DEEP-TECH.COM VC RANKINGS

Which deeptech VCs helpthe founders they back.

We’re a group of 200 deeptech VCs voting on which funds are most helpful to founders. We also survey hundreds of deeptech founders to ask them which of their VCs are most helpful. The results are published below annually as The Power List.

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what vcs think

“This list isn't a popularity contest. It's not about which funds get press coverage. It's about which actually help their founders based on real, private feedback.”

“Lists like this are great because they show who is actually helpful and who just says they are. And polling VCs is smart because they have experience with hundreds of funds while most founders just work with a small group.”

“You want to work with good people that will make a difference for you and your company. In the ever-expanding universe of VCs, The Power List is how you find those gems.”

MA
Mike AnnunziataAlso Capital
LP
Leo PolovetsHumba Ventures
CP
Cameron PorterSteel Atlas

The Prompt

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VCs answered "Which two funds are most helpful to deeptech founders?" Plus, deeptech founders answered "Which two of your investors are the most helpful?" Investor votes are in. Founder votes are coming next.

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EARLY STAGE DEEPTECH FUNDS (OUT OF 400+ FUNDS TRACKED)
VC ReputationFund
TOP 2%
Boost VC
TBD
Backed
colossal.comcoinbase.com
"Boost deploys aggressively and backs weird, big ideas - exactly what venture should exist to do"
Tim Grace, Techstars
TOP 2%
Cantos
TBD
Backed
castelion.comastranis.com
"Ian and the Cantos team are fantastic champions for their founders"
Benjamin Patterson, 10VC
TOP 2%
Julian Capital
TBD
Backed
aalo.comastromecha.co
"I love investing with them because they're always working so hard for their founders."
Turner Novak, Banana Capital
TOP 2%
Also Capital
TBD
Backed
varda.comk2space.com
"Mike cares a ton about the founders and is always a text away. He also sees the bigger picture and dreams big with the founders while helping in a hands-on way."
Vijen Patel, 81 Collection
TOP 2%
Fifty Years
TBD
Backed
solugen.comathelas.com
"I respect 50Y because they are willing to bet on people solving genuinely massive problems with sci-fi type tech. "
Tom McQuillen, Regen
TOP 2%
Generational Partners
TBD
Backed
vital-lyfe.comspheresemi.com
"Asher, Denver, and Van are as relentless and hardworking as the founders they back. Exactly the kind of people you want in your corner."
Amee Kapadia, Cantos
TOP 5%
SOSV
TBD
Backed
formlabs.comupsidefoods.com
TOP 2%
Humba Ventures
TBD
Backed
northwoodspace.ioantaresindustries.com
"Leo is an incredible investor and a great thought partner. He is very helpful to founders and Humba is among the most respected early stage firms for deeptech founders."
Prateek Joshi, Moxxie
TOP 5%
Playground Global
TBD
Backed
psiquantum.comagilityrobotics.com
TOP 2%
2048
TBD
Backed
glossgenius.comnomic.bio
"2048 is backing the kind of deeptech founders that will ensure that we have a bright future in 2048"
Hussein Kanji, Hoxton
TOP 2%
1517
TBD
Backed
lamda.aiatom-computing.com
"They back outlier founders (and help them build) before consensus catches up."
Brandon Kortokrax, E2MC
TOP 2%
Steel Atlas
TBD
Backed
valaratomics.comzenopower.com
"There’s no one who thinks about and researches frontier technologies in physical industries more deeply and thoughtfully than Cam and Talal."
Packy McCormick, Not Boring
TOP 5%
Hyperion
TBD
Backed
valaratomics.comantithesis.com
TOP 5%
Refactor
TBD
Backed
solugen.comastranis.com
TOP 5%
Outlander
TBD
Backed
spacex.comstripe.com
TOP 5%
Harpoon
TBD
Backed
solugen.comastranis.com
TOP 10%
Space VC
TBD
Backed
trueanomaly.spaceloftorbital.com
TOP 5%
VSquared
TBD
Backed
iqm.techneura-robotics.com
TOP 5%
Decisive Point
TBD
Backed
radiantnuclear.comfirehawkdefense.com
"In a sector full of posers, they are the real deal. They work hard, understand the industry and can see around corners. "
Jake Chapman, Marque
TOP 5%
Undeterred Capital
TBD
Backed
parallel.bioastroforge.com
TOP 5%
First Round
TBD
Backed
uber.comnotion.so
TOP 10%
Azolla Ventures
TBD
Backed
sublime-systems.comlilacsolutions.com
TOP 10%
Compound VC
TBD
Backed
wayve.aideepgram.com
TOP 10%
Silent Ventures
TBD
Backed
armada.aicastelion.com
TOP 10%
Root Ventures
TBD
Backed
adept.aiversatile.ai
TOP 10%
8090
TBD
Backed
www.oklo.comcemvita.com
TOP 10%
Anorak
TBD
Backed
flocksafety.comanduril.com
TOP 10%
Box Group
TBD
Backed
ramp.comclay.com
TOP 10%
Tamarack
TBD
Backed
figure.aiimpulsespace.com
TOP 10%
Voyager
TBD
Backed
arbor.coastromecha.co
TOP 10%
Stellar Ventures
TBD
Backed
skyloom.covastspace.com
TOP 10%
Ravelin
TBD
Backed
apexspace.comhadrian.co
TOP 10%
Susa
TBD
Backed
flexport.comRobinhood.com
TOP 10%
plural
TBD
Backed
