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Consumer and Retail venture capital investors

238 active venture and growth firms state that they invest in consumer and retail. Each was read against its own website; firms that turned out to be advisories, lenders or recruiters were removed, as were funds that have wound down.

Where these firms are

  • United States, state not given 44
  • California 35
  • New York 22
  • United Kingdom 15
  • Canada 11
  • China 8

Head office location. Most firms invest well outside it.

#ANGELS

Venture capital

San Francisco, CA, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail

Angel investing collective founded by former Twitter executives backing early-stage tech startups with an emphasis on underrepresented and women founders.

1315 Capital

Venture capital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Business & Professional Services · Consumer & Retail · Education

Healthcare specialists investing in exceptional teams to drive operational improvement and growth acceleration.

1843 Capital

Venture capital

United States


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage VC funding the AgeTech and longevity revolution - technology for older adults and caregivers across health, wellness, mobility, fintech and cybersecurity.

37North Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco, California, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Food & Beverage · Agriculture

Concentrated venture portfolio of private high-growth companies aiming for impact returns with accelerated liquidity.

7wireVentures

Venture capital

Chicago, Illinois, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail

Backs early-stage digital health companies serving the 'Informed Connected Health Consumer,' supported by a coalition of health-system partners.

accel partners

Venture capital

Palo Alto, California, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities

First partner to exceptional teams, backing category-defining companies early.

Acton Capital

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Environmental & Safety

Selectively partners with a handful of founder-led, tech-enabled companies each year, deploying roughly €5-10M initial investment to help build sustainable market leaders rather than chasing hype.

Algebra Ventures

Venture capital

Cairo, Egypt


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics · Education · +1 more

Egypt's leading VC firm partnering with bold founders building transformative, tech-driven companies at scale.

All Iron Ventures

Venture capital

Bilbao, Spain


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail

Multi-stage generalist VC leading seed/Series A rounds in European startups; rebranded to Acurio Ventures in 2024.

Alliance Consumer Growth

Venture capital

New York, New York, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Food & Beverage

Provides minority growth equity to the most promising emerging consumer brands.

ALLVP

Venture capital

Mexico City, Mexico


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics

Backs Latin American startups with global scalability potential (e.g., Cornershop, Fintual).

Alpha West Holdings

Venture capital

Irvine, California, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail

Small VC firm investing capital plus hands-on operational support and growth strategy into early-stage founders.

Alta Ventures

Venture capital

Monterrey, Mexico


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail

Early-stage venture firm backing high-growth Latin American startups, founded to build Mexico's venture ecosystem.

Amethis

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · +2 more

Edmond de Rothschild PE affiliate providing impact-oriented growth capital to companies serving African and European markets, with ESG integration.

Amino Capital

Venture capital

Palo Alto, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Education

Data-driven VC backing big-data, machine-learning and network-effect companies from seed to growth.

andreessen horowitz

Venture capital

Menlo Park, California, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

Backs innovators building generation-defining technology companies from seed to growth, with a platform model of operational support.

AngelVest天使谷

Venture capital

Shanghai, China


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail

Angel investor network of 70+ accredited members (Shanghai/Hong Kong/Paris) that invests in and mentors compelling early-stage, Asia-focused startups.

ANZ Capital

Venture capital

New York, NY, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail

New York private investment firm backing early-stage US startups and select restructurings as an active, board-level investor.

ASA Ventures

Venture capital

Dubai, UAE


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Venture firm combining VC, PE, incubator and accelerator models to back seed-stage UAE/MENA startups (32 investments); firm's domain now appears repurposed as a content site.

Assembler Growth Capital

Venture capital

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Business & Professional Services · Consumer & Retail · Food & Beverage · Industrials & Manufacturing

Entrepreneurial growth investors backing founders to scale and expand consumer and business-services companies.

Avia Capital

Venture capital

Warsaw, Poland


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Materials & Chemicals

Poland's first growth fund, backing Polish B2B companies oriented toward international expansion.

Ballast Point Ventures

Venture capital

Tampa, Florida, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Business & Professional Services · Consumer & Retail

Provides expansion capital to rapidly growing privately owned companies, taking minority positions with an emphasis on the Southeast and Texas.

battery ventures

Venture capital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Thesis-driven, technology-focused investor backing founders and teams at all stages of growth.

