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Pre-seed investors in Colorado

8 of 17 pre-seed firms that report a preference say they can lead.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Colorado

Danielle Strachman, Michael Gibson+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $1MCan lead

Access Venture Partners

Colorado

Frank Mendicino III, Brian Wallace+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $10MCan lead

Cottonwood Technology Fund

Colorado

Alain le Loux, Dave Blivin+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +3

$1M to $30MCan lead

Denver Ventures

Colorado

Amy Brandenburg, David Gold+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist

$250K to $3MCan lead

Colorado

Jackson Vaughan, Jason Chapman+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep techConfirmed by the firm

$1M to $10MCan lead

Matchstick Ventures

Colorado · Fund $75M Fund IV (2026)

Natty Zola, Nicole Glaros+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist

$500K to $3MCan lead

Stout Street Capital

Colorado

Clay Gordon, John Francis+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3

$100K to $500KCan lead

Colorado

David Wagner, Jesse Marble+3 on the team

Pre-seedLeadsLife sciences +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

Deming Center Venture Fund

Colorado

Dalton Mills, John Afdem

Pre-seedGeneralist

Up to $25KMostly follows

Ensemble Innovation Ventures

Colorado

Brian Armstrong, Helen Drexler+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech

$500K to $1MMostly follows

Firestreak Ventures

Colorado

Walter Kortschak

Pre-seedSeedDev tools and infra +2Confirmed by the firm

$25K to $250KMostly follows

Frontier Venture Capital

Colorado

David Cremin, Frank Foster+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AGeneralist

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Hilltop Venture Partners

Colorado

Brad Greenwald

Pre-seedSeedSeries AGeneralist

$100K to $10MMostly follows

Industrious Ventures

Colorado

Mason Angel, Taylor Sargent

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADefense and space +5

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Colorado

Parker Beauchamp

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BFintech

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Colorado

Ethan Austin

Pre-seedFintech +1Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $250KMostly follows

SpringTime Ventures

Colorado

Allyson Plosko, Matt Blomstedt+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $1MMostly follows

Techstars Ventures

Colorado

Andrew Cleland

Pre-seedSeedGeneralist

$100K to $250KMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed investors in colorado are there?

Mode VC tracks 18 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 0 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed investors in colorado write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 7 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed investors in colorado lead rounds?

8 of 17 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.