30 Best Active Defense industry 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

A venture capital firm in New York that focuses on internet and software investments.

66

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$20M - $1B

Industries:

FinTech, Gaming, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, OpenAI (
28)
, Affirm (
15)

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage start-ups in education, research, health care, and social work.

52

Offices:

Cambridge (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Mistral AI (
87)
, Helsing (
83)
, Monzo (
83)

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)

InnoEnergy is a Eindhoven-based energy storage company founded in 2010.

50

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

InnoEnergy is a Eindhoven-based energy storage company founded in 2010.

50

Offices:

Eindhoven (HQ)

Eindhoven (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in :

H2 Green Steel (
65)
, Northvolt (
65)
, Skeleton Technologies (
56)

HV Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm in Müchen Bayern.

49

Offices:

Berlin

Munich (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, sennder (
65)
, CarOnSale (
60)

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to build high-growth market-leading companies globally.

49

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs to build high-growth market-leading companies globally.

49

Offices:

Tel Aviv

Menlo Park (HQ)

San Francisco

Tel Aviv

Menlo Park (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, 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 :

Mistral AI (
87)
, Blockchain (company) (
60)
, Matter Labs (
60)

A Paris based venture capital firm that focuses on companies in the advanced science and deep technologies

41

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$5M - $100M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Agritech

Top investments in :

Ynsect (
60)
, Circulor (
52)
, Cowboy (
52)

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)

Notion Capital is a venture capital firm based in London, England, investing exclusively in early stage business-to-business (B2B), software as a service (SaaS) businesses.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Notion Capital is a venture capital firm based in London, England, investing exclusively in early stage business-to-business (B2B), software as a service (SaaS) businesses.

39

Offices:

London (HQ)

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, 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 :

Vortexa (
71)
, Quantum Systems (
71)
, Mews (
67)

DTCP is a venture capital fund based in Hamburg, with global offices, focusing on Series B investments in AI, machine learning, and drones. Launched in 2015, DTCP typically invests between $500,000 and $10,000,000 and has raised over $2.5 billion. They have backed over 70 companies, including Quantum Systems and Cognigy, with the goal of supporting enterprise software and digital infrastructure through both capital and advisory services.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

DTCP is a venture capital fund based in Hamburg, with global offices, focusing on Series B investments in AI, machine learning, and drones. Launched in 2015, DTCP typically invests between $500,000 and $10,000,000 and has raised over $2.5 billion. They have backed over 70 companies, including Quantum Systems and Cognigy, with the goal of supporting enterprise software and digital infrastructure through both capital and advisory services.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B, Series C

Check Size:

$40M - $250M

Industries:

AI, Drones, Sales and Marketing

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, Cognigy (
63)

U.S-based global venture capital firm investing on companies from seed-stage to later-stage.

38

Offices:

Menlo Park (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$5M - $500M

Industries:

Health Tech, Foodtech, Hardware

Top investments in :

Entalpic (
60)
, LabGenius (
56)
, Maze (
56)

Project A Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Berlin. They invest in various stages from pre-seed to Series D, with investments ranging between $1 million and $10 million. The firm supports companies across industries such as ecommerce, fintech, health tech, and AI. Combining capital with operational support, they help startups grow. Notable investments include Quantum Systems, Labrys Technologies, and Relay.

38

Offices:

Berlin (HQ)

London

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 :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, sennder (
65)

The Founders Fund is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, investing in technology companies that was founded in 2005 by Peter Thiel, Ken Howry, and Luke Nosek.

37

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series C, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Hardware, AI

Top investments in :

Giraffe360 (
48)
, 9am.health (
37)
, inspeq ai (
26)

US-based venture capital firm funding seed-stage startups based in US' East Coast.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

US-based venture capital firm funding seed-stage startups based in US' East Coast.

36

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $20M

Industries:

Machine learning, Drones, Mobility & Transportation

Top investments in :

Cycle (
48)
, Chartbeat (
15)

SV Angel is an angel investment group founded in San Francisco in 2009 that primarily invests in early-stage technology companies. Notable companies SV Angel has invested in include Stripe, Reddit, Notion, Headspace, Color, Patreon, Credit Karma, Poshmark, and GitHub.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$2.5M - $500M

Industries:

Gaming, AI, Machine learning

Top investments in :

Roon (
48)
, Leya (
44)
, OpenAI (
28)

Thiel Capital, founded by Peter Thiel and based in West Hollywood, California, is a venture capital firm focusing on AI and drone sectors. It primarily invests in series B stage companies, offering strategic and operational support. Notable investments include Quantum Systems. Thiel Capital is affiliated with Clarium, Founders Fund, Mithril, Valar Ventures, and The Thiel Foundation.

35

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series B

Check Size:

$250M - $500M

Industries:

AI, Drones

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)

ESG, a Munich-based venture capital fund, focuses on seed-stage investments, primarily supporting startups in artificial intelligence and drone technology. Notable investments include Quantum Systems. With over 50 years of experience, ESG specializes in developing and maintaining complex systems for security and defense, serving both public sector and industry clients. They offer tailored products across air, land, and sea domains and are a certified aviation company for the German Bundeswehr, holding multiple EASA certifications. Their mission is driven by an independent engineering spirit and deep expertise to create global security solutions.

35

Offices:

Munich

Investment Stage:

Seed

Check Size:

$10M - $20M

Industries:

AI, Drones

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)

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, Series F, Series G, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

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

10x Group is a venture capital fund based in Munich, investing in early-stage and growth startups since 2007. Founded by Andreas Etten, Andrej Henkler, Felix Haas, Jan Becker, and Robert Wuttke, they support ambitious teams in Europe and Silicon Valley. They focus on data, AI, and robotics sectors and have backed startups like Quantum Systems and Wandelbots. With over 150 active investments, including more than 50 in Silicon Valley, 10x Group offers extensive support through their network and experience, providing valuable resources and connections for various venture stages.

33

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

10x Group is a venture capital fund based in Munich, investing in early-stage and growth startups since 2007. Founded by Andreas Etten, Andrej Henkler, Felix Haas, Jan Becker, and Robert Wuttke, they support ambitious teams in Europe and Silicon Valley. They focus on data, AI, and robotics sectors and have backed startups like Quantum Systems and Wandelbots. With over 150 active investments, including more than 50 in Silicon Valley, 10x Group offers extensive support through their network and experience, providing valuable resources and connections for various venture stages.

33

Offices:

Munich

Munich

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A

Check Size:

$10M - $20M

Industries:

AI, Deep Tech, Drones

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, Wandelbots (
48)