Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Focused primarily on startups innovating in port logistics and shipping supply chain efficiency, with a strong European focus.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in transformative solutions within logistics, supply chain management, and connected operations.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.5M
• Boston, MA
• 2 portfolio companies

Supports innovative biotechnologies aimed at solving urgent environmental challenges, particularly in marine systems and biodiversity.

• Healthcare
• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.5M
• Boston, MA
• 26 portfolio companies

Propensity Fund invests in early-stage startups driving marketing and advertising innovation through AI and automation.

• Other
• AI / ML
• SaaS

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

Invests in innovative PropTech companies driving the transformation of real estate efficiency and transparency.

• Real Estate
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Austin, TX
• 18 portfolio companies

A micro-fund backing innovative prediction markets globally, with particular interest in fintech models that integrate novel market-making mechanisms.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $300K
• Sydney, Australia
• 1 portfolio company

Prophet Capital specializes in peer-to-peer marketplaces, crypto-enabled gaming, and blockchain infrastructure projects.

• Other
• Marketplace

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

Focused exclusively on early-stage startups developing advanced propulsion technologies for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine industries.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Seattle, WA
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on innovation in African real estate markets with a mix of PropTech and SaaS.

• Real Estate
• SaaS
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $1.5M
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in early-stage startups innovating in property technology and related fintech solutions.

• Fintech
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $1.0M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

A frontier innovation platform accelerating solutions in mining and sustainability.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• New York, USA
• 1 portfolio company

Prospur Partners backs MENA startups using tech to solve workplace, community, or safety challenges in sectors such as marketplaces and mobility.

• Other
• Marketplace
• Consumer

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in companies developing next-gen consumer hardware and home automation solutions targeting advanced prosumer markets.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $1.5M
• Portland, OR
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on identifying transformative SaaS solutions in the productivity space within European and African markets.

• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $300K
• Berlin, Germany
• 5 portfolio companies

ProtoChain Fund invests in early-stage companies that are pioneering blockchain and stablecoin technologies for enhanced financial systems.

• Other
• AI / ML
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• New York, NY
• 7 portfolio companies

Focused on early-stage hardware and advanced manufacturing startups leveraging new processes/materials for industrial use cases.

• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $100K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 1 portfolio company

Seeks early-stage AI startups transforming enterprise infrastructures with novel software solutions.

• AI / ML
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Sydney, Australia
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on funding innovations in AI-powered production and communication tools.

• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M

Invests in blockchain-powered innovations for enterprise, governance, and compliance-heavy use cases.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• New York, NY
• 13 portfolio companies

Focuses on startups leveraging AI infrastructure to revolutionize enterprise applications and data management frameworks, including knowledge-intensive sectors like legal and compliance.

• AI / ML
• Enterprise
• Other

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

Dedicated to accelerating early-stage B2B SaaS and LegalTech companies that offer innovative enterprise solutions.

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.5M
• San Francisco, CA
• 15 portfolio companies

Focuses on early-stage startups in PropTech and blockchain platforms transforming real estate capital markets.

• Real Estate
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• New York, NY
• 1 portfolio company

Supporting SaaS and retail solutions that improve operational efficiency and customer retention.

• SaaS
• Other
• AI / ML

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

Focuses on advanced material science startups, aerospace innovations, and environmentally sustainable technologies.

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Denver, CO
• 2 portfolio companies