List of 397 Venture Capital Firms

10-YEAR UPDATE FROM THE YEAR 2021: Below is a list of 397 venture capital firms that I published in 2011. I compiled this list hoping I could get venture capitalists to fund my business. I ended up getting angel investors who were plugged into the same networks and believed the same things as venture capitalists – growth should be exponential, operate at a loss until you can form a monopoly, etc. That experience led to me building a business and getting pushed out by the investors who wanted faster growth. The “hyper-growth” strategy the investors followed backfired. Living this terrible experience inspired me to write Founder Friendly Standard and the books, Grays Sports Almanac for Venture Capital and Innovation Casino. I recommend you read my three works before contacting venture capitalists or angel investors so you can become aware of the dangers ahead.

List of Venture Capital (or VC) Firms:

Company URL
.406 Ventures http://www.406ventures.com/
5AM Ventures http://www.5amventures.com/
AAVIN Equity Partners, L.P. http://www.aavin.com/
Abbott Capital Management, LLC http://www.abbottcapital.com/
Aberdare Ventures http://www.aberdare.com/
ABS Capital Partners http://www.abscapital.com/
ABS Ventures http://www.absventures.com/
Acacia Venture Partners http://www.acaciavp.com/
Accel Partners http://www.accel.com/
Accuitive Medical Ventures LLC http://www.amvpartners.com/
Adams Capital Management, Inc. http://www.acm.com/
Adams Street Partners, L.L.C. http://www.adamsstreetpartners.com/
Adobe Systems, Inc. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/adobeventures/
Advanced Technology Ventures http://www.atvcapital.com/
Advantage Capital Partners http://www.advantagecap.com/
Affinity Capital Management http://www.affinitycapitalmanagement.com/
Alcatel-Lucent Ventures http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/ventures/
Allegis Capital http://www.allegiscapital.com/
Alloy Ventures http://www.alloyventures.com/
Alsop Louie Partners http://www.alsop-louie.com/
Alta Partners http://www.altapartners.com/
Altira Group LLC http://www.altiragroup.com/
Altos Ventures http://www.altosventures.com/
Ampersand Ventures http://www.ampersandventures.com/
Andreessen Horowitz http://a16z.com/
Antares Capital Corporation http://www.antarescapital.com/
AOL Ventures http://corp.aol.com/products-services/aol-ventures
Aperture Venture Partners, LLC http://www.aperturevp.com/
Applied Ventures, LLC http://www.appliedmaterials.com/about/ventures
Arboretum Ventures http://www.arboretumvc.com/
Arcapita Ventures http://www.arcapita.com/
ARCH Venture Partners http://www.archventure.com/
Aret http://www.arete-microgen.com/
Ascension Health Ventures, L.L.C. http://www.ascensionhealthventures.org/
Ascent Venture Partners http://www.ascentvp.com/
Asset Management Company http://www.assetman.com/
ATEL Ventures, Inc. http://www.atel.com/
Atlas Venture http://www.atlasventure.com/
August Capital http://www.augustcap.com/
Aurora Funds, Inc., The http://www.aurorafunds.com/
Austin Ventures http://www.austinventures.com/
Avalon Ventures http://www.avalon-ventures.com/
Axia Capital Partners, L.P. http://www.axia-partners.com/
Azure Capital Partners http://www.azurecap.com/
B.C. Ziegler and Company http://www.ziegler.com/
Bain Capital http://www.baincapital.com/
Bain Capital Ventures http://www.baincapitalventures.com/
Baird Venture Partners http://www.bairdprivateequity.com/private-equity/baird-venture-partners.aspx
Ballast Point Ventures http://www.ballastpointventures.com/
Baseline Ventures http://www.baselinev.com/
Battelle Ventures http://www.battelleventures.com/
