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title: "333 Hardware Investors (Nov 2026): Top 10 by Fund Activity"
last_updated: "2026-11-09"
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source: "SEC Form D filings and our own research"
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# 333 hardware investors

We list 333 hardware investors as of November 2026: 276 have an SEC filing on file and 57 were checked on the firm's own website or an official register, and the list was last checked on 9 Nov 2026. The states with the most are California (120), New York (30) and Massachusetts (16).

- 333 investors
- 188 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 211 firms)
- 1,534 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 333 hardware investors

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 8090 Industries | VC firm | New York, NY |  | Hardware, Energy, Industrial Tech, Defense Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/8090-industries/ |
| 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/ |
| Matter Venture Partners | VC firm | Los Altos, CA |  | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Semiconductor | New fund, Sep 2026 | $450M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/matter-venture-partners/ |
| Reveille | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | Hardware, Defense Tech, Energy, Space | New fund, Nov 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/reveille/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Multiball Capital | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Seed | Hardware, Defense Tech, AI, Industrial Tech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/multiball-capital/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Eclipse Partners | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Seed | Hardware, AI, Robotics, Industrial Tech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $720M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/eclipse-partners/ |
| Lavrock Ventures | VC firm | Mclean, VA | Seed | Hardware, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Space | New deal, Aug 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/lavrock-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: 276 of the 333 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 332 of the 333 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. 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 (40: within 3 months 40, 6 months 30, 12 months 20, 24 months 10), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (30; 15 when the sector is stated only), size of the fund on file on a log scale (20) and completeness of the public record (10). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 333 rows: stage 277, sector 333, fund size 263, website 332. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 319 rows, firm email on 131, LinkedIn page on 185, check size on 48.

## Questions
### How many hardware investors are there?
We list 333 as of November 2026. 188 of the 333 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. By region: United States (272), United Kingdom (41) and Europe (18).

### Which hardware investors raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
131 of the 333 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 investors?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 211 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 122 do not disclose a size there.

### Which stage do most hardware investors back?
Of the 277 with a stage on file, seed (225), pre-seed (131) and Series A (82). A firm can back more than one stage, and 56 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on hardware investors come from and how often is it updated?
276 of the 333 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV) and 57 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 9 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

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