Tran.vc — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($50K–$50K Checks)
Tran.vc is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California investing in AI / ML, Deep Tech, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$50K checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$50K
- Portfolio
- 13 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- AI / ML, Deep Tech, SaaS, Developer Tools, Climate / Energy, Healthcare
- HQ
- Palo Alto, California
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-11-01
Pre-Seed
$50K – $50K
13+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Pre-seed fund backing AI, healthcare, and robotics founders globally, with a bias toward capital-efficient software and technical products. The stated check size is small, but the firm is strongly thesis-aligned for early trust/infrastructure tooling around robotics adoption.
How Tran.vc invests
Tran.vc is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Deep Tech, SaaS, Developer Tools, Climate / Energy.
Tran.vc typically writes checks of $50K–$50K per investment.
Tran.vc has backed 13 companies in our records, including PowerPatent, IntraAction, MicroNOC.
Partners & Team
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GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (13)
Other
PowerPatent
GenAI-driven legal workflow tools
IntraAction
laser sensors for deep lithography
MicroNOC
battery-backed building energy management
Gold.ai
automated coaching
Cool Edge Bits
oil drill bits
KoderAI
GenAI-driven software development workflow tools
Maculus
eye care solution
Reflect Scientific
cryogenic cooling
Cisbay
microbes for plants
ObeSolve
obesity management
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- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Deep Tech, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $50K check.
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