BBRC Private Equity

Venture capital

Sydney, Australia


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail

Creates exponential value through long-term partnerships with founder-led consumer and wellbeing companies.

Beyond The Game Network

Venture capital

Atlanta, Georgia, US


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Athlete-network-driven VC investing early-stage in consumer companies where its athlete/executive ecosystem can accelerate growth.

Bjergegaard

Venture capital

Copenhagen, Denmark


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Food & Beverage · Energy & Utilities

Early-stage venture firm investing in Danish/Nordic startups at seed and Series A.

BlackPeak Capital

Venture capital

Sofia, Bulgaria


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities

Backs export-oriented niche players and domestic market leaders led by visionary management with a proven track record, in sectors with high growth or consolidation potential.

blisce

Venture capital

Paris, France / New York


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail

Transatlantic growth-stage VC backing mission-driven founders in consumer and technology companies.

Blockchain Capital LLC

Venture capital

San Francisco, United States


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

One of the oldest crypto-dedicated VC firms; invests across the crypto stack (DeFi, infrastructure, consumer, gaming, identity) from seed through growth.

Boston Harbor Angels

Venture capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Materials & Chemicals

Angel investor group providing early-stage funding and mentorship to high-growth companies (member-driven equity investing rather than a pooled fund).

BrandProject LP

Venture capital

Toronto, Canada


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Food & Beverage

Acts as an operational co-founder backing founders building category-defining consumer companies grounded in real consumer insight, from pre-seed to Series A.

Brentwood Associates

Venture capital

Los Angeles, CA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail

Los Angeles growth-equity firm partnering with consumer and essential-services companies to accelerate growth and build category leaders.

Brightside

Venture capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Education

Early-stage fund backing founders building technology that disrupts incumbents in foundational, everyday consumer industries across North America.

BroadLight Capital

Venture capital

Los Angeles, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Backs exceptional founders leading high-growth, category-defining tech companies, differentiating via a network of recognized artists, athletes, creators, and entertainers to accelerate customer…

Bullish

Venture capital

New York, NY, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Food & Beverage

A hybrid venture fund and full-stack brand/creative agency that invests in early-stage consumer companies and then serves as their lead brand and go-to-market partner (Peloton, Casper, Harry's, Warby…

Burda Principal Investments

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Education · Environmental & Safety

Growth-capital arm of Hubert Burda Media providing long-term, permanent-capital-style equity to fast-scaling digital and consumer technology companies.

bValue Fund

Venture capital

Warsaw, Poland


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Environmental & Safety

Backs exceptional CEE technology founders from seed through growth, running the region's first dedicated growth equity fund alongside its early-stage vehicles.

Bynd Venture Capital

Venture capital

Lisbon, Portugal


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Environmental & Safety

Self-described 'only truly Iberian VC', investing pre-seed and seed in AI/software, consumer and sustainability startups based in Spain and Portugal.

Campfire Capital

Venture capital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail

Vancouver VC backed by 50+ consumer and retail operators (lululemon, Starbucks, Nike, Aldo, Zara alumni) investing in companies innovating at the intersection of technology and retail/consumer brands.

Canyon Creek Capital

Venture capital

Santa Monica, CA, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Education

Inflection-point seed/pre-Series A investor backing companies with demonstrated market adoption that are not yet ready for a traditional Series A.

198 more investors in consumer and retail

Listed by name and head office. Full profiles are in the searchable directory.

