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Investor Database last certified Oct 12, 2026

Pre-seed AI investors active in 2026.

91 investors with a publicly documented pre-seed AI deal announced in the last 6 months, each carrying a SeedForge-recorded claim and a link to the underlying announcement. Stale evidence ages out at the weekly refresh.

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investors in the window
39
announced in the last 60 days
32
disclose a check size · $10K to $10M
Europe
most common deal geography
Short answer

Which pre-seed AI investors are active right now?

As of October 12, 2026, the SeedForge Active Investor Index lists 91 pre-seed AI investors with a publicly evidenced deal announced in the last 6 months, including Valar Ventures, Relay Ventures, Vanagon Ventures and Drive Capital. Each row links to its announcement; investors without evidence in the last 180 days are removed at the weekly refresh.

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91 investors
backed Tab · 5 days ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedOct 7, 2026evidence posted Oct 9, 2026
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backed Endo · 5 days ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $1M
Recent round~$600K
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedOct 7, 2026
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backed Finches · 6 days ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $500K
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedOct 6, 2026evidence posted Oct 7, 2026
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backed Ocular AI · 6 days ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedOct 6, 2026
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backed Positronic Robotics · 10 days ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedOct 2, 2026
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backed Kyndred; Vetted · 13 days ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$600K
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 29, 2026evidence posted Oct 5, 2026
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backed Kyndred · 13 days ago
VC fund
Check size$500K to $2M
Recent round~$600K
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 29, 2026evidence posted Sep 30, 2026
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backed HiringCafe · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$300K to $1.5M
Recent round~$7M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 28, 2026evidence posted Sep 29, 2026
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backed bilt.me · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizefrom $200K
Recent round~$700K
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 28, 2026
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backed DoD Solution · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 28, 2026
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backed HiringCafe · 2 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$7M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 28, 2026
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backed Feather Robotics · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$750K to $8M
Recent round$5M–$8M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 24, 2026evidence posted Sep 28, 2026
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backed ByteAsk · 3 weeks ago
Accelerator
Check sizefrom $137K
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedSep 24, 2026evidence posted Sep 28, 2026
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backed ekai · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 23, 2026
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backed Azulene Labs · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedSep 23, 2026
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backed ekai · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 23, 2026
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backed F13 · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $3M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 23, 2026
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backed HostYourAI · 3 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 22, 2026
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backed Antfly · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$500K to $5M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 17, 2026evidence posted Sep 22, 2026
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backed Antfly · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 17, 2026evidence posted Sep 21, 2026
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backed TesterArmy · 4 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$1M–$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 15, 2026
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backed Metacognition AI · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$7M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedSep 10, 2026evidence posted Sep 14, 2026
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backed Onix · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 9, 2026evidence posted Sep 10, 2026
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backed Onix · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $5M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedSep 9, 2026evidence posted Sep 10, 2026
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backed sci2sci · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$200K to $1M
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026evidence posted Sep 24, 2026
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backed Tellia Ag · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $4M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026evidence posted Sep 21, 2026
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backed Tellia Ag · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$300K to $500K
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026evidence posted Sep 21, 2026
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backed Ground A · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round$1M–$11M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026evidence posted Sep 9, 2026
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backed Sphere AI · 5 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedSep 8, 2026
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backed Cofactor · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 26, 2026evidence posted Aug 25, 2026
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backed Solace Care · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$50K to $50K
Recent round$2M–$4M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 25, 2026
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backed Embedd.it · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 24, 2026
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backed Embedd.it · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 24, 2026
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backed Deepentix · 7 weeks ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 21, 2026
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backed Bower · 8 weeks ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $5M
Recent round$2M–$16M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedAug 19, 2026
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backed Space Computer Inc. · 8 weeks ago
Accelerator
Check size$500K to $1M
Recent round$1M–$5M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 18, 2026evidence posted Sep 14, 2026
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backed Lemma · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $10M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedAug 13, 2026
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backed Lemma · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 13, 2026
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backed Lemma · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 13, 2026
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backed Simaia · 2 months ago
Accelerator
Check size$150K to $500K
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedAug 12, 2026
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backed Palette · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 11, 2026
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backed Zerolook · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $1.5M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 11, 2026
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backed PetrolPrice · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedAug 7, 2026evidence posted Aug 6, 2026
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backed Inevitable AI Group · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$6M
Deal geographyMiddle East
AnnouncedAug 6, 2026evidence posted Aug 7, 2026
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backed Wayy · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedAug 4, 2026
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backed Shiplog · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedAug 4, 2026
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backed Runflow · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026evidence posted Jul 31, 2026
