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Pre-seed dev tools and infra investors

61 of 83 pre-seed dev tools and infra firms that report a preference say they can lead. 5 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

1984 VenturesActive Oct 14

California

Ramy Adeeb, Farzad Soleimani+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2

$500K to $3MCan lead

Griffin Gaming PartnersActive Sep 24

LATAM

Nick Tuosto, Peter Levin+12 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media +2

$1M to $30M+Can lead

Mercury FundActive Oct 14

Texas

Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10

$100K to $10MCan lead

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

California · Fund $240M (2022)

Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4

$1M to $30MCan lead

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

California

Don Sheu, Enrico Marini Fichera

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Ardent Venture Partners

District of Columbia

Phil Bronner, Phil Herget+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +4

Check size not reportedCan lead

Aspenwood Ventures

California · Fund $75M (2025)

Lars Leckie, Steve Kishi

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2

$1M to $10MCan lead

Benhamou Global Ventures

California · Fund $110M Fund IV (2021)

Anik Bose, Eric Benhamou+9 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +2

$1M to $10MCan lead

Florida · Fund $50M (2026)

Jamie Rutledge, Chris Cesareo+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +6

$250K to $3MCan lead

Boldstart Ventures

Florida · Fund $250M Fund VII (2025)

Ed Sim, Eliot Durbin+2 on the team

Pre-seedLeadsDev tools and infra

$500K to $30MCan lead

Borderless Capital

Florida

Arul Murugan, David Garcia+8 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Conversion Capital

New York

Christian Lawless

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDev tools and infra +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Cortical Ventures

California

Igor Taber, Jeremy Achin+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2

Check size not reportedCan 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

Differential Ventures

New York

David Magerman, Nick Adams+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Eastlink Capital

California

Eric Ye, Steven Xi+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Electric Capital

California

Avichal Garg, Curtis Spencer+7 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

$1M to $30MCan lead

Embark Ventures

California

Peter Lee, Yipeng Zhao+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +4

$100K to $3MCan lead

Emergent Ventures

California · Fund $76,000,000 — Fund III

Ankur Jain, Anupam Rastogi+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1

$1M to $3MCan lead

Encoded Ventures

Massachusetts

Alex Benik

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra

$250K to $1MCan lead

Engineering Capital

California

Ashmeet Sidana

Pre-seedLeadsDev tools and infra

$500K to $1MCan lead

Washington

Timothy Chen

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infraConfirmed by the firm

$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

Massachusetts · Fund $100M (2025)

Chip Hazard, Jeff Bussgang+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1

$100K to $3MCan lead

California · Fund $150M (2024)

Alexander Pack, Borna Shoa+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

$250K to $10MCan lead

Hat-Trick Capital

California

Junguang (Peter) Pan, Gary Lin+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +3

$500K to $3MCan lead

California

James Lindenbaum, Jesse Robbins+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infraConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $10MCan lead

Heuristic Capital

California

Michael Liao, Ren Du+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3

$100K to $1MCan lead

Massachusetts

John Murphy, Vivjan Myrto+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4

$250K to $3MCan lead

IDEO CoLab Ventures

Massachusetts · Fund $21M (2020)

Joe Gerber, Reuben Brama

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +2

$250K to $3MCan lead

Massachusetts · Fund $40 million

Alexander Lange, Jonatan Luther-Bergquist

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +4

$500K to $1MCan lead

Massachusetts · Fund $250 million (2025)

Alexander Harstrick, Jonathan Bronson+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4

$1M to $10MCan lead

California

Sriram Krishnan, Sunil Chhaya

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +2

$500K to $3MCan lead

Georgia

Andrew Dorman, Richard Fraim+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +2

$500K to $1MCan lead

California · Fund $60 (2022)

Mike Zajko, Regan Bozman

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1

$500K to $3MCan lead

LEAP Global Partners

California

Roberto Aguayo, Roman Leal+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +4

$25K to $10MCan lead

New Science Ventures

New York

Somu Subramaniam, Andrew Abrams+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

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Questions

How many pre-seed dev tools and infra investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 108 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 5 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed dev tools and infra investors write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 42 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed dev tools and infra investors lead rounds?

61 of 83 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.