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Pre-seed industrial investors

61 of 83 pre-seed industrial firms that report a preference say they can lead. 7 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
The EngineActive Sep 22
Massachusetts · Fund $398M (Fund III) (2024)
Ann DeWitt, Israel Ruiz+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$250K to $10MCan lead
Alpaca VCActive Sep 22
New York
Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5
$500K to $3MCan lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Valhalla VenturesActive Sep 30
Florida
Devan Malhotra, Rohan Pujara
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +4
$500K to $10MCan lead
The CouncilActive Oct 14
California
Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4
Up to $100KMostly follows
ConvergeActive Sep 27
Massachusetts
Anshu Agarwal, Maia Heymann+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
REFASHIOND VenturesActive Oct 6
New York · Fund $2 (2021)
Brian Laung Aoaeh, Lisa Morales-Hellebo
Pre-seedSeedLogistics and mobility +1
$25K to $100KMostly follows
25madison
New York
Steven Price, Jaja Liao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Accelr8
Massachusetts
Dwight Poler, Ryan Macpherson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
ACME Capital
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan lead
Analog Ventures
New York
John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6
$500K to $3MCan lead
Angel Ventures
Texas
Elisa Sepúlveda, Marcelo de la Garza
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5
$250K to $1MCan lead
Anzu Partners
District of Columbia
David Michael, David Seldin+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Ardent Venture Partners
District of Columbia
Phil Bronner, Phil Herget+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Autotech Ventures
California · Fund $230M Fund III (2023)
Alexei Andreev, Burak Cendek+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLogistics and mobility +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Azolla Ventures
Massachusetts · Fund $239M
Amy Duffuor, Johanna Wolfson+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Bluelake
Florida · Fund $50M (2026)
Jamie Rutledge, Chris Cesareo+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +6
$250K to $3MCan lead
Construct Capital
District of Columbia · Fund $300M
Dayna Grayson, Rachel Holt+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +3Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Cortado Ventures
Oklahoma
Mike Moradi, Nathaniel Harding+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsIndustrial +4Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
Cortical Ventures
California
Igor Taber, Jeremy Achin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Cottonwood Technology Fund
Colorado
Alain le Loux, Dave Blivin+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +3
$1M to $30MCan lead
Elm Street Ventures
Connecticut
Chris McLeod, Rob Bettigole+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +3
$500K to $1MCan lead
Embark Ventures
California
Peter Lee, Yipeng Zhao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +4
$100K to $3MCan lead
ff Venture Capital
New York
Alex Katz, John Frankel+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +2
$250K to $1MCan lead
Flagship Pioneering
Massachusetts · Fund $2.6B
Paul Biondi, Doug Cole, M.D.+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Flux Capital
California
Ari Stiegler, Mike Loretz+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +2
$250K to $10MCan lead
Fusion Fund
California
Lu Zhang, Shane Wall+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
GFT Ventures
California
Jay Eum, Jeff Herbst+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Great Wave Ventures
New York
Michael Palmer, Nobu Iguchi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
Hat-Trick Capital
California
Junguang (Peter) Pan, Gary Lin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
HG Ventures
Indiana
Ginger Rothrock, Ph.D, John Glushik+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +4
$1M to $10MCan lead
Hyperplane
Massachusetts
John Murphy, Vivjan Myrto+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +4
$250K to $3MCan lead
Ibex Investors
California
Justin Borus, Aaron Rinberg+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLogistics and mobility +1Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $10MCan lead
Inflection
Massachusetts · Fund $40 million
Alexander Lange, Jonatan Luther-Bergquist
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +4
$500K to $1MCan lead
Ironspring
Texas · Fund $100 million (2024)
Peter J. Holt, Ty Findley+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsIndustrial +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Leap Forward Ventures
California
David Rusenko
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +1
$100K to $3MCan lead
Maniv
New York
Michael Granoff, Nate Jaret+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLogistics and mobility +1Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $10MCan lead
Mendoza Ventures
Massachusetts · Fund $100M (2023)
Adrian Mendoza, Senofer Mendoza+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +2
$500K 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
New Stack Ventures
Illinois · Fund $42.6M Fund II
Nick Moran, Luke Skertich
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +7
$500K to $3MCan lead

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Questions

How many pre-seed industrial investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 107 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 7 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed industrial investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 42 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed industrial investors lead rounds?

61 of 83 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.