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Pre-seed investors

Firms that report investing at pre-seed — with the sector focus, cheque range and headquarters currently held for each. A firm spanning several stages appears on each hub it answers.

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BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation

Venture CapitalMilwaukee, United States

BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation is a venture capital firm that invests in the early stage companies operating in the information technology and healthcare technology sectors. The firm was founded in 2013 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Software
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Fuse Capital

Venture CapitalUnited States

Fuse Capital is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm prefers to invest in the digital media, internet, technology, media, telecommunication and communication sectors. They are no longer making any new investments.

SoftwareMobileSaaS
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RockRidge Capital Partners

Venture Capital

RockRidge Capital Partners is out of business. It was a venture capital firm that specialized in early stage financing located in Stamford, CT. The firm exclusively focused on investments in the software, infrastructure and services sectors.

Buyout/LBOEarly Stage VCLater Stage VC
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Syndicate 708

Angel NetworkUnited States

Syndicate 708 is a deep tech investment firm backing pre-seed to seed companies across Space, Aviation, Maritime, and Industrial Base — going beyond capital to build supply chains, government customer relationships, and allied market access.

AerospaceAI/MLIndustry 4.0 / Robotics
$100K – $500K

lighthouse - investimento & inovação

Venture CapitalSalvador, Brazil

Criamos nosso próprio portfólio de startups, seja através do investimento em empresas em estágio inicial de desenvolvimento (preseed & seed investment) ou da identificação de oportunidades e criação de negócios inovadores (venture building).

venture capital & private equity
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First Momentum Ventures

Venture CapitalRemote, Germany

First Momentum Ventures is a pre-seed VC fund for technical B2B and Deep Tech startups in Europe. Our team of engineers and scientists understands technical products and teams, providing comprehensive support from fundraising to recruiting.

AerospaceAI/MLElectronics
$50K – $200K

Lyon Wong

Venture CapitalUnited States

Spectrum 28 is a venture capital firm that provides financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, publication of periodicals and market timing services. The firm was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Software
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OTP Ventures

Venture CapitalIndia

We are an early-stage, consumer-focused venture capital fund led by a team of operators-turned-investors - all former founders and ex-McKinsey professionals - with a proven track record in building and supporting market-defining businesses.

Consumer
$5M – $20M

Skyhook Ventures

Private Equity, Venture CapitalNew York, United States

Skyhook Ventures is an early stage investment fund supporting product-driven founders attempting to tackle ambitious problems head-on. We back disruptive and unconventional startups and founders who we can support in any way beyond capital.

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Sur Ventures

Family OfficeSan Francisco, United States

I’m an associate at Sur, a family office managing around $50M in active valuation capital. We focus on investing in companies developing innovative technologies that offer valuable learning opportunities and align with our long-term vision.

$500K – $7M

Techstart Ventures

Venture CapitalBelfast, United Kingdom

Techstart Ventures invests at inception to pre-seed stage. First cheques up to £750k with capacity for follow-on. We are a venture capital fund that invest in teams with unique insights, global ambition & an obsessive approach to iteration.

venture capital & private equity
$50K – $750K

lotus capital management

Venture CapitalUnited States

Lotus Capital invests in early stage companies with a commitment to social and climate impact agendas. We nurture purpose driven entrepreneurs and innovators by partnering with them in ideation, incubation and development of their business.

venture capital & private equity
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Bahrain FinTech Bay

AcceleratorBahrain

Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB) is the Kingdom's leading fintech hub, attracting international fintech companies to Bahrain and supporting their expansion across the GCC and MENA region. Residency, acceleration programs, research and investment.

FinTech
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Brighter Capital

Venture Capital

Brighter Capital is a venture capital firm based in Cupertino, California that seeks to invest in early-stage companies. The firm focuses on investments in the energy, renewable energy, biotechnology, social media, and health care sectors.

EnergyBiotechnologyHealthcare
$50K – $250K

Demos

Private Equity, Venture CapitalMinneapolis, United States

Welcome to Demos Capital — an early-stage venture firm backing category-defining companies shaping the New Economy. We combine capital with strategic and creative expertise to help founders turn breakthrough ideas into enduring businesses.

