19 Pre-Seed Investors in FL

Sometimes you should prioritize investors in your own state before searching outside state lines. Investors like backing local talent, and your odds of securing funding are higher from local investors than they are from investors outside of your state. Here are 19 investors based in Florida that invest at Pre-Seed.

1) Alfred Jackson

  • Fund: Bootup
  • Title: Vice President
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Internet of Things, Insurtech, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Robotics, Sales Tech, Proptech, Professional or Technical Services, Transportation, Social Impact

2) Ariana Thacker

  • Fund: Conscience VC
  • Title: Founding Partner
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Cosmetics, Clean Tech, Fashion, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Food and Beverage, eSports, Internet of Things, Consumer, Robotics, Transportation

3) Ashley Flucas

  • Fund: Flucas Ventures
  • Title: Founder
  • Location: West Palm Beach, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech

4) Asif Khan

  • Fund: Las Olas Venture Capital
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, EdTech, Fintech, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Other Tech, Transportation, Digital Health and Wellness

5) Blake Yaccino

  • Fund: CEAS Investments
  • Title: Analyst
  • Location: Delray Beach, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Cybersecurity, Web3, Fintech, Logistics, Quantum Computing

6) Chris Kern

7) David Hewit

  • Fund: Bridgewest Group
  • Title: Head of Capital Markets
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Fintech, Hospitality, Internet of Things, Proptech, Robotics, Sales Tech

8) Devan Malhotra

  • Fund: Valhalla Ventures
  • Title: Co-Founder and Managing Partner
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: Travel, Other, Transportation, Social Impact, Sales Tech, Marketplaces, Professional or Technical Services, Internet of Things, Hospitality, eSports, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Entertainment, Electronics, E-Commerce, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, Web3, Fashion, Clean Tech, Internet of Things, Cannabis, AR/VR, AI, Agriculture Tech

9) Heloise Taillet

  • Fund: Saltwater Capital
  • Title: Acquisitions & Venture Capital
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Sectors: Media, Consumer, E-Commerce, Fintech, AI, AR/VR, Marketplaces

10) John Paul Milciunas

  • Fund: BaseLayer Ventures
  • Title: Managing Director
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Fashion, Communications, Web3, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, eSports, Marketplaces, Manufacturing

11) Oliver Henry

  • Fund: TheVentureCity
  • Title: Investment Manager
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, Marketplaces, Media, Proptech, Sex

12) Oren Kozlowski

  • Fund: OK Capital
  • Title: Founder
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness

13) Rachel Lauren

  • Fund: Debbie Inc.
  • Title: Co-Founder and COO
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: Marketing, Communications, Media

14) Ronnie Martinez

  • Fund: CEAS Investments
  • Title: Venture Capital Associate
  • Location: Delray Beach, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Fintech, Recruiting, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Other, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech, Social Impact

15) Sari Azout

  • Fund: Level Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Miami Beach, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media

16) Vinicius Donin

  • Fund: RD2 Ventures
  • Title: Co-Founder & Board Member
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Art, Cosmetics, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cannabis, Fashion, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Media, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Travel

17) Vlad Cazacu

  • Fund: Fuel Venture Capital
  • Title: Investment Associate
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Marketing, Cloud, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Future of Work, Fintech, Food and Beverage, eSports, Recruiting, Hospitality, DEI, Insurtech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Parenting, Proptech, Sales Tech

18) Vladimir Bertrand

  • Fund: Secocha Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Miami, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Consumer, Other Tech

19) Yasmine Morrison

  • Fund: Florida Funders
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Tampa, FL
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Clean Tech, Communications, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, DEI, Recruiting, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Media, Proptech, Sales Tech, Social Impact

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