30 Best Venture Capital Investors in San Francisco (in 2024)
In the vibrant investment landscape of San Francisco, certain names stand out, consistently identifying and supporting groundbreaking ventures. As we journey into 2024, we've compiled a list of the top investors in San Francisco, showcasing those who've demonstrated exceptional acumen, vision, and commitment to fostering innovation in the region.
This list is the result of tracking investment activity across +2,500 venture capital investors in Europe, and only includes funds that have invested in at least 5 startups in San Francisco in the past 12 months (not just investors with offices in San Francisco). Whether you're an experienced founder who have raised capital in the past or you're fundraising for the first time, our curated list of the top San Francisco VCs in 2024 will be tremendously helpful in your journey.
Last update to the database: May 26, 2024. See changelog.
Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.
List of 30 top VCs in San Francisco
Download our full database of +1,000+ investorsBessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital fund based in Redwood City. They invest in early to late-stage startups in sectors such as...
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Offices:
Redwood City (HQ), London, San Francisco, Cambridge, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series_g, Pre Seed
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Check size
$20M - $125M
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Industries
Fintech, Payments, Business Intelligence and 36 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Qogita ( 68), Vertice ( 64), Raft ( 59)
Index Ventures is a London-based venture capital fund that invests in startups at various stages, from pre-seed to late-stage funding....
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco, New York
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, AI, Business Intelligence and 51 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Cloover ( 75), DataSnipper ( 64), Superlinked ( 64)
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park. They fund startups from the idea phase to later growth stages,...
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Offices:
Menlo Park (HQ), San Francisco, Tel Aviv
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Crypto & web3, AI and 41 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Blockchain.com ( 64), Mistral AI ( 59), Plan A ( 54)
Kraken Ventures is a venture capital fund in San Francisco that backs early-stage companies. They invest in seed and Series A rounds,...
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A
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Check size
$500k - $2M
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Fintech, Payments and 5 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Usual Labs ( 64), Fiat Republic ( 59), Kiln ( 59)
Creandum is a Stockholm-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage companies across various stages, from pre-seed to Series D....
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), Berlin, London, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Mobility & Transportation and 49 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Holistic ( 79), Factorial HR ( 68), Packfleet ( 64)
EQT Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Stockholm. They invest in early to late-stage startups, with check sizes from $1 million...
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Offices:
Stockholm (HQ), London, Berlin, Paris, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $5M
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Industries
Fintech, Mobile, Manufacturing and 54 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Parloa ( 68), Volt ( 64), Nothing ( 64)
NFX is a venture capital fund in San Francisco that focuses on early-stage investments, including pre-seed, seed, and series A. They...
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ), Palo Alto
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $4M
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Sales and Marketing, Sportstech and 19 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Shop Circle ( 64), Collective Benefits ( 43), Ramp ( 43)
True Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Palo Alto that invests in early-stage technology startups. They provide financing from...
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Offices:
Palo Alto (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D
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Check size
$1M - $3M
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Mobile, Energy & Nuclear and 28 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Wefarm ( 50), Carbo Culture ( 43), JellyFi ( 43)
Sarona Ventures, based in Tel Aviv, is a venture capital fund investing in high-growth, early-stage B2B companies. They focus on...
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Offices:
Tel Aviv (HQ), New York, Miami, San Francisco, Paris
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Industries
Ecommerce, Edtech, Fintech and 6 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Cosmo Connected ( 50), Napo ( 50)
Energy Impact Partners is a venture capital fund based in New York. They invest in early to mid-stage companies with check sizes from $10...
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Offices:
New York (HQ), San Francisco, Miami, London, Cologne
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Check size
$10M - $35M
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Industries
Energy & Nuclear, Climate Tech & Green Tech, Business Intelligence and 12 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Greenly ( 75), GridBeyond ( 68), ev.energy ( 59)
Partech Ventures is a technology venture capital fund based in Paris. They invest in startups from pre-seed to series F, with investment...
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), San Francisco, Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series F, Pre Seed
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Check size
$200k - $75M
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Industries
Fintech, Health Tech, Ecommerce and 54 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Urban Sports Club ( 64), ManoMano ( 59), Sendinblue ( 59)
Next Ventures is a venture capital fund based in London. They invest in early-stage companies in sectors such as health technology,...
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco, Istanbul
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Investment Stage
Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech and 8 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Colendi ( 43), Terra ( 39), Testmate Health ( 17)
Bitkraft Ventures, based in San Francisco, is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage companies. They primarily focus on...
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Mobile, Crypto & web3 and 17 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Scriptic ( 54), Latent Technology ( 43), Resolution Games ( 43)
Tiny VC is a venture capital fund based in San Francisco, led by Philipp Moehring, Andy Chung, Ophelia Cai, and Sandra Lyness. They...
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ), Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Industries
Mobile, Fintech, AI and 50 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Purple Dot ( 68), trawa ( 64), Synthesia ( 64)
MizMaa Ventures, based in Tel Aviv, is a venture capital fund supporting Israeli high-tech startups in gaming, augmented and virtual...
