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Series A investors in industrials and manufacturing

46 firms in the directory fund industrials and manufacturing companies at series a. Firms funding companies with repeatable revenue and evidence that acquisition economics work.

Where these firms are

  • United Kingdom 11
  • California 5
  • Germany 5
  • New York 3
  • United States, state not given 3
  • Canada 2

Head office location. Most firms invest well outside it.

7 Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing

Venture capital firm investing in the technology sector.

ATX Venture Partners

Venture capital

Austin, TX, USA


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Operator-led VC concentrating in high-conviction applied-AI verticals that collapse cost structures and replace legacy workflows.

Aurora Private Equity

Venture capital

Aberdeen, Scotland, UK


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

Aberdeen-based business angel syndicate whose HNW/sophisticated members co-invest in emerging high-growth Scottish companies alongside the Scottish Co-Investment Fund.

Badlands Capital

Venture capital

Sioux Falls, SD, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing

Invests growth capital in Midwest tech and manufacturing companies underserved by other private capital.

Ben Franklin Technology

Venture capital

Bethlehem, PA, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing

State-backed economic development organization providing early-stage equity capital and support to Northeastern PA technology firms and manufacturers.

BlueYard Capital

Venture capital

Berlin, Germany


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing

Backs founders building frontier technologies that 'move us toward utopia' or 'hold the line against oblivion' - civilization-scale deep tech.

Break Off

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Agriculture

Backs early-stage founders commercialising breakthrough science that addresses large global/planetary challenges.

Chart Venture Partners, L.P.

Venture capital

New York, New York, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Materials & Chemicals · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage fund formed with InSitech (US Army ARDEC partnership intermediary) to commercialise dual-use security and defence technologies for both government and commercial markets.

CincyTech USA

Venture capital

Cincinnati, Ohio


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing

Regional early-stage venture firm formed by the Cincinnati Chamber, Cincinnati Children's and the University of Cincinnati to fill the high-risk seed capital gap and commercialise regional research;…

Cogito Capital

Venture capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Real Estate

Invests internationally in technology companies enabling digital transformation of mature industries, pairing capital with market-entry advisory (sister vehicle Cogito Ventures does early stage).

Crescent Capital NI Limited

Venture capital

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing

Belfast VC manager (Northern Ireland Growth Fund and predecessors) backing local founders with capital plus hands-on management and network support.

Dynamo Ventures

Venture capital

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Transportation & Logistics

Backs relentless founders upgrading the physical economy where technology collides with physics.

Emend Vision Fund

Venture capital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Food & Beverage · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Vancouver VC investing in commercially-ready sustainability technology that meets traditional venture return thresholds without concessionary terms. NOTE: CSV domain shaw.ca is incorrect (Shaw…

Fusion Fund

Venture capital

Palo Alto, California, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing

Palo Alto VC founded by Lu Zhang backing technical founders in healthcare, enterprise AI and deep/industrial tech; 75+ companies, 5 unicorns.

Hyperplane Venture Capital

Venture capital

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Early-stage 'first check' VC backing AI and deep-tech founders where AI meets workflows, infrastructure and the physical world (robotics, GPU/inference infra, autonomy, defense).

INNOVACOM

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Environmental & Safety

Finances breakthrough innovations driving industrial, digital and environmental transitions.

IQ Capital

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Backs European deep-tech founders building frontier-technology companies that disrupt industrial norms (200+ founders since 2005).

Karista

Venture capital

France


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing

Backs exceptional teams building future category leaders from scratch across health, deeptech and digital.

Max Holding

Venture capital

Tehran, Iran


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Real Estate

Funds and scales innovative Iranian startups with capital, networks and strategic support; has a PE subsidiary (Max-Omid) for majority stakes.

NetScientific PLC

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Environmental & Safety

Capital-efficient VC and portfolio-management group backing IP-rich deep-tech and life-science companies (rebranded EMV Capital).

redstone

Venture capital

Berlin, Germany


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Berlin VC connecting corporates with startups via a VC-as-a-Service model, backing early-stage European deeptech/industrial founders.

