Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Invests in pre-seed and seed-stage companies focused on breakthroughs in energy storage and advanced materials for industrial applications.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $600K
• Berlin, Germany
• 1 portfolio company

Iroko Seed Capital funds technology ventures addressing significant gaps in African SMB ecosystems, particularly in retail operations and payments innovation.

• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $300K
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 2 portfolio companies

A venture ecosystem purpose-built to support pre-seed and seed Web3 startups, from early conviction through long-term scale. The firm explicitly positions itself around the Web3 ecosystem and emerging...

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed

Iron Ridge Ventures specializes in early-stage software solutions addressing pain points in engineering workflows, industrial processes, and manufacturing.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Seattle, WA
• 182 portfolio companies

Iron Shield Capital invests in transformative cybersecurity startups poised to disrupt traditional security paradigms.

• Security
• Enterprise

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Austin, TX
• 1 portfolio company

A regional micro-fund backing Canadian startups tackling cybersecurity and SaaS challenges with innovative technologies.

• Security
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $500K
• Toronto, Canada
• 1 portfolio company

Backing industrial and energy startups solving safety and efficiency challenges in infrastructure-critical domains.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Pittsburgh, PA
• 10 portfolio companies

Solo GP fund focused on AI-first pre-seed and seed startups. The firm is known for backing software that automates work and compounds with usage data and workflow integration.

• AI / ML
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• 1 portfolio company

Iter Investments is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the emerging psychedelic ecosystem, encompassing mental health and wellness solutions.

• Other
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $500K
• Miami, FL
• 21 portfolio companies

Iteration Ventures funds founders innovating in B2B SaaS and developer infrastructure with an emphasis on solving complex API management challenges and engineering efficiency.

• SaaS
• Developer Tools
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $750K
• London, UK
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in cloud-native, infrastructure-as-a-service, and DevOps companies optimizing workloads at scale.

• Other
• SaaS
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Singapore
• 2 portfolio companies

Narrow focus on AI technologies improving patient care pathways, ambient systems, and voice-enabled clinical tools.

• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• Cambridge, MA
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on supporting early-stage Southeast Asian startups in marketplace and fintech, Iterative Ventures caters to founders solving foundational business challenges.

• Fintech
• Marketplace
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $500K
• Singapore
• 182 portfolio companies

Specializing in early-stage B2B SaaS and fintech solutions that drive efficiency and innovation for SMBs.

• SaaS
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• $150K – $500K
• Los Angeles, CA
• 1 portfolio company

Ivyline Ventures backs emerging B2B SaaS companies innovating in automation and enterprise efficiency.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• Denver, CO
• 21 portfolio companies

Solo GP Justin Mateen backs early-stage companies in consumer marketplaces and gig economy ventures.

• Marketplace
• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Los Angeles, CA
• 64 portfolio companies

JAZZ invests in breakthroughs at the convergence of technology, science, and humanity, with a focus on improving human performance and well-being.

• Healthcare
• AI / ML
• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• San Francisco, United States
• 29 portfolio companies

JIMCO specializes in regional startups within e-commerce, logistics, and on-demand delivery sectors, particularly in MENA and South Asia.

• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 1 portfolio company

Strategic venture group investing in PropTech and building operations technologies that improve how real estate is operated, managed, and transacted.

• Real Estate
• Other
• AI / ML

• Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 46 portfolio companies

Dedicated to supporting the growth of novel mental health solutions through psychedelics and therapy innovation.

• Other

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

LatAm-focused fund investing in early-stage InsurTech and Fintech startups building the next generation of financial products, particularly in compliance and risk.

• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• Mexico City, Mexico
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on transforming traditional industries through AI and software innovations, with a keen interest in regulatory and legal technology solutions.

• Other
• SaaS

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

Pre-seed focused fund backing technical founders across enterprise software and vertical software categories, including legal tech and proptech. Strong fit for workflow-heavy B2B SaaS solving regulate...

• Real Estate
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $250K – $500K
• New York, NY
• 7 portfolio companies

Invests in Indian early-stage startups working on fintech innovation, AI, and SMB-focused automation tools.

• Fintech
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $50K – $500K
• Chennai, India
• 2 portfolio companies