We invest in early and growth‐stage companies who may scale effectively, are apt to dominate a given market, and display an exit potential.

We seek to partner with top founders and entrepreneurs to build lasting technology platforms and create long-term economic and societal value. We are a dynamic team of entrepreneurs, engineers, investors and philosophers. We value operating experience and action, but also new ideas and creative theories. Our unique blend of strengths and worldviews enables us to model investment opportunities using multiple frameworks and help companies succeed in unparalleled ways.

Access Capital invests in emerging consumer-facing brands in high-growth categories. We embrace visionary founders and superior management teams to support them on their journey. We are stage-agnostic and invest across the capital structure. Access currently has 14 portfolio companies with $10 million to $200 million in annual revenue across the food & beverage, health & wellness, technology, and apparel industries.

We are founders and operators investing in today's entrepreneurs. We've designed Active Capital to lead seed rounds for B2B SaaS companies. We are based in Texas but will invest in founders across the U.S. We prefer companies that can get to market with very little capital and we believe we can best help founders once they start to grow.

At Advantage Capital, we’re looking for businesses that are ready for growth. We’re also looking for managers and owners who are passionate and have vision for their businesses. If you’re a leader with a desire for success, we want to help you. Businesses often struggle to grow because of “how things have always been done." That's why we're changing the financing models that have prevailed for decades. Through a combination of public-private partnerships, we provide access to flexible capital to facilitate growth for your business.

Aptive Capital is a platform that provides capital, coaching and community for social impact-driven startups and entrepreneurs. The future Unicorns depends on those who can see beyond profit but providing solutions that have lasting societal impacts.

Over 30 years, ARCH has backed disruptive science with as little as $50K and as much as $150M, per company. We are not interested in following the crowd. We are contrarian, bold, and imaginative risk takers. We follow the science to found companies based on revolutionary technologies that can impact people’s lives.

Arena Growth Partners is passionate about leadership. We partner with the leaders of early-stage growth businesses to help them successfully scale their enterprises and break through the growth ceiling.

A Venture Capital Firm focusing on highly-capital-efficient technology companies in Texas. Aristos Ventures invests in highly-capital-efficient technology companies in Texas that need critical early capital in order to produce a product and generate revenue. The managers of the funds are seeking to build a diversified portfolio of companies, each capable of achieving a meaningful exit.

ATP Fund – early-stage venture in transformative technologies. We recognize that seeing early signs of greatness is hard, and nobody’s cracked how to do it reliably. That said, there are a few things we do look for: certain qualities of a founding team, an early product, and the right moment in a company’s life. We also focus on investing in areas where we think we can be helpful.

ATX Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in Texas. Our investment focus is software, IoT, e-commerce and mobile applications. We are sourced and managed by a network of successful operators and proven executives.

Bandgap Ventures (“Bandgap”) is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage science and engineering companies within verticals such as advanced materials, chemicals, energy technologies (renewable/non-renewable), advanced manufacturing, sensors, and instrumentation. Bandgap specifically targets companies with tangible patented technologies based on ground breaking innovations in the fundamental “hard sciences”.

Need more than capital? Bayless Capital’s personal approach sets us apart. With a focus on people and communities, we grow relationships as well as businesses. Go beyond venture capital investment. Start a lasting, collaborative business relationship.

We're a venture capital fund designed to address the unique needs of early-stage startups in the energy industry. We provide support and deep industry expertise across the product development, strategy, business model, and financing stages.

BCL of Texas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit economic development organization providing lending, homeownership, entrepreneurship, and community development programs to fulfill our mission of Building Strong Communities across Texas.

Beam is the newest program of Women@Austin, a 501(c)3 organization. The Beam Angel Network invests in high potential and exceptionally led companies that happen to be founded by women.

Bios Partners Is A Venture Capital Firm Based In Dallas-Fort Worth Focused On Investment In Innovative early-stage and growth-stage biotech and medical device companies.

