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Sands Capital on TIME’s America’s Top Venture Capital Firms 2025 List

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August 25, 2025

Sands Capital Alternatives has been awarded on TIME’s list of America’s Top Venture Capital Firms 2025.

This prestigious award is presented by TIME and Statista Inc., a leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on August 19th, 2025, and can be viewed on TIME’s website.

America’s Top Venture Capital Firms 2025

 America’s Top Venture Capital Firms 2025 were identified based on three dimensions:

  1. Fundraising Strength: Measures a VC firm’s ability to attract capital

  2. Investment Capacity & Activity: Captures a VC firm’s current investment potential and operational activity

  3. Exit & Fund Performance: Evaluates the success and quality of a VC firm’s investment outcomes

Based on the study results, Sands Capital is ecstatic to be recognized on TIME’s list of America’s Top Venture Capital Firms 2025. This recognition highlights the firm’s track record of identifying high-potential startups, supporting innovation, and fund performance. Being featured among the nation’s top VC firms underscores Sands Capital’s strategic vision and commitment to shaping the future of entrepreneurship.

Statista publishes hundreds of worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners. This research and analysis service is based on the success of Statista.com, a leading data and business intelligence portal that provides statistics, relevant business data, and various market and consumer studies and surveys. 

Disclosures:

The endorsement and ranking provided by Time may not be representative of the experience of others and is not a guarantee of future performance or success. Compensation was not provided by Sands Capital to Time for the ranking. Time has no other relationships or affiliations with Sands Capital and does not invest in its public or private strategies.

See ranking methodology here.

This report is not a complete analysis of all material facts and therefore is not a sufficient basis alone on which to base an investment decision. Information in this report is not intended as a forecast or a guarantee of future results. This material includes information provided by a third party, and there is no guarantee or representation that this information is complete, current or accurate. This material is not intended as a recommendation or an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Only firms that submitted applications were included in the rankings, therefore the rankings may not reflect the complete opportunity set. 

The information in this document speaks as of the date of this document or such earlier date as set out herein or as the context may require and may be subject to updating, completion, revision and amendment. There will be no obligation to update any of the information or correct any inaccuracies contained herein.

References to “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Sands Capital” refer collectively to Sands Capital Management, LLC, which provides investment advisory services with respect to Sands Capital’s public market investment strategies, and Sands Capital Alternatives, LLC, which provides investment advisory services with respect to Sands Capital’s private market investment strategies, which are available only to qualified investors. As the context requires, the term “Sands Capital” may refer to such entities individually or collectively.

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