30 Best Active Payments Investors in 2025

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Icon Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable Score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.

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List of 30 top VCs

GV, based in Mountain View, is a venture capital fund founded in 2009 as Google Ventures. It invests in startups at various stages, from pre-seed to Series E, across industries such as technology, health, and fintech. Notable investments include Monzo, Nothing, and Blockchain.com. GV supports entrepreneurs developing impactful solutions to advance their fields.

74

Offices:

Mountain View (HQ)

New York

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, Synthesia (
70)
, Blockchain (company) (
60)

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

67

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

General Atlantic is a private equity firm in New York that focuses on providing capital and strategic support for growth companies.

67

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Butternut Box (
60)
, Flo Health (
60)

Israeli-based venture capital firm investing in start-ups in Europe and Israel.

67

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Israeli-based venture capital firm investing in start-ups in Europe and Israel.

67

Offices:

London (HQ)

Tel Aviv

London (HQ)

Tel Aviv

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)
, FloLive (
60)
, HungryPanda (
60)

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

67

Offices:

San Mateo (HQ)

London

San Mateo (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

Pennylane (
67)
, Klarna (
65)
, tacto (
60)

A venture capital firm in New York that focuses on internet and software investments.

64

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, OpenAI (
28)
, Affirm (
15)

Talis Capital is a London-based venture capital fund. It invests in industries like health tech, AI, and fintech, providing financial support from seed to series A to D rounds. The firm focuses on founders with unique visions for the future. Notable portfolio companies include Iwoca, Onfido, and Laced. Talis Capital is dedicated to bringing groundbreaking ideas to life from a diverse group of entrepreneurs.

64

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Iwoca (
83)
, Immo Capital (
60)
, Onfido (
60)

Village Global is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on making early stage investments in startup companies.

63

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Village Global is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on making early stage investments in startup companies.

63

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series B

Check Size:

$5M - $70M

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Mobile

Top investments in :

Wagestream Ltd (
70)
, GetHarley (
70)
, Zelt (
43)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$20M - $30M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Legal Tech

Top investments in :

Zopa (
61)
, Contentful (
52)
, Leya (
44)

Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare companies. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

60

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare companies. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

60

Offices:

Redwood City (HQ)

London

San Francisco

Cambridge

New York

Redwood City (HQ)

London

San Francisco

Cambridge

New York

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series G, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Zopa (
61)
, Apron (
61)

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage start-ups in education, research, health care, and social work.

60

Offices:

Cambridge (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Mistral AI (
87)
, Helsing (
83)
, Monzo (
83)

A venture capital firm in Burlingame, California, United States that focuses on consumer tech startups

59

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A venture capital firm in Burlingame, California, United States that focuses on consumer tech startups

59

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, TIER Mobility (
70)
, Badi (
60)

IVP is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies, focusing on Series B to Series D funding rounds. They typically invest between $500,000 and $10 million. IVP has invested in sectors such as financial technology, data and analytics, sales and marketing, and digital art, with successful investments in companies like Pigment, Volt, Klarna, and Kittl. Their goal is to support businesses in their critical growth phases.

58

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$40M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, Klarna (
65)
, Kittl (
61)

Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to five-year cycles.

58

Offices:

London (HQ)

Dublin

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)
, FintechOS (
70)
, CoachHub (
60)

A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.

58

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.

58

Offices:

London (HQ)

Stockholm

New York

London (HQ)

Stockholm

New York

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Homa Games (
70)
, Hopin (
70)
, TIER Mobility (
70)

BBVA Ventures was a venture capital firm that provided funding and consulting financial services companies.

57

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

The Angel CoFund is a government-backed investment fund in the United Kingdom.

56

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.

56

Offices:

Palo Alto (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, Algolia (
70)
, Hopin (
70)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Augmentum Fintech is a publicly listed fintech fund based in London, investing in various stages from early seed rounds to late-stage funding. The fund supports diverse financial technology sectors such as payments, recruitment, e-commerce, AI, and legal tech. Notable investments include Iwoca, Volt, Tide, Onfido, and Farewill. Augmentum Fintech aims to drive growth and innovation in the financial technology industry, supporting businesses that shape the future of finance.

56

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series G, Series H, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

FinTech, Crypto & web3, Hardware

Top investments in :

Iwoca (
83)
, Monese (
65)
, Zopa (
61)

The Angel CoFund is a government-backed investment fund in the United Kingdom.

56

Offices:

Helsinki (HQ)

Helsinki (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $20M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)
, einwert (
37)
, SynergyXR (
37)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Grant

Check Size:

$5M - $10M

Industries:

FinTech, Mobile, Payments

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)

Germany-based venture capital firm focused on European tech startups.

55

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

Munich

London

Paris

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

FintechOS (
70)
, sennder (
65)
, Oviva (
60)

Finleap is a venture capital fund based in Berlin, specializing in finance-related fields. They support young companies by connecting them with investors, partners, and skilled professionals. Notable investments include solarisBank, Penta, and Element Insurance. Finleap focuses on businesses that enhance personal finance, insurance technology, and online payments at various funding stages. Known for integrating technology into financial services, finleap is a significant player in Europe’s startup ecosystem.

54

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $30M

Industries:

Edtech, FinTech, Insuretech

Top investments in :

solarisBank (
60)
, Element Insurance (
60)
, Penta (
52)

Alven Capital is a Paris, France-based venture capital and private equity firm investing in French companies in the digital, technology, space, artificial intelligence, data, SaaS, security, and marketplace sector.

54

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$500k - $1B

Industries:

Edtech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in :

Algolia (
70)
, Ankorstore (
60)
, Kaiko (
60)