Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms

Civic Fintech Ventures focuses on innovative fintech solutions tailored for civic and governmental use, seeking companies that bridge technological advancements with public sector needs.

• Fintech
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $3.0M
• Chicago, IL
• 1 portfolio company

Invests in early-stage civic technologies aimed at improving public service delivery and community engagement.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $2.5M
• Toronto, Canada
• 1 portfolio company

Civic Launch Pad is committed to funding early-stage companies that enhance government efficiency through software solutions.

• Other
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Raleigh, NC

Focused on backing transformative GovTech and public sector SaaS startups that tackle systemic societal challenges.

• Other

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

Civic Signal invests in early-stage GovTech startups transforming public sector efficiency through applied AI.

• Other
• AI / ML
• SaaS

• Seed, Pre-Seed
• $250K – $750K
• Washington, DC
• 16 portfolio companies

Focus on companies leveraging technology to improve local government efficiency and civic infrastructure.

• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $750K
• Denver, CO
• 1 portfolio company

Focuses on investments that transform urban governance through digital solutions and innovation in public sector services.

• Other
• Deep Tech
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $1.0M – $3.0M
• San Francisco, CA
• 1 portfolio company

CivicEdge focuses on startups transforming community safety, emergency response, and government-to-citizen communications.

• Other
• Real Estate

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.0M
• Denver, CO
• 6 portfolio companies

A network of angel investors targeting startups that enhance civic engagement and governmental efficiencies.

• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $1.5M
• London, UK
• 1 portfolio company

Focused on early-stage GovTech startups enhancing governmental operations through SaaS innovations.

• Other

• Pre-Seed
• $300K – $2.0M
• San Francisco, CA

Invests in solutions to transform civic infrastructure, improve urban safety protocols, and create modern decentralized systems for city services.

• Other
• Developer Tools

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $250K – $3.5M
• Boston, MA
• 2 portfolio companies

Focuses exclusively on regulated sectors like healthcare and insurance, backing startups providing compliance frameworks using AI and advanced SaaS tools.

• Other
• Healthcare
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $500K – $2.5M
• Chicago, IL
• 1 portfolio company

Focuses exclusively on secondary and tertiary markets for real estate and home services tech startups that can support local economies.

• Real Estate
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $50K – $500K
• Madison, WI
• 1 portfolio company

Dedicated to supporting HealthTech startups that leverage AI to improve healthcare efficiencies and outcomes.

• Healthcare
• AI / ML
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $25K – $150K
• Charleston, SC
• 41 portfolio companies

Invests in cutting-edge technologies advancing the legal industry, with special focus on solutions enhancing accessibility of family law agreements.

• Other

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

Focuses on early-stage startups at the intersection of legal innovation and artificial intelligence.

• Other
• AI / ML
• SaaS

• Pre-Seed
• $250K – $500K
• San Francisco, CA

Clave Capital partners with early-stage startups solving specific LatAm issues in cybersecurity and enterprise SaaS.

• Security
• SaaS
• Other

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $1.2M
• Bogotá, Colombia
• 1 portfolio company

Claybon Capital targets scalable marketplace solutions, particularly those tapping into the burgeoning digital collectibles space.

• Other
• Marketplace

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $150K – $500K
• Raleigh, NC
• 1 portfolio company

Investing in innovations that drive clean, efficient technologies within the aerospace sector.

• Other
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed
• $500K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA

Focusing on IoT solutions with environmental benefits, particularly in underrepresented regions such as Africa.

• Deep Tech
• Climate / Energy

• Pre-Seed
• $100K – $250K
• Nairobi, Kenya
• 1 portfolio company

Focused entirely on advancing clean technology solutions with complementary fintech elements to address global environmental challenges.

• Climate / Energy
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed
• $75K – $300K
• Berlin, Germany

Invests in pioneering solutions in clean energy focused on resource efficiency and sustainable practices.

• Climate / Energy
• Other
• AI / ML

• Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
• $400K – $1.2M
• Oslo, Norway
• 4 portfolio companies

Clear invests early in frontier technology and services, including AI, IT infrastructure, enterprise software, semiconductors, and information security. It provides seed capital and hands-on company-b...

• SaaS
• Enterprise

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $100K – $5.0M
• Palo Alto, United States
• 15 portfolio companies

Focuses on backing platforms with a strong marketplace dynamic and fintech overlap, particularly at pre-seed and seed stages.

• Marketplace
• Fintech

• Pre-Seed, Seed
• $300K – $2.0M
• Boston, MA
• 1 portfolio company