Pre-Seed Fintech Venture Capital Firms

A Pan-African growth-stage fund investing in fintech, edtech, medtech and market-enablement businesses with scalable, tech-enabled business models in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, aiming to hel...

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $2.0M – $16.0M
• Cape Town, South Africa
• 32 portfolio companies

Investing in early and seed-stage Fintech ventures targeting underserved financial institutions in the Midwest and beyond.

• Fintech
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Minneapolis, MN
• 12 portfolio companies

Emerging manager focused on Canadian-centric AI, B2B SaaS and fintech companies with long-term structural tailwinds.

• SaaS
• Fintech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed

Northzone invests from seed to growth in technology companies, backing founders from inception toward IPO. Its recent investments span AI, fintech, and healthcare, with AI appearing across sectors.

• SaaS
• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $5.0M
• London, United Kingdom
• 2 portfolio companies

Nova Compound VC invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies leveraging AI to develop uniquely customized B2B SaaS and fintech products.

• Fintech
• Healthcare
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Toronto, Canada
• 2 portfolio companies

NovaBlock Capital supports blockchain and fintech startups creating infrastructure for compliant digital finance.

• Other
• Fintech

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $600K
• Toronto, Canada

NovaChain Ventures focuses on empowering innovations in blockchain technology and decentralized finance, supporting projects that reshape the landscape of asset management.

• Other
• Fintech
• AI / ML

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

NovaFin Ventures backs trailblazing fintech solutions and SaaS platforms that innovate financial interactions.

• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $2.0M – $4.0M
• San Francisco, CA

Specializes in fintech and accounting automation solutions that enhance efficiency for European enterprises.

• Fintech
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.5M
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 1 portfolio company

Nyota Ventures backs companies leveraging technology to provide financial solutions and portable work credentials to Africa's gig workers.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in Asia-Pacific-focused startups redefining marketplaces and the future of work.

• Marketplace
• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $200K
• Singapore
• 45 portfolio companies

Investing in novel observability and SRE tooling for optimizing and automating system reliability.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $200K
• Austin, TX
• 5 portfolio companies

Octagon Capital Africa invests in African startups creating tech solutions that empower small businesses and drive local economic growth across Fintech and RetailTech sectors.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $500K
• Lagos, Nigeria
• 2 portfolio companies

Octerra Capital is an early-stage investor in fintech and digital assets with exposure to cross-border payment infrastructure. The firm is a fit for payment orchestration and liquidity-adjacent financ...

• Fintech
• Other
• Real Estate

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• 18 portfolio companies

Focused exclusively on early-stage HealthTech solutions that streamline hospital operations, improve patient outcomes, or optimize payer reimbursement.

• Healthcare
• SaaS
• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 26 portfolio companies

Backing the next wave of blockchain innovations that reshape financial services and trading ecosystems.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.5M
• New York, NY
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in immigrant founders building scalable B2B and technical infrastructure solutions using AI.

• Other
• SaaS
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 53 portfolio companies

Opal Seed Fund specializes in pre-seed investments in fintech innovation targeted at underserved and high-growth markets globally, with an emphasis on payments and remittances.

• Other
• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $300K
• London, UK
• 5 portfolio companies

Open Financial Network backs early-stage companies that are creating the next generation of decentralized financial solutions and payment systems.

• Other
• Fintech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $300K – $1.2M
• Miami, FL
• 9 portfolio companies

Investing in open-source tools that empower developers and enterprise solutions at the pre-seed stage.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $75K – $150K
• San Francisco, CA
• 20 portfolio companies

Invests in operator-founders in Europe & Africa building early stage tech companies with strong domains in fintech, SaaS, AI, focusing also on future commerce, work and health.

• Fintech
• AI / ML
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• Up to $150K
• London, UK
• 3 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage B2B SaaS startups that target operational teams and optimize workflows.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

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

Focuses on operational-heavy B2B startups building scalable software platforms in SaaS or marketplaces.

• SaaS
• Marketplace
• Fintech

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Emerging manager backing technical founders building software and AI products. A useful source of smaller, operator-led pre-seed checks for workflow automation businesses.

• AI / ML
• SaaS
• Enterprise

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