Frontier Tech Investors

California

Investing in hard technology — chemistry and materials innovations, medical devices, life sciences, sustainability and energy. CAN Fund I invests up to $150K in early-stage startups; geography...

Greenwich, CT

Provide equity capital to early and growth-stage companies across biotech, digital health, cleantech, fintech, edtech, agtech, emerging technologies and consumer products. Host by-invitation investor...

New York, NY

Plum Alley Investments is a venture capital firm focused on breakthrough technology companies making the world better for humans, industry and the planet. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage...

Los Altos, CA

Data-driven early-stage VC that uses large startup datasets and ML to identify global winners; focuses on AI, SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, cloud, mobility and frontier tech across geographies.

Palo Alto, CA

SparkLabs Group is a global network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds founded in 2013. With presence across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, they have invested in 500+ startups across six...

San Francisco, CA

NKM Capital is a San Francisco-based thesis-driven venture capital firm that invests in technology companies at the earliest stages. Since 2013, the firm has backed industry pioneers such as...

Bozeman, MT

Digital Transformation is a global theme. We find next-gen technologies, products and services that expand and accelerate this wave of innovation and connect them to enterprise customers and...

Los Angeles, CA

Our thesis has three thematic focus areas: Autonomous Infrastructure (perception and sensors infrastructure), AI-Powered Data Network Effects (capture, structure and transform data to create...

Santa Monica, CA

Founded in 1996, Upfront Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Santa Monica, California. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in the commercial services, software,...

San Francisco, CA

LAUNCH backs founders at very early stages through a mix of accelerator, founder education, direct fund investments and a large public syndicate. They target high-velocity early-stage technology...

Miami, FL

Starlight backs founders tackling long-term, must-solve challenges that reconcile economic growth with human and planetary health. We invest early in pre-seed and seed teams applying physics,...

San Francisco, CA

Former operators investing in operators. We invest primarily in software companies from Pre-Seed to Series A. Areas of interest include B2B SaaS (especially unique verticals), bottoms-up SaaS,...

Palo Alto, CA

Corner Ventures partners with founders and early-stage investors to lead growth rounds for technology companies, providing strategic growth capital and access to global networks to enable...

Los Angeles, CA

Stage Venture Partners is a pre-Seed and Seed stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging enterprise software technology for B2B markets across North America. They focus on recurring revenue...

San Juan, PR

Parallel18 provides acceleration, equity-free grants and follow-on capital to early-stage, high-growth startups (focus on software and B2B/B2C) from Latin America, the United States and Puerto Rico,...

San Francisco, CA

Invests early in founders building at the frontiers of science: healthcare, genomics, machine intelligence, aerospace and new chemistries.

New York, NY

We partner with founders building software-first companies across enterprise SaaS, infrastructure, developer tools, AI/ML, and consumer personalization. Typical checks $1M–$15M; deep operator support...

Saint Louis, MO

Capital Innovators runs top-ranked accelerator programs and manages seed and Series A venture funds focused on technology, consumer products, energy innovations and verticalized corporate accelerator...

Newport Beach, CA

The firm seeks to invest in software companies.

Palo Alto, CA

Single-keyword thesis: 'early' — focus on early-stage, seed investing (often YC startups). Data-driven, lightning-fast execution; founder/operator led.

Santa Monica, CA

Patron backs early-stage founders defining next-generation consumer technology through a gaming lens. Focused on Seed-stage investments across games, consumer internet, and Web3, leveraging...

New York, NY

Parkway Venture Capital (founded 2019, New York) invests in early to growth-stage deep tech with defensible IP across AI/ML, ubiquitous data, 3D simulation, quantum tech, complex engineering, climate...

Likes pedigree; focuses on energy/software/nuclear; prefers to fill rounds rather than lead.

Silicon Valley, California

Nucleation Capital invests in next-generation nuclear (fission, fusion, LENR, radioisotope), carbon management (capture, utilization, synthetic fuels, carbon-based materials), and grid enhancement...