Blossom Street Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on companies with monthly revenue of $100,000+ and year-over-year growth of 50 percent+.  We'll invest anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, especially in markets most VC overlook, like the Midwest, Southeast, and Southwest.  We prefer leading Series A/B rounds, but can also help fill out or oversubscribe a larger round.  We'll look at traditional priced rounds, inside rounds, restructurings, secondaries, and down rounds.  

Boerne Kendall County Angel Network exists to highlight our region on a global stage. Our citizens are the region's greatest asset, impacting diverse Fortune 500 companies, creating the latest Biomed and healthcare solutions, and redefining agriculture in today's digital world. While creating an environment to create exciting and long-term employment solutions for future generations.

Bonanza pursues significant alpha opportunities by exploiting inefficiencies in the smallest and most illiquid companies.

Brand Foundry is an early stage venture capital firm dedicated to accelerating the growth of emerging, innovative consumer-focused brands.

Breyer Capital is a premier global venture capital and private equity investor focused on catalyzing high-impact entrepreneurs in the United States and China.

BuildGroup is an operator-led company that invests in high-growth technology firms. BuildGroup was founded by an experienced group of entrepreneurs who want to help build emerging technology companies into category leaders.

Founded in 2018, we focus on early stage investments for companies needing growth capital. With offices in Austin and Dallas, we take pride in providing resources and advisory to new business ventures in Texas. As a family-office structure, we make investment decisions with autonomy and flexibility with transaction structures.

Bumble Fund will focus on early-stage investments, primarily in businesses founded and led by women of color and those from underrepresented groups.

We know you need more than wifi and hot coffee to grow your startup, and we’re here to help. Become a member to connect to our community of like-minded entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and corporates. Our startup ecosystem provides you with the support and resources you need to grow and run a successful company in Texas. The Capital Factory Accelerator is a six-month program that focuses on helping startups raise funding and increase customer growth. We provide these startups with coworking space, hosting credits, a startup evangelist to advocate for your startup, and access to a mentor network of the top investors and entrepreneurs in Texas.

Capstar Partners, LLC is an Austin, Texas-based private investment firm that invests in early-stage private companies across a variety of industries. The firm was founded by radio executive, R. Steven Hicks in 2000.

Carnrite Ventures is a venture capital firm in Houston, TX, however, our location does not limit the opportunities we are willing to consider. As seasoned investors with a track record of success, we are actively seeking investment opportunities. If you are a business with growth potential or one that requires operational and financial performance improvements to maximize value, we would love to hear from you.

Catalyze Dallas is a venture development firm specializing in capitalization and commercialization of promising innovations sourced from some the world’s most respected defense and industrial companies. Creating value through the spin-out of intellectual property (including assets, manufacturing technology, and patents), Catalyze Dallas forms new companies purpose-built to target those assets into broad commercial markets.

A consumer-focused investment firm founded by operations to partner with operate, CAVU Venture Partners invests in passionate entrepreneurs with big ideas that change the cpg marketplace for the better.

CenterPoint Ventures is one of the largest early-stage venture capital firms based in the Southwest. Founded in 1996, we have helped scores of entrepreneurs build successful, enduring companies that deliver long-term value to investors, founders, employees and customers alike.

Climate Impact Capital invests in technologies and business models that can mitigate green house gas growth significantly in the next 20 years and allow humanity to adapt to the long-term impacts of climate change.

Clubhouse Investment Group creates value by aggregating diverse audiences through leveraging the social footprint of select celebrities who have invested in opportunities. Its competitive advantage derives from its diversified mix of influencers in sports, entertainment and the arts.

CMI Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on the Education Technology (EdTech) market. CMI was created by Cam Chalmers and Dave Muzzo, the founders of Archipelago Learning. CMI is looking to partner with those entrepreneurs who have a passion for education and a product that is ready to scale.

