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Pre-Seed To Succeed

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Overview

Pre-Seed to Succeed is an investment program for early-stage startups, backed by AltaIR Capital, Yellow Rocks, Smart Partnership Capital, and I2BF GLOBAL VENTURES. P2S offers initial funding, a tailored program providing comprehensive fundraising support, access to seasoned experts and mentors from various fields, and a 50% commitment to the next round for proven candidates.

Total investments
8
Lead investments
4
Investments · 12mo
4
Active investors
3

Sector focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • FinTech
  • Productivity Tools
  • SaaS
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Investment portfolio

  • Jupid

    Led · Seed · May 2026

    Jupid develops AI-based accounting tools intended to act as an accountant for small businesses. The company has publicly announced an $840,000 financing to support that effort. Public reporting focuses on Jupid’s goal of giving small businesses their own AI accountant but does not disclose revenues, user counts, founding year, or location. Details on product roadmap beyond the stated mission were not provided in the article. No additional financial metrics or operating metrics were included in the reporting.

  • Resolv

    Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

    Resolv develops an AI-native platform that automates identifying, filing and tracking rebates for home services contractors and integrates with ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro. The company also offers upfront rebate financing so contractors receive payment immediately rather than waiting months for reimbursement. Founded by Sam Ruderman and Shane Smith and based in San Francisco, Resolv began operations in 2025. In 2025 it secured roughly $10M in rebates for nearly 100 contractors in California. The company is expanding its product scope into permits, warranty registrations and broader back-office workflows as it builds a single end-to-end platform. The recent Pre-Seed raise will fund expanded operations and development efforts to support that growth.

  • Global Work

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    Global Work AI offers a job-search platform built entirely around artificial intelligence to streamline every major step of a candidate’s hunt for remote work. The service ingests and cleans more than one million verified remote roles each month, stripping out scams and duplicates before matching them to users. Core features include AI-generated CVs and cover letters, automated CV tailoring, Auto-Apply, real-time job alerts, and an Auto-Fill browser plug-in. The company is preparing to launch Mia AI, an intelligent career assistant that will further personalize guidance and recommendations. Newly secured capital will deepen its AI search relevance and personalization engines while expanding the feature set around automated application workflows. Founded by Alex Chepovoi and Alex Dyadischev and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the startup targets time-pressed job seekers looking to optimize their remote job applications. To date, Global Work AI has raised a cumulative $3.7 million across three rounds.

  • Chatfuel

    Led · Seed · Oct 2025

    Chatfuel develops a customer communication platform that automates conversations on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. An official Meta partner, the system is trained on years of funnel data and business interaction insights, enabling businesses to handle more than one billion conversations every month. The service is already used by 7 million business clients, positioning the company as a leading automation layer for social messaging. A graduate of Y Combinator, Chatfuel plans to extend its reach by launching a dedicated app version of its solution next year. Management will also drive international expansion and deeper product development with the newly raised capital. The company’s partnership with Meta underpins its data advantage and scalability, supporting its ambition to become the default customer-chat operating system for enterprises.

  • Litero AI

    Led · Seed · Jul 2025

    Litero AI offers a multi-agent collaborative AI tutor built on OpenAI and Anthropic models that guides students from blank-page anxiety to polished academic writing. The platform orchestrates specialized AI agents that collaborate with students, detect plagiarism and AI-generated content, identify paragraphs needing revision, provide real-time feedback and grade predictions, and access an extensive up-to-date citation database. Users can upload drafts, videos, graphs, and diagrams for integrated citation and deeper research support. Litero positions its product as time-saving and confidence-boosting—claiming students can save up to 10 hours weekly—addressing statistics cited in the article about heavy student writing loads and dropout drivers. The company operates as a remote-first team across eight countries with near gender balance. Financially, Litero recently closed an $800K pre-seed funding round. Its stated goal is to become the default AI-assisted writing platform within three to five years and develop the tutor into a comprehensive personal writing mentor.

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