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Lately I've been talking with a lot of friends and former colleagues who are job hunting. One recommendation I keep coming back to: find VC firms that invest in your region and the industries you care about. Their portfolio job boards are an underrated resource.
This week I'm switching things up. Instead of highlighting companies, I'm highlighting 21 VC firms that maintain job boards for their portfolio companies. Between them, they cover thousands of companies and tens of thousands of roles in NYC, remote, and beyond.
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This Week's VC Firm Job Boards
Alumni Ventures Group — USA
Co-investment firm founded in 2014 that gives individual accredited investors access to institutional-grade VC deals alongside top-tier firms like Sequoia and a16z, with a $10K minimum. Offers diversified fund vehicles and deal-by-deal syndicate access. Consistently ranked among the top 3 most active US VC firms with 1,600+ portfolio companies.
Andreessen Horowitz — International
Multi-stage VC firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, investing from seed to late stage across consumer, enterprise, crypto, fintech, bio/healthcare, and gaming. Takes a full-stack approach by providing portfolio companies with dedicated teams covering talent, marketing, and business development. Manages ~$44B AUM across 500+ active portfolio companies.
Bank Tech Ventures — USA
Launched in 2021, invests exclusively in technology companies serving community banks, with 100+ community banks participating as co-investors in its fund. Focuses on identifying high-impact fintech solutions and facilitating direct bank-technology company relationships within its ecosystem. Has made 22 investments as of late 2024.
Battery Ventures — International
Founded in 1983, global technology-focused VC and private equity firm investing across application software, infrastructure software, consumer, and industrial tech at any stage from early to buyout. Currently deploying Battery Ventures XV, a $3.25B fund, from offices in the US, Europe, and Israel. Has backed 450+ companies across four decades.
Bessemer Venture Partners — International
One of the oldest VC firms globally, with roots dating to 1911 and active venture investing since the 1970s. Backs companies from seed through growth stage across cloud/SaaS, consumer, healthcare, and deep tech with $20B+ AUM and 140+ portfolio IPOs. Published its famous anti-portfolio of notable companies it passed on, including Google, Apple, and eBay.
Five Elms Capital — Kansas City
Growth equity firm focused on B2B software companies, targeting founder-led, capital-efficient businesses that have established product-market fit. Typically invests $10M–$100M in companies with $5M–$50M in ARR, using a long-hold strategy with no forced exit timelines. Sector-agnostic within B2B software.
General Catalyst — International
Multi-stage VC firm investing from seed to growth across enterprise software, consumer, fintech, and healthcare with $20B+ AUM. Operates under a "responsible innovation" ethos, emphasizing societal impact alongside commercial returns. Portfolio includes Airbnb, Stripe, Gusto, Canva, and Samsara.
Greycroft — International
NYC and LA-based VC firm founded in 2006, investing from seed through growth in software (with heavy AI emphasis), sustainability, and consumer brands. Has closed over $1B across recent funds with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Portfolio includes Bumble, Fetch, Whatnot, SemRush, and Scopely.
GV (Google Ventures) — International
Alphabet's independent VC arm, founded in 2009 as Google Ventures, with $13B AUM and 400 active portfolio companies across North America, Europe, and Israel. Invests from seed to growth stage in technology and life sciences, with access to Google's network and talent as a differentiated resource for founders. Notable exits include Uber, Slack, GitLab, and Flatiron Health.
Index Ventures — USA
Global VC firm founded in Geneva in 1996, now headquartered in San Francisco and London. Invests from seed through growth across enterprise software, fintech, consumer, gaming, and deep tech with a strong founder-first philosophy. Portfolio includes Adyen, Robinhood, Dropbox, Slack, and Deliveroo.
Insight Partners — NYC
Growth-stage software investor managing $90B+ AUM, focused on software and internet companies from early stage through pre-IPO. Applies a proprietary "ScaleUp" methodology providing operational support across sales, marketing, talent, and M&A to over 750 portfolio companies. Notable investments include Twitter, Shopify, Calm, and HubSpot.
Inspired Capital — NYC
NYC-based early-stage VC firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker. Invests at seed and Series A in fintech, future of work, consumer, and enterprise technology. Takes a highly founder-engaged approach, often investing before full product-market fit.
IVP — San Francisco
Late-stage and growth-stage VC firm founded in 1980, focused on high-growth technology companies at or approaching IPO readiness. Has invested in 400+ companies with 130+ IPOs, including Coinbase, Twitter, Slack, Netflix, and Dropbox. Manages approximately $8B AUM.
Left Lane Capital — NYC
Growth-stage VC firm based in NYC focused on high-growth consumer internet and digital economy businesses. Invests $10M–$150M in category leaders across consumer marketplace, fintech, health, and education verticals. Provides an in-house "Accelerate" team offering embedded support across growth marketing, talent placement, PR, and business development.
Lux Capital — NYC
Science and deep tech VC firm founded in 2000, with offices in NYC and San Francisco and $7B+ AUM. Invests across emerging sciences including AI, robotics, defense, biotech, and materials at any stage from $100K to $100M. Focuses on companies operating at the frontier of what is technically possible, often betting before mainstream understanding catches up.
One of the world's largest and oldest VC firms, founded in 1977, with multi-stage investing across healthcare and technology from seed through pre-IPO. Has backed over 1,000 companies resulting in hundreds of IPOs, M&As, and billion-dollar businesses across five decades. Manages approximately $25B AUM.
Oak HC/FT — NYC
Growth equity firm investing exclusively in healthcare and financial services technology. Focuses on companies driving structural change in healthcare delivery, health IT, and financial services, typically at Series B through growth stages. Portfolio includes companies across payer, provider, medtech, and fintech verticals.
Radical Ventures — International
Toronto-based AI-focused VC firm co-founded by Jordan Jacobs and Tomi Poutanen, with close ties to the University of Toronto and the academic AI research community including Geoffrey Hinton. Invests in AI-native companies at various stages across enterprise software, healthcare, and foundational AI technology.
SOSV — NYC
World's most active deep tech pre-seed VC firm, founded in 1995 by Sean O'Sullivan, with $1.5B AUM and 800+ active portfolio companies. Operates structured accelerator programs—HAX for hardware/deep tech and IndieBio for life sciences—before making follow-on seed and Series A investments. Exclusively focused on companies with potential impact on human and planetary health.
Techstars — USA
Mentorship-driven global accelerator and pre-seed VC firm founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado. Runs 3-month cohort programs combining upfront capital with intensive mentorship from industry experts, then follows on in later rounds across its 150+ country network. Has supported 10,000+ founders with 22 unicorns and dozens of other exits in its portfolio.
Vista Equity Partners — Austin
Private equity and credit firm founded in 2000, exclusively focused on enterprise software companies, with 25+ years of investing and 650+ transactions completed. Applies a proprietary operational playbook (Vista Consulting Group) to systematically improve software company performance post-acquisition. Known for a buy-and-build approach across buyout, growth equity, and credit strategies.
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