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Vertical AI Pre-Seed / Inception specialist VCs
25 public firms are labeled Specialist, list “Vertical AI” as a sector focus, and identify “Pre-Seed / Inception” as an entry stage. These are reported categories; review each firm’s thesis and profile before reaching out.
includes only:SpecialistVertical AIStage: Pre-Seed / Inception
| 1984 Ventures1984.vc | Can Lead | Up to $1MStated investment range · Official website · https://1984.vc/about | — | Specialist | Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health | California | — | — | Ramy Adeeb, Samit Kalra, Mark Percival, Farzad Soleimani, Moataz Soliman | team@1984.vc | |
| 25madison25madison.com | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Healthtech / Digital Health, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Industrial / Manufacturing, Vertical AI | New York | — | — | Steven Price, Grant Silow, Merrill Anovick, Jamie Brown, Jaja Liao, Tom Kenny, Emma Biancheri, Avery Hill, Cindy Xiong, Ben Goldstein, Tan K. Torun, Charlotte Meyers, Calista Reyes | thomas@25madison.com | |
| Benhamou Global Venturesbenhamouglobalventures.com | Mostly Lead | $1m – $10m$1-3m · $3M - $10M | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Vertical AI | California | $110M Fund IV | 2021 | Eric Benhamou, Eric Buatois, Anik Bose, Yashwanth Hemaraj, Sarah Benhamou, Masaru Sakamoto, Barak Ben-Avinoam, Ziv Elul, Robert Pincas, Eitan Efron, Ekaterina Evchenko, Etienne Arsac | info@benhamouglobalventures.com | |
| BluePointe Venturesbluepointe.vc | Mostly Follow | $100k – $3m$100-250k · $250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m | 5–12%5-7% · 7-10% · 10-12% | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Vertical AI | California | — | — | Sandeep Sardana, Sarin Devraj, Sameer Bopardikar, Saanya Sardana | info@bluepointeventures.com | |
| Breakwater Venturesbreakwater.vc | — | — | — | Specialist | Industrial / Manufacturing, Aerospace / Defense, Food / Agriculture, Fintech, Enterprise Software, Vertical AI | Washington | — | — | — | — | |
| Cortical Venturescortical.vc | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Vertical AI, Industrial / Manufacturing | California | — | — | Igor Taber, Jeremy Achin, Misha Obolonskyi, Sheamus McGovern | founders@cortical.vc | |
| Euclid Venturesverifiedwww.euclid.vc | Mostly Lead | $500k-1m | 10–12%10-12% | Specialist | Vertical AI | California | — | — | Omar El-Ayat, Nic Poulos | hello@euclid.vc | |
| Firebolt Venturesfireboltventures.com | — | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Infrastructure / Developer Tools | California | — | — | Cherian Mathew, Vineet Buch | — | |
| Forepont Capital Partnersforepont.com | — | — | — | Specialist | Life Sciences, Healthtech / Digital Health, Vertical AI | New York | — | — | Eric M. Attias, K. Alataris, Doug Siekierski, Frederic Batoua, Philippe Louisadat, Bruce Greenberg, Karine Montluc, Guillaume Bouyoux, Giulia Mortilla, Louis Moulin | — | |
| Great North Venturesgreatnorthventures.com | Mostly Follow | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Fintech | Minnesota | — | — | Robert Weber, Ryan Weber, Grant Gibson, Joseph Daher | https://greatnorthventures.com/about/ | |
| Karman Ventureskarman.vc | Mostly Follow | up to $250kUp to $25k · $100-250k | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Climate / Energy, Industrial / Manufacturing, Aerospace / Defense | California | — | — | William Barnes, Dave Clark, Amr Al-Shihabi | contact@movingcapital.com | |
| Knoll Venturesknollventures.com | Can Lead | $500K–$1MInitial check · Official website · https://www.knollventures.com/ | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Vertical AI, Infrastructure / Developer Tools | Georgia | — | — | Andrew Dorman, Richard Fraim | https://www.knollventures.com/contact | |
