# PE firms backing Manufacturing (2026 list)

> 144 PE firms backing Manufacturing, 92% active in the last 12 months. Led by Gaingels, Goldman Sachs, Citibank. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# PE firms backing Manufacturing

Updated 7 November 2026

PE firms we have observed in a manufacturing round in the last two years.

[See all 144 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpe-firms-manufacturing)The top 25

**144** investors on the list *+8* this week

**1,334** cheques in 12 months *+11%* against the market

**$65M** median round they joined *+713%* against the market median

**92%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**56%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · China **504** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [OrbiMed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orbimed) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **447** **$71M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **288** **$56M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **205** **$91M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **199** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **198** **$64M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [CDH Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdh-investments) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **190** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **158** **$81M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **154** **$47M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **136** **$400M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **132** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **129** **$3.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **116** **$8.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **114** **$55M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **102** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **96** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · New Zealand **81** **$24M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Space Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/space-capital-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · Italy **79** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [National Bank of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada) *Deploying now* Private equity · Canada **77** **$74M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [LB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lb-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · South Korea **72** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Pavilion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pavilion-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **67** **$28M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen

**119 more on this list**

All 144 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **7** Nov **[Arka Fincap](https://millionrounds.com/company/arka-fincap)** Other *Led by* [TPG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tpg)
- **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-s-technology-impact-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)
- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *Led by* [Invest-NL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nl)
- **5** Nov **[CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro)** Series D+ · $730M *With* [Sands Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital)

## Stages This Year

1,172 rounds

- Venture **20%**
- Debt **13%**
- Series A **11%**
- Seed **10%**
- Other **9%**
- Other **36%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **398**
- Biotech **102**
- Manufacturing **84**
- Fintech **84**
- Aerospace & Space **73**
- Energy **63**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

298 Q1 25

281 Q2 25

349 Q3 25

423 Q4 25

430 Q1 26

344 Q2 26

259 Q3 26

121 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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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 PE firms backing Manufacturing

### Who are the most active PE firms backing Manufacturing?

By cheques observed, the most active are Gaingels, Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Pioneer Fund and IDG Capital.

### How many PE firms backing Manufacturing are there?

144 are on record. 92% made an investment in the last 12 months and 56% have led a round.

### Which stages do PE firms backing Manufacturing back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Debt (20%) and Series A (17%).

### How big are the rounds PE firms backing Manufacturing join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $25M.

### Which sectors do PE firms backing Manufacturing back most?

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

### Which PE firms backing Manufacturing lead the most rounds?

Goldman Sachs (22 led), DST Global (12 led) and TPG (11 led).

### Where are PE firms backing Manufacturing based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), the United Kingdom (3) and China (1).

### What have PE firms backing Manufacturing invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Arka Fincap (Other, Nov 2026, with TPG), Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund) and Soter Insure (Series B, Nov 2026, with Franklin Templeton).

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