13 VC firms investing in food & beverage and semiconductors & hardware at the Pre-Seed stage.
F4 Fund tracks 13 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + semiconductors & hardware at the Pre-Seed stage, with check sizes ranging from $50K – $10M (median: $1.6M – $1.6M). As of August 2026, and 92% 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 | ▶ Rootspring Ventures Invest in emerging consumer brands that enrich the human experience. Partner with founders who understand authentic storytelling, disciplined capital deployment, and efficient unit economics. Look for brands positioned at the blurry edge—adjacent to massive incumbents but serving underserved customer demand. | $300K – $2.5M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Gigascale Capital Deep tech for climate impact — backing breakthrough science and engineering where the physical economy must be reinvented. Targets companies with products that are better, faster, and cheaper than incumbents, not just marginally greener. Palo Alto | $500K – $5M | 27 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Hyperplane Venture Capital Seed capital is the foundational layer in building enduring companies. We back bold, gritty founders applying AI and machine intelligence to solve the world's toughest challenges in enterprise and industrial sectors. By end of decade, software + hardware + AI will drive ubiquitous automation in every industry. We partner with visionary founders tackling hard technical problems in regulated, complex domains. Boston | $250K – $3M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 4 | ▶ Prelude Ventures Climate is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and the greatest business opportunity of the coming decades. We back visionaries accelerating climate innovation that will reshape our global economy for the betterment of people and planet. The most successful companies are born from a vision for a better future and the ability of that vision to create large, lasting positive impact. We invest in frontier technologies addressing climate across seven sectors: Built Environment, Carbon Management, Compute, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing & Industrials, and Mobility. The best ideas come from everywhere—we operate where many venture firms can't or won't. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 52 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 5 | ▶ Baukunst Creative technologists at the frontiers of technology and design create transformative companies. The true art of building lies in setting the right culture and early-stage environment for meaningful companies to begin, grow, scale, and endure. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 6 | ▶ Positron Ventures Positron assists scientists in turning outstanding research into successful companies, providing first-check capital to scientist-entrepreneurs across the natural sciences tackling major global challenges. Amsterdam | $250K – $3M | 11 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | ▶ SOSV Deep tech startups at the edge of what is possible solve critical human and planetary health problems. SOSV backs founders combining scientific rigor with entrepreneurial grit, providing not just capital but access to specialized labs, manufacturing, and global expertise networks. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 8 | ▶ SeaX Ventures Backs early-stage companies building groundbreaking exponential technologies that can transform societies and help countries achieve higher levels of economic progress, bridging US deep-tech deal flow with a large Southeast Asian corporate and family-office LP network. Millbrae, CA | $500K – $5M | 29 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | ▶ Brickyard Extraordinary founders execute faster when isolated from distractions and provided intensive on-site support. We seek junkyard dogs with high agency, non-obvious vision, delusional optimism, and execution discipline. Category matters far less than founder quality. Chattanooga, TN | $100K – $500K | 59 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 10 | ▶ LDV Capital A majority of the data our brains analyze is visual. Therefore, the majority of the data AI will analyze will also be visual, spanning the light and electromagnetic spectrums across all sectors. We thrive on collaborating with deep technical teams who leverage computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze visual data. New York | $500K – $1.5M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 11 | ▶ Noon Ventures We invest in proven, transformative technologies that have the potential to be industry-defining while driving meaningful impact on the climate and environment. We partner with founders as active co-developers, not passive investors. Copenhagen | $500K – $10M | 5 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Not Yet Ventures Partners with US university students building startups at the earliest stage. Uses a behavioral engagement metric to identify high-potential founders before they have a fundable idea. Believes the best ideas look initially like bad ideas, and that talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not. Focuses on non-traditional university hubs. Charlottesville, VA | $50K – $50K | 28 | N/A | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Sun Icon Ventures Support founders who walk the extra mile, who think beyond borders and boundaries, backing innovative ideas seeking global growth from India. Mumbai | $100K – $500K | 17 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
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F4 Fund tracks 13 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + semiconductors & hardware at the Pre-Seed 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 pre-seed food & beverage + semiconductors & hardware investors is $1.6M – $1.6M, with a full range from $50K – $10M. The distribution breaks down as: 3 firms in the <$500K range, 5 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 4 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range.
Among the 13 firms tracked, 92% 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 pre-seed food & beverage + semiconductors & hardware investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 20% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 31 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.