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Vertical AI Seed lead VCs
19 public firms are labeled Specialist, list “Vertical AI” as a sector focus, identify “Seed” as an entry stage, and report “Mostly Lead” or “Can Lead” without “Mostly Follow.” These are reported preferences, not a guarantee that a firm will lead a specific round.
includes only:SpecialistVertical AIStage: SeedMostly Lead or Can LeadNot Mostly Follow
| 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 | |
| Armory Square Venturesverifiedarmorysv.com | Mostly Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | — | Specialist | Enterprise Software, Commerce / Marketplaces, Vertical AI | New York | — | — | Somak Chattopadhyay, Neenah Jain, Michael Kopelman, Anthony Santaro | — | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Greensoil PropTech Venturesgspv.vc | Can Lead | — | — | Specialist | PropTech / Construction, Climate / Energy, Deep Tech, Vertical AI | Ontario | $79M — Greensoil PropTech Ventures Fund II | — | — | info@gspv.vc | |
| Informed Venturesinformedventures.com | Can Lead | — | — | Specialist | Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, Vertical AI | California | — | — | Richard Lim, Jefferson Chen, Sunny Kumar, Yuechen Zhao, Weili Tan, David Yin, Dennis Cong, Miranda Jiang | — | |
| 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 | |
| SemperVirens Venture Capitalsempervirensvc.com | Can Lead | — | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, Education / Future of Work | California | $141M Core Fund III | — | Robby Peters, Greg Golub, Allison Baum Gates, Colin Tobias, Raquel Scott, Amanda Paolino, CC Golub | info@SemperVirensVC.com | |
| Social Leveragesocialleverage.com | Mostly Lead | $500k – $3m$500k-1m · $1-3m | 10–12%10-12% | Specialist | Fintech, Vertical AI | Arizona | $300M+ AUM | — | Howard Lindzon, Tom Peterson, Gary Benitt, Matt Ober | info@socialleverage.com | |
| 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 | |
| Vertical Venture Partnersverifiedvvp.vc | Mostly Lead | $500K–$5MInitial check · Reviewed firm submission | — | Specialist | Vertical AI, Healthtech / Digital Health, Fintech, PropTech / Construction, Education / Future of Work, Supply Chain / Logistics / Mobility, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Life Sciences | California | $100M | — | David Schwab, Brad Corona, Paul Conley, Matt Schwab | matthew@vvp.vc | |
| Work-Benchwork-bench.com | Mostly Lead | — | 7–10%7-10% | Specialist | Infrastructure / Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Vertical AI | New York | $160M Fund IV | — | Jonathan Lehr, Jessica Lin, Kelley Mak, Daniel Chesley | hello@work-bench.com |
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