Best VCs for Hardware

23 venture capitalists actively investing in Hardware.

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#1Lukas Kristen

General Partner

Plutos Capital

Lukas backs deeply technical founders building sovereign, privacy-enabling infrastructure across blockchain, AI and dual-use systems. His central claim is that institutions need the openness, neutral

$250K–$500K stated first-check range in a current @FryCookVC public post, with 'no matter how early' guidance. Plutos describes investing from pre-seed through Series A across equity and token rounds. Confirm currency, ownership, reserves and whether the range applies to the Genesis Fund before relying on it.
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
#2Ali Tabibian

Founder and Partner

GTK Partners

Ali works where technical systems, strategic finance and corporate transactions meet. GTK's work spans private growth companies, corporations and financial sponsors, with particular expertise in softw

GTK is primarily a corporate advisory firm and does not publish an Ali-specific venture check range. Ali has disclosed individual technology investments, but those do not establish a repeatable allocation mandate. Companies should clarify whether they seek advisory work, financing support or an investment.
Growth-company advisoryMergers and acquisitionsCapital formation
#3Christian zu Jeddeloh

Former Investment Manager

Norrsken Impact Fund

During his Norrsken tenure, Christian explored frontier technologies where difficult physical environments create enabling infrastructure for Earth: satellites for climate intelligence, microgravity f

Historical Norrsken role. The firm now publishes €1M–€10M tickets, but no personal ticket or present investing authority should be inferred because Christian left for an operating role in 2026.
Historical: SeedHistorical: Series APortfolio Operations
#4Yuan Han Li

Partner

Blockchain Capital

Yuan backs crypto-native founders with earned insight, behavioral resilience, learning velocity, and the ability to translate non-consensus ideas into enduring systems. His technical work spans modula

No verified personal check-size range is published. Blockchain Capital describes itself as a multi-stage crypto investor; Yuan's public work spans seed-stage selection through later protocol and company support, but no individual allocation authority should be inferred.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#5Kane Hsieh

Partner

Root Ventures

Kane Hsieh invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infrastr

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#6Chrissy Meyer

Partner

Root Ventures

Chrissy Meyer invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infra

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#7Axel Bichara

Co-Founder and General Partner

Baukunst

Axel Bichara invests or supports investments through Baukunst's published strategy: Lead company-formation and pre-seed rounds for creative technologists building interdisciplinary companies at the fr

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation
#8Kate McAndrew

Co-Founder and General Partner

Baukunst

Kate McAndrew invests or supports investments through Baukunst's published strategy: Lead company-formation and pre-seed rounds for creative technologists building interdisciplinary companies at the f

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation
#9Ryan Gembala

Founder & Managing Partner

Pathbreaker Ventures

Ryan Gembala invests or supports investments through Pathbreaker Ventures's published strategy: Invest at inception in technical founders building hard, non-obvious companies across AI, robotics, comp

Pathbreaker Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range on its official site.
InceptionPre-SeedSeed
#10Alice Brooks

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Alice invests in deep technology and sustainability, informed by mechanical engineering, consumer hardware, and her experience taking a physical product from idea to thousands of retail locations. She

No personal check range is published. Khosla's Seed Fund finances science and business-model experiments, while its Main Fund invests from early to later stages; historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M. These are firm-level guideposts, not Alice's authority.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#11Kanu Gulati

Partner

Khosla Ventures

Kanu backs enterprise applications and infrastructure made possible by advances in AI, together with robotics and autonomous systems. Her technical and operating history spans hardware acceleration, p

No personal check range is published. Khosla invests earliest from pre-seed/seed through Series A with conviction and also uses a Main Fund for later financings. Historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M; this is not Kanu's personal allocation range.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#12Rob Hayes

Board Partner

First Round Capital

Rob has historically backed founders pushing beyond existing market boundaries, including Uber, Square, Mint, eero, Gnip, and Planet Labs. His founder lens prizes CEOs who can move fluidly between a c

Firm-level: First Round says initial investments typically range from $1M-$7M, average about $3.5M, and have ranged below and above that; participating rounds have ranged from $100K-$20M.
Pre-SeedSeed
#13Laelah Reino

Operations Manager

Root Ventures

Laelah Reino is listed in a Operations Manager capacity at Root Ventures. This profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#14Alex Eleftheriadis

Partner

Big Pi Ventures

Alex backs research- and engineering-led companies that start with a real problem, create defensible technical capability or intellectual property, and translate inventions into globally useful produc

Firm-wide: Big Pi publishes equity tickets of €0.5M–€30M across its early-stage and growth funds. The current site does not publish Alex's personal range or the early-stage fund's narrower ticket policy, so the full platform range should not be read as his standard check.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#15Tyler Mincey

Co-Founder and General Partner

Baukunst

Tyler Mincey invests or supports investments through Baukunst's published strategy: Lead company-formation and pre-seed rounds for creative technologists building interdisciplinary companies at the fr

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation
#16Camille Creighton

Head of Communications and Content

Baukunst

Camille Creighton is listed in a Head of Communications and Content capacity at Baukunst. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role d

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation
#17Fern Massar

Admin and Operations

Baukunst

Fern Massar is listed in a Admin and Operations capacity at Baukunst. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation
#18Lee Edwards

Partner

Root Ventures

Lee Edwards invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infrast

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#19Zodi Chalat

Associate

Root Ventures

Zodi Chalat invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infrast

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#20Ben Lovell

Head of Operations

Root Ventures

Ben Lovell is listed in a Head of Operations capacity at Root Ventures. This profile preserves that role distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#21Avidan Ross

Managing Partner

Root Ventures

Avidan Ross invests or supports investments through Root Ventures's published strategy: Lead initial funding for technically ambitious founders pursuing new opportunities in hardware, software infrast

$3M-$5M initial investments, as published by Root Ventures.
SeedEarly Stage
#22Matt Thoms

Co-Founder and General Partner

Baukunst

Matt Thoms invests or supports investments through Baukunst's published strategy: Lead company-formation and pre-seed rounds for creative technologists building interdisciplinary companies at the fron

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation
#23Mary Courtney-O'Sullivan

CFO

Baukunst

Mary Courtney-O'Sullivan is listed in a CFO capacity at Baukunst. The firm does not publish a person-specific investment thesis for this role; the profile preserves that role distinction and uses the

$500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.
Pre-SeedCompany Formation

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