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Pre-seed cybersecurity investors in California

9 of 16 pre-seed cybersecurity firms that report a preference say they can lead.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

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

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

First Rays Venture Partners

California · Fund $50M

Alok Nandan, Amit Sridharan

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1

$1M 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

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

California

Soso Sazesh

Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm

Up to $500KCan 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

California

Howard Hall, Jackie Shoback+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCybersecurityConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $250KMostly follows

Capital One Ventures

California

Jaidev Shergill, Jon Barad+12 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

California · Fund $155M (2026)

Jeff Torrance, Larsen Jensen+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Monochrome Capital

California

Ben Metcalfe

Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1

$250K to $500KMostly follows

California · Fund $35M Fund I (2022)

Mohamed Nanabhay, Adam Mullinax+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCybersecurity

$250K to $500KMostly follows

California · Fund $50M fund (2019)

Austin Arensberg, Trevor Russ

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BCybersecurity

$25K to $1MMostly follows

Rabbit Ventures

California

Aviram Jenik, MJ Kang+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedDeep tech +3

$25K to $250KMostly follows

California

Chenxi Wang

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACybersecurity +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

California

Tess Hau, Douglas Park+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedCrypto +5

Check size not reportedMostly follows

WestWave Capital

California

Warren Weiss, Gaurav Manglik+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

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Questions

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

Mode VC tracks 19 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 0 have been active since September 2026.

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

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

Which pre-seed cybersecurity investors in california lead rounds?

9 of 16 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.