Best VCs for AI Agents

19 venture capitalists actively investing in AI Agents.

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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

#2Deepka Rana

Former Principal, Northzone; Angel Investor

Northzone (Web3)

At Northzone, Deepka focused on product-led consumer and B2B software, with a particularly developed Future of Work thesis. She argued that structurally scarce frontline labor and obsolete tools creat

No current personal angel check range is public. Historical Northzone deals ranged from pre-seed through growth, but firm-level third-party range estimates do not establish Deepka's present allocation. Founders should ask directly about current angel activity and should use Northzone's live team for fund pitches.

Current occasional angel investingHistorical pre-seedHistorical seed and Series A

#3Jose Sanchez

Head of research, Investment Associate

The Spartan Group

José researches and evaluates liquid and protocol opportunities for Spartan Capital. His work focuses on crypto becoming financial infrastructure: stablecoin adoption, yield markets, institutional use

No personal check-size or allocation authority is published. Spartan Capital manages liquid, DeFi, gaming/metaverse, and market-neutral funds; the firm's $500M stated AUM and portfolio activity are not a personal check range for José.

Public TokensLiquid MarketsProtocol Investments

#4Michael Rinko

Associate

Colosseum

Michael's lens combines markets research with Colosseum's tournament-style venture funnel: use global hackathons and four-week build sprints to observe which founders ship, learn and attract users bef

Colosseum's published accelerator investment is $250K pre-seed for accepted teams; it is a program-level standard, not Michael's personal discretionary check. Current materials say hackathon winners are interviewed and considered, with accepted teams receiving capital, mentorship and network access. Earlier official content described 7% terms; founders must verify the current instrument, percentage and token/equity structure.

Pre-seedHackathon to acceleratorInitial product sprint

#5Linda Xie

Builder & Former Crypto Investor

Historical Scalar lens, not a current investment mandate: back genuinely new crypto systems where decentralization or censorship resistance is essential, people have a real reason to use the product,

No current check size or active angel mandate is verified. Scalar Capital stopped deploying new capital in September 2023 and moved into maintenance mode; Linda continued supporting its existing portfolio while transitioning back to building.

Historical: Early StageHistorical: Liquid CryptoassetsNot Currently Investing

#6Sophie Chiu

Investment Director

AppWorks

Sophie backs Asian founders applying AI to transformative products and organizational models. Her current work spans personalized AI, gaming, agentic systems, and AI-enabled work; her broader investme

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 Sophie's personal allocation range.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#7Claude Donzé

Principal

Greenfield Capital

Claude leads Greenfield's consumer investing and backs crypto products that turn mature onchain rails into understandable, trusted consumer experiences. His published work focuses on mobile-native DeF

No verified personal check-size range is published. Greenfield invests across private, public, and liquid crypto assets from pre-seed through later stages; disclosed Claude-led financings include Rebind's €1.6M pre-seed, Greenfield's co-lead in Layer3's $15M Series A, and Greenfield's lead in Self's $9M seed. Those round sizes are not Claude's personal allocation authority.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#8Julien Passagne

Venture Partner

CV VC

Julien brings a technical, crypto-native lens to early blockchain and AI opportunities. His background spans building a Big Four blockchain practice, operating at a Layer-1 company, bootstrapping an e

CV VC publicly invests up to $500,000 in qualifying pre-seed and seed companies. CV Pad and launchpad transactions can have different token terms; no reliable public source establishes Julien's personal allocation authority.

Pre-SeedSeedToken Launch

#9Eylon Aviv

Partner

Collider Ventures

Eylon connects two decentralization theses: crypto-native individual sovereignty that minimizes centralized authority through technology, and Web3 collective empowerment that democratizes ownership an

No reliable official current check range was found. Collider publicly describes itself as an early-stage Web3 investor and accepts pitches at invest@collider.vc; third-party directory estimates conflict, so founders should confirm current vehicle, stage and sizing directly.

