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title: "272 Hardware Venture Capital Firms in the US (Nov 2026): 25 Free"
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# 272 hardware venture capital firms in the US

We list 272 hardware venture capital firms 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 San Francisco (28), New York (27) and Menlo Park (14).

- 272 firms
- 162 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 209 firms)
- 1,262 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 272 hardware venture capital firms in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybernetix Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, Robotics, Industrial Tech, Logistics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cybernetix-ventures/ |
| Dauntless Ventures | VC firm | Holladay, UT |  | Hardware, Defense Tech, AI, Biotech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $34M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/dauntless-ventures/ |
| Inflection | VC firm | Framingham, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Space, Defense Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/inflection/ |
| Construct Capital | VC firm | Washington, DC | Seed | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Defense Tech | New deal, Aug 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/construct-capital/ |
| Silent Ventures | VC firm | Dallas, TX | Pre-seed | Hardware, Defense Tech, AI, Logistics | New fund, Jul 2026 | $85M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/silent-ventures/ |
| 1517 Fund | VC firm | Telluride, CO | Pre-seed | Hardware, AI, Edtech, Deep Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $43M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/1517-fund/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Toyota Ventures | Corporate VC | Los Altos, CA | Seed, Series A | Hardware, AI, Energy, Climate Tech | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $928M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/toyota-ventures/ |
| Bewater | VC firm | Winnetka, IL |  | Hardware, AI, Cybersecurity, Gaming | New fund, Oct 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/bewater/ |
| NextView Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Marketing Tech, Robotics | New deal, Oct 2026 | $135M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nextview-ventures/ |
| True Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Deep Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/true-ventures/ |
| Riot Ventures | VC firm | Venice, CA |  | Hardware, AI, Defense Tech, Industrial Tech | New deal, Jul 2026 | $160M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/riot-ventures/ |
| Translink Capital | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed, Series A, Series B | Hardware, AI, Developer Tools, Mobility | New fund, Sep 2026 | $174M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/translink-capital/ |
| Safar Partners | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Seed | Hardware, Healthtech, Industrial Tech, Biotech | New deal, Aug 2026 | $300M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/safar-partners/ |
| Multimodal Ventures | VC firm | Naperville, IL | Seed | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Fintech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/multimodal-ventures/ |
| Aurelia Foundry | VC firm | Denver, CO | Seed, Series A | Hardware, Space, Mobility, Climate Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/aurelia-foundry/ |
| LMNT Ventures | VC firm | Mercer Island, WA | Seed | Hardware, Proptech, Robotics, Mobility | New fund, Sep 2026 | $80M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lmnt-ventures/ |
| Contrarian Thinking Capital | VC firm | Austin, TX |  | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/contrarian-thinking-capital/ |
| Decisive Point VENTURES | VC firm | Greenwich, CT |  | Hardware, AI, Energy, Defense Tech | New fund, Nov 2026 | $60M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/decisive-point-ventures/ |
| Scout Ventures | VC firm | Austin, TX | Seed | Hardware, Defense Tech, AI, Deep Tech | New deal, May 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scout-ventures/ |
| Autotech Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Hardware, Mobility, AI, Logistics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/third-mind/ |
| Fifth Down Capital | Fund manager | Boston, MA | Any stage | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/fifth-down-capital/ |
| Rebellion Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Logistics, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $13M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/rebellion-ventures/ |
| Linse Capital | VC firm | Reno, NV |  | Hardware, Industrial Tech, AI, Defense Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $600M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/linse-capital/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 272 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 271 of the 272 have a website we checked; the other 1 rests on the filing or register entry alone. 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. This list holds VC firms, fund managers and corporate venture arms; accelerators and angel networks are in their own lists. Sector: the firm states hardware as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (35: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (25; half of that when the sector is stated only), 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 (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Regional focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 272 rows: stage 222, sector 272, fund size 244, website 271. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 268 rows, firm email on 100, LinkedIn page on 138, check size on 22.

## Questions
### How many hardware venture capital firms in the US are there?
We list 272 as of November 2026. 162 of the 272 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (28), New York (27) and Menlo Park (14).

### Which hardware venture capital firms in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
130 of the 272 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Reveille (Nov 2026), LightX Capital (Nov 2026) and Decisive Point VENTURES (Nov 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of hardware venture capital firms in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 209 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 63 do not disclose a size there.

### Which stage do most hardware venture capital firms in the US back?
Of the 222 with a stage on file, seed (176), pre-seed (95) and Series A (61). A firm can back more than one stage, and 50 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on hardware venture capital firms in the US come from and how often is it updated?
All 272 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.

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Yes. The file holds all 272 rows in Excel and CSV, with 1,262 named decision-makers and 100 firm emails, for $49 one-time. 25 rows are free on this page.