24 VC firms investing in food & beverage and real estate & proptech at the Pre-Seed stage.
F4 Fund tracks 24 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + real estate & proptech at the Pre-Seed stage, with check sizes ranging from $5K – $50M (median: $1.8M – $1.8M). As of June 2026, and 92% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,358+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Telluride Venture Fund Exceptional entrepreneurs and innovative business ideas exist everywhere, not just traditional tech hubs. TVF invests in companies solving real problems in underserved regions, particularly the Colorado Plateau. Telluride, Colorado | $100K – $2M | 77 | Leads | Slowing | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Imaginary Ventures Iconic consumer brands are built by visionary founders combining creative vision with digital-first distribution. We partner with purpose-driven entrepreneurs early, leveraging deep expertise in brand building, customer relationships, and global expansion to scale culture-defining businesses. New York | $100K – $10M | 49 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 3 | ▶ Prelude Ventures Climate is the biggest challenge of our lifetime and the greatest business opportunity of the coming decades. We back visionaries accelerating climate innovation that will reshape our global economy for the betterment of people and planet. The most successful companies are born from a vision for a better future and the ability of that vision to create large, lasting positive impact. We invest in frontier technologies addressing climate across seven sectors: Built Environment, Carbon Management, Compute, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing & Industrials, and Mobility. The best ideas come from everywhere—we operate where many venture firms can't or won't. San Francisco | $100K – $5M | 51 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Lerer Hippeau As founder-operators, we see returns in relationships. We back ambitious founders with exceptional vision at the earliest stages with capital, mentorship, and network access. | $100K – $1M | 73 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 5 | ▶ Adapt Ventures Back electric founders with an uncontrollable passion for creating disruptive companies. Invest globally, particularly strong in US and Latin America. Combine capital with operational support through venture studio model, helping build groundbreaking companies from inception through scale. New York | $250K – $350K | 66 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 6 | ▶ Collab Capital Founders closest to the problem—particularly those from historically overlooked communities—are best positioned to solve it. We invest at the intersection of innovation and inclusion in the building blocks of shared prosperity: economic mobility, healthcare access, and community infrastructure. Perspective and proximity are power. Atlanta | $500K – $2M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Baukunst Creative technologists at the frontiers of technology and design create transformative companies. The true art of building lies in setting the right culture and early-stage environment for meaningful companies to begin, grow, scale, and endure. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 8 | ▶ Riverpark Ventures Disruptive businesses that eliminate intermediaries and compress value chains. We invest in entrepreneurs backed by entrepreneurs who understand the unique challenges of building. We look for innovative thinkers with proven track records and tremendous dedication, in large markets addressing significant customer needs. New York | $500K – $25M | 23 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 9 | ▶ ANIMO Ventures Back founders willing to go all in. We invest early and we go big—$500K-$2.5M from ideation to early traction. Radically founder-focused partnership model with hands-on GP involvement. Dense networks for fundraising, hiring, and operations. Focus on mission-driven ideas that make a difference and solve critical problems in overlooked markets. Miami | $500K – $2.5M | 16 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 10 | ▶ Wonder Ventures Invest in Southern California's best founders earlier than anyone else. No idea is too early. We fund companies earlier than most VCs, providing not just capital but hands-on support and operational expertise. Our founder-first philosophy and No Ghosting Rule ensure responsive, engaged partnerships. Santa Monica | $250K – $2M | 47 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 11 | ▶ Brickyard Extraordinary founders execute faster when isolated from distractions and provided intensive on-site support. We seek junkyard dogs with high agency, non-obvious vision, delusional optimism, and execution discipline. Category matters far less than founder quality. Chattanooga, TN | $100K – $500K | 52 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Zigg Capital Real estate has been stagnant for 50 years despite massive innovation in other industries. Shifting demographics, transportation changes, and evolving preferences are forcing modernization. We back visionary entrepreneurs building solutions across construction, property management, residential finance, and retail that will improve quality of life, work, and community. New York | $500K – $10M | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 13 | ▶ White Star Capital Technology companies are becoming intertwined with the global economy more so than ever before. The most compelling founders build businesses