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470 Seed venture capital funds

As of October 25, 2026, DryPowder lists 470 seed venture funds. Their median published check range is $250K–$2M (235 of 470 funds publish one). 9 have filed an SEC Form D in the last 90 days, most recently Redpoint Ventures (Oct 15, 2026), Earthshot Ventures (Oct 13, 2026) and Catapult Ventures (Oct 13, 2026).

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funds listed
470
median check (235 of 470 publish one)
$250K–$2M
filed an SEC Form D in the last 90 days
9
last updated, 2026
Oct 25

Filed a Form D in the last 90 days

Each date links to its SEC EDGAR filing

1 more in the list below, each marked FORM D.

Top 60 Seed funds

Showing 60 of 470
  1. Tribe Capital
    Palo Alto
    $500K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthFORM D

    Data-driven, systematic approach to partnering with the world's most promising companies. AI and data science engine for underwriting enables…

    5 partners listed
  2. Y Combinator
    San Francisco
    $500K–$2MSeedPre-Seed

    YC turns builders into formidable founders by providing structured mentorship, funding, and network access during a 12-week batch program. The…

    1 partner listed
  3. Caffeinated Capital
    San Francisco
    $500K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

    Caffeinated offers founders pursuing their life's work an alternative to the hype cycle through long-term thinking, supporting category-defining…

    2 partners listed
  4. South Park Commons
    San Francisco
    $250K–$1MSeedPre-Seed

    South Park Commons helps talented technologists and founders turn 'illegible into the inevitable' by providing a home for figuring out what's next,…

    2 partners listed
  5. Cervin Ventures
    Palo Alto
    $500K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries B

    Partner with product visionaries in enterprise infrastructure, cloud software, AI, and data infrastructure sectors by providing strategy, network…

    3 partners listed
  6. Bee Partners
    San Francisco
    $300K–$500KSeedPre-Seed

    Bee Partners backs radical technical founders at inception (pre-product, pre-revenue) with conviction-first capital. They invest in AI supercycle…

    1 partner listed
  7. HAX
    Newark
    $550KSeedPre-Seed

    HAX backs pre-seed startups solving hard industrial-scale challenges using innovative hard tech (plasma, physical AI, advanced chemistry) in energy,…

    2 partners listed
  8. Elevate Capital
    Beaverton
    $25K–$2MSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Elevate Capital invests in underserved entrepreneurs—women, minorities, veterans, and those with limited regional access to capital—by providing…

    1 partner listed
  9. Flybridge Capital Partners
    Boston
    $250K–$3MSeedPre-Seed

    Early-stage investors backing ambitious founders building an AI-powered future across enablement (infrastructure/developer platforms), action…

    6 partners listed
  10. Boost VC
    San Francisco
    $500KSeedPre-Seed

    Invest first in founders making mutants a reality by reimagining the universe. Generalist investors backing companies that make 1 billion lives…

    8 partners listed
  11. Basecase Capital
    San Francisco
    $1M–$5MSeedPre-Seed

    Write the first check to builders who are still dreaming, tinkering, and exploring what they want to create. Work with founders pre-product,…

    1 partner listed
  12. Forum Ventures
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeedPre-Seed

    Forum Ventures is a founder-first AI venture studio, accelerator, and pre-seed fund committed to the entrepreneurial journey from zero to one, with a…

    3 partners listed
  13. Uncork Capital
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeed

    Uncork invests early in founder potential and AI-native companies creating leverage and unlocking scale before conviction is obvious.

    7 partners listed
  14. AngelPad
    San Francisco
    $100K–$250KSeed

    Seed-stage accelerator focusing on intensive 3-month programs with small cohorts (15 companies per cycle) to help founders achieve product-market…

    2 partners listed
  15. Operator Collective
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2.5MSeedSeries A

    Operator Collective is an early-stage B2B venture firm that connects founders to exceptional enterprise operators, believing companies succeed…

    20 partners listed
  16. True Ventures
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeedSeries A

    Accelerating AI-native founders at the earliest stages. Lead early rounds in companies and founders building the future, providing that first check…

    4 partners listed
  17. 2048 Ventures
    New York
    $500K–$3MSeedPre-Seed

    Thesis-driven early-stage firm backing visionary founders building technologies of the future in Vertical AI, Deep Tech, Health, and Bio with strong…

    4 partners listed
  18. Smart Partnership Capital
    $100K–$1MSeedSeries A

    Invest in top-notch founders with global ambitions solving real problems using technology, providing essential resources and support for company…

    4 partners listed
  19. Concept Ventures
    $250K–$1.5MSeedPre-Seed

    Europe's largest pre-seed fund focused on backing founders with conviction at the concept stage, tailoring support based on founder experience level…

    2 partners listed
  20. BOLDstart Ventures
    San Francisco
    $250K–$5MSeedSeries A

    Partner with bold technical founders from inception, before product or first check, backing AI-native infrastructure, security, apps, and models to…

    1 partner listed
  21. Aspira Capital Management
    New York
    $250K–$2MSeedSeries A

    Empowering historically excluded founders with capital, mentorship, and networks to build scalable companies in Fintech, SaaS, AI, Logistics, and…

