30 Best Active Business development Investors in 2024

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Icon 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.

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List of 30 top VCs

BBVA Ventures was a venture capital firm that provided funding and consulting financial services companies.

56

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.

50

Offices:

London

Palo Alto (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, Algolia (
70)
, Hopin (
70)

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that has invested in companies like Google, Apple, Cisco, YouTube, AirBnB, and WhatsApp. The firm was founded in 1972 by Donald Valentine, and companies backed by Sequoia have created over $3.3 trillion dollars in market capitalization.

50

Offices:

London

San Mateo (HQ)

London

San Mateo (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

Pennylane (
67)
, Klarna (
65)
, tacto (
60)

Founded in 2008, Groupon is an e-commerce website that offers coupons and discounted gift certificates to both local and national businesses. The name is a portmanteau of the words group and coupon.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

A corporate venture capital firm in California that focuses on innovative startups.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)
, Finix (
0)

Life.SREDA is a venture capital that is focused on investments with early stage and late stage ventures, as well as seed and debt.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series C

Check Size:

$20M - $30M

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

Crestline is a company founded in 1972.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Unknown

Check Size:

$1B - $2B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

Bain Capital Credit, formerly Sankaty Advisors, is a private manager of fixed income and credit

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Unknown

Check Size:

$1B - $2B

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

A microventure capital firm in Germany that focuses on early-stage startups in the fields of internet, mobile phones, games, and social media.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A

Check Size:

$20M - $30M

Industries:

FinTech, Hardware, Payments

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)

Insight Venture Partners is a New York-based venture capital fund investing in technology and software companies from seed to series G. They support sectors like data analytics, cloud services, and fintech without imposing a set check size limit. Notable investments include BlaBlaCar and Checkout. Insight Venture Partners provides financial backing and industry expertise to help companies scale and succeed.

44

Offices:

New York (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series G, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

BlaBlaCar (
67)
, commercetools (
65)
, Cognigy (
63)

Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to five-year cycles.

42

Offices:

Dublin

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)
, FintechOS (
70)
, CoachHub (
60)

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the Government of Singapore that was founded in 1974.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$30M - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

SumUp (
74)
, Alan (company) (
70)
, ITM Isotopen Technologien Munchen (
63)

DST Global is an investment firm that funds late-stage ventures in the internet industry.

37

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$20M - $250M

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Media and Entertainement

Top investments in :

Alan (company) (
70)
, Pennylane (
67)
, AUTO1 (
60)

Rewe Group, based in Cologne, is a venture capital fund that invests in series B stages, focusing on ecommerce, developer tools, and foodtech. Notable investments include Flink Food and Commercetools. Part of a larger organization with over 390,000 employees across 21 European countries, Rewe Group was founded in 1927 and reported over 92 billion euros in revenue in 2023. The organization encompasses supermarkets, discount stores, drugstores, DIY stores, convenience stores, and an extensive travel and tourism division, including travel agencies, tour operators, and online travel portals.

37

Offices:

Cologne

Investment Stage:

Series B

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

Foodtech, CPG & Consumer Goods, Food Delivery

Top investments in :

Flink (
70)
, commercetools (
65)

Astutia Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Munich. For over 10 years, they have invested in early-stage startups with strong growth potential in sectors like ecommerce, developer tools, cloud services, and consumer goods. They provide funding, an international network, and industry expertise to support early-stage growth. Notable investments include Commercetools.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Astutia Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Munich. For over 10 years, they have invested in early-stage startups with strong growth potential in sectors like ecommerce, developer tools, cloud services, and consumer goods. They provide funding, an international network, and industry expertise to support early-stage growth. Notable investments include Commercetools.

35

Offices:

Munich

Munich

Investment Stage:

Seed

Check Size:

$1M - $2.5M

Industries:

CPG & Consumer Goods, Ecommerce, Developer Tools

Top investments in :

commercetools (
65)

RI Digital Ventures is a venture capital company.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series D, Series G

Check Size:

$10M - $70M

Industries:

Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, Technology

Top investments in :

Blacklane (
56)

A venture capital firm in London that focuses on technologies.

33

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A venture capital firm in London that focuses on technologies.

33

Offices:

London (HQ)

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Tessian (
70)
, VIRTUO (
70)
, Wagestream Ltd (
70)

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base.

33

Offices:

New York (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)
, SumUp (
74)
, TIER Mobility (
70)

High-Tech Grunderfonds is a German venture capital firm that focuses on seed or startups by providing early venture, seed capital and mezzanine financing.

31

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

High-Tech Grunderfonds is a German venture capital firm that focuses on seed or startups by providing early venture, seed capital and mezzanine financing.

31

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

High-Tech Grunderfonds is a German venture capital firm that focuses on seed or startups by providing early venture, seed capital and mezzanine financing.

31

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

High-Tech Grunderfonds is a German venture capital firm that focuses on seed or startups by providing early venture, seed capital and mezzanine financing.

31

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

High-Tech Grunderfonds is a German venture capital firm that focuses on seed or startups by providing early venture, seed capital and mezzanine financing.

31

Offices:

Berlin

Bonn (HQ)

Berlin

Bonn (HQ)

Berlin

Bonn (HQ)

Berlin

Bonn (HQ)

Berlin

Bonn (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

commercetools (
65)
, Proxima Fusion (
63)
, Tubulis (
56)