14 Pre-Seed Investors in Washington

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 14 investors based in Washington that invest at Pre-Seed.

1) Alger Torres

Fund: Village Capital
Title: Senior Investment Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Social Impact

2) Amit Puri

Fund: Pure Play Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Other

3) Bryson Hearne

Fund: Village Capital
Title: Manager
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Future of Work, Fintech, Social Impact

4) Camille Accad

Fund: FINCA Impact Finance
Title: Capital Markets Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Consumer, Enterprise, Transportation

5) Craig Zelizer

Fund: PCDN.Global
Title: CEO & Founder
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Clean Tech, Communications, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Robotics, Social Impact, Other

6) Dan Eidell

Fund: SaaS Ventures
Title: Principal
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Food Services, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation, Travel

7) Dan Preiss

Fund: Ardent Venture Partner
Title: Vice President
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Internet of Things, Professional or Technical Services

8) David Siegel

Fund: Outpost Ventures
Title: General Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Other Tech

9) Diego Salianas

Fund: MACH37 Cyber Accelerator
Title: Director Of Program Operations
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Internet of Things, Space

10) Joe Moreno

Fund: Village Capital
Title: Investment Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Clean Tech, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Fintech, Social Impact

11) Kavon Badie

Fund: Village Capital
Title: Senior Investment Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Fintech, Insurtech, Social Impact

12) Sam Stein

Fund: Single family office
Title: Associate
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Web3, Fintech, eSports, Quantum Computing, Robotics

13) Sebastian Molina Gasman

Fund: Accion
Title: Investment Officer, Accion Venture Lab
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Legal, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other Tech, Social Impact

14) Tracy Chadwell

Fund: 1843 Capital
Title: Founding Partner
Location: Washington, DC
Stages: Pre-Seed
Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, Agriculture Tech, AI, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Sex, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

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