through a broader world view. White Star Capital backs globally ambitious entrepreneurs at Series A, B, and Seed stages across North America, Europe, and Asia, helping them scale internationally through deep local presence on three continents. London | $1M – $25M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 14 | ▶ Graph Ventures Back founders from day one with founder-focused support across fundraising, growth, product, and international expansion. We believe diverse founding teams and global thinking drive exceptional returns. San Francisco | $5K – $5M | 29 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Debut Capital Early-stage venture capital for IT and Biotech companies in Colorado Front Range and Mid-Atlantic. Focus on experienced founding teams solving important problems with potential for significant financial returns. Patient capital approach with operational support and deep regional networks. New York | $500K – $5M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 16 | ▶ L'ATTITUDE Ventures Latino founders represent an underserved but exceptionally talented segment of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We invest in visionary founders who combine bold ideas with execution excellence to build scalable, high-impact businesses that create both economic and social value. We believe institutional capital paired with strategic partnership from Fortune 100 executives and operating experts can unlock the full potential of Latino-led innovation. San Diego | $500K – $3M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 17 | ▶ Kairos HQ Fulfilling basic needs should be basic. Our generation is crushed by upfront costs in rent, healthcare, nutrition, and aging. Rather than waiting for entrepreneurs to solve these problems, Kairos proactively identifies generational pain points, assembles teams, and builds category-defining solutions. New York | $500K – $1.5M | 6 | Both | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 18 | ▶ Vast Ventures We invest in companies organized around five concrete objectives: improving worldwide health and happiness, promoting resource sustainability, increasing human potential and productivity, increasing knowledge/empathy/connectedness, and disrupting industries that resist these goals. We operate as both investors and company-builders, providing operational expertise and hands-on support far beyond capital. New York | $250K – $3M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 19 | ▶ Backstage Capital Underestimated founders are systematically mispriced assets that create alpha rather than requiring concessionary returns. We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color, or LGBTQ, treating capital allocation as activism. Los Angeles | $50K – $500K | 30 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 20 | ▶ Goodwater Capital Consumer technology has the power to measurably improve billions of lives across the globe. We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs building digital utilities that provide better access to housing, healthcare, food, financial services, transportation, education, and entertainment globally. Burlingame, California | $5M – $50M | 29 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 21 | ▶ Strong Ventures Back resilient founders building category-defining companies. Leverage Korea's cultural wave for global expansion. When others say 'no', we find the 'yes'. Los Angeles | $500K – $5M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 22 | ▶ Euclid Ventures Vertical AI will create hundreds of billions of enterprise value over the next decade. We back domain-expert founders building purpose-built AI solutions for specific industries from Day Zero — pre-product, pre-traction, pre-everything. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 18 | Leads | Active | — | Open |
| 23 | ▶ Halogen Ventures The smartest place you can invest your capital is in women. We bet on early-stage female-founded and female-led companies creating groundbreaking consumer and B2B software technologies that solve meaningful problems in families, healthcare, childcare, education, climate, and sustainability. Santa Monica | $100K – $1M | 29 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 24 | ▶ TenOneTen Ventures Technical founders backing technical founders. We invest early in technical teams transforming major industries facing existential threats and tremendous opportunities. We target essential sectors—healthcare, logistics, real estate, manufacturing—where technical innovation solves critical problems. Los Angeles | $250K – $5M | 24 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 24 VC firms that actively invest in food & beverage + real estate & proptech at the Pre-Seed stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for pre-seed food & beverage + real estate & proptech investors is $1.8M – $1.8M, with a full range from $5K – $50M. The distribution breaks down as: 3 firms in the <$500K range, 2 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 9 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 5 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 2 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 3 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 24 firms tracked, 92% lead or co-lead rounds, and 8% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best pre-seed food & beverage + real estate & proptech investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 38% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 38 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.