# Pre-seed semiconductors investors (2026 list)

> 38 pre-seed semiconductors investors, 95% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, Seedcamp, Kleiner Perkins. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Pre-seed semiconductors investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

[See all 38 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-semiconductors-investors)The top 25

**38** investors on the list *+6* this week

**562** cheques in 12 months *-11%* against the market

**$5.8M** median round they joined *-28%* against the market median

**95%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**50%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **519** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **398** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **229** **$6.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Elaia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaia) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **156** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **144** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Switzerland **143** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **108** **$4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [Connect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connect-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **105** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **97** **$3.4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [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
- 12 [Swisscom Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swisscom-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Switzerland **83** **$17M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 13 [LB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lb-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · South Korea **72** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Mercuri VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercuri) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **68** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Shrug Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shrug-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **68** **$8M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 16 [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **65** **$9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Stonebridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonebridge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **59** **$9.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [Evolution VC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-vc-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **43** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Northern Gritstone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-gritstone) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **36** **$5.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Sure Valley Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sure-valley-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **35** **$2.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [Brabant Development Agency (BOM)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brabant-development-agency-bom) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **8** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Vireo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vireo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **6** **$5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 23 [Common Magic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/common-magic) *Deploying now* Micro VC · India **5** **$12M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 24 [Artha Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artha-venture-fund) quiet VC firm · India **4** **$1.1M** median round **Apr 2025** last seen
- 25 [Ultratech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ultratech-capital-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **4** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**13 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Granit](https://millionrounds.com/company/granit)** Seed · $6M *Led by* [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)
- **4** Nov **[Amara](https://millionrounds.com/company/amara)** Pre-seed · $4.2M *With* [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *Led by* [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)

## Stages This Year

516 rounds

- Seed **24%**
- Series A **19%**
- Venture **16%**
- Pre-seed **12%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **22%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **257**
- Healthcare **35**
- Fintech **34**
- Biotech **32**
- Big Data & Analytics **31**
- Cybersecurity **20**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

161 Q1 25

183 Q2 25

169 Q3 25

176 Q4 25

164 Q1 26

151 Q2 26

136 Q3 26

43 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
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- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

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## 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 semiconductors investors

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

By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, Seedcamp, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital and Elaia.

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

38 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 50% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed semiconductors investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (31%) and Series A (25%).

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

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7M.

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

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

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

Kleiner Perkins (33 led), Initialized Capital (13 led) and HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds (10 led).

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

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (7), the United Kingdom (5) and Switzerland (3).

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

Recent rounds include Granit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Seedcamp), Amara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with IBB Ventures) and Biograil (Other, Nov 2026, with Verve Ventures).

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