SaaS Investor Leaderboard 2026: Top 100 VC & PE Firms

8,425 VC and PE firms are ranked by the real-world adoption of their SaaS portfolios, measured from actual company purchases on Cledara rather than funding announcements or valuations. The highest-ranked investors by portfolio strength are Sequoia Capital, Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.

Top investors by portfolio strength

Sequoia Capital leads with 21 companies in the SaaS top 100, followed by Accel, from 8,425 investors ranked by real SaaS portfolio adoption, covering 17,821 portfolio investments in total.

#InvestorTop 100 holdingsTop 500 holdingsTop 1000 holdingsTotal tracked holdingsNotable portfolio companies
1Sequoia Capital214055134Klavis AI, Meshy, Artisan AI, Vanta, dbt Labs, Keen, Stripe, Arcade, Chargebee, Snowflake
2Accel204057122Synthesia, Gamma, Dovetail, Campaign Monitor, Supabase, Airbyte , Checkly, Hootsuite, Hopin, Nanonets
3Andreessen Horowitz163350102Common Sense Machines, Notion, Stripe, Upstash, Gamma, Carta, Clerk.com, Hopin, Pinecone, Krea
4Salesforce Ventures15343876Contentful, Cloudinary, Recall.ai, Snowflake, Outreach, Airbyte , LeadiQ, Silverline, Crystal, FullStory
5Y Combinator135489330Stripe, Apify, IcePanel, PostHog, Kombo, Expo, Slite, MarketMuse, Recall.ai, Supabase
6Insight Partners134261131Metabase, ClickHouse, Linktree, Chargebee, Campaign Monitor, Launch Darkly, Hootsuite, Honeycomb, Salesloft, Perimeter 81
7Tiger Global Management133851107Chargebee, Quo, Snyk, Deepgram, Grain.co, Cloudsmith, OneStream, Taktile, CleverTap, AngelList
8Iconiq Capital12161823Snowflake, Lucid Software, SurveyMonkey, Fivetran, Fastly, Anthropic/Claude, InVision, Builder.ai, WordPress, Calendly
9Coatue11192846ngrok, ClickHouse, Linktree, Supabase, Hopin, Midjourney, Causal, Jasper, Clockwise, Raycast
10BlackRock10202540Wix, Autodesk, Salesforce, New Relic, Five9, JumpCloud, Contentsquare, Odoo, Zoom, Microsoft 365
11Thrive Capital10182129Stripe, Carta, Airbyte , Mapbox, Guru Technologies, HeyGen, Segment, GitHub, Codegen, CommandBar
12Bessemer Venture Partners9263264HashiCorp, Cloudinary, Contractbook, Wix, ClickHouse, Recall.ai, Productboard, Launch Darkly, ManyChat, Parallels
13Index Ventures9233476Slite, ClickHouse, Linktree, Productboard, Trustpilot, SeedLegals, Deepnote, Augment Code, Qualaroo, Quantive
14Sapphire Ventures9192341Contentful, Chargebee, Outreach, UJET, JFrog, Segment, Langsmith by Langchain, Fastly, Five9, JumpCloud
15General Catalyst Partners8212756Contentful, Stripe, Quo, Hopin, Buildkite, Neon, Luma AI, SonarCloud, Fivetran, SonarSource
16SV Angel8212466Stripe, Loops, Discourse, Airbyte , Nanonets, MileIQ, PagerDuty, HeyGen, Segment, Gumroad
17Google Ventures8151734Stripe, PostHog, Synthesia, Bugsnag, FlutterFlow, FullStory, Segment, Datanyze, Clarifai, StackBlitz
18Morgan Stanley8121422Stripe, SAP, Snowflake, Neo4j, SkyKick, Klaviyo, Microsoft 365, Square, Dell Software, Tipalti
19IVP7222541HashiCorp, ClickHouse, Vonage, Basecamp, Hopin, Grammarly by Superhuman, Zendesk, SAP Concur, Langsmith by Langchain, Jasper
20NEA7192351Synthesia, Anyscale, Factory, Together AI, SafeBase by Drata, Merge, Spokn, Moises, Metabase, Vonage
