The most active manufacturing startup investors
457 investors hold three or more manufacturing startups each, 2,073 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Plug and Play (74), Y Combinator (73) and Techstars (56). 60 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 8 Nov 2026
investors
457
portfolio startups
2,073
of them raised in 12 months
6
accelerators
60
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Thalolabs, EneCoat Technologies, Microwave Chemical | 74 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Operon, General Motors, Electric Air | 73 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Olympian Motors, Magic Shields, Retrocausal | 56 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · 3D Systems, Qnami, Alpine Eagle | 27 | 48 | Nov 2026 |
 TJC LPPrivate equity · United States · Spartech, Xylem, Sunny Sky Products | 27 | 2 | Aug 2026 |
 One Equity PartnersPrivate equity · 3M, Norit Activated Carbon, Strike | 24 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 AEA InvestorsPrivate equity · United States · Rensa Filtration, Xylem, KION Group | 23 | – | – |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · AeroDesignWorks, flexlog, enabl | 22 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 SK Capital PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Luxium Solutions, Archroma, Ascend Performance Materials | 22 | – | – |
 Graham PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Advanced Drainage Systems, Amcor, KCF Technologies | 21 | – | Sep 2025 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · Foundry Management, Anduril Industries, Shield AI | 20 | 101 | Nov 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Silana, unspun, Shaper Tools | 20 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 Clean Energy VenturesVenture capital · United States · Micron Technology, Chevron, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 19 | 10 | Oct 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Hypersonica, Samsara, Relativity Space | 18 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · SixSense, Flexciton, Polymerize | 18 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Fictiv, Rockwell Automation, Zetwerk | 17 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · General Motors, H3X, Tractian | 17 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Energy Impact PartnersVenture capital · United States · Hometree, AtmosZero, HeatTransformers | 17 | 19 | Nov 2026 |
 Invest AGPrivate equity · Austria · Melecs, Teufelberger, ZINKPOWER | 17 | – | – |
 Heartwood PartnersPrivate equity · United States · MicroCare, Twitchell Corporation, RDC Coatings | 17 | – | – |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Circulatepack, Reditus Space, Spruce | 16 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 LIOFCorporate VC · Netherlands · Lightyear, Admesy, Sustanix | 16 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · AnyMind Group, ABB, Tractian | 15 | 54 | Oct 2026 |
 BGFVenture capital · United Kingdom · Moog Inc., Xampla, Tozaro | 15 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 Lowercarbon CapitalVenture capital · United States · Avalanchefusion, Astro Mechanica, Lilac Solutions | 15 | 16 | Sep 2026 |
 Elemental ImpactAccelerator · United States · Cambium, Evrnu, Gradient | 15 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Hypersonica, Anduril Industries, Innovation starts here | 14 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Gelato, Fact-Base, Litmus | 14 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Cox Automotive Inc., Tulip Interfaces, Texas Instruments | 14 | 37 | Oct 2026 |
 Bharat InnovatesAccelerator · India · Ideaforgetech, DetectTechnologies, Sea6 Energy | 14 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Ideaforgetech, DetectTechnologies, Elchemy | 14 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Isar Aerospace, Magna, thermondo | 14 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 AudaciaVenture capital · France · The Exploration Company, Qnami, Eos Technologie | 14 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 Graycliff PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Celestica, Pebble Technology International, Mark Andy | 14 | – | – |
 Centerfield Capital PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Evonik, Green Bay Packaging, Rapid Prep | 14 | – | – |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · CGHERO, Verv AI Insights Hub, FourJaw | 13 | 80 | Oct 2026 |
 Warburg PincusVenture capital · United States · Haier, Claroty, Pregis | 13 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 YES!DelftAccelerator · Netherlands · Nexperia, ZF Group, ABB | 13 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 Olympus PartnersPrivate equity · United States · PPG, MEI Industrial Solutions, Pregis | 13 | – | – |
 Global BrainVenture capital · Japan · Hertha Metals, AI SILK, EneCoat Technologies | 12 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Anduril Industries | 20 |
 Saronic Technologies | 12 |
 The Exploration Company | 10 |
 Boom Supersonic | 9 |
 Castelion | 8 |
 Hadrian | 8 |
 Shield AI | 7 |
 Albedo | 7 |
 Solugen | 7 |
 Xampla | 7 |
 Astro Mechanica | 6 |
 Amca | 6 |
 Mach Industries | 6 |
 Intel | 6 |
 Claroty | 6 |
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Who invests in manufacturing startups?
457 investors hold three or more manufacturing startups each, 2,073 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Plug and Play (74), Y Combinator (73) and Techstars (56). 60 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 8 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0