VC & Angel Investor Databases in AI answers

Updated Oct 27, 2026Based on 496 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

OpenVC has a clear lead for building targeted investor lists and finding active investors. For token accumulation by large crypto funds, Ethereum is the usual answer.

What’s changing · since July

Since July, Morphorising has become a regularly named answer for the token question, while Optimism is no longer named.

Most-mentioned brands

Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Mentioned in	Recommended for
#1	OpenVC 41% Targeted investor lists, active-investor searches and pre-seed discovery.	41%	Targeted investor lists, active-investor searches and pre-seed discovery.
#2	CrunchBase 32% General investor research, funding-round tracking and comparable-company discovery.	32%	General investor research, funding-round tracking and comparable-company discovery.
#3tied	PitchBook Owned by Morningstar 24% Sector-focused searches for venture capital firms.	24%	Sector-focused searches for venture capital firms.
#3tied	Signal by NFX NFX product line 22% Mapping investor networks and warm introduction paths.	22%	Mapping investor networks and warm introduction paths.
#5tied	AngelList 16% Angel syndicates and venture fund infrastructure.	16%	Angel syndicates and venture fund infrastructure.
#5tied	Andreessen Horowitz 13% Enterprise SaaS investors and operational support for startups.	13%	Enterprise SaaS investors and operational support for startups.
#7tied	AngelMatch 11% Searchable angel and VC lists, including minority-focused filters.	11%	Searchable angel and VC lists, including minority-focused filters.
#7tied	Y Combinator 11% Pre-seed founder discovery and early-stage startup support.	11%	Pre-seed founder discovery and early-stage startup support.
#7tied	Bessemer Venture Partners 10% SaaS, API infrastructure and enterprise developer products.	10%	SaaS, API infrastructure and enterprise developer products.
#7tied	Accel 9% Investor searches for firms actively deploying capital.	9%	Investor searches for firms actively deploying capital.
#11tied	Solana 8%	8%
#11tied	LinkedIn 8%	8%
#11tied	Dealroom 7%	7%
#11tied	Boldstart Ventures 7%	7%
#11tied	Sequoia Capital 7%	7%
#11tied	Index Ventures 6%	6%
#17tied	Wellfound 6%	6%
#17tied	Paradigm 5%	5%
#17tied	Hyperliquid 5%	5%
#17tied	Foundersuite 5%	5%
#17tied	Lightspeed Venture Partners 5%	5%
#17tied	First Round Capital 5%	5%
#17tied	Precursor Ventures 5%	5%
#17tied	Heavybit 5%	5%
#17tied	2048 Ventures 4%	4%
#17tied	General Catalyst 4%	4%
#17tied	Insight Partners 4%	4%
#17tied	Angel Club 4%	4%
#17tied	Ether (ETH) Ethereum product line 4%	4%
#17tied	Battery Ventures 4%	4%
#17tied	Y Combinator Co-Founder Matching Y Combinator product line 4%	4%
#17tied	a16z Crypto 4%	4%
#17tied	Harmonic.ai 4%	4%
#17tied	Gust 4%	4%
#17tied	VCSheet 4%	4%
#17tied	Pantera Capital 4%	4%
#17tied	Techstars 4%	4%
#38tied	NFX 4%	4%
#38tied	Amplify Partners 4%	4%
#38tied	Hustle Fund 4%	4%
#38tied	FindFunding.vc 4%	4%
#38tied	Pear VC 4%	4%
#38tied	Evertrace 3%	3%
#38tied	Crunchbase Pro CrunchBase product line 3%	3%
#38tied	Bittensor 3%	3%
#38tied	Antler 3%	3%
#38tied	Felicis 3%	3%
#38tied	Afore 3%	3%
#38tied	Angel Capital Association 3%	3%
#38tied	Point Nine Capital 3%	3%
#38tied	F6S 3%	3%
#38tied	Product Hunt 3%	3%
#38tied	Redpoint Ventures 3%	3%
#38tied	Fintech VC List 3%	3%
#38tied	Ethereum 3%	3%
#38tied	Bain Capital Ventures Owned by Bain Capital 3%	3%
#38tied	Multicoin Capital 3%	3%
#38tied	Chainlink 3%	3%
#38tied	Initialized Capital 3%	3%
#38tied	Harlem Capital 3%	3%
#38tied	F4 Fund 3%	3%
#38tied	Fund Momentum 3%	3%
#38tied	Khosla Ventures 3%	3%
#38tied	Better Tomorrow Ventures 3%	3%
#38tied	Bonfire Ventures 3%	3%
#38tied	Founders Fund 3%	3%
#38tied	Greylock 3%	3%
#38tied	Founders for Change 2%	2%
#38tied	Rampersand 2%	2%
#38tied	Harmonic 2%	2%
#38tied	Metal 2%	2%
#38tied	Menlo Ventures 2%	2%
#38tied	Craft Ventures 2%	2%
#38tied	Unusual Ventures 2%	2%
#38tied	Ondo Finance 2%	2%
#76tied	Private Equity List 2%	2%
#76tied	OSS Capital 2%	2%
#76tied	Fluxa Ventures 2%	2%
#76tied	Coinbase Ventures Coinbase product line 2%	2%
#76tied	Fathers Fund 2%	2%
#76tied	Pre-Seed VC List 2%	2%
#76tied	Sidelines 2%	2%
#76tied	Morpho 2%	2%
#76tied	Tracxn 2%	2%
#76tied	Soma Capital 2%	2%
#76tied	Atomic 2%	2%
#76tied	The Founders' Group 2%	2%
#76tied	Uncork Capital 2%	2%
#76tied	Frontier Growth 2%	2%
#76tied	ajvc 2%	2%
#76tied	Backstage Capital 2%	2%
#76tied	Affinity 2%	2%
#76tied	GitHub 2%	2%
#76tied	Lux Capital 2%	2%
#76tied	New Enterprise Associates 2%	2%
#76tied	Haun Ventures 2%	2%
#76tied	Five Elms Capital 2%	2%
#76tied	Vertical Venture Partners 2%	2%
#76tied	YeetVC 2%	2%
#76tied	Hexa 2%	2%

