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Pre-seed venture funds investing in AI infra, California

24 venture funds from 15 firms are raising or writing first checks for Pre-seed-stage companies in AI infra, based in or investing in California. Each fund qualifies by its stated focus or by deals it announced in the last 24 months.

24 funds

• BAG Ventures Fund I-A, LP$28K to $125K (estimated from fund size)
  Open, writing first checks

  Bag Ventures, CA

• BAG Ventures Fund I, LP$31K to $750K (estimated from fund size)
  Open, writing first checks

  Bag Ventures, CA

• Hyphen Capital I, L.P.$150K to $5M (stated by the firm)
  Open, writing first checks

  Hyphen Capital, CA

• NewBuild VC Fund I, L.P.$500K to $2M (stated by the firm)
  Open, writing first checks

  Newbuild VC, CA

• Playground Genesis, L.P.$333K to $625K (estimated from fund size)
  Open, writing first checks

  Playground Global, CA

• Playground Helix, L.P.$33K to $63K (estimated from fund size)
  Open, writing first checks

  Playground Global, CA

• Raisewell Ventures Fund I, LP$217K to $406K (estimated from fund size)
  Open, writing first checks

  Raisewell Ventures, CA

• WestWave Capital III, L.P.$86K to $938K (estimated from fund size)
  Open, writing first checks

  Westwave Capital LLC, CA

• ACVC Partners Fund II, LP$333K to $625K (estimated from fund size)
  Raising

  Acvc Partners, CA

• Earthshot Ventures Fund II, LP$833K to $1.56M (estimated from fund size)
  Raising

  Earthshot Ventures, CA

• Earthshot Ventures Fund II, LP$511K to $959K (estimated from fund size)
  Raising

  Earthshot Ventures, CA

• Proximal Ventures Fund I LP$500K to $1M (stated by the firm)
  Raising

  Proximal Ventures, CA

• Seven Stars Ventures I, L.P.$267K to $500K (estimated from fund size)
  Raising

  Seven Stars Ventures Management, LLC, CA

• Seven Stars Ventures II, L.P.$433K to $813K (estimated from fund size)
  Raising

  Seven Stars Ventures Management, LLC, CA

• Watertower Ventures Early Access Fund III, L.P.$500K to $2M (stated by the firm)
  Raising

  Watertower Ventures Management, LLC, CA

• First Spark Seed Fund, L.P.$766K to $2.5M (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  First Spark Ventures, LLC, CA

• Paradigm One LP$5.59M to $10.49M (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Paradigm One, CA

• Playground Acquire, L.P.$205K to $385K (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Playground Global, CA

• Playground Leader Fund, L.P.$1.33M to $2.5M (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Playground Global, CA

• Playground Ventures Affiliates III, L.P.$33K to $63K (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Playground Global, CA

• Playground Ventures III, L.P.$3.33M to $6.25M (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Playground Global, CA

• Sierra Ventures XIII, L.P.$1.77M to $3.33M (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Sierra Ventures, CA

• SmartGate Seed Fund II, L.P.$29K to $188K (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Smartgatevc, CA

• SmartGate Seed Fund II, L.P.$71K to $188K (estimated from fund size)
  Late investment period

  Smartgatevc, CA

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