Best VCs for Platform

No personal check range is disclosed. Shorooq's Bedaya strategy invests from pre-seed through early rounds, while the broader equity platform reaches late-stage growth. Founders should identify the relevant Shorooq vehicle instead of assuming Omer can deploy across every strategy or size.

#2Omer Zabit

Partner

Shorooq Partners

Omer brings a hands-on operator lens from scaling Careem's commercial businesses and building mobile-money products. His investing focus is on ambitious technology founders in the UAE, Qatar and front

4 deals

Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage

#3Abdul Hameed Arwani

Partner

Shorooq Partners

Shorooq says its venture strategy is to invest across sectors and stages, backing founders in MENA growth markets as early as the idea or pre-seed stage. The firm emphasizes locally embedded partners,

4 deals

IdeaPre-seedEarly-stage venture

#4Anjney Midha

General Partner

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Leads a16z's AI investments from the $5.2B AI allocation — the firm's largest sector bet ever. Anjney came to AI from an unusual path: he previously led a16z's crypto gaming investments, giving him de

$1M-$100M+ (from a16z's $5.2B AI fund, largest sector allocation in 2026)

SeedSeries ASeries B

#5Nihal Maunder

Managing Director

HongShan

Nihal's current HSG mandate is not yet public, so the defensible personal thesis comes from his prior first-person and attributed work: blockchain can extend open finance and coordination into payment

No current person-specific HSG check size is publicly disclosed. Historical Pantera work spans early-stage through growth, but those prior fund parameters should not be assumed to apply to his HSG role.

Early StageVentureGrowth

#6Fred Wilson

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Union Square Ventures (USV)

Backs 'trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols.' The access thesis is the through-line: every investment should make s

$1M-$25M

Series ASeries B

#7Keith Rabois

Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Keith is a stage- and sector-flexible investor who looks for exceptional founders with decisive judgment, high agency, a contrarian insight, and the ability to recruit unusually strong talent. His rec

No personal check-size range is published. Keith invests across stages, and disclosed financings across his portfolio should not be treated as a standard personal allocation range.

Samir is a public/liquid-markets asset manager rather than a disclosed venture check writer. Hashdex publishes fund and index methodologies, not a personal startup check range; pitches should concern investable assets, indexes, products, research, or institutional partnerships rather than assume venture capital authority.

#8Samir Kerbage

Chief Investment Officer

Hashdex

Samir views crypto as a long-horizon technology and asset-class allocation rather than a short-term trade. His framework has two complementary pillars: bitcoin maturing as a scarce store of value and

Liquid AssetsPublic MarketsETFs

#9Elena Pantazi

Partner & Head of Platform

Northzone (Web3)

Elena's platform thesis is that talent and portfolio development are continuous with investment quality: assess critical hiring and organizational needs before a deal, then help founders build teams a

No Elena-specific check size or allocation authority is public. Northzone's fund-level parameters must not be presented as her personal discretion. Founders seeking capital should approach the relevant investing partner; portfolio leaders and pre-deal teams can engage Elena on talent, organization and leadership needs.

Pre-deal talent diligencePost-investment organization buildingFounder and leadership development

#10Michelle Lin

Investment VP

AppWorks

Michelle backs technology that modernizes large, operationally fragmented Southeast Asian industries. Her investment cases combine a clear structural tailwind with deep founder-market fit, resilience

Firm-level: AppWorks publishes a US$200K to US$15M per-deal range across Seed through Series C, with capacity to lead or follow and reserve capital for follow-ons. This is not Michelle's personal allocation range.

SeedSeries ASeries B

#11Kyle Gluskin

Director of Investor Relations

Blockchain Capital

Kyle builds the infrastructure and communication layer through which Blockchain Capital serves and raises from global fund investors. Her remit spans IR systems, workflows, LP communications and coord

Not applicable to Kyle's investor-relations role. No personal startup check size or investment authority is public. Founders should approach a listed Blockchain Capital investor; fund investors should use the firm's IR channel or secure investor portal.

Fundraising infrastructureLimited-partner communicationsInvestor servicing

#12Nat Turner

Head of Events

Lux Capital

Nat designs the convening layer around Lux's frontier-science and technology network. Her work brings together founders, researchers, executives, investors, journalists and creative leaders in focused

Not applicable to Nat's events role. Lux invests across stages, but no personal allocation authority or check size belongs to this profile. Founder financing pitches should go to Lux's investment team.

Founder and portfolio communityExecutive conveningThought-leadership programming

#13Anna Lundin

Investment Manager

Norrsken VC

Anna combines Norrsken's impact-return mandate with eight years of strategy, operations and international market expansion at Spotify. Her likely value is testing whether an early impact company can t

Norrsken VC currently publishes €1M–€10M early-stage and growth tickets. This is a firm range rather than Anna's personal authority. Confirm geography, initial ticket, ownership, reserves and impact qualification through the firm's pitch process.

Early StageSeedSeries A

#14John Lindfors

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

DST Global

John's documented investment record centers on globally scaling internet and consumer-technology platforms. Public profiles associate him with DST investments in Spotify, JD.com and Didi and exits or

No John-specific check range is public. DST Global is known for large growth-stage internet investments, but historical firm deal sizes or assets should not be converted into a personal allocation promise. Founders should confirm current stage, geography and round fit directly.

Growth StageLate StageGlobal internet scale-up

#15Marin Licina

Entrepreneur in Residence

Peak

Marin Licina invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous data.

Wintermute Ventures currently publishes flexible $500K–$5M+ global investments, primarily Seed and Series A, using proprietary capital and often leading or co-leading. This is a firm range—not Yoann's personal promise—and the firm also makes selective later-stage investments.