21GIC7131421Stripe, ClickHouse, Hopin, Zendesk, Rippling, Square, Anthropic/Claude, Miro, ThoughtSpot, EcoVadis
22Dragoneer Investment Group7111317ActiveCampaign, Snowflake, Productboard, New Relic, Rippling, OpenAI/ChatGPT, AppUpgrade, Meet for Slack , Mux, Matterport
23T. Rowe Price7111116New Relic, PagerDuty, Microsoft 365, Anthropic/Claude, SecurityScorecard, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Seismic, Cloudera, Vimeo, Checkr
24Battery Ventures6171951ClickHouse, Coefficient , LogRocket, JFrog, Cypress, Fastly, Streak, Plivo, ZeroTier, Streamlabs Talk Studio
25Lightspeed6101747Suno, Coral AI , ProjectDiscovery, ngrok, ClickHouse, Carta, Granola, Fullview, Augment Code, Elementor
26Altimeter Capital691120ClickHouse, Snowflake, Airbyte , Hopin, Confluent, Lightstep, Anthropic/Claude, Tabular, Namely, OpenAI/ChatGPT
27Meritech691014Carta, Snowflake, Outreach, Vonage, Lucidchart, Segment, fal, Braze, Cloudera, Duo Security
28Geode Capital Management6789Snowflake, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Dell Software, AppLovin, Datadog, Freshworks, Asana, Adobe Commerce
29State Street Corporation6789Snowflake, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Dell Software, Datadog, Freshworks, Asana, Adobe Commerce, Intuit
30Benchmark Capital5192234Contentful, ClickHouse, Bugsnag, Airbyte , HeyGen, Langsmith by Langchain, Manus, Confluent, Timescale, Greenhouse
31Redpoint Ventures5161939Stripe, HumanSignal, HashiCorp, Snowflake, Launch Darkly, Zendesk, Streak, Timescale, Lightstep, Modal
32Kleiner Perkins5152045Stripe, Arcade, Synthesia, Productboard, UJET, FullStory, Segment, Gumroad, Captions.ai, PlanetScale
33General Atlantic5131527JumpCloud, AnyDesk, Odoo, Anthropic/Claude, Matillion, Dixa, OneStream, Pendo, Payfit, HighLevel
34ICONIQ Growth5121416Sanity.io, Snowflake, Campaign Monitor, Pinecone, NinjaOne, Lucidchart, BambooHR, Intercom, Miro, DeepL
35Goldman Sachs5111226SurveyMonkey, Upland InterFAX, Rippling, Tradeshift, Square, Anthropic/Claude, Hotspot Shield, Splice, Ekomi, InVision
36Fidelity Investments5101215Stripe, Hootsuite, Zoom, Anthropic/Claude, Malwarebytes, Clockwise, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Shoobx, Figma, Runway
37CapitalG5101016Stripe, NinjaOne, Lovable, Langsmith by Langchain, Odoo, Webflow, CrowdStrike, Notarize, Freshworks, Clay Labs
38D1 Capital Partners58811Fivetran, Anthropic/Claude, OneStream, Clockwise, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Unity, GitLab, Airtable, 6sense, Squarespace
39Vanguard Group Inc55612Snowflake, Autodesk, Five9, AppLovin, Datadog, Yext, RingCentral, Freshworks, Asana, Guidewire
40500 Startups4141958Keen, Launch Darkly, Quo, ManyChat, Mural, Lucidchart, Polymer, COR, Rapid, Streamlabs Talk Studio
41Khosla Ventures4111637Stripe, ClickHouse, Bitly, Neon, GrowthBook, Bubbles, Fireflies, Lovable, Recraft, Webflow
42Greenoaks471011Rippling, Airwallex, Navan, Windsurf, Figma, Airtable, WorkOS, Databricks, Vercel, Temporal Technologies
43NVIDIA46920Luma AI, LookX AI, Recraft, Cohere, Anthropic/Claude, Cartesia, Black Forest Labs, Factory, Together AI, You
