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Seed engineering investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a 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 131 →The top 25
131investors on the list-1 this week
4,590cheques in 12 months-17% against the market
$6.1Mmedian round they joined-24% against the market median
85%wrote a cheque in 12 months
47%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. 4Andreessen HorowitzDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,661$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5Alumni VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,598$12Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 6Plug and PlayDeploying nowAccelerator · United States1,561$5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  7. 7General CatalystDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,387$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8BpifranceDeploying nowGovernment · France1,151$4.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  9. 9Intel CapitalDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States1,123$22Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10MassChallengeDeploying nowAccelerator · United States984$1.8Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  11. 11SOSVDeploying nowVC firm · United States951$2.5Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  12. 12Google VenturesDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States884$38Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  13. 13Kima VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · France859$4.2Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  14. 14Liquid 2 VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States636$7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  15. 15Pioneer FundDeploying nowPrivate equity · United States551$2.9Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  16. 16Global Brain CorporationDeploying nowVC firm · Japan480$7.6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  17. 17Soma CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States456$4.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18DCVCDeploying nowVC firm · United States431$29Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  19. 19Kleiner PerkinsDeploying nowVC firm · United States398$40Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  20. 20SpeedinvestDeploying nowVC firm · Austria345$6.7Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  21. 21K FundDeploying nowVC firm · Spain340$3Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  22. 22Venture KickDeploying nowAccelerator · Switzerland329$2.1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  23. 23Samsung NextDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States311$15Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  24. 24HeadlineDeploying nowVC firm · United States307$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25In-Q-TelDeploying nowAccelerator · United States273$20Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
106 more on this list

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Quick answers about seed engineering investors

Who are the most active seed engineering investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, National Science Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz and Alumni Ventures.

How many seed engineering investors are there?

131 are on record. 85% made an investment in the last 12 months and 47% have led a round.

Which stages do seed engineering investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (23%).

How big are the rounds seed engineering investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $6.7M.

Which sectors do seed engineering investors back most?

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

Which seed engineering investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), General Catalyst (97 led) and Google Ventures (33 led).

Where are seed engineering investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (19), France (2) and Japan (1).

What have seed engineering investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with In-Q-Tel), firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures) and Circularity Fuels (Seed, Nov 2026, with DCVC).

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