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title: "The Seed 100: The Best Early-Stage Investors of 2026"
description: I look for founders who want to build the operating system for entire industries. This requires extraordinary taste, grit, drive, and a vision for the futu
doc_version: "1.0"
last_updated: 2026-05-18
slug: seed-100-businessinsider-2026
outlet: Business Insider
author: Melia Russell, Leena Rao, Ben Bergman, Sydney Bradley, Tom Carter, Rosalie Chan, Shubhangi Goel, Robert Scammell, Geoff Weiss, and Charles Rollet
date: 2026-05-18
url: https://www.businessinsider.com/seed-100-best-early-stage-vc-investors-2026-5#2.-jesse-robbins
type: Article
quote: I look for founders who want to build the operating system for entire industries. This requires extraordinary taste, grit, drive, and a vision for the future.
quoteAuthor: Jesse Robbins
tags:
  - Jesse Robbins
  - Business Insider
  - Seed 100
  - Awards
  - Investor Rankings
  - Venture Capital
  - Seed Stage Investing
  - Early-Stage Investing
  - AI Developer Tools
  - Developer Tools
  - Infrastructure
  - Heavybit
  - Chef Software
  - Amazon
  - Instacart
  - Figure AI
  - Shield AI
  - Fastly
  - Pagerduty
---

> "I look for founders who want to build the operating system for entire industries. This requires extraordinary taste, grit, drive, and a vision for the future."
> — Jesse Robbins

Truly honored to be included for a second time in the Business Insider Seed 100 alongside so many investors who are dedicated to supporting founders.

Grateful to the founders, my partners and co-investors, and the many people who build extraordinary companies.

## Also Mentioned

- [Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com) (company)
- [Heavybit](https://www.heavybit.com) (company)
- [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com) (company)
- [Chef Software](https://www.chef.io) (company)
- [Instacart](https://www.instacart.com) (company)
- [Figure AI](https://www.figure.ai) (company)
- [Shield AI](https://shield.ai) (company)
- [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com) (company)
- Termina (company)
- [Tribe Capital](https://tribecap.co) (company)

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