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Pre-seed dev tools and infra investors in New York

7 of 11 pre-seed dev tools and infra firms that report a preference say they can lead.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Conversion Capital
New York
Christian Lawless
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDev tools and infra +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
New Science Ventures
New York
Somu Subramaniam, Andrew Abrams+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Preface Ventures
New York
Farooq Abbasi
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +1
$250K to $3MCan lead
Surface Ventures
New York · Fund $50M
Dimitri Boguslavsky, Gyan Kapur+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +3
$500K to $1MCan lead
Varys Capital
New York · Fund $30M (2023)
Darius Askaripour, Thomas Dunleavy
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures
New York
Ashley Smith
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +1Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KCan lead
AIN Ventures
New York
Emily McMahan, Sherman Williams
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4
$250K to $1MMostly follows
Credibly Neutral
New York
Lisa Cuesta Bunin, Viktor Bunin
Pre-seedSeedCrypto +1
$25K to $250KMostly follows
Cursor Capital
New York
Badrul Farooqi
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADev tools and infra +1
$250K to $500KMostly follows
Irregular Expressions
New York
Jean Sini, Vlad Rachev
Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Lightscape Partners
New York
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDeep tech +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
m]x[v Capital
New York
Jay Castillo, Mark Ghermezian
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +1
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Swell VC
New York
Rusty Ralston
Pre-seedSeedAI and data +2
$500K to $3MLead not reported

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Questions

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

Mode VC tracks 14 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 0 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 6 firms on this list.

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

7 of 11 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.