#Pre-seed funding
Coverage of pre-seed funding focuses on the earliest capital startups raise to turn an initial idea into a viable company. Venture Herald tracks how founders, angel investors, and early-stage venture firms approach this formative stage across startup and AI ecosystems.
Juritas raises €1.4M for contract intelligence platform
Stockholm startup Juritas raised €1.4 million led by Passion Capital to build AI tools for post-signature contract monitoring.
Nov 7, 2026 · 3 min
Autentic AI raises €1.5M pre-seed in Barcelona
Barcelona startup Autentic AI raised €1.5 million to automate market research with AI and human interviews.
Oct 9, 2026 · 4 min
Minerva raises $10M pre-seed for Roger humanoid
Germany-based Minerva emerged from stealth with $10 million led by General Catalyst to finish Roger and prepare first pilots.
Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min
Calliora raises $6M pre-seed for hospital billing AI
Munich startup calliora raised $6 million led by Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments and redalpine to expand its AI platform.
Oct 6, 2026 · 4 min