# Pre-seed manufacturing investors (2026 list)

> 100 pre-seed manufacturing investors, 96% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, EIC Accelerator. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Pre-seed manufacturing investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

[See all 100 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-manufacturing-investors)The top 25

**100** investors on the list *+4* this week

**2,725** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market

**$3.6M** median round they joined *-55%* against the market median

**96%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**43%** 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 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 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 [Foundation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **550** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · China **504** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **381** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [K Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Spain **340** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Venture Kick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture-kick) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **329** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **280** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **239** **$3.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **234** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **208** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **194** **$2.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **191** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **179** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **179** **$2.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **155** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Innosuisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innosuisse) *Deploying now* Government · Switzerland **144** **$1.9M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 24 [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **138** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [SICTIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) *Deploying now* Angel network · Switzerland **137** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**75 more on this list**

All 100 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

- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *Led by* [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Kabilio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabilio)** $11M *Led by* [Visionaries Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visionaries-club)
- **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *With* [Nucleus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nucleus-capital)
- **5** Nov **[altM](https://millionrounds.com/company/altm)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Rainmatter by Zerodha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainmatter-by-zerodha)
- **4** Nov **[Amara](https://millionrounds.com/company/amara)** Pre-seed · $4.2M *With* [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures)

## Stages This Year

2,402 rounds

- Venture **24%**
- Seed **21%**
- Pre-seed **18%**
- Series A **14%**
- Grant **6%**
- Other **17%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **971**
- Biotech **157**
- Healthcare **147**
- Big Data & Analytics **123**
- Fintech **108**
- Financial Services **82**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

913 Q1 25

809 Q2 25

986 Q3 25

917 Q4 25

851 Q1 26

775 Q2 26

594 Q3 26

143 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 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 manufacturing investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed manufacturing investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, EIC Accelerator, Right Side Capital Management and Innovate UK.

### How many pre-seed manufacturing investors are there?

100 are on record. 96% made an investment in the last 12 months and 43% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed manufacturing 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 manufacturing investors join?

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

### Which sectors do pre-seed manufacturing investors back most?

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

### Which pre-seed manufacturing investors lead the most rounds?

Airtree Ventures (14 led), Foundation Capital (13 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

### Where are pre-seed manufacturing investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), the United Kingdom (3) and Switzerland (3).

### What have pre-seed manufacturing investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with British Business Bank), Kabilio (Nov 2026, with Visionaries Club) and Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital).

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