Investors backing Phoenix startups

267 investors have backed a company based in Phoenix: 211 funds and 56 angels. Foundry Group, Alumni Ventures and SJF Ventures lead by local deal count, and most of them sit outside Phoenix.

267investors who have backed a Phoenix company

211VC firms

56Angel investors

Active at stage

Pre-seed169

Seed243

Series A231

Series B+213

By investor type

VC firms132

Angels56

Family offices1

Private equity67

Other11

Investors with at least one portfolio company based in Phoenix, one recent deal and a reachable contact. Funds headquartered in Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix

Investor	Type	Deals in Phoenix	Last 12 mo	Leads	HQ
Foundry Groupfoundry.vc	VC	7	4	Yes	Boulder, CO
Alumni Venturesav.vc	Syndicate	6	187	No	Manchester, NH
SJF Venturessjfventures.com	VC	5	7	No	Durham, NC
The Blue Venture Fundblueventurefund.com	PE	5	5	Yes	Chicago, IL
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fundrevolution.com	VC	5	3	No	Washington, DC
Polaris Partnerspolarispartners.com	PE	4	8	Yes	Boston, MA
Album VCalbum.vc	VC	4	5	Yes	Lehi, UT
Sandbox Industriessandboxindustries.com	VC	4	4	Yes	Chicago, IL
Fulcrum Equity Partnersfulcrumep.com	PE	4	4	Yes	Atlanta, GA
PHX Venturesphxventures.com	VC	4	4	Yes	Phoenix, AZ

What the numbers say about Phoenix

267 investors have backed a Phoenix company. 211 funds and 56 angels

Family offices are rare here. 1 against 67 private-equity firms

Foundry Group leads by deal count. 7 investments in Phoenix

Seed and Series A are neck and neck. 243 and 231 active investors

How a founder raised from investors like these

Besample

$1.5M

How Besample Raised $1.5M Across Three Rounds From 24 Investors

A marketplace for research participants. A female-led team of four raised $1.5M across three rounds, the last one led by a fund met through Techstars.

Investor funnel

Watch the breakdown →

900

Frequently asked

Are there venture funds based in Phoenix?

A handful, which is why this page counts investors by portfolio instead. The 267 investors here have already written a cheque into a Phoenix company from wherever they sit, and that is the list that matters for outreach.

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.

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.

Updated Sep 11, 2026