Pre-Seed AI & Machine Learning Venture Capital Firms

Solo-GP crypto fund backing day-zero to seed companies building open financial infrastructure and decentralized AI. The fund explicitly targets infrastructure-heavy crypto applications, making it a st...

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $750K
• San Francisco, California
• 36 portfolio companies

Supporting construction workflows and automation that unlock efficiency at scale.

• Real Estate
• AI / ML
• Other

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

Bricklane Ventures specializes in early-stage investments in AI-driven insurtech companies, looking for startups with transformative business models.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• London, UK

Latin America-focused fund investing in B2B software and AI solutions with global potential.

• SaaS
• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• São Paulo, Brazil
• 2 portfolio companies

BriteGaze is an AI-focused fund that has backed an African higher-education platform, suggesting openness to intelligent student-facing software. Its relevance increases when the product uses recommen...

• AI / ML
• EdTech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in transformative construction technologies that improve the efficiency and sustainability of real estate development.

• Other
• Real Estate
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $250K
• Nashville, Tennessee
• 8 portfolio companies

Invests in emergent technologies driving efficiency in the construction industry.

• Other
• SaaS
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 81 portfolio companies

Invests in transformative technology enabling advancements in construction and manufacturing sectors, with a keen interest in software that integrates with existing industry standards.

• Real Estate
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $75K – $150K
• Los Angeles, CA
• 10 portfolio companies

BuildTech Ventures focuses on early-stage PropTech and construction tech startups, leveraging AI to streamline building processes.

• Real Estate
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 11 portfolio companies

Focuses on IoT and hardware solutions that address challenges in construction, urban planning, and real estate.

• Deep Tech
• Other
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Halifax, Nova Scotia
• 8 portfolio companies

Commitment to catalyzing change in the construction industry via strategic investments in AI-powered solutions.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Chicago, IL

BullPerks is a crypto and gaming investor platform that backs early blockchain and game-related projects. It is visible in rankings of gaming and web3 funds and may participate in early rounds.

• Other
• Fintech
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $75K – $12.0M
• Vilnius, Lithuania
• 10 portfolio companies

Focuses on early-stage startups using technology to disrupt construction, real estate, and facilities management industries.

• Other
• Real Estate
• AI / ML

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

Invests at pre-seed and seed in Nordic and Baltic startups, with a focus on deep tech, hardware, and hardware-interfacing software that has social or environmental impact.

• SaaS
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Helsinki, Finland
• 10 portfolio companies

Africa-focused fintech fund backing early-stage financial infrastructure and software companies, often at pre-seed and seed.

• Fintech
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 34 portfolio companies

Backing AI-driven platforms that revolutionize the sports industry.

• AI / ML
• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $2.0M
• London, UK
• 3 portfolio companies

Investing in the future of AI-driven operations and observability solutions in B2B SaaS.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Berlin, Germany
• 7 portfolio companies

Invests in blockchain technology, DeFi protocols, and companies innovating within the crypto and Web3 ecosystem.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 9 portfolio companies

CNF Investments targets early-stage companies in the defense, manufacturing, and technology space.

• Other
• SaaS
• EdTech

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Bethesda, MD
• 17 portfolio companies

Supports pioneering CPG-focused startups with SaaS solutions that enhance supply chain efficiencies.

• Consumer
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• New York, NY
• 1 portfolio company

Invests exclusively in early-stage African startups, particularly in FinTech and enterprise software.

• Fintech
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Cape Town, South Africa
• 2 portfolio companies

Cabra backs pre-seed fintech and AI founders across MENA and the US, with a thesis centered on markets where financial infrastructure is still being built. The fund is positioned to support companies ...

• Fintech
• AI / ML
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• MENA
• 1 portfolio company

Cadence Capital backs emerging fintech applications, with special attention to platforms driving democratized investing and wealth management.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on enabling next-gen financial infrastructure and operational tools for lean businesses.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $750K – $3.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 2 portfolio companies