44Blackstone46810Cloudinary, Zendesk, Anthropic/Claude, Stampli, DNAnexus, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Smartsheet, Databricks, Clari, Automox
45DTCP4678Neo4j, Fastly, Pipedrive, Aircall, AppsFlyer, Iterable, Auth0 by Okta, Heap
46Founders Circle Capital45510ClickHouse, Segment, Jasper, Huntress, Splice, Hologram, Kong, Databricks, Veracode, Auth0 by Okta
47Blackrock Inc.4557Snowflake, Datadog, Rackspace Email, Freshworks, Asana, MessageBird, Intuit
48Employee Stock Option Fund4449Zendesk, Teachable, Drift, Expensify, Invoice2go, Elastic, Evernote, Heap, Acquia
49Bain Capital Ventures3121335Redis Labs, Vonage, PaletteHQ, Krea, SurveyMonkey, Docker, Revenuecat, Mintlify, Clockwise, Pylon
50Menlo Ventures3111327Carta, Clerk.com, Pinecone, Neon, Lovable, Suno, Graphite, Wispr Flow, Affinity.co, Sunsama
51CRV3101545Proton, Voyage AI, Clerk.com, Checkly, MileIQ, Quantive, Strapi, Gorgias, Parabol, Slab
52Founders Fund3101433Stripe, Neon, Cargo, Grit, Rippling, Pipefy, Pulley, Playbook, Tactic, Helius
53Techstars371161Cledara, Soundcharts, ConvertFlow, JumpCloud, Databox, Cloud 66, Maxio, Embeddable, Giftbit, Parabol
54Emergence Capital371018Maze, Salesforce, Salesloft, Guru Technologies, G2, Assembled, Mezmo, Zoom, Genspark, StackBlitz
55Permira37710Zendesk, SonarCloud, FullStory, SonarSource, G2, GWI, Seismic, TeamViewer, Gocardless, Squarespace
56GGV Capital36829Meshy, HashiCorp, AvoHQ, Neon, Rebrandly, Jam, Avo, Snappy, Jina AI , Homebase
57World Innovation Lab36813Synthesia, Mural, Aiven, Clockwise, mmhmm, Kong, Asana, DataRobot, Adara, SendBird
58Meritech Capital Partners36718ClickUp, Huntress, Pendo, Tableau, MuleSoft, n8n, Tray.io, Talon.One, Imperva, Clay Labs
59Daniel Gross36711Deepnote, BuildShip, Creatify, Pika Art , Weights & Biases, Notion, Bluedot, Perplexity AI, Loom, Retool
60OpenView36710Balena, Buildkite, JumpCloud, Pipefy, Kolide by 1Password, Calendly, Auvik, Expensify, Loopio, Logz.io
61Sands Capital36710Outreach, Snyk, JumpCloud, Rippling, Klaviyo, Red Sift, AppUpgrade, Databricks, DataRobot, OneTrust
62Baillie Gifford3679Stripe, Rippling, Anthropic/Claude, Clockwise, Meet for Slack , Runway, Databricks, Atlassian, Discord
63JPMorgan Chase3679Stripe, Vonage, SurveyMonkey, Zoom, Microsoft 365, Square, Tipalti, OpenAI/ChatGPT, BILL
64DST Global36612Stripe, Lovable, Airwallex, Octane Render, AppUpgrade, Meet for Slack , Databricks, Aikido, Cursor, Slack
65NewView Capital3579Launch Darkly, Coralogix, Huntress, Vitally, Veryfi, Hightouch, Hibob, Apollo.io, Heap
66BOND3577Twingate, HeyGen, GRIN, BrowserStack, Postman, Persona, Sentry
67Peak XV Partners35614PostHog, ClickHouse, Chargebee, Supabase, LambdaTest, InVideo, Relevance AI, Hevo Data, CleverTap, Outplay
68Silver Lake35613Carta, Dell Software, Cegid, Unity, Airtable, WP Engine, Alchemy, Exact, N-able, Splunk
69DFJ3568Trustpilot, Launch Darkly, Talkdesk, Splashtop, CircleCI, Zapier, Alchemy, Perkbox
70JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3558SAP, Snowflake, Dell Software, AppLovin, Datadog, Nebius, Freshworks, Intuit
71J.P. Morgan34512Roller, Consensys, Pendo, Factory, Symphony, RingCentral, Airtable, Vanta, Grafana Labs, Astronomer
