Prepared for Daxos Capital · July 31, 2026
Funds that invest as early as we do — pre-seed and incubation, the first check or earlier. The benchmark is Analog Ventures: a small NYC first-check fund. This is a list of peers to talk to, not sell to.
First-check funds, studios, accelerators and angel groups. Start here.
| Firm | Base | Type · Stage | Focus | Contact | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notation Capitalnotation.vc | Brooklyn, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed, leads ~$0.5-1M | Technical, infra | mackenzie@notationcapital.com | NYC pre-seed first-money fund for hard-tech and infra teams. |
| 2048 Ventures2048.vc | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCLeads pre-seed $0.5-2M | Frontier, B2B, data | paul@2048.vc | States it leads first rounds at $500K-2M; first-check by design. |
| Everywhere Ventureseverywhere.vc | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed first check | Fintech, health, commerce | k@thefund.vc | Founder-network pre-seed platform writing the first institutional check. |
| Formationformationvc.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCFormation / pre-seed | Early tech | leeor@formationvc.com | Names its own entry the 'formation stage,' before seed. |
| Betaworksbetaworks.com | New York, NY | StudioIncubation / pre-seed | AI, crypto | jborthwick@betaworks.com | Incubates AI and crypto startups via its Camp cohorts. |
| AlleyCorpalleycorp.com | New York, NY | StudioIncubation / first money | AI, healthcare, robotics | kevin.ryan@alleycorp.com | Starts companies from zero, then writes the first check. |
| Human Ventureshuman.vc | New York, NY | StudioIncubation / pre-seed | Health, consumer, AI | heather@human.vc | Business-creation studio turning ideas into launch-ready companies. |
| Prehypeprehype.com | New York, NY | StudioIncubation | Consumer, fintech | henrik@prehype.com | Builds new ventures and software spin-outs from scratch. |
| 25madison25madison.com | New York, NY | StudioIncubation | Fintech, health, industrial | matt@25madison.com | Incubates early-stage startups in legacy industries. |
| Interplayinterplay.vc | New York, NY | Studio + pre-seed VCCo-found / pre-seed | Fintech, marketplace, AI | ss@interplay.vc | Co-founds and incubates alongside a pre-seed fund. |
| Company Venturescompanyventures.com | New York, NY | Residency + fundPre-seed via residency | AI, fintech, climate | james@companyventures.com | Residency model puts first money into early teams. |
| Factorial Capitalfactorialcap.com | Brooklyn, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed, prototype-stage | AI | matt@factorialcap.com | Backs AI startups at the prototype on a technical read; first check by design. |
| Alliancealliance.xyz | New York, NY | AcceleratorPre-seed cohorts | Crypto / web3 | simon@alliance.xyz | Web3 accelerator with a Demo Day; enters before institutional money. |
| ERAeranyc.com | New York, NY | AcceleratorAccelerator / incubation | Broad tech, AI, fintech | murat@eranyc.com | Intensive NYC accelerator; the earliest entry point. |
| New York Angelsnewyorkangels.com | New York, NY | Angel groupFirst-check pre-seed | Broad tech | dsrose@newyorkangels.com | 120+ member angel group funding from the pitch onward. |
| Valia Venturesvalia.vc | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed first check | Generalist tech | khaled@valia.vc | 7-person NYC fund writing first checks; Analog's size and city. |
| Symbiotic Venturessymb-ventures.com | New York, NY | Early-stage VCEarly first capital | Generalist | — (verify) | NYC fund backing companies at their earliest capital. |
| BoxGroupboxgroup.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed first check | Generalist | david@boxgroup.com | Writes first institutional checks and stays early, never leads large priced rounds. |
