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title: "95 Pre-seed Hardware Investors in the US (Nov 2026)"
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# 95 pre-seed hardware investors in the US

We list 95 pre-seed 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 San Francisco (11), New York (9) and Menlo Park (7).

- 95 investors
- 57 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 74 firms)
- 429 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 95 pre-seed hardware investors in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| LightX Capital | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Healthtech | New fund, Nov 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lightx-capital/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Schematic Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Logistics | New fund, May 2026 | $60M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/schematic-ventures/ |
| TreeoVC | VC firm | Pompano Beach, FL | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Healthtech, Robotics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $9M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/treeovc/ |
| 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/ |
| Ecosphere Ventures | VC firm | Sugar Land, TX | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Energy, Climate Tech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ecosphere-ventures/ |
| Plaid Matrix Fund | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Proptech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/plaid-matrix-fund/ |
| Tareyton | VC firm | Durham, NC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Energy | New fund, Jul 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tareyton/ |
| Link Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Industrial Tech | New deal, Jun 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/link-ventures/ |
| Founder Collective | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Ecommerce, Healthtech | New deal, Jul 2026 | $95M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/founder-collective/ |
| Great Wave Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, AI, Proptech, Climate Tech | New fund, May 2026 | $31M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/great-wave-ventures/ |
| Galileo Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Deep Tech, Robotics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/galileo-ventures/ |
| Ubiquity Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Mobility, Healthtech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $80M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ubiquity-ventures/ |
| UA1 VC | VC firm | Winnetka, IL | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Hardware, Defense Tech, Industrial Tech, Deep Tech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $21M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ua1-vc/ |
| Deep Future | VC firm | Seattle, WA | Pre-seed | Hardware, Energy, Semiconductor, Robotics | New fund, May 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/deep-future/ |
| Friends & Family Capital | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed | Hardware, AI, Fintech, SaaS | New fund, Jun 2025 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/friends-family-capital/ |
| Prist Capital | VC firm | Mill Valley, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Mobility, Space, Proptech | New fund, Sep 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prist-capital/ |
| Geek Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Generalist, B2B | New fund, May 2026 | $23M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/geek-ventures/ |

You are seeing 25 of 95. The full list adds 70 more investors and 429 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 95 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 95 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 pre-seed.
- 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 pre-seed 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 95 rows: stage 95, sector 95, fund size 84, website 95. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 95 rows, firm email on 32, LinkedIn page on 51, check size on 13.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed hardware investors in the US are there?
We list 95 as of November 2026. 57 of the 95 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (11), New York (9) and Menlo Park (7).

### Which pre-seed hardware investors in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
48 of the 95 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are LightX Capital (Nov 2026), NVP Capital (Oct 2026) and Blue Impact (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of pre-seed hardware investors in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 74 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 21 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact pre-seed hardware investors in the US?
The paid file holds 429 named decision-makers across 95 of these 95 and a firm email for 32. 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 pre-seed hardware investors in the US come from?
All 95 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.