proximafusion.comhelsing.ai
TOP 25%
Spacecadet
TBD
Backed
boomsupersonic.comfunctionhealth.com
TOP 10%
Packy McCormick
TBD
Backed
ramp.combasepowercompany.com
TOP 10%
AlleyCorp
TBD
Backed
mongodb.compearlhealth.com
TOP 10%
KdT Ventures
TBD
Backed
abridge.comsolugen.com
TOP 25%
TDK Ventures
TBD
Backed
groq.comautoflight.com
TOP 25%
Trust Ventures
TBD
Backed
oklo.combasepowercompany.com
TOP 25%
Construct Capital
TBD
Backed
hadrian.cocowboyspace.com
TOP 25%
Long Journey
TBD
Backed
spacex.comdeepmind.google
TOP 25%
Champion Hill
TBD
Backed
spacex.comanduril.com
TOP 25%
Rolling Fun
TBD
Backed
atomic.industriesaalo.com
TOP 25%
Starship
TBD
Backed
rainmaker.comreflectorbital.com
TOP 25%
Pillar VC
TBD
Backed
pillpack.combridge.xyz
TOP 25%
Angular
TBD
Backed
forter.comfirebolt.io
TOP 25%
Banter
TBD
Backed
antaresindustries.comnorthwoodspace.io
TOP 25%
Josh Buckley
TBD
Backed
appliedintuition.comrippling.com
TOP 25%
Roadrunner/AFF
TBD
Backed
perseusmaterials.comthunderstone.rocks
TOP 25%
Pax
TBD
Backed
nominal.ioaalo.com
TOP 25%
Union Square Ventures
TBD
Backed
twitter.comcoinbase.com
TOP 25%
Plug & Play
TBD
Backed
dropbox.comflexiv.com
TOP 25%
MaC Venture Capital
TBD
Backed
stokespace.comxonaspace.com
TOP 25%
SNR
TBD
Backed
airtable.combenchling.com
TOP 25%
Discipulus Ventures
TBD
Backed
runetech.codurin.com
TOP 25%
RPV
TBD
Backed
launchpad.buildbiologicinputoutputsystems.com
Out of 400+ early-stage funds.
MULTI-STAGE DEEPTECH FUNDS (OUT OF 250+ FUNDS TRACKED)
VC ReputationFund
TOP 5
Lux Capital
TBD
Backed
databricks.com appliedintuition.com
"Lux blazed a trail in deeptech before others dared"
Abe Murray, AlleyCorp
TOP 5
Founders Fund
TBD
Backed
spacex.comanthropic.com
"Proven track record, top founders, deep USG and Pentagon relationships."
Leo Banchik, Voyager
TOP 5
Eclipse
TBD
Backed
cerebras.aiwayve.ai
"They are thoughtful and thesis driven investors, deriving their insights from their industrial operating experience"
Brannon Jones, AlleyCorp
TOP 5
a16z
TBD
Backed
openai.comFacebook.com
"Courteous and clear emails, both with founders and coinvestors"
Liam Krut, Reinforced Ventures
TOP 20%
DCVC
TBD
Backed
fervoenergy.comradiantnuclear.com
"Explicitly deep-tech focused, large team of PhDs/scientists-turned-investors, strong hands-on technical and go-to-market support for hard science startups."
Abhay Ghatpande, Sprout Fund
TOP 5
Khosla Ventures
TBD
Backed
openai.comcfs.energy
TOP 10
8VC
TBD
Backed
ramp.comsaronic.com
"8VC was doing deeptech long before it was cool… and they’ve only gotten better with age."
Jackson Moses, Silent Ventures
TOP 10
Riot
TBD
Backed
valaratomics.comtoasttab.com
TOP 10
Valor Equity Partners
TBD
Backed
spacex.comdataminr.com
"Valor is a great growth stage lead for companies ready to scale"
Schaffer Ochstein, Terraforge
TOP 10
Interlagos
TBD
Backed
apexspace.comcastelion.com
"High-conviction investors who are truly founder-first"
Dillon Dunteman, Hyperion
TOP 10
Future Ventures
TBD
Backed
neuralink.comx.aispacex.com
TOP 10%
General Catalyst
TBD
Backed
anthropic.comwayve.ai
"One of the few funds that is credibly multi-regional "
Raphael Roettgen, E2MC
TOP 10%
Scout Ventures
TBD
Backed
saronic.combasepowercompany.com
TOP 10%
Energy Impact Partners
TBD
Backed
formenergy.comdragos.com
TOP 10%
XYZ
TBD
Backed
anduril.comverkada.com
TOP 10%
Squadra Ventures
TBD
Backed
shift5.ioendolithmining.com
TOP 10%
Woven Capital
TBD
Backed
elevenlabs.ionuro.ai
TOP 10%
Xora
TBD
Backed
celestial.aibedrockrobotics.com
TOP 10%
Bison
TBD
Backed
thinkingmachines.aico.bot
TOP 10%
Type One
TBD
Backed
groq.comopenai.com
TOP 10%
Blue Yard
TBD
Backed
castelion.comgroq.com
TOP 10%
Dimension
TBD
Backed
earendil.bioodysseytx.com
TOP 10%
Lowercarbon
TBD
Backed
crusoe.aicommonwealthfusion.com
TOP 10%
Giant Step Capital
TBD
Backed
perplexity.aiastromecha.co
TOP 10%
J2 Ventures
TBD
Backed
ouraring.comapexspace.com
TOP 10%
Gigascale
TBD
Backed
cfs.energyradiantnuclear.com
TOP 15%
Unless
TBD
Backed
vecnarobotics.companthalassa.com
TOP 15%
Cerberus Ventures
TBD
Backed
ansabio.commaybellquantum.com
TOP 15%
Hitachi Ventures
TBD
Backed
weka.iobioptimus.com
TOP 15%
RTX Ventures
TBD
Backed
shield.aishift5.io
TOP 15%
Foundation Capital
TBD
Backed
cerebras.netsunrun.com
TOP 15%
Point72
TBD
Backed
apexspace.comsaronic.com
TOP 15%
Sequoia
TBD
Backed
anthropic.comopenai.com
TOP 15%
BANNER
TBD
Backed
spacex.comx.ai
TOP 15%
DFJ Growth
TBD
Backed
tesla.comspacex.com
TOP 15%
Felicis
TBD
Backed
shopify.comcanva.com
TOP 20%
Draper
TBD
Backed
docusign.comtesla.com
TOP 20%
Bessemer
TBD
Backed
anthropic.comwaymo.com
TOP 20%
Kindred
TBD
Backed
uber.cominversionspace.com
TOP 20%
NEA
TBD
Backed
crisprtx.comcloudflare.com
TOP 20%
Hummingbird
TBD
Backed
lovable.devrevolut.com
TOP 20%
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
TBD
Backed
cfs.energyredwoodmaterials.com
Out of 250+ multi-stage funds.

