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Series C manufacturing investors

Updated 7 November 2026

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

See all 135 →The top 25
135investors on the list-1 this week
5,350cheques in 12 months+4% against the market
$31Mmedian round they joined+286% against the market median
97%wrote a cheque in 12 months
70%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. 2Sequoia CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States2,099$35Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  3. 3Andreessen HorowitzDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,661$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  4. 4Alumni VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,598$12Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  5. 5General CatalystDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,387$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  6. 6SV AngelDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,349$18Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  7. 7AccelDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$32Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  8. 8Lightspeed Venture PartnersDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,341$35Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  9. 9Khosla VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,128$26Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  10. 10Founders FundDeploying nowVC firm · United States1,122$15Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  11. 11BoxGroupDeploying nowVC firm · United States773$18Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  12. 12Tiger Global ManagementDeploying nowVC firm · United States773$47Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  13. 13GreycroftDeploying nowVC firm · United States655$13Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  14. 14Salesforce VenturesDeploying nowCorporate VC · United States649$26Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  15. 15Liquid 2 VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States636$7Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  16. 16Tengxun TouziDeploying nowVC firm · China553$50Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  17. 17Bain Capital VenturesDeploying nowVC firm · United States524$27Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  18. 18HSGDeploying nowVC firm · Hong Kong SAR China498$31Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  19. 198VCDeploying nowVC firm · United States497$23Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  20. 20Shenzhen Capital Group Co.Deploying nowGovernment · China449$16Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  21. 21Lux CapitalDeploying nowVC firm · United States445$30Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
  22. 22SMBC Venture CapitalDeploying nowInvestment bank · Japan443$5.1Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  23. 23Creative Destruction LabDeploying nowAccelerator · Canada427$3Mmedian roundSept 2026last seen
  24. 24Temasek HoldingsDeploying nowVC firm · Singapore384$100Mmedian roundOct 2026last seen
  25. 25FidelityDeploying nowVC firm · United States360$119Mmedian roundNov 2026last seen
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Quick answers about series C manufacturing investors

Who are the most active series C manufacturing investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures and General Catalyst.

How many series C manufacturing investors are there?

135 are on record. 97% made an investment in the last 12 months and 70% have led a round.

Which stages do series C manufacturing investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (23%) and Series A (22%).

How big are the rounds series C manufacturing investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $26M.

Which sectors do series C manufacturing investors back most?

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

Which series C manufacturing investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led).

Where are series C manufacturing investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (19), China (2) and Hong Kong SAR China (1).

What have series C manufacturing investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Humble Robotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Eclipse), Ocient (Series C, Nov 2026, with Greycroft) and Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel).

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