Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Invests in scalable marketplaces and SaaS solutions redefining how work, expertise, and services are delivered.

• Marketplace
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Austin, TX
• 3 portfolio companies

Unicorn Group creates sustainable ecosystems that enable early-stage African founders to raise smart capital and scale globally.

• Marketplace
• Other
• EdTech

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

Unicorn Growth Capital backs fintech and commerce startups accelerating financial inclusion and closing digital divide gaps globally, with strong Africa representation.

• Fintech
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $25K – $250K
• New York, USA / Nairobi, Kenya
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on supporting innovative military hardware startups that aim to enhance European defense capabilities.

• Other
• Consumer
• Security

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Warsaw, Poland
• 7 portfolio companies

Union Labs backs transformative SaaS technologies reshaping manufacturing and logistics operations.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $750K – $2.5M
• San Diego, CA
• 6 portfolio companies

Unlikely Ventures funds products that drive positive personal transformation through technology, focusing on underserved user markets.

• Other
• Consumer
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $150K
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Unpopular Ventures invests in early-stage technology startups globally that are off the beaten path: teams, geographies, markets, or ideas that are overlooked or unpopular; they partner when others in...

• Consumer
• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $25K – $1.0M
• Miami, United States
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on backing early-stage companies leveraging AI to build unique, personalized consumer products with scalable subscription models.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.5M
• Toronto, Canada
• 2 portfolio companies

Impact investor supporting enterprises that solve pressing social and environmental challenges in emerging markets.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $1.0M
• Boulder, CO, USA
• 23 portfolio companies

Focuses on disruptive technology founders building B2B SaaS tools that improve workflows for investors and professional service providers.

• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $5.0M
• London, UK
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in immigrant founders and companies solving global and cross-border problems with scalable solutions.

• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $2.5M
• Palo Alto, CA
• 17 portfolio companies

Dedicated to early-stage startups in gaming and mobile-driven platforms with interactive monetization models.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $750K
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Untapped Capital focuses on overlooked founders and markets, including emerging regions like Africa, leveraging their network to identify high-potential startups in non-traditional geographies.

• Marketplace
• Other
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $300K
• Oakland, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on asset financing and venture investment in high-growth startups across emerging markets, particularly Africa.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $500K
• San Francisco, CA
• 13 portfolio companies

University-linked venture investor supporting manufacturing tech, robotics, and Industry 4.0 startups. Invests early and is closely connected to the German industrial ecosystem.

• Other
• Deep Tech
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $5.0M
• Munich, Bavaria
• 16 portfolio companies

Unusual Ventures is an early-stage investor with a strong emphasis on enterprise software, developer tools, and AI infrastructure. The firm frequently works hands-on with founders at the pre-seed stag...

• Enterprise
• AI / ML
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $2.0M
• Menlo Park, California
• 68 portfolio companies

Focuses on Canadian and cross-border e-commerce first-movers with highly scalable business models and a unique value proposition.

• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $150K
• Toronto, Canada
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in seed-stage startups with strong enterprise focus, supporting founders with scaling and product-market fit.

• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• Palo Alto, CA
• 1 portfolio company

UpWest Labs focuses on early-stage B2B SaaS and analytics-driven startups, helping them build solutions catered towards enterprise buyers.

• SaaS
• Other

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

Focuses on emerging consumer technologies in India, emphasizing AI-driven personalization and subscription models.

• Other
• Healthcare

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $500K
• Mumbai, India
• 2 portfolio companies

Invests in scalable tools with AI-driven platforms for founders and entrepreneurs, enabling product validation and faster go-to-market strategies.

• AI / ML
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $3.0M
• Palo Alto, CA
• 12 portfolio companies

Upstream Collective invests in early-stage marketplace innovations and workflow software improving health and commerce infrastructures.

• Marketplace
• Healthcare
• SaaS

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

Backing early-stage startups innovating in gaming analytics, tools, and AI to empower game studios with intelligence-driven decisions.

• Other
• SaaS
• AI / ML

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

Upswing Capital invests in innovative fintech and credit infrastructure startups addressing India’s underserved segments such as gig and blue-collar workers.

• Fintech
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.0M
• Mumbai, India
• 1 portfolio company