Pre-Seed AI & Machine Learning Venture Capital Firms

Primarily invests in AI-integrated enterprise software improving interoperability and operational efficiency.

• Enterprise
• AI / ML
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $1.5M
• Seattle, WA
• 2 portfolio companies

Early-stage European B2B software investor with a strong emphasis on fintech and AI-enabled infrastructure. The firm backs companies building modern financial workflows and enterprise software across ...

• Fintech
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• London, UK
• 13 portfolio companies

Specializes in backing early-stage startups that leverage technology to build and grow social networks and marketplaces, especially in underserved regions.

• Other
• Marketplace
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $150K
• Austin, TX
• 25 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage companies that leverage AI and analytics to drive new engagement strategies on social platforms.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $250K – $3.0M
• Austin, TX
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in African gig economy and freelance tools, with a focus on empowering informal workforces in the region.

• Other
• Consumer
• Food / AgTech

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Lagos, Nigeria
• 16 portfolio companies

Invests early in companies revolutionizing energy access using renewable solutions in Africa.

• Other
• Consumer
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $150K
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 29 portfolio companies

Crypto-focused early-stage investor that backs infrastructure and financial primitive startups. Most relevant when the company is building settlement, liquidity, or onchain financial rails.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 3 portfolio companies

Solo investor focusing exclusively on startups transforming engineering workflows with automation and AI solutions.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $300K – $1.0M
• Global
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses exclusively on AI-driven startups and data infrastructure companies leveraging predictive analytics or data layering strategies.

• AI / ML
• Developer Tools
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• San Francisco, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Soma backs software-driven startups across crypto, fintech, and marketplace categories, often at early growth stages. The firm is comfortable with globally oriented infrastructure businesses and produ...

• SaaS
• Marketplace
• Other

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

Pre-seed/seed investor backing technical founders, often first institutional check in software and AI.

• Other
• Enterprise
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in transformative travel tech and AI-driven consumer platforms enabling discovery and personalization.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Songbird Ventures focuses on innovative solutions in the music technology space, particularly leveraging AI to enhance and democratize music creation.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• Chicago, IL

Investing in emerging music and fintech startups that innovate distribution and financial models.

• Other
• Fintech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $300K – $2.5M
• New York, NY
• 2 portfolio companies

Not a fund, but a highly relevant individual investor in AI infrastructure and physical AI via angel participation. Best considered only if a direct founder-network angle exists.

• AI / ML
• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 8 portfolio companies

Focused on enabling transformative consumer experiences with voice-powered platforms and AI innovation at early stages.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

South Park Commons backs ambitious founders building at the frontier, actively seeking technical risk and investing as early as pre-idea, pre-product, or pre-traction. It also invests at Seed+ and sup...

• Other
• AI / ML
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $10.0M
• San Francisco, California, United States
• 12 portfolio companies

Investing in early-stage startups building enterprise-grade software tools and platforms powered by AI.

• AI / ML
• Enterprise
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Atlanta, GA
• 3 portfolio companies

Sovereign Leap backs pioneering founders utilizing AI to disrupt financial services.

• Other
• Fintech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $1.0M
• Sydney, Australia
• 1 portfolio company

Dedicated to European digital sovereignty, investing in AI infrastructure and compliance for regulated industries.

• AI / ML
• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed
• $1.5M – $5.0M
• Berlin, Germany
• 8 portfolio companies

Backs founders building critical national security, space, and industrial infrastructure at day zero, with support tailored to technical founders and early prototypes. The fund explicitly targets spac...

• Other
• Security
• Deep Tech

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

Specialist crypto firm investing in blockchain infrastructure, mass adoption technologies, and DeFi networks at early stages.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• 8 portfolio companies

Aims to back innovative startups enhancing educational outcomes using adaptive technologies and interactive content.

• Other
• EdTech
• Healthcare

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

Specializes in early-stage HealthTech companies leveraging AI to deliver impactful insights and improvements in human wellbeing.

• Healthcare
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Melbourne, Australia
• 12 portfolio companies