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Pre-seed vertical AI investors

14 of 22 pre-seed vertical ai firms that report a preference say they can lead. 6 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
1984 VenturesActive Oct 14
California
Ramy Adeeb, Farzad Soleimani+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsDev tools and infra +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
Magnify VenturesActive Sep 22
California · Fund $46 (2026)
Joanna Drake, Julie Wroblewski
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
Mercury FundActive Oct 14
Texas
Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino+5 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +10
$100K to $10MCan lead
Motivate Venture CapitalActive Sep 23
Illinois
Andy Will, David Wieland+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsFintech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
nvp capitalActive Oct 8
New York · Fund $80M (Fund II) (2025)
Dan Borok, Vaughn Crowe+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI
$25K to $3MCan lead
The CouncilActive Oct 14
California
Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4
Up to $100KMostly follows
25madison
New York
Steven Price, Jaja Liao+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Benhamou Global Ventures
California · Fund $110M Fund IV (2021)
Anik Bose, Eric Benhamou+9 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEnterprise software +2
$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
Euclid Ventures
California
Nic Poulos, Omar Elayat
Pre-seedLeadsVertical AIConfirmed by the firm
$500K to $1MCan lead
Knoll Ventures
Georgia
Andrew Dorman, Richard Fraim+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +2
$500K to $1MCan lead
New Stack Ventures
Illinois · Fund $42.6M Fund II
Nick Moran, Luke Skertich
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +7
$500K to $3MCan lead
Substance
California
Soso Sazesh
Pre-seedLeadsDefense and space +11Confirmed by the firm
Up to $500KCan lead
Transcend.
California
Andrew Sheppard, Brett Krause+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsVertical AI +1
Check size not reportedCan lead
Turing Venture Capital
Texas
Hamad Pervaiz
Pre-seedSeedLeadsVertical AI +4
Check size not reportedCan lead
Berg Capital
Location not listed
Josh Pesses, Troy Dayton+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
BluePointe Ventures
California
Sandeep Sardana, Saanya Sardana+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +1
$100K to $3MMostly follows
Breakwater Ventures
Washington
William Finney
Pre-seedSeedIndustrial +5
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
Firebolt Ventures
California
Cherian Mathew, Vineet Buch
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Forepont Capital Partners
New York
Eric M. Attias, Guillaume Bouyoux+8 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife sciences +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
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
Great North Ventures
Minnesota
Robert Weber, Ryan Weber+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AVertical AI +1
Check size not reportedMostly follows
Karman Ventures
California
Amr Al-Shihabi, Dave Clark+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +3
Up to $250KMostly follows
Ludlow & Solo Angel
Location not listed
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
Parable Partners
Location not listed
Robert F. Gross
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported
SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)
California
Wally Wang, Ben Eum+3 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +4
$100K to $30MMostly follows
Spider Capital
California
Michael Neril, Minsoo Chi+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
TheFounderVC
Washington
Mia Lewin, Paul Longhenry+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI
$100K to $250KMostly follows
Timber Grove Ventures
New York
Dan Fleischmann, Jeff Safferman
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI
Check size not reportedMostly follows
TipTop VC
Texas
Nick Tippmann
Pre-seedSeedVertical AIConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $500KMostly follows
Verdict Capital
Location not listed
Niko Bonatsos, Michael Fertik+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedVertical AI +2
$250K to $3MLead not reported

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Questions

How many pre-seed vertical ai investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 33 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 6 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do pre-seed vertical ai investors write?

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 17 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed vertical ai investors lead rounds?

14 of 22 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.