HCVC (Hardware Club)

www.hcvc.co

VCMatch tracks HCVC (Hardware Club) as an investor focused on Semiconductors, Robotics, and Space Tech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and Europe, North America, and Asia markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Semiconductors, Robotics, Space Tech

Geography

Europe, North America, and Asia

Investment Thesis

HCVC invests in founders who aim to “industrialize scientific and technological progress,” focusing on hardtech companies that translate deep science and engineering into scalable products and industries. The firm positions itself as a community-oriented partner for technically ambitious teams, backing companies from seed to Series A (and beyond) across areas such as next-generation semiconductors, robotics, fusion, synthetic biology, space, and energy — as evidenced by portfolio/news items like Chiral (nanomaterial-based transistors), Dyna Robotics (robotics foundation models and deployments), Renaissance Fusion (stellarator technology), Kyron.bio (precision glycan engineering), and Karman+ (asteroid-mining spacecraft).

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

HCVC (Hardware Club) is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in Semiconductors, Robotics, Space Tech, and Biotech, especially across Europe, North America, and Asia.

Focus statement

HCVC is focused on hardtech and scientific-first startups that industrialize breakthroughs across computing, robotics, energy, biotech, and space, backing mission-driven founders at early stages and scaling them through follow-on rounds.

Value Add

"We back founders on a mission to industrialize scientific and technological progress." — a clear mission-oriented thesis that prioritizes industrialization of science.
Community-first approach ("Alexis founded HCVC in 2015 as a community-first venture firm to support hardtech founders") emphasizing founder support beyond capital.
Technical and domain expertise on the investment team (e.g., Jerry Yang: semiconductor founder; Isabel Zhang: PhD in Stem Cell Biology; Cyril: motor racing/high-performance engineer), enabling informed diligence and operational support for deep-tech companies.
Stage flexibility: active at seed and pre-seed (leading/co-leading seeds like Kyron.bio, Fuse Vectors, Alpine Eagle) while also participating in larger rounds (e.g., Dyna Robotics Series A), indicating willingness to double-down as companies scale.
Sector breadth within hardtech: explicit investments across semiconductors, robotics, fusion, aerospace, synthetic biology, energy, and advanced manufacturing rather than narrow industry focus.
Global footprint and networks (team based in Paris, Silicon Valley, London and splitting time between Europe and Asia) supporting cross-border founders and market access.