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Top Investors Investing in AI

21 of 110 investors ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 110 best-ranked of these 111 investors cover seed stage (40), SaaS (30), pre seed (25) and deep tech (25). They also list work in Silicon Valley, New York City, London and San Francisco. 110 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

21 of 110 investors ranked on evidence held on 9 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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Advent International
Healthtech · Fintech · Partnership · Also in Mumbai and Mexico City
Advent International is a global private equity firm. It partners with management teams, entrepreneurs and founders to help companies reach new markets, adopt new technology and…
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Why #1: In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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FTV Capital
Growth Stage · Also in San Francisco and London
FTV Capital is a growth equity firm that invests in business-to-business technology and tech-enabled services companies, especially those built around artificial intelligence.
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Why #2: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Scout Ventures
Deep Tech · Partners · FinTech
Scout Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm for founders who come from the military, the intelligence community and national research laboratories.
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Why #3: Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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DN Capital
Seed Stage · Series A · Growth Stage · Also in Berlin and London
DN Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It has offices in London, Berlin and San Francisco, and invests in Europe and North America.
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Why #4: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Inflexion Private Equity
Private Equity · Also in Amsterdam and London
Inflexion Private Equity is an investment firm that backs growing companies through three separate funds.
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Why #5: In business 22+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Techstars
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Deep Tech · Also in Chicago and New York
Techstars is an accelerator and investor for early-stage founders, working since 2006. Programmes run in major startup hubs worldwide and in specialist sectors.
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Why #6: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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ff Venture Capital
Seed Stage · Series A · Deep Tech · Also in Warsaw and New York City
ff Venture Capital, often shortened to ffVC, is a New York venture firm that invests at seed and early stage.
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Why #7 (shared): Founded 2008, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Betaworks
Pre Seed · Early Stage · Series · Also in New York City
Betaworks is a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund that both invests in and builds companies. It has been active since 2008.
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Why #7 (shared): Founded 2008, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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SingTel Innov8
Corporate Venture Capital · Growth Stage · Venture Capital · Also in Beijing and Asia
Singtel Innov8 is the venture capital arm of Singtel Group. It invests in technology start-ups and has done so since 2010, aiming to help them expand beyond their local markets.
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Why #9 (shared): Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Data Collective
Deep Tech · Also in San Francisco and Silicon Valley
Data Collective, which trades as DCVC, is a deep tech venture capital firm.
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Why #9 (shared): Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Costanoa Venture Capital
Seed Stage · Series A · Pre Seed · Also in Bogota and Mexico City
Costanoa Venture Capital, which trades as Costanoa Ventures, is an early-stage firm founded in 2012.
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Why #11: Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Innovation Global Capital
SaaS · Healthtech · Cybersecurity · Also in San Francisco
Innovation Global Capital is a San Francisco firm that builds and invests in early-stage technology companies.
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Why #12: Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Forum Ventures
Pre Seed · Startup Accelerator · SaaS
Forum Ventures is a business that supports early-stage B2B software founders through three routes: a venture studio, an accelerator and a pre-seed fund.
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Why #13 (shared): Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Female Founders Fund
Seed Stage · Climate Tech · Healthtech
Female Founders Fund is a seed-stage venture fund that backs companies started by women.
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Why #13 (shared): Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Cathay Innovation
Deep Tech · Venture Capital · SaaS
Cathay Innovation is a multi-stage venture capital firm founded in Paris in 2015. It is affiliated with Cathay Capital and invests in startups on several continents.
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Why #15: Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Illuminate Ventures
Seed Stage · SaaS
Illuminate Ventures invests in founders building business-to-business cloud and mobile computing companies.
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Why #16: In business 10+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Civilization Ventures
Also in San Francisco and New York City
Civilization Ventures is a mentor capital firm that supports early innovations in health technology and biology.
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Bixin Ventures
Crypto and Web3 · Series A · Early Stage · Also in China
Bixin Ventures is an investment firm that backs early-stage teams building infrastructure for AI-native products, developer tools, crypto networks and open financial systems.
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Magnetic Ventures
Seed Stage · Deep Tech · Manufacturing · Also in Miami and Boston
Magnetic Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders using deep technology in life sciences and healthcare.
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Why #19: Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Sfermion
Crypto and Web3 · Internet · Blockchain
Sfermion is an investment firm focused on the metaverse, which it describes as an immersive, experiential internet. It was founded in 2019.
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Why #20: Founded 2019, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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SYSTEMIQ
Seed Stage · Series A · Partners · Also in Sao Paulo and Berlin
System change company working with governments, investors and businesses on energy, nature, materials, cities and finance
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Why #21: professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
GP Bullhound
SaaS · Cloud · Education · Also in Luxembourg
GP Bullhound advises and invests in technology companies worldwide. It publishes regular research on the sectors it follows and has recently opened an innovation centre in Malaga.
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On record: Team of 150+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
11.2 Capital
Deep Tech · Climate Tech · Healthtech
11.2 Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm, its name taken from the escape velocity needed to leave Earth's gravity.
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42CAP
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · SaaS · Also in Copenhagen and Europe
42CAP invests in seed-stage, technology- and data-driven B2B software companies across Europe with global ambitions, currently deploying its fourth fund generation.
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Top Investors Investing in AI

Advent International

FTV Capital

Scout Ventures

DN Capital

Inflexion Private Equity

Techstars

ff Venture Capital

Betaworks

SingTel Innov8

Data Collective

Costanoa Venture Capital

Innovation Global Capital

Forum Ventures

Female Founders Fund

Cathay Innovation

Illuminate Ventures

Civilization Ventures

Bixin Ventures

Magnetic Ventures

Sfermion

SYSTEMIQ

GP Bullhound

11.2 Capital

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