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Automation Foundry — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$1.5M Checks)

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San Francisco, CAWebsite

Automation Foundry is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks.

Check size
$500K–$1.5M
Partners
11 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Team

11 partners

Investment Thesis

Focused on backing transformative early-stage startups in robotics and AI that are building scalable, data-driven automation solutions.

How Automation Foundry invests

Automation Foundry is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer.

Automation Foundry typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment.

Partners & Team

JS

Jason Schwarz

Director of Engineering

PP

Pradeep Phawade

Managing Director

AR

Afiq Rosland

Director of Project Management

AS

Alexander Sedlak

Marketing Director

AJ

Alice Johnson

GP

Robotics
AI
ED

Erol Diener

Chief Information Officer

SB

Simone Bielli

Mechanical Project Manager

MA

Michael Abreu

Director of Quality

TP

Thomas Ploesch

Chief Compliance Officer

EP

Ellen Poitevin

Finance Director

CW

Constock Wang

General Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
How to pitch Automation Foundry
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jason Schwarz, Director of Engineering.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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