Top Seed-Stage Venture Capital Firms

Between them, the 304 venture capital firms on this page cover pre seed (114), series a (96), partners (42) and series (41). They also list work in New York City, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and London. 277 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Y Combinator

   Pre Seed · Startup Accelerator · Partners · Also in Ontario and San Francisco

   Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups.

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   Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

   Crypto and Web3 · Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Also in Seoul and Washington, Dc

   The go to resource for understanding and going deeper on all things crypto and web3 Reimagining social commerce, unsnarling supply chains, harnessing AI in healthcare, and more…

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   500 Global

   Pre Seed · Startup Accelerator · Also in Riyadh and San Francisco

   We invest far and wide, across sectors and geographies, including 49 companies valued at $1B+ and 150+ companies valued at more than $100 million²

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   Google Ventures

   Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Biotech · Also in Robbins

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   Khosla Ventures

   Pre Seed · Series A · Deep Tech · Also in Silicon Valley

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   Bessemer Venture Partners

   Also in Bangalore and Tel Aviv

   Bessemer Venture Partners welcomes Anita Umarji as head of investor relations

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   Bain Capital Ventures

   Growth Stage · Also in Boston and San Francisco

   BCV helps founders build iconic businesses that transform the way we live and work.

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   NFX

   Pre Seed · Artificial Intelligence · SaaS · Also in New Jersey and Pittsburgh

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   First Round Capital

   Artificial Intelligence · Also in San Francisco and New York City

   We’re called First Round for a reason. But so are your first hires, your first product and your first customers We’ve helped Notion, Roblox, Uber, Square, and 300 others tackle…

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    The a16z Cultural Leadership Fund

    Crypto and Web3 · Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · Also in Seoul and Washington, Dc

    Partnering with cultural leaders to advance more African Americans into technology The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) at a16z was founded to address gaps in access and equity for…

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    Seedcamp

    Pre Seed · Also in Seedcamp and Europe

    We invest early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology The Seedcamp nation includes over 440 startups building breakout…

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    Founder Collective

    Pre Seed · Partners

    Our mission is to build the most aligned VC fund for Founders at the seed stage. As we've pursued this goal we've been fortunate to back hundreds of startups.

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    Pear (venture capital)

    Pre Seed · Artificial Intelligence · Deep Tech · Also in San Francisco and Silicon Valley

    We’re specialists in pre-seed and seed. Pear fights with you in the trenches, asks the hard questions, helps shape your story, and tops it off with intros to brand name VCs Pejman…

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    Rockstart

    Pre Seed · Series A · Early Stage · Also in Amsterdam

    We invest in ambitious founders with groundbreaking visions for a regenerative and sustainable future

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    Designer Fund

    Pre Seed · Series A

    We back exceptional founders and empower them with design to improve the world.

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    Madrona Venture Group

    Series B · Partners · Learning · Also in Seattle and Silicon Valley

    for the long run. We are active, full-stack partners who roll up our sleeves to help founders turn ideas that are conceptual into businesses that are exceptional

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    ENIAC Ventures

    Venture Capital · Partners · Also in New York and York

    Armed with over 80 years of combined experience building our own companies, we are your active partners and roll up our sleeves to work for you.

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    Balderton Capital

    Series B · Series · Analytics · Also in Istanbul and London

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    Streamlined Ventures

    We lead or co-lead Seed rounds. Below are some of our portfolio companies that have been valued over $1 Billion.

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    iNovia Capital

    Pre Seed · Artificial Intelligence

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    Academy Investor Network

    Pre Seed · Deep Tech · Healthtech · Also in New York City

    At the Academy Investor Network, we invest in venture backable startups at the Seed stage.

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    InnoVen Capital

    Series A · Also in India, China and Beijing

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    NextGen Venture Partners

    We provide entrepreneurs with valuable connectivity for sales, hiring, and financing introductions, as well as on-demand advice Our 1700+ Venture Partners are top entrepreneurs and…

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    Eka Ventures

    Pre Seed · Mobility

    We invest in founders creating positive system change. There is an urgent need and unprecedented opportunity to use the power of science, data and technology to build a better…

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