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Pre-seed industrial investors in California

24 of 29 pre-seed industrial firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
The CouncilActive Oct 14
California
Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4
Up to $100KMostly follows
ACME Capital
California · Fund $240M (2022)
Hany Nada, Scott Stanford+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsDeep tech +4
$1M to $30MCan 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
Cortical Ventures
California
Igor Taber, Jeremy Achin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Embark Ventures
California
Peter Lee, Yipeng Zhao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +4
$100K to $3MCan 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
Hat-Trick Capital
California
Junguang (Peter) Pan, Gary Lin+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +3
$500K 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
Leap Forward Ventures
California
David Rusenko
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +1
$100K 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
Nido Ventures
California
Ana Carolina Mexia, Maria Gutierrez+1 on the team
Pre-seedLeadsIndustrial +2
$100K to $250KCan lead
Praxis
California
Matt Blodgett, Greg Ellson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial
$1M to $3MCan lead
Quest Venture Partners
California
Andrew Ogawa, Maarten 't Hooft+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $3MCan lead
Radius Capital
California
Peter Shannon, Luka Tomljenovic
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDefense and space +2
$100K to $1MCan lead
Ravelin Capital
California
Lucas Vaz
Pre-seedSeedLeadsIndustrial +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Schematic Ventures
California
Julian Counihan
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLogistics and mobility +2Confirmed by the firm
$500K to $3MCan lead
SE Ventures
California · Fund €500M (2022)
Amit Chaturvedy, Carlos (CK) Kokron+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsClimate +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KCan lead
SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio)
California
Po Bronson, Stephen Chambers
Pre-seedLeadsDeep tech +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
Starshot Capital
California · Fund $35M — Starshot Fund I
Jeremy Brewer, Sam Levac-Levey+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Substance
California
Soso Sazesh
Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm
Up to $500KCan lead
TSVC
California
Charles Shao, Chun Xia+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Undeterred Capital
California
Joe Wilson, Emily Lindberg+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +2
$500K to $1MCan lead
Voyager Ventures
California · Fund $275M
Sierra Peterson, Sarah Sclarsic+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
Blackwing
California
Chad Cazel, Pete DiSalvo
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Cerulean Ventures
California
Jahed Momand, Matthew Stotts
Pre-seedClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Convective Capital
California · Fund $85M (2026)
Bill Clerico, Kat Mañalac+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Earthshot Ventures
California
Dawn Lippert, Matt Logan+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
First Spark Ventures
California
Danny Chen, Gal Treger+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Friends & Family Capital
California
Colin Anderson, John Fogelsong
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Gigascale Capital
California · Fund $250M (2026)
Victoria Beasley, Evaline Tsai, Ph.D.+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Hanover
California
Allison Ball, Joseph Malchow
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Impact Science Ventures
California
Alain Harrus, Robert Ethier+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Karman Ventures
California
Amr Al-Shihabi, Dave Clark+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +3
Up to $250KMostly follows
Spatial Capital
California
Doug Griffin
Pre-seedSeedDeep tech +1
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Spider Capital
California
Michael Neril, Minsoo Chi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Tau Ventures
California
Amit Garg, Sanjay Rao+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BHealthtech +2
Check size not reportedMostly follows
z21 Ventures
California
Abhinav Shashank, Jyotika Gupta+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed industrial investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 39 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed industrial investors in california write?

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

Which pre-seed industrial investors in california lead rounds?

24 of 29 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.