# Early-Stage VC Target List

> Curated list of venture capital funds known for early-stage checks

A curated roster of venture capital firms that actively lead or participate in pre-seed and seed rounds across North America. It provides founders with targeted investment firms to focus outreach rather than mass pitching.

## The list

Funds that write early checks: @SignalFire (San Francisco, CA), @felicis (San Francisco, CA), @FloridaFunders (Tampa, FL), @TuesdayCapital (San Francisco, CA), @RarebreedVC (Baltimore, MD), @HustleFundVC (San Francisco, CA), @NextViewVC (Boston, MA), @SperoVentures (San Francisco, CA), @pearvc (Palo Alto, CA), @inovia (Montreal, Quebec), @GarageCapital (Waterloo, Canada). Advice: stop pitching the wrong funds; build a data room they'll actually open.

## What it is for

- Build a targeted pipeline for pre-seed and seed fundraising
- Identify geographic-specific early-stage venture funds in North America
- Streamline investor outreach by focusing on active early-check writers

## Key points

- Focuses specifically on pre-seed and seed institutional check writers
- Geographic coverage spanning San Francisco, Boston, Florida, Maryland, and Canada
- Highlights active funds including SignalFire, Felicis, Hustle Fund, and Pear VC
- Emphasizes targeted pitching over mass cold email blasts

## Pricing

Free

## Details

- Type: List
- Category: [Business & Money](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money.md)
- Topic: [Venture Capital](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money/venture-capital.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: other
- For: Pre-seed and seed startup founders
- Tags: fundraising, venture capital, startups, investors, seed funding

## Why it was saved

- [@kseniam0s, 15 May 2026](https://x.com/kseniam0s/status/2055361739450188042): Direct list of funds known to write early checks, with locations.

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Updated 11 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/early-stage-vc-target-list

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