# Solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics (2026 list) > 48 solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics, 85% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Edward Lando, Kunal Shah. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-hardware (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in a hardware & Electronics round in the last two years. [See all 48 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-hardware)The top 25 **48** investors on the list *+1* this week **185** cheques in 12 months *-24%* against the market **$24M** median round they joined *+203%* against the market median **85%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **13%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (23) - 1 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **179** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 3 [Kunal Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah) *Deploying now* Angel **104** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **93** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **65** **$9.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **33** **$490M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 7 [Tikhon Bernstam](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tikhon-bernstam) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **20** **$27M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 8 [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **17** **$60M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Adrian Aoun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adrian-aoun) *Deploying now* Angel **12** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Biz Stone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biz-stone) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **9** **$15M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 11 [John Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-collison) *Deploying now* Angel **6** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) *Deploying now* Angel **5** **$125M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Pierre Lamond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pierre-lamond) *Deploying now* Angel **5** **$10M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 14 [Trevor Blackwell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trevor-blackwell) quiet Angel **5** **$4.1M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 15 [Jim Clark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-clark) *Deploying now* Angel **4** **$875M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 16 [Micky Malka](https://millionrounds.com/fund/micky-malka) *Deploying now* Angel **4** **$15M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen - 17 [Ben Porterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-porterfield) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$3.2M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 18 [Lance Armstrong](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lance-armstrong) quiet Angel **3** **$4.8M** median round **May 2025** last seen - 19 [Reed Hastings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-hastings) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$312M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 20 [Anatoly Yakovenko](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anatoly-yakovenko) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2** **$6.6M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 21 [Roelof Botha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roelof-botha) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$53M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Scott Wu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-wu) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$180M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Yann LeCun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yann-lecun) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Ameet Patel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ameet-patel) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Angélique Gérard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelique-gerard) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$1.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen **23 more on this list** All 48 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-hardware) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Potential Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/potential-sciences)** Seed *With* [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) - **2** Nov **[Ozlo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ozlo)** Series B · $22M *With* [Melissa Urban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/melissa-urban) - **29** Oct **[Mintive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintive)** Seed · $7M *With* [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) - **28** Oct **[Fragment](https://millionrounds.com/company/fragment)** Series A · $56M *With* [Roelof Botha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roelof-botha) - **23** Oct **[BOB AI Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/bob-ai-holdings)** Seed · $5.5M *With* [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) - **23** Oct **[Enact Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/enact-intelligence)** Pre-seed · $30M *With* [Ameet Patel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ameet-patel) ## Stages This Year 169 rounds - Seed **33%** - Series A **15%** - Venture **13%** - Series B **8%** - Pre-seed **7%** - Other **24%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **88** - Hardware & Electronics **28** - Fintech **13** - Biotech **10** - Big Data & Analytics **9** - Financial Services **9** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 65 Q1 25 65 Q2 25 66 Q3 25 65 Q4 25 59 Q1 26 42 Q2 26 38 Q3 26 21 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in hardware and deep tech - The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Brian Merchant · 2017 3.89 from 1,949 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and… On AmazonListen on Audible - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech 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 Hardware and deep tech 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 - Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World Joshua B. Freeman · 2018 3.83 from 864 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book "Freeman’s rich and ambitious Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination.…More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements." ―Jennifer Szalai, New York Times In an accessible and timely work of… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&model=hardware). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics ### Who are the most active solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics? By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Edward Lando, Kunal Shah, Peter Thiel and Jeff Dean. ### How many solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics are there? 48 are on record. 85% made an investment in the last 12 months and 13% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (42%) and Series A (19%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $27M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Hardware & Electronics and Fintech. ### Which solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics lead the most rounds? 500 Global (5 led), Peter Thiel (2 led) and Jeff Bezos (2 led). ### Where are solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9). ### What have solo angels backing Hardware & Electronics invested in recently? Recent rounds include Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Patrick Collison), Ozlo (Series B, Nov 2026, with Melissa Urban) and Mintive (Seed, Oct 2026, with Jeff Dean). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)