24 Pre-Seed Investors in MA

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 24 investors based in Massachusetts that invest at Pre-Seed.

1) Abigail Risse

  • Fund: Hyperplane Venture Capital
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, eSports, Chemicals, Robotics, Transportation

2) Iris Liu

  • Fund: Dorm Room Fund
  • Title: Managing Partner
  • Location: Cambridge, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Communications, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, EdTech, Electronics, Fintech, Marketplaces, Professional or Technical Services, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Space, Transportation, Travel

3) Isabell Spigel

  • Fund: JourneyOne Ventures
  • Title: Analyst
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Cannabis

4) Isabella Fantini

  • Fund: REMUS Capital
  • Title: Food & AgTech Analyst
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, AR/VR, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Food and Beverage

5) Jack Abramowitz

  • Fund: NextView Ventures
  • Title: Senior Associate
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Cloud, Future of Work, Fintech, eSports, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Marketplaces, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Proptech

6) Jason Mackey

  • Fund: Athenian Capital
  • Title: Managing Partner
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Marketing, AI, AR/VR, Clean Tech, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, EdTech, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, eSports, Government Tech, Recruiting, DEI, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketplaces, Chemicals, Media, Other Tech, Robotics, Sales Tech, Social Impact, Transportation, Quantum Computing, Professional or Technical Services

7) Jeff Knox

  • Fund: Innospark Ventures
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Internet of Things, Marketing, AR/VR, Digital Health and Wellness, EdTech, Clean Tech

8) Julia Maltby

  • Fund: Flybridge Capitalย 
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Communications, Web3, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, EdTech, Fintech, DEI, Recruiting, Logistics, Consumer, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Professional or Technical Services, Proptech, Sales Tech

9) Keiran Simunovic

  • Fund: Basecamp Fund
  • Title: Venture Associate
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: Internet of Things, Cloud, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Enterprise, Parenting

10) Kojoh Atta

  • Fund: Highland Capital Partners
  • Title: Investor
  • Location: Cambridge, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Entertainment, Internet of Things, Logistics, Transportation, Enterprise, Other Tech, Manufacturing, Fintech, Government Tech, Electronics, Future of Work, Cloud, Robotics, Art, Internet of Things, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity

11) Kristofer Martin

  • Fund: Will Ventures
  • Title: Principal | Seed, Series A
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Entertainment, eSports, Marketplaces, Media

12) Kyle Dolce

  • Fund: Glasswing Ventures
  • Title: Chief Of Staff
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Logistics, Quantum Computing

13) Kyle Dolce

  • Fund: Glasswing Ventures
  • Title: Chief Of Staff
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Sales Tech, Space

14) Lee Carter

  • Fund: Equal Opportunity Ventures
  • Title: Partner
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AI, Clean Tech, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Future of Work, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Social Impact, Space, Transportation

15) Leo Arango

  • Fund: One Way Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Communications, Web3, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health and Wellness, Future of Work, E-Commerce, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Internet of Things, Logistics, Marketplaces, Consumer, Proptech, Food Services, Robotics, Sales Tech, Space, Transportation

16) Matt Tower

17) Michel Friedman

  • Fund: Reflect Ventures
  • Title: Founder
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, E-Commerce, Fintech, Logistics, Marketplaces, Transportation, Other

18) Molly Fowler

  • Fund: Dorm Room Fund
  • Title: Founding GP
  • Location: Cambridge, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, 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

19) Nick Kim

  • Fund: Vestigo Ventures
  • Title: Associate
  • Location: Cambridge, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: AI, Web3, Fintech, Insurtech

20) Paige Omura

  • Fund: Y Combinator
  • Title: Operations & Program Manager
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Sectors: Agriculture Tech, Internet of Things, Communications, Digital Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing

21) Rohit Mahtani

  • Fund: PSG
  • Title: Growth Investor
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Sectors: AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Fintech, Sales Tech

22) Senofer Mendoza

  • Fund: Mendoza Ventures
  • Title: Founder and General Partner
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Marketing, AI, Art, Clean Tech, Cybersecurity, Future of Work, Fintech, DEI, Hospitality, Other Tech, Social Impact

23) Teddy Blank

  • Fund: First Star Ventures
  • Title: Principal
  • Location: Cambridge, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Sectors: AR/VR, Agriculture Tech, AI, Internet of Things, Cannabis, Clean Tech, Cloud, Web3, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and Wellness, E-Commerce, Electronics, Entertainment, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Government Tech, Hospitality, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Logistics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Other, Enterprise, Other Tech, Parenting, Proptech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Space, Transportation

24) Tracy Deforge

  • Fund: The Players’ Impact
  • Title: Founder
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
  • 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, Travel

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