| Magnify Venturesmagnify.vc | Mostly Lead | $250k – $3m$250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health, Consumer | California | $46 million (Fund II) | 2026 | Joanna Drake, Julie Wroblewski | info@magnify.vc | |
| Mercury Fundmercuryfund.com | Mostly Lead | $100k – $10m$100-250k · $250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m · $3M - $10M | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Crypto / Web3, Fintech, Healthtech / Digital Health, Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Industrial / Manufacturing, Commerce / Marketplaces, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Climate / Energy, PropTech / Construction, Aerospace / Defense | Texas | — | — | Blair Garrou, Adrian Fortino, Aziz Gilani, Samantha Lewis, Heath Butler, Aileen Allen, Alex Gras | info@mercuryfund.com | |
| Motivate Venture Capitalverifiedmotivate.vc | Can Lead | $500K–$2.5MInitial check · Reviewed firm submission | 5–12%5-7% · 7-10% · 10-12% | Specialist | Fintech, Enterprise Software, Vertical AI | Illinois | — | — | David Wieland, Lauren Deluca, Jackson Bubala, Andy Will | pitch@motivate.vc | |
| New Stack Venturesnewstack.com | Mostly Lead | $500K–$1.5MStated investment range · Official website · https://www.newstack.com/ | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Fintech, Healthtech / Digital Health, Industrial / Manufacturing, Climate / Energy, PropTech / Construction, Aerospace / Defense, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility | Illinois | $42.6M Fund II | — | Nick Moran, Luke Skertich | team@newstack.vc | |
| nvp capitalnvpcap.com | Mostly Lead | $25k – $3m$25-100k · $100-250k · $250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Vertical AI | New York | $80M (Fund II) | 2025 | Dan Borok, Vaughn Crowe, Skylar Dorosin | info@nvpcap.com | |
| SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)sav.vc | Mostly Follow | $100k – $30m$100-250k · $250-500k · $500k-1m · $1-3m · $3M - $10M · $10M - $30M | — | Specialist | Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Life Sciences, Deep Tech, Vertical AI | California | — | — | Wally Wang, Kay Mok, Michael Cho, Ben Eum, Noriaki Hyuga | back-office@sav.vc | |
| Spider Capitalspidercapital.com | — | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Enterprise Software, Industrial / Manufacturing | California | — | — | Michael Neril, Minsoo Chi, Philippe Suchet, Matt Fisher | contact@spidercapital.com | |
| The Councilthecouncil.co | Mostly Follow | up to $100kUp to $25k · $25-100k | — | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, Enterprise Software, Industrial / Manufacturing, Vertical AI | California | — | — | Amber Illig, Rachel Tsui | community@thecouncil.co | |
| TheFounderVCthefounder.vc | Mostly Follow | $100-250k | — | Specialist | Vertical AI | Washington | — | — | Mia Lewin, Paul Longhenry, Shail Kaveti | team@thefounder.vc | |
| Timber Grove Venturestimbergrovevc.com | Mostly Follow | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI | New York | — | — | Dan Fleischmann, Jeff Safferman | info@timbergrovevc.com | |
| TipTop VCverifiedtiptop.vc | Mostly Follow | $100k – $500k$100-250k · $250-500k | < 5%< 5% | Specialist | Vertical AI | Texas | — | — | Nick Tippmann, Scott Leese, Ershad Jamil | nick@tiptop.vc | |
| Transcend.transcend.fund | Mostly Lead | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Gaming / Media / Sports | California | — | — | Shanti Bergel, Andrew Sheppard, Brett Krause, Sikander Chahal, Lirui Ding | info@transcend.fund | |
| Turing Venture Capitalturingventurecapital.com | Can Lead | $100K–$500KInitial check · Official website · https://turingventurecapital.com/thesis | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Infrastructure / Developer Tools | Texas | — | — | Hamad Pervaiz | hello@turingventurecapital.com |
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