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Active Pre-seed Manufacturing Investors (2026)

16 investors currently writing pre-seed checks in Manufacturing. Synthesized from live platform activity · updated October 2026.

Raising capital in the Manufacturing space requires finding partners who understand your specific market dynamics. The investors listed here are actively deploying capital and looking for high-growth opportunities with defensible competitive advantages. Pre-seed investors primarily back the founders' vision, early prototypes, and initial market validation before substantial revenue exists.
Sector: Manufacturing Stage: Pre-Seed + Geography + Check size
Lisheng Wang
Lisheng Wang
Manufacturing · $250K-$3M
TSVC is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010 that identifies forward-thinking entrepreneurs
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Sanjay Nath
Manufacturing · $100K–$500K
Blume Ventures, co-founded by Sanjay Nath in 2010, bridges angel networks and institutional venture capital to back early-stage founders acr...
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Mark Martin
Manufacturing · $60K–$500K
Cybernetix Ventures invests in pre-seed, seed, and Series A robotics, automation, and industrial AI startups across manufacturing, logistics...
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ROHIT BAFNA
Manufacturing · $100K–$250K
888vc backs early-stage founders building category-defining, technology-led businesses with a focus on cross-border expansion between India...
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Pankaj Jain
Pankaj Jain
Manufacturing · $50,000 - $500,000
Saka Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs resilient founders building products and services targeting large global marke...
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Sahil Makkar
Sahil Makkar
Manufacturing
Sahil Makkar is an early-stage investor at IndiaQuotient who partners with bold founders solving hard problems in India. With experience in...
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Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan
Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan
Manufacturing · $544K–$3,264K
Emblem is a pre-seed venture capital firm that backs French and Nordic founders with hands-on company-building support. The fund deploys cap...
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Sergio Monsalve
Sergio Monsalve
Manufacturing · $500K–$2,000K
Sergio Monsalve is a Founding Partner at Roble Ventures deploying $500K–$2M per check into seed through Series B stage companies. The fund f...
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Erik Bruckner
Erik Bruckner
Manufacturing · $10K–$250K
Bruckner Ventures targets early-stage founders disrupting enormous market opportunities in frontier technology capable of generating outsize...
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Jennifer Neundorfer
Jennifer Neundorfer
Manufacturing
January Ventures invests in outlier founders transforming traditional industries and processes through B2B software at the pre-seed stage, b...
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SEAN O'SULLLIVAN
SEAN O'SULLLIVAN
Manufacturing · $7.0M
SOSV is the world's most active deep tech, pre-seed venture capital firm that funds amazing deep tech founders at inception—often their very...
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Abhishek Nag
Abhishek Nag
Manufacturing · $150K
Abhishek Nag leads 360 ONE Asset's early-stage venture capital strategy, backing Indian founders from seed to Series A with patient, long-te...
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Rishabh Singh
Manufacturing · $60K–$240K
Aeravti Ventures backs early-stage founders building IP-led businesses with an integrated bottom-line approach that values both financial re...
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Ashwin Raguraman
Ashwin Raguraman
Manufacturing · $500K–$500K
Ashwin Raguraman invests in early-stage deep tech startups originating from India that address global markets. Through Bharat Innovation Fun...
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Deepak Sharma
Manufacturing · INR 50 Lacs to INR 1 Cr (Accelerator Fund); INR 2 Cr to INR 4 Cr (Seed Fund); INR 8 Cr+ (Series A lead)
India Accelerator, co-founded by Deepak Sharma, backs early-stage and frontier deep-tech startups with capital, mentorship, and ecosystem ac...
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Adith Podhar
Adith Podhar
Manufacturing · $30K–$600K
Adith Podhar leads Gemba Capital as a thesis-driven, high-conviction pre-seed and seed stage VC fund backing bold, ambitious Indian founders...
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