Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Invests at the seed stage in hard-tech companies building physical-world technologies, including in biology, energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and other areas. The firm describes this as backing “atom...

• SaaS
• Enterprise
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $2.0M
• Burlingame, United States
• 3 portfolio companies

Focused exclusively on early-stage startups in robotics and industrial automation solving hard, physics-related challenges.

• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 2 portfolio companies

Refinery Ventures backs post-product market fit startups, with a focus on creating transformational businesses in underserved regions.

• Other
• SaaS

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $5.0M
• Cincinnati, OH
• 1 portfolio company

Focuses exclusively on early-stage consumer healthcare startups that drive innovation in health-centric technologies.

• Healthcare
• Other

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

Reforge Ventures focuses on funding seed-stage startups innovating in how work gets done, with a particular interest in enterprise productivity and the future of teams.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 7 portfolio companies

Focused on early-stage startups in B2B SaaS and marketplaces with an emphasis on overlooked US regions.

• SaaS
• Marketplace
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• Austin, TX
• 1 portfolio company

Invests at the earliest stages of advanced materials and hardware startups in underserved U.S. regions.

• Other
• Deep Tech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Boulder, CO

Reframe Ventures invests in early-stage companies developing scalable and data-driven solutions for mental health and digital wellness.

• Other
• Healthcare
• SaaS

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

RegCap Ventures invests specifically in early-stage regulatory technology solutions, emphasizing software solutions in the AML and KYB domains.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $500K
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

RegChain supports innovative blockchain and regulatory technology solutions.

• Other

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

Supporting cutting-edge compliance technology and regulated cloud infrastructure within Europe.

• Other
• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $8.0M
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 1 portfolio company

Early-stage investments in regulatory technology overcoming compliance challenges in developing regions.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• $200K – $5.0M
• London, UK
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing in technology that advances compliance management and execution for regulated enterprises.

• Other
• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• Austin, TX
• 1 portfolio company

Focused exclusively on software tools enabling audit-ready regulatory compliance processes for research and regulated industries.

• Other
• SaaS

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $100K – $750K
• London, UK
• 1 portfolio company

RegSolutions Fund invests in enterprise and RegTech startups that provide state-of-the-art solutions for regulatory compliance and risk management.

• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed
• $300K – $1.2M
• London, UK
• 1 portfolio company

Focused exclusively on early-stage RegTech companies solving fraud and compliance challenges within highly regulated markets.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• London, UK
• 18 portfolio companies

Dedicated to supporting startups addressing complex regulatory challenges with innovative SaaS solutions.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• Singapore
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in cutting-edge RegTech startups transforming regulatory compliance and security infrastructure.

• Other
• SaaS
• Security

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $750K
• New York, NY
• 1 portfolio company

Promotes advancements in regulatory technology aiming to streamline compliance and enhance financial systems' efficiency.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.5M
• London, UK

Focused exclusively on early-stage investments in RegTech and compliance automation tools targeting financial services.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• London, UK
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on investing in emerging regulatory technology solutions that facilitate market compliance.

• Other
• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $750K
• Melbourne, Australia
• 6 portfolio companies

Invests in early-stage companies building innovative compliance and regulatory technologies for heavily regulated industries.

• Other
• Fintech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.5M
• New York, NY
• 2 portfolio companies

Dedicated to funding innovative solutions that streamline regulatory compliance in tech-heavy sectors.

• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• London, UK
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on early-stage RegTech and LegalTech startups exploring AI-driven compliance solutions in ASEAN regions.

• Other
• AI / ML

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