Best Pre Seed Investor

JOIN Capital

European venture capital firm supporting deep tech and industrial startups as they expand internationally

Joule Ventures

A first-check venture fund helping Israeli founders bring enterprise software to US markets

A cohort-based accelerator for early-stage tech startups in Pakistan, taking no equity

The venture fund of KAUST, backing deep-tech startups from pre-seed to early Series A in Saudi Arabia

Kindred Ventures

A venture capital firm backing early-stage founders in AI and emerging technology

A six-month incubation programme for early-stage founders, run by LUMS Centre for Entrepreneurship in Lahore

LDR Ventures

Female-led Los Angeles venture and consulting firm backing early-stage food, beverage and consumer founders

LDV Capital

Venture investor backing technical teams that apply computer vision and machine learning to visual data

Lemnos Labs

Early-stage deeptech venture firm supporting hardware and hardware-software founders at pre-seed and seed

Lemnos VC

Early-stage venture firm backing hardware and deep tech founders at pre-seed and seed

LiveOak Venture Partners

Austin venture firm funding Texas technology and tech-enabled services companies from pre-seed to Series B

Lowercarbon Capital

Climate-focused venture fund investing in emissions reduction, carbon removal and cooling technologies

Luminar Ventures

Nordic pre-seed and seed venture fund run by former founders and angel investors

A nonprofit accelerator in Boston that takes no equity and runs programmes for early-stage startups in several countries

Matchstick Ventures

Pre-seed and seed venture firm backing founders with ties to the Rockies and northern United States

MDI Ventures

Telkom group venture capital arm in Indonesia investing in early and mid-stage startups

Minc (venture capital firm)

Venture and startup community offering programmes, coaching and in-house support for early-stage founders in Europe

Two entrepreneurship programmes from Misk Foundation in Saudi Arabia: a 10-week pre-accelerator and a 3-month accelerator for tech startups

Monozukuri Ventures

A hardware-focused venture capital firm supporting small-lot manufacturing for startups

Motivate Venture Capital

Seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in early startups and supports emerging venture funds

MuckerLab

Year-long startup accelerator that invests in and works alongside young companies outside Silicon Valley

Neo (venture capital fund)

A venture capital fund and residency programme backing early-stage founders and student entrepreneurs

New Stack Ventures

Venture investor backing founders outside traditional tech hubs, mainly in business software and fintech

Newark Venture Partners

Early-stage venture firm backing business technology and vertical AI startups on the US east coast