VCs Who Voted (500+ votes cast)

"This list isn't a popularity contest. It's not about which funds get press coverage. It's about which actually help their founders based on real, private feedback."

MA
Mike AnnunziataAlso Capital

"Lists like this are great because they show who is actually helpful and who just says they are. And polling VCs is smart because they have experience with hundreds of funds while most founders just work with a small group."

LP
Leo PolovetsHumba Ventures

"It's too easy to game other lists with a dedicated PR campaign and a few well placed connections. The Power List returns to a proper baseline."

JW
Joe WilsonUndeterred Capital

"You want to work with good people that will make a difference for you and your company. In the ever-expanding universe of VCs, The Power List is how you find those gems."

CP
Cameron PorterSteel Atlas

"Every VC claims to be helpful. Few actually are. This data tells you who actually is, by talking directly to the founders they've backed."

JJ
Jacob JacksonJulian Capital

"When we invest in VC funds, we care about who's respected among GPs' peers."

AL
Anonymous LPFund of Funds

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HOW THE LIST IS BUILT

Ranking Methodology

A certificate of how the Deep-Tech Power List is compiled, verified, and kept honest. This is the standard every ranking on this site is held to.

500+
Total Votes
200+
Investors Surveyed
Terms of Record
01SURVEY

We asked 200+ deeptech founders and 200+ deeptech VCs a single question: name two deeptech funds that are most helpful to founders. In the case of founders, they chose among their existing investors.

02TIERING

Funds are grouped into tiers by vote density rather than a precise rank. Small gaps between funds are not statistically meaningful.

03NO PROMPTING

We don't let votes come in over the transom; an open form is easy to game. Instead, we maintain a hand-curated list of founders via the Deep Checks community, and reach out to each with a survey. Every response is tied to a verified identity and logged.

04NO SOLICITATION

This list isn't sponsored. No fund paid to be on it, and no fund can pay to move up. Deep Checks funds the work because we think the ecosystem deserves a clearer signal of who actually helps founders.

05FOUNDER VOTES

Founder votes are coming soon.

06TRACEABLE

We keep a paper trail of every vote cast (done via email, not texts nor phone calls) for future audits.