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Top Venture Capital Firms Investing in AI

32 of 152 venture capital firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 152 best-ranked of these 158 venture capital firms cover SaaS (35), seed stage (31), deep tech (30) and pre seed (26). They also list work in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York City and London. 152 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

32 of 152 venture capital firms 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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GIC Private Limited
Growth Stage · Climate Tech · Also in Singapore
GIC Private Limited is a global long-term investor set up in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves.
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Why #1: Founded 1981, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Baron Capital
Growth Stage · Gaming · Also in New York City
Baron Capital is an asset management firm focused on growth equity. It was founded in 1982 as an equity research business, and research remains central to how it works.
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Why #2: Founded 1982, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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PPF Group
Mobility · Banking · Environmental · Also in Czech Republic and Asia
PPF Group is an international investment group that began in the Czech Republic. It develops both established and newer business sectors at home and abroad.
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Why #3: Founded 1991, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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JMI Equity
Also in Washington, Dc
JMI Equity backs software businesses and AI-driven companies that already have a working model and want to scale.
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Why #4: Founded 1992, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Earlybird Venture Capital
Deep Tech · Series A · Venture Capital · Also in Milan and Europe
Earlybird Venture Capital is a European investor in technology companies.
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Why #5: Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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DGF Investimentos
SaaS · Also in Sao Paulo
DGF Investimentos is a venture capital firm in São Paulo, Brazil, that invests in early-stage business software companies. It was founded in 2001 and has raised eight funds.
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Why #6: Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Azimuth Capital Management
Private Equity · Also in Silicon Valley and San Francisco
Azimuth Capital Management is a private equity firm with more than twenty years of experience investing in energy.
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Why #7 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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MMC Ventures
Seed Stage · Series A · SaaS · Also in London
MMC Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a multi-generational team that invests in early-stage technology companies across Europe.
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Why #7 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Inner Loop Capital
Cybersecurity
Justin Label, the managing director of Inner Loop Capital, began making angel investments under the name in 2014 after moving to Baltimore.
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Why #7 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Westly Group
Mobility · Also in Silicon Valley and San Francisco
Westly Group is a venture capital fund that partners with founders at the earliest stages of their companies.
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Why #10: Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Serent Capital
Partnership · Also in Austin and San Francisco
Serent Capital is a middle market private equity firm working with founder-led software and technology businesses.
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Why #11: Founded 2008 · Founder-led, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Crypto and Web3 · Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Also in Los Angeles and Washington, Dc
Andreessen Horowitz, known as a16z, is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California.
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Why #12: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Shire Capital Advisors
Legal
Shire Capital Advisors manages a global, multi-strategy investment partnership founded in 2010.
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Why #13: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Bee Partners
Pre Seed · Also in San Francisco
Pre-seed venture capital firm backing technical founders in machine learning, biological machines and human-machine interaction
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Why #14 (shared): In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Sapphire Ventures
Growth Stage · SaaS · Also in Austin and London
Sapphire Ventures is an enterprise-focused venture firm that invests in software companies after they have found a product market fit.
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Why #14 (shared): In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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BGF Ventures
BGF Ventures is part of BGF, a growth investor that backs small and mid-sized companies across the UK and Ireland.
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Why #14 (shared): Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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hub:raum
Early Stage · Industrial · Manufacturing · Also in Berlin
hub:raum is the tech incubator of Deutsche Telekom. It brings early-stage startups together with a major European telecoms company to pass innovation across and create business for…
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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ArcTern Ventures
Climate Tech · Energy · Internet · Also in Toronto and San Francisco
ArcTern Ventures is a venture capital firm that has invested in climate and sustainability entrepreneurs since 2012.
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Project A (venture capital firm)
Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm for European founders. It has worked with more than 130 founding teams since 2012.
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Senovo Capital
SaaS · Series · Cybersecurity · Also in Berlin and Boston
Senovo Capital is a European venture fund that invests only in business-to-business software.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Heavybit
Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Series A
Heavybit is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups aimed at developers.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Asgard Capital
Deep Tech
Asgard Capital is an equity investor in applied deep tech, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence.
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Why #22: Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Also in New York City
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg set up the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2015.
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Why #23 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Next Frontier Capital
SaaS · Partners · Series
Next Frontier Capital is a venture capital firm focused on technology companies in the Rocky Mountain region.
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Why #23 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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