# Pre-seed marketplaces investors (2026 list)

> 41 pre-seed marketplaces investors, 61% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Antler. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-marketplace-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Pre-seed marketplaces investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by a marketplaces company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 41 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-marketplace-investors)The top 25

**41** investors on the list No change this week

**1,532** cheques in 12 months *-16%* against the market

**$1.4M** median round they joined *-83%* against the market median

**61%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**41%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (21)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Startup Wise Guys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startup-wise-guys) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Estonia **237** **$551K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **190** **$8.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **173** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [SE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/se-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **112** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Norte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **103** **$5.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Daphni](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daphni) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **92** **$8.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Palm Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palm-drive-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **89** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **54** **$1.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Brisbane Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brisbane-angels) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **44** **$958K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Specialist VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/specialist-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Estonia **40** **$2.3M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 15 [Collide Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collide-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **27** **$6.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Building Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/building-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **9** **$19M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 17 [Trind Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trind-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Estonia **8** **$1.8M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 18 [Co Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/co-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **6** **$2.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [VERVE CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **2** **$650K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Patrick Sigrist](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patrick-sigrist) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$1.3M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 21 [African Diaspora Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/african-diaspora-network) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **-** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 22 [Gallo Mechanical](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gallo-mechanical) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **$4.5M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 23 [H&M Group Ventures (Prev. H&M CO:LAB)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/h-and-m-group-ventures-prev-h-and-m-co-lab) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Sweden **1** **$4.6M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 24 [INNOventure](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innoventure) quiet VC firm · Poland **1** **$4.5M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen
- 25 [Jampad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jampad) quiet VC firm · Australia **1** **$800K** median round **Feb 2025** last seen

**16 more on this list**

All 41 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)
- **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)
- **2** Nov **[Dispatch Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch-network)** Pre-seed · $527K *Led by* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **2** Nov **[Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace)** Seed · $800K *With* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- **29** Oct **[Reflex](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflex)** Series A · $14M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Stages This Year

1,367 rounds

- Pre-seed **25%**
- Venture **23%**
- Seed **21%**
- Series A **14%**
- Series B **5%**
- Other **12%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **728**
- Fintech **93**
- Big Data & Analytics **84**
- Financial Services **49**
- Healthcare **49**
- Software **44**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

499 Q1 25

416 Q2 25

544 Q3 25

539 Q4 25

496 Q1 26

435 Q2 26

276 Q3 26

64 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 marketplace or platform

- Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms David S. Evans · 2016 3.85 from 860 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book A different kind of matchmaker. Many of the most dynamic public companies, from Alibaba to Facebook to Visa, and the most valuable start-ups, such as Airbnb and Uber, are matchmakers that connect one group of customers with another group of customers. Economists call matchmakers… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Surge: Time the Marketplace, Ride the Wave of Consumer Demand, and Become Your Industry's Big Kahuna Mike Michalowicz · 2016 4.13 from 209 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book To achieve the ultimate in entrepreneurial breakthrough success requires an uncanny ability to spot the next big wave of consumer demand - but how do you do that? For most small business owners, the true cash cows seem to be reserved for lucky people who were in the right place… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Platform Scale: How an emerging business model helps startups build large empires with minimum investment Sangeet Paul Choudary · 2015 4.19 from 529 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book Over the last decade or so, we're seeing the emergence of a new form of scale. Today's massively scaling startups - which rapidly grow to millions of users and billions in valuation - do not sell a product or service. Instead, they build a platform on which others can create and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- How to Market a Book Joanna Penn · 2013 4.43 from 1,374 ratings on Goodreads Marketplace or platform About the book The first job of an author is, of course, to write great books, but these days, their second job is to market them. Marketing isn't a skill that most authors have naturally, and there is little formal training. But when your book hits the shelves, and the sales don't start… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&model=marketplace&stage=idea).

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## Quick answers about pre-seed marketplaces investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed marketplaces investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Antler, Pioneer Fund and Startup Wise Guys.

### How many pre-seed marketplaces investors are there?

41 are on record. 61% made an investment in the last 12 months and 41% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed marketplaces investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (34%) and Seed (29%).

### How big are the rounds pre-seed marketplaces investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $3.6M.

### Which sectors do pre-seed marketplaces investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which pre-seed marketplaces investors lead the most rounds?

Y Combinator (11 led), Antler (7 led) and Drive Capital (7 led).

### Where are pre-seed marketplaces investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (10), Estonia (3) and France (2).

### What have pre-seed marketplaces investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Nyquis (Seed, Nov 2026, with Pioneer Fund), AQQI (Seed, Nov 2026, with Kima Ventures) and Dispatch Network (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Antler).

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