82 Series A hardware investors

Top 5 Series A hardware investors, 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 (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 Series A 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. The same rule orders the whole list; it is repeated in the method box.

1. Aurelia Foundry

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Denver, CO · Stages: Seed, Series A · Focus: Hardware, Space, Mobility, Climate Tech · Latest activity: New fund, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $75M (SEC Form D, 2023)

   Latest fund filing dated Oct 2026; $75M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2023); 50% of its observed portfolio is hardware; backs seed, Series A; 5 named decision-makers on file.

2. Cybernetix Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: Boston, MA · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A · Focus: Hardware, Robotics, Industrial Tech, Logistics · Latest activity: New fund, Aug 2026 · Fund size on file: $100M (SEC Form D, 2025)

   Latest fund filing dated Aug 2026; $100M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2025); 81% of its observed portfolio is hardware; backs pre-seed, seed, Series A; 2 named decision-makers on file.

3. Outlier Ventures

   Type: VC firm · HQ: United Kingdom · Stages: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth · Focus: Hardware, AI, Biotech, Robotics · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size or assets: $500M (own site)

   Dated new deal in Oct 2026; $500M on file (own site); 33% of its observed portfolio is hardware; backs pre-seed, seed, Series A.

4. Toyota Ventures

   Type: Corporate VC · HQ: Los Altos, CA · Stages: Seed, Series A · Focus: Hardware, AI, Energy, Climate Tech · Latest activity: Portfolio news, Oct 2026 · Private fund assets: $928M (SEC Form ADV)

   Portfolio news dated Oct 2026; $928M on file (SEC Form ADV); 20% of its observed portfolio is hardware; backs seed, Series A.

5. Greycroft

   Type: VC firm · HQ: New York, NY · Stages: Series A, Series B, Growth · Focus: Hardware, AI, Industrial Tech, Defense Tech · Latest activity: New deal, Oct 2026 · Fund size on file: $600M (SEC Form D, 2022)

   Dated new deal in Oct 2026; $600M fund on file (SEC Form D, 2022); 23% of its observed portfolio is hardware; backs Series A, Series B, growth-stage; 5 named decision-makers on file.

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