
Pre-Seed VC Firms
331 VC firms backing founders at the earliest pre-seed stage.
BAM Ventures
Los Angeles (United States)
BAM Ventures is an early-stage consumer-focused fund based in Los Angeles. They invest in resilient founders with a vision to scale rising technologies and services that connect with consumers and transform commerce. The firm comprises experienced entrepreneurs who offer capital, time, and relationships to their portfolio companies.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
ConsumerB2B/Enterprise
Kindred Ventures
San Francisco (United States)
Wonder Ventures
Los Angeles (United States)
Wonder Ventures invests in Southern California's best founders earlier than anyone else. They fund companies earlier than most VCs and provide support for growth. Their community is rooted in LA, with over 80 portfolio companies and many LA tech executives as investors.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Focus Areas
AIB2B/Enterprise/SaaSBlockchain/Web3+7
Dolby Family Ventures
San Francisco (United States)
Dolby Family Ventures invests in early-stage companies tackling significant science and engineering challenges. They focus on a long-term, collaborative approach, supporting solutions across various sectors including precision neuroscience, life sciences, and climate tech.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
Precision NeuroscienceLife Sciences PlatformsAerospace+2
Female Founders Fund
New York (United States)
Female Founders Fund is a seed stage venture fund that invests exclusively in female-founded companies. They focus on category-defining businesses across various sectors and provide a strong community to support their portfolio companies' success.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
e-commercemediaplatforms+7
First Star
Cambridge (United States)
First Star partners with entrepreneurs solving real-world problems using data and machine learning, focusing on applications of frontier technologies such as AI, computational biotech, connected sensors, AR/VR, and blockchain.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
AI/MLDecentralizationEdge Computing+1
7percent Ventures
London (United Kingdom)
Teamworthy Ventures
Greenwich (United States)
Teamworthy Ventures partners with outstanding entrepreneurial teams to build companies of purpose, integrity, and enduring value. They invest flexibly and creatively at various stages, from pre-seed to growth, focusing on software and software-enabled services. They strive to be worthy partners, providing helpful introductions and support.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Focus Areas
SoftwareSoftware-enabled servicesHealthcare+8
Hemisphere Ventures
Seattle (United States)
Hemisphere Ventures is an active, early-stage investor supporting pre-seed and seed companies. They focus on innovations improving quality of life and reshaping the future of health, science, and technology.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Focus Areas
SoftwareBiotechRobotics+15
Gaingels
New York City (United States)
Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate focused on diversity and inclusion, particularly within the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies. They co-invest with other venture capital firms, aiming for top returns while promoting equitable representation in the venture capital ecosystem.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A+2
Focus Areas
TechnologyB2BHealthcare+1
Geekdom Fund
San Antonio (United States)
Geekdom Fund connects entrepreneurs to investors, aiming to be the most helpful investor on a startup's cap table. They focus on pre-seed and seed investments in B2B software companies with big ideas and driven founders.
Stages
Pre-SeedSeed
Focus Areas
B2BSoftwareSaaS+4
Indicator Ventures
Boston (United States)
Indicator Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm investing in technology companies across the U.S. They focus on founders building technology that makes work, life, and wealth building easier and more accessible.
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Focus Areas
Digital HealthEnterprise TechFintech
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