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title: "187 Pre-seed Fintech Investors in the US (Nov 2026)"
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# 187 pre-seed fintech investors in the US

We list 187 pre-seed fintech 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 New York (37), San Francisco (24) and Palo Alto (11).

- 187 investors
- 109 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $57M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 159 firms)
- 941 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 187 pre-seed fintech investors in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motive Venture | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Fintech, AI, Data, Future of Work | New fund, Aug 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/motive-venture/ |
| Expa | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed | Fintech, SaaS | New deal, Sep 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/expa/ |
| Avid Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed | Fintech, AI, Healthtech, SaaS | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/avid-ventures/ |
| Nine Four Ventures | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Fintech, Proptech, AI, SaaS | Portfolio news, Oct 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nine-four-ventures/ |
| Leo Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Insurtech, SaaS | New deal, Oct 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/leo-capital/ |
| True Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Deep Tech, Consumer | New fund, Sep 2026 | $800M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/true-ventures/ |
| Kleiner Perkins | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Fintech, AI, Proptech, Mobility | New fund, Aug 2026 | $995M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/ |
| Slauson & Co | VC firm | Los Angeles, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Healthtech, Logistics | New deal, Sep 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/slauson-co/ |
| Wonder Ventures | VC firm | Malibu, CA | Pre-seed | Fintech, AI, B2B, Consumer | New fund, Jul 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/wonder-ventures/ |
| Quiet Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed | Fintech, AI, SaaS, Consumer | New fund, Nov 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/quiet-capital/ |
| Newtopia Investments | VC firm | United States | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Ecommerce, Healthtech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/newtopia-investments/ |
| Crystal Venture Partners | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, Insurtech, AI, Cybersecurity | New fund, Oct 2026 | $30M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/crystal-venture-partners/ |
| New Stack | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Healthtech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $125M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-stack/ |
| M25 | VC firm | Chicago, IL | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Healthtech, Generalist | New deal, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/m25/ |
| Khosla Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth | Fintech, AI, Consumer, B2B | New fund, Aug 2026 | $1.9B (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/khosla-ventures/ |
| First Round | VC firm | Philadelphia, PA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Fintech, AI, Developer Tools, Consumer | New fund, Aug 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/first-round/ |
| Plaid Matrix Fund | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Proptech, Industrial Tech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $55M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/plaid-matrix-fund/ |
| Link Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Fintech, AI, Robotics, Industrial Tech | New deal, Jun 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/link-ventures/ |
| Restive | VC firm | San Jose, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Insurtech, SaaS | New deal, Oct 2026 | $70M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/restive/ |
| Commonweal Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Legal Tech, Energy | New fund, Jul 2026 | $75M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/commonweal-ventures/ |
| Everywhere Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed | Fintech, Generalist, Healthtech, AI | New fund, Mar 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/everywhere-ventures/ |
| Equal Opportunity Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed | Fintech, Healthtech, Food and Beverage, Ecommerce | New deal, Apr 2026 | $152M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/equal-opportunity-ventures/ |
| Autotech Ventures | VC firm | Menlo Park, CA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B | Fintech, Mobility, AI, Logistics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/third-mind/ |
| Paradigm | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed | Fintech, Crypto and Web3, AI, Robotics | New deal, Jul 2026 | $1.1B (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/paradigm/ |
| ALIAVIA Ventures | VC firm | Laguna Beach, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, AI, Healthtech, Future of Work | New fund, May 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/aliavia-ventures/ |

You are seeing 25 of 187. The full list adds 162 more investors and 941 named decision-makers.

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## Method and limits
- Source: All 187 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 187 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 fintech 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 187 rows: stage 187, sector 187, fund size 174, website 187. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 186 rows, firm email on 61, LinkedIn page on 103, check size on 28.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed fintech investors in the US are there?
We list 187 as of November 2026. 109 of the 187 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are New York (37), San Francisco (24) and Palo Alto (11).

### Which pre-seed fintech investors in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
85 of the 187 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Quiet Capital (Nov 2026), Draper Associates (Oct 2026) and Crystal Venture Partners (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of pre-seed fintech investors in the US?
The median fund size on file for this list is $57M, across the 159 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 28 do not disclose a size there.

### How do I contact pre-seed fintech investors in the US?
The paid file holds 941 named decision-makers across 186 of these 187 and a firm email for 61. 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 fintech investors in the US come from?
All 187 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.