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Pre-seed marketplaces investors

24 of 42 pre-seed marketplaces firms that report a preference say they can lead. 5 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active

Alpaca VCActive Sep 22

New York

Ryan Freedman, Aubrie Pagano+3 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsProptech +5

$500K to $3MCan 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

Mercury FundActive Oct 14

Texas

Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10

$100K to $10MCan lead

Capital FActive Sep 22

California

Dawn Dobras, Margaret Coblentz

Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Wittington VenturesActive Sep 22

Toronto

Jim Orlando, Megh Gupta+11 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BClimate +3

Check size not reportedLead not reported

1Sharpe Ventures

California

Gregor Watson, Rob Bloemker+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

Up to $3MCan lead

Analog Ventures

New York

John Nordin, Lenny Langenscheidt+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +6

$500K to $3MCan lead

California

Brian Lee, Shamin Walsh+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +1Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

Blockchain Founders Capital

New York

Ben Horvath, Sagar Barvaliya+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsCrypto +1Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KCan lead

Casa Verde Capital

California

Karan Wadhera, Yoni Meyer+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsConsumer +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

Corazon Capital

Illinois · Fund $100M — latest fund (2026)

Phil Schwarz, Sam Yagan+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Dundee Venture Capital

Nebraska · Fund $90M AUM

Greg Beaufait, Mark Hasebroock

Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplaces +1

$500K to $1MCan lead

Grit Capital Partners

New York

Jennifer Byrne, Michael Flannery+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +3

Check size not reportedCan lead

California

Erik Huberman, Mara Chaben

Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplacesConfirmed by the firm

$25K to $100KCan lead

Texas

Han Shen

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1

$500K to $10MCan lead

Infinity Ventures

California · Fund $184M (2024)

Jay Ganatra, Jeremy Jonker+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +1Confirmed by the firm

$1M to $10MCan lead

Kyber Knight Capital

California · Fund $120 (2023)

Linus Liang, Sunny Dhillon+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplaces +2

$250K to $3MCan lead

Laconia Capital

New York

Jeffrey Silverman, David Arcara+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $1MCan lead

LEAP Global Partners

California

Roberto Aguayo, Roman Leal+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +4

$25K to $10MCan lead

Montage Ventures

California

Matt Murphy, Todd Kimmel+4 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $3MCan lead

Sandalphon Capital

Illinois

Jonathan Ellis, Nevin Ramanujan

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4

$100K to $3MCan lead

California · Fund $50M (2020)

Greg Gilman, James Hicks+6 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1

Check size not reportedCan lead

Maryland · Fund $200M

Steven Mankoff, Jim Pastoriza+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4

$500K to $10MCan lead

Tech Square Ventures

Georgia

Blake Patton, Bill Nussey+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4

$500K to $3MCan lead

New York

Diana Melencio, Pano Anthos+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +4

Check size not reportedCan lead

New York

Diana Melencio, Pano Anthos+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +4

Check size not reportedCan lead

Alex Canter Angel Investments

United States

Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces +1

$250K to $3MLead not reported

Allied Venture Partners

Alberta

Matt Wilson

Pre-seedSeedFintech +3Confirmed by the firm

$100K to $500KMostly follows

American Express Ventures

United States

Margaret Lim, Rohit Bodas+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +3

$250K to $3MLead not reported

Automotive Ventures

Georgia · Fund $19M latest fund (2025)

Steve Greenfield, Justin Charbonneau

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALogistics and mobility +4

$100K to $500KMostly follows

Location not listed

Josh Pesses, Troy Dayton+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2

$250K to $3MLead not reported

Florida

Marlon Ramirez

Pre-seedSeedLogistics and mobility +3

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Bridge Investments

Illinois

Daniel Goldberg, Connor Ryan+1 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise software +2

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Illinois

Tessa Flippin, Simmone Seymour

Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces +2

Check size not reportedLead not reported

Evantic Capital

Location not listed

Matt Miller, Imke Koberg+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2

$250K to $3MLead not reported

New York

Fabrice Grinda, Jose Marin+5 on the team

Pre-seedSeedSeries AMarketplaces

Check size not reportedMostly follows

Forty.5 Ventures

Los Angeles / Belgrade / Singapore

Zoran Vasiljev, Vel Vasic+2 on the team

Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +5

$250K to $3MLead not reported

Gokul Rajaram Angel Syndicate

United States

Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2

$250K to $3MLead not reported

Ilir Sela Angel Fund

United States

Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces

$500K to $3MLead not reported

New York

Andrew Gluck

Pre-seedMarketplaces +2Confirmed by the firm

$250K to $500KMostly follows

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Questions

How many pre-seed marketplaces investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 56 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 5 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed marketplaces investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 28 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed marketplaces investors lead rounds?

24 of 42 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.