30 Best Active Hardware Investors in 2025

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Icon Investor Rankings are calculated using our Seedtable Score – a 1 to 100 score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points (like the size of their fund or the quality of the companies they invested in) to signal the strength behind an investor. A score closer to 100 indicates an investor is worth watching closely.

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Local Globe is a venture capital fund based in London, investing in companies from pre-seed to Series C stages. They support businesses across diverse industries, including e-commerce, mobility, and climate tech. Notable investments include Qogita and Sylvera. Local Globe aims to help young companies grow and make a positive impact in their sectors.

61

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

TravelPerk (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Yonder (
65)

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage start-ups in education, research, health care, and social work.

57

Offices:

Cambridge (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Mistral AI (
87)
, Helsing (
83)
, Monzo (
83)

Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.

56

Offices:

Palo Alto (HQ)

London

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, Algolia (
70)
, Hopin (
70)

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.

55

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups with the potential to become global businesses. It was founded in 1996 and has locations all over the world.

55

Offices:

London (HQ)

San Francisco

New York

London (HQ)

San Francisco

New York

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Algolia (
70)
, GetHarley (
70)
, Alan (company) (
70)

First Mark Capital is a venture capital firm in New York that focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs who are changing the world by solving meaningful problems.

54

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

FinTech, Crypto & web3, Hardware

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, Synthesia (
70)
, Ledger (
60)

Felix Capital is a venture capital firm focused on digital lifestyle, brands, and related enabling-technologies.

54

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Pigment (software company) (
74)
, TravelPerk (
70)
, VanMoof (
65)

Augmentum Fintech is a publicly listed fintech fund based in London, investing in various stages from early seed rounds to late-stage funding. The fund supports diverse financial technology sectors such as payments, recruitment, e-commerce, AI, and legal tech. Notable investments include Iwoca, Volt, Tide, Onfido, and Farewill. Augmentum Fintech aims to drive growth and innovation in the financial technology industry, supporting businesses that shape the future of finance.

54

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series G, Series H, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $100M

Industries:

FinTech, Crypto & web3, Hardware

Top investments in :

Iwoca (
83)
, Monese (
65)
, Zopa (
61)

A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.

53

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.

53

Offices:

London (HQ)

Stockholm

New York

London (HQ)

Stockholm

New York

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Homa Games (
70)
, Hopin (
70)
, TIER Mobility (
70)

Greylock is a venture capital firm that back entrepreneurs building consumer and enterprise software companies. Their investments include Airbnb, AppDynamics, Cloudera, Docker, Dropbox, Facebook , LinkedIn, Medium, Nextdoor, and Okta among others.

53

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Greylock is a venture capital firm that back entrepreneurs building consumer and enterprise software companies. Their investments include Airbnb, AppDynamics, Cloudera, Docker, Dropbox, Facebook , LinkedIn, Medium, Nextdoor, and Okta among others.

53

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $250M

Industries:

Hardware, Cybersecurity, Media and Entertainement

Top investments in :

Framer (
52)
, Lapse (
52)
, Docker (
0)

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in digital and technology companies in Europe.

50

Offices:

Zürich (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Alan (company) (
70)
, Fuse Energy (
70)
, sennder (
65)

A16Z, also known as Andreessen Horowitz, is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park. They invest in startups at various stages, from pre-seed to series D, with varying check sizes. A16Z focuses on technology, healthcare, finance, entertainment, crypto, AI, and fintech. Portfolio companies include Hyperexponential, Kaedim, and Mistral AI. Through multiple funds, A16Z aims to support the growth and development of their investments across diverse sectors and stages.

50

Offices:

Menlo Park (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Debt Financing, Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Mistral AI (
87)
, Hyperexponential (
75)
, Hopin (
70)

Creandum is a venture capital that is interested in investing in early-stage ventures with innovative technology companies

49

Offices:

Stockholm (HQ)

Berlin

London

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Fuse Energy (
70)
, VOI Technology (
67)
, Factorial (
65)

The Founders Fund is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, investing in technology companies that was founded in 2005 by Peter Thiel, Ken Howry, and Luke Nosek.

