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Seed semiconductors investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a 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 123 →The top 25
123investors on the list+18 this week
2,510cheques in 12 months-4% against the market
$7.9Mmedian round they joined-1% against the market median
94%wrote a cheque in 12 months
54%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. 2Alumni VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,598$12Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3Intel CapitalDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States1,123$22Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  4. 4Liquid 2 VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States636$7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  5. 5Mitsubishi UFJ CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Japan493$4.7Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 6Kleiner PerkinsDeploying nowVC firm · United States398$40Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  7. 7Almi InvestDeploying nowVC firm · Sweden328$1.1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8Japan Finance CorporationDeploying nowInvestment firm · Japan247$2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  9. 9Incubate FundDeploying nowVC firm · Japan245$2.8Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  10. 10Earlybird Venture CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Germany244$13Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11Uncork CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States234$12Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  12. 12Capital FactoryDeploying nowVC firm · United States212$6.2Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  13. 13Korea Development BankDeploying nowGovernment · South Korea205$12Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  14. 14Bayern KapitalDeploying nowGovernment · Germany173$7.1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  15. 15ElaiaDeploying nowVC firm · France156$7.6Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  16. 16Verve VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · Switzerland144$10Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  17. 17468 CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Germany133$5.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  18. 18Scout VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States124$5.1Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  19. 19Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationDeploying nowVC firm · Japan124$11Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  20. 20Mirae Asset Venture InvestmentDeploying nowFund of funds · South Korea113$9.1Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  21. 21Mercia Asset ManagementDeploying nowVC firm · United Kingdom109$3.7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  22. 22FuturePlayDeploying nowAccelerator · South Korea108$4Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  23. 23Runa CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · Luxembourg107$7.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  24. 24Oriza HoldingsDeploying nowVC firm · China101$14Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25Tim DraperDeploying nowVC firm · United States100$2.5Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
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Quick answers about seed semiconductors investors

Who are the most active seed semiconductors investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Intel Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.

How many seed semiconductors investors are there?

123 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 54% have led a round.

Which stages do seed semiconductors investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (28%) and Series A (22%).

How big are the rounds seed semiconductors investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.1M.

Which sectors do seed semiconductors investors back most?

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

Which seed semiconductors investors lead the most rounds?

Kleiner Perkins (33 led), Intel Capital (19 led) and Y Combinator (11 led).

Where are seed semiconductors investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), Japan (4) and Germany (3).

What have seed semiconductors investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures), Quint Computing (Series A, Nov 2026, with Vsquared Ventures) and RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures).

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