# Pre-seed edtech investors (2026 list) > 47 pre-seed edtech investors, 89% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, 500 Global, General Catalyst. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-edtech-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Pre-seed edtech investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by an edtech company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says. [See all 47 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-edtech-investors)The top 25 **47** investors on the list No change this week **1,690** cheques in 12 months *-16%* against the market **$3.3M** median round they joined *-59%* against the market median **89%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **51%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **217** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 7 [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **191** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Latitud](https://millionrounds.com/fund/latitud) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **107** **$4.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 10 [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Australia **107** **$1.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [New Zealand Growth Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) *Deploying now* VC firm · New Zealand **102** **$1.1M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 12 [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **94** **$7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **83** **$1.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Demium Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demium) *Deploying now* VC firm · Spain **35** **$602K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 15 [Altara Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altara-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **9** **$12M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 16 [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) *Deploying now* VC firm **8** **$22M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 17 [Ronnie Screwvala](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ronnie-screwvala) *Deploying now* Angel **7** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Big_bets](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-bets) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **6** **$3.8M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 19 [Disruptech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/disruptech-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Egypt **6** **$12M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 20 [Info Edge ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infoedge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **6** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [BluStone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blustone) *Deploying now* Private equity · Brazil **5** **$7.5M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen - 22 [Outlast Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outlast-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Latvia **4** **$2.6M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 23 [Rua Growth Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rua-growth-fund) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Saudi Arabia **4** **$3M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 24 [Wollef Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wollef) *Deploying now* VC firm · Mexico **4** **$2.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 25 [Maza Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maza-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Jordan **3** **$560K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **22 more on this list** All 47 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-edtech-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **4** Nov **[Biograil](https://millionrounds.com/company/biograil)** Other · $23M *With* [HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf) - **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - **4** Nov **[Journify](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)** Series A · $12M *With* [Bunat Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bunat-ventures) - **3** Nov **[avaisor AG](https://millionrounds.com/company/avaisor-ag)** Pre-seed *With* [family office from Singapore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/family-office-from-singapore) - **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) - **3** Nov **[CyberKord](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyberkord)** Pre-seed · $3M *With* [Vento](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vento) ## Stages This Year 1,584 rounds - Venture **23%** - Pre-seed **20%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **15%** - Series B **6%** - Other **17%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **816** - Fintech **129** - Big Data & Analytics **80** - Healthcare **75** - Financial Services **70** - Aerospace & Space **54** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 530 Q1 25 493 Q2 25 593 Q3 25 560 Q4 25 511 Q1 26 501 Q2 26 351 Q3 26 87 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors) - [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors) - [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors) - [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors) - [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors) - [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors) - [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors) - [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors) - [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in education - A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas Warren Berger · 2014 3.95 from 6,643 ratings on Goodreads Education Innovation Company building About the book In this groundbreaking book, journalist and innovation expert Warren Berger shows that one of the most powerful forces for igniting change in business and in our daily lives is a simple, under-appreciated tool, one that has been available to us since childhood.… On AmazonListen on Audible - Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools Michael B. Horn · 2014 3.85 from 460 ratings on Goodreads Education Moats and competition Innovation About the book Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guide Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis… On AmazonListen on Audible - Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn Cathy N. Davidson · 2011 3.83 from 1,257 ratings on Goodreads Education About the book A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age. When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses… On AmazonListen on Audible - Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns Clayton M. Christensen · 2008 3.86 from 1,894 ratings on Goodreads Education Moats and competition Innovation About the book Selected as one of the "Best Books on Innovation, 2008" by BusinessWeek magazine Named the "Best Human-Capital Book of 2008" by Strategy + Business magazine A crash course in the business of learning-from the bestselling author of The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=education&stage=idea). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about pre-seed edtech investors ### Who are the most active pre-seed edtech investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, 500 Global, General Catalyst, Kima Ventures and FJ Labs. ### How many pre-seed edtech investors are there? 47 are on record. 89% made an investment in the last 12 months and 51% have led a round. ### Which stages do pre-seed edtech investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (27%) and Seed (26%). ### How big are the rounds pre-seed edtech investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4.3M. ### Which sectors do pre-seed edtech investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics. ### Which pre-seed edtech investors lead the most rounds? General Catalyst (97 led), Blackbird Ventures (13 led) and Y Combinator (11 led). ### Where are pre-seed edtech investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (6), Brazil (3) and France (1). ### What have pre-seed edtech investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Biograil (Other, Nov 2026, with HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds), Nooks (Growth, Nov 2026, with General Catalyst) and Journify (Series A, Nov 2026, with Bunat Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)