# Seed semiconductors investors (2026 list)

> 123 seed semiconductors investors, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Intel Capital. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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

**123** investors on the list *+18* this week

**2,510** cheques in 12 months *-4%* against the market

**$7.9M** median 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 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **636** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **493** **$4.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **398** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Almi Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/almi-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **328** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Japan **247** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **245** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **244** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **234** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **212** **$6.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **205** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Bayern Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **173** **$7.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Elaia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaia) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **156** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Switzerland **144** **$10M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **133** **$5.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Scout Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scout-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **124** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **124** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Mirae Asset Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset-venture-investment) *Deploying now* Fund of funds · South Korea **113** **$9.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 21 [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **109** **$3.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **108** **$4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Luxembourg **107** **$7.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Oriza Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oriza-holdings) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **101** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **100** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**98 more on this list**

All 123 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 **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Quint Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/quint-computing)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[VÆRIDION](https://millionrounds.com/company/v-ridion)** Series A · $34M *With* [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Thermit](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermit)** Seed *Led by* [Mashup Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mashup-ventures)

## Stages This Year

2,195 rounds

- Venture **24%**
- Seed **20%**
- Series A **15%**
- Pre-seed **14%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **19%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **1,002**
- Big Data & Analytics **121**
- Biotech **108**
- Healthcare **99**
- Fintech **97**
- Aerospace & Space **87**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

671 Q1 25

647 Q2 25

744 Q3 25

792 Q4 25

750 Q1 26

703 Q2 26

545 Q3 26

174 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
- 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
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial&stage=seed).

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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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