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Manufacturing investors

Investors who actively back Manufacturing startups across stages and geographies.
18 investors
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AeroX Ventures logo
AeroX Ventures
United States

Early-stage aerospace and defense fund focused on technically validated, revenue-generating (often bootstrapped) startups, offering shared beyond visual line of sight testing via state-funded urban low-altitude radar.

Series APre-SeedManufacturingTechnology
$500K – $3M
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Andreessen Horowitz
Asia-Pacific

Leads mega-rounds for frontier-tech visions; provides a 150+ person platform (recruiting, marketing, technical); doubles as a media company producing podcasts and research, and pursues aggressive crypto and illiquid-asset investments.

Series ASeries BAgricultureEducation
$500K – $100M
Anorak Ventures logo
Anorak Ventures
United States

Focuses on technically demanding hardware and niche founders in computer vision, robotics, and 3D computing; provides hands-on expertise from an early Oculus/spatial-computing leader and referral-driven, defense-resilience sourcing.

Pre-SeedManufacturingTechnology
$25K – $400K
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Black Flag
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Virtual accelerator offering $250k–$1M as the first check, with direct DARPA and defense-buyer access and a single application reviewed by three specialized defense investors.

ManufacturingTechnology
$500K – $5M
Cake Ventures logo
Cake Ventures
United States

Focuses on companies addressing needs arising from massive demographic changes, differentiated by its thematic expertise in demographic-driven markets.

Pre-SeedEducationManufacturing
$200K – $750K
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Commonweal Ventures
United States

Backs companies partnering with government, combining ex-White House and policy leaders with former EPA administrators and mayors to give direct access to decision-makers and policy intelligence via Political Capital.

Series APre-SeedEnergyManufacturing
$500K – $500K
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Construct Capital
United States

Thesis-driven fund transforming manufacturing, logistics, transportation, energy, defense and critical infrastructure into tech-first industrials, leveraging deep industrial expertise and scaled operating experience from Uber to deploy software and AI.

Series AManufacturingTechnology
$2M – $6M
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First In
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Early-stage investor in security tech led by former Marine Corps officers, CIA operatives and defense-tech operators who apply military systems thinking to back founders at the national security–commercial intersection.

ManufacturingTechnology
$500K – $2M
Forum Ventures (fka Accelprise) logo
Forum Ventures (fka Accelprise)
United States

Early-stage pre-seed fund with an accelerator and an AI-focused venture studio that co-creates startups, offering follow-on support and people-heavy (~40 team, five Partners, three MDs) embedded founder help.

ManufacturingFinance
$100K – $750K
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Gaingels
United States

Community-first LGBTQIA+/Allies syndicate of 4,000+ members offering hands-on portfolio support, recruiting underrepresented investors, an annual showcase of venture-backed LGBTQIA+ founders, and a jobs board with 10,000+ live roles.

Series APre-SeedManufacturingFinance
$200K – $500K
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General Catalyst
Latin America

Builds companies from scratch via hatch heritage, operates transformation platforms for AI-enabled service roll-ups, offers non-dilutive revenue-share funding, and leads cross-border deals under an unscaling AI thesis.

Series ASeries BManufacturingRetail
$500K – $100M
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Konvoy Ventures
United States

Led by three lifelong gamers, they invest in gaming infrastructure, tools and platforms (not games), publish deep research multiple times weekly, and systematically pursue emerging markets like Africa.

Series AManufacturingRetail
$250K – $5M
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Lux Capital
United States

Early institutional backer that sources tech from academia and government labs, partnering with scientist- and engineer-led teams to deeply interrogate science, dual-use/defense opportunities, and amplify through an in-house media platform.

Series ASeries BManufacturingTechnology
$2M – $20M
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Pathbreaker Ventures
United States

Micro‑fund focused on the very earliest stages in robotics and AI, targeting technically deep founders tackling hard problems, led by a former Facebook deal lead and prioritizing founder control.

Pre-SeedManufacturingTechnology
$250K – $1M
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Point72 Ventures
United States

Early-stage investor focused on fintech, AI/ML, enterprise and defense, offering institutional public-markets analytics, ex-operator domain expertise, and military and intelligence veterans for defense founders.

Series ASeries BEntertainmentManufacturing
$250K – $50M
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Riot Ventures
United States

Invests from $500k pre-seed to $100M growth in hard-tech modernizing aerospace, energy, construction, and manufacturing, targeting underfunded sectors, led by a six-time infrastructure founder and offering built-in executive recruiting.

Series ASeries BPre-SeedManufacturingRetail
$3M – $3M
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Space.VC
United States

Pre-seed, operator-led solo GP (9-figure exit) operating as a Day Zero kingmaker for frontier space, defense, energy, manufacturing, semiconductor, autonomy and AI founders focused on global resilience.

Pre-SeedManufacturingTechnology
$100K – $500K
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Stage Venture Partners
United States

Seed investor applying value‑investing tools (unit economics, downside analysis) to deep‑tech B2B—space, industrial robotics, life sciences, defense—helping ex‑SpaceX founders ship enterprise‑grade products on small budgets in regulated environments.

Pre-SeedManufacturingTechnology
$250K – $500K