TitletownTech

Venture capital

Green Bay, WI


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Transportation & Logistics · Agriculture

Early-stage venture firm (a Green Bay Packers + Microsoft partnership) backing founders using emerging technology in digital health, manufacturing, supply chain, agriculture and energy.

Unicorn India Ventures

Venture capital

Mumbai, India


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing

Early-stage venture firm providing patient capital to Indian deeptech founders working in software, science and novel hardware.

Vision Plus Capital

Venture capital

China


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Education

China-based dual-currency VC (Yuanjing Capital, founded by Alibaba co-founder Wu Yongming) backing early-stage hard tech, AI, industrial digitization and medtech; portfolio includes Li Auto and Tuya.

Xploration Capital

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Transportation & Logistics · Construction

Thesis- and research-driven early-stage VC investing mainly at Series A in underserved industries (natural resources, manufacturing, construction, transport) and enabling technologies.

A* Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco, California, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing

Conviction-led early-stage partner to founders.

Boundary Capital

Venture capital

Northampton, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing

Early-stage impact VC backing high-growth AI and deep-tech companies via tax-efficient EIS/knowledge-intensive fund structures.

Brookstreet Equity

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Deploys hybrid growth capital emphasizing ROCE and DPI to fill the equity-funding gap with clear exit pathways.

Caffeinated Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco / New York, USA


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Transportation & Logistics

Offers founders pursuing their life's work the luxury of long-term thinking to build category-defining companies.

Caymont

Venture capital

Houston, TX, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Transportation & Logistics

Invests at industry inflection points where technology, regulation or market shifts let software rewire complex asset-heavy and regulated operating models.

Cusp Capital

Venture capital

Essen, Germany


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

European early-stage lead investor backing companies at the 'cusp' of a technological or market-adoption breakthrough as a long-term partner.

Deepvp

Venture capital

Menlo Park, California, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Materials & Chemicals

Bridges breakthrough university/lab technology to commercialization, backing overlooked deep-tech founders early.

Energize Ventures

Venture capital

Chicago, IL, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities

Capitalizes the digitization and decarbonization of critical industries via AI-enabled software, across venture and control strategies.

Eniac Ventures

Venture capital

New York, New York, USA


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing

Operator-led seed firm backing founders from 0 to 1 toward product-market fit.

Episode 1 Ventures

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Transportation & Logistics

Backs UK pre-seed/seed B2B software founders and helps them reach a successful Series A.

GALLOS Technologies Limited

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Environmental & Safety

Company builder that builds and invests in early-stage security/defence tech using nation-state security expertise and networks.

Harpoon

Venture capital

San Diego, California, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Environmental & Safety

Defense-tech VC backing early-stage dual-use national-security startups, led by former national-security operators who help founders navigate government procurement.

JOIN CAPITAL

Venture capital

Berlin, Germany


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Environmental & Safety

Invests in foundational early-stage deep-tech companies building strategic technological strongholds.

Matterwave Ventures

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing

Backs early-stage founders reshaping European industrial value chains through digital and frontier tech.

MDH Venture Capital

Venture capital

United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Real Estate

Venture capital firm investing in promising U.S. businesses (distinct from the unrelated MDH Partners industrial real estate firm); limited public detail.

6 more series a investors in industrials and manufacturing

Listed by name and head office. Full profiles are in the searchable directory.

  • Michigan Capital Network · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • Outlier Ventures · London, United Kingdom
  • Sente Ventures · Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spider Capital · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Tekfen Ventures · New York, NY, USA
  • Verge Fund · Albuquerque, NM, USA

What series a rounds price at

US market medians, so you can see where a term sheet sits against the market rather than only against the firm offering it.

  • Median pre-money valuation$64M · $48.5M in 2025
  • Median round size$19.4M · $14M in 2025
  • AI vs non-AI pre-money$83M vs $44M

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, Q2 2026 (As of June 30, 2026), page 10. Figures are United States medians across all sectors; this report does not break valuations out by sector, so these are not sector-specific.

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Counts are as of 2026-09-27; the list above is loaded live, so it can differ if firms have been added or removed since. Sector and stage focus is as stated by the firm. Firms wanting a correction can get in touch.