Electric Capital

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Pre-seed to Series A VC backing builders of AI, crypto, and distributed systems with $1–15M+ checks. Engineers-as-investors model. $3B+ deployed since 2018.

Palo Alto
Blockchain · Web3 +5
Web3-Focused · Early Stage

Firebolt Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage US venture firm partnering with software founders from inception through growth, backing enduring companies across SaaS, AI, and fintech.

Palo Alto
SaaS/Software · AI/ML +4
Operator-Led · Early Stage

First Spark Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Menlo Park deep tech VC affiliated with SRI International, backing Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A startups in advanced compute, digital biology, and cyberphysical systems.

Menlo Park
DeepTech · AI/ML +5
Technical Founders · Thesis-Driven

Floodgate

Pre-Seed Seed

Menlo Park seed fund backing pre-seed and seed founders before the world believes, partnering from day one across consumer, enterprise, AI, and fintech.

Menlo Park
AI/ML · SaaS/Software +5
Early Stage · Founder-Led

Fusion Fund

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC investing in AI and data-driven tech

Palo Alto
Healthcare · Enterprise AI +12
Female-Owned · AI-Focused

General Inception

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Deep Tech Venture studio partnering with scientific innovators

Palo Alto · London
Science-based Company Creation · Engineered Biology +7
Science-based Company Creation · DeepTech

Gigascale Capital

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC investing in deep tech for climate impact across clean energy, advanced manufacturing, grid infrastructure, and physical AI.

Palo Alto
ClimateTech · DeepTech +6
Founder-Led · Operator-Led

GoAhead Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Silicon Valley-based pre-seed and seed fund backing ambitious founders globally

Menlo Park
Aerospace · AI/ML +22
All Technology Sectors · Enterprise

Greylock Partners

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

First partner for ambitious founders building AI-first companies

San Francisco · Menlo Park
AI/ML · Cybersecurity +8
Multi-Stage · AI-Focused

Hanabi

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Founded by former Index Ventures partners, backs early-stage AI and software-infrastructure startups from Palo Alto with pre-seed to Series A checks.

Palo Alto
Artificial Intelligence · Software Infrastructure +3
Operator-Led · Thesis-Driven

Heuristic Capital Partners

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage investor in frontier technology and healthcare/biotech. Leads or co-invests with technical founders on hardware, robotics, and biotech.

Santa Clara
HealthTech · BioTech +5
Technical Founders · Operator-Led

Hico Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage VC backing AI and blockchain startups with high conviction

Palo Alto
AI & Digital Assets · AI/ML +5
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

Skip the browsing. Get all 1130 Pre-Seed investors in one sheet — $39 one-time.

Filter by stage, sector and location in Excel or Google Sheets · Website, offices, stages, sectors, founded year, portfolio link, notes · CSV + Excel

Get the Complete Pre-Seed Investor Database →

Honeystone Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Reinventing VC with academic research and know-how

Palo Alto
SaaS/Software · Enterprise Applications +6
Software VC · Pre-Seed

J-Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Community-driven VC fund based in Silicon Valley backed by 470+ expert members, investing $250K–$1M checks across enterprise software, fintech, cybersecurity, and more.

Palo Alto
Enterprise · Fintech +7
Network-Driven · Global VC

Kayak Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Angel investor network backing early-stage tech & climate startups

Menlo Park
Climate & Technology · Climatetech +7
Angel-Led · Early Stage

KDX

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC focused exclusively on investment and capital markets technology, backing startups digitising institutional investment decisions.

Palo Alto
Fintech · AI/ML +3
Thesis-Driven · Operator-Led

Kicker Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Silicon Valley Pre-Seed to Series A healthcare VC backing transformational digital health, biotech, and AI-driven care companies globally.

Menlo Park
HealthTech · BioTech +2
Bio/Health-Focused · Early Stage

Llama Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC backing AI-native founders from pre-seed to Series A across the full intelligence stack, from infrastructure to vertical applications.

Sunnyvale
AI/ML · SaaS/Software +7
AI-Native · Early Stage

Moment Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Pre-Series A

Palo Alto pre-seed/seed fund investing thematically in the "Future of Industries," backing founders who reimagine vertical software, AI, and machine-driven data.

Palo Alto
Future of Industry · Business at the Speed of Software +10
Thesis-Driven · Early Stage

Neotribe Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Investing in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination

Menlo Park
Enterprise Software · Cybersecurity +7
Enterprise · DeepTech

Newfund Capital

Pre-Seed Seed

Paris and Palo Alto-based early-stage VC founded by entrepreneurs, writing $250K–$2M seed checks into startups in France and North America with global ambitions.

Paris · Palo Alto
SaaS/Software · Fintech +7
Founder-Led · Early Stage

Next Play Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC led by former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, backing purpose-driven founders across enterprise SaaS, fintech, edtech, and health with capital and leadership coaching.

Menlo Park
B2B SaaS · Fintech +5
Network-Driven · Impact-Focused

NFX

Pre-Seed Seed

NFX is a venture firm exclusively focused on pre-seed & seed stage startups.

San Francisco · Palo Alto +1
AI/ML · Bio +14
Seed · Global

Nina Capital

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Specialized venture capital firm investing at the intersection of healthcare and technology

Barcelona · Palo Alto
Health Technology · Healthcare +7
Specialist VC · Pan-European

Showing 25–48 of 65 investors

This list has 65 investors. The full database has 1130.

Get all 1130 Pre-Seed investors in one sheet for $39 one-time. Filter by stage, sector and location in Excel or Google Sheets · Website, offices, stages, sectors, founded year, portfolio link, notes · CSV + Excel

Get the Complete Pre-Seed Investor Database →

Related Investor Lists