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Pre-seed education and work investors in New York

5 of 9 pre-seed education and work firms that report a preference say they can lead.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Actions Capital
New York
Adriel Bercow, Daniel Vasquez+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K 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
Springbank Collective
New York · Fund $40M (2023)
Courtney Leimkuhler, Elana Berkowitz+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +3
$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
Acadian Ventures
New York
Jason Corsello, Thomas Otter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MMostly follows
City Light Capital
New York
Jeff Rinehart, Josh Cohen
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +2
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
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
SuperAngel.Fund
New York
Ben Zises
Pre-seedSeedSeries AConsumer +2Confirmed by the firm
$25K to $500KMostly follows

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Questions

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

Mode VC tracks 11 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 0 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 6 firms on this list.

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

5 of 9 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.