Hardware

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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 infrastructure and deep technology.

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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 infrastructure and deep technology.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 frontiers of technology and design.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 frontiers of technology and design.

7percent Ventures

Check: 7percent Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Wayne Gibbins invests or supports investment decisions through 7percent Ventures's published strategy: Back determined founders pursuing moonshots and breakthrough technologies capable of solving problems affecting many people and returning 200x outcomes.

First Round Capital

Check: 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.

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 compelling high-altitude market narrative and microscopic product or hardware detail. His company-building guidance concentrates on hiring exceptional leaders, protecting cash runway, and maintaining a clear North Star.

7percent Ventures

Check: 7percent Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Duncan Grierson invests or supports investment decisions through 7percent Ventures's published strategy: Back determined founders pursuing moonshots and breakthrough technologies capable of solving problems affecting many people and returning 200x outcomes.

Big Pi Ventures

Check: 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.

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 products. His GenAI analysis distinguishes durable innovation from undifferentiated model wrappers: proprietary data, deep domain knowledge, workflow integration, and a credible technical moat matter more than access to the same foundation models as everyone else.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 frontiers of technology and design.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 distinction and uses the firm's mandate only as shared context.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 the firm's mandate only as shared context.

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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 infrastructure and deep technology.

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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 infrastructure and deep technology.

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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.

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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 infrastructure and deep technology.

Root Ventures

Check: $3M-$5M initial investments, as published by 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.

Pathbreaker Ventures

Check: Pathbreaker Ventures does not publish a standard check-size range on its official site.

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, computer vision and hardware.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Matti Kanninen. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Matti Kanninen contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Juho Risku. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Juho Risku contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Ville Heikkinen. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Ville Heikkinen contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Tanya Horowitz. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Tanya Horowitz contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Liina Lehtonen. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Liina Lehtonen contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Anette Nordvall. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Anette Nordvall contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Butterfly Ventures

Check: Butterfly Ventures does not publish a person-specific check size for Anti Kodar. Any check-size guidance should be treated as firm-level only.

Anti Kodar contributes to Butterfly Ventures's published strategy to back Nordic and Baltic deep-tech founders at the earliest stages, especially science-based hardware and hardware-enabled software. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the current roster page.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Barbara Christen.

Barbara Christen serves Matterwave Ventures as Office Management. The official sources do not publish a separate personal investment thesis, so the profile retains the firm's stated strategy without attributing it personally.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Benedikt Kronberger.

Benedikt Kronberger works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Bruno Bernard.

Bruno Bernard works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Dr. Christian Reitberger.

Dr. Christian Reitberger works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Eduardo Mariño.

Eduardo Mariño works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Ines Kolmsee.

Ines Kolmsee works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Julian Riebartsch.

Julian Riebartsch works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Lorenzo De Angeli.

Lorenzo De Angeli works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Mia Brzakovic.

Mia Brzakovic works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Robert Gallenberger.

Robert Gallenberger works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Silviu Apostu.

Silviu Apostu works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

Matterwave Ventures

Check: €1M-€4M initial investments. No person-specific check range is inferred for Ute Theel.

Ute Theel works on Matterwave Ventures's strategy to back seed and Series A companies reshaping European industrial value chains through industrial tech, deep tech and climate tech. The firm does not publish a narrower personal mandate on the cited roster.

7percent Ventures

Check: 7percent Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Andrew J Scott invests or supports investment decisions through 7percent Ventures's published strategy: Back determined founders pursuing moonshots and breakthrough technologies capable of solving problems affecting many people and returning 200x outcomes.

7percent Ventures

Check: 7percent Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Dylan Bourguignon invests or supports investment decisions through 7percent Ventures's published strategy: Back determined founders pursuing moonshots and breakthrough technologies capable of solving problems affecting many people and returning 200x outcomes.

7percent Ventures

Check: 7percent Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Harry Morgan invests or supports investment decisions through 7percent Ventures's published strategy: Back determined founders pursuing moonshots and breakthrough technologies capable of solving problems affecting many people and returning 200x outcomes.

7percent Ventures

Check: 7percent Ventures does not publish a standard current check-size range on its official site.

Jose Bonchristiano is listed in a Partner Advisor, LPAC Chair capacity at 7percent Ventures. No person-specific investment authority is inferred; the firm's mandate is included only as organizational context.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 frontiers of technology and design.

Baukunst

Check: $500K-$2M initial investments, with Baukunst generally leading the pre-seed round.

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 firm's mandate only as shared context.

Matterwave Ventures

Munich, Germany

Baukunst

San Francisco, California

Butterfly Ventures

Oulu, Finland

Root Ventures

San Francisco, California

7percent Ventures

London, United Kingdom

Pathbreaker Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area, California