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Pre-seed fintech investors

78 of 111 pre-seed fintech firms that report a preference say they can lead. 8 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Diagram VenturesActive Sep 27

Quebec

Charles Poire, Emily Haniotis+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $1MCan lead

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

Mercury FundActive Oct 14

Texas

Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10

$100K to $10MCan lead

Motivate Venture CapitalActive Sep 23

Illinois

Andy Will, David Wieland+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Relay VenturesActive Oct 7

Toronto · Fund Approximately

Alex Baker, Irfhan Rawji+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsLogistics and mobility +3

$500K to $10MCan lead

The CouncilActive Oct 14

California

Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui

Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4

Up to $100KMostly follows

137 VenturesActive Sep 24

United States and Canada

Justin Fishner-Wolfson, Alex Jacobson+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +3

$1M to $10MLead not reported

1Sharpe Ventures

California

Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

Up to $3MCan lead

Actions Capital

New York

Adriel Bercow, Daniel Vasquez+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

California

Amon Anderson, Catherine Casey Nanda+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2

$250K to $500KCan lead

Connecticut · Fund $53M (Fund II) (2023)

Oleg Ilichev, Melissa Beight+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech

$500K to $3MCan lead

Altari Ventures

New York

Anna Garcia

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2

$500K to $1MCan lead

American Family Ventures

Wisconsin

Brittany Clements, Amanda Joseph+9 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech

$250K to $10MCan lead

Analog Ventures

New York

John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6

$500K to $3MCan lead

Texas

Elisa Sepúlveda, Marcelo de la Garza

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5

$250K to $1MCan lead

New York

Amy Nauiokas, Harry Harrison+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintechConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $30MCan lead

California · Fund $30M+ (2021)

Jeff Dorman, Phil Liu+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Ardent Venture Partners

District of Columbia

Phil Bronner, Phil Herget+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +4

Check size not reportedCan lead

BankTech Ventures

Utah · Fund $116M+ Fund I (2022)

Carey Ransom, Brandon Oliver+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech

$1M to $3MCan lead

New York

John Monagle, Ken Chenault Jr.+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MCan lead

Better Tomorrow Ventures

California · Fund $140M (Fund III) (2025)

Jake Gibson, Sheel Mohnot+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$500K to $10MCan lead

Borderless Capital

Florida

Arul Murugan, David Garcia+8 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Cambrian Ventures

California

Rex Salisbury

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$250K to $3MCan lead

Chingona Ventures

Illinois

Samara Mejia Hernandez, Fernando Carranza

Pre-seedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Conversion Capital

New York

Christian Lawless

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDev tools and infra +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Costanoa Ventures

California · Fund Approximately $2.8B AUM

Greg Sands, Amy Cheetham+10 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Deciens Capital

New Mexico · Fund $93.33M (2025)

Daniel Kimerling, Ishan Sachdev

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech

Check size not reportedCan lead

Washington

Jake Kendall, Stephen Deng

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

EJF Silvergate Ventures Fund

Virginia

A.J. Clark, Michael Cherepnin+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech

Check size not reportedCan lead

F-Prime Capital

Massachusetts

Stephen Knight, Amber Cai+17 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +4

$1M to $30M+Can lead

Fenway Summer Ventures

District of Columbia

Raj Date

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

Check size not reportedCan lead

Fintech Ventures Fund

Georgia

Lucas Timberlake, Serguei Kouzmine

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$250K to $3MCan lead

California

Maria Alegre, Tomer Bariach+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

Flourish Ventures

California

Ameya Upadhyay, Arjuna Costa+15 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintechConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $10MCan lead

California

Ari Stiegler, Mike Loretz+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2

$250K to $10MCan lead

California

Ian Hathaway, Jonathan Fentzke

Pre-seedLeadsEnterprise software +1

Check size not reportedCan 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

Michigan

James Hill, Nathan Owen+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +3Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Grit Capital Partners

New York

Jennifer Byrne, Michael Flannery+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

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Questions

How many pre-seed fintech investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 134 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 8 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed fintech investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 56 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed fintech investors lead rounds?

78 of 111 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.