49

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $1B

Industries:

Health Tech, Hardware, AI

Top investments in :

Giraffe360 (
48)
, 9am.health (
37)
, inspeq ai (
26)

AngelList is a venture capital fund that accelerates innovation by connecting capital, ideas, and effort. Managing over $15 billion for fund managers, they have facilitated more than 17,000 startup investments, including 287 unicorns. Over 1,300 startups use AngelList for business operations. Focusing on early-stage funding, AngelList is a key platform for investors and founders aiming to develop the next big companies. They have invested in firms like Framer, specializing in the hardware industry.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B

Check Size:

$10M - $30M

Industries:

Hardware

Top investments in :

Framer (
52)

Designer Fund invests in early-stage startups who have designers in their founding team.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

Designer Fund invests in early-stage startups who have designers in their founding team.

47

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

Seed

Check Size:

$2.5M - $5M

Industries:

Hardware

Top investments in :

Framer (
52)

Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to five-year cycles.

46

Offices:

London (HQ)

Dublin

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Form3 (
87)
, FintechOS (
70)
, CoachHub (
60)

Latitude is a venture capital fund based in London that partners with tech founders to tackle industry-wide problems. They invest at various stages, from early growth to advanced rounds, focusing on companies with real-world impact in areas like data, analytics, and AI. Notable investments include Monzo and Tide. Latitude seeks businesses that can transform industries such as manufacturing, supply chain, and people operations, aiming to support groundbreaking ideas and help founders grow their companies.

46

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $500M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Monzo (
83)
, Tessian (
70)
, Wagestream Ltd (
70)

Atomico is a venture capital firm headquartered in London, England founded by Niklas Zennström in 2006, making series A and onwards investments in technology companies.

45

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

NFL ALL DAY (
70)
, Factorial (
65)
, Klarna (
65)

HV Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm in Müchen Bayern.

45

Offices:

Berlin

Munich (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $250M

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

Quantum Systems (
71)
, sennder (
65)
, CarOnSale (
60)

Hoxton Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital firm that invests in mobile, internet and software startups. The company is based in London, United Kingdom.

44

Offices:

London (HQ)

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $40M

Industries:

Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech

Top investments in :

Vitesse PSP (
60)
, Babylon Health (
56)
, Fluent (
56)

EQT Ventures is a multi-stage, sector-agnostic fund firm investing in entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of global winners

44

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

An independent venture capital firm based in Paris that provides funding for seed, early stage and late stage biotechnology ventures

44

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

EQT Ventures is a multi-stage, sector-agnostic fund firm investing in entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of global winners

44

Offices:

Stockholm (HQ)

London

Berlin

Paris

San Francisco

Stockholm (HQ)

London

Berlin

Paris

San Francisco

Investment Stage:

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Unknown

Check Size:

$100k - $1B

Industries:

Climate Tech & Green Tech, Health Tech, Edtech

Top investments in :

1X (
78)
, Parloa (
70)
, Luko (
60)

An independent venture capital firm based in Paris that provides funding for seed, early stage and late stage biotechnology ventures

44

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

An independent venture capital firm based in Paris that provides funding for seed, early stage and late stage biotechnology ventures

44

Offices:

No data available

Investment Stage:

No data available

Check Size:

$100k - $500k

Industries:

No data available

Top investments in :

No data available

An independent venture capital firm based in Paris that provides funding for seed, early stage and late stage biotechnology ventures

44

Offices:

Paris (HQ)

Milan

London

Paris (HQ)

Milan

London

Paris (HQ)

Milan

London

Paris (HQ)

Milan

London

Investment Stage:

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Unknown

Check Size:

$2.5M - $250M

Industries:

Health Tech, Agritech, Foodtech

Top investments in :

Myricx Bio (
75)
, F2G (
63)
, Mnemo Therapeutics (
60)