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Pre-seed aI investors

1 of 1 pre-seed ai firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
CoalitionActive Sep 27
United States and Canada
Kyang Yung, Tom Hennessey+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +1
$500K to $500KLead not reported
Global Founders CapitalActive Oct 7
United States and Canada
Spyro Korsanos, David Sainteff+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +1
$100K to $1MLead not reported
Substance
California
Soso Sazesh
Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm
Up to $500KCan lead
Air Street Capital
Global
Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI and data
$500K to $3MLead not reported
Allison Page Angel Investments
United States
Pre-seedSeedAI and data
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Banana Capital
United States and Canada
Olivia D., Turner Novak
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +1
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Berg Capital
Location not listed
Josh Pesses, Troy Dayton+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Cocoa
United States and Canada
Carmen Alfonso Rico, Sasha Astafyeva+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +1
$250K to $3MLead not reported
DV
United States
Olga Paksina, Ilia Mazutskii+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI and data +2
$100K to $1MLead not reported
Entrepreneur Ventures
United States
Jonathan Hung, Bertrand Folliet+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +4
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Evantic Capital
Location not listed
Matt Miller, Imke Koberg+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Forty.5 Ventures
Los Angeles / Belgrade / Singapore
Zoran Vasiljev, Vel Vasic+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +5
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Gokul Rajaram Angel Syndicate
United States
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Lil Fund
United States and Canada
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +1
$100K to $1MLead not reported
Ludlow & Solo Angel
Location not listed
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Parable Partners
Location not listed
Robert F. Gross
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Swell VC
New York
Rusty Ralston
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +2
$500K to $3MLead not reported
Todd & Rahul Capital
United States and Canada
Rahul Vohra
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +1
$500K to $3MLead not reported
Verdict Capital
Location not listed
Niko Bonatsos, Michael Fertik+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported

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Questions

How many pre-seed ai investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 19 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed ai investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 17 firms on this list.

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