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Debt investors

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

3,003
Investors
10
Investor types
100
Rows shown
3%
Of all investors

Most active debt investors

By recorded investments
100 rows
# Name Type Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 New Enterprise Associates Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 2,398 826 670 98
2 General Catalyst Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,801 753 271 147
3 Bpifrance Government investment office, Investment bank Maisons-alfort, France 1,680 454 214 323
4 US Department of Energy Government investment office Washington, United States 1,460 1,336 193 0
5 Venture Kick Startup incubator Schlieren, Switzerland 1,459 1,342 82 4
6 Insight Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,349 833 335 243
7 Goldman Sachs Investment bank, Venture capital firm New York, United States 1,187 450 480 0
8 Advantage Capital Private equity firm, Venture capital firm New Orleans, United States 1,112 102 142 37
9 Founders Fund Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 1,072 337 188 34
10 Norwest Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 1,052 412 244 84
11 First Round Capital Venture capital firm Philadelphia, United States 1,029 241 239 34
12 Silicon Valley Bank Investment bank Santa Clara, United States 963 346 423 245
13 Greycroft Venture capital firm New York, United States 929 283 173 22
14 U.S. Department of Agriculture Government investment office Washington, United States 828 801 22 0
15 OrbiMed Private equity firm New York, United States 810 276 304 76
16 Creative Destruction Lab Entrepreneurship program, University program Toronto, Canada 788 215 87 0
17 International Finance Corporation Government investment office, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 770 472 212 156
18 Lerer Hippeau Venture capital firm New York, United States 750 131 188 13
19 Mayfield Fund Venture capital firm Menlo Park, United States 738 231 214 22
20 Maine Technology Institute Government investment office, Startup incubator Brunswick, United States 717 588 21 0
21 Sand Hill Angels Angel group Mountain View, United States 702 15 98 94
22 Keiretsu Forum Angel group, Venture capital firm Orinda, United States 699 35 77 97
23 Lux Capital Venture capital firm New York, United States 672 179 76 40
24 Spark Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 670 327 126 19
25 Coatue Hedge fund, Private equity firm New York, United States 590 248 95 0
26 Fidelity Investment bank Boston, United States 586 178 285 0
27 European Investment Bank Investment bank, Private equity firm Luxembourg, Luxembourg 577 486 188 0
28 RA Capital Management Startup incubator, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 544 183 243 67
29 Founder Collective Venture capital firm Cambridge, United States 543 35 161 10
30 ARCH Venture Partners Venture capital firm Chicago, United States 535 147 121 28
31 Business Growth Fund Private equity firm, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 492 408 106 50
32 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Private equity firm Hudson, United States 482 319 173 776
33 Octopus Ventures Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 477 259 73 48
34 Balderton Capital Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 477 216 98 33
35 3i Group Private equity firm, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 476 140 195 114
36 BlackRock Investment bank, Private equity firm New York, United States 472 180 180 0
37 Uncork Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 470 98 122 12
38 Upfront Ventures Venture capital firm Santa Monica, United States 460 169 93 43
39 Western Technology Investment Venture capital firm Portola Valley, United States 457 46 160 15
40 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Government investment office, Investment bank London, United Kingdom 456 355 107 0
41 Summit Partners Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 451 157 277 122
42 British International Investment Government investment office, Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 432 140 81 0
43 North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity Venture capital firm Wellesley, United States 425 134 120 4
44 Novo Holdings Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Hellerup, Denmark 417 150 115 104
45 Oak Investment Partners Venture capital firm Wilton, United States 409 132 132 3
46 Comcast Ventures Corporate venture arm San Francisco, United States 403 99 135 0
47 QED Investors Venture capital firm Alexandria, United States 401 165 54 29
48 JP Morgan Chase Investment bank New York, United States 396 189 152 0
