Forbes 30 Under 30 (United States) Class of 2026
Forbes 30 Under 30 (United States) Class of 2026 by Forbes: 30 founders listed. The entries on record, movement since the last edition, and method notes.
- Publisher
- Forbes
- Published
- 2026
- On this page
- 30 of 600 listed
- Method
- Editorial
- Reliability
- Grade C
Class of 2026, the 15th class. The Venture Capital category includes investors from Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Felicis and Bessemer, plus several emerging-manager founders.
The list on record
This page shows the 30 entries on record of 600 published. Only the Venture Capital category is loaded (30 honoree records from the Forbes list data API, https://www.forbes.com/forbesapi/person/30under30-venture-capital/2026/position/true.json?limit=40). The other categories of the class are not loaded. Group honorees (a firm's team listed jointly) appear under the group name with group_entry true. See the original list.
| Name |
|---|
| Eunice AjimTitle: Founding Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Ajim Capital |
| Eugenia BejarTitle: Vice President · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Insight Partners |
| Cici BellisTitle: Founder · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Cartan Capital |
| Tanner BhonslayTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Meritech Capital |
| Jonathan ChangTitle: Founder · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: DayDream Ventures |
| Hassan ChaudhryTitle: Vice President · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: BlackRock |
| Kevin CostaTitle: Founder · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Belief Capital |
| Baheejah CrumbleyTitle: Senior Investor · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Collab Capital |
| James DetweilerTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Felicis |
| Divya DhulipalaTitle: Principal · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Haystack |
| James FlynnTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Sequoia Capital |
| Manmeet GujralTitle: Vice President · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: CapitalG |
| Maddie HilalTitle: Vice President · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Oak HC/FT |
| Vinay IyengarTitle: Founder and Managing Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Anansi Capital |
| Caie KelleyTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Lowercarbon Capital |
| Ryan KohTitle: Principal · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: ICONIQ |
| Yuan Han LiTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Blockchain Capital |
| Sophia LuoTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Greylock |
| Grace MaTitle: Investor · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Bessemer Venture Partners |
| Saveena MandadiTitle: Principal Investor · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Mantis VC |
| John MathesonTitle: Investor · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Activant Capital |
| Meridian VenturesTitle: Cofounders · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Meridian Ventures · Group entry: true |
| Abby MeyersTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Bain Capital Ventures |
| Sage NyeTitle: Cofounder · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Venture Guides |
| Jemimah OrevaogheneTitle: Director of Inclusive and Sustainable Ventures · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Morgan Stanley |
| Marlon PrimousTitle: Senior Associate · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: 776 |
| Katie VasquezTitle: Investor · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Calibrate Ventures |
| David WaltcherTitle: Principal · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: FirstMark |
| Erica WengerTitle: Founder · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Park Rangers Capital |
| Brian ZhanTitle: Partner · Category: Venture Capital · Affiliation: Striker Venture Partners |
This list is reproduced as Forbes published it. Names are shown as printed. The ranking belongs to its publisher.
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