Pre-Seed AI & Machine Learning Venture Capital Firms

Browse 2,319 venture capital firms that invest in AI & Machine Learning startups at the Pre-Seed stage. Every firm is verified — explore their thesis, check size, and portfolio, then get matched with the best-fit investors for your startup.

Verified Pre-Seed AI & Machine Learning VC firms

Will Ventures

Will Ventures invests in category-defining consumer and technology businesses, with a focus on sports and entertainment.

  • Other
  • Healthcare
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $250K – $2.0M
  • Boston, United States
  • 14 portfolio companies

Wireframe Ventures

Wireframe invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in founders using technology to improve the health of people and the planet. Its stated focus includes biology, energy, materials, therapeutics, robot...

  • AI / ML
  • Enterprise
  • Other
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $500K – $2.0M
  • San Francisco, United States
  • 44 portfolio companies

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF Ventures)

Supports commercialization of UW–Madison innovations and Wisconsin-based technology startups, including deep tech and materials-derived IP.

  • Other
  • Deep Tech
  • Healthcare
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $250K – $2.0M
  • Madison, WI
  • 65 portfolio companies

Work Revolution Ventures

Invests exclusively in companies transforming work environments, processes, and systems with innovative technology.

  • Other
  • SaaS
  • Healthcare
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $250K – $1.5M
  • Austin, TX
  • 18 portfolio companies

Work-Bench

Work-Bench is a conviction-driven, GTM-focused seed investor that leads Seed rounds in enterprise software (including AI/ML, cybersecurity, infrastructure/dev tools, and vertical/horizontal enterprise...

  • Enterprise
  • SaaS
  • Other
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • $2.0M – $4.0M
  • New York, New York, USA
  • 2 portfolio companies

WorkForge Ventures

Invests in SaaS platforms and marketplaces reinventing workforce output, targeting tools for hiring, assessments, and upskilling.

  • Other
  • SaaS
  • AI / ML
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • $250K – $3.0M
  • Chicago, IL
  • 2 portfolio companies

WorkFuture Ventures

Investing in next-gen tools and platforms revolutionizing the workplace, focusing on efficiency, collaboration, and AI-driven solutions.

  • Other
  • Enterprise
  • SaaS
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $100K – $1.0M
  • Austin, TX
  • 73 portfolio companies

Workability Ventures

Invests in startups at the intersection of enterprise SaaS and retail innovation, with particular focus on improving operational efficiency for brands and consumers.

  • Other
  • SaaS
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed
  • $100K – $1.0M
  • Denver, CO
  • 2 portfolio companies

Workday Ventures

Strategic venture arm investing in enterprise workflow and software. Relevant mainly if the product can be positioned as operational infrastructure for independent business operators.

  • SaaS
  • Other
  • AI / ML
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Pleasanton, California
  • 6 portfolio companies

Workflow Systems Fund

Invests in cutting-edge software companies creating workflow automation solutions tailored for legacy enterprises in regulated industries.

  • Other
  • Enterprise
  • SaaS
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $500K – $2.5M
  • Austin, TX
  • 1 portfolio company

Workflow Ventures

Investing in SaaS and AI-driven technology to automate business workflows for specific industry verticals.

  • SaaS
  • Other
  • Real Estate
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $500K – $3.0M
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 8 portfolio companies

Workforce Innovations Fund

Focuses on tools, platforms, and software driving the future of work and workforce management innovation.

  • Other
  • SaaS
  • EdTech
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $50K – $250K
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 22 portfolio companies

Workgraph Ventures

Early-stage investor focused on the emerging work graph and productivity layer for knowledge workers. Strong conceptual fit for software that helps professionals organize, remember, and act on work re...

  • Other
  • SaaS
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $100K – $500K

XTX Ventures

The venture arm of a quantitative trading firm that backs startups improving markets, data, and trading infrastructure. Its strategic fit is especially strong for products that improve pricing, market...

  • Fintech
  • Other
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • London, England
  • 2 portfolio companies

XYZ Venture Capital

XYZ invests at the earliest stages in founders tackling significant problems across the public sector, fintech, enterprise, climate, and tech-forgotten industries.

  • Other
  • Enterprise
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $500K – $4.0M
  • San Francisco, United States
  • 5 portfolio companies

Yellow Ventures

Payments-focused emerging manager backing early-stage companies in payment infrastructure and adjacent fintech categories. The firm is a specialist rather than a broad multi-sector investor.

  • Other
  • Fintech
  • AI / ML
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • 16 portfolio companies

Yield Lab Africa

Yield Lab invests in innovative AgTech startups with disruptive potential in the agricultural sector across Africa.

  • Food / AgTech
  • Other
  • Fintech
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $75K – $250K
  • Dublin, Ireland
  • 18 portfolio companies

York IE

Invests in B2B SaaS startups with a focus on operational support and expertise in go-to-market strategies.

  • SaaS
  • Other
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $100K – $1.0M
  • 90 portfolio companies

ZX Ventures

The venture arm of AB InBev backs startups across beverage, consumer, and technology that can strengthen beverage distribution and brand performance. It is especially relevant where software can accel...

  • Other
  • Consumer
  • Food / AgTech
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • 4 portfolio companies

Zebra Foundry

Zebra Foundry invests in regionally focused Fintech and marketplace startups across the APAC region, emphasizing founder-market fit.

  • Fintech
  • Marketplace
  • AI / ML
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • $100K – $500K
  • Sydney, Australia
  • 10 portfolio companies

Zee Prime Capital

A thesis-driven fund investing in Web3, zero-knowledge cryptography, and innovative blockchain solutions.

  • Other
  • Security
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $250K – $3.0M
  • Bratislava, Slovakia
  • 88 portfolio companies

Zenda Ventures

Focuses on data-driven startups solving emerging market gaps, particularly in African regions.

  • SaaS
  • Developer Tools
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $50K – $250K
  • Accra, Ghana
  • 10 portfolio companies

Zero Prime Ventures

An emerging manager investing strictly in early technical challenges, developer-led solutions, and foundational AI platforms.

  • Enterprise
  • AI / ML
  • Other
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $500K – $2.0M
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 1 portfolio company

Zeta Ventures

Zeta Ventures backs data-intensive startups using AI or advanced analytics to power new tools and business models.

  • Fintech
  • SaaS
  • AI / ML
  • Pre-Seed, Seed
  • $250K – $2.0M
  • Boston, MA
  • 2 portfolio companies

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