Colt Ventures was established as a family office to invest the personal capital of Darren Blanton. The firm reviews over 250 deals per year and invests in the following areas: private and public companies in biotechnology, oil and gas, technology, financial services, real estate, consumer/retail, and special situations,hedge funds, private equity/venture capital funds, equine assets

The smartest, simplest way for UTexas alums to add venture capital to their portfolio. We are a full-time alumni investment team, an investment committee with over 250 years of investing experience,Fast growing community of 5k alumni followers, the only fund of its kind for UTexas alumni,private, for-profit, and not officially sanctioned by the university.

Corsa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, exploring opportunities in Texas and the U.S. Our team members have deep operational experience, extensive access to global networks, and strong ties to regional and national venture capital eco-systems. Our investment interest extends from technology companies leveraging software, social networks, and cloud data services to consumer companies developing brand-based products and services.

At Crescenta Capital Group, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs and innovative companies to develop and bring to market life-enhancing technologies. We are a Venture Capital firm focusing our investments in two key areas: early-stage and seed round funding within the new mobility ecosystem; and growth-stage investments in alternative energy technologies.

Curative Ventures is a capital and talent partner to category-defining biotech companies that are developing new therapies to dramatically improve patient outcomes.

Cypress Growth Capital is the largest and most experienced royalty-based growth capital investor in the United States. Since our formation in 2010, we have completed dozens of multimillion-dollar royalty investments in software and technology-enabled services companies. With more than $100,000,000 of capital under management, Cypress has an established track record of funding emerging companies and helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals.

Founded by an engineer, entrepreneur, mentor, and investor Dayakar Puskoor, DVP is a team of passionate entrepreneurs on a mission to disrupt the VC-entrepreneur relationship for better. The deep technology expertise, industry knowledge, and market understanding of our team helps companies overcome the most difficult stages of the entrepreneurial journey and stay focused on what matters most – scaling your business. Our typical investment stage is post-product market fit, where our first check size is between $2-5 million. We do follow-on investing in our portfolio, up to a total of $10 million and occasionally will invest prior to the product-market fit stage.

Daylight Partners is a unique venture capital firm which seeks out entrepreneurs who value our operational experience and functional expertise as much as our capital commitment to their venture.  Eleven former executives with expertise in marketing, operations, manufacturing, finance, information technology, technological innovation, accounting, real estate, oil and gas, as well as overall corporate management, are driven to have Daylight Partners take an active role in helping mid-stage companies turbo-charge their growth initiatives.  While having made investments nationally, Daylight Partners has a particular affinity for Texas-based companies.

Delta-v Capital was founded in 2009 by Rand Lewis and Dave Schaller. The founders envisioned a new kind of private technology investment firm that focused on providing secondary liquidity to management teams, founders, and early investors. While initially a novel concept, secondary liquidity has become widely accepted and common place throughout the technology ecosystem as companies continue to take longer to exit or go public.

We use a resourceful blend of machine learning, automation, and human judgement to select for the most transformative companies in which to pursue. Our fund deploys capital initially in the $50k-$250k pre-seed range, then again by leading priced rounds in the $250k-$5M range, and then lastly by orchestrating investor-led rounds in the $10-50M range.

After nearly three decades of investing in emerging software companies, we realized that the needs of “Big VC” weren’t aligning with the needs of the most interesting companies. So we decided to start from scratch to serve a burgeoning movement we call Elsewhere Nation. Elsewhere Partners backs The Outliers: companies who have achieved a lot with a little and are located outside major venture capital hubs.

What sets Emergent Technologies apart is our method and mindset. We strip away preconceptions while exploring the many possibilities of each technology platform. In the tradition of Bell Labs, our multidisciplinary team uses a variety of methods and tools to discover and deploy real-world applications.

