Pre-seed life sciences investors in California

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

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
The Longevity FundActive Sep 24
California
Alex Colville, Satvik Dasariraju
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $400M (2025)
Lenny Pruss, Mike Dauber+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDev tools and infra +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
California · Fund $200 million (2025)
Ken Horne, Ari Nowacek+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
California · Fund $114M Fund III (2026)
Julia Moore, Lindy Fishburne+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +2
$500K to $10MCan lead
California
Karan Wadhera, Yoni Meyer+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Peter Lee, Yipeng Zhao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +4
$100K to $3MCan lead
California · Fund $900M (2025)
Aydin Senkut, James Detweiler+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsCybersecurity +4
$1M to $30M+Can lead
California · Fund $900M
Hyung Chun, MD, Shannon Bergstedt+11 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +2
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $35M (2024)
David Fleck, Kevin Barrett
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
California
Brian Frank, Jenn Burka
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciencesConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MCan lead
California
Michael Liao, Ren Du+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $1MCan lead
California · Fund $389 (2023)
Peter Bisgaard, Rob Hopfner+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences
$3M to $30MCan lead
California
Andrew Ogawa, Maarten 't Hooft+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDeep tech +3
$100K to $3MCan lead
California
Lucas Harrington, Matt Krisiloff+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsLife sciences +1
$500K to $1MCan lead
California
Po Bronson, Stephen Chambers
Pre-seedLeadsDeep tech +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
California
Joe Wilson, Emily Lindberg+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsLife sciences +2
$500K to $1MCan lead
California
Beth Seidenberg, David Allison+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsLife sciences
Check size not reportedCan lead
California · Fund $5M Fund I (2023)
Ariel Ganz, PhD, Benjamin Rolnik
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Christina Jenkins, Frank Levinson+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $2.5B+ AUM
Min Cui, Peter Colabuono+10 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLife sciences +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Andrew Krowne, Pascal Levensohn+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Johan Odvar Odfjell, Karina Halstensen Birkelund+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AClimate +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Ela Madej, Seth Bannon
Pre-seedSeedClimate +4
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Danny Chen, Gal Treger+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
David Park, Todd Stavish+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedDefense and space +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California · Fund $375 (2021)
Hank Plain, Jean George+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLife sciences +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
California
Mo El-Bibany
Pre-seedSeedDeep tech +1Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MMostly follows
California
Wally Wang, Ben Eum+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +4
$100K to $30MMostly follows
California · Fund >$200M
Reed Jobs
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLife sciences +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported

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How many pre-seed life sciences investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 30 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

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

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

Which pre-seed life sciences investors in california lead rounds?

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