14 VC firms

VCs & Investors

Boston has one of the deepest venture ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley. These are the firms and individuals actively writing checks.

Venture Capital Firms

Boston-based and Boston-active VC firms, from seed through growth stage.

FocusDescription
E14 Fund
Seed
Deep Tech

MIT Media Lab's venture fund investing in transformative technologies emerging from the lab.

First Star
Seed
Generalist

Pre-seed and seed investor backing the earliest stage founders building breakthrough companies.

Founder Collective
Seed
Generalist

Seed-stage fund founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, backing ambitious founders early.

Innospark
Seed
Technology

Early-stage investor supporting innovative founders building impactful technology companies.

Nextview Ventures
Seed
Consumer / B2B

Seed-stage VC focused on the everyday economy, backing founders reimagining how people live and work.

Offscript
Seed
Generalist

Early-stage investor backing founders who are rewriting the rules across technology and culture.

Pillar VC
Seed / Series A
Generalist

Community-first early-stage VC that invests in and builds the Boston startup ecosystem.

Underscore VC
Seed / Series A
Software

Community-powered VC investing in early-stage software companies with its Core peer network.

Flybridge Capital Partners
Early
Generalist

Early-stage generalist VC with deep Boston roots, known for founder-friendly approach.

Glasswing Ventures
Early
AI / Security

AI and frontier tech VC investing at the intersection of AI, security, and enterprise.

Hyperplane
Early
AI

Early-stage VC investing in AI-native companies building the next generation of intelligent software.

Link Ventures
Early
Technology

Boston-based venture firm investing in early-stage technology companies with strong network effects.

Alumni Ventures
Multi
Generalist

One of the most active VC firms in the US, connecting alumni investors to diversified venture portfolios.

Matrix
Multi
Enterprise / Consumer

Multi-stage venture firm with a long track record backing enterprise software and consumer companies.