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Offices:
Tel Aviv (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Series C
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Industries
Gaming, Hardware, AR / VR
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Top investments in San Francisco
Resolution Games ( 43)
Alpha Intelligence Capital is a private venture capital fund based in Luxembourg. They invest in companies developing deep AI and machine...
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Offices:
Luxembourg (HQ), Paris, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B
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Industries
AI, Data and Analytics, Health Tech and 8 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
FlexAI ( 68), InstaDeep ( 59), Virtuo ( 54)
AXA Venture Partners is a Paris-based venture capital fund managing $1.2 billion. They invest from seed to Series D in industries such as...
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), London, Singapore, New York, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series D
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Industries
Hiring and Recruitement, Proptech & Real Estate, Data and Analytics and 19 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Zinc ( 54), Virtuo ( 54), Mytraffic ( 54)
ArcTern Ventures is a global venture capital firm focused on addressing the climate crisis. They invest in technology startups that...
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Offices:
San Francisco, Oslo
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Investment Stage
Series B
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Energy & Nuclear
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Top investments in San Francisco
Soly ( 42)
7percent Ventures is a London-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage transformative startups. Managed by former founders...
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Offices:
London (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $0k
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Industries
Manufacturing, AI, Data and Analytics and 28 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Gensyn ( 59), Archax ( 54), Hadean ( 50)
Quadrille Capital is a venture capital fund based in Paris and San Francisco. They invest in businesses across stages like Series B to E,...
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
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Industries
Foodtech, Hiring and Recruitement, Food Delivery and 12 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Hivebrite ( 59), Exoticca ( 54), Medwing ( 50)
HCVC is a venture capital fund based in Paris that invests in early-stage companies aiming to automate and digitize the physical world....
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Check size
$100k - $2M
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Industries
Manufacturing, Energy & Nuclear, Hardware and 23 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Automata ( 59), Nūmi ( 50), Giraffe360 ( 50)
Headline is a venture capital fund based in Paris, supporting startups from pre-seed to Series D with investments ranging from $1 million...
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Offices:
Paris (HQ), San Francisco, Berlin
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Pre Seed
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Check size
$1M - $50M
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Industries
Mobile, Fintech, Ecommerce and 37 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Natural Cycles ( 75), Payflows ( 68), GetHarley ( 64)
Amadeus Capital, based in Cambridge, invests in technology companies from seed to series C stages. They support sectors including data,...
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Offices:
Cambridge (HQ), London, San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
AI, Data and Analytics, Manufacturing and 34 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
PolyAI ( 75), Qomodo ( 59), Ravelin ( 54)
byFounders is a venture capital fund based in Copenhagen that invests in early-stage startups. They write checks from $500,000 to...
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Offices:
Copenhagen (HQ), San Francisco, Copenhagen (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $4M
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Industries
Mobile, Fintech, Energy & Nuclear and 35 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
QA.tech ( 59), Monta ( 59), Quantica ( 43)
BMW i Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Munich. They invest in companies specializing in manufacturing, energy, climate tech,...
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Offices:
Munich (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Manufacturing, Hardware and 8 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Ionity ( 54), Motorway ( 50), DeepDrive ( 43)
Shima Capital is a venture capital fund based in San Francisco. They invest in early-stage companies, from seed to Series A, with check...
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ)
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Pre Seed
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Check size
$500k - $2M
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Gaming, Fintech and 9 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Gunzilla Games ( 50), Cometh ( 50), Quasar Labs ( 43)
Oceanflow Ventures, based in Barcelona, is a venture capital fund investing in early-stage companies. They focus on areas such as...
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Offices:
Barcelona (HQ), San Francisco, Mountain View
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Investment Stage
Seed
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Industries
AI, Mobile, Ecommerce
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Top investments in San Francisco
Buo ( 34)
468 Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital fund. They invest in stages from pre-seed to series C, focusing on sectors like data, AI,...
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Offices:
Berlin (HQ), San Francisco
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Pre Seed
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Industries
Data and Analytics, Ecommerce, Climate Tech & Green Tech and 37 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
KARRI ( 59), Terra One ( 59), Goodcarbon ( 59)
Social Starts is a venture capital fund based in San Francisco. It invests in early-stage companies from pre-seed to Series B, focusing...
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Offices:
San Francisco (HQ), New York, Los Angeles, London
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Investment Stage
Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre Seed
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Industries
Gaming, Media and Entertainement, Ecommerce and 14 more.
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Top investments in San Francisco
Gourmey ( 39), Medal ( 39), Speechly ( 34)
Alter Venture Partners is a venture capital fund based in Luxembourg that invests in early-stage companies, particularly in artificial...
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Offices:
Luxembourg (HQ), San Francisco, Lisbon
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Investment Stage
Series A
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Industries
AI
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Top investments in San Francisco
Everysens ( 26)