    1 partner listed
  22. Mendoza Ventures
    Boston
    $25K–$250KSeedGrowth

    Invests in technology companies in financial services, insurance, and manufacturing where there is opportunity for modernization, innovation, and…

    6 partners listed
  23. Crosscut Ventures
    Los Angeles
    $250K–$2MSeed

    Partnering with early-stage companies developing cutting-edge frontier technologies to address the world's most pressing problems, with focus on…

    6 partners listed
  24. Initialized Capital
    San Francisco
    $250K–$5MSeed

    Champion inspired and obsessive builders across seed stage, from enterprise SaaS to sustainability, health, hard tech, AI, infrastructure, consumer,…

    6 partners listed
  25. Ada Ventures
    London
    $325K–$1.3MSeedPre-Seed

    Back European founders with strong qualities (not CV/pedigree) building businesses for a better human future, assessed on characteristics like…

    2 partners listed
  26. Primary Venture Partners
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeed

    We back founders building things the world hasn't seen yet, at the moment before the world believes. We are a specialized and scaled seed fund…

    9 partners listed
  27. Camelback Ventures
    Phoenix
    $25K–$500KSeed

    Supporting innovative, diverse founders creating social impact ventures to address systemic inequities. Expanding who gets to build what's next by…

    3 partners listed
  28. Female Founders Fund
    New York
    $25K–$500KSeedGrowth

    Investing in exceptional female founders building category-defining businesses. Companies with female founders perform 63% better than male-founded…

    5 partners listed
  29. Amplify Partners
    San Francisco
    $500K–$3MSeedSeries A

    Amplify invests in technical founders building the next generation of applications, models, tools, and infrastructure. For almost 15 years they have…

    2 partners listed
  30. Slauson & Co
    Los Angeles
    $25K–$500KSeedPre-Seed

    Early-stage venture capital investing with intention, rooted in inclusion. Talent is evenly distributed but opportunity is not; lived experience is a…

    8 partners listed
  31. GSV Ventures
    $500K–$4.2MSeedPre-Seed

    Ground State Ventures discovers and supports high-potential quantum technology startups from the very beginning, investing across quantum computing,…

    7 partners listed
  32. NFX
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeedSeries A

    NFX identifies and backs founders building companies with network effects. The fund emphasizes software development, founder support through…

    6 partners listed
  33. Transpose Platform
    $250K–$2MSeedSeries ASeries B

    An early-stage venture platform backing frontier founders and platform funds that accelerate category-defining companies. First-check investors to…

    5 partners listed
  34. Treble Capital
    San Francisco
    $50K–$500KSeed

    Support audacious entrepreneurs building consumer technology that transforms how billions experience the world through connectivity, convenience,…

    1 partner listed
  35. Avid Ventures
    $250K–$5MSeedSeries A

    Avid accelerates the trajectory of exceptional founders by taking a hands-on and bespoke approach to scaling growth engines of transformative…

    2 partners listed
  36. Haystack
    San Francisco
    $25K–$500KSeed

    Backing outlier founders at the earliest stages.

    3 partners listed
  37. Notation Capital
    Brooklyn
    $25K–$500KSeedPre-Seed

    First dedicated pre-seed fund in NYC that works with product-obsessed teams from day 0, emphasizing early-stage product development and founder…

    3 partners listed
  38. Chapter One
    New York
    $250K–$5MSeed

    Investing in founders authoring the future through immense, imaginative ambition. Moving beyond code and pixels to back generational companies that…

    3 partners listed
  39. Debut Capital
    $25K–$500KSeed

    Invest in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous founders creating influential businesses that will shape the future into a revolutionary world.

    1 partner listed
  40. Impact America Fund
    $250K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries B

    Investing in a future where people of color experience true agency and participation in the American economy through supporting entrepreneurs from…

    1 partner listed
  41. K9 Ventures
    Palo Alto
    $25K–$500KSeedPre-Seed

    Technology-focused Pre-Seed fund backing founders who are different and unconventional.

    1 partner listed
  42. Next Coast Ventures
    $250K–$2MSeedSeries ASeries B

    Invest in emerging companies at the critical stage of development ('make or break point') between the coasts to launch them into hyper-growth through…

    11 partners listed
  43. Great Oaks Venture Capital
    New York
    $50K–$500KSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Seed-stage generalist investor supporting ambitious founders building enduring businesses across the United States, with focus on Software,…

    Partners not yet listed
  44. Neo
    San Francisco
    $40K–$750KSeedPre-Seed

    Neo invests in people and the next generation of founders through pre-seed/seed funding, a startup residency program, and a diverse mentorship…

    Partners not yet listed
  45. Overline
    Atlanta
    $250K–$1.5MSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Invest from inception through seed in founders building across the Southeast, providing first checks before the deck is polished and before anyone…

    Partners not yet listed
  46. Inception Studio Capital
    San Francisco
    $100K–$1.5MSeedPre-Seed

    Experienced founders (particularly serial/exit founders) win 22x more often. Zero-equity retreats attract elite repeat founders who avoid traditional…

