Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Reinforced focuses on AI-driven startups leveraging advanced technology to solve real-world problems, especially within vertical SaaS.

• AI / ML
• Other

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

Focused on funding early-stage startups developing transformative tools in professional education and mental wellness.

• EdTech
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $200K
• Brooklyn, NY
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on investments that leverage AI to improve human lives across various sectors including health and wellness.

• AI / ML
• Healthcare
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $2.0M
• Sydney, Australia
• 1 portfolio company

Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on Urbantech (Transportation & Mobility), Proptech, Fintech, and Sportstech across North America, investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A st...

• SaaS
• AI / ML
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $10.0M
• Toronto, Canada
• 9 portfolio companies

Focused on investing in early-stage B2B SaaS companies that are leveraging AI to automate tasks specifically for SMBs.

• SaaS
• AI / ML
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Austin, TX
• 14 portfolio companies

Seed-stage investor focused on marketing and commerce technology, including tools that improve measurement and performance.

• Other
• SaaS
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• New York, NY
• 3 portfolio companies

Dedicated to backing transformative health and wellness tech that addresses the needs of modern workplaces.

• Healthcare
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on reimagining the foodservice industry through investments in companies innovating in restaurant tech and the food supply chain.

• Other
• SaaS

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

Remarkable Ventures invests in early-stage companies transforming major industries through a generalist fund and a climate fund. Its climate fund backs Seed-to-Series-A companies advancing energy tran...

• SaaS
• Fintech
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• New York, New York, United States
• 101 portfolio companies

Targets pre-seed and seed companies in consumer health, particularly medical devices and wellness products with large digital followings.

• Healthcare
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $5.0M
• New York, NY
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing at the intersection of remittances, cross-border payments, and infrastructure for compliant financial systems.

• Other

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

Invests in technically ambitious founders building frontier/hardware/deep tech & robotics or industrial tech who solve hard problems, especially across Europe; originally focused on remote-work toolin...

• SaaS
• Other
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $400K
• Germany (Berlin region), Germany
• 27 portfolio companies

Focuses on early-stage investments in remote monitoring technologies for healthcare systems.

• Other
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $1.5M
• Chicago, IL
• 7 portfolio companies

Invest early in founders using applied AI to transform large traditional industries; hands-on, operator-led, long-term partnership with emphasis on Seed through Series B.

• Enterprise
• Fintech
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $20.0M
• Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• 28 portfolio companies

Focused on supporting disruptive fintech and algorithmic trading startups with a strong technological edge.

• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed

A regionally focused fund supporting sustainability ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa specializing in CleanTech and renewable energy infrastructure.

• Climate / Energy
• Other
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 8 portfolio companies

Focuses on advancing early-stage businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa with high growth potential, primarily in tech and impact-driven sectors.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• 1 portfolio company

Supports early-stage European and African startups tackling waste management and clean energy problems.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

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

Invests in industrial innovation startups focused on sustainable and efficient manufacturing processes.

• Other
• Climate / Energy
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Denver, CO
• 14 portfolio companies

Supports early-stage ventures that are pioneering the next generation of clean and renewable technologies.

• Climate / Energy
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $5.0M
• Boston, MA
• 4 portfolio companies

Funds early-stage companies focused on food innovation, environmental sustainability, and social impact with measurable outcomes.

• Climate / Energy
• Other

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Vancouver, BC
• 2 portfolio companies

Supports startups modernizing renovation, remodeling, and home improvement through tech-first solutions.

• Real Estate
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $25K – $100K
• Berlin, Germany
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses on micro-investments in underfunded DIY home improvement and design startups across the US Southeast region.

• Real Estate
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $300K
• Atlanta, GA
• 2 portfolio companies

RepFuel focuses on FitnessTech and B2B SaaS businesses that are optimizing operational efficiency and customer engagement.

• Other
• SaaS

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