Battery Ventures http://www.battery.com/
Bay City Capital LLC http://www.baycitycapital.com/
Bay Partners http://www.baypartners.com/
Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company http://www.bpoc.com/
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA http://www.sep.benfranklin.org/
Benchmark Capital http://www.benchmark.com/
Beringea L.L.C http://www.beringea.com/
Bessemer Venture Partners http://www.bvp.com/
BioAdvance-Biotechnology Greenhouse of Southeastern Pen… http://www.bioadvance.com/
BioGenerator http://www.biogenerator.org/
BioVentures Investors http://www.bioventuresinvestors.com/
BlackBerry Partners Fund http://www.blackberrypartnersfund.com/
Blackrock Alternative Advisors-Private Capital Strategi… http://www2.blackrock.com/global/index.htm
BlueRun Ventures http://www.brv.com/
Borealis Ventures http://www.borealisventures.com/
Boston Millennia Partners http://www.millenniapartners.com/
Braemar Energy Ventures http://www.braemarenergy.com/
Bridge Scale Partners http://www.bridgescale.com
Burrill & Company http://www.burrillandco.com/
CambridgeLight Partners http://www.cambridgelight.com/
CampVentures http://www.campventures.com/
Canaan Partners http://www.canaan.com/
Capital Southwest Corporation http://www.capitalsouthwest.com/
Cardinal Partners http://www.cardinalpartners.com/
Castile Ventures http://www.castileventures.com/
Catamount Ventures http://www.catamountventures.com/
Cedar Ventures http://www.cedarventures.com/
CenterPoint Ventures http://www.cpventures.com/
CEO Ventures http://www.ceoventures.com/
Charles River Ventures http://www.crv.com/
Cherry Tree Investments, Inc. http://www.cherrytree.com/
Chevron Technology Ventures http://www.chevron.com/ctv/ctvi/
CHL Medical Partners http://www.chlmedical.com/
Chrysalis Ventures http://www.chrysalisventures.com/
CincyTechUSA http://www.cincytechusa.com/
CIT GAP Funds http://www.citgapfunds.org/
Citigroup http://www.citi.com/domain/home.htm
City Light Capital http://www.citylightcap.com/
Claremont Creek Ventures http://www.claremontcreek.com/view.cfm/3/Home
Clarian Health Ventures http://www.clarianhealthventures.com/
Claritas Capital http://www.claritascapital.com/
Clarus Ventures, LLC http://www.clarusventures.com/
CMEA Capital http://www.cmea.com/
Columbia Capital http://www.colcap.com/
CommonAngels http://www.commonangels.com/
Commons Capital L.P. http://www.commonscapital.com/
Commonwealth Capital Ventures http://www.commonwealthvc.com/
Compass Venture Partners L.P. http://www.compasstechpartners.com/
Connecticut Innovations, Inc. http://www.ctinnovations.com/
Contour Venture Partners http://www.contourventures.com/
Core Capital Partners http://www.core-capital.com/
Coronis Medical Ventures http://www.coronismedical.com/
Covera Ventures http://www.coveraventures.com/
Covidien Ventures http://www.covidienventures.com/covidienventures/pages.aspx?page=Home
Crescendo Venture Management, L.L.C. http://www.crescendoventures.com/
Cressey & Company LP http://www.cresseyco.com/
Cross Atlantic Capital Partners http://www.xacp.com/
Cross Atlantic Partners, Inc. http://www.crossatlanticpartners.com/
Crosslink Capital http://www.crosslinkcapital.com/
Cue Ball Group, The http://www.cueball.com/
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. http://www.deshaw.com/
Dace Ventures http://www.daceventures.com/
DAG Ventures http://www.dagventures.com/
Davis, Tuttle Venture Partners http://www.davistuttle.com/
DBL Investors http://www.dblinvestors.com/
DCM http://www.dcm.com/
De Novo Ventures http://www.denovovc.com/
DEFTA PARTNERS http://deftapartners.com/
