205 seed deep tech investors in the US

Top 5 seed deep tech investors in the US, ranked by recent fund activity

Among firms with a published profile and a dated fund or deal in the last 24 months. The rule: 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 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. The same rule orders the whole list; it is repeated in the method box.

1. Light Ray Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Seed · Focus: Deep Tech, Robotics, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $21M (SEC Form D, 2023)

   Dated new deal in Oct 2026; $21M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2023); 29% of its observed portfolio is deep tech; backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 3 named decision-makers on file.

2. Safar Partners

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Cambridge, MA · Stages: Seed · Focus: Deep Tech, Healthtech, Industrial Tech, Biotech · Latest activity: New deal, Aug 2026 · Fund size on file: $300M (SEC Form D, 2023)

   Dated new deal in Aug 2026; $300M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2023); 17% of its observed portfolio is deep tech; backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 3 named decision-makers on file.

3. Soma Capital

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Miami Beach, FL · Stages: Seed · Focus: Deep Tech, AI, Fintech, SaaS · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $200M (SEC Form D, 2023)

   Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $200M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2023); 19% of its observed portfolio is deep tech; backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 8 named decision-makers on file.

4. NSV

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Greenwich, CT · Stages: Seed, Late stage · Focus: Deep Tech, Healthtech, AI, Semiconductor · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Private fund assets: $990M (SEC Form ADV)

   Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; $990M on file (SEC Form ADV); 26% of its observed portfolio is deep tech; backs seed, late stage; names the US as where it invests; 5 named decision-makers on file.

5. Hallstone Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Hollywood, CA · Stages: Seed · Focus: Deep Tech, Space, Robotics, Media · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $11M (SEC Form D, 2025)

   Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $11M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2025); 25% of its observed portfolio is deep tech; backs seed; names the US as where it invests; 5 named decision-makers on file.

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