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Pre-seed investors in Washington

13 of 20 pre-seed firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Not Boring CapitalActive Sep 27
Washington · Fund $8M Fund I (2021)
Packy McCormick
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGeneralist
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Acequia Capital (AceCap)
Washington
Hank Vigil, Leif Danielsen+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$100K to $10MCan lead
Ascend
Washington
Kirby Winfield, Nate Bek+1 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
DFS Lab
Washington
Jake Kendall, Stephen Deng
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Essence VC
Washington
Timothy Chen
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infraConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
Graham & Walker
Washington
Leslie Feinzaig
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$25K to $500KCan lead
Incisive Ventures
Washington
Martin Tobias
Pre-seedLeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KCan lead
Madrona
Washington · Fund $770 (2025)
Karan Mehandru, Matt McIlwain+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
PSL Ventures
Washington · Fund $100 million Fund II
Greg Gottesman, Vivek Ladsariya+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
Check size not reportedCan lead
Tenacious Ventures
Washington · Fund $35M (Fund II)
J Matthew Pryor, Sarah Nolet+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFood and ag +1
$250K to $3MCan lead
Tola Capital
Washington
Sheila Gulati, Aaron Fleishman+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Trilogy Equity Partners
Washington · Fund Evergreen,
Amy McCullough, Mikal Thomsen+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsGeneralist
$1M to $10MCan lead
Two Ravens
Washington
Carson Nye, Isaac Kato
Pre-seedSeedLeadsGeneralist
$250K to $500KCan lead
Washington Research Foundation
Washington
Frank Yin, M. Ragan Hart
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +1
$100K to $3MCan lead
Argonautic Ventures
Washington
Howard Liu, Rita Chiu+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGeneralist
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Breakers
Washington
Annie Luchsinger
Pre-seedSeedGeneralistConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
Breakwater Ventures
Washington
William Finney
Pre-seedSeedIndustrial +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Data Tech Fund
Washington
Andreas Quandt, Ravi Grover+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AGeneralist
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Earthling
Washington
Arian Ghashghai
Pre-seedIndustrialConfirmed by the firm
$25K to $100KMostly follows
Flying Fish Partners
Washington
Adriane Brown, Frank Chang+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedGeneralist
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Meliorate Partners
Washington
Brock Mansfield
Pre-seedClimate
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Pack Ventures
Washington · Fund $30M (2024)
Ken Horenstein, Ti Zhao
Pre-seedSeedGeneralist
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Snøcap
Washington
Jonathan Azoff, Nate Salpeter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Swizzle Ventures
Washington
Jessica Kamada
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
TheFounderVC
Washington
Mia Lewin, Paul Longhenry+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI
$100K to $250KMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed investors in washington are there?

Mode VC tracks 25 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 8 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed investors in washington lead rounds?

13 of 20 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.