Falkon Ventures is an innovative venture capital fund designed to catalyze innovation in the new entrepreneurial landscape for companies that have the mission to change industry and the world. Our ventures create technologies that are providing systemic solutions to big global and industrial challenges. Falkon Ventures offers a new solution in the current venture funding landscape that provides entrepreneurs with support networks and strategic funding that is founder-friendly, while creating alignment with all stakeholders involved.

Firebrand Ventures is a new kind of Midwest venture fund, with an Austin office. We combine a vast network and deep experience with startup hustle to invest in exceptional seed stage software startups.

First Rate Ventures is a Corporate Venture Capital Fund that is focused on WealthTech, InvestTech, RegTech and MortgageTech based in Dallas/Fort Worth. We are focused on start-ups in seed stage with a proven early traction.

Early stage venture fund focused on tech and CPG investments. Owner and operator of Cat Empire venture fund.

Founder Equity makes early investments in promising digital businesses. Our model is based on value investing, very active participation in growing our portfolio companies, and quick paths to liquidity.

Fountainhead Investment Partners is a capital investment firm that funds privately held companies in sustainable industries, including medical, manufacturing, telecom, environmental, and industrial. Initially founded as an angel fund by a group of successful medical entrepreneurs, Fountainhead’s focus on partnering with the business owner to take companies to the next level is in our DNA. As the firm has expanded into venture capital and private equity funding models and across industries, this commitment to partnership has only grown stronger.

We pursue companies that possess disruptive technologies that fundamentally change the automotive business. Our entrepreneurs have successfully discovered a unique way of solving a specific problem. We seek entrepreneurs that demonstrate a proven track-record in growth-stage technology companies, are insightful, determined, and possess deep automotive-industry knowledge.

After investing in a team, we strive to be the most helpful investors on the cap table. This means we build close, lasting relationships with our teams. We’re there to help through the good times and the bad.

Four Houston-based finance leaders created a $275 million fund, GP Capital Partners, LP (“GP Capital Partners” or the “Fund”). The Fund is structured as a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) and will provide flexible capital solutions to fund growth and recapitalizations for privately-held, lower middle market businesses. The Fund received its SBIC license from the U.S. Small Business Administration in September 2021, and will extend the Genesis Park private investment platform.

Goldcrest® is a venture capital fund that invests in private technology companies.

We partner with start-up and growth-stage SaaS companies to accelerate software development and scale—dependably.

GOOSE is an exclusive group of Fortune 500 executives, successful entrepreneurs, industry titans, and global super-connectors investing in deep tech and tough tech startups.

Gore Range Capital is focused on investments in early-stage skin health businesses. Our approach is simple: we invest in what we know. Over the course of our respective careers the Gore Range team has built domain expertise and extensive networks across multiple areas of healthcare. Through Gore Range Capital we are channeling our capabilities to focus on our largest organ and the most visible manifestation of who we are - the skin.

We invest in the early stage ventures of entrepreneurs who are building transformative companies in healthcare. Our duty as investors is to help you win.

Green Park & Golf, built on over 50 years of operational and financial experience, seeks investment opportunities that offer above-market returns for its investors. Led by Clay Heighten, M.D., and Carl Soderstrom, the firm delivers strategic solutions, financial backing, and a reliable network to its portfolio companies. The Dallas-based firm is currently looking for investment opportunities in medical-related startups.

GrowCo Capital works closely with entrepreneurs and startup businesses, providing capital and management solutions. We invest in early stage entrepreneurial ventures, participating in Seed to Series B Rounds. To date, we have primarily invested in health care, service companies, technology, and real estate opportunities.

GSTVC comes alongside our brilliant entrepreneur partners with decades of experience in scaling B2B software companies. Not only do we offer partnership and guidance, but we also provide capital in order to break through cashflow barriers to fuel your revenue generation and promote your innovation.