72Alkeon Capital Management3458Deepgram, Abacus.AI, GitLab, OwnData, Figma, Databricks, Veriff, Personio
73Franklin Templeton Investments3456HashiCorp, Confluent, GitLab, Gong, Databricks, BILL
74Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan3455Anthropic/Claude, DeepL, Grafana Labs, Databricks, Coda
75Adams Street Partners34412ClickHouse, Hopin, Five9, Aircall, Sauce Labs, v0 by Vercel, Orca Security, Vercel, Gocardless, Lever
76FMR3444SAP, Snowflake, Datadog, Figma
77Wellington Management3357New Relic, PagerDuty, WordPress, Meet for Slack , Vanta, Patreon, PlanetScale
78Microsoft33410Neon, Anthropic/Claude, Helpshift, Consensys, Builder.ai, PlayFab, OpenAI/ChatGPT, EventStation, Soundful, Databricks
79NORGES BANK3346Snowflake, Microsoft 365, Datadog, XING, Garmin, Adobe Commerce
80WCM Investment Management3345Anthropic/Claude, AppLovin, Databricks, Atlassian, PlanetScale
81Vanguard Group3344Zoom, Microsoft 365, Adobe Commerce, Atlassian
82Social Capital3336Intercom, EnjoyHQ, Meet for Slack , OneLogin, Apollo.io, Slack
83NTT Docomo Ventures3333JumpCloud, ElevenLabs, Auth0 by Okta
84Spark Capital2111435Ravio, Qdrant, Slite, Carta, Outreach, Granola, JFrog, Unleash, Pendo, InVision
85SoftBank Vision Fund271121Mapbox, Consensys, Dialpad, QuickNode, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Runway, Opus Clip, Rapid, Sendcloud, Digits
86Nat Friedman261021Neon, Strapi, Recraft, BuildShip, Creatify, Pika Art , Runscope, Weights & Biases, Campsite, Socket
87Trinity Ventures26917Contentful, Outreach, MileIQ, New Relic, Pipefy, InfluxData, Weights & Biases, Loggly, Gatsby, Jama Software
88Lead Edge Capital26812Sanity.io, Launch Darkly, Highways, Talkdesk, Clockwise, Amplitude, Asana, Duo Security, Grafana Labs, Copado
898VC26722Airbyte , Twingate, Grit, Wispr Flow, Elementl, Affinity.co, Pulley, Hotspot Shield, Julius, Flux.ai
90Geodesic Capital26712HashiCorp, JFrog, Pendo, InVision, ThoughtSpot, Hightouch, Sourcegraph, Duo Security, Databricks, v0 by Vercel
91Glynn Capital26712Snyk, FullStory, Klaviyo, Webex by Cisco, Telnyx, Stitch, DataRobot, Rockset, Proofpoint, Iterable
92ESO Fund2679HashiCorp, Salesloft, npm, Segment, Dex, Moz, Drift, Duo Security, Auth0 by Okta
93BoxGroup251026Customer.io, Loops, Jam, Circle, Codecov, Willow, BackEngine, Reducto, Plus, Factory
94Citi Ventures25716ClickHouse, UJET, Deepgram, Docker, Rapid, Square, Matillion, InfluxData, Galileo AI, Braze
95Dylan Field25714Deepnote, HeyGen, Humaans, Replicate, Sprig, Resend, CodeSandbox, Speechify, Socket, Magical
96Naval Ravikant25714Deepnote, Bubbles, Causal, Gumroad, Teachable, Udemy, muse.ai, Acquire.com, Height, Reflect.app
97Draper Associates25712Otter.ai, LeadiQ, GoToWebinar, Codecov, Webflow, Remote Interview, Roam, CircleCI, Finmark, Cryptio
98Headline25617Honeycomb, Segment, Avoma, Black Forest Labs, Clockwise, Claap, Polygon.io, SqlDBM, SEMRush, Kili
99Atlassian Ventures25614Maze, Synthesia, Docker, Lovable, JumpCloud, Clockwise, Raycast, Process Street, LaunchNotes, Liveblocks
100G Squared25511Chargebee, Snyk, PandaDoc, Digits, PicsArt, Airwallex, Tipalti, AppUpgrade, DocHub, Chili Piper

