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Pre-seed consumer investors

32 of 48 pre-seed consumer firms that report a preference say they can lead. 4 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Forerunner VenturesActive Oct 14
California · Fund $3B AUM
Eurie Kim, Kirsten Green+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer
$1M to $30MCan 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
Magnify VenturesActive Sep 22
California · Fund $46 (2026)
Joanna Drake, Julie Wroblewski
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
MaterialActive Sep 22
United States
Matt Salzberg, Leon Kirchhoff
Pre-seedSeedConsumer
$100K to $1MLead not reported
Ardent Venture Partners
District of Columbia
Phil Bronner, Phil Herget+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
BAM Ventures
California
Brian Lee, Shamin Walsh+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Benchstrength
New York
John Monagle, Ken Chenault Jr.+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Cake Ventures
California
Monique Woodard
Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +1
$100K to $1MCan lead
Casa Verde Capital
California
Karan Wadhera, Yoni Meyer+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Collide Capital
New York
Brian Hollins, Aaron Samuels+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Corazon Capital
Illinois · Fund $100M — latest fund (2026)
Phil Schwarz, Sam Yagan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Cornucopian Capital
New Jersey
Aryeh Ganz, Jinny Choi+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +3
$250K to $10MCan lead
Goodwater Capital
California
Chi-Hua Chien, Eric Kim+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer
$3M to $30M+Can lead
Hat-Trick Capital
California
Junguang (Peter) Pan, Gary Lin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
iFly.vc
Texas
Han Shen
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1
$500K to $10MCan lead
igniteXL Ventures
California · Fund $10M (2021)
Claire Chang
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
$100K to $500KCan lead
Jazz Venture Partners
California
Andrew Firlik, John F. Harris+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +2
$500K to $30MCan lead
Lakehouse Ventures
New York
John Neamonitis, Will Berkowitz
Pre-seedLeadsConsumer
$100K to $1MCan lead
Maveron
California · Fund $225M Fund VIII (2021)
Dan Levitan, Jerry Lu+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer
$500K to $10MCan lead
Montage Ventures
California
Matt Murphy, Todd Kimmel+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Point72 Ventures
New York
Dan Gwak, Sri Chandrasekar+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $30MCan lead
Primetime Partners
New York
Abby Miller Levy, Alan Patricof+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +2
$1M to $30MCan lead
Science
California · Fund $50M (2020)
Greg Gilman, James Hicks+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Secocha Ventures
Florida
Sanket Parekh, Tanai Kamat
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Spacestation Investments
Utah
Chris Bennett, Sean Holladay+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer
$500K to $3MCan lead
Springbank Collective
New York · Fund $40M (2023)
Courtney Leimkuhler, Elana Berkowitz+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
Torch Capital
New York
Jonathan Keidan, Chris Harper+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumerConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
True Beauty Ventures
New York · Fund $75M Fund II (2024)
Cristina Nunez, Rich Gersten+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer
$1M to $10MCan lead
Trybe Ventures
California
Alex Morgan Carrasco, Servando Carrasco
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Wildwood
Colorado
David Wagner, Jesse Marble+3 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsLife sciences +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Wisdom Ventures
California · Fund $77.7M Fund II (2026)
Bradley Horowitz, Cecily Mak+1 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsHealthtech +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
XRC Labs
New York
Diana Melencio, Pano Anthos+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
XRC Ventures
New York
Diana Melencio, Pano Anthos+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
American Express Ventures
United States
Margaret Lim, Rohit Bodas+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +3
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Bridge Investments
Illinois
Daniel Goldberg, Connor Ryan+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +2
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Conscience VC
Texas
Ariana Thacker
Pre-seedSeedLife sciences +1Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
Cosmic Venture Partners
New York
Alex Tynion, Brian McNamara+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AConsumer
Check size not reportedLead not reported
District Ventures Capital
Alberta · Fund $100M (2020)
Arlene Dickinson
Pre-seedSeedSeries AFood and ag +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Entrepreneur Ventures
United States
Jonathan Hung, Bertrand Folliet+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +4
$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

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Questions

How many pre-seed consumer investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 57 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 4 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed consumer investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 21 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed consumer investors lead rounds?

32 of 48 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.