Read on TwitterHuge lists of 1,000+ are unhelpful IMO. I struggled to parse them when I was a founder
Most important part of fundraising is finding the right investors for your company AND stage.
Top 10 Pre-Seed
This is a curated list The Top 10 Pre-Seed investors (in alphabetical order) who actually lead rounds.
If you& #39;re raising your Pre-Seed, this is where I& #39;d start! https://spacecadet.ventures/top-pre-seed-investors/">https://spacecadet.ventures/top-pre-s...
If you& #39;re raising your Pre-Seed, this is where I& #39;d start! https://spacecadet.ventures/top-pre-seed-investors/">https://spacecadet.ventures/top-pre-s...
1. @alexiskold from @2048vc
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $300K-$600K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Invests in APIs, platforms, data companies, infrastructure, marketplaces and networks.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Send a video pitch along with the deck and/or get an intro.
2. @anamitra from @aforeVC
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $300K-$1.2M
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Invests across categories, exclusively at the pre-seed stage -- pre traction, pre obvious, and pre product phase.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Literally nothing is too early for Afore.
3. @chudson from @PrecursorVC
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $250K-$500K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Sector-agnostic fund (except deep/hard tech companies) and very comfortable investing in pre-launch and pre-product companies.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> They read every submission that comes via the website and also open to direct cold outreach.
4. @iamjakestream from @btv_vc
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $500K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Focus on fintech, but everything is fintech https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lachend gezicht met lachende ogen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend gezicht met lachende ogen">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Just reach out - nothing is too early!
5. @karinklein from @BloombergBeta
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $200K-$1M
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Invests in startups that improve work - and knowledge work in particular.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Be yourself and totally transparent about what& #39;s behind the curtain.
6. @kiranoodleman from @BeePartners
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $750K-$1M
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Enterprise/B2B and Frontier Tech - looking for unconventional frontier tech, and favor deep technical moats. No consumer.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Pitch her on your big hairy audacious goal and highlight a clear "problem founder fit".
7. @lucasbagnocv and @VillageGlobal
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $150-500K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Sector-agnostic with the exception of CPG.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Email lucas@villageglobal.vc
8. @mhdempsey from @CompoundVC
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $350K-$700K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Heavy focus in ML, Robotics, Healthcare & Bio, Crypto, other deep tech areas. No to marketplaces, consumer social, infrastructure (non-ML), adtech, media, CPG/most D2C brands.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Email or DM him directly.
9. @nchirls from @notationcapital
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $600K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Invests in product-obsessed teams on day 0, in companies that tend to be tech-heavy capital efficient software. Check out their themes at https://notation.vc/
https://notation.vc/">... class="Emoji" style="height:16px;" src=" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> Check out their operating manual and feel free to email directly.
10. @peterrojas from @betaworksVC
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💵" title="Bankbiljet met dollarteken" aria-label="Emoji: Bankbiljet met dollarteken"> $300K-$550K
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧭" title="Compass" aria-label="Emoji: Compass"> Invests in the future of how we live, work, and play online and love new kinds of consumer products, services, and experiences enabled by frontier technologies.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💌" title="Liefdesbrief" aria-label="Emoji: Liefdesbrief"> They& #39;re fine being first check and love to dig in and help.
May the force be with youhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖖" title="Geheven hand met vingers gespreid tussen middelvinger en ringvinger" aria-label="Emoji: Geheven hand met vingers gespreid tussen middelvinger en ringvinger">