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backed Runflow · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026evidence posted Jul 31, 2026
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backed Outlier Space · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check size$175K to $2M
Recent round$2M–$7M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026
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backed Mimir · 2 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$600K
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 30, 2026
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backed Kinematic Trees · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 29, 2026
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backed logcat.ai · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 25, 2026
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backed logcat.ai · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 25, 2026
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backed ChatFeatured · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$150K to $1M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 22, 2026
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backed Immitra Bio · 3 months ago
Accelerator
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 21, 2026
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backed logcat.ai · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 16, 2026
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backed Connectionary.io · 3 months ago
Accelerator
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 14, 2026
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backed Hyades · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJul 12, 2026
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backed Optimly · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $5M
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 8, 2026evidence posted Aug 26, 2026
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backed Optimly · 3 months ago
Accelerator
Check size$100K to $100K
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 8, 2026
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backed Tentris · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 7, 2026
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backed Tentris · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 7, 2026
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backed Tentris · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJul 7, 2026
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backed talp · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJul 2, 2026evidence posted Aug 6, 2026
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backed Bianca AI · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check sizefrom $25K
Recent round~$500K
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedJun 30, 2026
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backed Bianca AI · 3 months ago
VC fund
Check size$150K to $750K
Recent round~$500K
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedJun 30, 2026
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backed Wakeline · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$250K to $2M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 24, 2026evidence posted Aug 25, 2026
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backed Wakeline · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 24, 2026
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backed Sherlocks.ai · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$10K to $5M
Recent round~$900K
Deal geographyAPAC
AnnouncedJun 23, 2026evidence posted Jul 18, 2026
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backed Macrodata Labs · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$4M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 22, 2026evidence posted Jun 29, 2026
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backed Macrodata Labs · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 22, 2026evidence posted Jun 29, 2026
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backed Macrodata Labs · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$200K to $200K
Recent round~$4M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 22, 2026evidence posted Jun 29, 2026
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backed Turbo Law · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$4M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 18, 2026
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backed Tonada · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 17, 2026
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backed GitHits · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$600K to $1.2M
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 16, 2026evidence posted Jun 17, 2026
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backed Optiak · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 16, 2026
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backed Concentrate AI · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$100K to $8M
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyunspecified
AnnouncedJun 11, 2026
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backed Enera · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 11, 2026
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backed BeatpulseLabs · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$50K to $50K
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedJun 8, 2026evidence posted Jun 18, 2026
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backed AethexAI · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check size$40K to $40K
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyAfrica
AnnouncedJun 4, 2026evidence posted Jul 10, 2026
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backed AethexAI · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyAfrica
AnnouncedJun 4, 2026evidence posted Jul 10, 2026
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backed AethexAI · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$3M
Deal geographyAfrica
AnnouncedJun 3, 2026evidence posted Jul 10, 2026
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backed Canyon Code · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 3, 2026
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backed Canyon Code · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$5M
Deal geographyN. America
AnnouncedJun 3, 2026
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backed Sono · 4 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$2M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedJun 3, 2026
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backed Cloudgeni · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent round~$1M
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedMay 29, 2026
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backed Draiven · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyLatAm
AnnouncedMay 20, 2026evidence posted May 25, 2026
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backed Calibre · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedMay 19, 2026
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backed Exhibitly.ai · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedMay 19, 2026
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backed Calibre · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedMay 19, 2026
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backed Retailgrid · 5 months ago
VC fund
Check sizeundisclosed
Recent roundn/a
Deal geographyEurope
AnnouncedMay 19, 2026
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What changed at the Oct 12, 2026 refresh
Added
+6
investors new this refresh
Aged out
−3
latest evidence passed 180 days
Withheld
79
candidate rows not published
Newly added
  • 33East
  • Drive Capital
  • Relay Ventures
  • V-Ventures
  • Valar Ventures
  • Vanagon Ventures

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What does it take for an investor to appear here?
A publicly documented, named participation in a pre-seed AI financing announced within the last 6 months, with the evidence linked on the row. Investors whose latest evidence ages past 180 days are removed at the weekly refresh. Recent activity means a fund is deploying; it does not guarantee they take cold approaches this month, which is why the fastest path is a matched, drafted introduction.
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How this list is built (method v1.13)

An investor appears on this page only with a named, dated participation in a financing announced in the last 180 days, backed by a public source linked on the row. Dates shown are when each deal was announced, as established by research; where the linked post was published later, its date is shown beneath as "evidence posted". A separately confirmed closing date appears on the fund sheet where research established one. Rows whose latest evidence ages past 180 days are removed at the weekly rebuild, and rows with insufficient evidence are withheld rather than padded.

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Cite as: SeedForge Active Investor Index: Pre-seed AI investors active in 2026. Updated 2026-10-12. seedforge.com/investors/active/ai/pre-seed
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