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Investor Database last certified Sep 22, 2026

Pre-seed hardware investors active in 2026.

64 investors with a publicly documented pre-seed hardware deal announced in the last 6 months, each carrying a SeedForge-recorded claim and a link to the underlying announcement. Stale evidence ages out at the weekly refresh.

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announced in the last 60 days
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disclose a check size · $5 to $10M
Europe
most common deal geography
Short answer

Which pre-seed hardware investors are active right now?

As of September 24, 2026, the SeedForge Active Investor Index lists 64 pre-seed hardware investors with a publicly evidenced deal announced in the last 6 months, including Ada Ventures, Robin Capital, Chimera VC and Vsquared Ventures. Each row links to its announcement; investors without evidence in the last 180 days are removed at the weekly refresh.

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64 investors
backed AcouBatt · 8 days ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 16, 2026
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backed Ground A · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$1M–$11M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026evidence posted Sep 9, 2026
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backed ARC · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026evidence posted Sep 9, 2026
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backed Ground A · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$200K to $5M
Recent round~$10M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 7, 2026evidence posted Sep 8, 2026
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backed Frontier Computing · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$200K to $2M
Recent round~$10M
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedSep 1, 2026
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backed Meissner · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$4M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 1, 2026
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backed Frontier Computing · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $3M
Recent round~$10M
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedSep 1, 2026
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backed Alteon · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$5 to $400K
Recent round$1M–$3M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedAug 31, 2026evidence posted Sep 10, 2026
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backed Diffraqtion · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 31, 2026evidence posted Sep 1, 2026
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backed Diffraqtion · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 31, 2026evidence posted Sep 1, 2026
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backed Cota Robotics · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $1M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedAug 27, 2026
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backed Motion1 · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$25K to $4.2M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 27, 2026
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backed mara · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$7M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 26, 2026evidence posted Aug 27, 2026
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backed Embedd.it · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 24, 2026
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backed Embedd.it · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 24, 2026
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backed Lemma · 6 weeks ago
Accelerator
Check size$500K to $500K
Recent round$2M–$11M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedAug 13, 2026evidence posted Sep 1, 2026
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backed Riven Systems · 6 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$8M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 13, 2026
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backed Riven Systems · 6 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 13, 2026
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backed Orbital Arc · 6 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 11, 2026
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backed Oaknut Robotics · 6 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedAug 11, 2026
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backed Isengard Industries · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $5M
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedAug 4, 2026evidence posted Aug 6, 2026
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backed Claryx · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$10K to $250K
Recent round$4M–$12M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 4, 2026
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backed Claryx · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$4M–$6M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 4, 2026
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backed Reimagine Robotics · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizefrom $500K
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 3, 2026evidence posted Aug 4, 2026
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backed Orbital Sentry · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $5M
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 3, 2026evidence posted Aug 4, 2026
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backed Orbital Sentry · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$25K to $25K
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 3, 2026evidence posted Aug 4, 2026
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backed Zenbul · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedAug 3, 2026
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backed Outlier Space · 8 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$3M–$7M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026evidence posted Sep 5, 2026
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backed Outlier Space · 8 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026
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backed Outlier Space · 8 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$175K to $2M
Recent round$2M–$7M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026
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backed Outlier Space · 8 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $10M
Recent round~$7M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 29, 2026evidence posted Sep 5, 2026
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backed Outlier Space · 8 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$25K to $2.5M
Recent round~$7M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 29, 2026evidence posted Sep 5, 2026
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backed logcat.ai · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$3M–$48M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 25, 2026
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backed ORiS - Space · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$25K to $10M
Recent round$4M–$10M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 23, 2026evidence posted Jul 27, 2026
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backed PathFinder · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedJul 22, 2026
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backed Khageshvara Aviation Technology · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$50K to $1M
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 21, 2026evidence posted Aug 13, 2026
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backed ORiS - Space · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$50K to $500K
Recent round$4M–$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 21, 2026evidence posted Jul 27, 2026
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backed ORiS - Space · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 21, 2026
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backed Arq Quantum Technologies · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 16, 2026
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backed NextGO Epi · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$250K to $1M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 14, 2026evidence posted Jul 20, 2026
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backed NextGO Epi · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$250K to $2M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 14, 2026evidence posted Jul 20, 2026
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backed All About Accuracy GmbH · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 14, 2026evidence posted Jul 15, 2026
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backed Triton Depth · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 13, 2026
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backed SmartCore · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedJul 11, 2026evidence posted Jul 12, 2026
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backed Symphony Space · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$500K to $1M
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 8, 2026
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backed HIVE · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$500K to $2M
Recent round~$14M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 7, 2026evidence posted Jul 15, 2026
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backed Aylight · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$1M to $10M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 6, 2026
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backed Aylight · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$200K to $5M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 6, 2026
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backed Aylight · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$300K to $10M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 6, 2026
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backed Hangmo Technology · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 1, 2026evidence posted Jul 3, 2026
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backed Lytmus AI · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$600K–$2M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJun 28, 2026evidence posted Sep 3, 2026
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backed Acodyne · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 22, 2026
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backed Applied Atomics · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedJun 11, 2026
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backed Orbital - Space Data Centers · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 10, 2026
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backed Orbital · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 9, 2026evidence posted Jun 22, 2026
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backed Aavuus · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 9, 2026
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backed Orbital - Space Data Centers · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 9, 2026
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backed Ab Astra Inc. · 4 months ago
Accelerator
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedJun 8, 2026evidence posted Jul 18, 2026
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backed Juno Propulsion · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 8, 2026evidence posted Jun 9, 2026
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backed Pramatra Space · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedMay 25, 2026
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backed Milphoton Semiconductor · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedMay 22, 2026evidence posted May 24, 2026
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backed Apollyon Dynamics · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedMay 5, 2026evidence posted Jul 17, 2026
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backed Bubble Robotics · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedApr 21, 2026evidence posted Jul 10, 2026
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backed Gander Robotics · 6 months ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $5M
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedApr 2, 2026evidence posted Sep 21, 2026
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What changed at the Sep 24, 2026 refresh
Added
0
investors new this refresh
Aged out
0
latest evidence passed 180 days
Withheld
46
candidate rows not published

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What does it take for an investor to appear here?
A publicly documented, named participation in a pre-seed hardware financing announced within the last 6 months, with the evidence linked on the row. Investors whose latest evidence ages past 180 days are removed at the weekly refresh. Recent activity means a fund is deploying; it does not guarantee they take cold approaches this month, which is why the fastest path is a matched, drafted introduction.
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How this list is built (method v1.13)

An investor appears on this page only with a named, dated participation in a financing announced in the last 180 days, backed by a public source linked on the row. Dates shown are when each deal was announced, as established by research; where the linked post was published later, its date is shown beneath as "evidence posted". A separately confirmed closing date appears on the fund sheet where research established one. Rows whose latest evidence ages past 180 days are removed at the weekly rebuild, and rows with insufficient evidence are withheld rather than padded.

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Cite as: SeedForge Active Investor Index: Pre-seed hardware investors active in 2026. Updated 2026-09-24. seedforge.com/investors/active/hardware/pre-seed
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