| Supernode Venturessupernode.vc | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed first check | Fintech, health, B2B/C | laurel@supernode.vc | Small NYC fund backing companies at first-money-in. |
| Gutter Capitalguttercapital.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed | Housing, health, climate, fintech | james@gutter.cc | Pre-seed fund writing first checks into hard-problem startups. |
| Collide Capitalcollidecapital.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed | SaaS, supply chain, consumer | aaron.samuels@collidecap.com | Backs founders at the earliest institutional round, hands-on. |
| Forum Venturesforumvc.com | New York, NY | Accelerator / studioPre-seed | B2B SaaS | michael@forumvc.com | Pre-seed program that funds and builds early B2B SaaS teams. |
| Interlace Venturesinterlacevc.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed | Commerce, retail tech | v.diallo@interlacevc.com | First-check fund focused on commerce and retail technology. |
| Female Founders Fundfemalefoundersfund.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed / seed | Women-founded, health, AI | anu@femalefoundersfund.com | Early fund writing first checks into women-founded companies. |
| BBG Venturesbbgventures.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed / seed | Consumer, health, education | susan.lyne@bbgventures.com | Backs diverse founders at the earliest stage. |
| 37 Angels37angels.com | New York, NY | Angel groupFirst-check pre-seed | Generalist | gabriel@37angels.com | Angel network making small first checks into very early startups. |
| XRC Venturesxrcventures.com | New York, NY | AcceleratorPre-seed | Retail, commerce tech | pano@xrcventures.com | Accelerator plus pre-seed fund for retail and commerce founders. |
| MetaPropmetaprop.vc | New York, NY | Accelerator / pre-seed VCPre-seed | Proptech | aamrein@metaprop.com | Proptech accelerator writing first checks in real-estate tech. |
| Third Spherethirdsphere.com | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed | Climate, hardware, urban | stonly@thirdsphere.com | Early climate fund backing hardware founders at first check. |
| Lattice Ventureslattice.vc | New York, NY | Pre-seed VCPre-seed / seed | Fintech, AI, infra, crypto | brittany@lattice.vc | NYC first-check fund for network-effect companies. |
| Not Boring Capitalnotboring.co | New York, NY | Solo-GP / rollingPre-seed / seed | Generalist, web3 | packy@notboring.co | Packy McCormick's solo-GP fund making small early checks. |
| Newlabnewlab.com | Brooklyn, NY | Venture studioIncubation / pre-seed | Deep tech, climate, energy | david.belt@newlab.com | Studio that incubates and first-funds hard-tech founders. |
| Pareto Holdingsparetoholdings.com | New York, NY | Venture studioIncubation / pre-seed | Fintech, crypto | edward@pareto20.com | Builds and funds companies from day zero; the closest model to Daxos. |
| Robot Venturesrobvc.com | New York, NY | Solo-GP / microPre-seed / seed | Crypto, fintech | michael@robvc.com | Small early checks into crypto and fintech (Leshner, Chitra). |
| Symbolic Capitalsymbolic.capital | New York, NY | Micro-fundPre-seed / seed | Crypto / web3 | kenzi@symbolic.capital | Backs web3 founders at the earliest stage. |
| Firm | Base | Type · Stage | Focus | Contact | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Angelsmiamiangels.vc | Miami, FL | Angel groupFirst-check early | Sector-agnostic tech | jared@miamiangels.vc | Miami angel network into early-stage tech. |
| New World Angelsnewworldangels.com | Boca Raton, FL | Angel groupFirst-check early | FL tech, life sciences | info@newworldangels.com | Florida angel group funding earliest-stage across sectors. |