Investment analysis — top firms

Sequoia Capital

HSG's investment portfolio demonstrates a strategic focus on Marketing & Growth (20%), Engineering & DevOps (16%), and Data & Analytics (11%), with significant representation in the SaaS sector. Notably, they hold stakes in highly successful companies such as Hubspot, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Figma, GitHub, and Zoom, all of which rank within the top 10 most popular SaaS vendors. Recent portfolio additions indicate an emerging interest in cybersecurity, AI platforms, and social media management, with new investments in SentinelOne, fal, and Passionfroot, suggesting a diversification into high-demand tech areas.

Accel

Accel's investment portfolio demonstrates a diverse focus, with significant investments in the Unknown category (50%) and notable concentrations in Engineering & DevOps (11%), Marketing & Growth (11%), and Collaboration & Productivity (9%). Among its top-performing companies, Atlassian, Slack, Notion, Miro, and 1Password hold strong positions in the SaaS market, ranking within the top 25. Recent additions to the portfolio, including CData Software, Soldo, Higgsfield, Lightdash, and Laravel Nightwatch, suggest a strategic interest in data integration, financial management, AI-driven design, business intelligence, and application monitoring, indicating an emerging focus on technology infrastructure and automation solutions.

Andreessen Horowitz

A16Z Speedrun's portfolio demonstrates a diversified investment strategy with a notable concentration in AI Platforms & Model Ops, Collaboration & Productivity, and Marketing & Growth, each representing 11% of their focus. The firm holds stakes in highly successful SaaS companies such as OpenAI/ChatGPT, Slack, Figma, GitHub, and Notion, which are ranked among the top 12 most popular vendors. Recent additions to the portfolio point to a growing interest in AI-driven solutions and developer-focused platforms, as evidenced by investments in companies like Relay.app, fal, and Reducto.

Salesforce Ventures

Salesforce Ventures' investment strategy is heavily diversified, with a significant portion (43%) of its portfolio in unspecified categories, followed by focused investments in Marketing & Growth (11%) and Engineering & DevOps (11%). Their portfolio includes top performers like Hubspot (#3), monday (#12), and Miro (#20), indicating strong positions in the SaaS market. Recent investments in AI Platforms & Model Ops and Marketing & Growth suggest an emerging interest in AI-driven solutions and content generation, reflecting a strategic pivot towards leveraging artificial intelligence technologies in their portfolio.

Y Combinator

Y Combinator's SaaS portfolio exhibits a diverse investment strategy with a significant portion (61%) falling under unspecified categories, complemented by focused investments in Engineering & DevOps (9%) and Marketing & Growth (7%). The portfolio includes notable high-performers like Zapier (#21), GitLab (#30), and Apollo.io (#36), indicating strong market positions within the top 100 SaaS vendors. Recent additions such as Skyvern and Trackingplan suggest an emerging interest in innovative technologies, particularly in automation and data management, reflecting a potential shift towards leveraging cutting-edge advancements in software integrations and analytics.

