# Angel groups backing Manufacturing (2026 list) > 17 angel groups backing Manufacturing, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by SFC Capital, Keiretsu Forum, New York Angels. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/angel-groups-manufacturing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Angel groups backing Manufacturing Updated 7 November 2026 Angel groups we have observed in a manufacturing round in the last two years. [See all 17 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fangel-groups-manufacturing)The top 17 **17** investors on the list No change this week **146** cheques in 12 months *-40%* against the market **$2M** median round they joined *-75%* against the market median **94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **12%** have led a round ## The Top 17 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (16) - 1 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **185** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 3 [New York Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-york-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **181** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **168** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [SICTIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) *Deploying now* Angel network · Switzerland **137** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Enterprise Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · New Zealand **58** **$1.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 7 [Club degli Investitori](https://millionrounds.com/fund/club-degli-investitori) *Deploying now* Angel network · Italy **57** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Cambridge Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambridge-angels) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **53** **$1.4M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 9 [Green Angel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/green-angel-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **39** **$1.8M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 10 [Startup TNT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-tnt) *Deploying now* Angel network · Canada **32** **$1.2M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 11 [We Founder Circle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/we-founder-circle-2) *Deploying now* Angel network · India **26** **$2M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen - 12 [Angel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · Mexico **22** **$2M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen - 13 [TiE Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tie-angels) quiet Angel network · United States **16** **$21M** median round **Dec 2024** last seen - 14 [10x Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/10x-group) *Deploying now* Angel network · Germany **4** **$9.1M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 15 [Side Stage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/side-stage-ventures) *Deploying now* Angel network · Australia **2** **$4.2M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 16 [Active Angels Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/active-angels-network) *Deploying now* Angel network **1** **$13M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 17 [The Firehood](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-firehood) *Deploying now* Angel network · Canada **1** **$1.2M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) - **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) - **24** Oct **[Roboze](https://millionrounds.com/company/roboze)** Series A · $10M *With* [Club degli Investitori](https://millionrounds.com/fund/club-degli-investitori) - **13** Oct **[Obsero](https://millionrounds.com/company/obsero)** Seed · $1.1M *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) - **6** Oct **[Milan Aircraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/milan-aircraft)** Seed *With* [SICTIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) - **29** Sept **[Aptadir Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aptadir-therapeutics)** Seed · $46M *With* [Club degli Investitori](https://millionrounds.com/fund/club-degli-investitori) ## Stages This Year 146 rounds - Seed **34%** - Pre-seed **26%** - Venture **18%** - Series B **5%** - Series A **4%** - Other **13%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **36** - Healthcare **16** - Biotech **15** - Manufacturing **10** - Energy **8** - Advanced Manufacturing **7** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 71 Q1 25 62 Q2 25 68 Q3 25 59 Q4 25 52 Q1 26 28 Q2 26 38 Q3 26 5 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible - Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible - PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible - The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about angel groups backing Manufacturing ### Who are the most active angel groups backing Manufacturing? By cheques observed, the most active are SFC Capital, Keiretsu Forum, New York Angels, AngelList and SICTIC. ### How many angel groups backing Manufacturing are there? 17 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 12% have led a round. ### Which stages do angel groups backing Manufacturing back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (45%) and Pre-seed (35%). ### How big are the rounds angel groups backing Manufacturing join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2M. ### Which sectors do angel groups backing Manufacturing back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Biotech. ### Which angel groups backing Manufacturing lead the most rounds? SFC Capital (4 led) and New York Angels (1 led). ### Where are angel groups backing Manufacturing based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (4), the United Kingdom (3) and Canada (2). ### What have angel groups backing Manufacturing invested in recently? Recent rounds include Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with AngelList) and Roboze (Series A, Oct 2026, with Club degli Investitori). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)