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10 of 67 venture capital firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 67 best-ranked of these 71 venture capital firms cover blockchain (12), artificial intelligence (9), growth stage (7) and seed stage (7). They also list work in New York City, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and London. 67 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
10 of 67 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.

Series A · Also in Copenhagen and Paris
Sunstone Technology Ventures is a European venture capital firm investing in consumer technology, active since 2007.
Why #1: Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Seed Stage · Also in Washington, Dc and Los Angeles
Andreessen Horowitz, known as a16z, is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California.
Why #2: Founded 2009, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Blockchain · Gaming
The Spartan Group is a Web3 firm that advises, invests and builds alongside crypto founders.
Why #3 (shared): Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Startup Incubator
International Blockchain Consulting, also branded IBC, is an investor and incubator for Web3 projects.
Why #3 (shared): Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Seed Stage
Dragonfly Capital Partners is an investment firm focused on the crypto industry.
Why #5 (shared): Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Blockchain
ParaFi Capital is a multi-strategy investment firm founded in 2018 that focuses on blockchain and digital assets.
Why #5 (shared): Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Seed Stage · Also in San Francisco and Silicon Valley
Tribe Capital is a venture capital firm in San Francisco. It says it uses product analysis and data science to pick and build what it calls N-of-1 companies, and it describes its…
Why #5 (shared): Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Pre Seed · Blockchain · Internet
Tomahawk VC is an early-stage investor in fintech, decentralised finance and Web3 startups. It has invested at pre-seed and seed stage since 2019.
Why #8: Founded 2019, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Seed Stage · Pre Seed
Delta Blockchain Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund for the blockchain sector.
Why #9: Founded 2021, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Blockchain · Cybersecurity · Government · Also in Georgia and Sandwich
Chainalysis sells a blockchain data platform that combines on-chain data with artificial intelligence.
Why #10: Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Internet
Contango Digital Assets is a venture capital firm focused on crypto and decentralised technology.
On record: Project numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Analytics · Also in Cleveland and New York City
10X Capital is an alternative asset management firm that describes itself as a merchant bank linking Wall Street with Silicon Valley.

Partnership · Manufacturing
Venture investor in blockchain and decentralised economy startups, favouring US East Coast companies at product-market fit

Blockchain · Partnership
316VC is an investment and advisory firm, registered in Estonia, that looks for early-stage blockchain start-ups.

Also in Berlin
Advanced Blockchain AG is a publicly listed company that invests in, builds and incubates blockchain and Web3 projects around the world.

Alphabit Fund is an investment fund focused on cryptoasset and blockchain projects, describing itself as one of the earlier funds dedicated to this sector.

Atesis Capital is the investment arm of Atesis, an Australian technology services company that works with large public and private sector enterprises.

Growth Stage
Block Start is a programme for blockchain and distributed ledger technology startups and developers.

Early Stage · Blockchain · Partners · Also in London
BullPerks calls itself a venture platform for crypto that works without a central intermediary, with a launchpad spanning several blockchains.

Cipholio Ventures is an investment firm that specialises in cryptocurrencies, tokens and blockchain projects.

Internet
Citizen X is a thesis-driven investment firm that focuses only on Web3 services, DeFi, NFTs and token projects. Its founders are experienced crypto entrepreneurs and investors.

Artificial Intelligence
Cointelligence Fund is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies.

Startup Incubator · Startup Accelerator
ConsenSys Mesh is a web3 incubator, accelerator and investor founded in 2015 by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, who remains its chairman.
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