Delphi Ventures http://www.delphiventures.com/
Dolphin Equity Partners http://www.dolphinequity.com/
Domain Associates, L.L.C. http://www.domainvc.com/
Dow Chemical Company, The http://www.dow.com/venture/
Draper Fisher Jurvetson http://www.dfj.com/
Draper Richards, L.P. http://www.draperrichards.com/
Duchossois Technology Partners, L.L.C. http://www.duchtech.com/
EDF Ventures http://www.edfvc.com/
Edison Venture Fund http://www.edisonventure.com/
Element Partners http://www.elementpartners.com/
Elm Street Ventures http://www.elmvc.com/
Emerald Stage2 Ventures http://www.s2vc.com/
Emergence Capital Partners http://www.emcap.com/home.html
Emergent Medical Partners http://www.emvllp.com/
Endeavor Capital Management http://www.endeavorcap.com/
EnerTech Capital http://www.enertechcapital.com/
EPIC Ventures http://www.epicvc.com/
Essex Woodlands Health Ventures http://www.ewhv.com/
ETF Venture Funds http://www.seventysixcapital.com/
Excel Medical Ventures, LLC http://www.emven.com/
Fairhaven Capital Partners http://www.fairhavencapital.com/
Felicis Ventures http://www.felicisvc.com/
Fidelity Biosciences http://www.fidelitybiosciences.com/
FINAVENTURES http://www.finaventures.com/,/interface/json.aspx
First Round Capital http://www.firstround.com/
Fisher Lynch Capital http://www.fisherlynch.com/
FLAG Capital Management,LLC http://www.flagcapital.com/
Flagship Ventures http://www.flagshipventures.com/
Flybridge Capital Partners http://www.flybridge.com/
Flywheel Ventures http://www.flywheelventures.com/
Formative Ventures http://www.formative.com/
Foundation Capital http://www.foundationcapital.com/
Foundation Medical Partners http://www.foundmed.com/
Foundry Group http://www.foundrygroup.com/
Frazier Healthcare Ventures http://www.frazierhealthcare.com/
FTV CAPITAL http://www.ftvcapital.com/
Fulcrum Ventures http://www.fulcrumvp.com/
G-51 Capital Management, L.L.C. http://www.g51.com/
Gabriel Venture Partners http://www.gabrielvp.com/
Gefinor Ventures Management Inc. http://www.gefinorventures.com/
GGV Capital http://www.ggvc.com/
Globespan Capital Partners http://www.globespancapital.com/
Glynn Capital Management LLC http://www.glynncapital.com/
GM Ventures, LLC http://www.gmventures.com/
Google Ventures http://www.google.com/ventures/,/interface/json.aspx
Gray Ghost Ventures http://www.grayghostventures.com/
Great Hill Partners,LLC http://www.greathillpartners.com/
Greenhill SAVP http://www.gsavp.com/
Greenspring Associates http://greenspringassociates.com/
Grotech Ventures http://www.grotech.com/
Grove Street Advisors http://www.grovestreetadvisors.com/
Guggenheim Venture Partners, LLC http://www.gpvp.com/home.html
Harbert Management Corporation http://www.harbert.net/
HarbourVest Partners, LLC http://www.harbourvest.com/
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. http://www.hhvc.com/
Harrison Metal Capital http://www.harrisonmetal.com/
Hartford Ventures http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HIG/Page/LandingPage1&cid=1150850341187&hp=true
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc http://www.htgc.com/
Highland Capital Partners http://www.hcp.com/
Highway 12 Ventures http://www.highway12ventures.com/
HLM Venture Partners http://www.hlmventurepartners.com/
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners http://www.humwin.com/
i2E, Inc. http://www.i2e.org/
IBM Venture Capital Group http://www-304.ibm.com/businesscenter/venturedevelopment/us/en/
IDEA Fund Partners http://www.ideafundpartners.com/
IDG Ventures SF http://www.idg-ventures.com/
Ignition Partners http://www.ignitionpartners.com/
In-Q-Tel Inc. http://www.iqt.org/
