Merlin Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)
Merlin Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in AI / ML, Enterprise, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks.
- Check size
- $250K–$1.0M
- Partners
- 7 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI / ML, Enterprise, SaaS
- HQ
- New York, New York
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-24
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $1.0M
7 partners
Investment Thesis
A boutique early-stage investor focused on AI-powered software and enterprise applications. The likely fit is strongest where AI replaces manual workflows or improves decision-making in business operations.
How Merlin Ventures invests
Merlin Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Enterprise, SaaS.
Merlin Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.
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Invests In
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Enterprise, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jason Cespedes, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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