Investors backing Nashville startups

421 investors have backed a company based in Nashville: 345 funds and 76 angels. Nashville Capital Network, Mountain Group Capital and The Blue Venture Fund lead by local deal count, and most of them sit outside Nashville.

421investors who have backed a Nashville company
345VC firms
76Angel investors
Active at stage
Pre-seed275
Seed386
Series A397
Series B+371
By investor type
VC firms238
Angels76
Family offices6
Private equity84
Other17
Investors with at least one portfolio company based in Nashville, one recent deal and a reachable contact. Funds headquartered in Nashville are too few to build a page on, so this page counts by portfolio, not by address. In the table, deals are the investor's investments into Nashville companies, while Last 12 mo counts all of its deals in the past year. Source: Fundraisly investor database, September 2026.

The most active investors in Nashville

InvestorTypeDeals in NashvilleLast 12 moLeadsHQ
Nashville Capital Networknashvillecapital.com
Syndicate35
2
YesNashville, TN
VC24
2
YesNashville, TN
The Blue Venture Fundblueventurefund.com
PE19
5
YesChicago, IL
Oak HC/FToakhcft.com
PE18
14
YesStamford, CT
Martin Venturesmartinventures.com
VC17
2
YesNashville, TN
VC14
3
YesBrentwood, TN
Right Side Capital Managementrightsidecapital.com
VC13
53
NoSan Francisco, CA
VC12
9
YesNashville, TN
Innova Memphisinnovamemphis.com
VC12
1
YesMemphis, TN
Sandbox Industriessandboxindustries.com
VC11
4
YesChicago, IL

What the numbers say about Nashville

421 investors have backed a Nashville company. 345 funds and 76 angels

Only 238 of the 345 funds are classic VC firms. The rest are syndicates, family offices and private equity

Series A and Seed are neck and neck. 397 and 386 active investors

163 of the 345 funds have led at least one Nashville round. The rest only follow

How a founder raised from investors like these

Frequently asked

Q1

Are there venture funds based in Nashville?

A handful, which is why this page counts investors by portfolio instead. The 421 investors here have already written a cheque into a Nashville company from wherever they sit, and that is the list that matters for outreach.

Q2

How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?

Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. Besample closed $1.5M from 24 investors after 55 first meetings. A wide, well-targeted list beats ten warm names.

Q3

How do I get a warm intro to these investors?

Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.

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