The Investor Database

London, UK

AI-native consumer apps and creative production infrastructure. Portfolio: ElevenLabs, Creatify AI, Sync Labs, Unreal Labs. Global mandate.

Boston / NYC, US

Co-founded by Shari Redstone (Paramount). Media, entertainment and technology exclusively. 171 investments incl. The Athletic, Wondery, Mux.

Boston / SF, US

Anti-thesis, non-consensus bets. Explicitly invests in AI, consumer, media and future of work. $2.3B AUM. 45 unicorns.

London, UK (global)

Dedicated media and entertainment vertical (partners: Sky, Global Media). Consumer and AI tracks. Builds companies alongside founders.

San Francisco, US

AI-native "Software 3.0". $230M Fund II (2025). Portfolio: Mistral, HeyGen, Pika, Sierra, Harvey, Cognition.

New York, US

Next-gen internet, generative AI, media and consumer apps. Runs AI Camp accelerator. Deep media and entertainment DNA since founding.

India

India's only fund explicitly backing Media & Gaming alongside FinTech, SaaS and HealthTech. First institutional cheque specialist.

Beverly Hills, US

Ashton Kutcher + Guy Oseary. $240M AI Fund. "AI in entertainment, an industry we know well." Portfolio: OpenAI, Anthropic, StabilityAI.

India (Gurugram)

Sector-agnostic. Invests pre-revenue and pre-launch. First institutional check specialist. 83+ investments across India.

India (Delhi)

Explicitly lists creator economy as a focus sector alongside AI and emerging tech. Sector-agnostic early-stage fund.

India (Bengaluru)

Backs founders before product exists. 2-week Bengaluru residency. Decision in 3 weeks. AI-first cohort 2025. INR 2L grant + $1M+ in perks.

India

$175M Fund V (Oct 2025). AI, B2B SaaS, consumer, health. Operator-style guidance from day one. One of India's most active early-stage funds.

San Francisco, US

$325M Fund IV (Oct 2025). Network effects thesis. Consumer AI, AI agents. 25 unicorns. Submit via fast.nfx.com.

New York, US

$200M Fund IX (Apr 2025). Consumer and enterprise. Founder-friendly equity terms. Fast decision cycles.

Palo Alto, US

Google's AI-only fund. $220M Fund V (Mar 2026). AI applications, agentic platforms. Portfolio: Lambda, Writer, Krea, CentML.

Global (US)

40% of W2024 batch was AI. 3-month program + Demo Day access to top VCs. Open applications twice a year.

San Francisco, US

Co-led Suno's $250M round. AI creator tools and enterprise apps. Launched $100M Anthology Fund with Anthropic.

Europe (EU + North America)

Pure-play AI only. Founded by founders with successful exits. Bridges EU and Silicon Valley. 27 active portfolio companies.

San Francisco, US

Pioneered founder-friendly seed terms. Extensive operational support. Consumer AI, developer tools, vertical enterprise AI.

India (Mumbai)

14+ years India early-stage investing. Explicitly backs AI/ML, Consumer/Social, Enterprise. 116 companies. Backed Tata 1MG.

New York, US

NYC's most prolific seed firm. High conviction on consumer and consumer-social. Lean partner-only structure. Fast decisions.

San Francisco, US

Concentrated portfolio. Led Creatify's seed round. Partners are founders' first call. AI consumer and creative tech focus.

San Francisco, US

LP network includes Bezos and Zuckerberg. Broad tech. 2-3 week decisions. Strong network for follow-on rounds.

San Francisco, US

Pre-seed specialist. Consumer and AI thesis. Finds founders before ideas are polished. PearX structured program.

Stockholm / London / NYC

European-US crossover. Consumer internet, media, fintech, AI. Backed Spotify early, iZettle, Trustpilot, Kahoot.

Los Angeles, US

$1.9B AUM. Consumer + creator economy + AI. 200+ investments. Backed Lyft, Ring, Pinterest. TIME's Top 100 US VCs 2025.

Menlo Park, US

Pioneered micro-VC. "Thunder lizards" + "pattern breakers" thesis. AI, consumer. Backed Twitter, Twitch, Refinery29, Lyft.

Singapore + India

$1B AUM. Consumer + B2B. Backed Pratilipi (India's #1 storytelling platform, 30M readers) and BookMyShow SEA.

San Francisco, US

Garry Tan (ex-YC president) + Alexis Ohanian. AI applications and consumer. 13 AI seed checks in 2025–26.

San Francisco, US

Satya Patel (ex-Google, ex-Twitter) + Hunter Walk (ex-YouTube PM). Consumer + AI. Product-led founding teams.

Zurich / London / Berlin

Klaus Hommels. Backed Spotify and Airbnb early. Consumer internet, AI and media. European HQ, global mandate.

India

Kunal Shah (CRED founder) backed. Consumer brands and social platforms. Insurgent brands thesis. Fast decision-making.

San Francisco, US

Global consumer tech. Backed LINE, KakaoTalk, Paytm, Twitter early. Consumer platforms across 20+ countries incl. India.

India (Bengaluru)

Data-driven, ESG-first. SaaS, consumer, fintech, AI. Fund I DPI leads Indian VC benchmarks. 22 investments in 2025 alone.

India

First VC to use India SAFE notes. AI, consumer, enterprise, fintech. Very early-stage conviction across 9 investment classes.

India

India-first consumer, vernacular internet, D2C. Backed ShareChat, Sugar Cosmetics. First or early institutional investor.

Singapore / India

Growth engine from seed to Series A. Consumer, D2C, enterprise. 53-company portfolio. Active India deal flow.

