Dorm Room Fund

Pre-Seed Seed

Student-run pre-seed fund backing university/recent alumni founders

Cambridge
Agtech · AR/VR +33
Student-Led · Early Stage

Draper Associates

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

40+ years funding transformative companies with visionary founders

San Mateo
AI/ML · Robotics +11
Global VC · Early Stage

Draper Dragon

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Cross-border early-stage VC connecting Silicon Valley and Asia, focused on Web3, blockchain, and emerging tech; 100+ portfolio companies including Coinbase and Ledger.

San Mateo · Shanghai
Blockchain · Web3 +6
Draper Family · Web3-Focused

Dria Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Pre-seed and seed fund targeting healthcare and Main Street productivity, backing technical founders solving high-cost problems for underserved communities.

New York
HealthTech · MedTech +6
Solo GP · Early Stage

Duke Capital Partners

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Duke University's official early-stage venture arm, funding Duke-connected founders in biotech, SaaS, B2B, and CPG via alumni capital and mentorship.

Durham
BioTech · Consumer +6
Early Stage · Network-Driven

Dundee Venture Capital

Pre-Seed Seed

Omaha-based pre-seed and seed lead investor backing commerce enablement and supply chain technology founders across the US, with $90M AUM and 50+ portfolio companies.

Omaha
E-commerce · SaaS/Software +5
US-Centric · Early Stage

Dynamo Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

A venture capital firm focused on backing early-stage founders building the future of the industrial economy, specifically within supply chain and mobility sectors, with an emphasis on B2B or enterprise business models.

Chattanooga
Industrial Economy · Supply Chain +9
Industry-Specific · Industrial Economy

E14 Fund

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

MIT-affiliated pre-seed to Series A fund backing deep-tech founders from the MIT community, with first checks of $1M–$5M and a $50–100K fellowship program.

Cambridge
AI/ML · DeepTech +7
University Spin-outs · Early Stage

E2MC

Pre-Seed Seed

US-based early-stage VC exclusively focused on the space economy, backing pre-seed and seed startups in SpaceTech, DeepTech, and adjacent dual-use technologies globally.

New York
SpaceTech · DeepTech +6
Global VC · Sector-Agnostic

E62 Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

MIT alumni-led pre-seed and seed fund backing early-stage startups founded by MIT-affiliated founders globally, across any industry, with mentorship and network support.

Cambridge
AI/ML · SaaS/Software +3
University Spin-outs · Early Stage

Earth Foundry

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Formerly Energy Foundry, this Chicago fund uses an AI-driven data moat to identify cleantech founders in energy, water, waste, and mobility.

Chicago
Energy · Water +5
Climate-Focused · Thesis-Driven

Earthrise Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage deep tech VC backing startups in space technology and adjacent sectors, investing in the future that space-age technology enables on Earth and beyond.

New York
SpaceTech · DeepTech +3
Solo GP · Early Stage

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Earthshot Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Early-stage VC backing founders in AI, energy, and critical minerals. Sister fund to Elemental Impact; invests Pre-Seed to Series B globally across climate-aligned deep tech.

San Francisco
ClimateTech · AI/ML +7
Impact-Focused · Climate-Focused

Eclipse

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

A venture firm transforming physical industries through tech-powered innovation

Palo Alto · New York
Industrial Evolution · Physical Industries +14
Industrial-Tech · Multi-Stage

El Cap

Pre-Seed Seed

Generalist early-stage fund led by builder-investors who stay high-context on portfolio companies to help founders avoid routine early mistakes.

Salt Lake City
AI/ML · Climate +3
Founder-Led · Operator-Led

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

Embark Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Los Angeles-based pre-seed and seed fund focused on deep tech: robotics, bio-healthcare, materials science, semiconductors, and industrial automation.

Los Angeles
DeepTech · BioTech +8
US-Centric · Early Stage

Emmeline Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Female-founded early-stage VC investing in ambitious female founders building companies that empower women to manage their health, build wealth, and live in a cleaner safer world. Provides hands-on support including capital raising and strategic consulting.

Los Angeles · Phoenix
HealthTech · Fintech +6
Female-Founded · Early Stage

Entrée Capital

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Founder-led global VC managing $1.5B across 11 funds. Backs Pre-Seed to Series B in AI, SaaS, fintech, deeptech, and crypto. 180+ portfolio companies including monday.com, Riskified, and Stripe.

Tel Aviv · London +1
AI/ML · SaaS/Software +7
Israel-Focus · Multi-Stage

Entrepreneurs First

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Talent investor and pre-seed program turning exceptional individuals into funded founders across London, Paris, Bangalore, and San Francisco.

London · Paris +2
AI/ML · DeepTech +16
Pre-Traction · No Warm Intro

Entropy Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

New York early-stage fund backing technical founders at the intersection of enterprise software, fintech, and crypto infrastructure.

New York
B2B · Enterprise +6
Early Stage · Thesis-Driven

Enza Capital

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Multi-stage Africa investor sharing 10% of carry with portfolio founders via a Founder Partner Program; backs fintech, logistics, and climate tech.

Nairobi · Johannesburg +2
Fintech · AI/ML +9
Multi-Stage · Africa-Focused

EO Ventures

Pre-Seed Seed

Early-stage US fund backing founders building businesses that expand economic mobility, combining capital with hands-on data science support.

Boston
AI/ML · Data Infrastructure +11
Thesis-Driven · US-Centric

EOS BioInnovation

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Investing in early-stage life science companies advancing novel therapeutics

Cambridge
Regenerative Medicine · Biotechnology +4
Regenerative Medicine · Biotech

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