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Investors in Palo Alto
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Total Investors
684
based in Palo Alto
Combined Investments
18.3K
portfolio companies
Avg. Exit Rate
69.7%
2.3K total exits
Avg. Check Size
$794K – $13.7M
typical range
Investor Types
Breakdown of investor types in Palo Alto
Venture Capital230 (34%)
Angel Investor221 (32%)
Other139 (20%)
Micro VC35 (5%)
Private Equity30 (4%)
Accelerator10 (1%)
Corporate VC8 (1%)
Family Office7 (1%)
Fund of Funds4 (1%)
Top Industries
Most common investment sectors in Palo Alto
Fintech257 investors
Enterprise245 investors
SaaS235 investors
Venture Capital161 investors
Consumer Internet127 investors
AI/ML88 investors
Biotech58 investors
Healthcare58 investors
Robotics/Hardware49 investors
Health & Hospital Services38 investors
Health It37 investors
Security34 investors
Activity Status
Investment activity levels in Palo Alto
35%active
Active
238(35%)Moderate
84(12%)Quiet
362(53%)Check Size Distribution
Typical investment sizes in Palo Alto
< $500K231 (43%)
$500K – $1M0 (0%)
$1M – $5M42 (8%)
$5M – $25M231 (43%)
$25M+30 (6%)
Top Investors in Palo Alto
The most active investors in Palo Alto ranked by total investments
| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwest Venture Partners | 693 |
| 2 | Venrock | 638 |
| 3 | Foundation Capital | 545 |
| 4 | CRV | 515 |
| 5 | True Ventures | 493 |
| 6 | Highland Capital Partners | 432 |
| 7 | Vertex Ventures | 383 |
| 8 | Social Capital | 381 |
| 9 | Uncork Capital | 327 |
| 10 | Floodgate | 315 |
| 11 | Sutter Hill Ventures | 289 |
| 12 | Meritech Capital Partners | 271 |
| 13 | GSR Ventures | 250 |
| 14 | DAG Ventures | 246 |
| 15 | StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund) | 244 |
| 16 | Sapphire Ventures | 233 |
| 17 | Next47 | 223 |
| 18 | AME Cloud Ventures | 217 |
| 19 | Trident Capital | 215 |
| 20 | Morado Ventures | 198 |
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All Investors in Palo Alto
684 investorsNV
Norwest Venture Partners
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States693 investments10 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
V
Venrock
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States638 investments10 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
FC
Foundation Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States545 investments129 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
C
CRV
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States515 investments9 exits
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TV
True Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States493 investments10 exits
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HC
Highland Capital Partners
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States432 investments111 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
VV
Vertex Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States383 investments75 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
SC
Social Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States381 investments49 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
UC
Uncork Capital
Micro VCPalo Alto, United States327 investments4 exits
SeedSeries A
F
Floodgate
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States315 investments9 exits
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SH
Sutter Hill Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States289 investments10 exits
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MC
Meritech Capital Partners
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States271 investments10 exits
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GV
GSR Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States250 investments9 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
DV
DAG Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States246 investments9 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
S(
StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)
AcceleratorPalo Alto, United States244 investments32 exits
Pre-seedSeed
SV
Sapphire Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States233 investments10 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
N
Next47
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States223 investments5 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
AC
AME Cloud Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States217 investments9 exits
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TC
Trident Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States215 investments65 exits
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MV
Morado Ventures
Micro VCPalo Alto, United States198 investments36 exits
SeedSeries A
DT
Dell Technologies Capital
Corporate VCPalo Alto, United States189 investments6 exits
Series ASeries B
AV
Alloy Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States173 investments5 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
IV
Icon Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States172 investments10 exits
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IE
Innovation Endeavors
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States167 investments26 exits
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D
DHVC
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States160 investments5 exits
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UV
Ulu Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States154 investments22 exits
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AM
Asset Management Ventures (AMV)
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States143 investments4 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
NC
NGP Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States142 investments6 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
FV
Focus Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States134 investments8 exits
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C
ComVentures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States129 investments43 exits
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ZA
Zillionize Angel
Angel InvestorPalo Alto, United States126 investments17 exits
Pre-seedSeed
TC
TransLink Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States125 investments21 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
VC
Vivo Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States121 investments53 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
FF
Founder Friendly Labs
AcceleratorPalo Alto, United States121 investments24 exits
Pre-seedSeed
CV
Cowboy Ventures
Micro VCPalo Alto, United States118 investments10 exits
SeedSeries A
CV
Crescendo Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States113 investments35 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
PV
Pear VC
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States113 investments6 exits
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LV
Labrador Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States112 investments36 exits
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RC
Runa Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States110 investments8 exits
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CV
Costanoa Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States109 investments9 exits
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AV
Aspect Ventures
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States104 investments6 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
RC
Ribbit Capital
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States101 investments2 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
JH
Jay Hoag
OtherPalo Alto, United States100 investments
JC
Jeff Clavier
Angel InvestorPalo Alto, United States99 investments8 exits
Pre-seedSeed
MN
Maya Noeth
OtherPalo Alto, United States93 investments
Series B
AV
Artiman Ventures
Venture CapitalEast Palo Alto, United States93 investments10 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
MC
Miles Clements
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States93 investments
Series B
KG
Katja Gagen
OtherPalo Alto, United States92 investments
Series B
KB
Konstantine Buhler
OtherPalo Alto, United States91 investments
Series BSeries A
U
UpWest
Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States91 investments12 exits
Series ASeries BSeries C+
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