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The Seed 100: The Best Early-Stage Investors of 2026

Business Insider by Melia Russell, Leena Rao, Ben Bergman, Sydney Bradley, Tom Carter, Rosalie Chan, Shubhangi Goel, Robert Scammell, Geoff Weiss, and Charles Rollet · · Article

Jesse Robbins named to Business Insider Seed 100, 2026. Black-and-white portrait of Jesse Robbins overlaid with green 100 graphics and dollar-sign motif. Select investments listed: Instacart, Figure AI, Shield AI, Fastly. City: San Francisco.
Business Insider Seed 100, 2026. Jesse Robbins. (Business Insider)

"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

Business Insider named Jesse Robbins to its 2026 Seed 100, its annual ranking of the best early-stage venture investors. Robbins invests in AI developer tools and infrastructure, with recent investments including Figure AI, Shield AI, Instacart, and Fastly. He cofounded Chef and the DevOps movement.

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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.

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We The Builders

Sunil Dhaliwal, Founder of Amplify Partners, on Lessons from 27 Years in VC

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My friend Sunil Dhaliwal has proven to be one of the most successful investors in our space. Two far-ranging hours on We The Builders, from the dot-com bubble to where the AI boom is really constrained to building Amplify. Go listen to the whole thing.

“Fastly was an introduction through a former CEO of mine, Jesse Robbins … Jesse said whenever Artur Bergman quits his job, he's going to start something. I would back that guy … Artur is fucking brilliant. Believe what he says … And that is probably the single biggest success in the history of the firm.”

— Sunil Dhaliwal, on We The Builders
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