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Hardware Pre-Seed Investors & VC Firms

566 firms in this list, with a median first check of $250K. 176 of them lead rounds. Generated from verified public data and updated continuously.

Alumni Ventures
ManchesterPre-Seed–Late Stage$100K – $10M
111 people
General Catalyst
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Late Stage$30M
222 people
SOSV
New YorkPre-Seed–Series B$30K – $550K
81 people
Transpose Platform Management
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Late Stage
23 people
Kleiner Perkins
Menlo ParkPre-Seed–Growth$500K – $15M
37 people
SV Angel
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Growth$150K – $20M
12 people
Menlo Ventures
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Late Stage$1M – $20M
55 people
Liquid Ventures
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Series B$250K – $5M
16 people
DCVC (Data Collective)
Palo AltoPre-Seed–Growth$5M – $25M
52 people
First Round Capital
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Series A$100K – $20M
55 people
B Capital Group
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Late Stage$10M – $50M
99 people
JAFCO Group
TokyoPre-Seed–Growth
91 people
True Ventures
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Series A$500K – $3M
41 people
Cerberus Capital Management
New YorkPre-Seed–Seed
163 people
imec.istart
LeuvenPre-Seed–Seed$100K – $300K
45 people
Elevate Ventures
IndianapolisPre-Seed–Series A$20K – $2M
22 people
Lux Capital
New YorkPre-Seed–Series B$100K – $100M
46 people
Blackbird Ventures
SydneyPre-Seed–Series B$149K – $60M
51 people
Wavemaker Partners
SingaporePre-Seed–Series A$100K – $2.5M
56 people
Salesforce Ventures
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Growth$5M – $50M
32 people
Abstract Ventures
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Series C$250K – $750K
6 people
Earlybird Venture Capital
BerlinPre-Seed–Series A$540K – $12M
66 people
Initialized Capital
San FranciscoPre-Seed–Seed$1M – $5M
17 people
NC IDEA
DurhamPre-Seed–Seed
16 people

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top hardware pre-seed investors & vc firms?
Top hardware pre-seed investors & vc firms include Alumni Ventures, General Catalyst, SOSV, Transpose Platform Management, Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel, Menlo Ventures, Liquid Ventures — 566 firms in total meet the criteria.
What is the typical first check among hardware pre-seed investors & vc firms?
The median first check among the 566 hardware pre-seed investors & vc firms tracked here is $250K.
How many hardware pre-seed investors & vc firms lead rounds?
176 of the 566 hardware pre-seed investors & vc firms tracked here lead investment rounds.

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Data sourced from public filings and firms' own websites — see our methodology.