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title: "131 Pre-seed Hardware Investors (Nov 2026)"
last_updated: "2026-11-07"
rows: "131"
free_rows: "25"
source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
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# 131 pre-seed hardware investors

We list 131 pre-seed hardware investors as of November 2026: 98 have an SEC filing on file and 33 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 7 Nov 2026. The states with the most are California (40), Massachusetts (11) and New York (10).

- 131 investors
- 72 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 75 firms)
- 605 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 131 pre-seed hardware investors

| 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/ |
| Outlier Ventures | VC firm | United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Hardware, AI, Biotech, Robotics | New deal, Oct 2026 | $500M (own site) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/outlier-ventures/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Timescale Ventures | VC firm | Marblehead, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Energy, Industrial Tech, AI | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/timescale-ventures/ |
| Zacua Ventures | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Proptech, Industrial Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $89M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/zacua-ventures/ |
| Blue Impact | VC firm | Boca Raton, FL | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Logistics, AI, Ecommerce | New fund, Oct 2026 | $6M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/blue-impact/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Julian Capital: Deeptech Seed Fund | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Energy, Deep Tech, Healthtech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $51M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/julian-capital-deeptech-seed-fund/ |
| 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/ |
| ACT Venture Partners | VC firm | Netherlands | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Healthtech | New deal, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/act-venture-partners/ |
| NVP Capital | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $16M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nvp-capital/ |
| 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/ |
| Earthshot Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Hardware, AI, Energy, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $77M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/earthshot-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/ |
| 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/ |
| Elbow Beach | VC firm | London, United Kingdom | Pre-seed, Seed | Hardware, Energy, Climate Tech, Agritech | New deal, Oct 2026 |  | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/elbow-beach/ |

You are seeing 25 of 131. The full list adds 106 more investors and 605 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: 98 of the 131 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 131 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 (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), stage focus (15: all of it when pre-seed is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), size of the fund on file on a log scale (15) and completeness of the public record (10). Stage focus is our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 131 rows: stage 131, sector 131, fund size 93, website 131. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 127 rows, firm email on 52, LinkedIn page on 83, check size on 29.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed hardware investors are there?
We list 131 as of November 2026. 72 of the 131 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months.

### Which pre-seed hardware investors raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
49 of the 131 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?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 75 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 56 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact pre-seed hardware investors?
The paid file holds 605 named decision-makers across 127 of these 131 and a firm email for 52. 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 come from?
98 of the 131 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 33 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register. 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 7 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.