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Top 50 Venture Capital Firms

The definitive 2026 VC ranking — scored on portfolio outcomes, founder feedback and deployment pace.

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85avg score

12countries

TCV

91Growth equity (growth stage to pre-IPO)CHK $10M - $500M equity investments$23B 02

S Capital VC

90Early-stage (seed and Series A, focused on Israeli entrepreneurs)CHK $5.4M - $75MNot publicly disclosed (6 funds raised)03

IVP

90Growth-stage (later-stage venture capital)CHK —$10.7 billion 04

Authosis Ventures

89Early stage (Seed, Series A)CHK Not publicly disclosedNot publicly disclosed 05

Sapphire Ventures

89Expansion-stage, post-product-market fit (growth stage)CHK —$10B+06

Vertex Ventures Israel

88Seed to Series BCHK $500K - $8M$1.6B 07

Accel

88Early Stage (Seed, Series A) and Late Stage (Series B+)CHK ——08

Ventech

88Seed & Series ACHK €500K to €5M (Ventech Europe); up to €500K (AFI Ventures)€1bn (funds raised); latest fund (Ventech Capital VI) closed at €175M 09

Prime Ventures

88Series A, B, and C roundsCHK The firm invests between €5M to €15M per company.Over EUR 875 million capital invested 10

Balderton Capital

86Seed to IPO (Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth)CHK $1M - $50M (Seed ~$500K-$3M, Series A $5M-$25M, Series B+ $5M-$50M)$5.7bn raised 11

Saama Capital

86Seed to Series BCHK $1M - $10M$330M 12

Mosaic Ventures

86Seed and Series ACHK —Over $140M 13

Qualcomm Ventures

86Early to growth stageCHK $1M - $10M (avg. historical check ~$2.8M)$3B+ capital deployed 14

Kinnevik

86All stages - from early-stage to growth-phaseCHK €10M - €100M$29.6 SEKbn (NAV)15

Herald Investment Management

86Early StageCHK Public market entries, typically small-mid cap (<£5B market cap)£1.4bn (as of Dec 2025)16

4Bio Capital

86Early to growth stageCHK $5M - $10M (historical avg ~$25.5M, max ~$100M)~$200M+17

ForgePoint Capital

86Early-stageCHK $5M - $50M (also cited $250K-$5M for earlier stage, sweet spot ~$17M)$1B+18

BRM

86Early stageCHK $2M - $7M~$13M (fund size, unverified)19

Felix Capital

85First or second rounds (early stage), growth stage, and later stage for breakout companiesCHK $1 million to $20 million (typically first or second rounds), up to $50 million at growth stage~$1.2B 20

NuVentures

85Seed, Growth, Early StageCHK $250K - $750K (Fund I; also cited $5M-$10M historically)$75M+21

Sanofi Ventures

85Early to growth stageCHK $5M - $25M (historical avg ~$6.3M, max ~$200M)£107 Million 22

Vertex Holdings

85Seed to growth stageCHK $2M - $12M~$5B+23

GMO Venture Partners

85Early StageCHK $500K - $10M (also cited up to $50M)$100M worth of assets 24

Mangrove Capital Partners

85Early stage (seed, pre-product launch)CHK $500K - $5M (initial check)over $700 million 25

CE Innovation Capital

85Early StageCHK $1M - $20M~$1B 26

5Y Capital

85Pre-seed to GrowthCHK $1M - $30M (varies by fund/currency)~$5B 27

Prosus

85Early to growth stage (Prosus Ventures); also controls and acquires large companiesCHK $100K - $2.5M (early-stage partnership checks); larger growth checks up to $80M+$5B+28

Activant Capital

85GrowthCHK $15M - $75M (varies by source; initial checks $25M-$75M cited)~$1.2B - $2.5B (varies by source)29

Magma Venture Partners

85Seed and early stageCHK $0.5M - $6M (initial), up to $33M follow-on~$500M 30

Acton Capital

85Series A and beyond (early growth stage)CHK €5-10M initial investment€225M (Acton Fund IV, 2023)31

Canaan Partners Israel

85Seed and early stageCHK $2M - $4M (regional); global parent $1M-$20M$30M (regional fund); ~$2.2B-$6.8B (global parent Canaan Partners)32

Notion

85Series A, Growth, Early StageCHK $1 to $100m$1bn 33

Tengelmann Ventures

85GrowthCHK EUR 1M - 15M (up to EUR 40M over lifecycle)—34

Atomico

84Series A (Venture fund); Series B to pre-IPO (Growth fund)CHK $5M - $75M$5B+ (latest fund Atomico V $820M, total AUM ~$2.7B-$5B)35

Almaz Capital

84Early-stage, primarily Series ACHK ——36

Anthemis Group

84Pre-seed, early, growth (from napkin to IPO)CHK $500K - $10M (seed $1M-$5M, growth up to $10M+)~$1.5B 37

Wipro Ventures

84Early to mid-stageCHK $1M - $10M$500M total commitment 38

Headline

84Early Stage (Seed, Series A) and Growth Stage (later-stage, $20M+ checks)CHK $20M+ (Growth Fund)$2.7B 39

Fireside Ventures

84Early stage consumer brandsCHK $1M - $12M (initial checks; ~$8M-$10M lifetime)₹5,300 Cr (~$635M)40

Legend Capital

84Early-stage VC and Growth-stage PECHK $1M - $100M (varies widely by stage/source)Over US$10 billion in commitments 41

Sixth Sense Ventures

84GrowthCHK $1M - $10M (also cited ~₹50-100 Cr, up to ₹250 Cr)₹3200Cr 42

Majuven

84Seed to Series BCHK ——43

Celesta Capital

84Early stage (deep tech focus)CHK —$1.1B 44

Pontifax

84Growth, Early StageCHK —$1.2 billion 45

Sozo Ventures

84Seed to pre-IPOCHK —Over $40 Million 46

Robert Bosch Venture Capital

84Early stage (sweet spot), also later stage and seed stage in selected casesCHK Up to EUR 25m per company, up to 25% equity position—47

Red Dot Capital Partners

83Series A, Series C, GrowthCHK —approximately $940 million 48

JAFCO Asia

83Early to growth stage (Seed to Series B)CHK —US$0.5 billion (current), US$1.9 billion cumulative 49

Maniv Mobility

83Seed, Series A, Series B+CHK ——50

Arkin Holdings

83Seed, Series B, GrowthCHK —$2 billion

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