7 VC firms investing in edtech and manufacturing & industrial at the Series B stage.
F4 Fund tracks 7 VC firms that actively invest in edtech + manufacturing & industrial at the Series B stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $500M (median: $15M – $15M). As of August 2026, and 100% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,672+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ BGF BGF provides patient, minority growth capital to ambitious SMEs and deep tech/life sciences startups across the UK and Ireland. Founded to address the SME funding gap, BGF never takes controlling stakes, provides long-term support without fixed exit deadlines, and offers portfolio access to its talent network, operating specialists, and community platform. London | $3.8M – $38M | 22 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Impact America Fund Tech-enabled businesses built for and by people in marginalized communities create new frameworks of ownership and opportunity. Traditional VCs miss billion-dollar markets in overlooked communities. Oakland | $250K – $3M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 3 | ▶ Suma Capital Drive economic growth and generate a long-term positive impact on society and the environment by backing the ecological transition across infrastructure, growth-stage SMEs, and climate-tech venture/scale-up companies. Barcelona | $5M – $25M | 24 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | ▶ Dalus Capital Back purposeful entrepreneurs building scalable technology solutions for significant Latin American problems, with emphasis on inclusion, climate innovation, and business productivity while generating positive impact and strong returns. Monterrey | $500K – $5M | 32 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 5 | ▶ Matrix Partners China Entrepreneurs first: back founders at the earliest institutional stage and provide heavy post-investment operational support (an 80-person platform team) across strategy, HR, PR, and business development. Currently concentrated on hard/frontier tech (embodied AI, humanoid robotics, semiconductors), industrial digitalization, healthcare, and new consumer categories in China. Beijing | $100K – $15M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ SpeedInvest Backs globally ambitious technology companies from pre-seed and seed through selected growth rounds using specialist EMEA sector teams and a platform model for capital, customers, talent, follow-on investors, and operational support. Vienna | $250K – $30M | 55 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Gigafund Back the world's most ambitious and transformative entrepreneurs capable of building world-defining companies over 20+ years. Invest in founders with independent thought and first-principles vision to solve humanity's biggest problems across all sectors and geographies. Austin | $1M – $500M | 18 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 7 VC firms that actively invest in edtech + manufacturing & industrial at the Series B stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for series b edtech + manufacturing & industrial investors is $15M – $15M, with a full range from $100K – $500M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 1 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 4 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 7 firms tracked, 100% lead or co-lead rounds. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best series b edtech + manufacturing & industrial investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 40% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 28 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.