India

Consumer internet, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare. Deep AI conviction from PMF stage.

India

Consumer brands and D2C. Backed boAt, Mamaearth, Yoga Bar. Rs 600 crore Fund III closed Aug 2025.

India / SEA

$1.3B raised (2025). AI, fintech, consumer. 450+ portfolio cos, 35 IPOs. Surge program for early stage founders.

Global (US + India)

Merged with Venture Highway (India). Backed Anthropic. Healthcare AI, enterprise AI agents, financial services AI.

Menlo Park, US

AI healthcare, robotics, frontier models. Backed Sarvam AI (India). High conviction with large early checks.

Global (US + India)

India + US cross-border. PLG AI products, developer tools. Co-led Cursor $2.3B Series D. Active Accel India office.

India (Delhi)

Backed Eloelo (social media platform), Atlan, Magicpin. Consumer-facing mobile apps in media and telecom.

India (Bengaluru)

$160M fund. Backed ScoopWhoop (media), Dream11, Cure.fit. Mobile and technology. Hands-on mentorship and market access.

India

Chiratae Sonic: 48-hour turnaround on seed checks. $150M Fund V. Consumer media, healthtech, AI, robotics.

India

AI, IoT, SaaS, Robotics. Backed Uniphore ($140M Series D), Locus, myGate. INR 300 crore Fund II actively deploying.

India

Infosys co-founders backed. 1,000+ ideas per year, backs 8–12. 60+ portfolio. Enterprise tech, B2B commerce.

Berlin, Germany (global)

Rocket Internet-backed. Stage-agnostic, global. 613 portfolio companies. 28 unicorns. Backed Canva, Slack, Revolut.

Singapore / SEA

~$1B AUM. AI, fintech, consumer. 56 companies. SEA-focused. India gateway. Scout program for pre-seed deals.

Singapore / SEA

$250M. Consumer internet, entertainment (backed Gojek GoPlay). SEA and India gateway. 124+ investments.

Singapore / LA, US

$600M+ AUM. Enterprise, deep tech, SEA. 400+ investments. India coverage. Wavemaker Ventures fund.

Global (Palo Alto, US)

Truly global. 5,000+ companies in 80+ countries. Backed Grab, Bukalapak. SEA and India active. Fast turnaround.

Singapore (India + SEA + Japan)

Founder-first VC. India, SEA, Japan, US cross-border. Consumer internet, fintech, SaaS. $15B+ portfolio value.

Singapore / Jakarta

Sector-agnostic. 300+ companies across SEA and Japan. India gateway. Backed Tokopedia, Kopi Kenangan.

Vienna, Austria (global)

European HQ, global mandate. Consumer internet, AI, fintech, deep tech. Portfolio: Spendesk, Refurbed, GoStudent.

Global (Denver, US)

World's largest pre-seed accelerator. 3,700+ portfolio companies. Industry programs incl. media. Active in India.

India / SEA / US

$500M+ India fund. Consumer, enterprise, health. Backed Oyo, Udaan, ShareChat. India-first but global reach.

India

IIT Madras anchor fund (₹600 crore). Bridges lab-to-market. Tech, AI, consumer. Active deployment.

US + India

$700M Fund VIII (Dec 2025). Half for US AI, half for India consumer and fintech. 35 investments in 2025 alone.

San Francisco, US

Invests before product exists. People-first thesis. 400+ companies. $66M Fund V (Apr 2025). Backs first-time founders.

India (Mumbai)

India's largest accelerator VC. $200M Fund II. 127 portfolio cos. VideoVerse exit (BlackRock-funded). Global Demo Days.

India + SEA

Deepak Shahdadpuri. 60+ consumer brands. D2C focus. Backed Good Glamm Group, Mamaearth, Paper Boat.

India (Bengaluru)

Consumer and retail focus. 91 portfolio companies. Backed BlueStone (IPO 2025), Snapdeal. Patient long-term India investor.

Global (London / Singapore)

Backs individuals before companies. Idea-to-funded in 12 weeks. Global portfolio across 8 cities. $3B+ portfolio value.

NYC / London / Mumbai

Borderless, 16 cities incl. Mumbai. AI, consumer, fintech. Active in India. Ex-founders with exits as GPs.

Singapore + India

Temasek Holdings backed. AI, fintech, consumer. Active India vertical. Regional champion builder.

Singapore

Consumer internet and digital commerce in SEA. Backed ShopBack, Carousell. Pre-seed to seed. Fast decisions.

India

Investment arm of Naukri.com/Info Edge. $100M fund. Consumer internet and SaaS. Backed Zomato early.

San Francisco, US

Pre-seed specialist. Responses within days. Consumer and tech. "Unglamorous hustle" thesis. Rolling open applications.

Indonesia / SEA

Indonesia-first, broader SEA. Consumer and fintech. Backed OVO, Julo, many SEA consumer leaders.

India

Indian Angel Network's institutional arm. 200+ HNI angels. Sector-agnostic. Fast India-first decisions.

India

Rebranded from Matrix Partners India in 2024. Backed Razorpay, Ola, Country Delight. Consumer, fintech, B2B.

Hong Kong / Asia

17 funds, 380+ startups across Asia. AI, consumer, fintech. Active India and SEA presence. Asian consumer platform focus.

India

Angel network-backed seed fund. Consumer and fintech. 250+ investments. Emerging India consumer brands.

London, UK (Europe)

Europe's leading early-stage fund. Backed Wise (TransferWise), Revolut, UiPath early. Broad tech mandate, global reach.