Top Venture Capital Firms in San Francisco

Between them, the 203 venture capital firms on this page cover artificial intelligence (33), partners (33), seed stage (27) and pre seed (22). They also list work in Silicon Valley, New York City, London and Boston. 184 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Purple Arch Ventures

   Also in Chicago and Tokyo

   A community of Northwestern alumni investors, entrepreneurs, and friends Investors gain membership to the fund’s Venture Club, with exclusive engagement, learning, and networking…

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   Congress Avenue Ventures

   Also in Chicago and Tokyo

   Investors gain membership to the fund’s Venture Club, with exclusive engagement, learning, and networking opportunities

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   Y Combinator

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Accelerator · Also in Ontario

   Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups.

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   SOSV

   Crypto and Web3 · Pre Seed · Deep Tech · Also in New York City and Silicon Valley

   SOSV is a global venture capital firm that offers multi-stage investment, starting with pre-seed startup development programs designed for founders with breakthrough technologies…

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   Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

   Crypto and Web3 · Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Also in Seoul and Washington, Dc

   The go to resource for understanding and going deeper on all things crypto and web3 Reimagining social commerce, unsnarling supply chains, harnessing AI in healthcare, and more…

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   500 Global

   Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Startup Accelerator · Also in Riyadh and Silicon Valley

   We invest far and wide, across sectors and geographies, including 49 companies valued at $1B+ and 150+ companies valued at more than $100 million²

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   Multicoin Capital

   Crypto and Web3 · Marketplaces · Also in Singapore

   We’re thesis driven investors that make long-term, high-conviction investments in category defining crypto companies and protocols across public and private markets We’ve become…

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   Accel Partners

   Also in Reading and Bangalore

   Work at one of our portfolio companies. “I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.” —Daniel Ek, Co-founder & CEO "So much of how you’re evaluated as a leader is based…

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   Charles River Ventures

   Also in Silicon Valley

   Investing with conviction since 1970. From left to right: Howie Liu (Airtable), Amy Chang (Accompany), David Cancel (Drift), Tony Xu (DoorDash), Songe LaRon (Squire) What if…

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    Amplify Partners

    Medical · Analytics · Learning · Also in Silicon Valley

    First investors in your favorite technical products. Amplify invests in technical founders building the next generation of applications, tools, and platforms for developers, data…

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    Blackstone Group

    Artificial Intelligence · Private Equity · Partners · Also in Dublin and Mumbai

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    Bessemer Venture Partners

    Seed Stage · Also in Bangalore and Tel Aviv

    Bessemer Venture Partners welcomes Anita Umarji as head of investor relations

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    8VC

    Also in Austin

    In supporting the industry defining companies of the 8VC portfolio, we are fortunate to work with the brightest, most dedicated people in the world As we look to identify the next…

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    Bain Capital Ventures

    Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Also in Boston and New York City

    BCV helps founders build iconic businesses that transform the way we live and work.

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    RebelBio

    Crypto and Web3 · Pre Seed · Deep Tech · Also in New York City and Silicon Valley

    Food technology company producing plant-based meat and dairy alternatives using AI algorithms

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    NFX

    Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in New Jersey and Pittsburgh

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    First Round Capital

    Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Also in New York City

    We’re called First Round for a reason. But so are your first hires, your first product and your first customers We’ve helped Notion, Roblox, Uber, Square, and 300 others tackle…

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    Crosslink Capital

    Early Stage · Series A · Partners · Also in Silicon Valley

    Partnering with ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies Partnering with ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies Our…

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    The a16z Cultural Leadership Fund

    Crypto and Web3 · Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Also in Seoul and Washington, Dc

    Partnering with cultural leaders to advance more African Americans into technology The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) at a16z was founded to address gaps in access and equity for…

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    Coatue Management

    Also in Hong Kong and London

    Turning big ideas into world-shaping companies. Building on our heritage of public markets investing, our lifecycle investment platform has expanded across venture, growth,…

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    DCM Ventures

    Also in China, Japan and Sand Hill Road

    the ARGYLE aoyama 15F2-14-4 Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku,Tokyo, 107-0061 Japan

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    Obvious Ventures

    Also in Sydney

    In the near future, electric air travel will change where we work and live

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    Sapphire Ventures

    Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · SaaS · Also in Austin and London

    we know that founders of high-growth B2B companies face similar challenges when scaling from expansion stage to IPO our specialization, experience and network to help teams…

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    Pear (venture capital)

    Artificial Intelligence · Seed Stage · Pre Seed · Also in Silicon Valley

    We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed. Pear fights with you in the trenches, asks the hard questions, helps shape your story, and tops it off with intros to brand name VCs Pejman…

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