Swell VC

Pre-Seed Seed

Pre-seed and seed VC backing founders rebuilding critical infrastructure with AI across enterprise, space, defense, biotech, industrial, and commerce. NYC-based, operator-led.

New York
AI/ML · SpaceTech +6
Operator-Led · Early Stage

Tanis Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

NYC-based early-stage VC backing biotech and defense companies with non-dilutive R&D funding access, working closely with scientists and founders.

New York
BioTech · Defense Tech +3
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

TAU Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Palo Alto early-stage VC backing AI-driven companies in healthcare, enterprise software, and automation, from pre-seed to growth.

Palo Alto · Washington DC +3
HealthTech · Enterprise +6
Early Stage · Multi-Stage

TechU Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Deep-tech fund writing patient checks to platform technologies sourced directly from top university and national labs, prioritizing lasting impact over quick returns.

New York
Additive Manufacturing · Aerospace +24
Solo GP · Founder-Led

Textbook Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

NYC pre-seed fund backing founders from Columbia, Cornell, and NYU ecosystems. Sector-agnostic; portfolio spans AI, cybersecurity, climate, and B2B SaaS.

New York
AI/ML · Cybersecurity +3
Network-Driven · Pre-Traction

The Venture Collective

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage VC backing founders in healthcare, industrial transformation, and digital infrastructure solving large-scale global problems.

New York
HealthTech · BioTech +9
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

TMV

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

NYC female-founded VC investing pre-seed to Series A with a "triple bottom line" philosophy, backing AI, healthcare, and logistics startups.

New York
AI/ML · Healthcare +3
Female-Owned · Thesis-Driven

Top Shelf Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage investor finding and funding alcohol, wine, spirits, and vice category brands, with deep distributor networks and operational acceleration support.

New York
FoodTech · Consumer +3
Early Stage · Operator-Led

Treeo VC

Pre-Seed Seed

Fund by and for Turkish/immigrant founders, offering LPs a structured bridge into the U.S. AI-native startup ecosystem rather than just capital.

Miami · New York +2
AgTech · AI Infrastructure +22
Founder-Led · Female-Owned

True Beauty Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Specialist VC backing beauty and wellness brands from Pre-Seed to Series B, pairing capital with hands-on operating partnership.

New York
Consumer · D2C +8
Operator-Led · Founder-Led

Twelve Below

Pre-Seed Seed

New York seed VC leading pre-seed/seed rounds for ambitious founders

New York
AI/ML · Energy +5
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

Umami Capital

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Concentrated early-stage fund focused on high-conviction technology investments

New York
Enterprise · SaaS/Software +5
Venture Syndicate · Solo GP

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Valhalla Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Pre-seed and seed investor backing visionaries building enduring moats in deeptech, defense, AI, energy, and biotech with checks up to $12M from inception to Seed.

New York · San Francisco
DeepTech · Defense Tech +5
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

Valia Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Multi-stage generalist fund backing category-defying founders across three sequential vehicles, from pre-pitch-deck first checks through late-stage opportunity capital.

London · New York +1
AI/ML · ClimateTech +8
Multi-Stage · Sector-Agnostic

Variant

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage crypto fund investing in user-owned internet protocols

New York
Crypto · Web3 +4
Web3-Focused · Thesis-Driven

Vastpoint

Pre-Seed Seed

Warsaw and New York-based $22M seed fund backing Poland-linked founders in B2B software, AI, and techbio. Led by ex-ElevenLabs, Y Combinator, and InReach Ventures operators.

Warsaw · New York
AI/ML · B2B SaaS +5
Founder-Led · Early Stage

Vine Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC backing high-integrity founders in software from inception to IPO

New York · San Francisco +1
Robotics · Gaming +10
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

Voyager Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Investing in early-stage climate technology for a decarbonized global economy

San Francisco · New York
Climate Tech · Decarbonization +6
Climate-Focused · Early Stage

Wischoff Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Solo GP pre-seed and seed fund led by Nichole Wischoff backing high-growth tech companies in freight, logistics, fintech, construction, and B2B SaaS.

New York
Fintech · SaaS/Software +4
Solo GP · Operator-Led

Zacua Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Global early-stage VC backing construction tech and built environment startups across productivity, sustainability, and urbanization themes.

San Francisco · New York +3
PropTech · ClimateTech +4
Global VC · Thesis-Driven

Zero Capital

Pre-Seed Seed

Pre-seed fund run by ex-Google engineer Adam Sah backing a small number of hand-picked startups with 1-on-1 operator collaboration

New York
SaaS/Software · AI/ML +2
Solo GP · Pre-Traction

Zetta Venture Partners

Pre-Seed Seed

First VC exclusively focused on AI-driven B2B businesses.

San Francisco · New York
AI-Native Applications · AI-Native Infrastructure +6
AI-Native Founders · B2B

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