AI Startup Investors

The world's leading startup accelerator, founded 2005. Has funded 5,000+ companies including Airbnb, Stripe, OpenAI, and Dropbox.

Legendary venture firm founded 1972. Early backer of Apple, Google, Stripe, WhatsApp, and many of the largest AI companies.

NEA — founded 1977. Multi-stage firm with $25B AUM. Invested across enterprise SaaS, AI infra, and healthcare.

New York crossover fund founded 2001. Prolific late-stage investor in AI companies and global tech.

Founded 1911. One of the longest-running firms. Backed Shopify, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and dozens of cloud/AI leaders.

a16z — Silicon Valley firm founded 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. One of the most active backers of AI startups.

Global venture firm founded 1983 with offices in Palo Alto, London, and Bangalore. Early investor in Facebook, Slack, Dropbox, and many AI tools.

Multi-stage global firm founded 2000. Active across consumer, enterprise, and AI. Backed Snap, Grubhub, and Affirm.

Founded 1996 with offices in London, San Francisco, and New York. Backer of Figma, Discord, Roblox, and a wide AI portfolio.

Founded 2004 by Vinod Khosla. Thesis-driven firm with long conviction on AI, energy, and bio. Early OpenAI investor.

Founded 1965, one of the oldest VC firms. Early Facebook, LinkedIn, Airbnb investor. Active across AI and enterprise.

Japanese multinational founded 1981. Vision Fund deployed $100B+ into late-stage tech including OpenAI, Arm, and many AI leaders.

Founded 2005 by Peter Thiel and partners. Backer of SpaceX, Palantir, Stripe, Anduril, and many frontier AI companies.

Concentrated early-stage firm founded 1995. Known for Uber, Twitter, Snap. Low volume, high conviction.

Microsoft's corporate venture arm. Strategic investor across AI infrastructure, developer tools, and enterprise applications.