  • Capital Innovators · St. Louis, MO, United States
  • CapitalG · San Francisco, California
  • Catalyst Romania · Bucharest, Romania
  • Cathay Innovation · Paris, France
  • Cayuga Venture Fund · Ithaca, NY, United States
  • CedarBridge Capital Partners · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Centerman Capital · Needham, Massachusetts, USA
  • Centerview Capital Technology · Palo Alto, CA, United States
  • China Growth Capital · Beijing, China
  • Claritas Capital · Nashville, TN, United States
  • Claytonia Capital · San Francisco, USA
  • ClearVue Partners · Shanghai, China
  • Cliintel Capital · Denver, Colorado
  • Cogito Capital · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • CoreCo Private Equity · Guatemala City, Guatemala (also Miami, Florida)
  • CREANDUM · Stockholm, Sweden (offices in Berlin, London and San Francisco)
  • crosslink capital · Menlo Park, CA, USA
  • CULT Capital · New York, NY, United States
  • DFJ Growth · Menlo Park, California, USA
  • DHVC · Palo Alto, California
  • DILA Capital · Mexico City, Mexico (also Miami, FL)
  • Divergent Investments · London, United Kingdom
  • eGateway Capital · Covington, Kentucky, USA
  • Empactful Capital · United States
  • Encomenda Smart Capital · Barcelona, Spain
  • Faith Capital Holding · Kuwait City (Sharq), Kuwait
  • FASHION CAPITAL · Paris, France
  • Female Founders Fund · New York, USA
  • Fidura Private Equity Fonds · Gruenwald, Germany
  • FinSight Ventures · Palo Alto, California, USA
  • First Row Partners · Pacific Northwest, USA
  • Fuel Venture Capital · Miami, Florida
  • Golden Gate Ventures · Singapore
  • Good Friends Venture Capital · New York, NY, USA
  • Greater Colorado Venture Fund · Durango, Colorado, USA
  • Greycroft · New York, USA
  • Hambro Perks · London, United Kingdom
  • Hermitage Capital · Hong Kong
  • iEurope Capital · New York, USA (office in Budapest)
  • IGNIA Partners · Mexico City, Mexico
  • Imaginary · United States
  • Indicator Ventures · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited · Mumbai, India
  • JAL Ventures Fund · Herzliya, Israel
  • LeadX Capital · Germany
  • LG Technology Ventures · Silicon Valley, US
  • LocalGlobe · London, United Kingdom
  • Lyra Growth · Vancouver, Canada
  • Maven · Palo Alto, California, United States
  • Maveron · United States
  • MGV · San Francisco, USA
  • Mobility Ventures · Dallas, Texas, USA
  • monashees · Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Montlake Capital · United States
  • Nectar Capital · London, United Kingdom
  • NetScientific PLC · London, United Kingdom
  • NewDo Venture · San Mateo, California, United States
  • NewView Capital · Burlingame, California, United States
  • norwest venture partners · Menlo Park, California, USA
  • Oasis Capital Ghana · Ghana
  • OLMA Capital Management · Ireland
  • OP Crypto · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Palamon Capital · London, United Kingdom
  • Pioneer Fund · San Francisco, USA
  • Platanus Ventures · Santiago, Chile
  • Princeville Capital · San Francisco, USA
  • Quest Ventures · Singapore
  • Rhodium · Herzliya, Israel
  • Rockbridge Growth Equity · Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Sailing Capital · Hong Kong
  • SAMURAI INCUBATE INC. · Tokyo, Japan
  • Signal Peak Ventures · Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • Social Leverage · Scottsdale, AZ, United States
  • SoGal Ventures · New York, NY / San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Springboard Growth Capital · New York, United States
  • SWS Venture Capital · Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Trinity Ventures · Menlo Park, CA, USA
  • Tru Arrow · New York, USA
  • true ventures · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Union Labs Ventures · San Mateo, California, US
  • UpperStage.Capital · Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Vast Ventures · New York, New York, USA
  • Walden Venture Capital · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Wamda Capital · Dubai, UAE
  • Watertower Ventures · Beverly Hills, California, USA
  • Will Ventures · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Wolfensohn · New York, United States
  • XPND Capital · Montreal, Canada
  • Zane Venture Fund · Atlanta, GA, USA
  • 五岳资本N5Capital · Beijing, China
  • 3Rodeo · United States
  • 645 Ventures · New York, USA
  • 707 Billion Capital · Seattle, USA (also UAE, Singapore, India)
  • A* Capital · San Francisco, California, USA
  • Active Venture · Barcelona, Spain
  • Alanda Capital Management Limited · London, UK
  • Alta Growth Capital · Mexico City, Mexico
  • Amplify.LA · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Area 15 Ventures · Colorado, USA
