# 67 Best VCs for Seed Rounds

> Curated directory of top venture capital firms investing in seed stages

A compiled list of notable venture capital firms and active angel investors on X targeted for early-stage fundraising. It serves as an initial outreach reference for startup founders planning a seed round to quickly identify institutional and prominent individual backers.

## The list

List intro: "here are the 67 best vcs if ur raising seed". Handles visible in this tweet (approx. 32 of 67): a16z, GreylockVC, Accel, kleinerperkins, SOSV, OpenAI fund, HummingbirdVC, eladgil, khoslaventures, lightspeedvp, BessemerVP, rootvc, naval, foundersfund, IndexVentures, BatteryVentures, MenloVentures, sparkcapital, trueventures, PlugandPlayTC, generalcatalyst, 8vc, ThriveCapital, felicis, GVteam, LongJourneyVC, makersfundvc, outlandervc, craft\_ventures, firstround, NEA, cowboyvc. Remaining entries (if any) are likely in a follow-up tweet.

## What it is for

- Build an initial investor target list for a seed fundraising round
- Find relevant VC partner and firm accounts to follow on X for market updates
- Map out potential lead investors across prominent tech venture funds

## Key points

- Includes top-tier institutional funds such as a16z, Accel, Founders Fund, and Kleiner Perkins
- Highlights prominent seed and early-stage specialists like First Round, True Ventures, and Cowboy Ventures
- Features prominent individual angel investors and thematic funds like Elad Gil and the OpenAI Startup Fund
- Organized by social handles for direct engagement and tracking on X

## Pricing

Free

## Details

- Type: List
- Category: [Business & Money](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money.md)
- Topic: [Venture Capital](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money/venture-capital.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: other
- For: Early-stage startup founders preparing to raise a seed round
- Alternative to: Signal by NFX, OpenVC, Crunchbase
- Tags: venture capital, seed round, fundraising, investors, startups

## Why it was saved

- [@ruslanjabari, 13 August 2025](https://x.com/ruslanjabari/status/1955777507288113478): Saves research time when preparing fundraising outreach; gives a starting list of which firms to contact for seed capital.

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Updated 11 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/67-best-vcs-for-seed-rounds

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