Most active VC investors in generative AI 2026
Most active VC investors in generative AI 2026 by PitchBook: 10 venture firms ranked, led by Sequoia. Full list with movement since the last edition and method...
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- July 10, 2026
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Sequoia is first for the fourth year in a row with 164 deals, four ahead of Andreessen Horowitz (160, up from 4th). Transpose Platform Management is the only new entrant (8th); Gaingels fell from 2nd to 9th and Antler rose from 10th to 6th.
Article updated July 27, 2026 after first publication on July 10, 2026.
The full list
| Rank | Name | Location | Since 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SequoiaExits: 15 · Deal count: 164 · Previous rank: 1 · Median deal size usd m: 28.45 | Menlo Park, CA | No change |
| 2 | Andreessen HorowitzExits: 8 · Deal count: 160 · Previous rank: 4 · Median deal size usd m: 30 | Menlo Park, CA | Up 2 |
| 3 | Pioneer FundExits: 6 · Deal count: 140 · Previous rank: 3 · Median deal size usd m: 4.8 | San Francisco | No change |
| 4 | General CatalystExits: 12 · Deal count: 110 · Previous rank: 8 · Median deal size usd m: 40 | San Francisco | Up 4 |
| 5 | Alumni VenturesExits: 9 · Deal count: 107 · Previous rank: 7 · Median deal size usd m: 11.5 | Manchester, NH | Up 2 |
| 6 | AntlerExits: 1 · Deal count: 107 · Previous rank: 10 · Median deal size usd m: 0.2 | Singapore | Up 4 |
| 7 | Khosla VenturesExits: 10 · Deal count: 97 · Previous rank: 5 · Median deal size usd m: 25 | Menlo Park, CA | Down 2 |
| 8 | Transpose Platform ManagementExits: 0 · Deal count: 95 · Median deal size usd m: 6.3 | San Francisco | |
| 9 | GaingelsExits: 9 · Deal count: 92 · Previous rank: 2 · Median deal size usd m: 8 | New York City | Down 7 |
| 10 | LightspeedExits: 6 · Deal count: 86 · Previous rank: 9 · Median deal size usd m: 56.7 | Menlo Park, CA | Down 1 |
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