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) http://www.ivp.com/
Intel Capital http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/capital/index.htm
International Venture Fund http://www.invencor.com/
Intersouth Partners http://www.intersouth.com/
InterWest Partners http://www.interwest.com/
Investor Growth Capital, Inc. http://www.investorab.com/en/InvestorGrowthCapital/Default.htm
JAFCO Ventures http://www.jafco.com/index.php
JK&B Capital http://www.jkbcapital.com/
JMI Equity http://www.jmiequity.com/
Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation http://www.jjdevcorp.com/
JP Morgan Asset Management Inc http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Home/home.htm
Jumpstart, Inc. http://www.jumpstartinc.org/
Kaiser Permanente Ventures http://www.kpventures.com/
Kearny Venture Partners http://www.kearnyvp.com/
Kegonsa Capital Partners http://kegonsaseedfund.com/
Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. http://www.kineticventures.com/
Kleiner Perkins http://www.kpcb.com/
Kline Hawkes & Co. http://www.klinehawkes.com/
KPG Ventures http://www.kpgventures.com/
KTEC http://www.ktec.com/
L Capital Partners SBIC, LP http://www.lcapitalpartners.com/
Lacuna, LLC http://www.lacuna.com/
Lambda Fund Management, Inc. http://www.lambdafund.com/
Lancet Capital http://www.lancetcapital.com/
Latterell Venture Partners http://www.lvpcapital.com/
Lauder Partners http://www.lauderpartners.com/
LaunchCapital LLC http://www.launch-capital.com/
Lee Munder Capital Group http://www.leemunderpim.com/Site/
Legacy Venture http://www.legacyventure.com/
Levensohn Venture Partners http://www.levp.com/
Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA http://www.lsgpa.com/
Lightspeed Venture Partners http://www.lightspeedvp.com/
Longitude Capital http://www.longitudecapital.com/
Lumira Capital http://www.lumiracapital.com/portal/server.pt/
M/C Venture Partners http://www.mcventurepartners.com/
Massachusetts Technology Development Corp. (MTDC) http://www.mtdc.com/
Matrix Partners http://www.matrixpartners.com/
Maveron, LLC http://www.maveron.com/
Mayfield Fund http://www.mayfield.com/
Mayo Clinic Health Solutions http://www.mayo.edu/
Mediphase Venture Partners, L.P. http://www.mediphaseventure.com/
Meidlinger Partners, LLC http://www.meidlingerpartners.net/
Menlo Ventures http://www.menloventures.com/
Mercato Partners http://www.mercatopartners.com/
Meritus Ventures http://www.meritusventures.com/
Midpoint Food & Ag Fund, L.P. http://www.midpointvc.com/
Milestone Venture Partners http://www.milestonevp.com/
Miramar Venture Partners II http://www.miramarvp.com/
Mission Ventures http://www.missionventures.com/
Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Inc http://www.mitsui-global.com/en/
MMG Ventures, L.P. http://www.mmggroup.com/
Mohr, Davidow Ventures http://www.mdv.com/,/interface/json.aspx
Montlake Capital http://www.montlakecapital.com/
Montreux Equity Partners http://www.montreuxequity.com/
Morgenthaler http://www.morgenthaler.com/
Mountaineer Capital L.P. http://www.mtncap.com/
MPM Capital http://www.mpmcapital.com/
Needham Capital Partners http://www.needhamcapital.com/
NETCIRQ http://www.netcirq.com/
New Atlantic Ventures http://www.navfund.com/
NEW Capital Fund http://www.newcapitalfund.com/
New Enterprise Associates http://www.nea.com/
New Leaf Venture Partners, LLC http://www.nlvpartners.com/
New Venture Partners LLC http://www.newventurepartners.com/
NewSpring Capital http://www.newspringcapital.com/
NGEN Partners L.L.C http://www.ngenpartners.com/
NGN Capital http://www.ngncapital.com/
Noro-Moseley Partners http://www.noromoseley.com/
