# Pre-seed automotive & EVs investors (2026 list)

> 45 pre-seed automotive & EVs investors, 76% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Pre-seed automotive & EVs investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

[See all 45 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-automotive-investors)The top 25

**45** investors on the list *+5* this week

**2,171** cheques in 12 months *-20%* against the market

**$3M** median round they joined *-62%* against the market median

**76%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**44%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 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 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** 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 [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **715** **$615K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Spain **340** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Unpopular Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unpopular-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **264** **$3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **227** **$8M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 11 [Keiretsu Forum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keiretsu-forum) *Deploying now* Angel network · United States **185** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **145** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Haatch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haatch) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **126** **$1.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [TTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **115** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Catalyst Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalyst-fund-2) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **96** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Mauritius **96** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **94** **$7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [Flourish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flourish-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm **79** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 19 [1517 Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1517-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **58** **$3.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **54** **$1.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Contrary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrary) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **51** **$9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [At One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-one-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **45** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Ponderosa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ponderosa-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **36** **$3M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 24 [Saama Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saama-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **28** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Renew Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renew-capital) quiet VC firm · Ethiopia **10** **$5M** median round **Aug 2025** last seen

**20 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Water Ledger Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-ledger-global)** Other *With* [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)
- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)
- **4** Nov **[Phaze Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/phaze-inc)** Seed · $8.8M *Led by* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- **4** Nov **[Crediflow AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/crediflow-ai)** Seed · $2M *With* [Haatch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/haatch)

## Stages This Year

1,949 rounds

- Venture **22%**
- Pre-seed **19%**
- Seed **19%**
- Series A **15%**
- Series B **6%**
- Other **18%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **942**
- Fintech **123**
- Big Data & Analytics **116**
- Healthcare **97**
- Financial Services **82**
- Aerospace & Space **68**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

716 Q1 25

656 Q2 25

797 Q3 25

746 Q4 25

691 Q1 26

609 Q2 26

434 Q3 26

117 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [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 mobility and logistics

- Tesla Motors: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Sparked the Next Tech Revolution Charles Morris · 2014 4.28 from 202 ratings on Goodreads Mobility and logistics Company building About the book In twelve years of existence, Tesla Motors has achieved many amazing feats. The most trusted sources in the auto industry have called its Model S the most advanced, safest and best-performing car ever built - and it doesn’t use a drop of gasoline. Tesla has changed the way the… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World Alexander Rose · 2020 4.34 from 637 ratings on Goodreads Mobility and logistics About the book At the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility, Germany's Count von Zeppelin vied with the Wright Brothers to build the world's first successful flying machine. As the Wrights labored to invent the airplane, Zeppelin fathered the… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Where the Suckers Moon: The Life and Death of an Advertising Campaign Randall Rothenberg · 1995 3.97 from 384 ratings on Goodreads Mobility and logistics Company building About the book "For all the right reasons." "Cars that can." "What to Drive." "The perfect Car for an Imperfect World." Only one of these slogans would be chosen by Subaru of America to sell its cars in the recession year of 1991. As six advertising agencies scrambled for the account and the… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Insane Mode: How Elon Musk's Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil Hamish McKenzie · 2018 3.70 from 784 ratings on Goodreads Mobility and logistics Company building About the book "You'll tell me if it ever starts getting genuinely insane, right?" --Elon Musk, TED interview Hamish McKenzie tells how a Silicon Valley start-up's wild dream came true. Tesla is a car company that stood up against not only the might of the government-backed Detroit car… On AmazonListen on Audible

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

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## Quick answers about pre-seed automotive & EVs investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed automotive & EVs investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, Antler and Crowdcube.

### How many pre-seed automotive & EVs investors are there?

45 are on record. 76% made an investment in the last 12 months and 44% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed automotive & EVs investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (27%) and Seed (26%).

### How big are the rounds pre-seed automotive & EVs investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3M.

### Which sectors do pre-seed automotive & EVs investors back most?

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

### Which pre-seed automotive & EVs investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Lux Capital (20 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

### Where are pre-seed automotive & EVs investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (15), the United Kingdom (3) and Spain (1).

### What have pre-seed automotive & EVs investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Water Ledger Global (Other, Nov 2026, with Launch Africa), Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Pioneer Fund) and Biograil (Other, Nov 2026, with HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds).

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