LvlUp Ventures Leads PitchBook Q3 2026 Early-Stage Ranking With 49 Deals, 67 Overall

LvlUp Ventures was ranked the most active early-stage venture capital investor globally in PitchBook's Q3 2026 Global League Tables, with 49 deals in the quarter. The firm announced the ranking on November 13, 2026, according to EIN Presswire. LvlUp Ventures is a Miami- and New York-based multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2023 that invests across technology, artificial intelligence, consumer products and emerging industries.

LvlUp's Four Positions in the Q3 2026 Tables

PitchBook placed LvlUp Ventures first among early-stage investors with 49 deals, ahead of Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz. The firm also ranked first in consumer goods and services investing with 17 deals, which the announcement said was more than double the next-ranked investor. Across all venture capital stages, LvlUp Ventures ranked seventh globally with 67 deals, and sixth in the United States with 50 U.S. deals.

"Being ranked the world's most active early-stage venture capital investor is a significant milestone for our firm," said Aaron Golbin, Co-Founder and General Partner of LvlUp Ventures. "We have built LvlUp around the belief that exceptional founders exist everywhere, and that access to capital, strategic relationships, and meaningful support should extend well beyond traditional venture capital networks."

The firm said it evaluates more than 25,000 startup applications annually and works with a network of more than 4,000 investment professionals, operators and ecosystem partners. LvlUp Ventures maintains Global Investment Centers in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Paris and Dubai. The Q3 2026 results follow its ranking as the #3 most active venture capital investor in the United States by LSEG for the first half of 2026.

LvlUp's Dubai Hub and Zendesk Partnership

LvlUp Ventures has backed and supported more than 1,000 startups globally across all funds and programs, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show the firm supports and backs over 500 startups per year across startup hubs on six continents, with cumulative portfolio company market value of more than $12.5 billion.

In January 2026, LvlUp Ventures launched its MENA Global Investment Hub in Dubai, integrating founders from the region into its global funds and accelerators across Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Cairo and Tel Aviv. In May 2026, the firm was named a venture capital partner in Zendesk's expanded $100 million, two-year Zendesk for Startups program alongside a16z, Techstars and 500 Global.

PitchBook's Startup Tools

PitchBook, whose league tables produced the rankings, launched PitchBook for Startups on November 10, 2026, offering free access to its platform for early-stage startups seeking their first institutional funding, along with PitchBook Origin, an AI-powered tool for investors to discover early-stage opportunities.