30 Best Active Credit (finance) 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

General Atlantic is a private equity firm in New York that focuses on providing capital and strategic support for growth companies.

59

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Butternut Box (
60)
, Flo Health (
60)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$20M - $30M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Legal Tech

Top investments in :

Zopa (
61)
, Contentful (
52)
, Leya (
44)

A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.

53

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.

53

Offices:

London (HQ)

Stockholm

New York

London (HQ)

Stockholm

New York

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Homa Games (
70)
, Hopin (
70)
, TIER Mobility (
70)

IVP is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage companies, focusing on Series B to Series D funding rounds. They typically invest between $500,000 and $10 million. IVP has invested in sectors such as financial technology, data and analytics, sales and marketing, and digital art, with successful investments in companies like Pigment, Volt, Klarna, and Kittl. Their goal is to support businesses in their critical growth phases.

53

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C, Series D

Check Size:

$40M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, Klarna (
65)
, Kittl (
61)

Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare companies. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

52

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare companies. It was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

52

Offices:

London

Cambridge

New York

Redwood City (HQ)

San Francisco

London

Cambridge

New York

Redwood City (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Zopa (
61)
, Apron (
61)

A venture capital firm from New York that invests in high-margin, fast-growing technology companies with huge market opportunities

51

Offices:

New York (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$5M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in :

Moss (
60)
, Qonto (
60)
, Taxfix (
60)

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, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, AI

Top investments in :

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

Augmentum Fintech is a publicly listed fintech fund based in London, investing in various stages from early seed rounds to late-stage funding. The fund supports diverse financial technology sectors such as payments, recruitment, e-commerce, AI, and legal tech. Notable investments include Iwoca, Volt, Tide, Onfido, and Farewill. Augmentum Fintech aims to drive growth and innovation in the financial technology industry, supporting businesses that shape the future of finance.

48

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

FinTech, Crypto & web3, Hardware

Top investments in :

Iwoca (
83)
, Monese (
65)
, Zopa (
61)

Creandum is a venture capital that is interested in investing in early-stage ventures with innovative technology companies

48

Offices:

Berlin

London

Stockholm (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Fuse Energy (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Factorial (
65)

SoftBank Group, based in London, is a venture capital fund that invests in companies across various growth stages. The fund targets sectors such as health tech, finance, and communications. Notable investments include Travel Perk, Dice, Infogrid, Robin AI, and OneWeb. SoftBank Group aims to support projects with growth potential and positive social impact, providing financial backing tailored to each company's development needs.

46

Offices:

London (HQ)

Mountain View

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$500k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, TIER Mobility (
70)
, TravelPerk (
70)

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)

Germany-based venture capital firm focused on European tech startups.

43

Offices:

Paris

Berlin (HQ)

Munich

London

Investment Stage:

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 :

FintechOS (
70)
, sennder (
65)
, Oviva (
60)

Atomico is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, England founded by Niklas Zennström in 2006, making series A and onwards investments in technology companies.

41

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Factorial (
65)
, Klarna (
65)

Tencent is a Chinese internet and technology company founded in 1998.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E

Check Size:

$10M - $500M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Scalable Capital (
56)
, GoStudent (
52)
, N26 (bank) (
52)

Venture capital company based in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. Invests in disruptive financial services companies in the US. United Kingdom and Europe, Latin America, India, South-East Asia and Africa.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$5M - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, FinTech, Mobility & Transportation

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Cloover (
56)
, Carmoola (
52)

Arrowgrass Capital is a venture capital fund based in London, specializing in series E stage investments in the payments and fintech industries. They don't specify a fixed check size for their investments. Known for investing in Zopa, Arrowgrass Capital Partners manages the Arrowgrass investment funds and is authorized by the FCA.

38

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series E

Check Size:

$20M - $30M

Industries:

FinTech, Payments

Top investments in :

Zopa (
61)

Wadhawan Global Capital is a venture capital fund specializing in payments and fintech. They provide financial support during the later stages of a company's development and have notably invested in Zopa.

38

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series F, Series G

Check Size:

$20M - $50M

Industries:

FinTech, Payments

Top investments in :

Zopa (
61)

Permira is a London-based private equity firm

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series D, Series E, Series G

Check Size:

$5M - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Cybersecurity, Design

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, GoCardless (
50)

Investment AB Öresund focuses on delivering long-term returns by actively investing in Nordic companies, particularly in the payments and fintech sectors. Specializing in Series A investments, it has a history of picking successful firms like Klarna. Its goal is to provide strong, lasting value to shareholders through strategic investments.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A

Check Size:

$2.5M - $5M

Industries:

FinTech, Payments

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)

HarbourVest Partners is a Boston-based private equity investment firm, founded in 1982.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

HarbourVest Partners is a Boston-based private equity investment firm, founded in 1982.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B

Check Size:

$2.5M - $70M

Industries:

FinTech, AI, Pharma

Top investments in :

Klarna (
65)
, Qualifyze (
33)

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, FinTech, AI

Top investments in :

Hopin (
70)
, Factorial (
65)
, H2 Green Steel (
65)

IAG Silverstripe is a venture capital fund investing in early and growth-stage companies. They focus on startups in finance technology, mobile apps, travel technology, and lifestyle communities. Notable investments include Perenna, Shackle, Paydock, and Zopa. Investment amounts vary.

34

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series H

Check Size:

$20M - $70M

Industries:

FinTech, Travel Tech, Mobile

Top investments in :

Zopa (
61)
, Perenna (
60)
, Paydock (
52)

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)

Horizons Ventures is a venture capital fund specializing in deep science and technology investments. They fund early-stage startups in health tech, biotech, AI, and more, with check sizes around several million dollars. Their portfolio includes companies like Improbable and Chemify. Focused on stages from seed to series A and B, they aim to drive groundbreaking advancements in sectors such as gaming, manufacturing, fintech, and payments.

33

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B

Check Size:

$10M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in :

Improbable (
60)
, N26 (bank) (
52)
, Doctorly (
48)

Forward Partners is a venture capital fund based in London, investing in startups from pre-seed to Series G with check sizes ranging from £200,000 to £2 million. They focus on technology, finance, healthcare, and education sectors. The fund supports founders through capital, guidance, and opportunities for success. Notable investments include Robin AI, OctaiPipe, Cazoo, Ctrl Alt, and Zopa.

32

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $30M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Zopa (
61)
, Ably (
60)
, Cazoo (
56)