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Pre-seed fintech investors in California

28 of 37 pre-seed fintech firms that report a preference say they can lead. 3 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

1Sharpe Ventures

California

Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

Up to $3MCan lead

California

Amon Anderson, Catherine Casey Nanda+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2

$250K to $500KCan lead

California · Fund $30M+ (2021)

Jeff Dorman, Phil Liu+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCrypto +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Better Tomorrow Ventures

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

Jake Gibson, Sheel Mohnot+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$500K to $10MCan lead

Cambrian Ventures

California

Rex Salisbury

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$250K to $3MCan 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

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

California · Fund $1B (2026)

Diogo Monica, Katie Haun+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto +1

$3M to $30M+Can lead

Infinity Ventures

California · Fund $184M (2024)

Jay Ganatra, Jeremy Jonker+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +1Confirmed by the firm

$1M to $10MCan lead

California

Sriram Krishnan, Sunil Chhaya

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +2

$500K to $3MCan lead

Launchpad Capital

California · Fund $35 (2021)

Ryan Gilbert, Jurgen Van De Vyver+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$100K to $3MCan lead

LEAP Global Partners

California

Roberto Aguayo, Roman Leal+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +4

$25K to $10MCan lead

Montage Ventures

California

Matt Murphy, Todd Kimmel+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Munich Re Ventures

California · Fund $500M (2025)

Alex Kamenetskiy, Oshri Kaplan+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +6

$500K to $10MCan lead

California · Fund $100 million Fund V

David Mort, Jay Reinemann+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

$500K to $10MCan lead

California · Fund Approximately (2022)

Hayden Simmons

Pre-seedLeadsFintech

$100K to $1MCan lead

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

California

Somrat Niyogi

Pre-seedLeadsEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

California · Fund $75 (2025)

Robert Leshner, Tarun Chitra

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1

$100K to $10MCan lead

California

Soso Sazesh

Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm

Up to $500KCan lead

California · Fund $13.5M

Shruti Shah, Sydney Thomas

Pre-seedLeadsHealthtech +1Confirmed 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

California

Jon Pomeranz, Michael Vaughan

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech

Check size not reportedCan lead

Capital One Ventures

California

Jaidev Shergill, Jon Barad+12 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Claribay Capital

California

Anthony DeMartino, Tracy Li

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACrypto +1

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Convective Capital

California · Fund $85M (2026)

Bill Clerico, Kat Mañalac+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

California

Ashby Monk, Elliott Donnelley+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFintech

Check size not reportedLead not reported

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

California

Roy Erez, Roy Rubin

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2

$250K to $3MMostly follows

California

Dan Skaff, Ami Naik+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Restive Ventures

California

Ryan Falvey, Tyler Griffin+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedFintechConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $1MMostly follows

Stellar Development Foundation

California

David Mazières, Denelle Dixon+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BCrypto +1

$100K to $30M+Mostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed fintech investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 44 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 3 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 20 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed fintech investors in california lead rounds?

28 of 37 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.