Top 10 Later Stage Lead Investors: Cloud Infrastructure & Software Operations

RankInvestor Name
1Georgian
2Accel
3IVP
4Andreessen Horowitz - a16z
5Centana Growth Partners
6Cheyenne Partners
7Addition
8CapitalG
9New Enterprise Associates
10Peak XV Partners

AI workloads are forcing a rebuild of cloud infrastructure, renewing investment in a category many considered mature. These firms are ranked by rounds led rather than participation, so this is the short list of investors actually pricing later stage deals in the category.

The CapitalDart directory identifies the right person to contact at each of these firms, with their individual investment criteria.

Rankings reflect investment activity from January 2025 through July 2026 in US and Canada companies, based on transactions matched to the CapitalDart directory. Seed and Early Stage rank by participation, Later Stage by rounds led, Private Equity by control and buyout activity. Updated periodically.