Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Focuses on early-stage B2B SaaS startups building tools for SMBs and niche service verticals.

• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 1 portfolio company

Focuses on startups enabling automation, productivity, and efficiency in industrial and manufacturing sectors.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 1 portfolio company

Formidable Ventures focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in deep tech and strategic AI startups helping enterprises and public sector entities improve decision-making and automation.

• SaaS
• AI / ML
• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• London, UK
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in transformative B2B technology for enterprise operations, with a niche focus on upgrading legacy enterprise stacks.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Austin, TX
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on emerging enterprise B2B SaaS products that improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 103 portfolio companies

Focused exclusively on modular construction and automation technologies revolutionizing infrastructure and storage solutions.

• Real Estate
• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.5M
• Austin, TX
• 7 portfolio companies

Invests in startups innovating in modular, prefabricated building systems and technology-driven structural materials.

• Real Estate
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Toronto, Canada
• 1 portfolio company

Dedicated gaming investor backing the full gaming ecosystem, including studios, technology platforms, publishers, and services. Emphasizes hands-on operational support through its FORSight program and...

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $150K – $1.5M
• Kortrijk, Belgium

Fund dedicated to accelerating Web3 adoption through gaming innovation, GameFi tools, and infrastructure platforms.

• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $500K – $5.0M
• San Francisco, California
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on investing in innovative cybersecurity and AI companies with robust B2B SaaS models, particularly those dealing with data privacy and infrastructure.

• Security
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Charlotte, NC
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in next-gen application security and AI-driven SaaS solutions.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $300K – $1.0M
• San Francisco, CA

Investing in early-stage companies addressing security challenges in AI, data privacy, and enterprise applications.

• Other
• Security
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $250K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

An early-stage fund investing in vertical AI, fintech, cybersecurity, gaming, sports, media, entertainment, and creator economy infrastructure. The firm also selectively invests in the US and APAC, wi...

• Other
• Developer Tools
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• Southeastern Europe
• 15 portfolio companies

B2B SaaS-focused pre-seed and seed fund/accelerator investing in early revenue and go-to-market execution.

• SaaS
• Enterprise
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• New York, NY
• 12 portfolio companies

Investing in tools and technologies improving workflow efficiency for small restaurants and stores.

• Other
• Food / AgTech
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 1 portfolio company

Invests exclusively in teams applying AI and automation to scale workforce requirements in industrial and healthcare applications.

• Healthcare
• SaaS
• Other

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

Forward Labs Capital invests in transformative technologies within the AI and enterprise software domains, focusing on disruptive, vendor-agnostic solutions.

• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $500K – $5.0M
• Toronto, Canada

Focuses exclusively on startups revolutionizing logistics infrastructure with IoT, AI, and energy-efficient solutions.

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• SaaS

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.5M
• Austin, TX
• 21 portfolio companies

Focused on investing in technology-driven solutions that enhance productivity in education and workforce management.

• EdTech
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Chicago, IL

Focuses exclusively on early-stage North American startups deploying AI for revenue operations, team management, and sales productivity.

• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Toronto, Canada
• 1 portfolio company

Focus on next-gen healthcare SaaS companies solving operational inefficiencies, with a specialization in outpatient and clinic-based technologies.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $750K – $2.0M
• Denver, CO
• 1 portfolio company

Foundamental invests in technologies transforming built-world workflows such as construction and real estate operations.

• Real Estate
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $750K – $3.0M
• Berlin, Germany
• 33 portfolio companies

Supports deep tech and material innovation in structural engineering solutions for large-scale infrastructure projects.

• Real Estate
• Other

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

Founder Collective invests at the pre-seed and seed stages and is sector-agnostic. It says it leads and participates in rounds, with a founder-alignment focus.

• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
• 11 portfolio companies