# Manufacturing investors in Europe (2026 list)

> 492 manufacturing investors in Europe, 90% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors-in-europe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Manufacturing investors in Europe

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a manufacturing company in Europe in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 492 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fmanufacturing-investors-in-europe)The top 25

**492** investors on the list *+17* this week

**7,861** cheques in 12 months *-12%* against the market

**$8.3M** median round they joined *+3%* against the market median

**90%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**46%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [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
- 8 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** 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 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **884** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **588** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **456** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**467 more on this list**

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## 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)
- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *Led by* [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Twin Path Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twin-path-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Cowboy](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy)** Seed · $5M *With* [Nebular](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nebular)
- **5** Nov **[Claimlane](https://millionrounds.com/company/claimlane)** Series A · $6.3M *With* [Verb Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verb-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Kabilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabilio)** $11M *Led by* [Visionaries Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visionaries-club)

## Stages This Year

5,298 rounds

- Venture **20%**
- Seed **20%**
- Series A **15%**
- Pre-seed **11%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,986**
- Biotech **390**
- Healthcare **337**
- Fintech **277**
- Big Data & Analytics **270**
- Energy **253**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

2,403 Q1 25

2,300 Q2 25

2,419 Q3 25

2,486 Q4 25

2,449 Q1 26

2,203 Q2 26

1,777 Q3 26

506 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america)

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## 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).

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## Quick answers about manufacturing investors in Europe

### Who are the most active manufacturing investors in Europe?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital and Plug and Play.

### How many manufacturing investors in Europe are there?

492 are on record. 90% made an investment in the last 12 months and 46% have led a round.

### Which stages do manufacturing investors in Europe back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (28%) and Series A (21%).

### How big are the rounds manufacturing investors in Europe join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $5M.

### Which sectors do manufacturing investors in Europe back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which manufacturing investors in Europe lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Sequoia Capital (91 led) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led).

### Where are manufacturing investors in Europe based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (19), France (2) and European Union (1).

### What have manufacturing investors in Europe invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Vensum Power (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lifeline Ventures), T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with British Business Bank) and Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Twin Path Ventures).

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