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Pre-seed consumer investors in California

14 of 18 pre-seed consumer firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 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
Magnify VenturesActive Sep 22
California · Fund $46 (2026)
Joanna Drake, Julie Wroblewski
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
BAM Ventures
California
Brian Lee, Shamin Walsh+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan 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
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
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
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
Science
California · Fund $50M (2020)
Greg Gilman, James Hicks+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Trybe Ventures
California
Alex Morgan Carrasco, Servando Carrasco
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
Check size not reportedCan 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
GFR Fund
California
Patrick Montague, Teppei Tsutsui+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AGaming and media +1
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Halogen Ventures
California
Jesse Draper, Ashley Balla+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedConsumer
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Hobart Ventures
California
TJ Taylor
Pre-seedSeedConsumerConfirmed by the firm
$25K to $100KMostly follows
Joyance Partners
California
Alexander Stoeckel, Bradley Welch+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AConsumerConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
Palette Ventures
California
Nina Faulhaber, Rana Taghdisi Argenio
Pre-seedSeedSeries AConsumer
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Struc Ventures
California · Fund $5M
Susie Trujillo
Pre-seedConsumer
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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Questions

How many pre-seed consumer investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 20 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed consumer investors in california write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 7 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed consumer investors in california lead rounds?

14 of 18 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.