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Essex Woodlands

Private EquityNew York, United States

Essex Woodlands is a private equity firm that prefers to invest in the pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services and healthcare information technology sectors. The firm was founded in 1985 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Commercial ServicesHealthcare Devices and SuppliesHealthcare Services
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Kindling Capital

Venture CapitalUnited States

Kindling Capital is an early stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, United States. The firm prefers to invest in e-commerce, employment, business, software, shipment and financial services sectors. The firm was founded in 2014.

Software
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Navus Ventures

Family OfficeMaassluis, Netherlands

As a family-funded VC, Navus invests both in typical VC setup as well as for longer holding periods. From this setup, we support the long-term development of sustainable businesses. Navus Ventures is part of the van der Lely family office.

venture capital & private equity
$10K – $5M

Papillon Capital

Venture CapitalBangalore, United States

Papillon Capital is a U.S. based company focused on financing sustainable infrastructure in India and emerging Asian economies. The firm is primarily an early stage investor and mostly invest in companies prior to their Series A/B funding.

Pharmaceuticals and BiotechnologySoftware
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TechVest Venture

Accelerator

TechVest Venture is an accelerator which offers services such as financial modeling, sales development, fund raising co-ordination, start-up ideas and venture implementation, turnaround interim management, deep due diligence and workshops.

Commercial ServicesSoftware
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Velocity Indiana

AcceleratorUnited States

Velocity Indiana is an accelerator based in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The firm launches a bi-annual 100-day startup accelerator program that provides funding, mentoring and training to young companies for the early stages of their business.

Software
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Endeavor Forward

IncubatorUnited States

Endeavor Forward was a Solomon Global Holdings owned business incubator program that supports entrepreneurs in developing early stage businesses. The firm was based in Columbus, Ohio, and preferred to invest in the Ohio startup community.

Healthcare Devices and SuppliesSoftware
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Gumshoe Ventures

Private Equity, Venture Capital

We’re Gumshoe Ventures — a hands‑on venture studio that backs founders from day one, engineers strategic acquisitions in less than 5 years, and keeps dilution to an absolute minimum. Let’s turn today’s momentum into tomorrow’s exit story.

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Musa Venture Collective

Private Equity, Venture CapitalPalo Alto, United States

Musa Capital is a pre-seed and seed venture platform investing in vertical AI and enterprise SaaS. We back founders building AI-native systems for real industry workflows and support them with operators, events, and technical programming.

Vertical AIEnterprise SaaS
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NCA

AcceleratorGermany, Germany

From 2017 to 2025 we invested in 77 B2B startups and partnered with 25+ corporate LPs to turn validated demand into venture-scale outcomes across B2B SaaS, AI, data & automation, trade & commerce, logistics, construction, and circularity.

Software
$25K – $150K

Synergy Life Science Partners

Corporate VC

Synergy Life Science Partners is a corporate venture arm of Synecor that helps to form and invest in the early stage medical device and combination product companies. The firm was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Early Stage VCLater Stage VCSeed Round
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Sowing Capital

Angel Network

Sowing Capital focuses on early stage startups which are looking for Angel round funding to show proof of concept of their idea. We are looking for passionate entrepreneurs who believe their idea can change the market they are targeting.

$250K – $2.5M

innovent capital group

Family OfficeLos Angeles, United States

We lean in on AI vertical market disruption. We invest our own capital, build our own companies, and back founders building the kinds of businesses we wish we were building. We’re not just capital, we’re experts and here’s what we bring.

venture capital & private equity
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Alaska Accelerator Fund

Venture CapitalUnited States

Alaska Accelerator Fund is a venture capital fund that invests exclusively in early stage Alaskan companies. The firm was founded in 2013 and adds value to startups by leveraging the experience of managers, advisors and angel investors.

Early Stage VCLater Stage VCSeed Round
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Balnord

Venture CapitalLuxembourg

High Conviction first check investor in frontier tech from Baltic Sea Region. Ex-entrepreneurs and operators committed to helping founders achieve the remarkable by providing unwavering support from the earliest stages of their journey.

Frontier Tech
$5M – $20M

Ore Ventures

Venture Capital

Ore Ventures is is a seed and pre-seed venture capital fund based in New York, New York and was founded in 2015. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in North America operating in the media, entertainment and marketing sectors.

MoviesMusic and EntertainmentSoftware
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Really Likeable People

Angel NetworkUnited States

Really Likeable People is an angel group based in Carlsbad, California. The firm focuses on incubating new ideas and strategically supporting startups operating in the technology, media, e-commerce, music and film, charity and footwear.

