
Pre-Seed VC Firms
331 VC firms backing founders at the earliest pre-seed stage.
Astarc Ventures
Mumbai (India)
Astarc Ventures is an early-stage, sector-agnostic venture capital fund. It invests in select technology companies globally, leveraging its operating experience across multiple industries to support early-stage growth. The firm focuses on strategic sectors aligned with Astarc Group and sector-agnostic themes.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
Auto-TechMobilityDeep-Tech+10
HCVC
Paris (France)
HCVC is a thesis-driven venture capital firm that backs founders on a mission to industrialize technological progress. They invest in hardtech companies from inception to Series A, with a focus on breakthrough technologies across Europe and the US.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
HardtechBiotechRobotics+5
Harlem Capital
New York (United States)
Primary
New York City (United States)
Trucks VC
San Francisco (United States)
Trucks VC is a venture capital firm funding entrepreneurs building the future of transportation. Their investments focus on making transportation decarbonized, safer, and more accessible. They invest in early-stage companies.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
TransportationAutomotiveLogistics+5
BEAST
London (United Kingdom)
BEAST invests in Breakthrough Engineering, Applied Science and Technology startups across the UK and Continental Europe at the Seed stage. They focus on deep, frontier technologies with potential for health, climate, or societal impact, backing founders from inception and supporting growth.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed(Series A+1
Focus Areas
BiotechnologyAgricultureAI+4
Pioneer Square Labs
Seattle (United States)
Pioneer Square Labs is a venture studio and venture fund that invests in and builds technology-driven companies. They support founders with resources and expertise, leveraging their experience as founders, investors, and operators. PSL Ventures operates separately from their studio, investing in early-stage companies.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
Enterprise SoftwareInternetMobile
Matchstick Ventures
Minneapolis (United States)
Matchstick Ventures is an early-stage venture fund investing in technology companies in the North and Rockies regions of the United States. They focus on supporting ambitious and diverse founders, prioritizing founder-first relationships and acting as a catalyst for growth within their startup communities.
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Focus Areas
Technology
PICUS CAPITAL
Munich (Germany)
Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. They partner with daring technology companies globally, supporting them strategically and operationally to build successful, global companies.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
FintechSaaSHealthtech+10
Stage Venture Partners
Los Angeles (United States)
Stage Venture Partners is a pre-Seed and Seed stage venture capital firm investing in emerging software technology for business-to-business markets. They focus on recurring revenue earned at the frontiers of enterprise software and are often the first institutional investor.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Focus Areas
SoftwareDigital MediaEntertainment+3
Backstage Capital
Los Angeles (United States)
Backstage Capital invests in companies led by underrepresented founders, including women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals. They see this as a significant investment opportunity, having already invested in 200 such companies.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
Underrepresented Founders (WomenPeople of ColorLGBTQ): (Software+14
TheFactory Asset Management
Oslo (Norway)
TheFactory Asset Management is an early-stage Venture Capital firm focused on technology startups in the Nordics. They run Norway's largest accelerator programs and invest in high-growth companies transforming trending business sectors. Their portfolio is diversified across various sectors, typically SaaS businesses.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
FintechProptechRetailtech+2
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