46 VC firms investing in real estate & proptech and robotics & automation, ranked by portfolio depth and activity.
F4 Fund tracks 46 VC firms that actively invest in real estate & proptech + robotics & automation, with check sizes ranging from $5K – $5000M (median: $2.6M – $2.6M). As of June 2026, and 93% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,358+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Base10 Partners We invest in founders solving problems for the 99% through automation of the Real Economy. The largest sectors (food, logistics, retail, operations, finance, healthcare) are underautomated compared to tech. We partner with mission-aligned founders and donate 50% of profits to scholarships for underrepresented students in tech. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 2 | ▶ Active Impact Investments Exceptional founders can build profitable businesses while solving urgent environmental challenges. We provide capital plus deep operational expertise in sales, talent, and fundraising. Focus on transition from finite to infinite sources of energy, food, water, and products. Vancouver | $250K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 3 | ▶ 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 | 55 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Link Ventures We invest in early-stage AI-driven startups founded by top technical talent from MIT, Harvard, and Boston ecosystem. We believe transformative AI innovation is emerging from university-affiliated founders backed by comprehensive operational support, mentorship, and access to world-class networks. Cambridge | $1M – $8M | 76 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 5 | ▶ Third Prime Third Prime invests in companies rewiring how capital, assets, and operations move through the economy. We focus on three intersecting 'real-economy infrastructure' verticals—fintech, proptech, and crypto/blockchain—backing platforms that enable paradigm shifts in these sectors. We believe technology should serve real economic activity, not replace it. New York | $1M – $5M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ Building Ventures The physical world is programmable hardware. We invest in entrepreneurs transforming the built environment across design, build, operate, and experience. Deep AEC domain expertise combined with technical innovation creates structural value. We partner with visionary founders using our network of 100+ AEC executives for pilots, feedback, and distribution. Boston | $100K – $10M | 42 | Leads | Active | 3+ mo | Req'd |
| 7 | ▶ Third Sphere We fundamentally reshape broken global systems by supporting founders who turn theory into action to build better world. Hardware-enabled solutions (80% portfolio) with software components solve transformative climate challenges in energy, infrastructure, transportation, water, and adaptation. We run toward hardware because less competition and less noise. Climate is about more than carbon—it's adaptation, resilience, and systems change. San Francisco | $250K – $3M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 8 | ▶ 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 | 51 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 9 | ▶ Lerer Hippeau As founder-operators, we see returns in relationships. We back ambitious founders with exceptional vision at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and network access. | $100K – $1M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Prologis Ventures We invest in bold ideas transforming supply chain and logistics. With deep industry expertise and Prologis' global network, we partner with companies redefining the logistics landscape. Denver | $2M – $20M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Ironspring Ventures Digital transformation is essential for legacy industrial sectors to solve critical challenges: labor shortages, material inflation, supply chain fragility, and infrastructure modernization. We partner with world-class founders building innovative solutions across manufacturing, construction, transport/logistics, and alternative energy. Austin | $1M – $5M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 12 | ▶ 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 | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Inertia Ventures Inertia invests in AI-native companies built to become core infrastructure for legacy industries, especially platforms operating in regulated, context-heavy, and physical-world workflows where durable data, compliance, audit trails, or embodied operations create compounding advantages. New York | $2M – $15M | 66 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 14 | ▶ Bloomberg Beta We invest in companies that make business work better, backed by a commitment to understanding profound changes in how business operates. We seek founders with the potential to build extraordinary, outlier companies through transparency, founder-first principles, and patient capital from our investor Bloomberg L.P. San Francisco | $250K – $2M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Blackhorn Ventures Industry 4.0 thesis: transformation and decarbonization of industrial economy requires unprecedented digital infrastructure. Convergence of AI and industrial policy creates opportunity to digitize/decarbonize physical asset base while improving resource efficiency and national security. Boulder, Colorado | $500K – $15M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 16 | ▶ Two Sigma Ventures As the world becomes more information-rich, most transformative new companies will leverage data science, machine learning, and advanced computing power. We back founders building breakthrough solutions at this intersection. New York | $2M – $25M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 17 | ▶ Swift Ventures Founders backing founders. Swift invests in B2B AI and automation companies led by bold operators with a high Do:Say ratio, offering garage-to-IPO operating expertise from former company-builders. San Francisco | $2M – $8M | 35 | Both | Active | — | Open |
