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Pre-seed investors in Florida

19 of 31 pre-seed firms that report a preference say they can lead. 2 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Valhalla VenturesActive Sep 30

Florida

Devan Malhotra, Rohan Pujara

Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +4

$500K to $10MCan lead

SaaS VenturesActive Sep 24

Florida

Brian Gaister, Collin Gutman+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KMostly follows

Florida · Fund $78M

Antonio Osio, Nico Berardi+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MCan lead

Florida · Fund $50M (2026)

Jamie Rutledge, Chris Cesareo+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +6

$250K to $3MCan lead

Boldstart Ventures

Florida · Fund $250M Fund VII (2025)

Ed Sim, Eliot Durbin+2 on the team

Pre-seedLeadsDev tools and infra

$500K to $30MCan lead

Borderless Capital

Florida

Arul Murugan, David Garcia+8 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

CEAS Investments

Florida

Blake Hatten, Ronnie Martinez+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Chitester / Seedfunders

Florida

David Chitester, Irv Cohen+2 on the team

Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$100K to $250KCan lead

Edge Case Capital Partners

Florida

Caden Moskowitz, Lindsey Slagle

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist

$25K to $100KCan lead

Exceptional Capital

Florida

Marell Evans, Andrew Van Nest+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm

$250K to $1MCan 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

Hypersphere Ventures

Florida

Jack Platts, Mehdi Farooq+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto

Check size not reportedCan lead

Infinite Capital

Florida

Nathan Doctor, Sean Doctor+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDefense and space +3

$3M to $30M+Can lead

Florida

Alex Bente, Jeremy Pressman+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGaming and media +1

$100K to $10MCan lead

Florida · Fund $50M Newtopia I (2021)

Jorge Aguado, Juan Pablo Lafosse+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist

$100K to $3MCan lead

Pareto Holdings

Florida · Fund Partner-funded;

Annie Wasserman, Ben Cambier+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist

$100K to $500KCan lead

Florida · Fund $20 (2021)

Jim Stallings

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +1

$500K to $1MCan lead

Secocha Ventures

Florida

Sanket Parekh, Tanai Kamat

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintech +2

Check size not reportedCan lead

The LegalTech Fund

Florida

Sam Elhag, Zach Posner+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $1MCan lead

Florida

Esteban Reyes, Jeffrey Dong+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist

$500K to $3MCan lead

Florida

Kurt Holstein

Pre-seedGeneralist

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Florida

Heston Berkman, Matthew Lewis

Pre-seedSeedGeneralist

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Florida

Ciro Campagnoli

Pre-seedSeedGeneralist

$100K to $250KMostly follows

Florida

Marlon Ramirez

Pre-seedSeedLogistics and mobility +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Florida · Fund $20M Fund I

Jed Breed, Nick Garcia

Pre-seedSeedCrypto

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Florida

Charlie Shrem, Chris Pizzo

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACrypto

Check size not reportedLead not reported

ElevenX Capital

Florida

Anjli Jain

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Flamingo Capital

Florida

Adam Garfield, Chris Adamo+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGeneralist

$100K to $250KMostly follows

Flucas Ventures

Florida

Ashley L. Flucas

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGeneralist

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Florida

Leo Polovets, Anna-Sofia Lesiv

Pre-seedSeedDeep techConfirmed by the firm

$500K to $3MMostly follows

IronGate Capital Advisors

Florida

Hamlet Yousef, Ryan Morfin+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADefense and space +4

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Florida · Fund R$75 (2025)

Daniel Arippol, Gustas Mavroudis+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedFintech

Check size not reportedLead not reported

OneSixOne Ventures

Florida · Fund $4M (Fund I) (2024)

Justis Mendez, Pablo Casilimas

Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +2

$25K to $250KMostly follows

Florida

Luba Lesiva

Pre-seedSeedGeneralist

$100K to $250KMostly follows

Starlight Ventures

Florida

Matias Mosse, Michelle Wax+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDeep tech +4

$500K to $3MMostly follows

Florida

Josh Muccio, Lisa Muccio

Pre-seedSeedGeneralistConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $100KMostly follows

Zelkova Ventures

Florida

Jay Levy

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm

$100K to $250KMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed investors in florida are there?

Mode VC tracks 37 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 2 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 13 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed investors in florida lead rounds?

19 of 31 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.