Pre-Seed AI & Machine Learning Venture Capital Firms

Venture fund investing across manufacturing and software, with activity in the United States, China, and Hong Kong. Relevant for industrial software and AI companies with cross-border manufacturing ex...

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $425K – $38.0M
• 4 portfolio companies

K9 invests primarily at the pre-seed stage in technology-focused companies, often as their first institutional investor. It favors technical founding teams in the San Francisco Bay Area and does not f...

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $750K
• Palo Alto, California, United States
• 7 portfolio companies

Investing in early-stage SaaS and marketplace platforms in West Africa, aiming to empower regional entrepreneurs.

• Marketplace
• SaaS
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $70K – $300K
• Lagos, Nigeria
• 3 portfolio companies

Kae invests at the early stages in Indian technology startups, with current priorities including AI-native and vertical AI, intelligent automation, deeptech, and manufacturing; it also invests in area...

• Marketplace
• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $2.5M
• Bengaluru, India
• 35 portfolio companies

Early-stage investor with a broad fintech and financial services orientation, including B2B models. It can fit infrastructure companies that serve regulated financial institutions and cross-border ent...

• Fintech
• SaaS
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $150K – $20.0M
• US
• 33 portfolio companies

Newer fund listed among active HR tech investors, indicating an early-stage specialist orientation. The inaugural-fund profile suggests an emerging-manager style platform with room to back novel softw...

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 2 portfolio companies

Early-stage investor with explicit B2B and SaaS focus. Relevant for operational software and digital infrastructure products across Francophone and African markets.

• SaaS
• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $3.4M
• Morocco / France / Cameroon
• 4 portfolio companies

Supporting transformative startups in LegalTech and Fintech sectors with a focus on early-stage hyper-growth opportunities.

• Other
• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Austin, Texas
• 4 portfolio companies

Focused on funding startups empowering local and decentralized communities through gig platforms, service marketplaces, and blockchain-based verification systems.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.0M
• Bangalore, India
• 2 portfolio companies

Backs leading early-stage companies across FinTech and enterprise software sectors in Latin America and globally.

• Enterprise
• Fintech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• São Paulo, Brazil
• 7 portfolio companies

Early-stage solo-GP venture fund investing in European resilience technologies including cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, and AI infrastructure. The fund is sector-focused around resilience and deep ...

• Security
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 1 portfolio company

Japan-linked venture firm investing in African startups, frequently in fintech and B2B platforms.

• Other
• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• Tokyo, Japan
• 50 portfolio companies

Investing in transformative technologies in developer tools and AI that enhance efficiencies in enterprise environments.

• Developer Tools
• Other
• Deep Tech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• San Francisco, CA
• 5 portfolio companies

Kernel Ventures backs technical teams building blockchain protocols, AI-first products, and developer infrastructure with global reach.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

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

Keystone Fund focuses on early-stage investments in blockchain-based RegTech and identity management solutions leveraging decentralized protocols.

• Other
• Healthcare
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Tallinn, Estonia
• 9 portfolio companies

Kfund backs early-stage startups across Europe and Latin America, with meaningful interest in fintech and marketplace businesses. It can be a good fit for cross-border commerce and payments models.

• Fintech
• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• Madrid, Spain
• 137 portfolio companies

Micro-fund investing in AI, fintech, and enterprise software companies targeting the North American market. Small concentrated checks with a transatlantic orientation.

• AI / ML
• Fintech
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $500K
• Spain

Supports early-stage startups revolutionizing tactics and performance through sports technology and analytics.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

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

Focuses on innovative technology solutions improving children's health and daily routines.

• Other
• Healthcare
• EdTech

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 4 portfolio companies

Focused on backing founders building verticalized SaaS and automation tools for underserved SMB industries.

• SaaS
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $750K
• Seattle, WA
• 8 portfolio companies

Kindred is an early-stage firm that backs technical startups and recently led an AI chip design and verification seed round. The firm is a solid pre-seed fit for software that shortens chip verificati...

• AI / ML
• Deep Tech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, California

Early-stage rolling fund focused on tech startups with initial traction, especially those using AI/ML for personalization and automation. The fund explicitly includes B2B SaaS among its focus sectors.

• SaaS
• Other
• Fintech

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• Up to $150K
• Delhi, India
• 1 portfolio company

Knoll Ventures specializes in supporting technical founders in RetailTech and Supply Chain innovation.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 7 portfolio companies

Focused on startups advancing the use of knowledge graphs and AI in enterprise settings.

• AI / ML
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 1 portfolio company