30 Best Active Seed Investors in San Francisco in 2025

In the vibrant investment landscape of San Francisco, 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 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 Franciscoin 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 2025 will be tremendously helpful in your journey.


Last update to the database: Apr 22, 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 30 top San Francisco VCs

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

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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:

Redwood City (HQ)

London

San Francisco

Cambridge

New York

Redwood City (HQ)

London

San Francisco

Cambridge

New York

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in San Francisco:

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

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.

50

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$100k - $500k

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Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.

50

Offices:

London (HQ)

San Francisco

New York

London (HQ)

San Francisco

New York

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 San Francisco:

Algolia (
70)
, GetHarley (
70)
, Alan (company) (
70)

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

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$100k - $500k

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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:

Menlo Park (HQ)

San Francisco

Tel Aviv

Menlo Park (HQ)

San Francisco

Tel Aviv

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 San Francisco:

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

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

48

Offices:

Stockholm (HQ)

Berlin

London

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 San Francisco:

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

EQT Ventures is a multi-stage, sector-agnostic fund firm investing in entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of global winners

41

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No data available

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$100k - $500k

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EQT Ventures is a multi-stage, sector-agnostic fund firm investing in entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of global winners

41

Offices:

Stockholm (HQ)

London

Berlin

Paris

San Francisco

Stockholm (HQ)

London

Berlin

Paris

San Francisco

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 San Francisco:

1X (
78)
, Parloa (
70)
, Luko (
60)

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

40

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$100k - $500k

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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 San Francisco:

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

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

39

Offices:

No data available

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No data available

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$100k - $500k

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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 San Francisco:

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

Partech Ventures is a venture capital firm in France that focuses on investing at the seed, venture, and growth stages.

36

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

San Francisco

Berlin

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in San Francisco:

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Alan (company) (
70)
, CoachHub (
60)

Kraken Ventures is a venture capital fund in San Francisco that backs early-stage companies. They invest in seed and Series A rounds, with check sizes from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Their focus includes finance technology, blockchain, cryptocurrency, gaming, music, art, ecommerce, and mobile payments. Portfolio companies include Usual Labs, Fiat Republic, Kiln, Sprinque, and Immortal Game.

34

Offices:

San Francisco (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $20M

Industries:

FinTech, Crypto & web3, Gaming

Top investments in San Francisco:

Rivero (
52)
, Kiln (
48)
, Sprinque (
44)

Next Ventures is a venture capital fund based in London. They invest in early-stage companies in sectors such as health technology, biotech, manufacturing, advanced tech, pharmaceuticals, and sports and fitness technology. Notable investments include Terra and Testmate Health. Next Ventures aims to support founders looking to make a significant impact in their industries.

33

Offices:

London (HQ)

San Francisco

Istanbul

Investment Stage:

Seed

Check Size:

$2.5M - $5M

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in San Francisco:

Colendi (
60)
, Terra (
37)
, Testmate Health (
15)

A venture capital firm in New York that invest in companies based in the United States of America.

31

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No data available

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$100k - $500k

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A venture capital firm in New York that invest in companies based in the United States of America.

31

Offices:

New York (HQ)

San Francisco

Miami

London

Cologne

New York (HQ)

San Francisco

Miami

London

Cologne

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in San Francisco:

Greenly (
60)
, Grover (
60)
, Zolar (
60)

A venture capital firm in France that focuses on tech investments.

30

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A venture capital firm in France that focuses on tech investments.

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A venture capital firm in France that focuses on tech investments.

30

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

London

Singapore

New York

San Francisco

Paris (HQ)

London

Singapore

New York

San Francisco

Paris (HQ)

London

Singapore

New York

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in San Francisco:

FINBOURNE Technology (
75)
, VIRTUO (
70)
, Mytraffic (
56)

Hardware Club Venture Capital (HCVC) is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on hard technology companies.

29

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in San Francisco:

Automata (
52)
, Cowboy (
52)
, Giraffe360 (
48)

Headline is a company founded in 1998 by Thomas Gieselmann.

28

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

San Francisco

Berlin

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, FinTech

Top investments in San Francisco:

Homa Games (
70)
, NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, GetHarley (
70)

The global investment platform for gaming, Web3, and immersive technology

27

Offices:

San Francisco (HQ)

Berlin

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $30M

Industries:

Crypto & web3, Gaming, Hardware

Top investments in San Francisco:

Resolution Games (
48)
, Noice (
40)
, Latent Technology (
37)

Tiny VC is a company founded in 2017.

27

Offices:

San Francisco (HQ)

Berlin

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $20M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in San Francisco:

Synthesia (
70)
, Yonder (
65)
, Attio (
61)

Alpha Intelligence Capital is a company founded by Antoine Blondeau.

26

Offices:

Luxembourg (HQ)

Paris

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

Health Tech, AI, Machine learning

Top investments in San Francisco:

VIRTUO (
70)
, FlexAI (
52)
, InstaDeep (
50)

Amadeus Capital, based in Cambridge, invests in technology companies from seed to series C stages. They support sectors including data, AI, robotics, biotech, and fintech. Notable investments include PolyAI, Ravelin, Ori Biotech, Doctify, and Seldon. Known for writing checks in various sizes, they focus on fostering growth and innovation in technology.

26

Offices:

Cambridge (HQ)

London

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

Health Tech, FinTech, Crypto & web3

Top investments in San Francisco:

Improbable (
60)
, Ori Biotech (
60)
, Riverlane (
60)

A corporate venture capital firm in California that invests in autonomous driving, digital car, automotive cloud, e-mobility, artificial intelligence, data and cybersecurity, industry 4.0, shared and on-demand mobility, customer digital life and energy services sectors.

26

Offices:

No data available

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$100k - $500k

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A corporate venture capital firm in California that invests in autonomous driving, digital car, automotive cloud, e-mobility, artificial intelligence, data and cybersecurity, industry 4.0, shared and on-demand mobility, customer digital life and energy services sectors.

26

Offices:

Munich (HQ)

San Francisco

Munich (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

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

Check Size:

$5M - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Hardware, AI

Top investments in San Francisco:

Motorway (
60)
, Ionity (
46)
, Kinexon (
46)

7percent Ventures is a London-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage transformative startups. Managed by former founders turned VCs, the fund targets businesses with ambitious goals, particularly in cutting-edge and deep-tech areas. They typically invest in seed and pre-seed stages, with check sizes up to £500,000. Notable portfolio companies include Gensyn, Archax, Hadean, Clim8 Invest, and Fyma. 7percent Ventures aims to support the next generation of transformative tech startups.

24

Offices:

London (HQ)

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $10M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in San Francisco:

Gensyn (
60)
, Hadean (
52)
, Limbic (
52)