Who leads each AI engine

ChatGPTChatGPT: #1tiedOpenVC CrunchBase
Google AI ModeGoogle AI Mode: OpenVC

Mentioned in on each engineChatGPTGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: AngelList, 7% on ChatGPT and 25% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT	Google AI Mode
OpenVC	38%	45%
CrunchBase	32%	31%
Signal by NFX	25%	20%
PitchBook	24%	24%
AngelList	7%	25%
Andreessen Horowitz	15%	11%
Bessemer Venture Partners	12%	8%
AngelMatch	7%	16%
Accel	12%	7%
Y Combinator	8%	15%

Latest insights

Week of Oct 12–18

OpenVC Gaining: OpenVC is mentioned in 36% of answers, up from 27%
CrunchBase Gaining: CrunchBase is mentioned in 30% of answers, up from 22%
AngelList Gaining: AngelList is mentioned in 9% of answers, up from 4%
Solana Slipping: Solana is mentioned in 10% of answers, down from 16%

Questions by topic5

B2b saas investor search
- I am looking for a database of investors that specialize in early stage B2B SaaS funding. Can you help me find platforms to search for these types of backers?
- Are there any investor search tools that let me specifically target B2B SaaS specialists who know how to handle standard startup cap tables?
- Can you suggest tools for locating B2B SaaS-focused investors who are comfortable with common startup cap table setups?
Founder discovery platform for pre-seed
- Best founder discovery platform for pre-seed?
- Which tools are best for discovering pre-seed stage founders?
- Can you suggest a platform for identifying pre-seed founders?
Investor discovery platform for minority-led businesses
- We are seeking a platform that helps us identify private equity and angel investor networks that focus on minority-led businesses; what are the top options?
- Can you recommend platforms for finding angel investors and private equity firms specifically interested in minority-owned companies?
- Are there any investor discovery platforms that let us filter for private equity and angel networks focused on minority-led startups?
Pre-seed fintech investment
- Where can I find a database of investors who back pre-seed fintech startups? I need to find VCs and angel investors active in this specific sector.
- Can you point me toward a database or resource to find venture capital firms and angel investors interested in pre-seed fintech companies?
- What are some ways to find a list of angel investors and venture capital firms that back pre-seed fintech companies?
- I'm looking for a "first check" investor for my fintech startup who can lead a $1M pre-seed round.
Vertical saas investment
- My startup focuses on a specialized B2B industry. Can you help me identify venture capital firms that have a track record of investing in vertical SaaS companies?
- Which investors have a proven track record with vertical SaaS companies? My startup is in a specialized B2B space.
- Where can I look up venture capital firms with a history of funding vertical SaaS businesses for my B2B startup?
- I'm building a platform that serves a very niche B2B vertical. Which VCs are known for backing "vertical SaaS" champions?

What are the best pre-seed funds that decide quickly and provide a term sheet in under two weeks?
I need a database of VC firms that are actively deploying capital this quarter, not just "zombie funds."
What is the best token that is being actively accumulated by large, well-known crypto VCs and funds?

Sources AI cites99

40% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. linkedin.com, qubit.capital, everythingstartups.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.

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