Are you a startup that is looking to expand your business globally? If so, finding the right venture capital firm to invest in your business can be a daunting task. With so many venture capital firms out there, it can be difficult to know which ones specialize in global markets. To help you with your search, we have put together a list of 15 venture capital firms that specialize in investing in startups that are focused on the global markets.
1. Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on environmentally friendly tech, internet, computing, mobile, and silicon tech.
Investment Stage: Seed, Series A
Recent Investments: Volta Labs, WorkWhile, Emi
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://www.khoslaventures.com/
2. Menlo Ventures
Menlo Ventures provides capital for consumer, enterprise & life science technologies from seed to growth stages.
Investment Stage: Series A, Series B, Growth
Recent Investments: TruEra, OpenSpace, Siteline
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://www.menlovc.com/
3. Slack Fund
Early-stage investments in a team with a record of success/strong potential; products that improve where & how people work—built for Slack customers or to support developers using the Slack API; with a committed lead investor.
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Recent Investments: WorkRamp, Knapsack, Commsor
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://slack.com/fund
4. Social Capital
Social Capital is a Palo Alto-based investment firm whose mission is to advance humanity by solving the world’s hardest problems.
Investment Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Recent Investments: Palmetto, WorkStep, Asaak
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://www.socialcapital.com/
5. eFounders
Since 2011, we have launched 28 startups, with more in the works. We build businesses from the ground up to invent the tools of tomorrow and inspire new ways of working. We build the future of work.
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
Recent Investments: Kairn, Crew, Collective
HQ: France
Web: www.efounders.com
6. s28 Capital
S28 Capital is an early-stage venture fund with $170M under management. We’re a team of founders and early startup employees.
Investment Stage: Seed, Series-A
Recent Investments: OpsLevel, Rudderstack, CaptivateIQ
HQ: California, USA
Web: http://s28capital.com/
7. WorkLife
The first fund is designed for builders, creators & individual contributors. We’re operators with a deep network of creators, developer evangelists, product designers, and engineers. We’re backed by the founders of Cameo, Spotify, Twitch, Zoom, and platforms built for builders, creators, and individual contributors. Our advisors include Arianna Huffington, Michael Ovitz, Sophia Amoruso, Eric Yuan, and other disruptors across all industries.
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Growth
Recent Investments: Accord, Tandem, ChartHop
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://www.worklife.vc/
8. Bonfire Ventures
We bring experience and empathy to our founder’s journeys.
Investment Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B
Recent Investments: SKAEL, Spekit, Atrium
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://www.bonfirevc.com/
9. iNovia Capital
Inovia Capital is a full-stack venture firm that invests in tech founders.
Investment Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth
Recent Investments: Talent.com, Calico, RouteThis
HQ: Canada
Web: http://inovia.vc/
10. Bloomberg Beta
Invests in powerful ideas that bring transparency to markets and achieve global scale with strong, open cultures that embrace technology.
Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C
Recent Investments: CloudApp, StrongDM, Tonic.ai
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://www.bloombergbeta.com
11. SOSV
SOSV is a venture capital firm providing multi-stage investment to develop and scale their founders’ big ideas for positive change.
Investment Stage: Accelerator, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Recent Investments: MarketForce, Novoloop, TabTrader
HQ: NY, USA
Web: http://sosv.com
12. Lerer Hippeau
Lerer Hippeau is a seed and early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City.
Investment Stage: Series A, Series B, Series C
Recent Investments: Palmetto, Sardine, Blockdaemon
HQ: NY, USA
Web: http://lererhippeau.com
13. White Star Capital
White Star Capital is an international venture and early growth-stage investment platform in technology.
Investment Stage: Series A, Series B
Recent Investments: Swing, Wrk, RareCircles
HQ: NY, USA
Web: http://whitestarvc.com/
14. General Catalyst
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage and growth equity investments.
Investment Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B
Recent Investments: Ponto, Socotra, Homeward
HQ: Massachusetts, USA
Web: http://generalcatalyst.com/
15. Tuesday Capital
Tuesday Capital (formerly known as CrunchFund) is a seed-stage-focused venture firm
Investment Stage: Seed, Series A
Recent Investments: Kueski, NeuraLight, Crabi
HQ: California, USA
Web: https://tuesday.vc/