| 18 | ▶ Mubadala Mubadala partners with world-class companies and institutions to drive transformational growth across strategic sectors and geographies. We believe in long-term value creation through patient capital, operational expertise, and global partnerships aligned with Abu Dhabi's economic diversification. Abu Dhabi | $5M – $5000M | 41 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 19 | ▶ Wonder Ventures Invest in Southern California's best founders earlier than anyone else. No idea is too early. We fund companies earlier than most VCs, providing not just capital but hands-on support and operational expertise. Our founder-first philosophy and No Ghosting Rule ensure responsive, engaged partnerships. Santa Monica | $250K – $2M | 47 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 20 | ▶ 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 |
| 21 | ▶ Morpheus Ventures We are professional fixers for complex situations. An extension of your team. Fierce defenders when you need us most. Partners who roll up their sleeves. We invest in early-stage companies helping them avoid traditional roadblocks on their path to hypergrowth. We specialize in navigating hostile situations, IP protection, and crisis management. Los Angeles | $1M – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 22 | ▶ 43 Fund Anabel Paksoy actively looks to invest in early-stage startups at Day 0, providing hands-on support tailored to the founder's unique needs. She focuses on founders who are passionate about solving specific problems, and investments are made quickly to take advantage of timely opportunities. | $250K – $500K | 31 | Leads | Active | — | — |
| 23 | ▶ Common Magic Invest in pre-seed and seed-stage startups where the ecosystem or community around the product is the core competitive moat. Best companies build worlds through bottom-up communities and compelling narratives. We provide capital, strategic advice, narrative development, and leverage our network to help founders succeed. | $125K – $500K | 13 | Both | Active | — | Open |
| 24 | ▶ 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 | 52 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 25 | ▶ Outsiders Fund Technological innovation is unevenly distributed. The hottest, most visible sectors attract talent and capital, while overlooked industries hide massive value creation opportunities. We back unconventional founders disrupting unglamorous, technology-inefficient, long-standing industries. New York | $500K – $8M | 34 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 26 | ▶ RRE Ventures RRE backs visionary early-stage founders leveraging technological breakthroughs to reshape industries. Systematic focus on Physical AI (AI that touches atoms) and Decentralized AI (bridging web3 and AI infrastructure). Boutique model enables direct partnerships with founders vs. large portfolio strategies. 30+ years of multi-cycle experience. New York | $1M – $15M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 27 | ▶ 645 Ventures We partner with relentless founders who defy convention to change the future. Our four founder paradigms—purity of motivation, earned secret, obsessed problem solving, and non-consensus thinking—guide our investment decisions. We believe the best founders are intrinsically motivated to solve real problems, have deep domain expertise, relentlessly iterate to find better solutions, and have the courage to diverge from established paths. New York | $1M – $10M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 28 | ▶ Graph Ventures Back founders from day one with founder-focused support across fundraising, growth, product, and international expansion. We believe diverse founding teams and global thinking drive exceptional returns. San Francisco | $5K – $5M | 29 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 29 | ▶ Upslope Ventures Exceptional teams can originate from any location. We provide more than capital and introductions. By leveraging our network we aim to empower entrepreneurs with the resources they need to have their best chance at success—even if we don't invest. Denver | $100K – $500K | 29 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 30 | ▶ Nava Ventures Early-stage technology and innovation companies with emphasis on vertical AI, health tech, developer infrastructure, fintech, and legacy industry modernization. Backs 'problem-obsessed' founders creating new markets. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 14 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 31 | ▶ New Stack Ventures Invest in outsiders—mission-driven, non-traditional founders in off-coast locations building hardware, deep tech, logistics, or legacy-industry companies. Reject the Stanford/Google/Bay Area formula in favor of exceptional founders who don't fit traditional VC molds. Chicago | $500K – $1.5M | 14 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 32 | ▶ L'ATTITUDE Ventures Latino founders represent an underserved but exceptionally talented segment of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We invest in visionary founders who combine bold ideas with execution excellence to build scalable, high-impact businesses that create both economic and social value. We believe institutional capital paired with strategic partnership from Fortune 100 executives and operating experts can unlock the full potential of Latino-led innovation. San Diego | $500K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 33 | ▶ Gateway Capital Partners Gateway Capital partners with tenacious, resourceful founders building solutions to real-world problems in overlooked markets. We believe that financial returns and social returns are not mutually exclusive, and we invest where others hesitate - focusing on underestimated regions and low-to-moderate income communities. Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $250K – $500K | 13 | — | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 34 | ▶ Expansion Venture Capital Entrepreneurs, not VCs, build great companies. We invest early in great & passionate entrepreneurs and serve as long-term partners. Available 24/7 to help founders with mentorship, product-market fit, fundraising, business development, customer acquisition, talent sourcing, and strategic partnerships. New York | $250K – $1M | 30 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 35 | ▶ Strong Ventures Back resilient founders building category-defining companies. Leverage Korea's cultural wave for global expansion. When others say 'no', we find the 'yes'. Los Angeles | $500K – $5M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 36 | ▶ Unless Unless catalyzes the New Industrial Revolution by backing visionary companies transforming industrial systems across supply chains, manufacturing, energy, and transportation. The firm uses a perpetual capital structure to support long-duration industrial transformation through equity, debt, and buyouts. Boulder, CO | $5M – $25M | 12 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 37 | ▶ Atomic By combining ideas, capital, and talent, we can scale entrepreneurship and build transformational companies. We source 800+ ideas internally, recruit co-founders, and provide day-one operational support in design, engineering, finance, and recruiting. Miami | $300K – $10M | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 38 | ▶ Rockies Venture Fund High-growth early-stage companies with disruptive innovation across diversified sectors. Particular focus on underserved communities and Rocky Mountain region. Platform approach with multiple themed funds for specialized strategies. Denver | $100K – $500K | 18 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 39 | ▶ Halogen Ventures The smartest place you can invest your capital is in women. We bet on early-stage female-founded and female-led companies creating groundbreaking consumer and B2B software technologies that solve meaningful problems in families, healthcare, childcare, education, climate, and sustainability. Santa Monica | $100K – $1M | 29 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 40 | ▶ TenOneTen Ventures Technical founders backing technical founders. We invest early in technical teams transforming major industries facing existential threats and tremendous opportunities. We target essential sectors—healthcare, logistics, real estate, manufacturing—where technical innovation solves critical problems. Los Angeles | $250K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 41 | ▶ Stout Street Capital Great startups can be built anywhere. We believe in founder-centric investing with operational support from a team of successful founders. We serve undernetworked geographic regions. Denver | $100K – $500K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 42 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 43 | ▶ 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 |
| 44 | ▶ Noa We invest in pioneering founders and breakthrough technologies that decarbonise the built world. Our mission is to galvanise the built world to adopt transformative technologies that solve mission critical problems to pave a better way for future generations. London | $250K – $5M | 1 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 45 | ▶ VU Venture Partners Invest in early-stage tech companies addressing world's largest market opportunities and solving humanity's biggest challenges. Leverage global distributed team to source, evaluate, and support transformational founders. San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 16 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 46 | ▶ TheoryForge Operator-led fund investing in ambitious founders building transformative AI applications. We partner with technical founders who understand AI/ML deeply and are solving real customer problems with capital efficiency. Great product is always the best marketing. | $200K – $500K | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
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F4 Fund tracks 46 VC firms that actively invest in real estate & proptech + robotics & automation. 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 real estate & proptech + robotics & automation investors is $2.6M – $2.6M, with a full range from $5K – $5000M. The distribution breaks down as: 9 firms in the <$500K range, 4 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 7 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 11 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 10 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 5 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 46 firms tracked, 93% lead or co-lead rounds, and 4% typically follow. 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 real estate & proptech + robotics & automation investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 38% 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.