--- title: "Investor Guides and Data Studies (November 2026)" author: "Muhammad Tayyab Shabbir" last_updated: "2026-11-10" canonical: "https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/" --- # Guides and data studies 29 guides and data studies built from 4,178 checked investors. Every figure is counted from the data and dated. ## Data studies - [How Many Venture Capital Firms Are There in the US? 1,574 Active in November 2026](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-many-venture-capital-firms-in-the-us/index.md): 2,975 firms, 1,574 active. By status, state and fund size. - [New Venture Funds and Capital Raised by State, 2026](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/venture-capital-fundraising-by-state/index.md): 46 states, DC and Puerto Rico: new funds, fund sizes disclosed, firms and active firms. - [Venture Fund Form D Statistics: 289 New Funds in 8 Weeks, Median Size $28M](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/form-d-filing-statistics/index.md): 289 new funds in 8 weeks. Weekly counts, size bands, filing types. ## How-to guides - [How to Read a Form D: Every Field Explained With a Real Filing](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-read-a-form-d/index.md): All 16 items in plain English, with a real venture fund filing. - [Form D Glossary: 42 Terms on SEC Form D and Regulation D in Plain English](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/form-d-glossary/index.md): 42 Form D and Regulation D terms in plain English, with figures from our filing data. - [How to Build an Investor List (With a Free 25-Row Starter List)](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-build-an-investor-list/index.md): Six steps, eight columns and 25 real rows to start from. - [How Many Investors Should You Pitch? The Funnel Math, With a Calculator](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-many-investors-should-you-pitch/index.md): A calculator, and the real size of the pool at each stage. - [9 Investor Outreach Email Templates You Can Copy](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/investor-outreach-email-templates/index.md): 9 templates, free to copy, no signup. ## Sector guides - [How to Find Investors for a CPG Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-cpg-startup/index.md): What consumer products and CPG investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 165 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Consumer Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-consumer-startup/index.md): What consumer investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 512 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for an Ecommerce Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-an-ecommerce-startup/index.md): What ecommerce investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 91 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for an Edtech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-an-edtech-startup/index.md): What edtech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 153 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Proptech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-proptech-startup/index.md): What proptech and real estate tech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 159 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Climate Tech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-climate-tech-startup/index.md): What climate tech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 660 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Deep Tech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-deep-tech-startup/index.md): What deep tech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 763 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Hardware Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-hardware-startup/index.md): What hardware investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 333 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for an Impact Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-an-impact-startup/index.md): What impact investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 131 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Food and Beverage Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-food-and-beverage-startup/index.md): What food and beverage investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 179 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a SaaS Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-saas-startup/index.md): What SaaS and B2B software investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 1,529 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Fintech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-fintech-startup/index.md): What fintech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 846 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for an AI Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-an-ai-startup/index.md): What AI investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 1,576 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Healthtech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-healthtech-startup/index.md): What healthtech and digital health investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 1,207 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Cybersecurity Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-cybersecurity-startup/index.md): What cybersecurity investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 316 on the list. - [How to Find Investors for a Gaming Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund Sizes](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/how-to-find-investors-for-a-gaming-startup/index.md): What gaming investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 67 on the list. ## Buying guides - [Where to Buy an Investor List (2026): Prices, What You Get, What to Check](https://theinvestordatabase.com/guides/where-to-buy-an-investor-list/index.md): One-time files, subscriptions and free options, with prices checked 10 Nov 2026. ## The database - [Investor Database: 4,178 Startup Investors in the US, UK and Europe](https://theinvestordatabase.com/investor-database/index.md): 4,178 rows, every column and its fill rate, sample rows and prices. - [Investor List Spreadsheet: 2,975 US VC Firms in Excel and CSV](https://theinvestordatabase.com/investor-list-spreadsheet/index.md): The file itself: 30 columns with fill counts for 3,019 US rows, 25 sample rows and the free sample. - [Investor Email List: 1,290 Firm Emails and 14,148 Named Decision-Makers](https://theinvestordatabase.com/investor-email-list/index.md): 1,290 email addresses and 14,148 named people, with fill rates by region. - [VC Email List: 2,975 US Venture Capital Firms, 2,560 With Named Decision-Makers](https://theinvestordatabase.com/vc-email-list/index.md): 605 email addresses and 9,757 named people, with fill rates by state.