# Solo angels backing Semiconductors (2026 list) > 17 solo angels backing Semiconductors, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Peter Thiel, Jeff Dean, Patrick Collison. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-semiconductors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing Semiconductors Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in a semiconductors round in the last two years. [See all 17 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-semiconductors)The top 17 **17** investors on the list *+7* this week **52** cheques in 12 months *+102%* against the market **$37M** median round they joined *+363%* against the market median **100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **12%** have led a round ## The Top 17 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (17) - 1 [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **93** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **65** **$9.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **17** **$60M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [John Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-collison) *Deploying now* Angel **6** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Pierre Lamond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pierre-lamond) *Deploying now* Angel **5** **$10M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 6 [Jim Clark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-clark) *Deploying now* Angel **4** **$875M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 7 [Krishna Jha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krishna-jha) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Reed Hastings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reed-hastings) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$312M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 9 [Scott Wu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-wu) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$180M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Avijeet Alagathi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avijeet-alagathi) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Geoffrey Hinton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geoffrey-hinton) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$300M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 12 [Jivesh Madan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jivesh-madan) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pat-gelsinger) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$100M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Saurabh Gunwant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saurabh-gunwant) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Shachi Jalote](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shachi-jalote) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Umesh Padval](https://millionrounds.com/fund/umesh-padval) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$145M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 17 [Vasant Rao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vasant-rao) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen ## 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) - **29** Oct **[Mintive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintive)** Seed · $7M *With* [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) - **27** Oct **[Nova Spectral AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-spectral-ai)** Seed · $2.3M *With* [Vasant Rao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vasant-rao) - **23** Oct **[BOB AI Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/bob-ai-holdings)** Seed · $5.5M *With* [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) - **20** Oct **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** Series B · $60M *With* [Patrick Collison](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-collison) - **9** Oct **[Hone](https://millionrounds.com/company/hone)** Seed · $60M *With* [Scott Wu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-wu) ## Stages This Year 42 rounds - Seed **43%** - Series A **12%** - Series C **12%** - Series B **12%** - Venture **10%** - Other **12%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **37** - Semiconductors **10** - Hardware & Electronics **9** - Biotech **4** - Big Data & Analytics **4** - Cloud **4** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 5 Q1 25 7 Q2 25 11 Q3 25 8 Q4 25 13 Q1 26 12 Q2 26 10 Q3 26 13 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 Semiconductors ### Who are the most active solo angels backing Semiconductors? By cheques observed, the most active are Peter Thiel, Jeff Dean, Patrick Collison, John Collison and Pierre Lamond. ### How many solo angels backing Semiconductors are there? 17 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 12% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing Semiconductors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (50%) and Series A (14%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Semiconductors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $37M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing Semiconductors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Semiconductors and Hardware & Electronics. ### Which solo angels backing Semiconductors lead the most rounds? Peter Thiel (2 led) and Jim Clark (1 led). ### Where are solo angels backing Semiconductors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (3). ### What have solo angels backing Semiconductors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Potential Sciences (Seed, Nov 2026, with Patrick Collison), Mintive (Seed, Oct 2026, with Jeff Dean) and Nova Spectral AI (Seed, Oct 2026, with Vasant Rao). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)