North Bridge Venture Partners http://www.nbvp.com/
North Coast Technology Investors, L.P. http://www.northcoastvc.com/
North Dakota Development Fund, The http://www.commerce.nd.gov/
Northern Light Development Corporation http://www.nlightvc.com/En/
Northwood Ventures http://www.northwoodventures.com/
Norwest Venture Partners http://www.nvp.com/
Novak Biddle Venture Partners http://www.novakbiddle.com/
Novartis Venture Fund http://www.venturefund.novartis.com/
Noventi Ventures http://www.noventivc.com/
Nth Power http://www.nthpower.com/
Oak Investment Partners http://www.oakvc.com/
OCA Ventures http://www.ocaventures.com/
Ohio Tech Angels, The http://www.ohiotechangels.com/
Okapi Venture Capital, LLC http://www.okapivc.com/
Omidyar Network http://www.omidyar.com/
OmniCapital Group LLC http://www.omnivc.com/
ONSET Ventures http://www.onset.com/
Osage Partners http://www.osagepartners.com/ventures.html
Outlook Ventures http://www.outlookventures.com/
OVP Venture Partners http://www.ovp.com/
Oxantium LLC http://www.oxantium.com/
Oxford Bioscience Partners http://www.oxbio.com/
Pacific Horizon Ventures http://www.pacifichorizon.com/
Paladin Capital Group http://www.paladincapgroup.com/portal/index.php
Palomar Ventures http://www.palomarventures.com/
Panorama Capital, LLC http://www.panoramacapital.com/
Pantheon Ventures Inc. http://www.pantheonventures.com/
Pappas Ventures http://www.pappasventures.com/
Pelion Venture Partners http://pelionvp.com/
Penn Venture Partners http://www.pennventures.com/
Physic Ventures http://www.physicventures.com/
Pinnacle Ventures, L.L.C. http://www.pinnacleventures.com/
Pittsburgh Life Science Greenhouse http://www.plsg.com/
Polaris Venture Partners http://www.polarisventures.com/
Prism VentureWorks http://www.prismventure.com/
Prolog Ventures, L.L.C. http://www.prologventures.com/
ProQuest Investments http://www.proquestvc.com/
Prospect Venture Partners http://www.prospectventures.com/
Psilos Group Managers, L.L.C. http://www.psilos.com/
PTV Sciences LP http://www.ptvsciences.com/
PureTech Ventures http://www.puretechventures.com/
Quaker BioVentures http://www.quakerbio.com/
QuestMark Partners http://www.questm.com/
Radius Ventures, L.L.C. http://www.radiusventures.com/
Redhills Ventures LLC http://www.redhillsventures.com/
Redpoint Ventures http://www.redpoint.com/
Rembrandt Venture Partners http://www.rembrandtvc.com/
Research Corporation Technologies http://www.rctech.com/
Rho Capital Partners, Inc. http://www.rho.com/
Ridgewood Capital https://www.ridgewoodcapital.com/Home.aspx
River Cities Capital Funds http://www.rccf.com/
RiverVest Venture Partners http://www.rivervest.com/
Rocket Ventures http://www.rocketventures.com/
RockPort Capital Partners http://www.rockportcap.com/
Rose Tech Ventures LLC http://www.rosetechven.com/
RRE Ventures http://www.rre.com/
Rustic Canyon Partners http://www.rusticcanyon.com/
S.R. One, Limited http://www.srone.com/
S3 Ventures http://www.s3vc.com/
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. http://www.safeguard.com/
SAIL Venture Partners http://www.sailvc.com/
Saints http://www.saintsvc.com/
Sanderling Ventures http://www.sanderling.com/
Sante Ventures http://santeventures.com/
SAP Ventures/SAP Labs, LLC http://www.sap.com/about/company/sapventures/index.epx
Sapient Capital http://www.sapientcapital.com/
Scale Venture Partners (Formerly BA Venture Partners) http://www.scalevp.com/
Second Century Ventures http://www.secondcenturyventures.com/index.html
Selby Venture Partners http://www.selbyventures.com/
Sequoia Capital http://www.sequoiacap.com/
Sevin Rosen Funds http://www.srfunds.com/site/do/home
