NXT Activate — Pre-Seed VC Firm (Up to $200K Checks)
NXT Activate is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm investing in Real Estate, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes Up to $200K checks.
- Check size
- Up to $200K
- Partners
- 2 listed
- AUM
- $500M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Real Estate, SaaS, AI / ML
Last verified: 2026-10-26
Pre-Seed
Up to $200K
$500M
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Pre-seed accelerator focused on the next generation of AEC software developers working on open and proprietary platforms. It provides capital plus access to domain experts, enterprise users, and technical teams in the built environment.
How NXT Activate invests
NXT Activate is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Real Estate, SaaS, AI / ML.
NXT Activate typically writes checks of Up to $200K per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.
Partners & Team
Martyn Day
Director
Director of NXT BLD and publisher of AEC Magazine
James Lee
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer at Bentley Systems
Industry Focus
Invests In
Funds
NXT Activate Fund II
NXT Activate Fund I
Recent Activity
Raised NXT Activate Fund II ($150M)
2022 · fund records
Raised NXT Activate Fund I ($100M)
2020 · fund records
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Real Estate, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical Up to $200K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Martyn Day, Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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