Insight Partners

Insight Partners' investment strategy demonstrates a diverse focus, with 55% of their portfolio in unspecified categories and significant allocations in IT & Security (9%), Engineering & DevOps (8%), and Marketing & Growth (8%). Their portfolio includes top-performing SaaS companies such as monday (#12), DocuSign (#28), and Chargebee (#40), indicating a strong presence in the market. Recent additions to their portfolio, such as SentinelOne and Acronis in IT & Security, and SAS in Data & Analytics, suggest a growing emphasis on cybersecurity and advanced analytics solutions.

Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global's portfolio demonstrates a diversified investment strategy with a notable focus on emerging and established SaaS companies, with nearly half of its investments falling into an unknown category, followed by significant interests in Marketing & Growth, Data & Analytics, and AI Platforms & Model Ops. Among its top-performing investments are industry leaders like OpenAI/ChatGPT, 1Password, and GitLab, which hold prominent positions in the top 100 SaaS vendors. Recent additions such as Cerebras and SentinelOne suggest a growing interest in AI and cybersecurity sectors, indicating an adaptive investment approach towards cutting-edge technology and security solutions.

Iconiq Capital

Iconiq Capital's investment portfolio primarily focuses on Marketing & Growth and Collaboration & Productivity, with significant representation in IT & Security, reflecting a balanced approach to high-demand SaaS categories. Notable top-performing investments include Figma, 1Password, and GitLab, which rank among the top 50 SaaS vendors globally. Recent additions such as Orca Security and Anthropic/Claude indicate a growing interest in cutting-edge security solutions and AI platforms, suggesting an emerging investment theme centered around innovation in technology and security.

Coatue

Coatue's investment portfolio demonstrates a diverse focus, with a significant portion (35%) allocated to unknown categories, followed by targeted investments in Engineering & DevOps (15%), and both Marketing & Growth and Collaboration & Productivity (11% each). Among their top-performing companies are OpenAI/ChatGPT (#5), Figma (#8), and GitLab (#30), indicating a strong presence in AI and design collaboration tools. Recent additions such as Abacus.AI, Juicebox, and Magical suggest an emerging investment pattern towards AI-driven platforms that enhance operational efficiency and automate processes across various sectors.

BlackRock

BlackRock's SaaS portfolio demonstrates a primary investment focus in the Unknown category at 33%, with significant interests also in Marketing & Growth (18%) and IT & Security (15%). Among their top-performing investments are Microsoft Advertising, Atlassian, and Zoom, which hold strong market positions at #2, #4, and #10, respectively. Recent portfolio additions such as Infobip and Sinch Engage suggest a growing emphasis on enhancing communication platforms and cybersecurity solutions, indicating an emerging interest in companies that support digital communication and security infrastructure.

Thrive Capital

Thrive Capital's investment strategy demonstrates a diversified approach with a significant focus on unknown and emerging technology sectors (38%), as well as specific emphasis on Engineering & DevOps (14%) and Data & Analytics (14%). Their portfolio includes top-performing SaaS companies such as OpenAI/ChatGPT (#5), Slack (#7), Figma (#8), and GitHub (#9), which are leaders in AI, collaboration, and development tools. Recent additions like Codegen and Cursor indicate a continued investment in AI-driven development tools, while Unify and CommandBar suggest an interest in expanding into AI-enhanced sales and user assistance platforms.

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners' portfolio demonstrates a diverse investment strategy, with nearly half of their companies in the 'Unknown' category, and significant focus on Marketing & Growth, Engineering & DevOps, and IT & Security sectors. Key successful investments include Intercom, Hibob, and Zapier, which rank prominently among the top 100 SaaS vendors. Recent additions such as fal and Basis Theory suggest a growing interest in AI platforms, API services, and backend solutions, indicating a potential strategic shift towards emerging technology infrastructure.

