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Pre-seed enterprise software investors in California

24 of 42 pre-seed enterprise software firms that report a preference say they can lead. 5 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Foundation CapitalActive Sep 25
California · Fund $600M Fund 11 (announced)
Charles Moldow, Rodolfo Gonzalez+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $30M+Can lead
Bonfire VenturesActive Sep 23
California
Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1Confirmed by the firm
$3M to $10MCan lead
The CouncilActive Oct 14
California
Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4
Up to $100KMostly follows
Audacious VenturesActive Sep 23
California · Fund $150M Fund II (2024)
Nakul Mandan, Muzzammil Zaveri+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Capital FActive Sep 22
California
Dawn Dobras, Margaret Coblentz
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Act One Ventures
California
Alejandro Guerrero, Michael Silton+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software
$1M to $3MCan lead
Aspenwood Ventures
California · Fund $75M (2025)
Lars Leckie, Steve Kishi
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
Benhamou Global Ventures
California · Fund $110M Fund IV (2021)
Anik Bose, Eric Benhamou+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
Blumberg Capital
California
Bruce K. Taragin, David J. Blumberg+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
Cake Ventures
California
Monique Woodard
Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +1
$100K to $1MCan lead
Casa Verde Capital
California
Karan Wadhera, Yoni Meyer+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Eastlink Capital
California
Eric Ye, Steven Xi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Emergent Ventures
California · Fund $76,000,000 — Fund III
Ankur Jain, Anupam Rastogi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +1
$1M to $3MCan lead
Fika Ventures
California · Fund $160M Fund IV
Arteen Arabshahi, John Chen+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software
$1M to $10MCan lead
FOVC
California
Ian Hathaway, Jonathan Fentzke
Pre-seedLeadsEnterprise software +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Honeystone Ventures
California
Jonathan Levav, Mani Honigstein+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software
$250K to $3MCan lead
Jazz Venture Partners
California
Andrew Firlik, John F. Harris+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +2
$500K to $30MCan lead
Kearny Jackson
California
Sriram Krishnan, Sunil Chhaya
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
LEAP Global Partners
California
Roberto Aguayo, Roman Leal+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +4
$25K to $10MCan lead
MGV VC
California
Marc Schroder, Danny Leonard+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Nido Ventures
California
Ana Carolina Mexia, Maria Gutierrez+1 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsIndustrial +2
$100K to $250KCan lead
Race Capital
California
Alfred Chuang, Chris Mccann+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software
Up to $10MCan lead
Rally Ventures
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
Recall Capital
California
Somrat Niyogi
Pre-seedLeadsEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Substance
California
Soso Sazesh
Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm
Up to $500KCan lead
Unusual Ventures
California
John Vrionis, Jyoti Bansal+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Wing VC
California
Gaurav Garg, Peter Wagner+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +1
$1M to $30MCan lead
20Sales
California
Jessica Arnold, Kelly Bray+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Arka Venture Labs
California
Yashwanth Hemaraj, Aarushi Khanna+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software
$100K to $500KMostly follows
BluePointe Ventures
California
Sandeep Sardana, Saanya Sardana+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +1
$100K to $3MMostly follows
Capital One Ventures
California
Jaidev Shergill, Jon Barad+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Carbide Ventures
California
Dan Weirich, Hiro Yoshikawa+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
DVC
California
Jeroen Bertrams
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BEnterprise software
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Hanover
California
Allison Ball, Joseph Malchow
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Keshif Ventures
California
Taner Halicioglu, Nedim Halicioglu
Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Mango Capital
California
Robin Vasan
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +1
$1M to $3MMostly follows
Operator Stack
California
Daniel Kennedy, Matt Doka+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLogistics and mobility +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MMostly follows
Original Capital
California · Fund More than $100M AUM
Ramnik Arora, Sumeet Gajri
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +1
$100K to $10MMostly follows
Phenomenal Ventures
California
Helen Min, Meena Harris+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows
R-Squared
California
Roy Erez, Roy Rubin
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2
$250K to $3MMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed enterprise software investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 50 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 5 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed enterprise software investors in california write?

The most reported band is $1M to $3M, reported by 22 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed enterprise software investors in california lead rounds?

24 of 42 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.