500 Startups

Gradient is an independent early-stage venture firm investing exclusively in AI, including at pre-seed and seed. Google remains a limited partner.

AgFunder is a global venture capital firm backing deeptech platforms across AI, biotech, robotics, manufacturing, climate, and materials.

Felicis Ventures is a boutique venture capital fund that looks to back the world's iconic companies of today and tomorrow. We have a passion for product and out-of-the-box thinking and we customize our relationship with each portfolio company in a way that is meaningful and critical for them. In these partnerships with founders we strive to deliver high value help where needed. Felicis backs founders from diverse backgrounds in their quest to open up frontier markets, such as longevity and engineered foods, and reinvent critical markets such as mental health and insurance. We feel strongly that great investments are a consequence of deep conviction. We do our homework and are vocal when we see the most interesting opportunities. We are not driven by ownership and do not make investment decisions based solely on potential exit size. At the same time our fund has enough scale to allow us to play a critical role for the companies we back. As our track record indicates, we define success in the same way as our founders. We believe in backing iconic founders regardless of their location, including places outside of the United States. We're proud of the fact that our portfolio founders originate from 40+ different countries across a multitude of continents. We have invested in companies with operations in 15+ countries including Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Turkey, and the US. Outside the US, we look for businesses with the potential to be global winners like Shopify and Adyen.

Bloomberg Beta is an early-stage venture firm backed by Bloomberg L.P. It invests through a seed fund focused broadly on the future of work and an opportunity fund for later-stage investments in companies it has backed.

Blumberg Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups, especially in the fields of enterprise, security and fintech. Blumberg prefers to make its first investment in a company at the seed or pre-seed stage, and can invest in companies pre-product. Blumberg Capital is based in San Francisco but invests globally. We take a very hands-on approach with portfolio companies, usually taking board seats and assisting in decision making and recruiting.

SOSV is a venture capital manager investing in deep-tech companies from pre-seed through follow-on rounds. It also operates founder programs including HAX, SOSV SF and SOSV NY.

Andreessen Horowitz is an investment manager investing in technology companies from seed through growth stage across AI, bio and healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, infrastructure and American dynamism.

Sequoia Capital is a venture investment manager that backs companies from inception to IPO and operates venture and dedicated seed funds.

General Catalyst combines seed- and growth-focused VC funds with company creation and business buyouts, alongside tailored founder-capital solutions.

Accel is a leading US-headquartered early and growth-stage venture capital firm. Accel backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build a world-class, category-defining business. Founded in 1983, Accel brings more than three decades of experience building and supporting hundreds of companies. Accel's vision for entrepreneurship and business enables it to identify and invest in the companies that will be responsible for the growth of next-generation industries. Accel-backed companies include Atlassian, Braintree, Cloudera, DJI, Dropbox, Dropcam, Etsy, Facebook, Flipkart, Lookout Security, MoPub, Qualtrics, Slack, Spotify, Supercell, Vox Media and others.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on enterprise and consumer technology investments. Lightspeed invests in the USA and abroad, with offices in Silicon Valley, Israel, India and China, and a preference for investments in these countries. Since its founding in October 2000, Lightspeed has invested in more than 300 companies, along with numerous exits. Lightspeed prefers to take a board seat in portfolio companies and is usually the first institutional investor.

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare across stages, including early-stage and venture-growth opportunities.