Index Ventures

Index Ventures' investment portfolio is primarily focused on unknown categories, accounting for 54% of their investments, with notable concentrations in Marketing & Growth (9%) and AI Platforms & Model Ops (8%). Their portfolio includes top-performing companies such as Slack, Figma, and Notion, ranked among the top 15 most popular SaaS vendors. Recent additions like Chatbeat and Fireworks AI indicate an emerging interest in leveraging AI technologies, while Ideogram and pilot.one suggest continued investment in innovative tools across diverse sectors.

Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures' portfolio demonstrates a diverse investment approach, with a significant focus on Unknown (41%), Marketing & Growth (12%), and AI Platforms & Model Ops (10%). Their most successful investments include monday.com, Chargebee, and JumpCloud, which rank among the top 100 SaaS vendors. Recent additions such as Langsmith by Langchain and Clari indicate an emerging interest in AI and sales platforms, suggesting a strategic emphasis on AI-driven operations and revenue optimization.

General Catalyst Partners

General Catalyst's portfolio demonstrates a diversified investment strategy, with a significant focus on unknown sectors (43%) and notable investments in Engineering & DevOps (16%) and Collaboration & Productivity (9%). Their top-performing companies, such as Hubspot (#3), Figma (#8), and Vercel (#39), underscore a strong presence in high-ranking SaaS vendors. Recent additions like Terra API and Octane AI suggest an emerging interest in innovative technologies within health and fitness data integration and AI-driven e-commerce solutions, hinting at a shift towards specialized, technology-driven platforms.

SV Angel

SV Angel's investment portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on diverse SaaS areas, with a notable 42% of investments in unspecified categories and significant focus on Engineering & DevOps (12%), Collaboration & Productivity (9%), and Marketing & Growth (9%). Among their most successful companies, Notion, Vercel, and Elastic are prominent, ranking within the top 100 SaaS vendors. Recent additions such as Profound, Ideogram, and Factory indicate a growing interest in innovative AI platforms and tools, suggesting a strategic pivot towards leveraging AI capabilities and development tools within their investment strategy.

Google Ventures

Google Ventures' portfolio shows a strong primary investment focus on the "Unknown" category, representing 53% of their holdings, with additional significant investments in Marketing & Growth, Engineering & DevOps, and Data & Analytics, each contributing 9%. Their most successful companies include Hubspot, Slack, and Intercom, which rank among the top 15 SaaS vendors globally. Recent portfolio additions such as Bettermode, Digits, DNAnexus, Roboflow, and StackBlitz indicate an emerging interest in platforms offering niche technological solutions and community engagement tools, though they remain categorized under "Unknown."

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley's SaaS portfolio is diversified, with significant investments in unknown categories (41%), as well as targeted investments in Marketing & Growth, Collaboration & Productivity, and Finance & Accounting (each at 14%). Their portfolio includes top performers like Microsoft Advertising (#2), Atlassian (#4), OpenAI/ChatGPT (#5), Figma (#8), and Asana (#35), indicating strength in high-ranking SaaS vendors. Recent additions such as Celonis, Tipalti, Nebius, and Stripe suggest a strategic emphasis on emerging technologies, AI infrastructure, and financial automation, indicating a trend towards expanding their presence in innovative and scalable solutions.

IVP

IVP's investment portfolio demonstrates a diversified focus, with a significant portion (46%) of its investments in unspecified categories, while maintaining strategic emphasis on Collaboration & Productivity (12%), Data & Analytics (10%), and Engineering & DevOps (10%). Their top-performing investments, including Datadog, Slack, GitHub, and Zendesk, rank within the top 20 most popular SaaS vendors, indicating strong market positions. Recent additions to the portfolio, such as Langsmith, Yellowbrick, and Perplexity AI, suggest a growing interest in emerging technologies, particularly in AI platforms, ML Ops, and enhanced data solutions.