| Bridge Angel Investorsbridgeangelinvestors.com | Sarasota, FL | Angel groupFirst-check early | Early tech | — (verify) | Gulf Coast angel group; capital and mentorship to earliest-stage. Verify contact. |
| Seedfundersseedfunders.com | St. Petersburg, FL | Pre-seed VC / angelPre-seed at MVP | Tech, blockchain | yuriyv@seedfunders.com | Invests at MVP with little or no revenue; textbook first institutional check. |
| Rokk3rrokk3r.com | Miami, FL | Venture studioCobuild / incubation | AI, company building | juan@rokk3r.com | Venture-building studio, rapid prototyping at incubation. |
| LAB Ventureslabventures.co | Miami, FL | Proptech studioStudio build + invest | Proptech, contech | tigre@labventures.co | Proptech venture studio developing and investing at incubation. |
| EONXIeonxi.com | Miami, FL | Incubation + VCIncubation / pre-seed | Software, proptech | sherrard@eonxi.com | Miami incubation shop; record is thin, verify it is a live check-writer. |
| Lateral Capitallateralcapital.com | Sarasota, FL | Solo-GP first-checkEarly-stage | Generalist | john.lilly@lateralcapital.com | One-person first-check vehicle; a peer to Analog on the Florida side. |
| Atomicatomic.vc | Miami, FL | Venture studioIncubation / day-zero | Company building | jack@atomic.vc | Miami studio that starts companies from scratch. |
| 305 Ventures305.ventures | Miami, FL | Micro-fundPre-seed / seed | Tech, AI-informed | michael@305.ventures | Small Miami fund focused on pre-seed and seed. |
| StarterStudiostarterstudio.org | Orlando, FL | AcceleratorAccelerator / first check | Tech-enabled | bob@starterstudio.org | Florida accelerator funding and mentoring founders at day one. |
| Antler (Miami)antler.co | Miami, FL | IncubatorDay-zero / pre-seed | AI, broad early tech | magnus@antler.co | Miami residency that forms teams and writes the first check. |
| Firm | Base | Type · Stage | Focus | Contact | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pygmapygma.vc | Remote / LatAm | AcceleratorPre-seed cohorts | Blockchain, early founders | andres@pygma.co | Hands-on pre-seed accelerator feeding crypto founders. |
| Boost VCboost.vc | San Mateo, CA | AcceleratorPre-seed | Crypto, frontier, robotics, space | adam@boost.vc | Pre-seed accelerator cutting first checks into crypto and frontier hardware. |
| 1517 Fund1517fund.com | Telluride, CO | Micro-fundPre-seed first check | Deep tech, frontier science | michael@1517fund.com | First-check fund for deep-tech and frontier founders. |
| Cantoscantos.vc | San Francisco, CA | Micro-fundPre-seed | Frontier / deep tech | amee@cantos.vc | Writes the first institutional check into frontier and deep tech. |
| Orange DAOorangedao.xyz | San Francisco, CA | AcceleratorPre-seed | Crypto / web3 | — (site form) | Web3 pre-seed accelerator run by YC alumni; direct crypto overlap. |
Genuinely early but they lead seed (sub-$25M), so a step later than Analog. Worth knowing, not the priority.
| Firm | Base | Type · Stage | Focus | Contact | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compoundcompound.vc | New York, NY | Seed VCLeads seed $1-5M | Frontier, crypto, deep tech | david@compound.vc | Genuinely early but leads priced seed; deep-tech vals can top $25M. |
| Variantvariant.fund | New York, NY | Crypto VCLeads pre-seed / seed | Crypto / web3 | jesse@variant.fund | Leads pre-seed/seed, but the ~$450M fund now pushes valuations up. |
| North Island Venturesnorthisland.ventures | New York, NY | Crypto VCPre-seed / seed | Crypto | travis@northisland.ventures | Small early crypto fund; leads seed, dips pre-seed. |
| Reciprocal Venturesrecvc.com | New York, NY | Crypto VCPre-seed / seed | Crypto / web3 infra | craig@recvc.com | Early-stage crypto first checks, sub-$25M. |
