The 2026 Strebulaev-Jackson Venture Ranking: Data-Driven Top 100 US VC Firms
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Ilya Strebulaev
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The inaugural 2026 Strebulaev-Jackson Venture Ranking presents a fully data-driven, transparent ranking of the top 100 US-based VC firms. Built from over 230,000 investments by nearly 13,000 venture capitalists across a 30-year window, the ranking aims to move beyond name recognition and reputation to provide an objective measure of which VC firms perform best. The article details the methodology, criteria, and complete list of top-performing firms.
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· 4 pulledEvery founder raising from venture capitalists has heard the same names — Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark — and every limited partner has a mental shortlist of VC firms that supposedly matter.
There, surprisingly has never been a transparent, fully data-driven ranking of which VC firms are actually best at what they do.
Together with Blake Jackson, I built one.
Today we release the inaugural 2026 Venture Ranking of the top 100 US-based VC firms, drawn from more than 230,000 investments by nearly 13,000 venture capitalists over a 30-year window.
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