Harvest Returns is an equity crowdfunding platform focused on the agriculture finance sector

Retail investors have always been limited to the conventional vehicles of the public market. There is a pervasive belief that investment vehicles like hedge funds, and private equity are only for the wealthy and elite. It's time to change that. I firmly believe that qualified investors should have access to these 'exclusive' vessels. At High Circle, we aim to break these barriers and make closed off investment vehicles accessible to everyone. We level the playing field and give investors' portfolios a powerful advantage by reducing market exposure and generating long-term value.

The Energy Industry is being eaten by complexity. Environments are developing in which all components must integrate and communicate. At Houston Ventures, we understand the inefficiencies of supply chains in the oil and gas industry.

Hughes Ventures is an early stage Energy, Technology and Life Science Investor.

Hunt BioVentures makes investments in young private and public companies with a focus on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and agricultural biotech opportunities. Since 2001, Hunt has continually pursued companies with clinical efficacy data or strong human proxy data, which has typically meant companies with products in various stages of clinical trials. Although this later-stage approach will always be core to Hunt's investment strategy, Hunt will occasionally pursue preclinical opportunities, especially those with exceptional management teams. Another important component of the strategy is to invest alongside other experienced life science investors in either a co-lead or follower manner.

Hurt Family Investments (HFI) are involved in 55 startups and counting. HFI has made 44 startup investments, 21 of which are Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies.also has joined the Advisory Board of 11 additional companies, nine of which are SaaS. Out of the 55 startups HFI are involved in, 38 are headquartered in Austin and 28 are SaaS.

HX Venture Fund is a venture capital fund of funds that creates a multiplier effect by linking the transformational power of world-class corporations, technology innovation, and high-growth startups with proven venture investment talent, company-building expertise, and capital.The venture capital funds in HX Venture Fund’s portfolio bring their significant experience and, at their full discretion, risk capital to Houston’s best high-growth companies across all industry sectors.

We have expertise across a range of disciplines: pharmacology and physiology, protein and polymer chemistry, tissue engineering, mechanical engineering and material science, electronics and software, industrial design, clinical development and manufacturing. Our leadership team also has deep experience in company building and commercializing innovations.

Invest in a wave of meaningful breakthroughs by supporting new-age craftsmanship in under-appreciated innovation ecosystems. What do those buzzwords mean? “Meaningful breakthroughs:” We believe in entrepreneurship in all shapes and forms, our aim is to support founders who are working to solve society’s most important challenges. “New-age craftsmanship:” The virtuosity required for entrepreneurs to execute the common uncommonly well on their mission to transform industries. “Under-appreciated innovation ecosystems:” Silicon Valley has long been the cornerstone of American innovation. Yet, the democratization of technology combined with macro-economic factors like cost of living and wages make Dallas, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Raleigh-Durham, Nashville and Atlanta attractive places for startups to thrive.

As implied by our name, we believe in the dynamic collaboration of people, ideas and resources with a shared vision of building great businesses. We are interested in early stage (Series A) technology companies committed to solving significant business problems. There is a compelling opportunity to drive transformational change in the legacy enterprise technology stack fueled by artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud platforms and other innovative solutions.

The Ironspring Network is comprised of leading operators and dealers in the heavy machinery industry. Our relationships span across all built world sectors, and we are dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in their quest to bring innovation and technology into our markets. Our flagship vehicle includes a venture capital fund to invest in early stage companies in our space.

JF2 Capital Partners is a family office venture capital firm based in Dallas. Founded in 2017, JF2 Capital is interested in investing in early stage companies spanning a diverse array of industries. JF2 Capital works with dynamic management teams to build sustainable value in businesses leveraging extensive operational experience in growing and scaling organizations. With more than 20 years of proven success in starting, growing, and monetizing companies we have an extensive track record of accelerating growth in early stage companies.

Karlani Capital has one main objective: to enable the growth and success of ideas that are original, interesting, and potentially useful to people. At the core, Karlani is an operating fund led by a group of master operators with the expertise to help grow companies from one to 1,000+ employees, as well as from $1 to over a billion dollars in valuation, and even assist you into taking your company into the public markets

KdT is the standard for early-stage science venture investing. We help founders and their companies re-architect the world at a molecular level.

