Pre-Seed AI & Machine Learning Venture Capital Firms

Early-stage UK investor backing technology companies across SaaS, marketplaces, and commerce. The firm is a regional specialist with a small-fund profile and a history of seed support.

• SaaS
• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• London, United Kingdom
• 12 portfolio companies

Pre-seed fund/accelerator investing in very early startups, with emphasis on underrepresented founders.

• Other
• Healthcare
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $25K – $250K
• New York, NY
• 31 portfolio companies

German early-stage investor backing software and infrastructure companies, with cybersecurity among its explicit themes. A practical DACH contact for enterprise security software with hardware extensi...

• Security
• Enterprise
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Germany
• 16 portfolio companies

Concentrated bets in consumer health, BFY food & beverage, performance, recovery, sleep and measurable wellness brands.

• Healthcare
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 14 portfolio companies

Early-stage investor backing founders building enterprise software and AI infrastructure. The firm invests via rolling SPVs rather than a traditional closed-end fund.

• Enterprise
• AI / ML
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.0M
• 11 portfolio companies

Early-stage Latin American investor with pre-seed and seed focus and broad technology appetite. The fund has been referenced in foodtech investor lists and appears comfortable with initial checks in t...

• Marketplace
• Consumer
• Food / AgTech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $5.0M
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 20 portfolio companies

Early-stage fund investing across marketplace, SaaS, e-commerce, fintech and healthcare. Relevant when the startup has a commerce workflow, marketplace, or seller-ops angle.

• Marketplace
• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 10 portfolio companies

Early-stage fund investing in frontier/AI and enterprise software, often at pre-seed with conviction checks.

• AI / ML
• SaaS
• Developer Tools

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

Invests in early-stage game studios and platforms redefining the gaming industry, particularly multiplayer and UGC experiences with cutting-edge AI capabilities.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $5.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 1 portfolio company

Emerging manager focused on software, consumer, and AI-adjacent opportunities. Useful for a new consumer product with an AI-native interface and creator-like distribution dynamics.

• Consumer
• AI / ML
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 16 portfolio companies

Pre-seed/seed fund focused on being an early check for software companies across sectors.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Alexandria, VA
• 26 portfolio companies

Media-venture hybrid investing at the intersection of venture, software, and internet distribution. The firm backs early-stage companies across consumer and B2B software with strong product and narrat...

• Other
• Consumer
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $100K – $3.0M
• London, England
• 11 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage AI-driven startups focused on transforming traditional industries like real estate, construction, and logistics.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Boulder, CO
• 1 portfolio company

232 Ventures is an early-stage software investor with a broad B2B focus and an interest in scalable SaaS and AI. It is a plausible fit for workflow software serving SMB merchants and operational teams...

• SaaS
• AI / ML
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• Chicago, Illinois

New fund investing at pre-seed and seed, with cybersecurity explicitly included. Good fit for a technical infrastructure startup looking for an emerging European backer.

• AI / ML
• Climate / Energy
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Poland
• 8 portfolio companies

2XN Ventures backs disruptive SaaS startups leveraging AI for business efficiency and workflow transformation.

• SaaS
• AI / ML
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• New York, NY
• 33 portfolio companies

305 Ventures invests in transformative technologies addressing climate change and supporting sustainable development across the African continent.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Cape Town, South Africa
• 22 portfolio companies

318 Capital invests in early-stage B2B, SaaS, and enterprise software ventures with advanced AI or workflow automation applications.

• SaaS
• Enterprise
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• New York, NY
• 4 portfolio companies

404 Founders is a microfund specializing in European and African B2B SaaS and enterprise technology innovations.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• Berlin, Germany
• 6 portfolio companies

Early-stage fund backing diverse founding teams across software and general technology.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $500K
• San Francisco, CA
• 37 portfolio companies

Chicago-based early-stage fund backing technical B2B founders in enterprise software, AI, and data-heavy systems outside the coastal mainstream.

• Enterprise
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• Chicago, Illinois
• 10 portfolio companies

Africa-focused early-stage investor backing software and fintech companies with regional scale. It is a strong fit for a South African B2B subscription business that improves finance operations.

• Fintech
• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• null
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on technology-driven companies that can scale sustainable solutions across Africa.

• Climate / Energy
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• 3 portfolio companies

A newly launched venture firm focused specifically on prediction markets and adjacent crypto-native infrastructure. The firm is positioned for the exact category overlap of blockchain, markets, and pl...

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $1.0M
• 3 portfolio companies