10 Best Active Seed Investors in Palo Alto in 2025

In the vibrant investment landscape of Palo Alto, certain names stand out, consistently identifying and supporting groundbreaking ventures. As we journey into 2025, we've compiled a list of the top investors in Palo Alto, 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 Palo Altoin the past 12 months (not just investors with offices in Palo Alto). 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 Palo Alto VCs in 2025 will be tremendously helpful in your journey.


Last update to the database: May 6, 2025. See changelog.


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 10 top Palo Alto VCs

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

50

Offices:

Palo Alto (HQ)

London

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 Palo Alto:

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

OMERS Ventures is the venture investment arm of OMERS. It focuses on technology companies.

44

Offices:

Toronto (HQ)

London

Palo Alto

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in Palo Alto:

Northvolt (
65)
, PrimaryBid (
60)
, wefox (
60)

NFX is a venture capital firm with locations in California and Israel . It was founded in 2015.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in Palo Alto:

No data available

NFX is a venture capital firm with locations in California and Israel . It was founded in 2015.

40

Offices:

San Francisco (HQ)

Palo Alto

San Francisco (HQ)

Palo Alto

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

FinTech, Crypto & web3, Gaming

Top investments in Palo Alto:

Shop Circle (
60)
, Ramp (
56)
, Komodor (
52)

Ribbit Capital is a global venture capital firm focused on fintech (financial technology). It was founded in 2012 and is located in Palo Alto, California.

40

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in Palo Alto:

No data available

Ribbit Capital is a global venture capital firm focused on fintech (financial technology). It was founded in 2012 and is located in Palo Alto, California.

40

Offices:

Palo Alto (HQ)

Palo Alto (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in Palo Alto:

Alan (company) (
70)
, Tesseract (
61)
, Checkout.com (
60)

True Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.

39

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in Palo Alto:

No data available

True Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.

39

Offices:

San Francisco

Palo Alto (HQ)

San Francisco

Palo Alto (HQ)

Investment Stage:

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 Palo Alto:

Iceye (
48)
, Emitwise (
44)
, Endel (
44)

Alliance Venture is a venture capital fund based in Oslo. They focus on early to later-stage tech companies across industries, including electric vehicles, green tech, AI, and fintech. Their goal is to help startups grow and succeed with flexible investment sizes. Notable investments include The Mobility House and Apexx Global.

26

Offices:

Oslo (HQ)

Palo Alto

Stockholm

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$2.5M - $70M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, FinTech, Foodtech

Top investments in Palo Alto:

Apexx Global (
52)
, Oda (
52)
, The Mobility House (
46)

Scale Capital is a venture fund focused on Danish technology companies.

24

Offices:

Copenhagen (HQ)

Stockholm

Palo Alto

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $20M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in Palo Alto:

Alphin (
44)
, Fracttal (
41)
, Quantica (
40)