Familiar Names Top Active US Investor Ranks In Q2
To get an expanded sense of how busy startup backers spent Q2, we put together several rankings for active investors. These include active venture backers, lead investors, highest spenders and prolific seed dealmakers. Joanna Glasner jglasner It seems like everyone is talking about hot AI startups these days.
Key Takeaways
- But when it comes to funding them, a handful of well-established venture investors are still doing the largest share of check-writing.
Per Crunchbase data, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz stood out among the most active U.
- Of those, more than two-thirds were for AI-focused startups, per Crunchbase data.
All are names that repeatedly show up high in active investor rankings.
- To get a sense of the highest-spending startup investors for Q2, we look at who led or co-led rounds with the largest aggregate value.
It's not an exact tally, as investors rarely disclose their share of a particular round syndicate.
- Active seed investors Among seed investors, the usual front-runner, Y Combinator, retained the top slot in Q2.
The famed accelerator backed at least 225 seed, pre-seed or convertible note rounds for newly formed startups during the quarter.
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Stats & Key Facts
- #Below, we ranked the 19 most active investors for Q2: Most active lead investors When we narrow the ranks to only lead investors in venture rounds, the lineup changes some, but not dramatically.
- #Overall, at least 12 investors led or co-led six or more venture rounds in Q2.
- #This included 10 co-lead investors in Anthropic 's $50 billion May Series H , as well as Google , which led a $10 billion separate tranche, and Amazon , which led a $5 billion tranche.
- #Overall, there were 23 investors who led or co-led U.
But when it comes to funding them, a handful of well-established venture investors are still doing the largest share of check-writing. Per Crunchbase data, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz stood out among the most active U. venture and lead venture investors in the second quarter.
The highest-spending investors, meanwhile, appear to be those who co-led Anthropic 's massive financing. To get a more expanded sense of how busy startup backers spent their quarter, we put together several rankings for active investors. These include active venture backers, lead investors, highest spenders and prolific seed dealmakers.
Active venture investors We'll start with the most active post-seed investors. By this metric 1 , the standouts for Q2 were General Catalyst, Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz, with 39, 34 and 28 deals, respectively. Of those, more than two-thirds were for AI-focused startups, per Crunchbase data.
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