55 Seed Infrastructure Investors — 47 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 …

We are founders and operators who partner with early-stage founders building infrastructure and SaaS companies, leveraging our experience to help technical founders nail go-to-mark…

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

Accelerating AI-native founders at the earliest stages. Lead early rounds in companies and founders building the future, providing that first check before others think you're onto …

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

Partner with bold technical founders from inception, before product or first check, backing AI-native infrastructure, security, apps, and models to build the autonomous enterprise.

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

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

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…

Backing outlier founders at the earliest stages.

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

First investor in superb teams disrupting the energy business by enabling transition into sustainable energy systems through financing, industry expertise, and access to utility pi…

Dragonfly brings access and influence to crypto teams with global aspirations to find adoption anywhere. The fund invests across stages with a focus on teams tackling big, wicked p…

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

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…

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…

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…

Back the world's best AI native founders at pre-seed and seed stages with product and go-to-market expertise from OpenAI, Meta, Twitter, and a16z to help them reshape the world.

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…

Invest in early stage technology founders building solutions for a better tomorrow. Help founders build great companies.

Back bold European entrepreneurs building global category leaders through a combination of patient capital, operational support, and deep entrepreneurial expertise. Focus on Applie…

Entrepreneur-led venture capital investing early in passionate founders tackling big market problems via technology. We provide financial and operational support, positioning ourse…

Partner at inception with technically brilliant founders who see past impossible to inevitable. Invest in technical breakthroughs becoming world-changing companies, particularly in…

Paradigm builds and invests across crypto, AI, robotics, and other new frontiers, with a focus on advancing the frontier for everyone through software development and open source c…

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…

Since 2016, Diagram launches 25+ ventures from the ground up using a venture builder model, while also investing in early-stage companies backing ambitious founders driving meaning…

Back bold, mission-driven founders building generational technology companies and defining new markets at the earliest stages, often before solutions are obvious or categories are …

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…

Seedcamp provides unfiltered advice, unwavering support, and an unrivalled network to early-stage founders. The fund backs European entrepreneurs building global technology compani…

First institutional investor for early-stage AI founders, with 70% of investments beginning at inception. People-first approach to building breakthrough companies.

High-conviction, long-term partners to founders rewriting industries through AI applied to data, workflows, and physical infrastructure convergence. Backed by conviction since 2015…

Rally Ventures invests exclusively in early-stage business technology at the epicenter of B2B transformation, focusing on AI/ML, cybersecurity, fintech and SaaS+ with strategic res…

Back technical founders across Europe who are contrarian bets—founders everyone wants to meet but nobody dares to invest in. Focus on zero-to-one companies that achieve follow-on f…

Back exceptional founders building a better future by investing early with outlier founders with potential to build something meaningful and enduring. The fund looks for the weird,…

Early-stage venture capital fund backing the best tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the US, investing in technology companies that enable or disrupt large industries. More than …

A close-knit team of former founders and company builders investing in challengers, contrarians, risk-takers, and status-quo-breakers built by founders with deep technical expertis…

BlueYard invests in technologies that move toward utopia or hold the line against oblivion—applied computation fueling breakthroughs enabling a safe, stable, and prosperous world.

Early-stage companies need more than capital—they need partners with deep domain expertise and conviction to help them build functional, thriving businesses through the entire jour…

Early believers in technical founders. We invest in essential software used by engineering and security teams to build and protect our digital world.

LA's premier pre-seed fund helping tech founders bring their vision to life by providing funding and guidance to grow startups into strong, scalable, and successful companies.

Fund breakthrough scientific startups with physics-based inventions and deep tech that revolutionize critical industries through hard science and engineering.

Invests in early-stage technology companies with a focus on enterprise software, consumer internet, and infrastructure technologies

Crypto-focused venture firm backing early-stage projects building the next generation of culture and consumer technology, bringing bleeding-edge tech to life with a team of former …

Early-stage funding of technology companies leveraging deep operating experience from market-leading tech companies. Focus on committed entrepreneurs with unique technology that ca…

Back seed-stage founding teams scaling technologies in established energy, infrastructure, and AI markets to accelerate energy abundance and build high-growth businesses.

80%+ of Venture Capital is invested in Silicon Valley insiders. Yet, many of the most iconic companies were built by those who didn't attend Stanford, work for Big Tech, or call th…

Work alongside exceptional founders for the long term with market foresight and deep operator experience across infrastructure, digital assets, healthcare AI, battery technology, a…

Pre-seed investing in technical founders building AI-native business software, infrastructure, and products that solve real business problems. Focus on founders who stay small and …

Invest at the edge of large markets being transformed by technological and societal pressures.

We partner at the earliest stages with founders building the future of the Internet across crypto, AI, and other frontier technologies.

Investing in ambitious entrepreneurs building the next generation of leading technology companies across software, crypto, and bio

Partner with visionary founders building category-defining companies across early-stage technology sectors

We believe that decentralized technology is the foundation for a more efficient, transparent, and accessible financial system. Today, it enables the rise of stablecoins and instant…

How many seed infrastructure investors are actively deploying right now?

DryPowder tracks 55 seed infrastructure funds. Of these, 47 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 infrastructure VCs write?

Among 55 seed infrastructure funds on DryPowder, check sizes run from $25K–$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 infrastructure VC?

A warm intro is still the fastest path. Most seed infrastructure 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 infrastructure 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 47 seed infrastructure 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 55 seed infrastructure 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.