AI Investors Directory

Venture capital firms actively investing in AI agents, agent infrastructure, and the tools built around them.

North America

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Venture Capital

Accel

1983 · Palo Alto, CA

Global early- and growth-stage firm with a long track record in enterprise software, now investing heavily in AI-native startups.

Focus Enterprise AI tooling, agent infrastructure, and applied AI applications

NotableAnthropicCursor

accel.com

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Venture Capital

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

2009 · Menlo Park, CA

Multi-stage firm investing across the entire AI stack, from foundation models to agent tooling and enterprise AI.

Focus Foundation models, AI infrastructure, and AI-native applications

NotableCharacter.AIWorld Labs

a16z.com

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Venture Capital

Benchmark

1995 · San Francisco, CA

Early-stage firm known for its equal-partnership model, leading first institutional rounds and taking a board seat.

Focus Early-stage bets on AI-native consumer and enterprise products

NotablePerplexity

benchmark.com

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Venture Capital

Bessemer Venture Partners

1911 · San Francisco, CA

One of the oldest venture firms in the US, now among the most active backers of frontier AI labs and applications.

Focus AI-native cloud and enterprise software, from foundation models to applied AI

NotableAnthropicPerplexity

bvp.com

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Venture Capital

Conviction

2022 · San Francisco, CA

Sarah Guo's AI-native firm, an early and often-first check into agent-first startups.

Focus Agent-first, "Software 3.0" startups across the AI stack

NotableHarveySierra

conviction.com

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Venture Capital

Founders Fund

2005 · San Francisco, CA

Contrarian, founder-friendly firm backing ambitious AI and deep-tech companies.

Focus Frontier AI labs and AI-native defense and enterprise applications

NotableAnthropicScale AI

foundersfund.com

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Venture Capital

General Catalyst

2000 · Cambridge, MA

Multi-stage investor backing AI companies from seed to growth, with a focus on enterprise transformation.

Focus AI agents for the enterprise, from security to healthcare

NotableGeneral IntuitionChai Discovery

generalcatalyst.com

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Venture Capital

Greylock Partners

1965 · Menlo Park, CA

Silicon Valley firm partnering with early-stage teams building consumer and enterprise software, including AI-native products.

Focus AI infrastructure and AI-native enterprise applications

Notable7AIBaseten

greylock.com

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Venture Capital

Khosla Ventures

2004 · Menlo Park, CA

Early-stage firm known for high-risk, high-reward bets on AI and deep-tech startups.

Focus Frontier AI research and early-stage AI agent startups

NotableOpenAICognition

khoslaventures.com

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Venture Capital

Lightspeed Venture Partners

2000 · Menlo Park, CA

Global multi-stage firm with a large portfolio of AI-native startups spanning infrastructure, models, and applications.

Focus Foundation models and AI-native infrastructure at scale

NotableAnthropicxAI

lsvp.com

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Venture Capital

Radical Ventures

2019 · Toronto, Canada

Toronto- and San Francisco-based firm investing exclusively in AI, partnering closely with leading AI researchers.

Focus AI-native companies across every layer of the stack

NotableCohereWorld Labs

radical.vc

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Venture Capital

Sequoia Capital

1972 · Menlo Park, CA

Storied Silicon Valley firm backing AI companies from seed through growth, including foundation model and applied-AI startups.

Focus Foundation models and the AI application layer, from legal to enterprise search

NotableOpenAIHarvey

sequoiacap.com

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Venture Capital

Thrive Capital

2009 · New York, NY

New York-based growth investor known for high-conviction bets on category-defining AI companies.

Focus Category-defining frontier AI labs and applications

NotableOpenAIPerplexity

thrivecap.com

Europe

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Venture Capital

Atomico

2006 · London, UK

London-based firm backing European technology companies from seed to growth, with a strong recent focus on AI-native startups.

Focus AI infrastructure and applications built by European founders

NotableCallosumLakera

atomico.com

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Venture Capital

Balderton Capital

2000 · London, UK

One of Europe's longest-running early-stage firms, backing category-defining companies across the continent.

Focus Early-stage AI-native consumer and enterprise products in Europe

NotablePhotoroomWayve

balderton.com

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Venture Capital

EQT Ventures

2016 · Stockholm, Sweden

The venture arm of EQT, investing across early to growth stages in European technology companies.

Focus AI-native enterprise software across Europe

NotableHarveyLovable

eqtventures.com

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Venture Capital

Index Ventures

1996 · London, UK

Global venture firm actively investing in agentic AI and enterprise infrastructure.

Focus Foundation models, developer tools, and agentic AI applications

NotablePerplexityCohere

indexventures.com

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Venture Capital

Lakestar

2012 · Zurich, Switzerland

Pan-European firm backing disruptive, technology-enabled businesses from seed to growth.

Focus European AI sovereignty and foundation-model bets

NotableAleph Alpha

lakestar.com

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Venture Capital

Northzone

1996 · London, UK

Multi-stage firm backing transformative companies from seed to growth across Europe and the US.

Focus AI-native infrastructure and applications from seed to growth

NotableBlack Forest LabsXBOW

northzone.com

Asia

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Venture Capital

HongShan Capital Group

2005 · Beijing, China

Formerly Sequoia Capital China, independent since 2023 and one of the largest investment firms in Asia.

Focus AI and technology investments across China

NotableZhipu AI

hsgcap.com

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Venture Capital

NAVER D2SF

2015 · Seoul, South Korea

The corporate venture arm of NAVER, South Korea's largest internet company, backing early-stage AI startups.

Focus Early-stage AI and agentic commerce startups in South Korea

NotableSAZO

d2startup.com

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Venture Capital

Peak XV Partners

2006 · Bangalore, India

Formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA, independent since 2023 and doubling down on AI across the region.

Focus AI startups across India and Southeast Asia

NotableSarvam AI

peakxv.com

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Venture Capital

Qiming Venture Partners

2006 · Shanghai, China

Leading China-focused venture firm investing across technology, internet, and healthcare.

Focus Early-stage AI and technology investments across China

NotableZhipu AI

qimingvc.com

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Venture Capital

SoftBank Vision Fund

2017 · Tokyo, Japan

The world's largest technology-focused investment vehicle, backing AI companies at massive scale.

Focus Large-scale bets across the full AI and robotics stack

NotableOpenAIPerplexity

visionfund.com

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Venture Capital

Vertex Ventures

1988 · Singapore

Singapore-based network of early-stage funds backed by Temasek, investing across the US, China, Israel, India, and Southeast Asia.

Focus AI, data, and cybersecurity infrastructure across Asia

NotableClericOrkes

vertexholdings.com

Oceania

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Venture Capital

Blackbird Ventures

2012 · Sydney, Australia

Australia and New Zealand's leading early-stage firm, backer of Canva and a string of the region's most valuable startups.

Focus AI infrastructure and applications across Australia and New Zealand

NotableHarrison.ai

blackbird.vc

South America

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Venture Capital

Kaszek Ventures

2011 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Latin America's leading venture capital firm, co-founded by MercadoLibre's founding team.

Focus AI-native startups across Latin America

NotableTravelX

kaszek.com