Kitano Capital is a venture capital firm which is involved in early and later stage investment and other investment management services. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

For more than 21 years, LiftFund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has helped individuals achieve the American Dream by providing small business loans to those who do not have access to capital from typical lending sources, such as traditional banks. Along with vital small business loans, LiftFund provides educational services at no cost to borrowers, which are essential to foster self-sufficiency.

We are early stage, lead investors. We invest in Texas because of the entrepreneurial drive to innovate. We have more than 15 years of experience taking companies from zero to $50 million+ in revenue, and know what it takes to get to a successful multi-hundred million dollar exit.

We are a family office venture firm championing health, performance and wellness. We invest in a spectrum of visionary better-for-you brands across consumables and technology. We partner with passionate entrepreneurs who live their brands, fueling business with our unique advantage, experience and insight to help people Live Well.

Lydia Partners is a venture capital firm focusing on early stage investments in the consumer technology, healthcare and biomedical industries. Lydia’s investment model is an operating venture model. We partner with creative entrepreneurs and founders who seek to revolutionize their industries through innovative technology and create solutions to improve the quality of life and health of our consumers. We find by working directly with our seed operations, we can create meaningful impact and the strategic direction to bring our founders' vision to life.

March Capital Partners is a technology investment firm that backs bold entrepreneurs in pursuit of big outcomes. Investing globally, March looks for high-growth potential at the early stage and provides growth capital to breakout companies defining their industries as they scale. At March we are hands-on, value-add investors – with an Austin office.

Mark Cuban Companies is a venture capital firm specializing in angel investing. Their portfolio of companies span a spectrum of industries and investment sizes.

We are often considered by our portfolio companies as one of the most value-added investors on the cap table, and always look for ways to leave our mark.

Mercury Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm. With over $200 million under management, Mercury focuses on entrepreneurs and technology innovation originating in the U.S. mid-continent. Our investment themes target SaaS, cloud, and data science/AI platforms that make the industrial ecosystems of Middle America more competitive and efficient.

We are a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. We are entrepreneurs and strategists partnering with exceptional founders applying computer science to solve some of the world’s most complex problems at scale. Our purpose is to help founders develop profitable and self-sustaining businesses to attract strategic buyers or growth financing.

MicroVentures is an equity crowdfunding investment platform, combining the best of venture capital with equity crowdfunding. MicroVenture Marketplace is a FINRA registered broker-dealer, offering both primary and secondary investment opportunities through special purpose vehicles or directly into issuers.

The Minority Entrepreneurship Institute is a seed-stage impact investing fund that hosts annual pitch competitions for Black, LatinX, and Female Founders.

Mithril is a global investment firm that provides capital to leading growth companies. We partner with teams who use technology to build valuable and lasting businesses, often in industries long overdue for change. Each of these businesses is unique, but all face common challenges to unlocking long-term growth. We help navigate these critical inflection points, and we invest in size and with conviction.

Mobility Ventures is a venture capital firm that is a new generation of venture investors: Venturepreneurs™ – entrepreneurs and venture investors who have been leaders in wireless, internet and emerging technologies and builders of industry leading companies. We are a selective hands-on firm focusing on emerging companies across the Wireless Ecosystem: mobile internet, AI data sciences, media, health, commerce, software, location-based services, applications and services. We invest in category defining companies. We aim to make a difference and help build enduring, significant institutions, working with entrepreneurs to transform ideas into successful companies.

We are a true seed-stage fund focused on getting entrepreneurs in DFW initial funds to help validate their concepts. We want to be the “first money” after your friends and family round, getting you a check within weeks of first contact. We’ve got the knowledge and network to help you move from Seed to Series A and beyond.