NEA

NEA's investment portfolio displays a diversified focus, with a significant portion (51%) categorized as Unknown, followed by targeted investments in Data & Analytics (12%), Collaboration & Productivity (10%), and AI Platforms & Model Ops (10%). Their most successful companies include Elastic, Vonage, and Segment, which rank among the top 100 SaaS vendors, indicating a strong market position in these sectors. Recent additions like Referly and Bettermode suggest an emerging interest in platforms that enhance operational efficiency and community engagement, although these fall predominantly into the Unknown category, indicating potential exploration into new or evolving market segments.

GIC

GIC's portfolio demonstrates a diverse investment strategy with a significant portion (57%) in unspecified categories, complemented by focused investments in Data & Analytics (14%) and Customer Success & Support (5%). Their most successful investments include top-performing companies such as Zendesk (#16), Miro (#20), and Vercel (#39), indicating a strong presence in highly ranked SaaS vendors. Recent additions to the portfolio like EcoVadis and Temporal Technologies suggest an emerging interest in sustainability and innovative operational technologies, while investments in Stripe and Square reflect a continued focus on financial services and solutions.

Dragoneer Investment Group

Dragoneer Investment Group's portfolio shows a diverse investment strategy, with significant focus areas in Data & Analytics and Marketing & Growth, each comprising 18% of their holdings, while maintaining a broad category reach with 29% of investments classified as unknown. Their portfolio includes high-performing companies such as Atlassian, OpenAI/ChatGPT, and Slack, which are ranked among the top ten most popular SaaS vendors. Recent additions to their portfolio, including Rippling, PlanetScale, and Matterport, suggest an emerging interest in platforms that integrate multiple business functions and enhance data management and infrastructure capabilities.

T. Rowe Price

T. Rowe Price's SaaS portfolio primarily focuses on AI Platforms & Model Ops and IT & Security, each comprising 19% of their investments, with a significant portion (31%) categorized as unknown. Their most successful investments include Bing Ads, Atlassian, OpenAI/ChatGPT, Anthropic/Claude, and New Relic, with notable high market positions. Recent portfolio additions such as Crusoe, DataRobot, Cloudera, and Anthropic/Claude suggest an emerging focus on advanced AI infrastructure, ML Ops, and cloud-native data solutions.

Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures demonstrates a diversified investment strategy in the SaaS market, with a significant portion of their portfolio in unknown categories (45%) while also focusing on Marketing & Growth (12%), Sales & Revenue (8%), and Collaboration & Productivity (8%). Their most successful investments include Hibob, Postman, Gong, and Pendo, which rank among the top 100 most popular SaaS vendors. Recent portfolio additions such as Soldo, Maxio, and Unify indicate a growing interest in finance, sales, and customer success sectors, suggesting a strategic shift towards enhancing business operations and support functionalities.

Lightspeed

Lightspeed's portfolio primarily focuses on unknown categories (53%), AI Platforms & Model Ops (13%), and Marketing & Growth (13%), indicating a diversified but weighted interest towards emerging technology sectors. Their top-performing companies, such as 1Password, Carta, and Anthropic/Claude, rank within the top 100 most popular SaaS vendors, showcasing significant market presence. Recent additions like Fullview and Fireworks AI suggest a continued emphasis on AI-related investments, particularly in platforms that enhance customer support and model operations, highlighting an emerging pattern of targeting AI-driven productivity and development tools.

Frequently asked questions

Which VC firms back the most-used SaaS products?

Sequoia Capital, Accel and Andreessen Horowitz lead the 2026 leaderboard, ranked by real adoption of their portfolio companies among Cledara-tracked businesses.

How is the investor leaderboard ranked?

Each investor is scored by the combined market share of portfolio products actually purchased by companies on Cledara. It measures usage, not fund size. Updated monthly; last update 9 July 2026, 10:41 UTC.

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