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title: "35 Pre-seed Edtech Investors in the US (Nov 2026)"
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# 35 pre-seed edtech investors in the US

We list 35 pre-seed edtech investors in the US as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are Palo Alto (4), San Francisco (4) and Chicago (2).

- 35 investors
- 15 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $50M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 26 firms)
- 154 named decision-makers on file

## First 17 of 35 pre-seed edtech investors in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1517 Fund | VC firm | Telluride, CO | Pre-seed | Edtech, AI, Deep Tech, SaaS | New fund, Sep 2026 | $43M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/1517-fund/ |
| Equal Opportunity Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed | Edtech, Healthtech, Fintech, Food and Beverage | New deal, Apr 2026 | $152M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/equal-opportunity-ventures/ |
| Plaid Matrix Fund | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Fintech, Proptech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/plaid-matrix-fund/ |
| South Park Commons | Accelerator | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Developer Tools, SaaS | New fund, Oct 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/south-park-commons/ |
| Zeal Capital Partners | VC firm | Washington, DC | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, Fintech, Healthtech, Future of Work | New deal, Aug 2026 | $120M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/zeal-capital-partners/ |
| Chingona Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed | Edtech, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $53M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/chingona-ventures/ |
| Scopusventures | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Fintech, Healthtech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/scopusventures/ |
| Stakehouse | VC firm | St. Louis, MO | Pre-seed | Edtech | New fund, Aug 2025 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/stakehouse/ |
| Ulu Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Fintech, Future of Work | New deal, Aug 2025 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ulu-ventures/ |
| Sidecut Ventures | VC firm | Tappan, NY | Pre-seed | Edtech, AI, Healthtech, Climate Tech | New fund, Dec 2024 |  | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sidecut-ventures/ |
| Owl Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Edtech, Future of Work, AI | New deal, Dec 2024 | $642M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/owl-ventures/ |
| Kapor Capital | VC firm | Oakland, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Edtech, Fintech, Healthtech, Biotech | New deal, Jun 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kapor-capital/ |
| Vertical Venture Partners | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Edtech, AI, Fintech, Logistics | New fund, May 2026 | $110M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/vertical-venture-partners/ |
| SmartGateVC | VC firm | Glendale, CA | Pre-seed | Edtech, AI, Biotech, Healthtech |  | $8M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/smartgatevc/ |
| Humain Ventures | VC firm | Austin, TX | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, Healthtech, AI, Biotech | New fund, May 2026 | $10M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/humain-ventures/ |
| ICI | VC firm | Fort Collins, CO | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Healthtech, Cybersecurity | New fund, Jan 2024 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/ici/ |
| VC 414 | VC firm | Milwaukee, WI | Pre-seed, Seed | Edtech, AI, Future of Work, Fintech | New deal, Aug 2024 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/vc-414/ |

You are seeing 17 of 35. The full list adds 18 more investors and 154 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 35 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 35 have a website we checked. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. Sector: the firm states edtech as a focus on its own site, or we observed it in the firm's portfolio. Stage: the firm states that it invests at pre-seed.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (30: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), share of the observed portfolio in this sector (20; half of that when the sector is stated only), stage focus (15: all of it when pre-seed is the only stage the firm states, split evenly when it states more), stated focus on the US (15: full marks when the firm names the US as where it invests, half when it says global), size of the fund on file on a log scale (12) and completeness of the public record (8). Stage and regional focus are our research, not an SEC figure. It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 35 rows: stage 35, sector 35, fund size 31, website 35. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 35 rows, firm email on 10, LinkedIn page on 23, check size on 2.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed edtech investors in the US are there?
We list 35 as of November 2026. 15 of the 35 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are Palo Alto (4), San Francisco (4) and Chicago (2).

### Which pre-seed edtech investors in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
12 of the 35 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Dorm Room (Oct 2026), 1517 Fund (Sep 2026) and Chingona Ventures (Jun 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of pre-seed edtech investors in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $50M, across the 26 firms with a size on an SEC Form D. The fund on file is each firm's main fund, which is not always its newest. The other 9 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact pre-seed edtech investors in the US?
The paid file holds 154 named decision-makers across 35 of these 35 and a firm email for 10. We publish the address a firm lists itself, never a personal email. Each free row links to a profile with the firm's website.

### Where does the data on pre-seed edtech investors in the US come from?
All 35 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.