Pre-seed Deeptech Investors in the US
We've mapped 15 of the most active pre-seed Deeptech investors funding founders in the US, with cheques $25K–$100M.
- Pre-seed15
- Seed15
- Series A12
- Series B10
- Series C+10
We've mapped 15 of the most active pre-seed Deeptech investors funding founders in the US — 15 VCs. Cheque sizes across this segment run $25K–$100M.
When raising pre-seed for a Deeptech company in the US, founders should lead with the investors whose stage and cheque size actually match the round — not just the best-known names. 15 of these profiles have been verified in the last review pass. Sign in to see each investor's full thesis, cheque range, and how closely they fit your specific company.
Applied Ventures
Applied Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), founded 2006 and based in Santa Clara, CA. Sign in to see full profile →
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a Menlo Park, California venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. Sign in to see full profile →
First Round Capital
First Round Capital is a US seed-stage venture firm founded in 2004 by Josh Kopelman and Howard Morgan, with offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York and Phil… Sign in to see full profile →
Eclipse
Palo Alto VC with $2B+ AUM investing in physical-economy startups: manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, energy, defense, robotics. Sign in to see full profile →
8VC
8VC is an Austin, Texas technology investment firm founded in 2015 by Joe Lonsdale after the wind-down of Formation 8. Sign in to see full profile →
Lux Capital
Lux Capital is a New York-based science and tech VC (founded 2000 by Peter Hebert, Robert Paull, and Josh Wolfe) with $7B+ AUM. Sign in to see full profile →
Spark Capital
Invests in: Europe, Israel, USA, Canada, Asia, Worldwide VC firm investing and partnering with world-changing in companies. Sign in to see full profile →
Greylock
Greylock is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, that focuses on early-stage companies; most of its investment… Sign in to see full profile →
DCVC
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep-tech venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Matt Ocko and Zachary Bogue, with offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco. Sign in to see full profile →
Gaingels
Investor community of LGBTQ+ people and allies that co-invests with select venture capital leads in companies building diverse and inclusive teams, from seed… Sign in to see full profile →
South Park Commons
San Francisco-based community for founders and technologists exploring what to build, with spaces in San Francisco, New York and Bengaluru. Sign in to see full profile →
AlleyCorp
Looking at companies from the idea stage to 50K+ in MRR We are tech pioneers, investors, and entrepreneurs. We build and invest in transformative companies Sign in to see full profile →
Madrona Venture Group
Seattle-based VC backing founding teams at seed, early and acceleration stages in Seattle, the Bay Area and beyond, across AI and intelligent apps, enterpris… Sign in to see full profile →
Pear VC
Pre-seed and seed VC in Palo Alto backing founders from idea to early traction across consumer, SaaS, enterprise, healthcare, fintech, AI and deep tech. Sign in to see full profile →
Initialized Capital
Seed-stage VC with offices in San Francisco and New York, backing founders across enterprise SaaS, sustainability, health, hard tech, AI, infrastructure, con… Sign in to see full profile →
Directory last updated: November 2026.
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