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Seed industrial investors

87 of 125 seed industrial firms that report a preference say they can lead. 16 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
DCVCActive Oct 8
California · Fund Billions of dollars AUM
Ali Tamaseb, James Hardiman+15 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Eclipse VenturesActive Oct 7
California · Fund $1.3B (2026)
Lior Susan, Aidan Madigan-Curtis+6 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +3
$10M to $30M+Can lead
The EngineActive Sep 22
Massachusetts · Fund $398M (Fund III) (2024)
Ann DeWitt, Israel Ruiz+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$250K to $10MCan lead
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
Hitachi VenturesActive Oct 15
California · Fund USD400M HV Fund IV
Pete Bastien, Stefan Gabriel+19 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsIndustrial +3
$1M to $30MCan lead
Intel CapitalActive Oct 14
California
Abdul Guefor, Andy Fligel+19 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Narya CapitalActive Sep 29
Ohio · Fund $93M (2020)
Colin Greenspon, Falon Donohue
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +5
$3M to $10MCan lead
Riot VenturesActive Oct 10
California
Stephen Marcus, Will Coffield+2 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +5
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Valhalla VenturesActive Sep 30
Florida
Devan Malhotra, Rohan Pujara
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +4
$500K to $10MCan lead
Boreal VenturesActive Sep 23
Quebec · Fund $60M (2026)
David Charbonneau, JD Saint-Martin+1 on the team
SeedEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
The CouncilActive Oct 14
California
Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4
Up to $100KMostly follows
CompoundActive Sep 27
New York
David Hirsch, Michael Dempsey+2 on the team
SeedSeries ADeep tech +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
ConvergeActive Sep 27
Massachusetts
Anshu Agarwal, Maia Heymann+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
First In CapitalActive Sep 27
Tennessee · Fund $148M (2026)
Arthur Karell, Rebecca Gevalt+2 on the team
SeedSeries ADefense and space +4
$500K to $3MMostly follows
REFASHIOND VenturesActive Oct 6
New York · Fund $2 (2021)
Brian Laung Aoaeh, Lisa Morales-Hellebo
Pre-seedSeedLogistics and mobility +1
$25K to $100KMostly follows
25madison
New York
Steven Price, Jaja Liao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
412 Venture Fund
Pennsylvania
Andrew Rabin, Evan Segal+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +5
$250K to $1MCan lead
Accelr8
Massachusetts
Dwight Poler, Ryan Macpherson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
ACME Capital
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
Airbus Ventures
California · Fund $155M (2024)
Thomas d'Halluin, Nicole Conner+3 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
America's Frontier Fund
Virginia
Adam Hammer, Brian Wilcove+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Amplifier Lab
Location not listed
Henry Palmer
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLogistics and mobility +1
$250K to $3MCan lead
Analog Ventures
New York
John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6
$500K to $3MCan lead
Angel Ventures
Texas
Elisa Sepúlveda, Marcelo de la Garza
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5
$250K to $1MCan lead
Anzu Partners
District of Columbia
David Michael, David Seldin+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Ardent Venture Partners
District of Columbia
Phil Bronner, Phil Herget+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Autotech Ventures
California · Fund $230M Fund III (2023)
Alexei Andreev, Burak Cendek+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLogistics and mobility +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Azolla Ventures
Massachusetts · Fund $239M
Amy Duffuor, Johanna Wolfson+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Blackhorn Ventures
Colorado · Fund $200M
Melissa Cheong, Philip O'Connor+5 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Bluelake
Florida · Fund $50M (2026)
Jamie Rutledge, Chris Cesareo+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +6
$250K to $3MCan lead
Bow Capital
California · Fund $500M+ AUM
Murray Rode, Rafi Syed+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
Bravo Victor Venture Capital
Illinois
Joe Musselman, Ross Hangebrauck
SeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
C2 Ventures
Connecticut
Chris Cunningham
SeedLeadsIndustrialConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $1MCan lead
Construct Capital
District of Columbia · Fund $300M
Dayna Grayson, Rachel Holt+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +3Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Cortado Ventures
Oklahoma
Mike Moradi, Nathaniel Harding+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsIndustrial +4Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Cortical Ventures
California
Igor Taber, Jeremy Achin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Cottonwood Technology Fund
Colorado
Alain le Loux, Dave Blivin+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +3
$1M to $30MCan lead
Dell Technologies Capital
California
Daniel Docter, Deepak Jeevankumar+9 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
DNX Ventures
California
Akira Kurabayashi, Hiro Rio Maeda+13 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +7
Check size not reportedCan lead

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Questions

How many seed industrial investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 161 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 16 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed industrial investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 51 firms on this list.

Which seed industrial investors lead rounds?

87 of 125 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.