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title: "36 Growth-stage Hardware Investors in the US (Nov 2026)"
last_updated: "2026-11-06"
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source: "SEC filings"
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# 36 growth-stage hardware investors in the US

We list 36 growth-stage hardware investors in the US as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are New York (5), Menlo Park (5) and Palo Alto (4).

- 36 investors
- 19 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $117M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 23 firms)
- 194 named decision-makers on file

## First 18 of 36 growth-stage hardware investors in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greycroft | VC firm | New York, NY | Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Defense Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $600M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/greycroft/ |
| Kleiner Perkins | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Proptech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $995M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/ |
| Center15 Capital | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Growth | Hardware, Space, AI, Defense Tech | New fund, Jan 2026 | $31M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/center15-capital/ |
| Atomus Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Growth | Hardware, AI, Logistics | New fund, Sep 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atomus-ventures/ |
| Quartus | VC firm | New York, NY | Growth | Hardware, AI, Healthtech, B2B | New fund, Sep 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/quartus/ |
| Audere | VC firm | Austin, TX | Growth | Hardware, Cybersecurity, AI, Robotics | New fund, Oct 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/audere/ |
| G2 Venture Partners | VC firm | Portola Valley, CA | Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Mobility | New deal, Aug 2026 | $53M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/g2-venture-partners/ |
| Frontier | VC firm | Arlington, VA | Growth | Hardware, Industrial Tech, Energy, Defense Tech | New deal, Jun 2025 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/frontier/ |
| Zephyr Acorn Venture | VC firm | New York, NY | Growth | Hardware, Industrial Tech, Fintech, Logistics | Portfolio news, Mar 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/zephyr-acorn-venture/ |
| Avenir | VC firm | New York, NY | Growth | Hardware, AI, Logistics, Consumer | New fund, May 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/avenir/ |
| MESH | VC firm | Portland, OR | Growth, Late stage | Hardware | New fund, Nov 2026 | $60M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mesh/ |
| Millennium TVP | VC firm | Belgrade, MT | Growth, Late stage | Hardware, AI, B2B, Consumer | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | $116M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/millennium-tvp/ |
| Liquid 2 Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Mobility, SaaS | New fund, Aug 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/liquid-2-ventures/ |
| Infinite | VC firm | West Palm Beach, FL | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Energy, Deep Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/infinite/ |
| Westly Capital Partners | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Energy, Industrial Tech | New fund, May 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/westly-capital-partners/ |
| Leitmotif | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Growth | Hardware, Energy, Industrial Tech, AI |  | $329M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/leitmotif/ |
| Menlo Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Hardware, AI, Media, Robotics | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/menlo-ventures/ |
| Thursday Ventures | VC firm | Mill Valley, CA | Growth | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Energy | New fund, Dec 2024 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/thursday-ventures/ |

You are seeing 18 of 36. The full list adds 18 more investors and 194 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 36 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 36 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states hardware as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Stage: the firm states that it invests at growth-stage.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (30: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (20; half of that when the sector is stated only), stage focus (15: all of it when growth-stage is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (12) and completeness of the public record (8). Stage and regional focus are our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 36 rows: stage 36, sector 36, fund size 34, website 36. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 35 rows, firm email on 16, LinkedIn page on 19, check size on 5.

## Questions
### How many growth-stage hardware investors in the US are there?
We list 36 as of November 2026. 19 of the 36 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are New York (5), Menlo Park (5) and Palo Alto (4).

### Which growth-stage hardware investors in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
15 of the 36 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are MESH (Nov 2026), Audere (Oct 2026) and Anti (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of growth-stage hardware investors in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $117M, across the 23 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 13 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact growth-stage hardware investors in the US?
The paid file holds 194 named decision-makers across 35 of these 36 and a firm email for 16. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on growth-stage hardware investors in the US come from?
All 36 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.