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Pre-seed cybersecurity investors

22 of 35 pre-seed cybersecurity firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

ConvergeActive Sep 27

Massachusetts

Anshu Agarwal, Maia Heymann+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +4

Check size not reportedLead not reported

SaaS VenturesActive Sep 24

Florida

Brian Gaister, Collin Gutman+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KMostly follows

Amplify Partners

California · Fund $400M (2025)

Lenny Pruss, Mike Dauber+8 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +2

$500K to $10MCan lead

Analog Ventures

New York

John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6

$500K to $3MCan lead

Aspenwood Ventures

California · Fund $75M (2025)

Lars Leckie, Steve Kishi

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2

$1M to $10MCan lead

Costanoa Ventures

California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM

Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Felicis Ventures

California · Fund $900M (2025)

Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4

$1M to $30M+Can lead

ff Venture Capital

New York

Alex Katz, John Frankel+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +2

$250K to $1MCan lead

First Rays Venture Partners

California · Fund $50M

Alok Nandan, Amit Sridharan

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1

$1M to $3MCan lead

Glasswing Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $200M+ Fund III (2025)

Kleida Martiro, Rick Grinnell+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Massachusetts · Fund $250 million (2025)

Alexander Harstrick, Jonathan Bronson+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4

$1M to $10MCan lead

Mendoza Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $100M (2023)

Adrian Mendoza, Senofer Mendoza+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2

$500K to $3MCan lead

Munich Re Ventures

California · Fund $500M (2025)

Alex Kamenetskiy, Oshri Kaplan+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6

$500K to $10MCan lead

New North Ventures

New Hampshire

Jeremy Hitchcock, Bryan Mabry

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +2

$1M to $3MCan lead

Alberta

Adam Cragg, Joshua Walter+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCybersecurityConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

California · Fund $240 million Fund V (2023)

Jeff Hinck, Justin Kaufenberg+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +3

$500K to $10MCan lead

Runtime Ventures

Virginia

David Endler, Michael Sutton+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCybersecurity

$250K to $3MCan lead

Missouri

Atul Kamra, Chandresh Iyer+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Soso Sazesh

Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm

Up to $500KCan lead

Surface Ventures

New York · Fund $50M

Dimitri Boguslavsky, Gyan Kapur+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +3

$500K to $1MCan lead

Maryland · Fund $200M

Steven Mankoff, Jim Pastoriza+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4

$500K to $10MCan lead

TechOperators Venture Capital

Georgia

Daniel Ingevaldson, Glenn McGonnigle+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity

$1M to $10MCan lead

Ten Eleven Ventures

California · Fund Approximately $1B AUM

Alex Doll, Mark Hatfield+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCybersecurity

$1M to $30MCan lead

Vermilion Cliffs Ventures

New York

Ashley Smith

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $500KCan lead

California

Howard Hall, Jackie Shoback+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCybersecurityConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $250KMostly follows

Automotive Ventures

Georgia · Fund $19M latest fund (2025)

Steve Greenfield, Justin Charbonneau

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALogistics and mobility +4

$100K to $500KMostly follows

Capital One Ventures

California

Jaidev Shergill, Jon Barad+12 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Commonweal Ventures

New York · Fund $54M

Nate Loewentheil, Ron Bloom

Pre-seedSeedClimate +2

$500K to $3MLead not reported

Cybernetix Ventures

Massachusetts

Fady Saad, Mark Martin

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +7

Check size not reportedLead not reported

United States

Olga Paksina, Ilia Mazutskii+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI and data +2

$100K to $1MLead not reported

ElevenX Capital

Florida

Anjli Jain

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Emerald Development Managers

New York

Neil Cohen, Charles Collins+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +4

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

Firestreak Ventures

Colorado

Walter Kortschak

Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +2Confirmed by the firm

$25K to $250KMostly follows

California · Fund $155M (2026)

Jeff Torrance, Larsen Jensen+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Inner Loop Capital

Maryland

Justin Label

Pre-seedSeedCybersecurity +1

Check size not reportedMostly follows

IronGate Capital Advisors

Florida

Hamlet Yousef, Ryan Morfin+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADefense and space +4

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Irregular Expressions

New York

Jean Sini, Vlad Rachev

Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

LAMA Partners (fka FXP Ventures)

Massachusetts

Gil Zimmermann, Ron Zalkind+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCybersecurity

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Monochrome Capital

California

Ben Metcalfe

Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1

$250K to $500KMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed cybersecurity investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 48 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed cybersecurity investors write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 16 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed cybersecurity investors lead rounds?

22 of 35 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.