Pre-seedSeedEarly Stage

#10Jonah Burian

Investor

Blockchain Capital

Jonah studies where value and power accrue as crypto infrastructure matures. He argues that open rails can unbundle closed payment networks; user-owning applications can compress infrastructure margin

No personal check range or deal authority is disclosed. Jonah is an Investor focused on research and new opportunities at a multi-stage firm; public work and academic research demonstrate thesis depth, not a standard individual ticket.

ResearchSeedEarly Stage

#11Jonah Burian

Investor

Blockchain Capital

ResearchSeedEarly Stage

#12Ilya Fushman

Partner

Kleiner Perkins

Ilya invests in technology and novel business models capable of fundamentally reshaping industries. His portfolio connects AI-native professional work, enterprise operating systems, mathematical and s

No personal or standard firm-wide check range is published. Ilya's official portfolio spans early and growth investments; Kleiner disclosed that its 2019 Series A investment in Rippling was $25M, but that one transaction is not a general range or personal limit.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

#13Jonathan Rotbard

Investor

CoinFund

Jonathan studies how better on-chain financial and data rails enable agents, vaults and new markets. His thesis work connects composable financial infrastructure to automated commerce, and programmabl

No personal check range is disclosed. CoinFund's live profile explicitly says there are no investments led by Jonathan yet, while crediting him with establishing vault and new-markets theses and contributing to Irys research; do not present him as an independently proven deal lead.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#14Einar Braathen

Partner

CoinFund

Einar backs foundational technology that decentralizes scarce AI resources or rebuilds financial rails onchain. His portfolio connects open compute and model ownership, verifiable AI, permanent data,

No verified personal check-size range is published. CoinFund attributes pre-seed, seed, and Series A deals to Einar, but disclosed round totals are company financings and not his personal allocation authority.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#15Diana Hu

Managing Partner

Y Combinator

Diana works with technical founders building frontier AI, robotics and hard technology. Her Escher Reality and Niantic experience combines zero-to-one infrastructure with deployment at consumer scale,

YC's live standard deal is $500K per accepted company: $125K on a post-money SAFE for 7% plus $375K on an uncapped MFN SAFE, with a participation right. This is YC's standardized program deal, not Diana's personal check range.

IdeaPre-SeedBatch-stage startup

#16Mike Marg

Partner

Craft Ventures

Mike invests in enterprise software and AI products that deliver fast, legible value to an end user and can expand from bottom-up adoption into durable enterprise systems. His work links product archi

No Mike-specific check range is public. Craft's official portfolio attributes angel/seed, venture and growth investments to him, but financing totals and round labels are not his check size. Confirm vehicle, ownership target, reserves and lead appetite directly.

AngelSeedSeries A

#17Aditya Naganath

Partner

Kleiner Perkins

Aditya backs the infrastructure and applications that make AI useful inside enterprises. His disclosed portfolio spans long-horizon agent infrastructure, AI-first site reliability, conversational data

No verified personal check range or current firm-wide standard range is publicly stated on Kleiner Perkins' site. Aditya's official portfolio includes both early and growth investments; round size and signing authority should be confirmed directly.

SeedSeries AEarly Stage

#18Holley McShan

Investor

BoxGroup

Holley invests at formation stage within BoxGroup's generalist, people-first mandate. Her recent public activity and graduate technical coursework show particular engagement with AI agents, personaliz

BoxGroup publicly invests up to $1M and reserves capital for follow-ons. No reliable public source specifies a separate personal check-size range for Holley.

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

#19Mike Marg

Partner

Craft Ventures

Marg invests in generative AI, APIs, and enterprise AI agents, pairing an enterprise-buyer lens with deep go-to-market operating experience. His writing argues that AI markets should not be treated as

Firm-level public estimate: $500K-$3M at Seed, $3M-$10M+ at Series A/B, and $10M+ at Growth

SeedSeries ASeries B

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