Developer Tools Venture Capital Firms

Emerging manager fund focused on foundational AI infrastructure, security, and developer tools. This is a concentrated play on the software stack powering enterprise AI.

• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $2.5M – $75.0M

Specialist pre-seed investor focused on AI and software with first-check behavior. Can support a technical consumer product if the AI component is central.

• AI / ML
• Other
• Security

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• 16 portfolio companies

Seed investor in AI security, agent governance, and enterprise perimeter security. The firm backs security and governance layers for autonomous AI agents and AI-native security at the perimeter.

• Other
• Security
• Enterprise

• Seed
• 15 portfolio companies

Focused on pioneering AIOps solutions enhancing IT operations through automated analytics and insights.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed
• $75K – $200K
• Boston, MA
• 1 portfolio company

Active early-stage backer in medical tourism and cross-border healthcare. Best suited for startups building discovery, booking, and care-coordination infrastructure for patients seeking treatment abro...

• Healthcare
• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 1 portfolio company

Specializes in climate-resilient tech and sustainable infrastructure for industrial and global applications.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Seed, Series A
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Singapore
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on early-stage investments in telecom infrastructure and software solutions targeting APAC operators.

• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed
• $750K – $3.0M
• Sydney, Australia
• 1 portfolio company

API Ventures supports the next wave of API-driven business models, targeting platforms that serve multiple financial verticals.

• Developer Tools
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• Seattle, WA

Invests in technically differentiated companies across AI and healthcare. A proprietary claims-event dataset and autonomous operating stack are well within its thesis area.

• AI / ML
• Healthcare
• SaaS

• Series A
• San Francisco, California
• 50 portfolio companies

AV8 Ventures invests in early-stage (Seed and Series A) startups across healthcare, enterprise software, financial services/insurtech, and deep tech; they seek founders with domain expertise solving p...

• Enterprise
• Developer Tools
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Palo Alto, California, USA
• 6 portfolio companies

Backs infrastructure-first companies solving challenges in African governance, education, and enterprise technology with AI/ML.

• AI / ML
• Other
• EdTech

• Seed
• $250K – $5.0M
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 1 portfolio company

Accel backs exceptional founders at the earliest stages—seed and early growth—investing globally across US, Europe, Israel, and India, especially in breakthrough technology themes like AI, developer t...

• SaaS
• Consumer
• Developer Tools

• Seed, Series A
• $500K – $3.0M
• Palo Alto, California, United States
• 3 portfolio companies

Accel invests globally in early- through growth-stage enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer tools and AI-native companies, backing founders from seed through late stages ...

• SaaS
• Enterprise
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $1.0M – $70.0M
• Palo Alto, California, USA
• 3 portfolio companies

Pre-seed program explicitly targeting African founders. While broad, it can be a strong entry point for Africa-first infrastructure startups with early validation.

• Other
• SaaS
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• Up to $200K
• Africa
• 1 portfolio company

Invests very early in technology companies, often at pre-seed/seed, with a long-running focus on helping founders get to product-market fit.

• SaaS
• Other
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• San Francisco, CA
• 28 portfolio companies

Supporting the development of infrastructure solutions that enhance digital access and connectivity across the African continent.

• Other
• Developer Tools

• Seed
• $200K – $1.5M
• Lagos, Nigeria
• 4 portfolio companies

Supports startups that enhance digital access and infrastructure across Africa, fostering digital transformation.

• Other
• Developer Tools

• Seed
• $100K – $800K
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in AI-driven startups that provide foundational technology enhancing AI systems' accuracy and behavior.

• AI / ML
• Developer Tools
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $75K – $150K
• New York, NY
• 2 portfolio companies

Acme Labs VC specializes in innovative Fintech solutions and tools that enhance the financial operations of freelancers and small business operators.

• Fintech
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Austin, TX
• 15 portfolio companies

Investing in early-stage B2B SaaS focused on scalable developer tools.

• SaaS
• Developer Tools
• Enterprise

• Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Toronto, Canada
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in early-stage (Seed–Series A) and growth-stage (Series B+) technology companies, focusing on fintech, SaaS, security, and companies led by diverse founders, with emphasis on long-term partner...

• SaaS
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $20.0M
• Palo Alto, California, USA
• 9 portfolio companies

Act One Ventures focuses on investing in SaaS companies creating frictionless B2B solutions. They aim to support startups transforming niche verticals within a business context.

• SaaS
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 46 portfolio companies

Focused exclusively on transformative healthcare technology solutions that address hospital challenges and improve care delivery via AI and SaaS models.

• Other
• Healthcare
• SaaS

• Seed+, Series A
• $3.0M – $10.0M
• Boston, MA
• 2 portfolio companies

Active Capital

Pre-seed investment in technical founders building AI-native business software, applications, and infrastructure, including products that solve real business problems.

• SaaS
• Enterprise
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• San Antonio, Texas, United States
• 24 portfolio companies