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10 of 68 venture capital firms ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 68 best-ranked of these 72 venture capital firms cover artificial intelligence (24), seed stage (22), series a (20) and fintech (18). They also list work in London, New York City, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. 68 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
10 of 68 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.

Private Equity · Fintech · Partners · Also in Sydney and London
Nightingale Partners is a private equity firm with its headquarters in Australia and offices in Sydney and Hong Kong.
Why #1: Founded 1985 · Owner-managed, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Corporate Venture Capital · Seed Stage · Series A
Octopus Ventures is a venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2008.
Why #2: Founded 2008 · professional accreditation · Placed below first here: a listing leads at most 5 rankings, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · 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.
Why #3: Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Series A · 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.
Why #4 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Cloud · Also in Chicago and Silicon Valley
Accel-KKR is an investment firm that has concentrated on mid-market enterprise software since it was founded more than twenty years ago.
Why #4 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Series A · Series · Marketplaces · Also in Melbourne and Sao Paulo
Astella Investimentos is a venture capital firm that has invested in Brazilian founders at an early stage since 2010.
Why #6: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Also in Austin and San Francisco
Sapphire Ventures is an enterprise-focused venture firm that invests in software companies after they have found a product market fit.
Why #7: In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence · Series E · Series · Also in Boston and Berlin
Senovo Capital is a European venture fund that invests only in business-to-business software.
Why #8: Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Early Stage · Healthtech · Marketplaces · Also in San Francisco
7 Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Vancouver, Canada, and in Silicon Valley.
Why #9: Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Artificial Intelligence · Series A · Also in London
Beacon Capital, which presents itself online as Beacon VC, invests in early-stage enterprise software companies in Europe.
Why #10: professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Artificial Intelligence
Five Elms Capital invests exclusively in business software companies.
On record: Team of 80+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Series A · SaaS · Networking · Also in Sao Paulo
A.B.Seed Ventures, also written ABSeed, is an investment house that puts money into seed-stage companies selling business software as a service.

Venture Capital · FinTech · Partners · Also in Washington, Dc and Houston
Aldrich Capital Partners is a growth equity firm that puts money into privately held, fast-growing companies.
On record: Founder-led

Corporate Venture Capital · Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Also in New York City
Allianz Life Ventures is the venture investing arm of Allianz Life. It puts money into technology startups whose work fits the parent company's core business and financial aims.

Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Series A · Also in Munich
ALSTIN Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in B2B software companies, with a particular focus on fintech, insurtech, regtech, cyber security and climate…

Artificial Intelligence · Healthtech
Atlanta Ventures is a venture firm that invests in early-stage subscription businesses located in the Southeastern United States.

Growth Stage · Private Equity · Series C · Also in Chicago and London
Baird Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in founder-led B2B technology and services businesses in the lower middle market.
On record: Founder-led

Artificial Intelligence
BCF Ventures is a venture capital fund launched in June 2018 as a spin-off of the BCF Business Law firm, pooling resources from the law firm's partners.

Early Stage · Venture Capital · Partners · Also in Calgary
Bluesky Equities is a privately owned investment management company based in Calgary, Alberta.

Artificial Intelligence · Early Stage · Venture Capital
Bread and Butter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Minnesota.

Artificial Intelligence
BuildGroup is an investment firm that focuses on software-as-a-service and online marketplace businesses.

Artificial Intelligence · Series A · Pre Seed
Curiosity Venture Capital is a venture firm based in the Netherlands. It supports European founders who build responsible AI software companies.

Seed Stage · Series A · Pre Seed · Also in Oxford and San Francisco
Episode 1 is a venture fund that invests in business-software startups in the United Kingdom.
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