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67 VC firms investing in marketing & adtech at the Pre-Seed stage.
F4 Fund tracks 67 VC firms that actively invest in marketing & adtech at the Pre-Seed stage, with check sizes ranging from $25K – $100M (median: $1.6M – $1.6M). As of July 2026, and 88% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,539+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Hawke Ventures The future of e-commerce and digital marketing is built on specialized technology solutions that empower brands. We back founders who understand marketing and commerce deeply, providing capital plus direct access to thousands of brand customers for validation. | $50K – $2M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ VTF Capital (fka VegasTechFund) We invest in the future of commerce by backing early-stage companies in vertical commerce, physical retail technology, and commerce infrastructure. We provide operational support alongside capital, working in the trenches with founders to build 100-year companies. Las Vegas | $200K – $1M | 78 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 3 | ▶ Play Ventures Play Ventures invests globally at pre-seed to Series A in game studios, playable consumer apps, and B2B/AI infrastructure and services that help games and consumer apps acquire, retain, and monetize users. | $500K – $15M | 111 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 4 | ▶ The New Normal Fund Partner with B2B AI founders by functioning as fractional COO and go-to-market architect. Scale your AI startup by putting humans first. Combine AI capabilities with operational excellence and proven go-to-market strategy. San Francisco | $400K – $1M | 27 | Both | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 5 | ▶ Flagship Pioneering Create first-in-category bioplatform companies through scientific innovation and systematic entrepreneurship. Combine institutional scale with pioneer creativity to build breakthrough life sciences companies. Cambridge | $500K – $15M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ InReach Ventures AI and data science can dramatically improve venture capital decision-making. We use proprietary software to discover, evaluate, and support the most promising European startups while providing hands-on operational support. | $250K – $3M | 42 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ Mu Ventures Reducing friction in commerce transactions through infrastructure, vertical AI solving boring complex problems, and next-generation marketplaces with proprietary AI moats. We back founders removing friction from how the world gets things done. New York | $200K – $500K | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 8 | ▶ Storm Ventures Storm Ventures backs early-stage B2B enterprise software companies with a focus on AI-native applications, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure. They employ a 'paddling to surfing' growth methodology and have deep expertise in taking companies from inception to $100M+ ARR. Their philosophy: 'the interface layer will disappear. The infrastructure layer will compound.' Menlo Park | $1M – $15M | 67 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | N/A |
| 9 | ▶ Ascend Ascend backs the most active pre-seed founders in the Pacific Northwest building SaaS 3.0 (vertical AI agents), Gen AI 2.0 (fast-follower infrastructure), and Frontier AI (AI applied to the physical world). Seattle has one in four of the U.S.'s AI engineers — Ascend captures that alpha as the first institutional check. Seattle | $250K – $750K | 60 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 10 | ▶ Sugar Capital Sugar Capital invests at the intersection of technology and commerce in software-like consumer businesses with subscription/habitual purchase models. We seek founders with genuine problem conviction and complementary co-founder pairs (business+operations, creative+technical). Our approach: seed-stage checks ($1.5M-$2M), deliberate follow-ons for ownership accumulation, and operational support grounded in our POPSUGAR success. San Francisco | $1.5M – $2M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Vinyl Capital We invest in formation-stage founders building commerce infrastructure—the systems and solutions that power tomorrow's economy. Pre-revenue, pre-product, often pre-DBA. We back founders with technical depth and domain obsession in e-commerce operations, fintech, logistics, and customer engagement infrastructure. Like vinyl records, we invest in fullness and authenticity, not stripped-down solutions. | $250K – $3M | 33 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Boldstart Ventures We invest in bold technical founders building the autonomous enterprise. Before you build your team, before you write your first line of code—that's when boldstart gets to work. We collaborate with technical founders at Inception, lead pre-product rounds, and help turn bold ideas into category-creating companies. Miami | $250K – $15M | 27 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Mischief Diverse industry experience enables superior pattern recognition about which founders can succeed. Operational support from founders-turned-investors is more valuable than just capital. Markets have seasons - breakthrough companies can emerge from unexpected places. