31 Seed Fintech Investors in San Francisco — 31 Currently Deploying

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-…

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 …

Offer founders pursuing their life's work an alternative to the hype cycle by providing long-term thinking and supporting category-defining companies across all sectors that will l…

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.

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.

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

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.

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…

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…

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

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…

The product-market fit partner for technical enterprise founders, turning product-market fit from improbable to inevitable through proprietary playbook and methodology.

Partnering with ambitious early-stage founders building category-defining companies across enterprise and consumer sectors.

Founders backing founders with first-hand experience. Global vision to scale a founders-centric investment model.

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.

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.

Back founders who rewrite the rules and imagine what's next, with focus on early-stage companies demonstrating conviction-driven vision across multiple sectors and geographies.

Lead seed rounds and partner with founders from 0 to 1

Seed-stage fund that helps founders build generational companies by providing connections, experience, hands-on support, and human-centered partnership from pre-seed through scale.

Back visionary and relentless founders building the future using technology and science. Belief in AGI for good, decentralized systems, personalized well-being, quiet electric tran…

Invest in people over product at the earliest stages of entrepreneurial journey, focusing on long-term relationships with founders at pre-seed and seed stages.

Cambrian Ventures backs founders building fintech infrastructure and adjacent verticals. Money connects everything, so they invest broadly across lending, insurtech, healthtech, pa…

First-check investor (pre-seed, seed, series A) deeply focused on AI-first companies. Partners selectively, cares deeply, and strives for excellence in reshaping industries through…

Invest in technical founders building software that will improve millions of consumers' lives. Back bold founders with a vision worth fighting for.

Cherubic invests in the most ambitious founders from angel to pre-IPO stage, acting as a long-term partner and friend first, investor second.

First Round partners with unreasonable founders at the earliest stages to help them imagine and build transformative companies. The fund focuses on being the world's best partner f…

Correlation Ventures backs groundbreaking technology and data science companies that solve industry problems through rapid decision-making and industry-leading networks.

Designer Fund invests in early stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for all people.

Help mission-driven pioneers win by harnessing storytelling, art and culture. Back early-stage companies with customer obsession in their DNA and accelerate mass adoption of techno…

Partner with entrepreneurs from early days through every stage of growth, focusing on transformative technology across AI/ML, biotech, cloud, consumer, and crypto sectors.

How many seed fintech investors are actively deploying right now?

DryPowder tracks 31 seed fintech funds. Of these, 31 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 31 seed fintech funds on DryPowder, check sizes run from $40K–$50M. 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 31 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 31 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.