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title: "79 Pre-seed Industrial Tech Investors in the US (Nov 2026)"
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# 79 pre-seed industrial tech investors in the US

We list 79 pre-seed industrial tech 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 New York (10), San Francisco (8) and Boston (7).

- 79 investors
- 48 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $35M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 65 firms)
- 403 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 79 pre-seed industrial tech investors in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOSV | VC firm | United States | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, Climate Tech, Healthtech | Portfolio news, Nov 2026 | $131M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sosv/ |
| New Stack | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-stack/ |
| NextView Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Marketing Tech, Robotics | New deal, Oct 2026 | $135M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nextview-ventures/ |
| Silent Ventures | VC firm | Dallas, TX | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, Defense Tech, AI, Logistics | New fund, Jul 2026 | $85M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/silent-ventures/ |
| VoLo Earth Ventures Impact | VC firm | Snowmass Village, CO | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, Energy, Climate Tech, Mobility | New deal, Jul 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/volo-earth-ventures-impact/ |
| M25 | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Healthtech, Generalist | New deal, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/m25/ |
| Bison Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Industrial Tech, AI, Healthtech, Energy | New fund, Oct 2026 | $160M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/bison-ventures/ |
| Cybernetix Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, Robotics, Logistics, AI | New fund, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cybernetix-ventures/ |
| Rebellion Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Logistics, Robotics | New fund, Oct 2026 | $13M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/rebellion-ventures/ |
| Ecosphere Ventures | VC firm | Sugar Land, TX | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, Energy, Climate Tech, Defense Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ecosphere-ventures/ |
| Autotech Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Industrial Tech, Mobility, AI, Logistics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/third-mind/ |
| BetterWay Ventures | VC firm | Charleston, SC | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/betterway-ventures/ |
| Protagonist | VC firm | Bay Harbor Islands, FL | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Energy, Semiconductor | New fund, Aug 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/protagonist/ |
| Schematic Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Logistics, Robotics | New fund, May 2026 | $60M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/schematic-ventures/ |
| Plaid Matrix Fund | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Fintech, Proptech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/plaid-matrix-fund/ |
| Link Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, AI, Robotics, Space | New deal, Jun 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/link-ventures/ |
| Render Capital | VC firm | Clarksville, IN | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, Healthtech, Food and Beverage, AI | New deal, Jun 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/render-capital/ |
| 3i Partners | VC firm | Los Altos, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, Mobility, Healthtech, Deep Tech | New fund, May 2026 | $24M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/3i-partners-los-altos/ |
| New Vista Capital | VC firm | Washington, DC | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, Defense Tech, Space, AI | New fund, Oct 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-vista-capital/ |
| Great Wave Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, AI, Proptech, Climate Tech | New fund, May 2026 | $31M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/great-wave-ventures/ |
| Pachamama Ventures | VC firm | Hayward, CA | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Climate Tech, Energy | New fund, Apr 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/pachamama-ventures/ |
| Zacua Ventures | VC firm | San Mateo, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Proptech, Climate Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $89M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/zacua-ventures/ |
| Ubiquity Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, AI, Mobility, Healthtech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $80M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ubiquity-ventures/ |
| Tareyton | VC firm | Durham, NC | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Industrial Tech, AI, Energy, Mobility | New fund, Jul 2026 | $5M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tareyton/ |
| Timescale Ventures | VC firm | Marblehead, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Industrial Tech, Energy, AI, Space | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/timescale-ventures/ |

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 79 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 79 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 industrial tech and manufacturing 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 79 rows: stage 79, sector 79, fund size 73, website 79. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 79 rows, firm email on 28, LinkedIn page on 51, check size on 8.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed industrial tech investors in the US are there?
We list 79 as of November 2026. 48 of the 79 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are New York (10), San Francisco (8) and Boston (7).

### Which pre-seed industrial tech investors in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
41 of the 79 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are 25Madison Ventures (Oct 2026), Bison Ventures (Oct 2026) and New Vista Capital (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of pre-seed industrial tech investors in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $35M, across the 65 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 14 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact pre-seed industrial tech investors in the US?
The paid file holds 403 named decision-makers across 79 of these 79 and a firm email for 28. 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 industrial tech investors in the US come from?
All 79 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.