30 Best Active Hardware Investors in 2025
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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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List of 30 top VCs
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.
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 :
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage start-ups in education, research, health care, and social work.
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 :
Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
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 :
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.
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.
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 :
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.
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 :
Felix Capital is a venture capital firm focused on digital lifestyle, brands, and related enabling-technologies.
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 :
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.
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 :
A European venture capital firm investing in technology companies.
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.
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 :
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.
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.
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 :
Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in digital and technology companies in Europe.
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 :
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.
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 :
Creandum is a venture capital that is interested in investing in early-stage ventures with innovative technology companies
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 :
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.
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 :
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.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Series A, Series B
Check Size:
$10M - $30M
Industries:
Hardware
Top investments in :
Designer Fund invests in early-stage startups who have designers in their founding team.
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.
Offices:
No data available
Investment Stage:
Seed
Check Size:
$2.5M - $5M
Industries:
Hardware
Top investments in :
Molten Ventures - previously Draper Esprit - is the first European tech-focused VC not tied to five-year cycles.
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 :
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.
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 :
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.
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 :
HV Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm in Müchen Bayern.
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 :
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.
Offices:
London (HQ)
Investment Stage:
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Unknown
Check Size:
$100k - $40M
Industries:
Health Tech, Edtech, FinTech
Top investments in :
EQT Ventures is a multi-stage, sector-agnostic fund firm investing in entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of global winners
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
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
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 :
An independent venture capital firm based in Paris that provides funding for seed, early stage and late stage biotechnology ventures
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
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
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 :