{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Haus Research Briefing","title":"FundingWatcher Review 2026: 79,515 Investors Counted by Type, Free to Read","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cb416ade\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":278,"description":"FundingWatcher Review 2026: 79,515 Investors Counted by Type, Free to Read\nA review of the FundingWatcher investor file, recorded after our nine-database test of published investor counts. Disclosure: FundingWatcher is published by Haus Research, and it came first in that test. Investor figures are from the investor page as updated on 15 September 2026; the pricing answer is from the site FAQ.\n\nSize: 79,515 investor entries across 22 types, 13 stages, 5,247 cities and 167 countries\nLargest types: 24,254 venture capital firms and 23,916 angel investors; 1,855 family offices\nCost: free to read, with no account, trial or paid tier\nMost active investors: Y Combinator, Techstars and the National Science Foundation by recorded investments\nStated gaps: 31,371 entries without a website, headquarters-only locations, five investors per company at most, startup data flagged as a sample\nKey topics: FundingWatcher review, is FundingWatcher free, investor database with counts by type, number of family offices, number of venture capital firms, free investor data.\nThe nine-database comparison: Haus Research on investor databases and published counts\nWhere to start: FundingWatcher homepage","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8ZjGPl32W8OA7c2kadKPpFrlXywsx-ikUvQNYKM2zkQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMzI3/OWUyNzA1NzRhNWM0/ZDZjMWE3M2U1ZDYz/ZGI4My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}