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Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515 investors.

79,515
Investors
48,144
With a website
167
Countries
219,289
Investor team members

By investor type

Investors by investor typeVenture capital firms24,254Angel investors23,916Private equity firms9,693Investment partners6,734Accelerators3,207Micro VC funds2,364Angel groups2,362Corporate venture capital1,903Family offices1,855Incubators1,599Investment banks822Government investment offic…732Venture debt funds720Hedge funds603Entrepreneurship programs475Funds of funds415Syndicates380Startup competitions218University programs180Co-working spaces151Secondary purchasers126Pension funds74
Figure 1. Investors by investor type. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515.

By investment stage

Investors by investment stageSeed investors50,175Early stage investors35,284Private equity investors12,036Venture investors11,030Late stage investors10,427Debt investors3,003Convertible note investors2,321Grant makers1,845Post IPO investors1,398Crowdfunding investors1,185Secondary market investors1,181ICO investors736Non equity assistance724
Figure 2. Investors by investment stage. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515.

By country

Investors by countryUnited States31,393United Kingdom4,721India3,705China2,759Germany2,185Canada2,032France1,527Singapore1,347Australia1,180Spain982Switzerland904Brazil889Israel848United Arab Emirates840Japan807The Netherlands806South Korea782Sweden738Hong Kong724Italy612
Figure 3. Investors by country, twenty largest. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515.
30 rows
#CountryInvestorsShare
1United States31,39339.5%
2United Kingdom4,7215.9%
3India3,7054.7%
4China2,7593.5%
5Germany2,1852.7%
6Canada2,0322.6%
7France1,5271.9%
8Singapore1,3471.7%
9Australia1,1801.5%
10Spain9821.2%
11Switzerland9041.1%
12Brazil8891.1%
13Israel8481.1%
14United Arab Emirates8401.1%
15Japan8071.0%
16The Netherlands8061.0%
17South Korea7821.0%
18Sweden7380.9%
19Hong Kong7240.9%
20Italy6120.8%
21Turkey4220.5%
22Belgium3650.5%
23Denmark3210.4%
24Indonesia3200.4%
25Nigeria3170.4%
26Mexico3100.4%
27Russian Federation3080.4%
28Poland2990.4%
29Finland2910.4%
30South Africa2800.4%

Table 1. Investors by country, 30 countries. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 79,515.

By founding decade

Investors by founding decade671900s671910s571920s671930s921940s1211950s1901960s3821970s1,0341980s2,6341990s6,0292000s16,2632010s6,5612020s
Figure 4. Investors by founding decade, for the entries with a founding year. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 33,564.

Full type counts

Venture capital firms24,254 Angel investors23,916 Private equity firms9,693 Investment partners6,734 Accelerators3,207 Micro VC funds2,364 Angel groups2,362 Corporate venture capital1,903 Family offices1,855 Incubators1,599 Investment banks822 Government investment offices732 Venture debt funds720 Hedge funds603 Entrepreneurship programs475 Funds of funds415 Syndicates380 Startup competitions218 University programs180 Co-working spaces151 Secondary purchasers126 Pension funds74

Full stage counts

Seed investors50,175 Early stage investors35,284 Private equity investors12,036 Venture investors11,030 Late stage investors10,427 Debt investors3,003 Convertible note investors2,321 Grant makers1,845 Post IPO investors1,398 Crowdfunding investors1,185 Secondary market investors1,181 ICO investors736 Non equity assistance724
Cite: FundingWatcher, 79,515 investors across 167 countries, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/stats/