| Collab+Currencycollabcurrency.com | New York, NY | Crypto VCPre-seed / seed | Crypto, gaming, AI | steve@collabcurrency.com | Small early crypto fund; plays pre-seed and seed. |
| Volt Capitalvolt.capital | New York, NY | Crypto VCPre-seed / seed | Crypto infra | devin@volt.capital | Small crypto fund backing early protocols. |
| Third Kind VCthirdkindvc.com | New York, NY | Early VCSeed + follow-on | Generalist | alex@3kvc.com | Writes early first checks but also follows into later rounds. |
| Harlem Capitalharlem.capital | New York, NY | Seed VCLeads seed, some pre-seed | Diverse founders | jarrid@harlem.capital | Seed core; larger fund leads priced seed. |
| ff Venture Capitalffvc.com | New York, NY | Seed VCFirst-institutional seed | Generalist, AI | oliver.mitchell@ffvc.com | Older NYC seed fund, first-institutional checks. |
| Flybridgeflybridge.com | New York, NY | Seed VCLeads seed | AI, enterprise | jbussgang@flybridge.com | Seed lead with $100M+ funds; occasional pre-seed. |
| Maccabee Venturesmaccabee.vc | New York, NY | Early VCPre-seed / seed | B2B, deep tech | mbellows@maccabee.vc | Small early fund; plays pre-seed and seed. |
| Bowery Capitalbowerycap.com | New York, NY | Seed VCLeads seed, sub-$25M | B2B SaaS | ellen.terlizzi@bowerycap.com | Enterprise seed lead; some pre-seed at modest vals. |
| Work-Benchwork-bench.com | New York, NY | Seed VCLeads seed | Enterprise, AI infra | jon@work-bench.com | Enterprise seed lead; sub-$25M, rare pre-seed. |
| Alpaca VCalpaca.vc | New York, NY | Early VCSeed | Proptech, consumer | ryan@alpaca.vc | Early-stage seed fund; leads modest seed rounds. |
| Contour Venture Partnerscontourventures.com | New York, NY | Seed VCFirst-institutional seed | SaaS, fintech | matt@contourventures.com | Long-running NYC seed fund; sub-$25M entry. |
| Red Sea Venturesredseaventures.com | New York, NY | Seed VCSeed, some pre-seed | Consumer, tech | scott@redseaventures.com | Established NYC seed VC; plays pre-seed but leads seed. |
| Blue 9 Capitalblue9capital.com | New York, NY | Early VCSeed / early | Early-stage tech | allen@blue9capital.com | Flexible early-stage; not pre-seed-first. |
| Pathlight Venturespathlight.vc | New York, NY | Seed VCSeed first check | Enterprise, AI | mahdi@pathlight.vc | Early enterprise SaaS/AI seed fund; pre-seed only occasionally. |
| ValueStream Venturesvaluestreamventures.com | New York, NY | Seed VCSeed, some pre-seed | B2B, data, AI | karl@valuestreamlabs.com | NYC B2B seed fund; first check often at seed. |
| Habitat Partnershabitatpartners.co | New York, NY | Early VCPre-seed / seed | Consumer | jb@habitatpartners.co | Red Antler-family consumer seed fund; early but seed-led. |
| Krillion Ventureskrillionventures.com | Miami, FL | Early VCUp to $1M, pre-seed/seed | Health, fintech, proptech | melissa@krillionventures.com | Small checks into early-stage; Miami. Borderline pre-seed. |
| Secocha Venturessecocha.com | Miami, FL | Early VCPre-seed to Series A | Consumer, wellness, tech | sanket@secocha.com | Does pre-seed but spans to Series A; very-early not the sole core. |
| Roo Capitalroocapital.com | Miami, FL | Seed VCSeed + operating support | SaaS, AI | nate.dapore@roocapital.com | Early-stage seed with in-house growth teams; seed-led. |
| TechFarms Capitaltechfarmscapital.com | Panama City Beach, FL | Seed VCSeed-stage | Tech, deep tech | jkingsbury@techfarmscapital.com | Self-described seed-stage funder; sub-$25M but seed not pre-seed. |
| TampaBay.Venturestampabayventures.com | Tampa, FL | Micro-VCSeed / early, sub-$25M | Tampa Bay tech | contact@tampabay.ventures | Small Tampa Bay early-stage fund; thin signal. |
These are stage-fit peers, but you're already talking to them through the DD dossier project. Handle there; don't cold-approach twice.