49 Village Capital Startup accelerator, Entrepreneurship program, Venture capital firm Washington, United States 391 186 33 13
50 IQT Startup accelerator, Government investment office Arlington, United States 388 84 116 0
51 Inovia Capital Venture capital firm Montréal, Canada 386 134 82 35
52 Morgan Stanley Investment bank New York, United States 381 121 173 0
53 AltaIR Capital Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 374 47 39 5
54 SoftBank Investment bank Tokyo, Japan 370 175 107 45
55 Bank of America Investment bank, Venture capital firm Charlotte, United States 366 167 149 0
56 HSBC Investment bank London, United Kingdom 364 146 114 0
57 Kapor Capital Venture capital firm Oakland, United States 364 35 82 7
58 ff Venture Capital Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm New York, United States 358 70 44 21
59 Techstars Ventures Venture capital firm Boulder, United States 354 48 89 108
60 Perceptive Advisors Hedge fund New York, United States 352 116 196 0
61 Connecticut Innovations Government investment office, Venture capital firm, Venture debt fund Rocky Hill, United States 352 110 66 0
62 Sutter Hill Ventures Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 352 108 110 28
63 UpHonest Capital Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 352 8 47 16
64 Scottish Investment Bank Investment bank, Private equity firm Glasgow, United Kingdom 350 40 42 0
65 Earlybird Venture Capital Venture capital firm Berlin, Germany 348 143 59 41
66 Sigma Partners Venture capital firm Boston, United States 345 95 85 5
67 StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 344 6 84 4
68 The Carlyle Group Private equity firm Washington, United States 343 184 144 696
69 Oriental Fortune Capital Venture capital firm Shenzhen, China 342 117 32 2
70 CPP Investments Pension fund, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Toronto, Canada 341 112 188 0
71 Korea Credit Guarantee Fund Venture capital firm Mapo, South Korea 340 91 9 1
72 Hercules Capital Venture debt fund San Mateo, United States 338 190 208 66
73 K5 Global Private equity firm, Venture capital firm San Francisco, United States 336 6 38 2
74 Wellington Management Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 335 111 160 838
75 Fonds de solidarité FTQ Venture capital firm Montréal, Canada 325 135 79 19
76 SV Health Investors Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Boston, United States 325 76 95 34
77 LVX Ventures Angel group, Venture capital firm Bengaluru, India 324 61 27 34
78 JP Morgan Investment bank, Private equity firm New York, United States 322 141 107 0
79 Deerfield Hedge fund New York, United States 319 147 143 104
80 TA Associates Private equity firm Boston, United States 317 173 194 139
81 Development Bank of Wales Government investment office, Micro VC fund Cardiff, United Kingdom 316 191 32 0
82 Samsung Ventures Corporate venture arm Seoul, South Korea 314 104 85 0
83 TEDCO Government investment office, Venture capital firm Columbia, United States 312 214 23 0
84 Mohr Davidow Ventures Venture capital firm San Mateo, United States 311 91 89 2
85 Lighter Capital Venture debt fund Seattle, United States 309 124 60 12
86 Deutsche Bank Investment bank Frankfurt, Germany 304 102 132 0
87 Betaworks Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm New York, United States 301 38 78 4
88 Flagship Pioneering Venture capital firm Cambridge, United States 288 104 72 155
89 SICTIC Angel group, Venture capital firm Zürich, Switzerland 288 81 25 49
90 SBVA Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 287 113 38 20
91 Atomico Venture capital firm London, United Kingdom 285 110 56 36
92 Inveready Private equity firm, Venture capital firm, Venture debt fund San Sebastian, Spain 283 121 47 31
93 Wells Fargo Investment bank San Francisco, United States 280 121 120 0
94 Kalaari Capital Venture capital firm Bangalore, India 279 125 36 14
95 CDP Venture Capital Venture capital firm Rome, Italy 275 108 4 95
96 VantagePoint Capital Partners Venture capital firm San Bruno, United States 275 103 98 3
97 HarbourVest Partners Private equity firm Boston, United States 273 52 147 418
98 TPG Private equity firm San Francisco, United States 270 125 118 581
99 RTP Global Venture capital firm 269 94 37 14
100 Societe Generale S.A. Investment bank Paris, France 269 40 140 0

Table 1. The 100 debt investors with the most recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 3,003.

By investor type

Venture capital firms994 Private equity firms831 Venture debt funds575 Investment banks284 Family offices168 Angel investors147 Corporate venture capital122 Angel groups120 Micro VC funds114 Startup accelerators109
Cite: FundingWatcher, 3,003 debt investors, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/stage/debt-investors/