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Top Pre-Seed Investors

26 of 160 investors ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 160 best-ranked of these 161 investors cover seed stage (100), series a (59), series (31) and early stage (27). They also list work in London, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and New York City. 160 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

26 of 160 investors ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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FreshTracks Capital
Growth Stage
FreshTracks Capital manages a family of early-stage venture funds from Shelburne, Vermont.
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Why #1: Founded 2000, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
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Venture Center
Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in India
A science and technology incubator in Pune, India, hosted by CSIR's National Chemical Laboratory, for deep-tech start-ups
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Why #2 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
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Techstars
Seed Stage · Early Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Also in Los Angeles and Amsterdam
Techstars is an accelerator and investor for early-stage founders, working since 2006. Programmes run in major startup hubs worldwide and in specialist sectors.
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Why #2 (shared): Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Outlander Labs
Crypto and Web3 · Seed Stage · Biotech
Outlander Labs is a venture capital firm that backs startups at the earliest stages, sometimes before revenue or a finished product.
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Why #2 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Base Ventures
Seed Stage · Series A · Series
Base Ventures is an investment firm that began investing in 2013.
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Why #2 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Quest Venture Partners
Seed Stage · Partners · Learning · Also in Silicon Valley
Quest Venture Partners is an early-stage venture firm in Silicon Valley.
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Why #6 (shared): Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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TechAviv Founder Partners
Seed Stage
TechAviv Founder Partners is the investment arm of TechAviv, a global club for Israeli technology founders that has run since 2007.
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Why #6 (shared): Founded 2007, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Betaworks
Early Stage · Artificial Intelligence · Startup Incubator · Also in New York City
Betaworks is a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund that both invests in and builds companies. It has been active since 2008.
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Why #8: Founded 2008, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Core Innovation Capital
Seed Stage · Series A · Driving · Also in Los Angeles and San Francisco
Core Innovation Capital, also known as Core VC, is a venture firm with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Why #9: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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BECO Capital
Seed Stage · Also in United Arab Emirates
BECO Capital is a venture capital firm based in the UAE. It has invested in technology founders across the Gulf and the wider Middle East since 2012, from pre-seed through to…
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Why #10 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
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Costanoa Venture Capital
Seed Stage · Series A · Artificial Intelligence · Also in Bogota and Mexico City
Costanoa Venture Capital, which trades as Costanoa Ventures, is an early-stage firm founded in 2012.
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Why #10 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Fabric Ventures
Crypto and Web3 · Gaming · Blockchain · Also in Dubai and London
Fabric Ventures is a thesis-driven venture firm that has backed companies from inception since 2012.
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Why #10 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Blue Startups
Startup Accelerator · Also in San Francisco and Silicon Valley
Blue Startups is a startup accelerator headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Why #10 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Right Side Capital Management
Seed Stage · Series A · Growth Stage · Also in San Francisco
Right Side Capital Management is an investment firm that works only at the pre-seed stage. It focuses on technology startups and has done so since 2012.
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Why #10 (shared): Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Carthona Capital
Series A
Carthona Capital is a venture capital investor based in Sydney, Australia, that invests globally.
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Why #15 (shared): Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Forum Ventures
Artificial Intelligence · Startup Accelerator · SaaS
Forum Ventures is a business that supports early-stage B2B software founders through three routes: a venture studio, an accelerator and a pre-seed fund.
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Why #15 (shared): Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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1517 Fund
Seed Stage · Deep Tech
1517 Fund is an investor that backs dropouts, renegade students and deep-tech scientists at the earliest stages of their companies.
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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IndieBio
Seed Stage · Startup Accelerator · Also in New York City and San Francisco
IndieBio is a start-up programme of the venture investor SOSV.
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Ikp Eden
Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore
A startup incubator in Bengaluru, India focused on deep-tech and hardware founders, with labs, manufacturing and funding guidance
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Why #17 (shared): Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
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Social Alpha
Seed Stage · Startup Incubator · Also in Bangalore
Social Alpha is a startup incubator in India that backs science- and technology-led innovations addressing social, economic and environmental problems.
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
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Haystack Ventures
Early Stage · Partners · Engineering · Also in Fleet
Haystack Ventures is a small venture capital firm that invests at the earliest stage of company formation.
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Why #20 (shared): In business 10+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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TAQADAM Startup Accelerator (KAUST and SAB)
Seed Stage · Startup Accelerator · Also in Saudi Arabia
TAQADAM Startup Accelerator is a six-month programme in Saudi Arabia that mentors startups, including international ones
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Why #20 (shared): Founded 2016, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
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Shorooq Partners
Seed Stage · Growth Stage · Also in United Arab Emirates
Shorooq Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm, regulated in ADGM, that began as a venture firm in the MENA region in 2017.
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Why #23: Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
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BackBone Ventures
Seed Stage · Also in Zürich
Backbone Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Zurich and Frankfurt am Main. It was founded in 2018 and has made 28 investments, with two exits so far.
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Why #24: Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Top Pre-Seed Investors

FreshTracks Capital

Venture Center

Techstars

Outlander Labs

Base Ventures

Quest Venture Partners

TechAviv Founder Partners

Betaworks

Core Innovation Capital

BECO Capital

Costanoa Venture Capital

Fabric Ventures

Blue Startups

Right Side Capital Management

Carthona Capital

Forum Ventures

1517 Fund

IndieBio

Ikp Eden

Social Alpha

Haystack Ventures

TAQADAM Startup Accelerator (KAUST and SAB)

Shorooq Partners

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