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Marketplace investors, by fund.
Find venture funds with a marketplace focus or a documented marketplace track record. Search by firm, focus area, stage, and investment geography, then confirm the current criteria with the fund.
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Each listing links to a fund-owned source. The filters use only criteria we could verify; an empty field means we have not established it. A past marketplace investment does not necessarily mean a current marketplace mandate.
29 funds · A–Z
Accel
Global multi-stage investor that backed Moglix, a marketplace for industrial supplies.
StageSeed to growth
Invests inGlobal
SourceAccel investment in Moglix ↗
CriteriaStage / Geography ↗
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AlleyCorp
Early-stage investor with a stated marketplaces focus across consumer and enterprise technology.
StagePre-seed to Series A
Focus areasMarketplaces, Enterprise software, Consumer technology
SourceAlleyCorp diversified technology focus ↗
CriteriaStage / Focus areas ↗
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Bain Capital Ventures
Seed-to-growth investor that published a B2B marketplace thesis and backed Material Bank in 2020.
StageSeed to growth
SourceBain Capital Ventures B2B marketplace investment ↗
CriteriaStage ↗
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Bessemer Venture Partners
Marketplaces
Canaan
Canaan XIII named marketplaces and commerce among its consumer investment areas in 2023.
StageSeed and Series A
Focus areasMarketplaces, Commerce, Consumer
SourceCanaan XIII investment strategy ↗
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Communitas Capital
Fintech, marketplaces, and B2B software
StageEarly stage
Focus areasFintech, Marketplaces, B2B software
SourceCommunitas Capital investment focus ↗
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Craft Ventures
In 2021, Craft named SaaS and marketplaces special focus areas for Craft III.
CRV
Early-stage investor with marketplace investment experience, including DoorDash.
StageSeed and Series A
Focus areasMarketplaces
SourceCRV marketplace and DoorDash investment guide ↗
CriteriaStage ↗
CriteriaFocus areas ↗
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Eniac Ventures
Seed investor that co-led Ghost, a B2B fashion inventory marketplace.
StageSeed
Focus areasConsumer
SourceEniac Ventures investment in Ghost ↗
CriteriaStage / Focus areas ↗
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Equal Ventures
Early-stage investor in legacy industries that has published a marketplace thesis and backed the B2B marketplace Ghost.
StageEarly stage
Focus areasClimate, Insurance & benefits, Retail, Supply chain & logistics
SourceEqual Ventures investment in Ghost ↗
CriteriaStage ↗
CriteriaFocus areas ↗
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First Round Capital
Sector-agnostic first-check investor whose marketplace portfolio includes GOAT and Uber.
StageAngel, pre-seed, and seed
Invests inUnited States
SourceFirst Round marketplace portfolio ↗
CriteriaStage / Geography ↗
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FJ Labs
Marketplaces and network effects
StageEarly stage
Invests inGlobal, United States
Focus areasMarketplaces
SourceFJ Labs strategy ↗
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Forerunner Ventures
Consumer-focused investor whose Fund VII explicitly includes marketplaces.
StageSeed and Series A
Invests inUnited States
Focus areasMarketplaces, Consumer, Commerce
SourceForerunner Fund VII investment areas ↗
CriteriaStage ↗
CriteriaGeography ↗
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Founder Collective
Sector-agnostic pre-seed and seed investor whose portfolio includes the marketplaces CREXi and Creative Market.
General Catalyst
Broad investor with historical marketplace investments including OLX, Handy, Wag, and Merlin.
SourceGeneral Catalyst marketplace investment history ↗
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Greylock
Consumer marketplace and commerce portfolio history
SourceGreylock consumer portfolio ↗
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Index Ventures
Global multi-stage investor whose marketplace portfolio includes GOAT, Grailed, and 1stDibs.
StageSeed to IPO
Invests inGlobal
SourceIndex Ventures marketplace portfolio ↗
CriteriaGeography ↗
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Marketplace Capital
Marketplaces and network effects
StagePre-seed / seed
Invests inGlobal, United States
Focus areasMarketplaces
SourceMarketplace Capital investment thesis ↗
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Maveron
Consumer-focused early-stage firm with marketplace investing expertise.
StageEarly stage
Focus areasConsumer, Marketplaces
SourceMaveron marketplace investing expertise ↗
CriteriaStage ↗
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mµ ventures
Pre-seed and seed investor in marketplaces, commerce infrastructure, vertical software, and consumer startups.
StagePre-seed and seed
Focus areasMarketplaces, Commerce infrastructure, Vertical software, Consumer
Sourcemµ ventures investment criteria ↗
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NEA
Consumer and B2B marketplaces
NFX
Marketplaces
StagePre-seed / seed
Invests inUnited States, Israel, Latin America, Europe
Focus areasMarketplaces
SourceNFX marketplace investing ↗
CriteriaStage / Geography ↗
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Nomad Ventures
Hybrid marketplaces and network effects
Point Nine Capital
B2B marketplace portfolio history
SNAK Venture Partners
Marketplaces
Speedinvest
Marketplaces and consumer
StageSeed, Growth
Invests inEurope
Focus areasMarketplaces, Consumer
SourceSpeedinvest marketplace team ↗
CriteriaStage / Geography ↗
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Union Square Ventures
Generalist; network effects thesis
Yonder
Marketplaces and network-effect businesses
StageFirst-check / pre-seed
Invests inGlobal
Focus areasMarketplaces
SourceYonder investment criteria ↗
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How this list works
A lead, then a closer look.
How are funds included? We include firms with a stated marketplace focus or a documented marketplace investment history. We check fund-owned pages and record the review date.
How do the filters work? Stage, geography, and focus areas appear only when a fund-owned source supports them. Search matches the visible fund information; filters narrow the list and can be shared through the page URL. Funds verified as investing globally also appear in each region's results.
We organize the list by firm or fund rather than individual partner. Strategies and teams change, so use the source links to check the latest criteria before reaching out.
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