10 Pre-Seed Investors in Brooklyn

It can be hard find local investors that back companies at your stage. In person meetings (still) matter, and you want to exhaust your local options before searching for investors outside of your city. Here are 10 investors based in Brooklyn that invest at Pre-Seed.

1) Aaron Rutter

Fund: Vice Ventures
Title: Captain
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Cannabis, eSports, Consumer, Sex

2) Alex Simon

Fund: RSI
Title: Partner
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, Other, Food Services, Sex, Social Impact

3) Arjun Sahgal

Fund: Data Future Lab
Title: General Manager
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Travel

4) Ashwin Puri

Fund: XRC Labs
Title: Principal
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Art, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Fashion, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Entertainment, Hospitality, DEI, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Food Services, Sex, Social Impact, Travel, Transportation

5) Ayla Jeiroudi

Fund: XRC Labs
Title: Investment Associate
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Web3, E-Commerce, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Fashion, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Fintech, Hospitality, Consumer, Sex, Sales Tech

6) Craig Wilson

Fund: NYU Tandon Future labs
Title: Managing Director
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech

7) Jake Wayne

Fund: Red Antler
Title: Associate
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Marketing, Internet of Things, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Food Services

8) Mackenzie Regent

Fund: Notation Capital
Title: Principal
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

9) Peter Boyce II

Fund: Stellation Capital
Title: Founder
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors: Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Cosmetics, Art, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Travel

10) Steve Schlafman

Fund: Schlaf & Co
Title: Founder & Coach
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech

Hopefully this list helps you find more local investors that invest in companies at your stage. If you’re looking to pitch these investors + the rest of the Confluence.VC investor network, make sure to check out Commonapp.VC