How many venture capital firms does DFX track?
DFX currently tracks 7,258 venture capital firms, as of 7 October 2026.
7,258
As of
Definition
Venture capital firms resolved to one record each: firms that manage venture funds or lead and join venture rounds.
Geography
United States, plus firms elsewhere active in US rounds or filing with the SEC.
Included
- Firms with Form D or Form ADV filings for venture funds.
- Investors named in dated venture rounds and resolved to a firm.
Excluded
- The funds, the companies they back and the people, counted separately.
- Angel investors with no firm.
Methodology
Each firm is one entity on the venture graph after entity resolution; merged duplicates count once.
The graph behind this figure reads 21 registered sources, each listed with its rights determination on the sources page.
Update cadence
Recounted every time the graph's published totals are rebuilt, which happens several times a day; the date above is the latest rebuild.
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