18 VC firms investing in fintech & payments and manufacturing & industrial at the Series B stage.
F4 Fund tracks 18 VC firms that actively invest in fintech & payments + manufacturing & industrial at the Series B stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $500M (median: $10.3M – $10.3M). As of August 2026, and 100% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,698+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Suffolk Technologies The $12 trillion built environment sector is ripe for digital transformation. Suffolk Technologies deploys capital, resources, and networks to help founders scale technologies in construction, architecture, engineering, real estate, and infrastructure. Uniquely positioned as the venture arm of Suffolk Construction, they provide operational test beds, jobsite access, and deep domain expertise that pure financial investors cannot. Boston | $150K – $10M | 59 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Accel Partner with exceptional teams building transformative technology companies across all stages San Francisco | $2M – $10M | 136 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | ▶ Aavishkaar Capital Leverage the confluence of consumption, financial inclusion and technology across emerging low- and middle-income populations to build sustainable, scalable businesses that benefit investors and society. Mumbai | $5M – $25M | 31 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Sorin Investments Sector-agnostic, founder-quality-led investing across AI, fintech, D2C, manufacturing, and defense/aerospace in India, backed by hands-on support from former KKR and private-equity operators. Mumbai | $1.8M – $7.2M | 14 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 5 | ▶ 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 |
| 6 | ▶ Foundry Group We invest in startups and venture funds, creating a symbiotic network that propels innovation. Our approach is characterized by long-term thinking and a 'give first' philosophy. Boulder, Colorado | $500K – $10M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 7 | ▶ Khosla Ventures Technology-based economic disruption of large markets through black swan investments. We seek founders with domain expertise and unreasonable conviction to build billion-dollar companies solving the world's largest problems. Menlo Park | $500K – $50M | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Phoenix Court Phoenix Court partners with exceptional founders from pre-seed through public markets and beyond. The firm operates as a multi-stage, multi-fund group — LocalGlobe (seed), Latitude (growth), Solar (late-stage), and Basecamp (emerging managers) — built on the conviction that the best companies grow big not just in private markets but across their full lifecycle. Founded on purpose: 10% of profits and 2% of carry go to Phoenix Court Works, which is transitioning to the single largest shareholder in the firm. London | $500K – $20M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 9 | ▶ 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 |
| 10 | ▶ New Enterprise Associates (NEA) NEA partners with ambitious founders at every stage of company building, from pre-seed through IPO. They invest at the intersection of technology and healthcare, believing the most transformational innovation occurs where deep domain expertise meets world-class technical founders. NEA serves as both capital provider and active operator. Menlo Park | $1M – $50M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Bling Capital The hardest thing in seed is finding product-market fit. We help you find it. If you already have product-market fit, we will help you scale. We partner with exceptionally ambitious founders for the long run and provide capital combined with operational expertise through our 100+ member Product Council. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 36 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Pillar VC We invest in technical breakthroughs that overcome the world's greatest challenges. We partner at inception with technically brilliant dreamers who see past impossible to inevitable. We evaluate scientific opportunities through both commercial potential and human impact lenses. Boston | $100K – $10M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Battery Ventures Battery Ventures operates as a stage-agnostic firm backing technology-driven category leaders across all growth stages from seed to buyout. The firm believes the best tech investments span the entire founder journey, and they practice collaborative, research-focused investing with embedded operational support through their Portfolio Services platform. They seek technical founders with deep domain expertise and experienced operators building in four core sectors: Application Software, Infrastructure Software, Consumer, and Industrial Tech + Life Science Tools. Boston | $1M – $500M | 28 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 14 | ▶ IDG Capital Backing founders and teams building lasting companies across TMT, healthcare, consumer & entertainment, and advanced manufacturing/clean tech, with a multi-decade time horizon and a bridge role between China and global capital markets. Hong Kong | $1M – $100M | 23 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 15 | ▶ 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 |
| 16 | ▶ Argonautic Ventures AI is a milestone in data maturity progression, not a product category. Argonautic invests in founders building data-centric solutions across infrastructure (horizontal) and vertical markets. Multi-fund structure allows pre-seed to Series B deployment with unified thesis: recognizing verticals at different data adoption stages and deploying capital to those crossing inflection points into AI operationalization. | $250K – $1M | 12 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 17 | ▶ Revaia Revaia champions sustainable leaders in technology and innovation, partnering with mission-driven, growth-stage founders who bridge private growth financing through to public markets, with sustainability and governance built into the business rather than bolted on. Paris | $10M – $35M | 15 | Leads | Active | N/A | Req'd |
| 18 | ▶ Cathay Innovation Startups positioned as transformation partners with Fortune 500 corporates create the most impactful solutions. We believe the next generation of market leaders will emerge through collaborative innovation between startups and incumbent enterprises, supported by global expertise and capital. Paris | $5M – $100M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
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F4 Fund tracks 18 VC firms that actively invest in fintech & payments + 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 fintech & payments + manufacturing & industrial investors is $10.3M – $10.3M, with a full range from $100K – $500M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 2 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 4 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 9 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 18 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 fintech & payments + manufacturing & industrial investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 44% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 35 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.