AI Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms in Silicon Valley

10vc

Pre-seed and seed investor backing founders in deep science, biotech, automation, AI/ML, fintech, cybersecurity, defense, and energy transition.

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

AI Fund

Venture studio co-founding AI companies from idea to impact.

Mountain View (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

AICONIC Ventures

AI and deep tech VC bridging Silicon Valley and Asia, investing from Pre-Seed to Series B in AI infrastructure, robotics, and cybersecurity.

Menlo Park (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

AIX Ventures

Early-stage venture firm focused on companies developing industry-changing AI, led by top AI practitioners and researchers.

San Francisco (United States) (+2)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

ALM Ventures

Investing in seed & pre-seed humanoid, embodied AI, spatial intelligence

Mountain View (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Alumni Ventures

America's largest VC firm for individual investors.

New York (United States) (+6)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Atinc

Boutique venture capital firm backing founders at incorporation and beyond

Palo Alto (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Autotech Ventures

Early-stage VC investing in ground transportation technology globally

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Basis Set Ventures

Early-stage VC firm specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation, focused on scaling human potential and improving productivity across all sectors.

San Francisco (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Blockchain Builders Fund

Backing Stanford-affiliated founders building blockchain and AI infrastructure

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Boost VC

Early-stage VC investing in sci-fi future and deep tech startups

San Mateo (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Candou Ventures

Menlo Park seed firm writing first institutional checks of $500K–$1M into B2B, AI, SaaS, IoT, and cloud infrastructure startups with large addressable markets.

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Cervin

Palo Alto early-stage VC founded by entrepreneurs, backing B2B enterprise software startups in infrastructure, applications, and tools from pre-seed through Series A.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Clear Ventures

Palo Alto seed-stage VC founded by ex-Sequoia and USVP partners, backing disruptive tech companies in AI, semiconductors, cybersecurity, and enterprise software from day one.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Cowboy Ventures

Seed fund since 2012, backing US software startups in enterprise, fintech, healthcare, and consumer. Leads seed rounds; invests pre-product; cold inbound accepted.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Credo Ventures

Partners with CEE tech founders to build global businesses

Prague (Czech Republic) (+2)

Pre-Seed Seed

Decibel Partners

Silicon Valley early-stage VC backing technical founders building infrastructure software for developer platforms, cybersecurity, and data and AI engineering teams.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Draper Associates

40+ years funding transformative companies with visionary founders

San Mateo (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

E1 Ventures

Backs founders at the frontiers of science and technology

Miami (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Electric Capital

Pre-seed to Series A VC backing builders of AI, crypto, and distributed systems with $1–15M+ checks. Engineers-as-investors model. $3B+ deployed since 2018.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

First Spark Ventures

Menlo Park deep tech VC affiliated with SRI International, backing Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A startups in advanced compute, digital biology, and cyberphysical systems.

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Floodgate

Prime-stage venture firm focused on identifying Thunder companies

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Fortitude Ventures

Early-stage firm focused on AI and robotic autonomy

San Mateo (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Fusion Fund

Early-stage VC investing in AI and data-driven tech

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

GoAhead Ventures

Silicon Valley-based pre-seed and seed fund backing ambitious founders globally

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Greylock Partners

First partner for ambitious founders building AI-first companies

San Francisco (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Hico Ventures

Early-stage VC backing AI and blockchain startups with high conviction

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

Honeystone Ventures

Reinventing VC with academic research and know-how

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed

J-Ventures

Community-driven VC fund based in Silicon Valley backed by 470+ expert members, investing $250K–$1M checks across enterprise software, fintech, cybersecurity, and more.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

KDX

Early-stage VC focused exclusively on investment and capital markets technology, backing startups digitising institutional investment decisions.

Palo Alto (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Neotribe Ventures

Investing in breakthrough technologies that stretch the imagination

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Newfund Capital

Paris and Palo Alto-based early-stage VC founded by entrepreneurs, writing $250K–$2M seed checks into startups in France and North America with global ambitions.

Paris (France) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed

Next Play Ventures

Early-stage VC led by former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, backing purpose-driven founders across enterprise SaaS, fintech, edtech, and health with capital and leadership coaching.

Menlo Park (United States)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

NFX

NFX is a venture firm exclusively focused on pre-seed & seed stage startups.

San Francisco (United States) (+2)

Pre-Seed Seed

Nina Capital

Specialized venture capital firm investing at the intersection of healthcare and technology

Barcelona (Spain) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Pear VC

Early-stage venture firm partnering with founders from pre-seed to seed

San Francisco (United States) (+1)

Pre-Seed Seed