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 14 | ▶ GFR Fund GFR Fund invests in pre-seed to Series A companies building emerging digitally-native communities in gaming, entertainment, and consumer tech. They seek founders who deeply understand community-building, whether they have a product with an existing community or are in early stages of building one. Strong focus on execution, founder-market fit, and capital efficiency. | $250K – $500K | 69 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 15 | ▶ Knoll Ventures Back outlier B2B founders who see around corners and intimately understand customer pain points, investing at the pre-Series A stage to bridge the gap between seed and Series A — especially in underserved non-coastal markets like the Southeast US. Atlanta | $500K – $3M | 37 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 16 | ▶ Crush Ventures Back early-stage technology and brands that will shape pop culture — tools that help artists and brands find, engage, and monetize fans — using the Crush Music artist roster (Miley Cyrus, Green Day, Sia, Lorde, Weezer, Fall Out Boy) as live distribution and validation. New York | $250K – $5M | 34 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 17 | ▶ FoundersEdge UX is the new defensibility. As AI commoditizes the cost of building software, the competitive moat shifts to user experience and human-AI interaction design. FoundersEdge backs experienced, multi-time founders building AI-native software for legacy industries. Boston | $150K – $200K | 12 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 18 | ▶ Habitat Partners Habitat Partners backs early-stage companies where exceptional brand equity meets strong business fundamentals. Born from Red Antler's brand expertise, the firm asks: 'Why does this company need to exist in the world, and what emotional resonance does it create?' They invest in consumer brands (CPG, beauty, food/beverage) and B2B software tools serving the startup and retail ecosystem, leveraging Red Antler's branding platform as a key value-add for portfolio companies. Brooklyn | $250K – $750K | 54 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 19 | ▶ irrvrntVC Exceptional early-stage founders deserve capital and operational support from inception. DTC and eCommerce enablement represent sustainable, defensible markets with significant TAM expansion. The best risk/reward is in pre-seed and seed when most institutional capital is inactive. New York | $300K – $500K | 29 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 20 | ▶ AltaIR Capital Back focused founders solving real problems in markets they understand deeply, with clarity, discipline, and drive. Seek companies with motivated teams, strong product vision, scalable business models, and large addressable markets. San Francisco | $1M – $25M | 40 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 21 | ▶ Mosaic General Partnership Partners with exceptional founders building game-changing companies at the intersection of technology, industry, and culture. Focus on sectors where deep network and experience can bend the risk curve. San Francisco | $3M – $6M | 18 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 22 | ▶ Flex Capital Founders backing founders. Flex Capital backs exceptional technical founders at pre-seed and seed with capital from operators who have personally built and exited category-defining companies. Every GP has sat in the founder's seat. San Francisco | $500K – $2M | 38 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 23 | ▶ Fusion VC Israel's leading pre-seed platform, backing first-time Israeli founders tapping into non-traditional industries. Invests $150K for 7.5% equity per company (up to $500K in the Digital Health track), paired with a 10-week intensive bootcamp and a 300+ person mentor network. Tel Aviv | $150K – $500K | 99 | Leads | Active | N/A | Open |
| 24 | ▶ SuperAngel.vc We invest as close to the first check as possible in founders building consumer brands, PropTech solutions, and Future of Work tools. We maintain deep relationships with founders, provide operational support, and leverage our extensive network to drive introductions and capital. | $25K – $250K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 25 | ▶ Acurio Ventures Partner with visionary European founders at seed and Series A, leveraging the team's own operator experience and a network of 150+ international co-investors. Sector agnostic (excluding life sciences and crypto) with ~50 companies per fund. Strong focus on capital efficiency, unit economics, and realistic paths to profitability. Co-investor by default; will lead when it adds value. Bilbao, Spain | $100K – $3M | 95 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 26 | ▶ f7 Ventures We identify exceptional operators with proven track records at scale (ex-Facebook, Google, Stripe) and catalyze their transition into founders. Periods of rapid societal behavior change spur dramatic innovation. We invest in the future of work and consumer utility, providing not just capital but operational expertise, network access, and proven playbooks from building at Facebook/Meta scale. San Francisco | $500K – $5M | 46 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 27 | ▶ Hustle Fund Hilariously early pre-seed/seed investing. We back hustlers at concept stage—fast, scrappy, first-principles founders who act before market consensus. San Francisco | $25K – $500K | 25 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 28 | ▶ 8-Bit Capital Network-powered startups connecting people and businesses through software tools and platforms | $250K – $3M | 55 | Both | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | ▶ Telegraph Hill Capital We back entrepreneurs obsessed with solving big problems using capital-efficient technology. We focus on early-stage tech startups in North America and Western Europe building game-changing B2B software across fintech, logistics, proptech, HR tech, legal tech, and cybersecurity. Barcelona | $100K – $1.5M | 43 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 30 | ▶ How Women Invest Women founders represent an overlooked asset class that delivers superior returns. Women-founded companies earn 26% more for investors, yet receive only 2% of venture funding. We invest exclusively in women-founded companies, providing capital, network access, and operational support to drive transformative change. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 31 | ▶ Pathlight Ventures Low volume, high conviction early-stage investing in 10 thematic areas where vertical AI is reshaping regulated, complex industries: healthcare, fintech, capital markets, industrial operations, security, and government. Back strongly opinionated founders building category-defining companies with direct operator support from a team with deep fintech and growth scaling experience. New York City | $250K – $3M | 39 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 32 | ▶ Fuel Ventures Backs ambitious tech founders from pre-seed to Series A through EIS/SEIS tax-efficient fund structures in the UK. Focus on Vertical AI, AI-enabled software, and FinTech 2.0. Founded by serial entrepreneur Mark Pearson, the firm brings operational expertise as entrepreneurs who have built and exited companies. London | $150K – $3M | 48 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 33 | ▶ 42CAP Backing seed-stage, tech- and data-driven B2B software companies across Europe with global ambition. Focus on Agility Drivers (verticalized, consumerized, XaaS solutions) and Seductive Solutions with genuine product-market fit. Invest in AI-first and AI-enabled businesses as well as frontier tech (BioIT, Space, DLT, Quantum Computing). Munich | $500K – $3M | 56 | Leads | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | ▶ Capitalize VC Emerging tech and AI are changing the commerce landscape. We power the future of commerce by investing in cutting-edge enablement technologies that support retailers, brands, creators, and manufacturers serving Black and Latinx founders and consumers. We pair platform investments with CPG investments with explicit racial equity mandate. Chicago | $100K – $200K | 19 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 35 | ▶ ISAI ISAI identifies capital-efficient French tech startups early—often as the first VC—backing SaaS and marketplace models with progressive ambition, blue ocean positioning, and category-leader potential. Increasingly an AI-focused investor using it as an enabling lens across all verticals. Their edge: a community of 500+ tech entrepreneur-LPs who open doors, advise, and validate. Paris | $110K – $3.3M | 52 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 36 | ▶ Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company Back ambitious and unique technology startups as early as possible — ideally from day one. High volume, small checks (~€200-250K), primarily European pre-seed and seed. No board seats, no round leadership. Value-add through a 900+ founder community. London | $200K – $250K | 45 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 37 | ▶ Point Nine Invest in the future of software built on AI. We partner with technical founders to provide capital, unfair shortcuts, and operational support to accelerate their learning and help them reach their potential. We position ourselves as the first institutional investor for v0.9 stage founders. Berlin | $1M – $10M | 37 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 38 | ▶ Story Ventures Story invests in the building blocks of automated systems across three interconnected layers: sensory systems (data capture), data processing (organization and structure), and machine intelligence (applications and decision-making). We believe the most impactful problems require the most innovative solutions, and we partner with founders pursuing audacious, challenging businesses because that's what it takes to create lasting impact. New York | $500K – $5M | 44 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 39 | ▶ Bling Capital The hardest thing in seed is finding product-market fit. We help you find it. If you already have product-market fit, we will help you scale. We partner with exceptionally ambitious founders for the long run and provide capital combined with operational expertise through our 100+ member Product Council. San Francisco | $500K – $3M | 33 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 40 | ▶ Bowery Capital Backs early-stage B2B founders building vertical AI solutions that automate administrative and operational workflows in underserved industries. Focuses on seed-stage companies with strong founder-market fit and clear unit economics. New