First Light Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$500K Checks)
First Light Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California investing in Healthcare. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare
- HQ
- San Francisco, California
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-23
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $500K
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Invests in mission-driven startups serving underserved populations globally, including health and access-oriented ventures. Particularly relevant where the business model improves care access for low-income or rural communities.
How First Light Ventures invests
First Light Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Healthcare.
First Light Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.
First Light Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including First Light Fusion.
Partners & Team
Sasha Dichter
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
First Light Fusion
A UK inertial fusion energy company focused on commercial fusion power
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sasha Dichter, Co-Founder and Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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