Find Pre-Seed Investors Actively Funding Startups

Palo Alto (United States)

Decibel Partners

Silicon Valley early-stage VC backing technical founders building infrastructure software for developer platforms, cybersecurity, and data and AI engineering teams.

DeepIE Ventures

Ireland-based early-stage VC investing globally in deep science and technology startups from university spin-out through pre-seed and seed rounds.

Dublin (Ireland)

Delphinus Venture Capital

Danish evergreen VC investing pre-seed to Series B in deep tech across food, health, defence, and energy; EUR 80M fund, Aarhus-based.

Aarhus (Denmark)

Depo Ventures

Prague-based pre-seed VC backing early-stage tech founders across Europe and CEE in defence, space, fintech, energy, and industry 4.0. Tickets €250K–500K.

Prague (Czech Republic)

San Francisco (United States)

Designer Fund

San Francisco-based pre-seed to Series A fund backing design-led tech founders improving health, climate, and prosperity, with hands-on design support.

Amsterdam (Netherlands) (+2)

DFF Ventures

DFF is a pre-seed and seed fund investing all over EMEA.

San Francisco (United States) (+3)

DFS Lab

Research-grounded early-stage VC investing at the intersection of AI and industrialization in Africa; 50+ companies backed across fintech, commerce, and energy.

Diagram ClimateTech Fund

Montreal-based venture studio and early-stage investor building and backing Fintech and ClimateTech companies across North America from pre-seed to Series A.

Montreal (Canada) (+1)

Differential Ventures

An AI-focused venture capital fund led by data scientists and entrepreneurs, investing in B2B technology companies with a unique advantage in data science, machine learning, and AI.

DIG Ventures

London-based pre-seed and seed VC founded by the MuleSoft founder, backing European B2B SaaS, AI, and cloud infrastructure startups with deep operator expertise and $100M Fund II.

London (United Kingdom)

Digital Space Ventures

Backing founders reshaping the way the world pays, lends, and banks

Luxembourg

DigitalOcean Ventures

Warsaw-based pre-seed and seed VC investing 1–5M PLN in AI-powered digital transformation and fintech startups across Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.

Warsaw (Poland)

Miami (United States) (+1)

DILA Capital

Miami and Mexico City-based VC investing in Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs across Latin America and US Hispanic market, across seed to Series B stages.

DisPact Ventures

Solo-GP consumer fund founded 2015 by spirits entrepreneur Andrew Merinoff (Chinola, Great Jones Distilling), backing beverage, beauty and hospitality brands.

DisrupTech Ventures

Cairo-based early-stage VC backing Egyptian and pan-African tech founders, focusing on fintech, B2B marketplaces, and digital infrastructure across MENA.

Giza (Egypt)

Disruptive AI

Israel’s first AI-focused VC backing early-stage startups to growth

Herzliya (Israel)

Divergent Capital

Pre-seed fund led by Katie Shea and Lucy Wang, using an Atoms/Bits/Cells framework to back deep-tech founders modernizing essential systems.

DnA Ventures

Düsseldorf-based pre-seed and seed investor backing early-stage founders in industrial tech — manufacturing, energy, logistics, and supply chain — across the DACH region and Europe.

Düsseldorf (Germany)

Cambridge (United States)

Dorm Room Fund

Student-run pre-seed fund backing university/recent alumni founders

San Mateo (United States)

Draper Associates

40+ years funding transformative companies with visionary founders

San Mateo (United States) (+1)

Draper Dragon

Cross-border early-stage VC connecting Silicon Valley and Asia, focused on Web3, blockchain, and emerging tech; 100+ portfolio companies including Coinbase and Ledger.

Dria Ventures

Pre-seed and seed fund targeting healthcare and Main Street productivity, backing technical founders solving high-cost problems for underserved communities.

Duke Capital Partners

Duke University's official early-stage venture arm, funding Duke-connected founders in biotech, SaaS, B2B, and CPG via alumni capital and mentorship.

Durham (United States)

Dundee Venture Capital

Omaha-based pre-seed and seed lead investor backing commerce enablement and supply chain technology founders across the US, with $90M AUM and 50+ portfolio companies.

Omaha (United States)

Chattanooga (United States)

A venture capital firm focused on backing early-stage founders building the future of the industrial economy, specifically within supply chain and mobility sectors, with an emphasis on B2B or enterprise business models.

Cambridge (United States)

E14 Fund

MIT-affiliated pre-seed to Series A fund backing deep-tech founders from the MIT community, with first checks of $1M–$5M and a $50–100K fellowship program.

E2MC

US-based early-stage VC exclusively focused on the space economy, backing pre-seed and seed startups in SpaceTech, DeepTech, and adjacent dual-use technologies globally.

Cambridge (United States)

E62 Ventures

MIT alumni-led pre-seed and seed fund backing early-stage startups founded by MIT-affiliated founders globally, across any industry, with mentorship and network support.

Pre-Seed Seed Pre-Series A

EA Ventures

Madrid-based fund co-launched with Plug and Play, backing founders connected to Spain across fintech, mobility, enterprise, and sustainability.

Madrid (Spain)

Early Game Ventures

CEE-focused fund that leads rounds at idea stage, backing tech and IP-driven founders others are still waiting on.

Bucharest (Romania) (+1)

Earlybird Venture Capital

Pan-European VC founded in 1997 backing Pre-Seed to Series A tech companies. €2.5B AUM, 9 IPOs, 20 new investments per year across software, DeepTech, and health.

Berlin (Germany) (+3)

Earthrise Ventures

Early-stage deep tech VC backing startups in space technology and adjacent sectors, investing in the future that space-age technology enables on Earth and beyond.

San Francisco (United States)

Earthshot Ventures

Early-stage VC backing founders in AI, energy, and critical minerals. Sister fund to Elemental Impact; invests Pre-Seed to Series B globally across climate-aligned deep tech.