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    Manufacturing Investment Firms

    Manufacturing technology companies use software, automation, and advanced materials to modernize production processes, including additive manufacturing, quality control, and smart factory solutions.

    There are 271 venture capital and private equity investment firms investing in Manufacturing tracked by Goldilocks AI. The most active by portfolio size are Lux Capital, SOSV, and Greenoaks Capital.

    Last updated: 16 April 2026

    Investment Firms

    271

    Total Investments

    4,315

    Top Location

    San Francisco

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Where Manufacturing Investment Firms Are Based

    The largest concentration of Manufacturing investment firms is in San Francisco (26 investment firms). This is followed by New York (25), London (16), Palo Alto (9), Menlo Park (8). Overall, 53% of Manufacturing investment firms are based in the United States.

    Investment Stages for Manufacturing

    Manufacturing investment firms most commonly invest at the Series A stage, with 205 investment firms active at this stage. This is followed by Seed (172), Series B (170), Series C (104), Series D (53).

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    Lux Capital logo

    Lux Capital

    New York, New York, United States

    251 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Healthcare, AI, Defense & Space

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    SOSV logo

    SOSV

    Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    106 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare

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    Greenoaks Capital logo

    Greenoaks Capital

    San Francisco, California, United States

    105 investments

    Series C, Series B

    Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise Software

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    DCVC logo

    DCVC

    Palo Alto, California, United States

    105 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy, AI

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    Eclipse Ventures logo

    Eclipse Ventures

    Palo Alto, California, United States

    72 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Hardware & Semiconductors, Consumer, Robotics & Automation

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    Foundry Group logo

    Foundry Group

    Boulder, Colorado, United States

    72 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Marketing & Advertising, Consumer, PropTech

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    Novo Holdings logo

    Novo Holdings

    Hellerup, Denmark

    61 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Food & Agriculture

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    AME Cloud logo

    AME Cloud

    Palo Alto, California, United States

    59 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Healthcare, Biotech & Life Sciences

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    Haystack logo

    Haystack

    San Francisco, California, United States

    54 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Data & Analytics, Fintech

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    Koch Disruptive Technologies logo

    Koch Disruptive Technologies

    Wichita, Kansas, United States

    52 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Cybersecurity, Logistics & Supply Chain, Infrastructure & Cloud

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    NGP Capital logo

    NGP Capital

    Palo Alto, California, United States

    50 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Infrastructure & Cloud, Climate & Energy, Mobility & Transportation

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    NVentures logo

    NVentures

    Santa Clara, California, United States

    49 investments

    Series B, Series C

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy

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    Next47 logo

    Next47

    Palo Alto, California, United States

    48 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Robotics & Automation, Logistics & Supply Chain, Manufacturing

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    BMW i Ventures logo

    BMW i Ventures

    Mountain View, California, United States

    47 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Mobility & Transportation, AI, Climate & Energy

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    IQ Capital logo

    IQ Capital

    London, United Kingdom

    46 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Biotech & Life Sciences, AI, Hardware & Semiconductors

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    SE Ventures logo

    SE Ventures

    Menlo Park, California, United States

    46 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Manufacturing, Climate & Energy, Enterprise Software

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    bp ventures logo

    bp ventures

    London, United Kingdom

    46 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Climate & Energy, Mobility & Transportation, Manufacturing

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    TDK Ventures logo

    TDK Ventures

    San Jose, California, United States

    45 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Climate & Energy, Hardware & Semiconductors, Healthcare

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    Peak XV logo

    Peak XV

    Bangalore, India

    44 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Consumer, Developer Tools

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    Lifeline Ventures logo

    Lifeline Ventures

    Helsinki, Finland

    42 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Consumer, Manufacturing, Developer Tools

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    C

    Capricorn

    Palo Alto, California, United States

    40 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Climate & Energy, Hardware & Semiconductors, AI

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    P

    Plural

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    39 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Climate & Energy, Cybersecurity, Defense & Space

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    Singular logo

    Singular

    Paris, France

    37 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Cybersecurity, AI, Consumer

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    Verve Ventures logo

    Verve Ventures

    Zug, Switzerland

    36 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Climate & Energy, Hardware & Semiconductors, AI

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    Factory logo

    Factory

    36 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Defense & Space, Fintech

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    The Engine logo

    The Engine

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    35 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Climate & Energy, AI, Biotech & Life Sciences

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    Norrsken VC logo

    Norrsken VC

    Stockholm, Sweden

    34 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Climate & Energy, Manufacturing, Food & Agriculture

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    Real Ventures logo

    Real Ventures

    Montreal, Canada

    32 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Climate & Energy, Mobility & Transportation, Travel & Hospitality

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    Fontinalis Partners logo

    Fontinalis Partners

    Detroit, Michigan, United States

    32 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Mobility & Transportation, Hardware & Semiconductors, Logistics & Supply Chain

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    Lightbank logo

    Lightbank

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    32 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Fintech, Manufacturing, AI

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    Prime Movers Lab logo

    Prime Movers Lab

    Jackson, Wyoming, United States

    31 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Defense & Space, Climate & Energy

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    BlueYard Capital logo

    BlueYard Capital

    Berlin, Germany

    31 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Food & Agriculture, Crypto & Web3

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    Fika Ventures logo

    Fika Ventures

    Culver City, California, United States

    31 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Fintech, AI, Cybersecurity

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    Third Prime Capital logo

    Third Prime Capital

    New York, New York, United States

    31 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Fintech, Healthcare, Data & Analytics

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    Root Ventures logo

    Root Ventures

    San Francisco, California, United States

    30 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Enterprise Software, Developer Tools, Fintech

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    Maniv Mobility logo

    Maniv Mobility

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    30 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Mobility & Transportation, Fintech, AI

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