# Pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors (2026 list)

> 31 pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, SOSV. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by an advanced Manufacturing company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 31 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-advanced-manufacturing-investors)The top 25

**31** investors on the list *-2* this week

**2,028** cheques in 12 months *-13%* against the market

**$4.2M** median round they joined *-48%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**61%** 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 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **142** **$7.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [AGORANOV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agoranov) *Deploying now* Accelerator · France **138** **$3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 11 [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **137** **$6.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 12 [BioInnovation Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bioinnovation-institute) *Deploying now* VC firm **99** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Daphni](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daphni) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **92** **$8.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Pillar VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pillar-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **83** **$8.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **80** **$5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 16 [Concept Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/concept-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **79** **$3.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [Praetura Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **79** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [LvlUp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lvlup-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **74** **$660K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Anorak Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anorak-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **73** **$4.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Creator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creator-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **54** **$3.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **54** **$1.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Motier Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motier-ventures) *Deploying now* Family office · France **48** **$5.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [January Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/january-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **39** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Pale blue dot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pale-blue-dot) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **37** **$4.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 25 [Comma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comma-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **36** **$6.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen

**6 more on this list**

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## 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)
- **5** Nov **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *Led by* [Concept Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/concept-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *Led by* [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)
- **4** Nov **[Aformic](https://millionrounds.com/company/aformic)** Seed · $7M *With* [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Phaze Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/phaze-inc)** Seed · $8.8M *Led by* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- **3** Nov **[Vereda](https://millionrounds.com/company/vereda)** Seed · $5.5M *With* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)

## Stages This Year

1,915 rounds

- Seed **22%**
- Venture **22%**
- Pre-seed **21%**
- Series A **13%**
- Series B **5%**
- Other **17%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **903**
- Big Data & Analytics **111**
- Fintech **108**
- Healthcare **98**
- Biotech **86**
- Financial Services **67**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

631 Q1 25

574 Q2 25

642 Q3 25

689 Q4 25

634 Q1 26

562 Q2 26

425 Q3 26

107 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[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
- Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World Joshua B. Freeman · 2018 3.83 from 864 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book "Freeman’s rich and ambitious Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination.…More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements." ―Jennifer Szalai, New York Times In an accessible and timely work of… 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

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial&stage=idea).

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## Quick answers about pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, SOSV, Antler and Innovate UK.

### How many pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors are there?

31 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 61% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (30%) and Pre-seed (29%).

### How big are the rounds pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3.6M.

### Which sectors do pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech.

### Which pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and Antler (7 led).

### Where are pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (12), the United Kingdom (6) and France (3).

### What have pre-seed advanced Manufacturing investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital), Mindmax (Seed, Nov 2026, with Concept Ventures) and RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with SOSV).

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