26 Internet of Things Investors Based in Palo Alto

Your odds of raising from local investors are better than trying to raise capital from outside your city. We put together this list to help Palo Alto-based founders connect with internet of things-based investors that write checks into Internet of Things companies. Here are 26 investors that match that criteria.

1) Aditya Nishtala

  • Fund: Arka Venture Labs
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, Future of Work, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Logistics, DEI, Robotics, Sales Tech

2) Ajay Ramachandran

  • Fund: Happiness Ventures
  • Title: Founding Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

3) Aki Jiang

  • Fund: World Innovation Lab (WiL)
  • Title: Investor / Economist
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Fintech, Insurtech, Enterprise, Sales Tech, Social Impact

4) Amir Kabir

  • Fund: AV8 Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation

5) Andrew Chen

  • Fund: ShangBay Capital
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Robotics

6) Andrew Fisher

  • Fund: Boutique Venture Partners
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, Manufacturing, Robotics

7) Anusha Sriram

  • Fund: SAIGroup
  • Title: Senior Investment Analyst
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Government Tech, Insurtech, Enterprise, Other Tech

8) Arif Damji

  • Fund: Conductive Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Enterprise, Proptech, Robotics, Sales Tech, Travel

9) Brian Burton

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Venture Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Manufacturing, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

10) Eddie Chan

  • Fund: LDV Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, EdTech, Fintech, Proptech

11) Elaine Dai

  • Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Consumer, Enterprise

12) Jane Lee

  • Fund: RPS Ventures
  • Title: Senior Investment Associate
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Cloud, E-Commerce, Fintech, Insurtech, Logistics, Consumer, Enterprise, Proptech

13) Justin Ernest

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Venture Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

14) Kazi Y. Helal

  • Fund: HBM Partners AG
  • Title: Venture Associate
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things

15) Kazi Yasin Helal, PhD

  • Fund: HBM Partners AG
  • Title: Venture Associate
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Chemicals

16) Maria Salamanca

  • Fund: Ulu Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Enterprise, Space

17) Marta Saxena

  • Fund: Valo Ventures
  • Title: Finance
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Sectors: Clean Tech, Cloud, Fashion, Internet of Things, Cosmetics, Art, AR/VR, AI, Agriculture Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Cybersecurity, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Insurtech, eSports, Parenting, Travel, Sales Tech, Robotics, Quantum Computing, Future of Work

18) Matthew Divack

  • Fund: Moment Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

19) Michael Nunez

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Senior Marketing Manager
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Logistics, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space

20) Nishant Singh

  • Fund: Playground Global
  • Title: Venture Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Internet of Things, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Electronics, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Transportation, Space

21) Otilia Barbuta

  • Fund: HP
  • Title: Senior Associate / HP Tech Ventures
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

22) Sanchana Vasikaran

  • Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Internet of Things, Enterprise, Other Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech

23) Seth Winterroth

  • Fund: Eclipse Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Clean Tech, Cloud, Digital Health and Wellness, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

24) Sonia Li

  • Fund: Norwest Venture Partners
  • Title: Healthcare Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series B
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness

25) Stella Zhang

  • Fund: Conductive Ventures
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Recruiting, Internet of Things, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Robotics, Sales Tech, Transportation

26) Tiffany Huang

  • Fund: Translink Capital
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Internet of Things, Logistics, Robotics, Transportation

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies in your sector. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC