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Active Pre-seed Ai Investors (2026)

5 investors currently writing pre-seed checks in Ai. Synthesized from live platform activity · updated October 2026.

The AI and Machine Learning sector is seeing unprecedented capital deployment. However, investors are increasingly looking past thin wrapper applications toward companies developing proprietary foundational models or highly defensible vertical AI solutions. Pre-seed investors primarily back the founders' vision, early prototypes, and initial market validation before substantial revenue exists.
Sector: Ai Stage: Pre-Seed + Geography + Check size
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ROHIT BAFNA
Ai · $100K–$250K
888vc backs early-stage founders building category-defining, technology-led businesses with a focus on cross-border expansion between India...
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Brian Dixon
Ai · $100K–$250K
Brian Dixon is committed to empowering underrepresented entrepreneurs by providing access to both capital and strategic advice to help their...
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Simon Bauer
Ai · $25K–$100K
Founders Launchpad invests in early-stage startups across Southeast Asia, primarily the Philippines, by providing operational venture suppor...
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Sumeet Singh
Sumeet Singh
Ai · ₹2-4 crores with flexibility to ₹100+ crores for later-stage
Sumeet Singh is a climate-tech operator and angel investor who backs pollution-reduction and clean mobility startups. He believes climate te...
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Shailesh Vickram Singh
Shailesh Vickram Singh
Ai
Shailesh Vickram Singh is a veteran venture capitalist backing early-stage climate-tech startups across India and the U.S. through Climate A...
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