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Pre-seed education and work investors

18 of 29 pre-seed education and work firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Reach CapitalActive Sep 22
California · Fund $265 (2023)
Esteban Sosnik, Jennifer Carolan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and work +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Capital FActive Sep 22
California
Dawn Dobras, Margaret Coblentz
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Actions Capital
New York
Adriel Bercow, Daniel Vasquez+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Acumen America
California
Amon Anderson, Catherine Casey Nanda+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
$250K to $500KCan lead
Amplify Capital
Toronto · Fund CAD $60M Fund III
Kathryn Wortsman, Craig Hunter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +2
$1M to $3MCan lead
Angel Ventures
Texas
Elisa Sepúlveda, Marcelo de la Garza
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5
$250K to $1MCan lead
Better Ventures
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
Chingona Ventures
Illinois
Samara Mejia Hernandez, Fernando Carranza
Pre-seedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
GOVO Venture Partners
Florida
Brian D'Ambrosio, Jonathan Kilman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
GSV Ventures
California
Adam Freed, Deborah Quazzo+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and work
Check size not reportedCan lead
Kyber Knight Capital
California · Fund $120 (2023)
Linus Liang, Sunny Dhillon+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplaces +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
LearnLaunch Fund + Accelerator
Massachusetts
Jean Hammond, Matthew J. Rubins+3 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsEducation and work
$100K to $3MCan lead
Oceans Ventures
New York
Josh Rahn, Steven Rosenblatt
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEducation and work +2Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $3MCan lead
Rethink Education
New York · Fund $48.9 (2025)
Amy Nelson, Matt Greenfield+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEducation and work +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
Roble Ventures
California
Sergio Monsalve, David Perez-Hernandez
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Springbank Collective
New York · Fund $40M (2023)
Courtney Leimkuhler, Elana Berkowitz+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
Storytime Capital
Ontario · Fund CAD (2025)
Lauren Epstein, Neil Grunberg+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEducation and work
$500K 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
Urban Innovation Fund
California · Fund $121M latest fund
Clara Brenner, Julie Lein+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $10MCan lead
Acadian Ventures
New York
Jason Corsello, Thomas Otter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MMostly follows
Behind Genius Ventures
California
Paige Finn Doherty, Andy Sran+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
City Light Capital
New York
Jeff Rinehart, Josh Cohen
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Comcast Ventures
California
Allison Goldberg, Marc Silberman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Cubit Capital
Texas
Trevor Rees-Jones, Guilherme Hadlich+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +6
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Difference Partners
New York · Fund $30M committed fund (2021)
Jesse Morris
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
ElevenX Capital
Florida
Anjli Jain
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
How Women Invest
California · Fund $20M
Julie Castro Abrams, Aury Cifuentes+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +2
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Ingeborg Investments
Arkansas
Anna Mason, Olivia Walton+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AConsumer +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
ISA Ventures
Iowa · Fund $22 million (2020)
Eric Engelmann
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLife sciences +6
$25K to $1MMostly follows
Metrodora Ventures
New York · Fund $20.8M Fund I (2021)
Caroline Kassie, Chelsea Clinton
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +1
$500K to $10MMostly follows
Samvid Ventures
New York
Gemma Lenowitz Picot, Pia Desai
Pre-seedSeedEducation and work +3
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Stand Together Ventures Lab
Virginia
Jacob Rabinowitz, Jonathan Jou+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BHealthtech +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
SuperAngel.Fund
New York
Ben Zises
Pre-seedSeedSeries AConsumer +2Confirmed by the firm
$25K to $500KMostly follows
The 51 Ventures
Alberta · Fund Targeting (2026)
Shelley Kuipers, Judy Fairburn+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +4
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Transcend Network
California
Pre-seedEducation and work
$25K to $100KMostly follows
Triple Impact Capital
California
Bennett Thomas, Justin Smithline
Pre-seedSeedClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Village Capital
District of Columbia
Heather Matranga, Michael Davis+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedClimate +3
$250K to $500KLead not reported
Visible Ventures
Massachusetts
Lori Cashman, Athena Zhang+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3
$250K to $3MMostly follows
Wedbush Ventures
California
Petra Stuhmeier Griffith
Pre-seedSeedFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Workshop Venture Partners
Massachusetts
Chad Laurans, Eleanor Laurans+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEducation and work +1
$25K to $500KLead not reported

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Questions

How many pre-seed education and work investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 42 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed education and work investors write?

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 16 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed education and work investors lead rounds?

18 of 29 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.