#16Arjun Balaji

General Partner

Paradigm

Crypto market structure, infrastructure, TradFi-DeFi intersection.

#17Yoann Turpin

Co-founder

Wintermute Ventures

Yoann brings high-frequency trading, hedge-fund and family-office experience to a proprietary-capital venture platform built around Wintermute's market infrastructure. The firm backs category-defining

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#18Anastasia Lisowska

Office Manager

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Anastasia Lisowska as Office Manager. This is a fund team or operating role; no direct investment mandate or personal signing authority is inferred.

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#19Jacek Łubiński

Partner

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Jacek Łubiński as Partner. This profile applies Market One Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individua

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#20Michał Mroczkowski

Partner

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Michał Mroczkowski as Partner. This profile applies Market One Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower indiv

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#21Jakub Ślusarczyk

Partner

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Jakub Ślusarczyk as Partner. This profile applies Market One Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individ

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#22Kamil Węgliński

Investment Manager

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Kamil Węgliński as Investment Manager. This profile applies Market One Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrow

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#23Marcin Zabielski

Partner

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Marcin Zabielski as Partner. This profile applies Market One Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individ

A December 2019 gCC FAQ said the firm typically wrote $250K–$1M checks. Treat this only as a dated historical range, not a current promise: gCC subsequently raised a $110M Fund II and has not published an updated range on its current site. Confirm stage, instrument, ownership and reserves directly.

#24Rui Zhang

Managing Partner

gumi Cryptos Capital

Rui leads an early-stage, crypto-native firm with a builder-centric, long-time-preference and high-conviction approach. gCC invests across the blockchain stack, with particular application interest in

Friends and familyPre-SeedSeed

#25Jon Xu

General Partner

Y Combinator

Jon brings the paired lens of making a high-trust financial product accessible to consumers and then adapting its technology into an enterprise-grade platform for major institutions. He is relevant to

YC's current program deal is $500K for each accepted company: $125K for 7% on a post-money SAFE plus $375K on an uncapped MFN SAFE, together with a participation right. It is not Jon's personal check range.

IdeaPre-SeedBatch-stage startup

#26Blake Patton

Founder & Managing Partner

Tech Square Ventures

Blake Patton is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpla

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#27Scott Lopano

Partner

Tech Square Ventures

Scott Lopano is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpla

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#28Joelle Fox

CFO & Operating Partner

Tech Square Ventures

Joelle Fox is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketplace

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#29Jason Kuo

Principal

Tech Square Ventures

Jason Kuo is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketplace,

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#30David Malloy

Senior Associate

Tech Square Ventures

David Malloy is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpla

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#31Kayla Chernof

Associate

Tech Square Ventures

Kayla Chernof is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpl

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#32Ian Balser

Analyst

Tech Square Ventures

Ian Balser is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketplace

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#33Andrew Bernhardt

Director of Finance

Tech Square Ventures

Andrew Bernhardt is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marke

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#34Hari Gopal

Director of Corporate Insights

Tech Square Ventures

Hari Gopal is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketplace

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#35Akshita Iyer

Corporate Insights Lead

Tech Square Ventures

Akshita Iyer is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpla

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#36Maddie Harper

Senior Manager of Programs

Tech Square Ventures

Maddie Harper is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpl

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#37Bill Nussey

Venture Partner

Tech Square Ventures

Bill Nussey is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketplac

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#38Matt Stevens

Entrepreneur in Residence

Tech Square Ventures

Matt Stevens is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpla

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.

#39Steve George

Entrepreneur in Residence

Tech Square Ventures

Steve George is part of Tech Square Ventures's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage enterprise, marketpla

#40Marnix Broer

General Partner

Peak

Marnix Broer invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous data.

#41Tea Elezi

General Partner

Peak

Tea Elezi invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous data.

#42Stefan Bary

General Partner

Peak

Stefan Bary invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous data.

#43Thijs Dijkman

General Partner

Peak

Thijs Dijkman invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous data.

#44David Zwagemaker

Partner

Peak

David Zwagemaker invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous dat

#45Philippe von Klitzing

Partner

Peak

Philippe von Klitzing invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorou

#46Kasper de Kock

Finance & Compliance Manager

Peak

Kasper de Kock supports Peak's team and portfolio within the firm's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founde

#47Koen van Bleek

Finance & Compliance

Peak

Koen van Bleek supports Peak's team and portfolio within the firm's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founde

#48Robbert Flipsen

Entrepreneur in Residence

Peak

Robbert Flipsen invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous data

#49Renato Valdés Olmos

Entrepreneur in Residence

Peak

Renato Valdés Olmos invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous

#50Martijn van Berkum

Entrepreneur in Residence

Peak

Martijn van Berkum invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous d

#51Dennis Goedegebuure

Entrepreneur in Residence

Peak

Dennis Goedegebuure invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous

#52Pete Christianson

Entrepreneur in Residence

Peak

Pete Christianson invests through Peak's published strategy: Back extraordinary European teams at the early stage building SaaS, marketplaces and platforms, combining founder instinct with rigorous da

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#53Przemysław Dyderski

Finance Manager

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Przemysław Dyderski as Finance Manager. This is a fund team or operating role; no direct investment mandate or personal signing authority is inferred.

Market One Capital does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

#54Marcin Kurek

Partner

Market One Capital

The official roster identifies Marcin Kurek as Partner. This profile applies Market One Capital's published strategy and does not infer undisclosed personal signing authority or a narrower individual