Epik, a Bengaluru-based “try-and-buy” quick commerce startup, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by InfoEdge Ventures.
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#cphftw #FinancialNewsSystems (FNS), an AI-only financial #newsroom, has raised a €1.5M #preSeed round to accelerate the development of their financial news and data service. By @EU_Startups
www.eu-startups.com/2026/03/ex-r... #NordicMade #nordicfintech #NordicAI @FintechNordics
8/ The takeaway for 2026: Pre-seed is a commodity; Series A is a prize. Founders can no longer build for "growth-at-all-costs" in the early days. If the foundation isn't built for durability from day one, the graduation gate will stay closed. #StartupIndia #VentureCapital #SeriesA #Founder #PreSeed
Early conviction often looks wrong before it looks obvious.
That’s the cost of backing founders before consensus forms.
16VC is comfortable being early.
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Process should never slow down progress.
At pre-seed, clarity beats complexity every time.
That’s how we approach decisions at 16VC.
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Early-stage investing is less about spreadsheets and more about signal.
How a founder thinks.
How they decide.
How they respond to friction.
That’s where conviction is formed at 16VC.
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Pre-seed is not a popularity contest.
It’s about spotting founders who can make good decisions when information is incomplete.
That’s the hardest skill to fake — and the one we care most about at 16VC.
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💡 The round saw participation from LAVA, CV VC, Microtraction, LiskDAO, and The Batchery — with angels from Roku, Replit, KPMG, and more.
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The best founders don’t ask for certainty.
They ask for alignment.
That’s why 16VC keeps things simple early — so founders can move fast without second-guessing.
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Pre-seed is not about having all the answers.
It’s about asking better questions earlier than everyone else.
That’s how 16VC evaluates founders and ideas.
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VC firms often talk about being founder-friendly.
Few structure themselves that way.
Speed, clarity, and respect are not perks.
They’re defaults at 16VC.
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Pre-seed investing isn’t about predicting outcomes.
It’s about backing people who can navigate uncertainty better than most.
16VC invests early because judgment matters more than traction at the start.
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pre-seed decks don’t fail on ideas they fail on why now. #startups #fundraising #preseed #vc
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Early-stage investing isn’t about being right fast.
It’s about staying committed long enough.
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A “small market” is often just a misunderstood one.
Every large outcome started that way.
We’re comfortable being early.
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🇩🇰 #cphftw #Shotling, a #DefenseTech startup specialising in 🚁 kinetic short-range counter-UAS (C-UAS) systems, announced the closing of a #preSeed financing round with €700K committed out of a targeted €500K. Bt @EU_Startups
www.eu-startups.com/2026/02/dani... #NordicMade
Early-stage founders don’t need hype.
They need space to think, build, and compound.
We protect that space.
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#sthlmtech #preseed #VC fund Norrsken Evolve has hired Siim Teller and Merit Vislapu to lead its expansion into Estonia. By @ImpactLoopSE
www.impactloop.com/artikel/norrsken-evolve-... #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #TallinnTech #NordicVC
Most iconic companies looked “too early” at the start.
Being early isn’t the risk.
Being late is.
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Founders don’t fail because they start early.
They fail because capital shows up late.
We choose to show up early.
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Our COO is attending JPM Jan 11-15 to speak with prospective investors, partners, and other startup founders! Email anoshka@cogensus.com to set up a meeting with him. #JPM #fundraising #preseed #healthcare #agetech #investors #startup
there’s an uncomfortable truth in early-stage investing:
many funds say they invest “early,” but still wait for late-stage signals. at pre-seed, that doesn’t reduce risk — it delays conviction.
the real edge is judgment before consensus.
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Most founders aren’t “early.”
They’re simply in a market before everyone else wakes up.
We back them at that moment — when conviction matters more than consensus.
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Most VCs wait for traction to reduce risk.
We back ambition early enough to create it.
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Dans notre article offert de la semaine, découvrez comment construire un template #VMware avec #Packer et #Preseed : connect.ed-diamond.com/linux-pratiq...
🇸🇪 #sthlmtech #SpiichLabs, a startup developing an agent-first AI assistant, today announced a €600K #preSeed funding round to eliminate 8+ hours of weekly administrative work. By @EU_Startups
www.eu-startups.com/2025/11/b2b-... #NordicMade
🇩🇰 #cphftw #impact startup #Contribe, which enables consumers to support #charitable causes while shopping online, has raised €433K in new capital as an extension of its #preSeed round. BY @EU_Startups www.eu-startups.com/2025/11/amid... #NordicMade
I'm helping founders close pre-seed rounds 3x faster. My prototype is built and I'm eager to speak with folks who are actively raising. Free help in exchange for product feedback.
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Remember this when raising a Pre-Seed round
Traction will be in the form of multiple revenue streams and a product road map
Painting the picture to profitability
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We back startups solving real problems, creating new categories & scaling globally. At 16VC, bold founders with resilience & vision shape tomorrow’s industries. 🌍
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