The most active sales and marketing tech startup investors
379 investors hold three or more sales and marketing tech startups each, 1,624 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (166), Techstars (92) and 500 Global (80). 50 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
investors
379
portfolio startups
1,624
of them raised in 12 months
12
accelerators
50
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · OpenSEO, Drama Drama, Jasper AI | 166 | 254 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · LocaliQ, Getambassador, Deltagen | 92 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Rithum, SV Academy, Lucidya | 80 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Amazon, Google, HubSpot | 45 | 155 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Qualitate, Jasper AI, iSpot.tv | 40 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Patsnap, AnyMind Group, Salesloft | 39 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Comra AI, Forelight.ai (ex-Ween), Getplace.io | 32 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Salesforce, Zoca, AppLovin | 27 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Writesonic, Fiber AI, Artisan | 24 | 60 | Oct 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · ByteDance, Salesforce, Bloomreach | 23 | 38 | Oct 2026 |
 Sapphire VenturesVenture capital · Google, Clay, Podium | 22 | 27 | Oct 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · Google, Epsilon, Rilla | 21 | 57 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Jasper AI, Rilla, CaptivateIQ | 20 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 TinySeedAccelerator · dscout, Classcardapp, Reform.app | 19 | – | – |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Different, Amazon, Rakuten Rewards | 18 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Seismic, Aqua Security, Ramp Reps Faster with Avarra | 17 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 GreycroftVenture capital · United States · Salesforce, HubSpot, Extreme Reach | 17 | 19 | Nov 2026 |
 Comcast VenturesVenture capital · United States · Amazon, Taboola, Pattern | 17 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Sequoia CapitalVenture capital · United States · Jasper AI, Google, Gong | 16 | 90 | Nov 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Google, OneShot AI, Hootsuite | 16 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · Prolific, Maze, Brevo | 16 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 High AlphaAccelerator · United States · SurveyMonkey, G2, TechnologyAdvice | 16 | 9 | Jul 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · 6sense, Braze, Bazaarvoice | 15 | 35 | Sep 2026 |
 First Round CapitalVenture capital · United States · Stensul, Arketa, Lob | 13 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 Madrona Venture GroupVenture capital · United States · Amazon, CommerceIQ, Clari | 13 | 26 | Nov 2026 |
 Salesforce VenturesVenture capital · United States · Gong, Demandbase, Highspot | 13 | 22 | Sep 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · Salesforce, Profound, Autotrader | 12 | 49 | Nov 2026 |
 Redpoint VenturesVenture capital · United States · ZoomInfo, Attio, impact.com | 12 | 40 | Oct 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · Jasper AI, ByteDance, Gong | 12 | 34 | Oct 2026 |
 Bonfire VenturesVenture capital · United States · Topline Pro, Earnest Analytics, mediapost | 12 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Phiture - Mobile Growth Consultancy and Agency, Symanto, aklamio | 12 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · PAR Technology, Backstory, Optimizely | 11 | 102 | Nov 2026 |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Getvera, Lunio, Odore | 11 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 BGFVenture capital · United Kingdom · WPP Media, Nexxen, Purple | 11 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 South Park CommonsAccelerator · United States · Fairground, Google, Keplar | 11 | 22 | Oct 2026 |
 Precursor VenturesVenture capital · United States · Kit, SV Academy, Butterfly | 11 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 Eight RoadsVenture capital · United Kingdom · Mico, MoEngage, PLAID | 11 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Entrepreneurs Roundtable AcceleratorAccelerator · United States · Rilla, Barrelny, User Interviews | 11 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 Summit PartnersVenture capital · United States · Podium, Later, StackAdapt | 11 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 Partners for GrowthCorporate VC · United States · Sensor Tower, Act On, Skai | 11 | 3 | May 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Google | 18 |
 Amazon | 14 |
 Salesforce | 13 |
 Salesloft | 12 |
 Attentive | 12 |
 Nextdoor | 11 |
 Optimizely | 10 |
 Unity Technologies | 9 |
 Backstory | 8 |
 Crossbeam | 8 |
 DoubleVerify | 8 |
 Podium | 8 |
 Seismic | 8 |
 Outreach | 8 |
 Clay | 7 |
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Who invests in sales and marketing tech startups?
379 investors hold three or more sales and marketing tech startups each, 1,624 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (166), Techstars (92) and 500 Global (80). 50 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0