FundingWatcher vs OpenVC
FundingWatcher figures counted from the file dated 23 October 2026. OpenVC cells state what openvc.app publishes, read on 5 September 2026. A cell reads check where the site does not state the figure: 11 of 16 rows here.
FundingWatcher
FundingWatcher is a research publication of Haus Research covering startup funding rounds and the investors behind them. The investor file holds 79,515 entries with investor type, investment stage, headquarters city, region and country, founding year, website and the counts of recorded investments, lead investments and exits. The startup file holds 166,525 companies whose most recent round is dated and named as a stage the site publishes. Both halves are published as list pages, plus one page per figure, and every page prints the data date.
OpenVC
OpenVC is an investor search list for founders raising a round. Its homepage states 16,700 investors and 40,000+ founders raising with OpenVC, its nav states 12,000+ VCs, angels and more in the investor database, and it runs a second base of 10,000+ high net worth individuals, funds of funds and family offices.
Read at openvc.app.
Row by row
| Row | FundingWatcher | OpenVC |
|---|---|---|
| Investor entries | 79,515 entries. An entry is a firm, fund, accelerator, corporate venture arm or a named person recorded as an investor. | 16,700 investors on the homepage; the nav states 12,000+ in the investor database. |
| Investor types | 22 types. Venture capital firms 24,254; Angel investors 23,916; Private equity firms 9,693; Investment partners 6,734; Startup accelerators 3,207. | check. The site names VCs, angels, funds of funds and family offices without counts per type. |
| Investment stages | 13 stages. Seed 50,175; Early stage venture 35,284; Private equity 12,036. | check |
| Cities | 5,219 cities. New York 4,967; San Francisco 4,046; London 3,492; Los Angeles 1,390; Singapore 1,084. | check |
| Countries | 167 countries. | check |
| Most active investors | Y Combinator 8,719; Techstars 6,842; National Science Foundation 4,642, by recorded investments. | check |
| Data date | 23 October 2026, printed on every page. | check |
| Counting rules | Stated on the method page. An investor is counted once per type and once per stage it carries, so type and stage counts add to more than 79,515. Location counts use the headquarters address only. | check |
| Limits | Stated on the method page. A count of recorded investments counts what the source records, not every investment made. 31,384 entries carry no website. An investor with no published location is absent from every location count. | check |
| Citation line | Yes. Every figure page prints a line with the number, the data date and the URL. | check |
| Readable without an account | Every page. No login, no trial, no gate. | Investor search is usable and the site says join for free. |
| Round by round history | No. The startup file carries the most recent round only. | check |
| Valuations | No, apart from the billion dollar mark used to count unicorns. | check |
| Contacts | No. No email addresses and no phone numbers. Individual people are not published. | Outreach to listed investors in one click is stated. The fields behind it: check. |
| API | No. | check |
| Price | Free. Nothing on the site is sold. | Free tier stated, then USD 99 a month or USD 299 a year. |
What FundingWatcher answers
| Question | Answer | Page |
|---|---|---|
| How many venture capital firms are headquartered in London? | 1,053 | Venture capital firms in London |
| How many investors record a seed stage? | 50,175 | Seed investors |
| How many angel investors are on file? | 23,916 | Angel investors |
| Which city holds the most investors, and how many? | New York, 4,967 | Cities with investors |
| Which investor has the most recorded investments? | Y Combinator, 8,719 | Investors |
What OpenVC carries that FundingWatcher does not
- 16,700 investors searchable by a founder without paying.
- A separate base of 10,000+ high net worth individuals, funds of funds and family offices.
- One click outreach to a listed investor and a fundraising CRM.
- 400+ curated investor lists and 100+ maps.
Method
OpenVC cells come from openvc.app itself, fetched on 5 September 2026 with no account and no login: openvc.app/, openvc.app/pricing. Where a page does not state a figure the cell reads check rather than a guess, and a number quoted from a third party is not used at all. FundingWatcher cells are counted from the file dated 23 October 2026 by the same code that writes the dated snapshots. Counting rules and what the figures cannot say are on the method page.