York | $250K – $5M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 41 | ▶ Tramlines Domain experts with 10-20 years of industry experience are uniquely positioned to build AI-native services businesses that transform their sectors. Tramlines backs grounded founders combining human judgment, deep domain expertise, and AI-powered execution to build sustainable, revenue-first businesses. London | $315K – $315K | 9 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 42 | ▶ F4 Fund We back the relentless - founders with exceptional drive, clear vision, and proven execution ability building ambitious category-defining companies. | $100K – $500K | 32 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 43 | ▶ SciFi VC Partner with exceptional founders solving hard technical problems in fintech, AI, and science that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and scientific innovation. Focus on defensibility through hard technical feats, network effects, and solutions in complex, highly regulated industries. San Francisco | $100K – $1M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 44 | ▶ Icehouse Ventures Back exceptional Kiwi founders building globally transformative companies, from day one to IPO. New Zealand founders represent a significantly undervalued asset class, and Icehouse provides capital plus an ecosystem of 3,000+ investors and deep operational support. Auckland | $100K – $10M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 45 | ▶ Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) NYC has tremendous entrepreneurial talent but lacked a structured environment for early-stage founders. ERA provides capital, intense mentorship, and network access to help founders build market-leading companies. Every sector deserves innovation. New York | $150K – $150K | 39 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 46 | ▶ Liquid 2 Champions exceptional founders to build lasting companies through experience, community, and capital. Generalist technology investor whose edge is network depth — Joe Montana's unmatched rolodex and 800+ portfolio company network enables introductions that most seed funds cannot provide. San Francisco | $250K – $5M | 27 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 47 | ▶ FirstMark We back disruptive founders building category-defining companies. Our approach is founder-first, long-term, and deeply operational. We take the longest view in the room, operate with excellence and integrity, stay curious at the bleeding edge, and invest heavily in building community. New York | $250K – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 48 | ▶ IA Ventures Data is the defensible moat in technology. We invest in companies that build proprietary data assets, analytics capabilities, or machine learning advantages to dominate their categories. Founded on 'information arbitrage' thesis - applying hedge fund quantitative discipline to early-stage venture. New York | $250K – $750K | 16 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 49 | ▶ ZhenFund Believe in innovation, risk-taking, and young talent. Best entrepreneurs are rare and precious. Provide quick capital, friendly terms, genuine commitment. Help but don't complicate. Monthly founder support. Beijing | $250K – $3M | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 50 | ▶ Firsthand VC Inception-stage VC backing experienced founders building B2B autonomous agentic AI from day zero. Leverages Salesforce alumni network to provide portfolio companies with enterprise distribution and operational support. New York | $100K – $2M | 19 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 51 | ▶ StudioAlpha AI-native B2B software companies building workflow applications where defensibility comes from data access, integrations, governance, and distribution — not the underlying model. The fund treats AI as an execution layer, not a feature. Every investment enters a 100-day production phase to de-risk execution before institutional fundraising. Baar, Switzerland | $50K – $140K | 13 | Follows | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 52 | ▶ LOI Venture Back the brightest early-stage founders under 30. We provide capital, mentorship, and network access to accelerate ambitious young entrepreneurs who graduate from our League of Innovators program or demonstrate exceptional founder quality. Vancouver | $100K – $1M | 35 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 53 | ▶ SignalFire Data and technology combined with sector expertise and operational support unlock unfair advantages for early-stage startups. We build venture capital like a tech company. San Francisco | $250K – $100M | 17 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 54 | ▶ node.vc We back visionary technology founders in the Nordic region driven by disruptive forces. Our thesis centers on three areas: New Experiences (gaming, new media, health tech), Platform Technologies (developer tools, infrastructure, fintech, IoT, machine intelligence), and Smarter Workplaces (productivity, developer tools, digital workplaces). As founders and operators ourselves, we bring hands-on operational mentorship to help mitigate risks and navigate building at scale. | $750K – $2.7M | 21 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 55 | ▶ Kima Ventures Back ambitious teams with strong learning and