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Pre-seed investors

603 of 900 pre-seed firms that report a preference say they can lead. 77 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Founder CollectiveActive Sep 29
Massachusetts
Amanda Herson, David Frankel+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $3MCan lead
LAUNCHActive Sep 23
California
Jason Calacanis
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
Up to $10MCan lead
Panache VenturesActive Oct 1
Quebec · Fund $100M (Fund II)
Patrick Lor, Genevieve Tanguay+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$500K to $3MCan lead
Company VenturesActive Oct 5
New York
Hunter Hillenmeyer, Matt Harrigan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$500K to $3MCan lead
Cowboy VenturesActive Oct 13
California
Aileen Lee, Ted Wang+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
Diagram VenturesActive Sep 27
Quebec
Charles Poire, Emily Haniotis+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Drive CapitalActive Oct 14
Ohio · Fund $2.2B AUM
Adam Pollack, Cameron Clarke+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$500K to $30MCan lead
FirstMarkActive Sep 29
New York
Amish Jani, Rick Heitzmann+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30MCan lead
Foundation CapitalActive Sep 25
California · Fund $600M Fund 11 (announced)
Charles Moldow, Rodolfo Gonzalez+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $30M+Can lead
HeadlineActive Sep 22
California
Anna Vershebeniuk, Brian Yen+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Julian CapitalActive Oct 14
California
Julian Shapiro, Jacob Jackson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech
$500K to $3MCan lead
Real VenturesActive Sep 24
Quebec
John Stokes, Katy Yam+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$250K to $3MCan lead
The EngineActive Sep 22
Massachusetts · Fund $398M (Fund III) (2024)
Ann DeWitt, Israel Ruiz+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$250K to $10MCan lead
1984 VenturesActive Oct 14
California
Ramy Adeeb, Farzad Soleimani+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
Abstract VenturesActive Oct 1
California
Alex Davidov, Ramtin Naimi+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$100K to $1MCan lead
Afore CapitalActive Sep 23
California
Anamitra Banerji, Gaurav Jain+5 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $3MCan lead
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
AntlerActive Sep 27
New York
Prerna Sharma, Ryan Sommerville+4 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Arch Venture PartnersActive Sep 28
Illinois · Fund $3B+ Fund XIII (2024)
Paul Berns, Keith Crandell+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +1
$25K to $30M+Can lead
Basis Set VenturesActive Sep 23
California · Fund $250M Fund IV (2026)
Lan Xuezhao, Rachel Wong+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$250K to $10MCan lead
Bling CapitalActive Sep 23
California · Fund $270M Fund IV (2024)
Ben Ling, Kyle Lui+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $10MCan lead
Bloomberg BetaActive Sep 27
California
Karin Klein, Roy Bahat+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $1MCan lead
Blue CollectiveActive Sep 28
New York
Brian Stafford, JJ Kasper+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
Bonfire VenturesActive Sep 23
California
Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1Confirmed by the firm
$3M to $10MCan lead
Congruent VenturesActive Sep 27
California · Fund $275M Fund III
Abe Yokell, Joshua Posamentier+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $10MCan lead
Flyover CapitalActive Oct 13
Missouri
Dan Kerr, Keith Molzer+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Forerunner VenturesActive Oct 14
California · Fund $3B AUM
Eurie Kim, Kirsten Green+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer
$1M to $30MCan lead
Golden VenturesActive Sep 22
Ontario · Fund $100M (2024)
Ameet Shah, Matt Golden+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Griffin Gaming PartnersActive Sep 24
LATAM
Nick Tuosto, Peter Levin+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media +2
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Imaginary VenturesActive Sep 24
New York · Fund $500 million (2022)
Natalie Massenet, Nick Brown+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Industry VenturesActive Sep 28
California · Fund $900M (2024)
Amir Malayery, Brian Langner+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
Inovia CapitalActive Oct 2
Quebec
Chris Arsenault, Dennis Kavelman+21 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
LvlUp VenturesActive Sep 23
New York
Aaron Golbin, Brandon Maier+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
Up to $10MCan lead
Magnify VenturesActive Sep 22
California · Fund $46 (2026)
Joanna Drake, Julie Wroblewski
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
Makers FundActive Sep 22
New York · Fund US$250 (2022)
Alli Ottarsson, Jay Chi+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media
$500K to $30M+Can lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Motivate Venture CapitalActive Sep 23
Illinois
Andy Will, David Wieland+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Neotribe VenturesActive Oct 13
California · Fund $90M
Swaroop (Kittu) Kolluri, Rebecca Mitchem
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$100K to $10MCan lead
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Active Oct 6
California · Fund $6.2B (2023)
Philip Chopin, Aaron Jacobson+18 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30M+Can lead
nvp capitalActive Oct 8
New York · Fund $80M (Fund II) (2025)
Dan Borok, Vaughn Crowe+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI
$25K to $3MCan lead

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Questions

How many pre-seed investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 1696 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 77 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 973 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed investors lead rounds?

603 of 900 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.