AI investors — January 2026

Investors backing AI companies across stages, from applications to infrastructure.

797 investors

Y Combinator (YC)

Seed · Series A +2 stages

Markets
AIDeveloper tools
12rounds12 companies

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Pre-seed · Seed +3 stages

Markets
AICybersecurity
9rounds9 companies

Sequoia Capital

Pre-seed · Series A +1 stages

Markets
AICybersecurity
6rounds6 companies

Accel

Series A · Series C+

Markets
AICybersecurity
5rounds5 companies

General Catalyst

Pre-seed · Series B +1 stages

Markets
AIDefense tech
4rounds4 companies

ICONIQ

Series B · Series C+

Markets
CybersecurityEcommerce
3rounds3 companies