Top 10 Investors globally that generate Unicorns from Seed

Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
Aug 31, 2025
2 min read

Updated: Sep 1, 2025

Financial News – Here is the ranking of the Top 10 Investors globally that generate Unicorns from Seed in 2025, according to Dealroom.

Top 10 Investors globally that generate Unicorns from Seed:

1 – Ycombinator

Ycombinator ranks No. 1 Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 127 Unicorns – 101 from Seed, 9 from Series A, 17 from Series B.

2 – Sequoia

Sequoia ranks 2^nd Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 351 Unicorns – 42 from Seed, 107 from Series A, 202 from Series B.

3 – SV Angel

SV Angel ranks 3^rd Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 144 Unicorns – 50 from Seed, 47 from Series A, 47 from Series B.

4 – Accel

Acel ranks 4^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 190 Unicorns – 30 from Seed, 84 from Series A, 76 from Series B.

5 - Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz ranks 5^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 170 Unicorns – 26 from Seed, 66 from Series A, 78 from Series B.

6 – 500 Global

500 Global ranks 6^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 62 Unicorns – 31 from Seed, 14 from Series A, 17 from Series B.

7 – Index Ventures

Index Ventures ranks 7^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 119 Unicorns – 18 from Seed, 34 from Series A, 67 from Series B.

8 – NEA

NEA ranks 8^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 127 Unicorns – 15 from Seed, 44 from Series A, 68 from Series B.

9 - Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners ranks 9^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 159 Unicorns – 12 from Seed, 48 from Series A, 99 from Series B.

10 – Tiger Global

Tiger Global ranks 10^th Top Investor globally that generates the highest growth from Seed to Unicorn, having contributed to the creation of 277 Unicorns – 3 from Seed, 25 from Series A, 249 from Series B.