Pre-seed dev tools and infra investors in California

33 of 41 pre-seed dev tools and infra firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 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
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
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
California · Fund $75M (2025)
Lars Leckie, Steve Kishi
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $110M Fund IV (2021)
Anik Bose, Eric Benhamou+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California
Igor Taber, Jeremy Achin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM
Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Eric Ye, Steven Xi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Avichal Garg, Curtis Spencer+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1
$1M to $30MCan lead
California
Peter Lee, Yipeng Zhao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +4
$100K to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $76,000,000 — Fund III
Ankur Jain, Anupam Rastogi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1
$1M to $3MCan lead
California
Ashmeet Sidana
Pre-seedLeadsDev tools and infra
$500K to $1MCan lead
California · Fund $50M
Alok Nandan, Amit Sridharan
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1
$1M to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $150M (2024)
Alexander Pack, Borna Shoa+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1
$250K to $10MCan lead
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
California
Michael Liao, Ren Du+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $1MCan lead
California
Sriram Krishnan, Sunil Chhaya
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $60 (2022)
Mike Zajko, Regan Bozman
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1
$500K to $3MCan lead
California
Roberto Aguayo, Roman Leal+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +4
$25K to $10MCan lead
California
Joseph Jacks
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra
$500K to $10MCan lead
California
Poseidon Ho
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $125 (2024)
Balaji Daggupati, Keith Adams+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +1
Check size not reportedCan 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
Somrat Niyogi
Pre-seedLeadsEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
California · Fund $300 million+ AUM
Avidan Ross, Chrissy Meyer+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +1
$3M to $10MCan lead
California
Julian Counihan
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLogistics and mobility +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
California · Fund €500M (2022)
Amit Chaturvedy, Carlos (CK) Kokron+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KCan lead
California
Soso Sazesh
Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm
Up to $500KCan lead
California
Charles Shao, Chun Xia+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $45M Fund I (2025)
Baoning Kenny Fan, Clarice Qiu+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1
$100K to $3MCan lead
California
Gaurav Garg, Peter Wagner+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1
$1M to $30MCan lead
California
Allison Goldberg, Marc Silberman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Andrew Krowne, Pascal Levensohn+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Dawn Lippert, Matt Logan+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Adam Winnick, Kamal Mokeddem+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ACrypto +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Cherian Mathew, Vineet Buch
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Danny Chen, Gal Treger+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Colin Anderson, John Fogelsong
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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

Mode VC tracks 56 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 24 firms on this list.

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

33 of 41 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.