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Pre-Seed VC First-Check Directory
A curated list of venture capital funds writing first checks at pre-seed
This reference list identifies active venture capital firms known to invest at the pre-seed stage, specifically those writing initial checks of $250,000 or more. It includes fund names alongside their geographic bases across major US tech hubs to help founders target their outreach.
The list
You can't raise pre-seed from funds that don't do pre-seed. These VCs write $250K+ first checks:
- @foothillvc (Los Altos, CA)
- @chapterone (Los Angeles, CA)
- @dreamit (New York, NY)
- @e1_ventures (Miami, FL)
- @cleocapital (San Francisco, CA)
- @LudlowVentures (Detroit, MI)
- @ZettaVentures (San Francisco, CA)
- @longjumpfund $100K (Chicago, IL)
- @ResoluteVC (CA, NY, MA)
- @HustleFundVC (San Francisco, CA)
- @Denver_Ventures (Denver, CO)
- @CowboyVC (Palo Alto, CA)
What it's for
- Build an initial investor target list for a pre-seed funding round
- Filter out late-stage venture capital firms during early fundraising
- Identify location-specific early-stage venture investors
Key points
- Focuses on investors actively participating in pre-seed rounds
- Highlights funds that write first checks of $250K or more
- Includes geographical headquarters for regional targeting
- Covers multiple regional tech hubs including SF, NYC, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles
Pricing
Free
Details
- Type
- List
- Category
- Business & Money
- Topic
- Venture Capital
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- other
- For
- Pre-seed startup founders raising their initial institutional round
- Tags
- fundraising, investors, pre seed, startups, vc
Why it was saved
- @kseniam0s: Useful fundraising target list for founders raising pre-seed; avoids pitching funds that don't do pre-seed.
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