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Pre-seed engineering investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

See all 38 →The top 25
38investors on the list+1 this week
1,912cheques in 12 months-11% against the market
$4.9Mmedian round they joined-39% against the market median
95%wrote a cheque in 12 months
55%have led a round

The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

  1. 1Y CombinatorDeploying nowAccelerator · United States6,412$3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  2. 2Founders FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,122$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  3. 3AntlerDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom729$1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  4. 4Innovate UKDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom704$1.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  5. 5SeedcampDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom519$5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 6Soma CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States456$4.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  7. 7SFC CapitalDeploying nowAngel network · United Kingdom379$431Kmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8ANRIDeploying nowVC firm · Japan189$4.2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9Plum VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · China163$4.6Mmedian roundMar 2026last seen
  10. 10Charlie SonghurstDeploying nowVC firm · United States155$3.8Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11InnosuisseDeploying nowGovernment · Switzerland144$1.9Mmedian roundAug 2026last seen
  12. 12N1Deploying nowVC firm · Luxembourg134$1.4Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  13. 13Afore CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States116$6.3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  14. 14Oxford Science EnterprisesDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom108$11Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  15. 15Garage CapitalDeploying nowVC firm88$5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  16. 16Playfair CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom88$6.8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  17. 17PSVDeploying nowVenture studio · Denmark84$2.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18FounderfulDeploying nowVC firm · Switzerland76$4Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  19. 19DeVCDeploying nowVC firm · India70$2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  20. 20FoundamentalDeploying nowVC firm · Germany49$8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  21. 21Blackfinch VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom43$2.9Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  22. 22Carbon13Deploying nowAccelerator · United Kingdom40$800Kmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  23. 23Suffolk TechnologiesDeploying nowVC firm · United States39$5.3Mmedian roundJun 2026last seen
  24. 24Day One VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States30$4.8Mmedian roundMar 2026last seen
  25. 25MomentumDeploying nowHedge fund · India11$17Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
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Quick answers about pre-seed engineering investors

Who are the most active pre-seed engineering investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Founders Fund, Antler, Innovate UK and Seedcamp.

How many pre-seed engineering investors are there?

38 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 55% have led a round.

Which stages do pre-seed engineering investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (31%) and Seed (28%).

How big are the rounds pre-seed engineering investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4.2M.

Which sectors do pre-seed engineering investors back most?

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

Which pre-seed engineering investors lead the most rounds?

Founders Fund (42 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and Antler (7 led).

Where are pre-seed engineering investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United Kingdom (8), the United States (7) and Switzerland (2).

What have pre-seed engineering investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Granit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Seedcamp), Alethio Therapeutics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Oxford Science Enterprises) and Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital).

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