A-Level Capital
Venture capitalBaltimore, MD, USA
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Student-run VC funding and supporting the Johns Hopkins entrepreneurial ecosystem.
49 firms in the directory fund financial services companies at pre-seed. Firms that write the first institutional cheque, usually before there is revenue to underwrite.
Head office location. Most firms invest well outside it.
49 firms
Search all 1224Baltimore, MD, USA
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Student-run VC funding and supporting the Johns Hopkins entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Berlin, Germany
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
One of Europe's most active early-stage funds, backing 50+ pre-seed/seed startups a year with a small first check plus hands-on founder coaching.
New York, NY
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Backs founders at the absolute earliest stage with small, high-conviction, non-lead-friendly seed checks across a very large portfolio.
Paris, France
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety
Founder-focused early-stage VC providing capital plus dedicated operational support from pre-seed to Series A+ across Europe and Africa; B Corp certified.
Toronto, Canada
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Financial Services
Backs exceptional Canadian early-stage tech companies, with SPV and secondaries access for accredited investors.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Founder-led private investment group that backs and mentors early-stage tech founders in Transylvania and CEE, helping them reach international follow-on rounds; member of SeedBlink ELITE and the…
Turin, Italy
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Food & Beverage · Real Estate · Education
Italy's most active business angel network, with 400+ member entrepreneurs and professionals syndicating capital, network and operating expertise into Italian-founded startups and innovative SMEs.
New York, NY, United States
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Solo-GP seed fund that invests then works hands-on with founders to build a repeatable, formalised sales motion and revenue engine.
London, United Kingdom
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety
Backs opinionated 'product founders' from day zero, often leading first rounds at the idea stage.
Los Angeles, California
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities
Backs founders modernising the infrastructure that powers wealth and health for the mass market, on the thesis that serving everyday Americans profitably produces outsized venture returns.
Stockholm, Sweden (offices in Berlin, London and San Francisco)
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail
Backs European technology founders early - 'before it's obvious' - and supports them from seed through scale (portfolio includes Spotify, Klarna, Depop, Factorial).
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
High-conviction, concentrated early-stage fund aiming to be the first material capital into fintech companies in winner-take-all markets with durable moats.
Seattle, Washington, United States (Africa-focused)
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Research-driven early-stage fund backing African entrepreneurs using technology to reshape digital commerce and financial services on the continent.
Luxembourg
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Backs early-stage startups with global ambitions and a Luxembourg link; 'doesn't wait for consensus.'
Palo Alto, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Backs extraordinary founders from day zero with deep sector conviction, frequently as the company's first investor.
Curitiba, Brazil
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Backs Latin American fintech founders building validated, scalable financial innovation; founded by former EBANX partners.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail
Backs high-velocity founders at the pre-seed and seed stage.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Transportation & Logistics
Analytical, high-volume pre-seed/seed VC backing go-to-market founders across the Greater Midwest.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail
Backs bold technology-driven Latin American founders building category-defining, globally scaling companies.
Menlo Park, USA
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Backs founders at the earliest 'negative one to zero' stage, before product-market fit.
Oxford, UK
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Partners with exceptional founders and high-potential scale-ups across the UK from pre-seed through growth.
San Francisco, California, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Venture studio that co-founds mission-driven companies alongside entrepreneurs.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Real Estate
Backs founders solving major pain points in large markets across proptech/fintech/sportstech (currently Fund V).
Herzliya, Israel
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail
Recanati-family venture backing early-stage founders across deep tech and impact.
Kyiv, Ukraine (global)
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Global early-stage VC (founder Viktoriya Tigipko) backing pre-seed and seed technology startups across health, fintech and B2B software.
Brixen (Bressanone), Italy
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities · Real Estate · Education · +1 more
Non-profit business angel network backing Alpine-region founders with risk capital and expertise.
Palo Alto, California
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
High-conviction seed and pre-seed VC (founded by Benjamin Narasin) that screens ~5,000 pitches a year and funds only the top 5-10 early-stage tech founders. Note: input domain foley.com is an Apollo…
San Francisco/Palo Alto, California, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Environmental & Safety
Leads pre-seed and seed rounds for Israeli founders building for the US market (early backer of SentinelOne, HoneyBook).
Beverly Hills, California, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Business & Professional Services · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications
Founder-led pre-seed and seed fund providing first institutional capital to AI-enabled software startups and acting as an outsourced corp-dev engine.
San Francisco, United States
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Early-stage VC investing in productivity tools, AI, SaaS, fintech, insurtech and digital health across the US, Europe and Israel.
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail
LA's premier pre-seed fund helping tech founders build scalable companies with hands-on operator support.
San Francisco, California, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Backs early-stage fintech founders as a hands-on extension of the founding team.
Cologne, Germany
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Software & Internet · Financial Services
Backs early-stage tech founders in German-speaking Europe and helps them scale globally.
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
Alumni Ventures fund co-investing alongside top VCs for the University of Texas alumni community.
London, United Kingdom
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Industrials & Manufacturing · Transportation & Logistics
Backs UK pre-seed/seed B2B software founders and helps them reach a successful Series A.
New York, NY, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Transportation & Logistics
Founder-led early-stage venture firm backing exceptional founders at pre-seed to Series A across consumer, fintech, logistics and insurtech, with hands-on operating support.
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Transportation & Logistics
Backs subject-matter-expert founders shaping their industries, providing tactical value from day one.
New York, NY, United States
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services
One of the most active NY-based seed investors, partnering with founders at the earliest stage to build enduring businesses.
London, United Kingdom
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Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail
Backs rare 'outlier founders' building groundbreaking companies worldwide.
Sydney, Australia
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Software & Internet · Financial Services · Energy & Utilities · Transportation & Logistics · Real Estate · Construction
Backs early-stage founders building the future of industry across proptech, logistics and infrastructure.
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