Best Pre Seed Investor

Groundwork Capital

Blockchain investment fund backing early-stage companies in the crypto ecosystem, especially NFTs and decentralised finance

BGV (Bethnal Green Ventures)

UK tech-for-good venture firm and programme backing early-stage founders tackling social and environmental problems

42CAP

A European venture firm investing in seed-stage, data-driven B2B software companies

Accel Atoms is Accel's pre-seed programme in India, with an AI cohort and the Atoms X track

Access Venture Partners

Early-stage venture capital firm backing seed and Series A software, cybersecurity and marketplace startups

adMare BioInnovations

Canadian life sciences company builder providing seed capital, lab facilities and talent programmes

Advisors.Fund

An early-stage investor focused on digital health, wellness and remote patient monitoring

Afore Capital

Pre-seed venture fund backing founders at the earliest stage, before traction or a finished product

Startup accelerator with programmes in Miami, Chicago and Tokyo for pre-seed and seed founders

Almi Invest

Swedish early-stage venture investor backing technology companies, with a GreenTech fund

Antler

Global early-stage investor helping founders find co-founders, form teams and raise funding

Arka Venture Labs

Cross-border accelerator fund helping Indian B2B startups build and sell globally from the earliest stage

Atlantic Labs

Venture investor and founder programme backing startups in climate, work, data, mobility, health, finance and more

Avid Ventures

Small venture firm that works closely with early-stage founders from the earliest stage

B-to-v Partners

European early-stage venture investor backing founders in digital and industrial technology

Begin Capital

Venture fund investing in pre-seed to Series A startups, now focused on deep tech and AI

Better Tomorrow Ventures

Fintech-focused early-stage venture firm run by former fintech founders and operators

Better Ventures

Venture capital firm backing early-stage science and technology founders with social and environmental aims

Blockwall Management

A Web3-focused venture capital firm backing pre-seed and seed blockchain founders

Open startup accelerator offering mentoring, events and expert sprints, with access to an investor community

Boston Seed Capital

A Boston-based seed venture fund backing founders across consumer, SaaS and infrastructure

Breega Capital

Full-stack venture fund backing founders from seed stage through to growth and impact

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

Seed-stage venture fund in Brooklyn that backed early New York City startups and no longer invests

C2 Ventures Capital Partners

New York early-stage venture manager backing Pre-Series A enterprise software and robotics firms in legacy industries