Best Pre Seed Investor

Startup accelerator with four-month programmes for pre-seed founders, with an equity arrangement for graduates

London startup accelerator and venture studio that funds pre-seed and seed founders alongside corporate partners

Frontline Ventures

Venture firm backing business software companies expanding between Europe and the US

A deep science incubator in Bengaluru, India that supports IP-based start-ups with labs, mentors and seed funding

Future Labs

Network of New York City business incubators and accelerators run through NYU Tandon for early-stage ventures

Geekdom Fund

Venture fund giving hands-on help and connections to the startups in its portfolio

Global Founders Capital

Global early-stage investor backing founders from pre-seed onwards in any region

GoAhead Ventures

Pre-seed and seed venture firm that decides on startups after a short recorded video pitch

Great Oaks Venture Capital

A New York-based seed-stage venture capital firm investing across software and other sectors

Grove Ventures

Israeli venture capital fund backing pre-seed and seed technology founders

Hardware Club

Early-stage venture firm backing technical founders from pre-seed to Series A across hardware-led sectors

Pre-seed programme from SOSV for founders building hard tech in energy, manufacturing and advanced compute

Hoxton Ventures

European seed-stage venture fund that backs early technology founders aiming at the US market

Abu Dhabi startup accelerator and tech ecosystem for startups, investors and talent

Hudson Valley Startup Fund

Member-managed angel fund investing in early-stage companies in and around New York State's Hudson Valley

Hyde Park Venture Partners

Early-stage venture capital firm backing technology startups in the American mid-continent

Icehouse Ventures

A New Zealand venture capital firm backing local founders since 2003

University incubator at IIM Ahmedabad that backs early-stage Indian startups with space, coaching and seed investment

India Quotient

An early-stage investor in Indian startups building consumer and SaaS businesses

Innovation Fund America

Nonprofit pre-seed fund giving matched awards to early-stage technology startups in Northeast Ohio

Inovo Venture Partners

Seed-stage venture capital firm investing in startups from Central and Eastern Europe

IQ Capital Partners

Deeptech investor supporting founders from seed stage through to exit

JamJar Investments

A European venture capital firm founded by the founders of innocent, backing early-stage consumer brands

January Ventures

An early-stage venture firm backing tech founders regardless of pedigree, revenue or personal connections