Best Pre Seed Investor

Techstars

Global startup accelerator and early-stage investor running city and sector programmes for founders

Base Ventures

Venture investor that backs founders through a wide network of relationships and hands-on support

A science and technology incubator in Pune, India, hosted by CSIR's National Chemical Laboratory, for deep-tech start-ups

Outlander Labs

Founder-led early-stage venture firm funding startups from a wide range of US tech markets

TechAviv Founder Partners

Global club and pre-seed fund run by and for Israeli technology founders

Quest Venture Partners

Silicon Valley seed and Series A investor helping early-stage companies find their way

Betaworks

Seed-stage venture firm that also builds and incubates consumer internet and software products

Core Innovation Capital

US venture firm investing in early-stage fintech and consumer companies aimed at everyday Americans

Fabric Ventures

Thesis-driven venture firm backing Web3, AI, fintech and robotics companies from pre-seed to growth stage

Right Side Capital Management

Pre-seed investor backing small technology startups that already have revenue, mainly in the US and Canada

Blue Startups

Hawaii-based startup accelerator with a mentor-led programme for scalable technology companies

Costanoa Venture Capital

Seed and Series A venture firm for B2B founders in applied AI, cybersecurity, fintech and national security

Gulf and Middle East venture capital firm investing from pre-seed to pre-IPO in tech founders since 2012

Carthona Capital

Sydney venture capital investor backing very early-stage companies around the world with a thematic approach

Forum Ventures

Venture studio, accelerator and pre-seed fund helping early B2B software founders

A startup incubator in Bengaluru, India focused on deep-tech and hardware founders, with labs, manufacturing and funding guidance

IndieBio

Biotech accelerator run by SOSV, now renamed SOSV NY and SOSV SF, for early science startups

1517 Fund

Early-stage fund backing dropouts, young founders and deep tech scientists outside conventional routes

Haystack Ventures

Institutional venture firm investing in pre-seed and seed software and technology startups

TAQADAM Startup Accelerator is a six-month programme in Saudi Arabia that mentors startups, including international ones

A startup incubator in India that backs science and technology innovations with grants, pilots and seed investment

Shorooq Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm in the UAE that invests from pre-seed to late-stage companies

BackBone Ventures

Early-stage venture capital firm in Zurich and Frankfurt backing pre-seed and seed founders in Germany and Switzerland