# Hardware & Electronics lead investors (2026 list) > 245 hardware & Electronics lead investors, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/hardware-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Hardware & Electronics lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a hardware & Electronics company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 245 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fhardware-lead-investors)The top 25 **245** investors on the list *+10* this week **4,461** cheques in 12 months *+7%* against the market **$23M** median round they joined *+183%* against the market median **93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 8 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,027** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 11 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 15 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$47M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **742** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **719** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **705** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **640** **$20M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **407** **$17M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 25 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **220 more on this list** All 245 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fhardware-lead-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Vensum Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/vensum-power)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) - **6** Nov **[Shield AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-ai)** $2B *Led by* [Disruptive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptive) - **6** Nov **[Humble Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/humble-robotics)** Series A · $51M *Led by* [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) - **6** Nov **[Ocient](https://millionrounds.com/company/ocient)** Series C · $100M *With* [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) ## Stages This Year 2,992 rounds - Series A **20%** - Seed **19%** - Venture **15%** - Series B **11%** - Other **7%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,327** - Fintech **207** - Hardware & Electronics **192** - Big Data & Analytics **181** - Biotech **181** - Healthcare **177** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,011 Q1 25 1,114 Q2 25 1,141 Q3 25 1,262 Q4 25 1,314 Q1 26 1,148 Q2 26 1,065 Q3 26 428 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about hardware & Electronics lead investors ### Who are the most active hardware & Electronics lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, General Catalyst and Accel. ### How many hardware & Electronics lead investors are there? 245 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do hardware & Electronics lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (27%) and Seed (25%). ### How big are the rounds hardware & Electronics lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $25M. ### Which sectors do hardware & Electronics lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Hardware & Electronics. ### Which hardware & Electronics lead investors lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led). ### Where are hardware & Electronics lead investors based? Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (22 of the top 25); the rest in the United Kingdom and France. ### What have hardware & Electronics lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures), Shield AI (Nov 2026, with Disruptive) and Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Obvious Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)