    Partners not yet listed
  47. Pi Labs
    London
    $350K–$2MSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Early-stage venture capital firm backing founders creating a digital and sustainable built world through investments in sustainable construction,…

    Partners not yet listed
  48. Charge Ventures
    New York
    $250K–$750KSeedPre-Seed

    Partner with exceptional founders at the very inception of their entrepreneurial journey, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage investments with a…

    Partners not yet listed
  49. Bonfire Ventures
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeed

    Bonfire backs founders reshaping how businesses operate as AI rewires every workflow. With two decades investing in business software, they lead seed…

    Partners not yet listed
  50. Grid Ventures
    Espoo
    $115K–$575KSeed

    First investor in superb teams disrupting the energy business by enabling transition into sustainable energy systems through financing, industry…

    Partners not yet listed
  51. SignalFire
    San Francisco
    $500K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries B

    SignalFire is a VC firm built like a tech company that combines AI tools, data infrastructure, and deep sector expertise with portfolio support to…

    Partners not yet listed
  52. Tech Square Ventures
    Atlanta
    $500K–$3MSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Early-stage investor in category-defining enterprise technology companies led by visionary entrepreneurs, with focus on applied AI, logistics and…

    Partners not yet listed
  53. TenOneTen Ventures
    Los Angeles
    $500K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries B

    Technical founders backing technical founders. Investment in early-stage technical teams transforming major industries (healthcare, logistics, real…

    Partners not yet listed
  54. Heavybit
    San Francisco
    $500K–$5MSeed

    Heavybit invests from Day 0 with high conviction in unique, transformative technical startups that build enterprise infrastructure, providing…

    Partners not yet listed
  55. Pioneer Fund
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeed

    A fund of 500+ Y Combinator alumni investing in and supporting top startups from Y Combinator, the world's top accelerator.

    Partners not yet listed
  56. Menlo Ventures
    Menlo Park
    $500K–$5MSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

    Menlo Ventures backs transformative technology companies at the intersection of AI, healthcare, and consumer by being operationally invested—doing…

    Partners not yet listed
  57. Mucker Capital
    Los Angeles
    $250K–$2MSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Provide seed and Series A capital with hands-on business building expertise to great founders outside Silicon Valley, proving that world-class…

    Partners not yet listed
  58. AI Fund
    San Francisco
    $250K–$5MSeedPre-Seed

    AI Fund is a venture studio that co-founds companies with entrepreneurs, venture funds, and corporate partners to build AI-powered startups that move…

    Partners not yet listed
  59. Pear VC
    San Francisco
    $250K–$2MSeedPre-Seed

    Specialists in pre-seed and seed investing, founded by operators who have built and scaled companies. Provide hands-on support through recruiting,…

    Partners not yet listed
  60. Global Brain
    Tokyo
    $380KSeedPre-SeedSeries A

    Global Brain brings new industries to society through extensive hands-on support for startups and open innovation with large corporations, helping…

    Partners not yet listed

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What seed-stage VCs look for

Seed rounds typically fund companies with an early product and initial traction — a few hundred users, early revenue, or strong letters of intent. Check sizes vary widely by fund size, and some multi-stage funds participate with larger checks. At this stage, investors are primarily betting on the founding team and the size of the market opportunity.

Expect 6–12 investor meetings, 3–6 months to close, and term sheets that include pro-rata rights and a board seat or observer role. Many seed funds make decisions within 2–4 weeks once interested. Many seed investors prefer a warm introduction, though some accept cold outreach or direct applications.

How this list is built

DryPowder lists every fund with a public profile tagged Seed. Funds whose largest published check is $5M or less come first; inside each group, funds with a verified SEC Form D in the last 30 days lead, then profile quality decides. Form D dates come from SEC EDGAR, and SPV and single-deal filings are dropped. Check sizes are what each fund publishes; the median uses only the 235 funds that publish one.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Seed VCs are there?

As of October 25, 2026, DryPowder lists 470 seed venture funds with a public profile. The first 5 on this page are Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Caffeinated Capital, South Park Commons and Cervin Ventures.

Which Seed VCs are actively investing right now?

9 of the 470 filed a verified SEC Form D in the last 90 days, a sign of a new fund being raised: Redpoint Ventures (Oct 15, 2026), Earthshot Ventures (Oct 13, 2026), Catapult Ventures (Oct 13, 2026), Squared Circle (Oct 8, 2026) and Tribe Capital (Oct 7, 2026). Each filing links to its record on SEC EDGAR.

What check size do Seed VCs write?

The median published range is $250K–$2M, across the 235 of 470 funds that publish a check size. Published checks on this list run from $1K to $100M.

Where are Seed VCs based?

Of the 470 seed venture funds, 97 are in San Francisco, 28 are in New York, 15 are in London and 9 are in Los Angeles. The rest are elsewhere or have no headquarters city on file.

How does DryPowder build this list?

A fund is listed when its public profile is tagged Seed. Funds whose largest published check is $5M or less come first; within each group, funds that filed a Form D in the last 30 days lead, then profile quality decides. Form D dates come from SEC EDGAR, with SPVs excluded. Data as of October 25, 2026.

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