Forbes Midas Seed List 2026
Forbes Midas Seed List 2026 by Forbes: 25 investors ranked, led by Gili Raanan. Full list with movement since the last edition and method notes.
The fifth edition. Gili Raanan (Cyberstarts) ranked No. 1, followed by Ali Partovi (Neo) and Anna Fang (ZhenFund); Forbes counted seven newcomers.
The full list
| Rank | Name | Since 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gili RaananAffiliation: Cyberstarts | Up 2 |
| 2 | Ali PartoviAffiliation: Neo | Up 20 |
| 3 | Anna FangAffiliation: ZhenFund | Up 3 |
| 4 | David TischAffiliation: BoxGroup | Up 14 |
| 5 | Topher ConwayAffiliation: SV Angel | Up 4 |
| 6 | Kirsten GreenAffiliation: Forerunner Ventures | Up 5 |
| 7 | David FrankelAffiliation: Founder Collective | Down 5 |
| 8 | Ross FubiniAffiliation: XYZ Venture Capital | No change |
| 9 | Pawel ChudzinskiAffiliation: Point Nine Capital | Down 4 |
| 10 | Aneel RanadiveAffiliation: Soma Capital | Down 3 |
| 11 | Kevin HartzAffiliation: A* | New |
| 12 | Satya PatelAffiliation: Homebrew | Up 2 |
| 13 | Semil ShahAffiliation: Haystack Ventures | Up 3 |
| 14 | Sarah GuoAffiliation: Conviction Capital | Up 7 |
| 15 | Salil DeshpandeAffiliation: Uncorrelated | Down 2 |
| 16 | Christian LawlessAffiliation: Conversion Capital | New |
| 17 | Greg CastleAffiliation: Anorak Ventures | New |
| 18 | Ben SunAffiliation: Primary Venture Partners | Down 14 |
| 19 | Jesse BeyrouteyAffiliation: IA Ventures | Down 2 |
| 20 | Anne DwaneAffiliation: Village Global | New |
| 21 | Nikhil Basu TrivediAffiliation: Footwork | Down 2 |
| 22 | Firat IleriAffiliation: Hummingbird Ventures | New |
| 23 | Sabrina HahnAffiliation: Absolute Partners | New |
| 24 | Ramtin NaimiAffiliation: Abstract Ventures | New |
| 25 | Reshma SohoniAffiliation: Seedcamp | Down 15 |
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