# Solo angels backing Manufacturing (2026 list) > 39 solo angels backing Manufacturing, 87% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Edward Lando, Mark Cuban. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-manufacturing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing Manufacturing Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in a manufacturing round in the last two years. [See all 39 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-manufacturing)The top 25 **39** investors on the list *+1* this week **184** cheques in 12 months *-27%* against the market **$10M** median round they joined *+25%* against the market median **87%** 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 (22) - 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 [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **154** **$2.9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **100** **$8M** median round **Nov 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 [Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) *Deploying now* Angel **5** **$125M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Ashish Kacholia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashish-kacholia) *Deploying now* Angel · India **4** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Gary Rieschel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-rieschel) *Deploying now* Angel **4** **$20M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 10 [Lashit Sanghvi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lashit-sanghvi) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$9.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Craig Robins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craig-robins) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$17M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 12 [Carles Reina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carles-reina) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$45M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Carsten Thoma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carsten-thoma) quiet Angel **2** **$6.5M** median round **Mar 2025** last seen - 14 [Martin Tobias](https://millionrounds.com/fund/martin-tobias) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$4.7M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen - 15 [Oskar Hjertonsson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oskar-hjertonsson) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$18M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 16 [Roman Saini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roman-saini) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Jackson Moses](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jackson-moses) quiet Angel · United States **1** **$100M** median round **Jan 2025** last seen - 18 [Marc Maurer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-maurer) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$18M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen - 19 [Shane Neman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shane-neman) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$100M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 20 [Amit Jain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amit-jain) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$4.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Andrei Danescu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrei-danescu) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$50M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 22 [Ankit Gupta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ankit-gupta) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$180M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 23 [Antoon De Proft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antoon-de-proft) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$9.4M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen - 24 [Bertrand Sicot](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertrand-sicot) quiet Angel **1** **$9.7M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen - 25 [Brian Cartmell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-cartmell) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$7.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen **14 more on this list** All 39 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-manufacturing) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Siggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/siggy)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) - **3** Nov **[Armatrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/armatrix)** Seed · $7.1M *With* [Roman Saini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roman-saini) - **3** Nov **[Vitroscope](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitroscope)** Seed · $5M *With* [Carles Reina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carles-reina) - **29** Oct **[Mintive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintive)** Seed · $7M *With* [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) - **23** Oct **[Greenzo Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenzo-energy)** $14M *Led by* [Ashish Kacholia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashish-kacholia) - **23** Oct **[Warp Sciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/warp-sciences)** Series A · $215M *With* [Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) ## Stages This Year 167 rounds - Seed **32%** - Series A **19%** - Venture **14%** - Pre-seed **8%** - Other **6%** - Other **21%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **85** - Manufacturing **22** - Healthcare **12** - Biotech **12** - Fintech **12** - Big Data & Analytics **9** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 73 Q1 25 65 Q2 25 70 Q3 25 61 Q4 25 68 Q1 26 44 Q2 26 36 Q3 26 15 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 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). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about solo angels backing Manufacturing ### Who are the most active solo angels backing Manufacturing? By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Edward Lando, Mark Cuban, Gokul Rajaram and Jeff Dean. ### How many solo angels backing Manufacturing are there? 39 are on record. 87% made an investment in the last 12 months and 13% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing Manufacturing back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (40%) and Series A (24%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Manufacturing join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $9.8M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing Manufacturing back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Manufacturing and Healthcare. ### Which solo angels backing Manufacturing lead the most rounds? 500 Global (5 led), Ashish Kacholia (3 led) and Mark Cuban (2 led). ### Where are solo angels backing Manufacturing based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (7) and India (1). ### What have solo angels backing Manufacturing invested in recently? Recent rounds include Siggy (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Gokul Rajaram), Armatrix (Seed, Nov 2026, with Roman Saini) and Vitroscope (Seed, Nov 2026, with Carles Reina). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)