200 Seed Fintech Investors — 168 Currently Deploying
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YC turns builders into formidable founders by providing structured mentorship, funding, and network access during a 12-week batch program. The program transforms early-stage teams …
Caffeinated offers founders pursuing their life's work an alternative to the hype cycle through long-term thinking, supporting category-defining companies across all sectors that w…
Partner with product visionaries in enterprise infrastructure, cloud software, AI, and data infrastructure sectors by providing strategy, network access, and customer introductions…
South Park Commons helps talented technologists and founders turn 'illegible into the inevitable' by providing a home for figuring out what's next, transitioning from -1 to 0 (pre-…
Operator Collective is an early-stage B2B venture firm that connects founders to exceptional enterprise operators, believing companies succeed because of the people who build them.
Earlybird backs Pre-Seed to Series A founders in emerging tech from fintech to nuclear fusion, providing financial resources, strategic support, and international network access to…
Lead and co-lead Series A and Seed rounds in companies with early signs of product-market fit, focusing on consumer technology and consumerization of enterprise technology.
Invest in top-notch founders with global ambitions solving real problems using technology, providing essential resources and support for company growth through a partnership approa…
Invests in technology companies in financial services, insurance, and manufacturing where there is opportunity for modernization, innovation, and disruption, with focus on AI, Cybe…
Empowering historically excluded founders with capital, mentorship, and networks to build scalable companies in Fintech, SaaS, AI, Logistics, and Healthcare, leveraging 25+ years o…
Early-stage venture capital firm investing in visionary founders building disruptive software businesses, offering full-stack partnership with operational support to help scale eff…
Champion inspired and obsessive builders across seed stage, from enterprise SaaS to sustainability, health, hard tech, AI, infrastructure, consumer, and crypto. Provide guidance fr…
Back European founders with strong qualities (not CV/pedigree) building businesses for a better human future, assessed on characteristics like productivity, grit, and commercial ac…
Early-stage VC for entrepreneurs building the next generation of European icons, partnering with founding teams at pre-seed and seed stages across thematic areas including fintech,…
Supporting innovative, diverse founders creating social impact ventures to address systemic inequities. Expanding who gets to build what's next by providing capital, community, and…
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 designed to actually deliver with dee…
Bold, early, impactful ventures with brutal honesty. Believe in world-class teams making contrarian bets on impossibly big ideas, from AI to cleantech to deep tech.
An early-stage venture platform backing frontier founders and platform funds that accelerate category-defining companies. First-check investors to top funds and founders through me…
Avid accelerates the trajectory of exceptional founders by taking a hands-on and bespoke approach to scaling growth engines of transformative companies, helping early-stage startup…
Moonshots Capital invests exclusively in companies led by extraordinary teams and individuals, deploying military leadership skills, entrepreneurial experience, and government/priv…
Jump Capital backs early-stage founders chasing the leapfrog moments AI is creating across industries. The fund positions itself as an active operator partner providing deep expert…
We partner with founders building pioneering AI-native companies before the category exists, leading pre-seed and seed rounds for AI-native companies before market consensus, backe…
Financial technology will create a better tomorrow. BTV builds and invests to create that future by helping fintech startups overcome challenges through operator expertise and netw…
Investing in a future where people of color experience true agency and participation in the American economy through supporting entrepreneurs from overlooked communities.
First dedicated pre-seed fund in NYC that works with product-obsessed teams from day 0, emphasizing early-stage product development and founder support.
Neo invests in people and the next generation of founders through pre-seed/seed funding, a startup residency program, and a diverse mentorship community. The fund believes in suppo…
SignalFire is a VC firm built like a tech company that combines AI tools, data infrastructure, and deep sector expertise with portfolio support to help founders scale faster. The f…
Invest from inception through seed in founders building across the Southeast, providing first checks before the deck is polished and before anyone else is paying attention. Focus o…
Early-stage investor in category-defining enterprise technology companies led by visionary entrepreneurs, with focus on applied AI, logistics and supply chain, vertical solutions, …
645 Ventures invests in exceptional founders with purity of motivation, earned secrets, and non-consensus thinking who defy convention to change the future. They partner with relen…
Technical founders backing technical founders. Investment in early-stage technical teams transforming major industries (healthcare, logistics, real estate, manufacturing) where tec…
Partner with Generation-Defining Company founders building ambitious, game-changing businesses. Provide early-stage lead investment, operational advice, and platform support to hel…
Specialists in pre-seed and seed investing, founded by operators who have built and scaled companies. Provide hands-on support through recruiting, GTM coaching, fundraising assista…
Alpha Edison partners with entrepreneurs to build category-creating companies that unlock new markets using technology to unlock latent demand where behaviors are shifting.
A fund of 500+ Y Combinator alumni investing in and supporting top startups from Y Combinator, the world's top accelerator.
Menlo Ventures backs transformative technology companies at the intersection of AI, healthcare, and consumer by being operationally invested—doing whatever it takes to help teams w…
Provide seed and Series A capital with hands-on business building expertise to great founders outside Silicon Valley, proving that world-class companies can be built anywhere.