execution capacities across all sectors, stages, and geographies. Technology-enabled businesses preferred. Volume-based, founder-centric investment philosophy. Paris | $100K – $200K | 25 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 56 | ▶ Rainfall Ventures We invest in world-class founders solving significant problems. We prioritize founder quality, founder-problem fit, and values-aligned partnerships. We help exceptional founders become category leaders early, before they become obvious trends. Los Angeles | $500K – $5M | 41 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 57 | ▶ Fireroad Ventures Back founders solving existential problems for small and medium-sized businesses in contracting, healthcare, hospitality, and other local industries. Focus on applied AI for service sectors and SMBs, backing founders with deep operational knowledge of the markets they serve. Cincinnati | $25K – $250K | 11 | Follows | Active | N/A | N/A |
| 58 | ▶ Mucker Capital Mucker Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology companies from pre-seed through Series B. We partner closely with founders building scalable businesses, often providing a company’s first institutional check and continuing to support them through later stages. Mucker has offices in Venice, California, Austin, and Toronto, and primarily invests across the United States and Canada, with the ability to back exceptional founders in other markets. Venice | $100K – $15M | 22 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Open |
| 59 | ▶ Laconia Serious founders building must-have technology for mission-critical industries. We focus on B2B software companies digitizing legacy industries and transforming established workflows. Specializing in seed-stage, where hands-on operational support, sales acceleration, and capital strategy matter most. New York | $250K – $1M | 20 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 60 | ▶ Streamlined Ventures Visionary founders are the true catalysts of transformation and progress. We partner with exceptional founders at the seed stage to help them build extraordinary companies through intensive operational support, structured tools, and candid guidance. Palo Alto | $250K – $10M | 26 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 61 | ▶ Daring Ventures Extraordinary talent is equally distributed. Extraordinary opportunity is not. We invest in non-obvious founders building critical infrastructure for overlooked markets—solving operational friction in complex industries with real relationships, judgment, and expertise. | $250K – $1M | 4 | Follows | Active | ~1 wk | Req'd |
| 62 | ▶ Tunitas Ventures Category creating companies with few to no competitors, defensible business models, and unit economics that are starting to work. Invest across all technology sectors except healthcare. Require 50x return potential. Primary value-add is helping raise Series A from the best possible investor. Menlo Park | $500K – $1.5M | 19 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 63 | ▶ Kaedan Capital Entrepreneur-centric private investment firm backing Israeli-related seed to early-stage ventures across diverse technology areas. Patient partners who allow founders to build global tech companies at their own pace. Tel Aviv | $250K – $1.5M | 21 | N/A | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 64 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
| 65 | ▶ Stout Street Capital Great startups can be built anywhere. We believe in founder-centric investing with operational support from a team of successful founders. We serve undernetworked geographic regions. Denver | $100K – $500K | 26 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 66 | ▶ Praetura Ventures Praetura backs ambitious northern founders building software, health, life sciences, fintech, cybersecurity, robotics, and other high-growth businesses where operator support and regional conviction matter. The firm positions itself as a more-than-money investor and emphasizes practical support from experienced operators, not just capital. Manchester, United Kingdom | $200K – $8M | 16 | Both | Active | N/A | Open |
| 67 | ▶ TheoryForge Operator-led fund investing in ambitious founders building transformative AI applications. We partner with technical founders who understand AI/ML deeply and are solving real customer problems with capital efficiency. Great product is always the best marketing. | $200K – $500K | 38 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
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F4 Fund tracks 67 VC firms that actively invest in marketing & adtech 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 marketing & adtech investors is $1.6M – $1.6M, with a full range from $25K – $100M. The distribution breaks down as: 17 firms in the <$500K range, 11 firms in the $500K-$1M range, 17 firms in the $1M-$2M range, 11 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 9 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 2 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 67 firms tracked, 88% lead or co-lead rounds, and 10% 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 marketing & adtech investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 25% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 36 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.