Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Invests in education technology companies enhancing language acquisition and linguistic skill development.

• Other
• EdTech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Boston, MA
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in B2B SaaS innovations that enhance marketing technology and enterprise sales solutions.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $400K
• Denver, CO
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in supply chain startups transforming logistics through SaaS solutions.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• New York, NY

Focuses on early-stage digital health companies solving major inefficiencies in care delivery and clinical decision-making.

• Healthcare
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Tel Aviv, Israel - Chicago, IL
• 43 portfolio companies

Invests in transformative artificial intelligence that supports human flourishing, agency, and resilience, and in frontier mental-health technologies such as psychedelic medicine and neuromodulation.

• Marketplace
• Other
• Consumer

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, United States
• 13 portfolio companies

Focused on fintech and marketplace models in African markets.

• Marketplace
• Fintech
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1 portfolio company

Early-stage fund writing first checks into ambitious founders, often at pre-seed.

• Other
• Enterprise
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 9 portfolio companies

Invests in startups reinventing access to liquidity and wealth management through blockchain and AI-driven solutions.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing in transformative energy storage technologies for a sustainable future.

• Climate / Energy
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $150K
• Berlin, Germany
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on AI innovations that streamline litigation processes for legal professionals.

• AI / ML
• Other

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

Investing in early-stage ventures transforming the live event industry with technology-driven solutions.

• Other
• SaaS

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

Specializes in live event and B2B SaaS technologies enhancing global events with advanced contract and payment solutions.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $4.0M
• Osaka, Japan
• 7 portfolio companies

Investing exclusively in software solutions targeting the freight and logistics sectors, with an emphasis on broker/carrier workflow improvement.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $700K
• Dallas, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage companies transforming local food ecosystems through technology and innovation.

• Food / AgTech
• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Boulder, CO
• 13 portfolio companies

Investing in technology-enabled solutions to empower small-scale and sustainable farming practices.

• Food / AgTech
• Other
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on early-stage startups bridging online and offline experiences and driving local commerce with digital solutions for travel and retail.

• Other
• Marketplace
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $750K – $2.5M
• Dubai, UAE
• 14 portfolio companies

Early-stage venture firm backing founders at pre-seed and seed with a strong network and follow-on support.

• Other
• Fintech
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• London, UK
• 5 portfolio companies

LocalGlobe invests very early in consumer, marketplace, and food-tech-adjacent businesses. Its pre-seed orientation and relatively small check range make it a plausible first institutional backer.

• Consumer
• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $2.0M
• London, UK
• 15 portfolio companies

Investing in regional marketplace startups that enhance community engagement and local economic growth.

• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $25K – $200K
• Portland, Oregon
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in tech-enabled companies that strengthen local economies through civic infrastructure and business innovation.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Kansas City, MO
• 2 portfolio companies

Backing early-stage Midwest startups building transformative marketplace and SaaS business models, with a focus on underrepresented markets and founders.

• Marketplace
• SaaS
• Consumer

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

Invests in startups creating hyperlocal service networks and marketplaces with high social impact.

• Other
• Marketplace
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Bangalore, India
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in ventures digitizing traditional local services and enabling marketplaces for everyday services in emerging economies.

• Other
• Marketplace
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $1.5M
• Bangalore, India
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses exclusively on marketplaces improving local services and hyperlocal commerce infrastructure for urban and suburban areas.

• Marketplace
• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $200K
• Chicago, IL
• 1 portfolio company