Austin, TX

We invest in top technology companies that serve future consumers (fintech, health, commerce, media) and help founders navigate new forms of customer acquisition: content, community, creator...

Sunnyvale, CA

Founded in 2006, Plug and Play Tech Center is an accelerator and incubator firm based in Sunnyvale, California. The firm prefers to invest in companies operating in advanced manufacturing, aerospace,...

Menlo Park, CA

Venture Funds and Operating System for Independent VC Professionals. Join as a Partner; apply to raise or recommend startups. Focus on companies on the market with revenue or lead investment from...

San Diego, CA

Mid-stage, community-oriented VC focused on propelling technology startups globally. Preference for software-enabled, capital-efficient B2B models (open to select B2C and HaaS). Typical first check...

Palo Alto, CA

Global seed fund focused on technology-centric beauty, wellness, and digital health startups. Backs diverse and female founders, focuses on pre-seed and seed, and invests globally leveraging an...

Palm Beach, FL

We back companies at the intersection of data, deep tech, and frontier tech that navigate government and commercial use-cases—focusing on defense tech, national security, and dual-use...

Miami Beach, FL

High-conviction secondary and late-stage investments focused on defense, energy, security, and AI with selected European opportunities; investing in high-growth Series B+ and late-stage scaleups and...

Houston, TX

Democratize access to premium venture-backed investments by offering affordable, de-risked, diversified fund-of-funds and co-investment opportunities with a focus on inclusive impact (investing a...

Newport Beach, CA

Seed-stage, capital-efficient technology startups (enterprise & consumer) primarily on the Southern California 'Tech Coast', with emphasis on enterprise SaaS, AI, cloud, payments/FinTech, and related...

Menlo Park, CA

Provides debt and equity financing to venture capital-backed companies globally across company lifespans; focuses on structuring flexible transactions and partnering with VCs and entrepreneurs.

New York, NY

Plum Alley Ventures Company invests in early-stage frontier technology and medical breakthrough companies (with emphasis on gender-diverse founding teams and women founders), focusing on frontier...

Utah

Angel investor at Legacy Mentor based in Utah. Background: Wall Street in NYC and London, then a decade in entertainment/media. Founded and raised multiple startups (lead gen, CPG, venture...

Boston, MA

Boston Harbor Angels is an angel group investing in high-growth, early-stage companies, typically co-investing in rounds of $250K–$1.5M. They focus on capital-efficient businesses close to...

Sand Hill Angels is a group of 145+ Silicon Valley angel investors focused on seed to Series B investments in disruptive, scalable technology companies. They provide funding, mentorship, and...

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a global nonprofit that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. CDL operates 23 streams...

CO

RVC connects and educates angel investors and entrepreneurs, sourcing and vetting early-stage (Pre-Seed to Series A) companies across Technology, Cleantech, and Life Sciences. Emphasizes partnership...

Austin, TX

Invests in pre-seed and seed US technology startups with live products and early traction, focused on business models with network effects and recurring revenue. Concentrated, conviction-driven...

Bakersfield, CA

Industry-agnostic early-stage to Series B investor focused on companies that positively impact Kern County and the Central Valley; leverages local strengths in aerospace, energy, agriculture,...

New Orleans, LA

Member-led angel network focused on early-stage (Seed, Series A, selective Series B/C) companies across industries with emphasis on Gulf South region and national syndication; provides due diligence,...

Boston, MA

Early-stage, capital-efficient companies (close to commercialization) seeking $250K-$1.5M; prefer clear defensible competitive advantage and potential for 10x returns within five years. Members...

San Francisco, CA

Band of Angels is a formal group of 150+ angel investors based in Silicon Valley with presence in San Francisco and Los Angeles, investing primarily at Pre-Seed to Series A. Since 1994, the Band has...

Toronto, Texas

CDL is a nonprofit, objectives-based accelerator program that helps seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies commercialize research via mentor-led objective-setting sessions across...