27 Best Active Software engineering Investors in 2024

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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 27 top VCs

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

52

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)

Heartcore is a venture capital fund based in Copenhagen. They invest in startups at stages ranging from pre-seed to series F, with check sizes between $300,000 and $6 million. Heartcore focuses on industries including tech, health, real estate, finance, and entertainment. Their portfolio includes FlexAI, Zefir, Travel Perk, Podimo, and Taster. They aim to support founders in creating impactful consumer-focused brands, helping driven entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses.

48

Offices:

Copenhagen (HQ)

Berlin

Paris

Stockholm

Lisbon

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 :

TravelPerk (
70)
, GetYourGuide (
60)
, Zolar (
60)

Felix Capital is a venture capital firm focused on digital lifestyle, brands, and related enabling-technologies.

47

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, TravelPerk (
70)
, VanMoof (
65)

SoftBank Group, based in London, is a venture capital fund that invests in companies across various growth stages. The fund targets sectors such as health tech, finance, and communications. Notable investments include Travel Perk, Dice, Infogrid, Robin AI, and OneWeb. SoftBank Group aims to support projects with growth potential and positive social impact, providing financial backing tailored to each company's development needs.

46

Offices:

London (HQ)

Mountain View

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$500k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, TIER Mobility (
70)
, TravelPerk (
70)

Local Globe is a venture capital fund based in London, investing in companies from pre-seed to Series C stages. They support businesses across diverse industries, including e-commerce, mobility, and climate tech. Notable investments include Qogita and Sylvera. Local Globe aims to help young companies grow and make a positive impact in their sectors.

45

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

TravelPerk (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Yonder (
65)

Target Global is a venture capital firm that invests in financial, health, and education technology companies.

37

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Target Global is a venture capital firm that invests in financial, health, and education technology companies.

37

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

London

Amsterdam

Munich

Berlin (HQ)

London

Amsterdam

Munich

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

TravelPerk (
70)
, Flink (
70)
, Zego (
65)

Sapphire Ventures is a fund of funds and venture capital firm in California that focuses on helping technology companies become Companies of Consequence

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Sapphire Ventures is a fund of funds and venture capital firm in California that focuses on helping technology companies become Companies of Consequence

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E

Check Size:

$20M - $250M

Industries:

Legal Tech, Cybersecurity, Data and Analytics

Top investments in :

Scytl (
56)
, Contentful (
52)
, Matillion (
33)

A venture capital firm in London that focuses on technologies.

33

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 London that focuses on technologies.

33

Offices:

London (HQ)

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, 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 :

Tessian (
70)
, VIRTUO (
70)
, Wagestream Ltd (
70)

Vulcan Capital is a venture capital fund investing in companies from early Series A to later stages like Series D. They focus on areas such as privacy, security, and clean technology, with flexible investment amounts. Notable investments include Scytl and Zola Electric. The fund leverages its expertise to support impactful technologies and industries. Vale Group, formerly Vulcan LLC, provides essential services to related entities.

32

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$10M - $40M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Legal Tech, Privacy and Security

Top investments in :

Scytl (
56)
, Zola Electric (
52)

Investment AB Kinnevik, based in Stockholm, is a venture capital fund supporting businesses from early to late stages. They focus on sectors like digital consumer services, health tech, and green technology. Notable investments include Travel Perk, H2 Green Steel, Aira, Babylon Health, and HungryPanda. Their goal is to build strong, sustainable businesses across diverse industries through targeted investments.

30

Offices:

Stockholm (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

TravelPerk (
70)
, Mews (
67)
, H2 Green Steel (
65)

Vy Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm investing in the information technology sector.

30

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Vy Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm investing in the information technology sector.

30

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Vy Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm investing in the information technology sector.

30

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series C, Series D, Series E

Check Size:

$20M - $500M

Industries:

Legal Tech, Privacy and Security, Publishing

Top investments in :

Scytl (
56)
, Reddit (
0)

A venture capital firm that specializes in secondary investments. It was founded in 2000 and is located in San Francisco, California.

30

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 that specializes in secondary investments. It was founded in 2000 and is located in San Francisco, California.

30

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 that specializes in secondary investments. It was founded in 2000 and is located in San Francisco, California.

30

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$10M - $40M

Industries:

Fitness, Legal Tech, Cybersecurity

Top investments in :

Scytl (
56)

Greyhound Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in various stages, from seed to later rounds, with a focus on fintech, mobile, and payments. They partner with strong management teams to build companies that improve daily life and manage assets for institutions, non-profits, and individuals. Notable investments include TravelPerk, Choco, Froots, Satispay, and Lunar. Since 2017, Greyhound has aimed to support businesses with growth potential.

29

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Foodtech, Travel Tech

Top investments in :

TravelPerk (
70)
, Choco (
56)
, N26 (bank) (
52)

Future Planet Capital is a global investment firm based in London focused on the science and technology sectors.

27

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $50M

Industries:

Health Tech, Agritech, Biotech

Top investments in :

PragmatIC Semiconductor (
48)
, Tropic Biosciences (
46)
, Nuclera (
34)

Nauta Capital is a London-based company founded in 2004 that invests in early-stage technology companies

26

Offices:

London (HQ)

Barcelona

Berlin

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $30M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Mindflow (
60)
, Scytl (
56)
, Lodgify (
52)

ETF Partners is a London based venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Henrik Olsen, Patrick Sheehan, and Peter Horsburgh.

25

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$1M - $100M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Basemark (
60)
, Riverlane (
60)
, Shippeo (
52)

A venture capital and private equity firm offering an early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to investing in technology companies developed by publicly funded research facilities in the United Kingdom.

19

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $20M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Adamo Foods (
52)
, Laverock Therapeutics (
37)
, Oxford Space Systems (
34)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $10M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Agritech

Top investments in :

Adamo Foods (
52)
, OW (
34)
, Epitopea (
28)

Granpool Innovative Investments is a Netherlands-based company.

16

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $5M

Industries:

Health Tech, Biotech, Robotics

Top investments in :

Eagle Genomics (
25)

Aberdeen Standard Investments is an asset management and investment company and subsidiary of Standard Life Aberdeen.

1

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Unknown

Check Size:

$1M - $2.5M

Industries:

Genetics, Open source, Software engineering

Top investments in :

No data available