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title: "48 Pre-seed Investors in Massachusetts (Nov 2026): 45 in Boston"
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# 48 pre-seed investors in Massachusetts, including 45 in Boston

We list 48 pre-seed investors in Massachusetts 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 Boston (24), Cambridge (7) and Wellesley Hills (4). 45 of the 48 are in the Boston metro area, so this page is also our list of pre-seed investors in Boston.

- 48 investors
- 34 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $87M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 39 firms)
- 259 named decision-makers on file

## First 24 of 48 pre-seed investors in Massachusetts

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tectonic Ventures | VC firm | Newton, MA | Pre-seed | AI, B2B, SaaS | New fund, Aug 2026 | $87M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/tectonic-ventures/ |
| NextView Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Marketing Tech, Robotics, Industrial Tech | New deal, Oct 2026 | $135M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/nextview-ventures/ |
| Inflection | VC firm | Framingham, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Space, Defense Tech, Crypto and Web3 | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/inflection/ |
| Cybernetix Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | Robotics, Industrial Tech, Logistics, AI | New fund, Aug 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cybernetix-ventures/ |
| January Ventures | VC firm | Wellesley Hills, MA | Pre-seed | Healthtech, AI, Future of Work, Space | New fund, Jun 2026 | $15M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/january-ventures/ |
| Founder Collective | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Ecommerce, Healthtech, Generalist | New deal, Jul 2026 | $95M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/founder-collective/ |
| Link Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A | AI, Robotics, Industrial Tech, Space | New deal, Jun 2026 | $200M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/link-ventures/ |
| Equal Opportunity Ventures | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed | Healthtech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Ecommerce | New deal, Apr 2026 | $152M (SEC Form ADV) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/equal-opportunity-ventures/ |
| Glasswing Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed | AI, Future of Work, Cybersecurity, Logistics | New deal, Jun 2026 | $203M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/glasswing-ventures/ |
| FoundersEdge Venture Capital | VC firm | Needham, MA | Pre-seed | AI, SaaS | New fund, Dec 2025 | $15M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/foundersedge-venture-capital/ |
| Timescale Ventures | VC firm | Marblehead, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Energy, Industrial Tech, AI, Space | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/timescale-ventures/ |
| Vinyl | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed | Ecommerce | New fund, Feb 2026 | $27M (SEC Form D, 2024) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/vinyl/ |
| Thirdrockventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Healthtech, Biotech, Medtech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $1.1B (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/thirdrockventures/ |
| 021T Capital Landing Page | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed |  | New fund, Jun 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/021t-capital-landing-page/ |
| Oui Capital | VC firm | Millbury, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Fintech, B2B, Mobility, Ecommerce | Portfolio news, Sep 2026 | $9M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/oui-capital/ |
| Underscore VC | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS | New deal, Apr 2026 | $58M (SEC Form D, 2023) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/underscore-vc/ |
| Atlas Venture | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed | Biotech, Healthtech | New deal, Jan 2026 | $450M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atlas-venture/ |
| Material Impact | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed | Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, Robotics, Food and Beverage | New deal, Dec 2025 | $325M (SEC Form D, 2022) | 2026-11-05 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/material-impact/ |
| Averin | VC firm | Andover, MA | Pre-seed | Healthtech, AI, Robotics, Biotech | New fund, Mar 2026 | $350M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/averin/ |
| Parallel Venture Capital | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Defense Tech, AI, Cybersecurity, Quantum | New fund, Mar 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/parallel-venture-capital/ |
| Mission BioCapital | VC firm | Cambridge, MA | Pre-seed | Biotech, Healthtech, Medtech | New fund, Apr 2026 | $192M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/mission-biocapital/ |
| W Health Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed | Healthtech, AI, Semiconductor, Medtech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $45M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/w-health-ventures/ |
| Cure Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Biotech, Healthtech | New fund, Dec 2025 | $350M (SEC Form D, 2021) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/cure-ventures/ |
| One Way Ventures | VC firm | Boston, MA | Pre-seed, Seed, Growth | AI, SaaS, Fintech, Deep Tech | New fund, Jan 2026 | $60M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/one-way-ventures/ |

You are seeing 24 of 48. The full list adds 24 more investors and 259 named decision-makers.

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## 45 pre-seed investors in Boston
31 of the 45 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months; the median fund size on file is $91M (SEC Form D, 36 firms); the most recent fund filings are from Branch Venture Partners (Nov 2026), Longwood (Oct 2026) and BCV Emerge (Oct 2026); of the 45 with a stage on file, pre-seed (45), seed (28) and Series A (7); the count covers the metro area, by city: Boston (24), Cambridge (7) and Wellesley Hills (4); the paid file holds 243 named decision-makers for them.
The first 5 in list order: Tectonic Ventures, NextView Ventures, Inflection, Cybernetix Ventures and January Ventures.

## Method and limits
- Source: All 48 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). All 48 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. Stage: the firm states that it invests at pre-seed. Place: head office in Massachusetts.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (40: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), 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 (20) and completeness of the public record (10). 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 48 rows: stage 48, sector 47, fund size 44, website 48. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 48 rows, firm email on 21, LinkedIn page on 25, check size on 5.

## Questions
### How many pre-seed investors in Massachusetts are there?
We list 48 as of November 2026. 34 of the 48 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are Boston (24), Cambridge (7) and Wellesley Hills (4).

### Which pre-seed investors in Massachusetts raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
24 of the 48 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Branch Venture Partners (Nov 2026), Longwood (Oct 2026) and BCV Emerge (Oct 2026).

### What is the typical fund size of pre-seed investors in Massachusetts?
The median fund size on file for this list is $87M, across the 39 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 investors in Massachusetts?
The paid file holds 259 named decision-makers across 48 of these 48 and a firm email for 21. 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 investors in Massachusetts come from?
All 48 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.