Stage FocusPre-Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AIMedtechIoT & EdgeBiotech
Technical BenchLimited
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
focal is a pre-seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, run by Managing Partners Daniel Darling and Pascal Unger with Sydney Wasikowski as Head of Platform & Operations. The firm exclusively backs AI-native, technical founders at inception, often investing before a company is even incorporated, and requires it to be the founder's first outside financing round with the startup based in the...
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