  • Astella · Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Aurea · London, United Kingdom
  • BAI Capital · Beijing, China
  • Beechwood Capital · United States
  • benchmark capital · San Francisco, California, United States
  • BFG · United States
  • Black Jays · New York, NY, USA
  • Bling Capital · Miami, Florida, USA
  • Bregal Sagemount · New York, USA
  • Bridge Investments · United States
  • Brook Venture · Wakefield, USA
  • C2 Capital Partners · Shanghai, China
  • Capstone Partners Co., Ltd. · Seoul, South Korea
  • Champion Investments · Dallas, TX, United States
  • Chiratae Ventures · Bengaluru, India
  • Clearspring Capital · Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Clerisy · United States
  • Commerce Ventures · San Francisco, United States
  • Crowdberry · Slovakia
  • Digital Fuel Capital · Boston, USA
  • Dolphin Capital Group · San Francisco, United States
  • Edge Ventures · Shanghai, China
  • Equifaira · Vancouver, Canada
  • EQUITIN · Poland
  • Expansion Venture Capital · New York, NY, USA
  • Experienced Capital · Paris, France
  • Factory · Las Vegas, NV, USA
  • Fenwick Brands · United States
  • Firestartr · London, United Kingdom
  • ForeVest Capital · Warsaw, Poland
  • Gecad Ventures · Bucharest, Romania
  • GFR Fund · San Francisco, California, USA
  • Green Acre Capital · Canada
  • Greenridge Growth Partners · Austin, TX, United States
  • H Venture · Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highland Europe · London, United Kingdom
  • Hummingbird Ventures · London, United Kingdom
  • Ideate Capital · United States
  • Initial Capital · London, UK / Austin, USA
  • InReach Ventures · London, United Kingdom
  • Inverleith LLP · United Kingdom
  • IVP · United States
  • JamJar Investments · London, United Kingdom
  • Jungle Ventures · Singapore
  • KAYA VC · Prague, Czech Republic
  • LFE Capital · Minneapolis, United States
  • LNK · United States
  • Lykos Capital · United States
  • Lyra Ventures · Singapore
  • matrix partners · San Francisco & Boston, USA
  • Mercantile Venture Capital · United States
  • Microtraction · Lagos, Nigeria
  • Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Native American Venture Fund · New York, NY, USA
  • Newfund · Paris, France (and Palo Alto, USA)
  • NewRoad Capital · United States
  • Next Sparc Growth · Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA (also Miami, Florida)
  • Nielsen Innovate · Caesarea, Israel
  • Oak Investment · United States
  • Overton Venture Capital · New York, New York, USA
  • Peterson Ventures · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Plymouth Growth · Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Precedo · Paradise Valley / Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
  • Prospect Hill Growth · United States
  • REFASHIOND Ventures · New York, NY, USA
  • RRE Ventures · New York, USA
  • Rubicon Venture Capital · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Silas Capital · New York, NY
  • Silicon Gardens · Slovenia
  • Silicon Road Ventures · Atlanta, Georgia, USA (office in Mumbai, India)
  • Slingshot Ventures · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Smash Capital · New York & Los Angeles, USA
  • Snowball Growth · Finland
  • Social Starts · United States (multiple offices incl. San Francisco, New York)
  • Strand Equity · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Strathspey Crown Holdings LLC · Newport Beach, California, United States
  • Surge · Bengaluru, India
  • Tanglin Venture Partners · Singapore
  • TempoCap · London, United Kingdom
  • The Builders Fund · United States
  • Titan Capital · New Delhi, India
  • U.S. Venture Partners · Menlo Park, CA, USA
  • Viking Venture · Trondheim, Norway
  • VMG · United States
  • Waterpoint Lane · Miami, USA and Toronto, Canada
  • Weatherford Capital · Tampa, Florida, United States
  • Whitecap Venture Partners · Toronto, Canada
  • Winona Capital Management · Chicago, IL, USA
  • Wocstar Fund · United States
  • ZHONG Capital (熙金资本) · Shanghai, China
  • Route 66 Ventures · Alexandria, Virginia, USA
  • Data Point Capital · Boston, Massachusetts
  • first round capital · United States
  • Jabbar Internet Group · Dubai, UAE
  • Mentors Fund · United States
  • New Voices Fund · United States
  • Reflex Capital · Prague, Czech Republic
  • Tamarak · Springville, UT, USA
  • Tga- Capital · San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA

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Counts are as of 2026-09-27; the list above is loaded live, so it can differ if firms have been added or removed since. Sector and stage focus is as stated by the firm. Firms wanting a correction can get in touch.