Techstars helps founders scale startups into world-changing businesses through a 3-month mentorship-driven accelerator program, capital investment, and access to a global network o…
Partnering with ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies across enterprise and consumer sectors.
The product-market fit partner for technical enterprise founders, turning product-market fit from improbable to inevitable through proprietary playbook and methodology.
Glasswing invests in visionary, early-stage founders using AI and frontier technology to reinvent enterprise and security markets. They go first and go long with founders.
Data-driven, systematic approach to partnering with the world's most promising companies. AI and data science engine for underwriting enables quantitative decision-making across ve…
Invest capital and operational expertise to build transformational companies by backing dynamic founders with unique ideas at signal-before-traction stage ($500K-$4M checks into la…
Early-stage venture firm backing category leaders in Software, AI, Fintech and Consumer Internet across Europe and North America through rigorous investment, hands-on partnership, …
Back the best student founders early with first capital ($90K-$250K checks) while simultaneously training the next generation of VCs through student-run investing. Built by student…
Europe's leading early-stage business software investor, backing founders on the journey from $1M to $100M+ in revenue with deep software expertise across SaaS, Services as Softwar…
Early-stage consumer and B2B investing with founder-led support through product, community building, and GTM alongside an LP collective of 400+ founders and operators.
Invest in European founders building era-defining technology at inception with laser-focused ambition. Be their first institutional cheque, fiercest champion, and long-term partner…
Help entrepreneurs find product-market fit at seed stage, then scale. Leverage a council of 100+ top product leaders to build winning products loved by customers.
Partner with brilliant founders to bring things of real wonder into the world by backing innovative companies that upend the status quo across software, sustainability, and consume…
First-check capital for founders from founders. More than an investor, building real relationships with people transforming the world through operational experience and network act…
Founders backing founders with first-hand experience. Global vision to scale a founders-centric investment model.
First partner to exceptional founders in the project economy (infrastructure, AEC, heavy supply chains, lot-size-1 manufacturing) globally, investing from day zero with first check…
GC backs founders who venture beyond, partnering with leading entrepreneurs to build toward global resiliency and applied AI. We are an investment and transformation company.
We provide capital alongside powerful connections and deep B2B expertise to accelerate early-stage B2B startups from seed to scale, with our VP Engine serving as a unique value-add…
We support visionary founders across Europe as they build the next generation of B2B software companies. We invest early in B2B software companies with an operating product, even i…
Back 2 startups per week with $150k checks across any stage, deal size, and sector. Described as 'the most active business angel in the world' investing in early-stage companies.
Early-stage VC investing in disruptive AI and Blockchain startups outside Silicon Valley, anchored in Texas and Central U.S., leading Seed and Series A rounds in capital-efficient …
Panache Ventures backs visionary founders from day one with conviction and courage, providing hands-on support from pre-seed through Series A with operator-level insight and a nati…
Invest in early stage technology founders building solutions for a better tomorrow. Help founders build great companies.
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Frequently asked questions
How many seed fintech investors are actively deploying right now?
DryPowder tracks 200 seed fintech funds. Of these, 168 are currently deploying capital based on recent fund closes, portfolio activity, and partner signals. Use DryPowder's fund matching to see which ones fit your specific startup.
What check size do seed fintech VCs write?
Among 200 seed fintech funds on DryPowder, check sizes run from $1K–$100M. Ranges vary by fund size, vintage, and whether the fund leads rounds. Each fund profile shows check size detail and lead preference.
How do I get a meeting with a seed fintech VC?
A warm intro is still the fastest path. Most seed fintech VCs on DryPowder do accept cold outreach or direct applications, but response rates vary widely by fund. Before reaching out, use DryPowder's AI matching to get a fit score and specific talking points. Founders who lead with thesis-aligned framing get significantly better response rates than those sending the same deck to every fund on a list.
How long does a seed round typically take to close?
Seed rounds typically take 3-6 months from first meeting to close. Most of that time is spent on qualification: investors want to see early traction, run multiple meetings, and often complete reference checks. With a committed lead who sets terms, the rest of the round usually fills within 2-4 weeks. Without a lead, the process drags. DryPowder's deployment signals help identify which seed funds are actively writing checks right now versus sitting between vehicles.
How many seed fintech investors should I be talking to at once?
Most fundraisers recommend a parallel process: identify 20-40 target investors but approach your highest-fit funds first. Of the 168 seed fintech funds currently deploying, not all will match your specific stage and sector. Use fund matching to find your top 10-15, approach those first, collect feedback, then go wider. Going to every fund simultaneously without qualifying first burns bridges and dilutes the urgency that helps close a round.
How is DryPowder different from building a VC list on LinkedIn or Crunchbase?
The fund list you build on LinkedIn or Crunchbase is roughly the same list every other founder is building. DryPowder adds three things a manual search cannot: deployment signals (which funds have recently closed new vehicles and are actively writing checks), AI thesis matching (which of the 200 seed fintech funds actually fits your specific startup, ranked by fit), and verified partner contact details. The goal is 15 targeted, thesis-aligned pitches instead of 150 generic ones.
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