Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Fintech Unlimited focuses on early-stage B2B fintech innovations that streamline financial processes.

• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $500K
• New York, NY
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused exclusively on fintech infrastructure and tools, with a lens on modern financial products, embedded finance, and income verification frameworks.

• Fintech
• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 3 portfolio companies

Dedicated to investing in B2B SaaS solutions and fintech innovations that drive efficiencies in SMBs.

• SaaS
• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $750K
• Boston, MA
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing in B2B SaaS and FinTech companies, building critical functionality in financial infrastructure.

• Fintech

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• Nashville, TN
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on Francophone West Africa’s financial inclusion and fintech infrastructure, investing in early-stage startups tackling fraud and risk challenges.

• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
• 2 portfolio companies

Firebolt says it partners with founders early and backs them through every stage; its public site does not specify a narrower current sector thesis.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Palo Alto, California, United States
• 2 portfolio companies

Firebrand Ventures invests in seed-stage, capital-efficient software companies across underserved startup ecosystems in the US and Canada, avoiding heavily regulated or capital-intensive markets; they...

• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $1.0M
• Overland Park, Kansas, United States
• 6 portfolio companies

Fireside Ventures focuses on early-stage consumer brands with emphasis on direct-to-consumer food delivery and marketplaces.

• Consumer
• Other
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $300K
• Bangalore, India
• 10 portfolio companies

Focuses exclusively on developer-first tools, AI-powered infrastructure, and SaaS solutions that enhance software productivity and engineering workflows.

• Developer Tools
• SaaS
• Other

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

Firestarter VC focuses on early-stage B2B SaaS and AI startups that are at the forefront of technology innovation.

• SaaS
• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• London, UK
• 18 portfolio companies

Emerging manager backing technical founders in infrastructure, AI, and software tools. Known for early conviction in products that can become core workflows for engineering teams.

• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• New York, NY

Invests in pioneering cybersecurity startups that target B2B SaaS for enterprise protection.

• Security
• SaaS
• Developer Tools

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

Focuses exclusively on startups innovating in marketing technology, brand management tools, and automation platforms.

• Other

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

Focused exclusively on seed-stage AI-powered startups in video streaming, media, and consumer digital sectors.

• AI / ML
• Other
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $300K
• San Francisco, CA
• 10 portfolio companies

Funds early-stage life science companies, with a preference for synthetic biology and genomics innovation.

• Other
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $3.5M
• Houston, TX
• 9 portfolio companies

Backs pre-seed startups in India solving complex enterprise AI and SaaS challenges.

• SaaS
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $750K
• Mumbai, India
• 87 portfolio companies

Specialist early-stage fund seeding African fintech startups that build infrastructure and applications to improve financial inclusion and digital financial services across the continent.

• Fintech
• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $250K
• 39 portfolio companies

First Down VC focuses on early-stage investments in SportsTech and SaaS solutions that drive growth and engagement in youth sports.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Raleigh, NC
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on providing the first check to product-focused, resourceful founders in sectors like consumer apps and marketplaces.

• Other
• Marketplace

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

Supports companies bringing transformational technologies to national defense and security sectors.

• Other
• Security
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.0M
• Washington, DC
• 49 portfolio companies

Focuses on marketplaces and digital platforms that build communities and drive unique, value-added experiences.

• Marketplace
• Other
• EdTech

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $750K
• Chicago, IL
• 1 portfolio company

First Momentum backs European pre-seed deep-tech startups led by ambitious technical teams solving hard problems, across areas including climate and energy, compute, manufacturing and robotics, AI, ae...

• AI / ML
• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $285K – $1.7M
• Karlsruhe, Germany
• 40 portfolio companies

Focused on investing in technical founders solving hard engineering problems, with a preference for data, DevOps, and backend infrastructure.

• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.5M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

First Round invests at the earliest stages of company creation, including angel, pre-seed, and seed. It looks for founders with a compelling, contrarian insight into a worthwhile market and a credible...

• Enterprise
• Consumer
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $7.0M
• San Francisco, United States
• 12 portfolio companies