Find 58 AI Pre-Seed Angel Investors in the USA
We found 58 verified angel investors and VCs actively investing in AI startups at the Pre-Seed stage in the USA.
Global micro-VC and accelerator. 3000+ companies in 78 countries. $2.7B+ AUM.
Partner at Y Combinator. Co-founder of Tutorspree. Expert in marketplaces and B2B.
VP of Developer Relations (DevRel & DX) at Rapid. Google Developers Advisory Board & AI Dev Panel founding member. Two exits, one acquisition. My software serves millions of developers, proud code contribution to NASA Ingenuity Mars mission. I invest time and money in developer-focused startups with diverse teams, bold ideas, and automation. My recent investment was with Resend. (VP of DX at Rapid)
I run basecase, an early-stage venture firm by builders, for builders. We help founders nail their "base case"—recruiting their first engineers, securing their first customers, and raising their first institutional round—and "recurse" onwards. I invest $500k-5M checks. (Founder at basecase)
B2B and enterprise-focused accelerator in Silicon Valley. 6-month program with $25K funding.
General Partner at Initialized Capital. Expert in enterprise and developer infrastructure.
I'm a 2x founder with an exit (WANNA to Farfetch), currently experimenting with new projects and helping/investing in other founders via http://FundraisingHackers.com. Typical check size is $5-10k. (Founder at FundraisingHackers)
Founder of Dream Machine VC. Former TechCrunch editor. Invests in next-generation internet.
Co-founder of Code.org. Mentor at NEA. Early investor in Facebook, Zappos, Dropbox, airbnb.
Co-founder and CEO of Replit. Angel investor in developer tools and AI-first companies.
Former OpenAI, former Tesla AI. Angel investor and advisor in deep learning and AI.
Partner at Haystack. Expert in seed-stage enterprise and developer tools.
I enjoy helping dev tool creators build top-notch teams, figure out go-to-market, and meet other great investors. I've been working on developer tools for most of the past decade as CTO and co-founder of Sourcegraph. I host a podcast featuring creators of dev tools--if you've built something you'd love to share with the developer world, I'd love to have you on the show! (Founder & CTO at Sourcegraph)
Co-founder and CTO of Slack. Angel investor in developer tools and infrastructure.
Founder of Precursor Ventures. Expert in pre-product and pre-seed stage startups.
Author of Automate This. Angel investor in AI automation and developer tools.
Founder of Hearsay Social. Angel investor in enterprise SaaS and AI products.
Angel and Partner at Long Journey. Former Founders Fund. Backed SpaceX, Uber, Postmates early.
Partner at Precursor Ventures. Expert in pre-seed and first-check investing.
Partner at Y Combinator. Co-founder of imeem. Expert in early-stage B2B and developer tools.
Former VP of AI at Unity. Angel investor in AI gaming and developer tools.
Co-founder of Drift and Performable. Angel and VC in B2B SaaS. Serial founder.
Founder of Versatile VC. Professor at Columbia. Expert in VC innovation and new models.
Co-founder and CTO of HubSpot. Active angel in SaaS and B2B marketing tech.
Co-founder of Drift. Angel investor in B2B SaaS and conversational AI.
Co-founder of Hustle Fund. Rapid-check pre-seed investor. Expert in speed as a competitive moat.
Co-founder of Village Global and On Deck. Expert in community-led investing.
Veteran tech investor and philanthropist. Ex-chairman of ICANN. Health and space tech focus.
Co-founder of Twilio. Angel investor in developer infrastructure and cloud tools.
I’m currently working as Principal Brand Designer at Vercel, ensuring the maximum visual appeal of all our brands and products, including Next.js and Turborepo. I previously worked at Viacom (MTV, Comedy Central, and Paramount Pictures) and Auth0 and I was involved in the design of JWT and Passport.js. I typically invest $2.5-10k checks in early stage devtool startups focused on tech & design. (Brand Design at Vercel)
President and CEO of Y Combinator. Co-founder of Initialized Capital. Early investor in Coinbase, Instacart.
Board member at DoorDash and Pinterest. Former Square and Facebook. Active angel.
Co-founder of OpenAI. Angel investor in AI infrastructure and safety.
Partner at Y Combinator. Former Airbnb growth lead. Expert in growth and consumer products.
YC Partner. Former Growth PM at Airbnb. Expert in growth and consumer products.
Founder of Rock Health. Pioneer of digital health venture. Mentor and angel in health startups.
World's top biotech accelerator (part of SOSV). Backs early-stage life science founders.
I'm the VP of AI at Vercel, which acquired my startup Turborepo. Prior to that, I was the Engineering Lead at The Palmer Group, a strategy, design, and software engineering firm. I’m an educator, speaker, and OSS enthusiast with many popular OSS projects, and I invest 25-100k checks in devtool and enterprise SaaS startups. (VP of AI at Vercel)
Co-founder and CEO of Ironclad. Angel investor in legal tech and enterprise SaaS.
Angel investor and entrepreneur. Host of This Week in Startups. Syndicate investor with 300+ angel investments.
Serial entrepreneur (acquired by Google twice). Seattle angel investor.
Co-founder and Partner at First Round Capital. Early stage specialist. Backed Uber, Square, Roblox.
Founder of Dorm Room Fund. Expert in student and young founder investing.
I'm the VP of Developer Experience at Vercel, where my team helps developers build a faster web. I lead community and education for the React framework Next.js and I’m an open-source contributor. I'm also an advisor (mostly on dev communities) and investor in early stage startups where I invest small checks in tools making web development faster. (VP of DX at Vercel)
Former Airbnb PM. Creator of Lenny's Newsletter. Angel investor and advisor in SaaS.
Deep background in AI, SWE, and Developer Relations. Helping companies scale in the DevTools and AI space based on my experiences in both areas at places like OpenAI, NASA, Apple, & PathAI. Typical check size is $20k. (DevRel at OpenAI)
Co-founder of Scale AI and CrowdFlower. Angel investor in AI and ML startups.
Founder of Humba Ventures. Pre-seed specialist for technical founders.
Founder of K9 Ventures. Professor at Stanford. Early stage angel in SaaS and developer tools.
Co-founder of Pear VC. Former Stanford professor. Expert in AI and deep tech.
Co-founder of a16z and Netscape. Among the most influential VCs and angels in Silicon Valley.
Owner of Dallas Mavericks. Shark Tank investor. Active angel in diverse tech sectors.
Non-equity accelerator. Gives $2M+ in cash prizes yearly. Open to all industries globally.
I'm the founder of Siennai Analytics, a B2B AI consulting and development company, an early contributor to LangChainAI, and an AI educator (3.5 million people reached through my content so far). I have provided strategic AI consultations to leaders at major institutions including Evercore, BCG, PwC, and more. My speciality is building scalable, production ready AI chatbots that integrate with enterprise private data. I invest in B2B startups and devtools. (Founder & CEO at Siennai Analytics)
Founder of Reputation.com. Expert in privacy tech and online reputation. Angel investor.
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