - [**Eli Lilly**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eli-lilly) Corporate investor United States 3 backed - [**Google Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate investor United States 3 backed - [**LabCorp**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/labcorp) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**SR One**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sr-one) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Chevron Technology Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chevron-technology-ventures) Corporate investor United States 2 backed ### Private equity and asset managers 16 investors - [**Gaingels**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity United States 16 backed - [**RA Capital Management**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) Private equity United States 7 backed - [**Anzu Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anzu-partners) Private equity United States 5 backed - [**Janus Henderson Investors**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/janus-henderson-investors) Private equity United Kingdom 4 backed - [**Pioneer Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity United States 4 backed - [**Goldman Sachs**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) Private equity United States 4 backed - [**Northpond Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northpond-ventures) Private equity United States 3 backed - [**Elevate Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-capital) Private equity Peru 3 backed ### Government funds 15 investors - [**US Department of Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government fund United States 66 backed - [**National Institutes of Health**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) Government fund United States 47 backed - [**Small Business Innovation Research**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research) Government fund United States 22 backed - [**Innovation Works**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-works) Government fund United States 15 backed - [**North Carolina Biotechnology Center**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-carolina-bio) Government fund United States 10 backed - [**Connecticut Innovations**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connecticut-innovations) Government fund United States 8 backed - [**Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-franklin-techn) Government fund United States 6 backed - [**California Energy Commission**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy) Government fund United States 5 backed ### Angels and networks 8 investors - [**VentureSouth**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouth) Angel network Seychelles 3 backed - [**Keiretsu Forum**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) Angel network United States 3 backed - [**Sand Hill Angels**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sand-hill-angels) Angel network United States 3 backed - [**Rockies Venture Club**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockies-venture-club) Angel network United States 3 backed - [**Golden Seeds**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-seeds) Angel network United States 3 backed - [**New York Angels**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels) Angel network United States 3 backed - [*5G* **500 Global**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel investor United States 2 backed - [**Seraph Group**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraph-group) Angel network United States 2 backed ### Growth funds 3 investors - [**S2G Investments**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) Growth fund United States 4 backed - [**Citibank**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) Growth fund United States 4 backed - [**Catalyst Fund**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) Growth fund United States 3 backed **How this map is made.** Every investor here has backed two or more of the same startups as National Science Foundation, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many startups it shares with National Science Foundation. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Portfolio map **National Science Foundation portfolio map** 988 startups · $10B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-portfolio-map)[Sector portfolio **National Science Foundation's Biotech portfolio** 250 startups · $2.0B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-biotech-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **National Science Foundation's Healthtech portfolio** 149 startups · $516M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-healthtech-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **National Science Foundation's AI portfolio** 118 startups · $1.9B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-ai-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **National Science Foundation's Chemicals & Materials portfolio** 75 startups · $797M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-chemicals-materials-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **National Science Foundation's Agtech portfolio** 57 startups · $636M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno-agtech-portfolio) ## Raising from investors like National Science Foundation? 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