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Seed education and work investors

29 of 43 seed education and work firms that report a preference say they can lead. 3 active since September.

Can leadMostly followsNot reportedRecently active
Reach CapitalActive Sep 22
California · Fund $265 (2023)
Esteban Sosnik, Jennifer Carolan+6 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and work +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Spero VenturesActive Sep 29
California
Andrew Parker, Sara Eshelman+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +2
$1M to $10MCan lead
Capital FActive Sep 22
California
Dawn Dobras, Margaret Coblentz
Pre-seedSeedHealthtech +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Actions Capital
New York
Adriel Bercow, Daniel Vasquez+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $3MCan lead
Acumen America
California
Amon Anderson, Catherine Casey Nanda+4 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +2
$250K to $500KCan lead
Amplify Capital
Toronto · Fund CAD $60M Fund III
Kathryn Wortsman, Craig Hunter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsClimate +2
$1M to $3MCan lead
Angel Ventures
Texas
Elisa Sepúlveda, Marcelo de la Garza
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsFintech +5
$250K to $1MCan lead
Better Ventures
California · Fund $108M
Rick Moss, Wes Selke+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $1MCan lead
GOVO Venture Partners
Florida
Brian D'Ambrosio, Jonathan Kilman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsDefense and space +5
Check size not reportedCan lead
GSV Ventures
California
Adam Freed, Deborah Quazzo+7 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and work
Check size not reportedCan lead
Kyber Knight Capital
California · Fund $120 (2023)
Linus Liang, Sunny Dhillon+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsMarketplaces +2
$250K to $3MCan lead
Learn Capital
California
Don Burton, Greg Mauro+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and work
Check size not reportedCan lead
Obvious Ventures
California · Fund $360.36M Fund V (2026)
Andrew Beebe, James Joaquin+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +5
$3M to $30MCan lead
Oceans Ventures
New York
Josh Rahn, Steven Rosenblatt
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEducation and work +2Confirmed by the firm
$1M to $3MCan lead
Osage Venture Partners
Pennsylvania
Nate Lentz, Robert Adelson+2 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsEnterprise software +1
$1M to $10MCan lead
Owl Ventures
California
Amit A. Patel, Ian Chiu+6 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$3M to $30MCan lead
Rethink Education
New York · Fund $48.9 (2025)
Amy Nelson, Matt Greenfield+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEducation and work +2
$500K to $3MCan lead
Rethink Impact
New York · Fund Approximately (2025)
Braxton Sandman, Chelsea Morris+4 on the team
SeedSeries ASeries BLeadsHealthtech +3
$1M to $10MCan lead
Roble Ventures
California
Sergio Monsalve, David Perez-Hernandez
Pre-seedSeedSeries ALeadsEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $500KCan lead
Ruxton Ventures
Maryland
Mark Walsh, Jonathan Aberman
SeedLeadsEducation and work +4
$100K to $500KCan lead
SemperVirens Venture Capital
California · Fund $141M Core Fund III
Allison Baum Gates, Colin Tobias+3 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsVertical AI +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Springbank Collective
New York · Fund $40M (2023)
Courtney Leimkuhler, Elana Berkowitz+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsHealthtech +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
Storytime Capital
Ontario · Fund CAD (2025)
Lauren Epstein, Neil Grunberg+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEducation and work
$500K to $3MCan lead
Surface Ventures
New York · Fund $50M
Dimitri Boguslavsky, Gyan Kapur+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsEnterprise software +3
$500K to $1MCan lead
TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
British Columbia · Fund $100M (2020)
Nabeela Merchant, Blair Miller+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsFood and ag +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
The Artemis Fund
Texas · Fund $36M (Fund II) (2024)
Diana Murakhovskaya, Leslie Goldman Tepper+3 on the team
SeedLeadsFintech +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Urban Innovation Fund
California · Fund $121M latest fund
Clara Brenner, Julie Lein+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedLeadsClimate +5
$500K to $10MCan lead
VamosVentures
California · Fund $50M
Marcos Gonzalez, Ashley Ryder+4 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsHealthtech +3
$500K to $3MCan lead
Vertical Venture Partners
California · Fund $100M
Brad Corona, David C. Schwab+1 on the team
SeedSeries ALeadsVertical AI +8Confirmed by the firm
$250K to $10MCan lead
WndrCo
California
Anthony Saleh, Chenli Wang+4 on the team
SeedLeadsEducation and work +3
Check size not reportedCan lead
Acadian Ventures
New York
Jason Corsello, Thomas Otter+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$250K to $1MMostly follows
Autodesk Foundation
California
Jean Shia, Joe Speicher+7 on the team
SeedSeries AClimate +4
$100K to $1MMostly follows
Behind Genius Ventures
California
Paige Finn Doherty, Andy Sran+1 on the team
Pre-seedSeedEducation and workConfirmed by the firm
$100K to $250KMostly follows
Bullhorn Ventures
Massachusetts · Fund $20M (2022)
Leah McKelvey, Ben Harvey
SeedSeries AEnterprise software +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
City Light Capital
New York
Jeff Rinehart, Josh Cohen
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +2
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Comcast Ventures
California
Allison Goldberg, Marc Silberman+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BDev tools and infra +5
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Cubit Capital
Texas
Trevor Rees-Jones, Guilherme Hadlich+2 on the team
Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep tech +6
Check size not reportedLead not reported
Difference Partners
New York · Fund $30M committed fund (2021)
Jesse Morris
Pre-seedSeedSeries AHealthtech +1
Check size not reportedLead not reported
ElevenX Capital
Florida
Anjli Jain
Pre-seedSeedSeries AEducation and work +3
Check size not reportedLead not reported
FiDi Ventures
New York
Matt Straz, Michael Manne
SeedEducation and work
Check size not reportedMostly follows

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Questions

How many seed education and work investors are there?

Mode VC tracks 57 firms on this list as of 2026-10-15. 3 have been active since September 2026.

What check size do seed education and work investors write?

The most reported band is $250K to $500K, reported by 17 firms on this list.

Which seed education and work investors lead rounds?

29 of 43 firms that report a preference say they can lead. Turn on "Leads rounds" to see only them.