Software
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Trilogy Equity Partners

Venture CapitalBellevue, United States

Trilogy Equity Partners is an investment firm based in Bellevue, Washington. The firm was founded in 2006 and seeks to invest in companies operating in the technology, wireless, telecommunication, application and infrastructure sectors.

Software
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Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator

IncubatorUnited States

Wells Fargo Incubation Innovator is an accelerator program that focuses on companies in early-stage technologies. It also provides services to reduce the energy impact of commercial buildings and is funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Software
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incubeat as

Venture CapitalSandefjord, Norway

Med vår tech-kompetanse, kommersielle teft og handlekraft tar vi innovasjoner fra idé til realisering. Vi er din trygge investeringspartner og ønsker å bidra til varig verdiskaping som kommer samfunnet til gode både nå – og i fremtiden.

venture capital & private equity
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Fishbowl Labs

IncubatorUnited States

Fishbowl Labs is a tech incubator which was created by AOL in 2012. The firm provides conference rooms, phone booths, common areas, free coffee and beverages, game rooms and outdoor workspace. It is located on the Dulles Campus of AOL.

Software
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Magnuscapital

Venture Capital

Investing in Bold Ideas that Redefine Tomorrow's Digital Economy. We partner with visionary founders, providing both capital and hands-on expertise to help launch projects that break boundaries and drive real change through innovation.

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fobs beteiligungsgesellschaft

Family OfficeBerlin, Germany

Wir sind ein kleines Family Office, das Venture Capital in frühphasige Startups im DACH Raum investiert. Mit unserem Netzwerk, unserem Know-How und Equity Investments von bis zu 100.000€ unterstützen wir Startups ab der Pre-Seed Phase.

venture capital & private equity
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integra partners

Venture CapitalSingapore, Singapore

Explore Integra Partners, a leading venture capital firm in Singapore, investing in early-stage ventures across South and Southeast Asia. Our focus on purpose-driven profitability drives sustainable growth and innovation in the region.

venture capital & private equity
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Bowery Capital

Venture CapitalNew York, United States

Bowery Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in business software. The firm focuses on helping its founders build the next generation of B2B market leaders. It is based in New York, New York and was founded in 2013.

Software
$750K – $2M

Prospect SV

AcceleratorZurich, Switzerland

ProspectSV, (Prospect Silicon Valley), is a cleantech accelerator company that brings together leaders in innovation, funding, and sustainability to advance cutting-edge solutions that reduce carbon emissions and safeguard our future.

Hardware
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EyeStart Inc

Private Equity, Venture CapitalWaterloo, Canada

Eyestart is an accelerator for early stage biotechnology, medical device, and life sciences projects. We grow multiple ophthalmic and other start-ups that enhance strategic and random encounters and nurture synergistic opportunities.

BiotechnologyMedical DevicesLife Sciences
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Innohype Ventures

Private Equity, Venture Capital

The leading catalyst for the next transformative companies in a variety of sectors such as retail, fintech, agritech, edutech, aquatech, and web3. We "get our hands dirty" and provide funding for startups at the pre-seed/seed stages.

RetailFintechAgritech
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Johnson + Partners

Venture CapitalUnited States

Johnson+ Partners was a venture capital firm looking to invest in early stage start up companies. Based in Texas the firm used to invest in the consumer goods sectors including beauty, wellness and consumer non-durable goods sectors.

BeautyWellnessConsumer Goods
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innostart capital

Venture CapitalMontral, Canada

InnoStart Capital is a family-owned investment firm that invests in early stage startups. We are a financial investor with a partnership approach to building constructive and supportive relationships with owners and management teams.

venture capital & private equity
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500 Kobe Pre-Accelerator

AcceleratorUnited States

500 Kobe Pre-Accelerator is an accelerator program that runs for six weeks and focuses on bringing advice and growth techniques to growing companies. It was launched by 500 Startups and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Software
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GoAhead Ventures

Venture CapitalMenlo Park, United States

GoAhead Ventures is a venture capital firm that invest in early stage companies operating in the mobile, e-commerce, financial services, mobile and retail sectors. The firm was founded in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Commercial ServicesSoftware
$100K – $1.5M

Health Cloud Capital

Private Equity, Venture CapitalIndianapolis, United States

Health Technology Venture Capital Precision capital for the future of health. We back the technologies and founding teams redefining patient outcomes — from AI-powered diagnostic insights to the leading edge of value based outcomes.

Health TechnologyAI
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