Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Ziegler Link-Age Ventures invests at an early stage in companies targeting aging populations and elder care innovations, particularly technology that supports aging-in-place.

• Other
• Healthcare

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $50K – $250K
• Chicago, IL
• 2 portfolio companies

Early-stage investment firm focused on real estate, housing, and the built world—especially transaction, finance, and operational infrastructure.

• Real Estate
• Fintech
• SaaS

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

Zillow Ventures invests in startups with the potential to disrupt real estate operations, transactions, and customer experience with innovative SaaS and AI solutions.

• Real Estate
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $200K – $1.0M
• Seattle, WA
• 16 portfolio companies

Focused on scalable African technology startups solving business challenges with software and cloud solutions.

• Enterprise
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $200K
• Lagos, Nigeria
• 2 portfolio companies

Zira Capital supports innovative African startups solving critical problems in agriculture and finance using technology.

• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $400K
• Accra, Ghana
• 5 portfolio companies

Zivello Ventures focuses on early-stage companies delivering B2B infrastructure solutions, with a strong interest in blockchain-enabled enterprise tools and developer ecosystems.

• Other
• SaaS
• Developer Tools

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

Focused on financial inclusion via crypto and fintech innovation for emerging markets.

• Fintech
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $300K
• Bengaluru, India
• 2 portfolio companies

Zonal AI Ventures seeks to empower startups that utilize artificial intelligence to enhance B2B SaaS models in the PropTech sector.

• AI / ML
• SaaS
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed
• $75K – $300K
• Austin, TX

Focused on supporting tech that reshapes zoning and building standards, with an emphasis on PropTech and construction safety innovations.

• Real Estate
• Developer Tools
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $1.2M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Focused on real estate technologies that integrate AI to optimize zoning and land use planning.

• Real Estate
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $500K
• Seattle, WA

Micro-fund targeting startups innovating in the rental, PropTech, and home improvement spaces.

• Other
• Real Estate
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $200K
• San Francisco, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Zybra Ventures invests in early-stage solutions leveraging blockchain-centric innovation for FinTech, PropTech, and decentralized asset ecosystems.

• Other
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• Austin, TX
• 2 portfolio companies

Large platform fund with dedicated enterprise/infrastructure focus; backs enterprise software companies from inception to scale.

• Enterprise
• SaaS
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $500K – $5.0M
• Menlo Park, CA
• 10 portfolio companies

Large multi-stage fund with dedicated fintech practice investing in platforms and infrastructure that reshape financial services.

• Fintech
• Enterprise
• Developer Tools

• Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
• $1.0M – $20.0M
• Menlo Park, CA
• 5 portfolio companies

a16z invests across stages; pre-seed exposure often happens via scouts/angels and targeted seed programs.

• Other
• Security
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed
• $50K – $500K
• Menlo Park, CA
• 8 portfolio companies

Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm invests in crypto and blockchain startups at all stages, with a focus on financial systems.

• Other
• Fintech
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.5M – $5.0M
• Menlo Park, USA
• 5 portfolio companies

Early-stage fund for technical founders building developer infrastructure.

• Developer Tools
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• US-SF

Investing in infrastructure AI and automation tools for developers and engineers.

• AI / ML
• Developer Tools
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• San Mateo, CA
• 2 portfolio companies

Scout-like network investing in consumer apps and app-building startups. Good for highly experimental mobile products at formation stage.

• Other
• Consumer

• Pre-Seed
• 1 portfolio company

Seed investor in creator-facing apps and tools. Most relevant when the startup enables personalized creation, remixing, or audience monetization.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed

Micro-fund dedicated to creator economy software and monetization. Strong fit if users create, customize, or monetize mini-apps directly.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 1 portfolio company

Emerging manager investing in Europe and the US, with activity across fintech, gaming, enterprise SaaS, and vertical AI. The firm is regionally differentiated and open to technical software companies.

• Other
• Enterprise
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• 2 portfolio companies

Investing in government tech solutions and enterprise SaaS products to modernize African infrastructure.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $30K – $150K
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• 2 portfolio companies

European VC firm focused exclusively on EdTech ventures embracing digital innovation for scalable learning outcomes.

• EdTech
• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $250K
• London, UK
• 1 portfolio company