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Pre-seed vertical AI investors in California

7 of 11 pre-seed vertical ai firms that report a preference say they can lead. 3 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
The CouncilActive Oct 14
California
Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +4
Up to $100KMostly follows
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
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
BluePointe Ventures
California
Sandeep Sardana, Saanya Sardana+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEnterprise software +1
$100K to $3MMostly follows
Firebolt Ventures
California
Cherian Mathew, Vineet Buch
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BVertical AI +1
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
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

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Questions

How many pre-seed vertical ai investors in california are there?

Mode VC tracks 13 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 3 have been active since September 2026.

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

The most reported band is $500K to $1M, reported by 5 firms on this list.

Which pre-seed vertical ai investors in california lead rounds?

7 of 11 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.