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Venture Capital · October 1, 2026
Raising Capital From Corporate Venture Arms
Corporate venture capital has become a significant and increasingly permanent part of the startup financing ecosystem. Nearly every large technology company, and a growing number of industrial, healthcare, and financial services firms, now operates a dedicated investment arm — think Google's GV, Salesforce Ventures, Intel […]
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Venture Capital · September 15, 2026
Top US Cybersecurity VCs in 2026
Cybersecurity has become one of the most durable venture categories, driven by relentless growth in cloud adoption, AI-generated attack surfaces, and tightening regulatory requirements around data protection. A dedicated group of specialist investors — many staffed by former CISOs, security engineers, and intelligence-community veterans — […]
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Venture Capital · August 15, 2026
Top US Climate Tech VCs in 2026
Climate tech investing has matured considerably from its "cleantech 1.0" days. Today's climate investors fund a much wider range of businesses — from hardware-intensive energy storage and industrial decarbonization companies to climate software platforms tracking emissions and energy use — and many have built multi-billion-dollar […]
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Venture Capital · July 15, 2026
Top US Vertical SaaS VCs in 2026
Vertical SaaS — software built for the specific workflows of a single industry rather than a horizontal function — has produced some of the most durable software businesses of the last decade, from Veeva in life sciences to Toast in restaurants to ServiceTitan in home […]
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Venture Capital · June 15, 2026
Top US Defense Tech VCs in 2026
Defense technology has moved from the fringes of venture capital to one of its most closely watched sectors. As defense budgets prioritize software-defined systems, autonomy, and dual-use hardware, a cohort of VC firms has built deep expertise in navigating government procurement cycles, export controls, and […]
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Venture Capital · May 15, 2026
Top US Robotics VCs in 2026
Robotics has shifted from a niche hardware category to one of the most active frontiers in venture capital, driven by advances in machine learning, sensing, and actuation that have made general-purpose and industrial robots commercially viable at a scale that wasn't possible a decade ago. […]
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Venture Capital · April 15, 2026
Notable Medical Device VC Firms in 2026
Medical device investing sits at the intersection of engineering, clinical medicine, and regulatory strategy. Unlike therapeutics, device companies often reach commercial revenue faster, but they face their own gauntlet of FDA pathways (510(k), De Novo, or PMA), reimbursement coding, and clinical evidence generation. The investors […]
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Venture Capital · March 15, 2026
Top US Fintech VCs in 2026
Fintech has matured from a niche category into one of the largest and most durable areas of venture investment, spanning payments, banking infrastructure, insurance, wealth management, and compliance technology. The investors who have stayed active across multiple market cycles tend to combine deep regulatory knowledge […]
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Venture Capital · February 15, 2026
Top Healthcare & Biotech US VC Firms in 2026
Healthcare and biotech remain among the most capital-intensive, expertise-driven corners of venture investing. Backing a therapeutics or medtech company requires more than a checkbook — it requires investors who understand clinical trial design, regulatory pathways, reimbursement dynamics, and the long time horizons that define life […]
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Venture Capital · January 15, 2026
Canada's Top Venture Capital Firms in 2026
Canada's venture ecosystem has matured considerably over the past decade, producing global companies like Shopify, Lightspeed Commerce, and Wealthsimple and attracting a deeper bench of domestic capital to support the next generation of founders. While US firms remain active investors north of the border, a […]
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Venture Capital · December 15, 2025
Top US Deep Tech VCs in 2026
Deep tech — companies built on hard science, novel engineering, or significant technical risk — requires investors with the patience and technical fluency to underwrite long development timelines. Below is a look at nine active US deep tech investors founders should know heading into 2026. […]
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Venture Capital · November 15, 2025
Top US Artificial Intelligence VCs in 2026
Artificial intelligence remains the dominant theme in venture capital, spanning foundation models, infrastructure, and vertical applications. Below is a look at nine active US investors with meaningful track records backing AI companies heading into 2026. What to Look for in an AI Investor AI is […]
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