Find 33 Hardware Angel Investors in the USA

We found 33 verified angel investors and VCs actively investing in Hardware startups in the USA.

Co-founder & Managing Partner at Congruent Ventures. Focusing on hardware and software climate tech startups.

San Francisco, CA
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Intel engineer, inventor of USB. Angel investor in communication hardware and interfaces.

Portland, OR
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Founder of Root Ventures. Hardware and frontier tech focused VC. Former mechanical engineer.

San Francisco, CA
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Founder of Bolt (hardware VC). Industrial designer. Deeply technical hardware investor.

San Francisco, CA
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Founder of Highway1 (PCH International). Leading hardware accelerator operator and angel investor.

San Francisco, CA
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Director of MIT CSAIL. World-renowned robotics researcher and angel investor in robotics startups.

Cambridge, MA
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Founder of Grishin Robotics. Co-founder of Mail.ru Group. One of the world's first dedicated robotics VCs.

New York, NY
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Co-founder of iRobot (Roomba). Founder of CyPhy Works. Pioneer angel investor in robotics and drones.

Boston, MA
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Legendary chip architect (AMD, Tesla, Apple, Intel). Angel investor in semiconductor startups.

San Jose, CA
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MIT professor of Mechanical Engineering. Co-founder of Desktop Metal. Angel investor in additive manufacturing.

Cambridge, MA
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Caltech quantum physicist who coined 'quantum supremacy'. Advisor and angel investor in quantum startups.

Pasadena, CA
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Managing Director at Greentown Labs and investor in climate hardware startups.

Houston, TXPre-SeedSeed
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Former CEO of Cadence Design Systems. One of the most connected semiconductor investors worldwide.

San Jose, CA
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Co-founder of Form Energy. Former Tesla VP of Energy. Angel investor in grid-scale energy storage.

San Francisco, CA
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Managing Partner at SpaceFund. Expert in new space economy and orbital infrastructure.

Houston, TXSeedSeries A
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Founder of Plethora (acquired by Tempo Automation). Angel investor in manufacturing and hardware startups.

San Francisco, CA
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Founder of Oculus VR and Anduril Industries. Major investor and builder in defense technology.

Orange County, CA
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Founder of Moor Insights & Strategy. Former AMD SVP. Influential analyst and angel in semiconductors.

Austin, TX
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Co-founder of Renegade Partners. Former partner at Lux Capital. Deep tech specialist.

San Francisco, CASeedSeries A
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Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal. Serial entrepreneur and angel investor in manufacturing tech.

Boston, MA
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Co-founder of Shasta Ventures. Early Nest investor. Active in IoT and connected devices.

San Francisco, CA
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Partner at Lux Capital. PhD from UCLA. Expert in robotics, autonomy, and hard tech.

Menlo Park, CASeedSeries A
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Global multi-stage VC. Runs HAX (hardware), IndieBio (biotech), Food-X, and other programs.

Princeton, NJPre-SeedSeedSeries A
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Co-founder of Elemental Machines and Misfit Wearables. Angel investor in smart manufacturing.

Boston, MA
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Co-founder of Apple. Active supporter and small angel in hardware and education tech.

Los Gatos, CAPre-Seed
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Founder of Ubiquity Ventures. Investing in 'software beyond the screen' including space and robotics.

San Francisco, CA
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Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Leading investor in space, drones, and aviation.

San Francisco, CA
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Managing Director at Prelude Ventures. Investing in low-carbon economy solutions.

San Francisco, CA
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Former Chevy Volt Vehicle Line Director at GM. Angel investor in EV and mobility.

Los Angeles, CA
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Inventor of the Pentium chip. Active angel investor in semiconductor and deep tech.

San Jose, CASeedSeries A
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General Partner at Kleiner Perkins. Expert in deep tech, quantum, and semiconductors.

Menlo Park, CASeries ASeries B
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Co-founder of Knightscope. Expert in robotics security and autonomous systems.

Mountain View, CASeedSeries A
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Founder and CEO of Particle. Leading IoT platform builder and angel investor in IoT infrastructure.

San Francisco, CA
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