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Pre-seed investors in New York

121 of 186 pre-seed firms that report a preference say they can lead. 14 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Company VenturesActive Oct 5
New York
Hunter Hillenmeyer, Matt Harrigan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$500K to $3MCan lead
FirstMarkActive Sep 29
New York
Amish Jani, Rick Heitzmann+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$1M to $30MCan lead
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
AntlerActive Sep 27
New York
Prerna Sharma, Ryan Sommerville+4 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Blue CollectiveActive Sep 28
New York
Brian Stafford, JJ Kasper+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
Imaginary VenturesActive Sep 24
New York · Fund $500 million (2022)
Natalie Massenet, Nick Brown+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
LvlUp VenturesActive Sep 23
New York
Aaron Golbin, Brandon Maier+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
Up to $10MCan lead
Makers FundActive Sep 22
New York · Fund US$250 (2022)
Alli Ottarsson, Jay Chi+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGaming and media
$500K to $30M+Can lead
nvp capitalActive Oct 8
New York · Fund $80M (Fund II) (2025)
Dan Borok, Vaughn Crowe+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI
$25K to $3MCan lead
Primary Venture PartnersActive Oct 14
New York · Fund $625 million Fund V (2026)
Brad Svrluga, Ben Sun+12 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$1M to $10MCan lead
VariantActive Sep 23
New York · Fund $222M Variant 4 (2026)
Jesse Walden, Alana Levin+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsCrypto
$1M to $30MCan lead
The FundActive Sep 25
New York
Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley
Pre-seedGeneralist
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Forum VenturesActive Sep 27
New York
James Murphy, Jonah Midanik+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
REFASHIOND VenturesActive Oct 6
New York · Fund $2 (2021)
Brian Laung Aoaeh, Lisa Morales-Hellebo
Pre-seedSeedLogistics and mobility +1
$25K to $100KMostly follows
2048 Ventures
New York · Fund $82M (Fund III) (2026)
Alex Iskold, Julie Wolf+6 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
25madison
New York
Steven Price, Jaja Liao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
4DX Ventures
New York
Daniel Marlo, Peter Orth+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
97212 Ventures
New York
Eyal Bino, Jeremy Boss
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
Actions Capital
New York
Adriel Bercow, Daniel Vasquez+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Activate Venture Partners
New York · Fund Just (2025)
Glen Bressner, Todd Pietri+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$3M to $10MCan lead
Also Capital
New York · Fund $50M (Fund II) (2026)
Mike Annunziata, Brandes Woodall
Pre-seedLeadsDeep techConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KCan lead
Altari Ventures
New York
Anna Garcia
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2
$500K to $1MCan lead
Analog Ventures
New York
John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6
$500K to $3MCan lead
Anchorless Bangladesh
New York
Dan McMurtrie, Peter Findley+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$100K to $1MCan lead
Anthemis
New York
Amy Nauiokas, Harry Harrison+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsFintechConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $30MCan lead
Apple Tree Partners
New York · Fund $2.9B committed capital
Seth L. Harrison, Anna Batarina+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences
$10M to $30M+Can lead
Archetype
New York · Fund $100M Fund III (2025)
Ash Egan, Danny Sursock+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto
$500K to $10MCan lead
Asylum VC
New York
Lola Wajskop, Mackenzie Regent+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Asymmetric Capital Partners
New York · Fund $137M Fund II
Rob Biederman, Nancy Chou+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $10MCan lead
Atypical Ventures
New York
Chris Wake
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$500K to $1MCan lead
Avalanche VC
New York
Katelyn Donnelly
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KCan lead
Avid Ventures
New York · Fund $87M Fund II (2024)
Addie Lerner Katz, Tali Miller+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
BBG Ventures
New York
Nisha Dua, Susan Lyne+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Benchstrength
New York
John Monagle, Ken Chenault Jr.+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Betaworks Ventures
New York · Fund $66M
John Borthwick, Jordan Crook
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$250K to $1MCan lead
Blockchain Founders Capital
New York
Ben Horvath, Sagar Barvaliya+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Bowery Capital
New York
Loren Straub, Michael Brown+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise softwareConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Catalio Capital Management
New York · Fund $2B AUM
George C. Petrocheilos, R. Jacob Vogelstein, Ph.D.+18 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Charge Ventures
New York
Brett Martin
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
Cistern Capital
New York
Nate Kline
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead

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How many pre-seed investors in new york are there?

Mode VC tracks 233 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 14 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed investors in new york write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 91 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed investors in new york lead rounds?

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