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Pre-seed marketplaces investors in California

9 of 15 pre-seed marketplaces firms that report a preference say they can lead. 1 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Capital FActive Sep 22
California
Dawn Dobras, Margaret Coblentz
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +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
BAM Ventures
California
Brian Lee, Shamin Walsh+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsConsumer +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
Hawke Ventures
California
Erik Huberman, Mara Chaben
Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplacesConfirmed by the firm
$25K to $100KCan 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
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
Science
California · Fund $50M (2020)
Greg Gilman, James Hicks+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsConsumer +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Phenomenal Ventures
California
Helen Min, Meena Harris+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows
R-Squared
California
Roy Erez, Roy Rubin
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +2
$250K to $3MMostly follows
Tess Ventures
California
Tess Hau, Douglas Park+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedCrypto +5
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Trust Fund
California
Sophia Amoruso
Pre-seedSeedMarketplaces +2
$100K to $500KMostly follows
TwentyTwo VC
California · Fund Approximately $20M AUM
Fred Benenson, Katey Caldwell
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +3
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Wedbush Ventures
California
Petra Stuhmeier Griffith
Pre-seedSeedFintech +3Confirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows

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Questions

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

Mode VC tracks 16 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 1 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 9 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed marketplaces investors in california lead rounds?

9 of 15 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.