# Series A ioT investors (2026 list)

> 68 series A ioT investors, 88% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, SOSV, Google for Startups. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Series A ioT investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by an ioT company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 68 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-iot-investors)The top 25

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

**994** cheques in 12 months *-33%* against the market

**$9.7M** median round they joined *+21%* against the market median

**88%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**46%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **807** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **773** **$18M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **657** **$6.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **283** **$17M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Taiwan **282** **$3.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) *Deploying now* Government · United Kingdom **256** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Incubate Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **245** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Berkeley SkyDeck](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **231** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Founder Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-institute-montreal) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **222** **$129K** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 13 [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **141** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **124** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Innovacom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacom) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **114** **$9.6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Main Sequence Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **84** **$13M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [DG VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dg-ventures) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **70** **$2.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Par Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **66** **$3.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 19 [DeepWork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepwork-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **53** **$4.3M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [New Science Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-science-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **50** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Raptor Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raptor-group) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **50** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Innovation Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-industries) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **44** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Up Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/up-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **42** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [Luminar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminar-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **40** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Qbic Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qbic-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Belgium **40** **$7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen

**43 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *Led by* [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)
- **4** Nov **[Corridian](https://millionrounds.com/company/corridian)** Seed · $38M *With* [Beaten Zone Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beaten-zone-venture-partners)
- **3** Nov **[Wormsensing](https://millionrounds.com/company/wormsensing)** Series A · $11M *Led by* [Orano Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/orano-venture-fund)
- **3** Nov **[Vereda](https://millionrounds.com/company/vereda)** Seed · $5.5M *Led by* [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary)
- **3** Nov **[1nhaler](https://millionrounds.com/company/1nhaler)** Other · $3M *With* [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise)

## Stages This Year

864 rounds

- Venture **23%**
- Series A **21%**
- Seed **21%**
- Series B **7%**
- Grant **6%**
- Other **21%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **296**
- Healthcare **64**
- Biotech **55**
- Fintech **47**
- IT Services **43**
- Aerospace & Space **38**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

367 Q1 25

405 Q2 25

434 Q3 25

351 Q4 25

358 Q1 26

265 Q2 26

211 Q3 26

55 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 at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

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

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## Quick answers about series A ioT investors

### Who are the most active series A ioT investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, SOSV, Google for Startups, First Round Capital and BoxGroup.

### How many series A ioT investors are there?

68 are on record. 88% made an investment in the last 12 months and 46% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A ioT investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (30%) and Seed (29%).

### How big are the rounds series A ioT investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $6M.

### Which sectors do series A ioT investors back most?

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

### Which series A ioT investors lead the most rounds?

First Round Capital (15 led), Main Sequence Ventures (9 led) and Canary (6 led).

### Where are series A ioT investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), Brazil (2) and the United Kingdom (2).

### What have series A ioT investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with SOSV), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Techstars) and Corridian (Seed, Nov 2026, with Beaten Zone Venture Partners).

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