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Pre-seed education and work investors in California

7 of 11 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
Acumen America
California
Amon Anderson, Catherine Casey Nanda+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
$250K to $500KCan lead
Better Ventures
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan 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
Roble Ventures
California
Sergio Monsalve, David Perez-Hernandez
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Urban Innovation Fund
California · Fund $121M latest fund
Clara Brenner, Julie Lein+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $10MCan lead
Behind Genius Ventures
California
Paige Finn Doherty, Andy Sran+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
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
How Women Invest
California · Fund $20M
Julie Castro Abrams, Aury Cifuentes+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +2
$100K to $500KMostly 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
Wedbush Ventures
California
Petra Stuhmeier Griffith
Pre-seedSeedFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Yellow Rocks!
California
Sergei, Roman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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Questions

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

Mode VC tracks 15 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 in california write?

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 5 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed education and work investors in california lead rounds?

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