Shasta Ventures http://www.shastaventures.com/
Shepherd Ventures http://www.shepherdventures.com/
Sierra Ventures http://www.sierraventures.com/
Sigma Partners http://www.sigmapartners.com/
Silver Creek Ventures http://silvercreekfund.com/
SJF Ventures http://www.sjfventures.com/
Skyline Ventures http://www.skylineventures.com/
Slater Technology Fund http://www.slaterfund.com/cms/index_new.asp
Sofinnova Ventures http://www.sofinnova.com/
SOFTBANK Capital http://www.sbcap.com/
SoftTech VC http://www.softtechvc.com/
Southeast Interactive Technology Funds http://www.seinteractive.com/
Split Rock Partners http://www.splitrock.com/
Square 1 Ventures, LLC https://www.square1financial.com/square1ventures
SRI International http://www.sri.com/
StarVest Partners, L.P. http://www.starvestpartners.com/
Steamboat Ventures http://steamboatvc.com/
Sterling Venture Partners http://www.sterlingpartners.us/
Storm Ventures http://www.stormventures.com/
Summit Partners http://www.summitpartners.com/
SunBridge Partners http://sunbridgepartners.com/
Sutter Hill Ventures http://www.shv.com/
SV Life Sciences http://www.svlsa.com/
SVB Capital Partners http://www.svb.com/
Synergy Life Science Partners http://www.synergylsp.com/
Syngenta Ventures http://www.syngenta.com/global/corporate/en/Pages/home.aspx
TDF http://www.tdfund.com/
Technology Crossover Ventures http://www.tcv.com/
Technology Partners http://www.technologypartners.com/
Techxas Ventures http://www.techxas.com/
TeleSoft Partners http://www.telesoftvc.com/
Third Rock Ventures LLC http://www.thirdrockventures.com/
Thoma Bravo, LLC http://www.thomabravo.com/
Thomas, McNerney & Partners L.L.C. http://www.tm-partners.com/
TL Ventures http://www.tlventures.com/
TransLink Capital http://www.translinkcapital.com/
Triathlon Medical Venture Partners LLC http://www.tmvp.com/
Trident Capital http://www.tridentcap.com/
Trillium Group, LLC http://www.trillium-group.com/
Trinity Ventures http://www.trinityventures.com/
True Ventures http://www.trueventures.com/
Tugboat Ventures http://www.tugboatventures.com/
Tullis Health Investors http://www.thi-funds.com/
TVM Capital http://www.tvm-capital.com/pages/home.php
U.S. Venture Partners http://www.usvp.com/
UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund http://www.ups.com/sef/
Valhalla Partners, L.P. http://www.valhallapartners.com/
VantagePoint Venture Partners http://www.vpvp.com/
Velocity Venture Capital http://www.velocityvc.com/
Venrock http://www.venrock.com/
Ventana Capital Management, L.L.C. http://www.ventanavc.com/
Venture Capital Fund of America/VCFA Group http://www.vcfa.com/
Venture Investors http://www.ventureinvestors.com/
Verge http://www.vergefund.com/
Versant Ventures http://www.versantventures.com/
Vertical Group, The http://www.vertical-group.com/
Village Ventures http://www.villageventures.com/
Virginia Capital Partners http://www.vacapital.com/
Visa International http://corporate.visa.com/about-visa/index.shtml
Volition Capital http://www.volitioncapital.com/
Voyager Capital http://www.voyagercapital.com/
vSpring Capital http://www.vspring.com/
Walden International http://www.waldenintl.com/
Warburg Pincus http://www.warburgpincus.com/
Western Technology Investment http://www.westerntech.com/
Westly Group, The http://www.westlygroup.com/
Weston Presidio http://www.westonpresidio.com/
Willowridge Partners, Inc. http://www.willowridgeinc.com/
Y Combinator http://ycombinator.com/
Yasuda Enterprise Development Co., Ltd. http://www.yedvc.co.jp/
ZenShin Capital http://www.zenshincapital.com/

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