Twenty-two new European venture capital funds were announced in September 2026, with roughly €1.6 billion in committed capital between them. Eighteen invest at seed and fourteen at pre-seed, which makes this a useful month for any founder building an early-stage investor list. The headline hides a
Most founders build their fintech investor list the same way. They screenshot a “top fintech VCs” graphic, paste the names into a spreadsheet, and start sending emails. We took two lists like that and did the unglamorous work. We merged them, checked each firm’s stage focus and thesis against
Most founders treat a big startup week like a lottery. They show up, collect a pile of business cards, and hope one of them turns into a term sheet. That's the wrong approach, and the list of VC firms hosting or speaking at a16z Tech Week shows why.
The world's 100 most valuable venture capital-backed companies have a combined valuation of $4.29 trillion, according to the PitchBook 100 data provided for this ranking. The list tracks privately held, VC-backed companies using their latest reported or estimated valuations and includes companies across artificial intelligence,
Europe’s startup ecosystem is sending a clear signal in 2026: capital is moving toward deep technology, biotech, defence, energy, AI, and industrial innovation. During the first half of 2026, 40 European startups in this list raised $20M+ or €20M+ Series A rounds, with several companies securing exceptionally large financings.
Everyone hears about the $50 million funding round. But for most early-stage founders, the more important question is much smaller: Who will write the first meaningful check? Foundevo reviewed 20 investors, VC funds and institutional funding programs active across 10 countries, with reported investment or funding ranges starting as
Raising your first institutional round is rarely just about finding investors with capital. The harder part is finding investors whose stage, geography, check size, sector focus, and investment approach actually fit your startup. To make that process easier, Foundevo has compiled a curated list of 144 seed and early-stage
Which venture capital firms stand out in America in 2026? TIME has published its second annual ranking of America’s 350 Top Venture Capital Firms, highlighting leading firms across the U.S. venture capital landscape. The ranking offers founders, investors, and business professionals a useful starting point for exploring the
Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch offers a revealing look at where the next generation of startups is heading. From AI infrastructure and robotics to healthcare, fintech, defense, manufacturing, and enterprise software, the batch shows that today's founders are moving beyond simple AI applications. Many are building
August 2026 was another significant month for the venture capital market. From multi-billion-dollar VC funds to emerging managers raising their first close, investors continued putting substantial capital behind the next generation of startups, technologies, and high-growth companies. Our latest mapping identified 35 new venture capital funds announced
Seed investing looks like a numbers game. It isn't. It's a conviction game — and the 2026 edition of Forbes' Midas Seed List makes the case better than any argument could. Published in partnership with TrueBridge, this is the list's fifth annual run: a
Sam Altman’s Warning to Founders