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Pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

See all 106 →The top 25
106investors on the list+2 this week
3,081cheques in 12 months-23% against the market
$4Mmedian round they joined-50% against the market median
87%wrote a cheque in 12 months
41%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. 2TechstarsDeploying nowVC firm · United States2,989$1.2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3National Science FoundationDeploying nowGovernment · United States1,869$926Kmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  4. 4Plug and PlayDeploying nowAccelerator · United States1,561$5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5Intel CapitalDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States1,123$22Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  6. 6MassChallengeDeploying nowAccelerator · United States984$1.8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  7. 7Google for StartupsDeploying nowAccelerator · United States811$1.4Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  8. 8AntlerDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom729$1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9Pioneer FundDeploying nowPrivate equity · United States551$2.9Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  10. 10FlybridgeDeploying nowVC firm · United States534$5Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  11. 11IDG CapitalDeploying nowPrivate equity · China504$25Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  12. 12Kleiner PerkinsDeploying nowVC firm · United States398$40Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  13. 13SFC CapitalDeploying nowAngel network · United Kingdom379$431Kmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  14. 14Draper AssociatesDeploying nowVC firm · United States370$6Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  15. 15K FundDeploying nowVC firm · Spain340$3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  16. 16Venture KickDeploying nowAccelerator · Switzerland329$2.1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  17. 17Unpopular VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States264$3Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  18. 18Startup Wise GuysDeploying nowAccelerator · Estonia237$551Kmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  19. 19Initialized CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States229$6.9Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  20. 20Blume VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · India225$5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  21. 21Gobi PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · Malaysia212$10Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  22. 22Notion CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom202$9.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  23. 23Rebel FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States201$2.4Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  24. 24Inflection Point VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States181$1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25GoogleDeploying nowAccelerator · United States154$40Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
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Quick answers about pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors

Who are the most active pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, National Science Foundation, Plug and Play and Intel Capital.

How many pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors are there?

106 are on record. 87% made an investment in the last 12 months and 41% have led a round.

Which stages do pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Pre-seed (25%).

How big are the rounds pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors join?

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

Which sectors do pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors back most?

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

Which pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors lead the most rounds?

Kleiner Perkins (33 led), Intel Capital (19 led) and Initialized Capital (13 led).

Where are pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors based?

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

What have pre-seed hardware & Electronics investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with British Business Bank), Soter Insure (Series B, Nov 2026, with SC Ventures) and Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Pioneer Fund).

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