Foundry Layer — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$3.0M Checks)
Foundry Layer is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota investing in AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- AI / ML
- HQ
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-25
Pre-Seed
$1.0M – $3.0M
1+ companies
Investment Thesis
Invests in startups creating foundational AI tools for driving efficiency and reducing cognitive burdens for professionals.
How Foundry Layer invests
Foundry Layer is a vc firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML. It does not invest in Fintech.
Foundry Layer typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.
Foundry Layer has backed 1 company in our records, including Contextual.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
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Contextual
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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