With an office in Austin, Moneta is investing in early stage companies in the enterprise technology, healthcare, and internet/consumer application sectors. Plans to deploy 70% of the Fund in companies headquartered in Sacramento and Northern California. The remainder of the Fund will be concentrated in Austin, as well as other Texas markets.

Montrose Lane, formerly known as Cottonwood Venture Partners, is an investment firm partnering with leading software companies that help to make energy affordable, safe, and environmentally friendly. We invest in companies that have achieved early customer adoption and require capital to accelerate growth. We leverage our collective expertise and relationships in energy and technology across Montrose Lane and our portfolio to help drive growth at the companies in which we invest.

Moonshots Capital makes seed stage investments in technology startups led by exceptional founders who are building products that “re-imagine” work and personal life in large and growing markets. We bring a disciplined approach to the investment process to identify companies with “moon shot” potential.

Venture-style funds that invest in liquid cryptoassets.

Murphree Venture Partners is a leading venture capital and growth equity firm that invests in entrepreneurial enterprises with high-growth potential. For more than 30 years, the partners have worked side by side with talented entrepreneurs to build profitable companies, primarily in the southern region of the United States.

At Next Coast, we focus on supporting the best entrepreneurs in the world as they build their businesses. We love the passion our entrepreneurs bring to solving big problems. Market size is important because life is too short to focus on the small stuff. We focus on bigger technology themes and how these themes can lead to disruption and innovation. We look for entrepreneurs focused on tackling a big theme and turning it into a massive business.

NEXT VENTŪRES is a new venture capital firm designed to maximize growth opportunities in the exploding sports, fitness, nutrition and wellness markets. With established expertise and deep connections in these markets as well as proven financial track records, the NEXT VENTŪRES team is well positioned to create significant value for their investors and their portfolio companies.

We back exceptional entrepreneurs through the collective power of the nation’s top founders and innovation executives. We invest in founders we can throw the power of our network behind. Our portfolio includes bold, early-stage companies with category defining missions.

Our Mission is to identify, invest in, and grow innovative and disruptive food technologies resulting in unique solutions that are more productive, affordable, sustainable and healthier for the global food value chain.

Notley was founded in 2015 by Dan Graham, founder of BuildASign.com, and his wife, Lisa, as a way to leverage their own business and investing success. Named for the abbey in Oxford, England where they were married, Notley’s mission is to fund and support businesses, nonprofits, and programs making positive change and social impact in the world. Notley serves as a hub for social innovation companies so that they can connect, share services, and find the resources to grow.

We partner with exceptional people. We back great ideas. We support companies at every stage of their business.

PeopleFund provides small business loans as well as business assistance and education to people with otherwise limited access to such resources. Since being founded in east Austin in 1994 as Austin Community Development Corp., PeopleFund’s financial and educational assistance has helped create thousands of jobs and empowered an even greater number of Texans on a path to financial stability and independence. PeopleFund is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) serving all of Texas.

Perot Jain, LP is a Dallas-based venture capital firm focused on seed and early stage investments. Our firm was founded by long-term business partners, Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain, in 2014. They not only set out to understand how technology would shape the business landscape over the next 20 years, but they also wanted to take an active role in building these industry transforming companies. Our mission is to provide timely capital and resources while delivering the highest quality strategic advice to assist our portfolio companies in achieving their maximum potential. Our unique ability to leverage our affiliated operating entities differentiates us from our peers and helps drive early customer traction and accelerated growth for our partners.

Responsible and strategic investing in blockchain technology. Plutus21 Capital is a multistrategy investment firm focused on blockchain infrastructure investments. We believe that by tracking adoption and targetting market inefficiencies, we can maximize risk-adjusted returns.

PTV Healthcare Capital is an Austin, Texas based late-stage venture and expansion capital firm committed to enabling healthcare innovation. We are a highly collaborative team, acting with integrity and adding value in all that we do. We provide access to capital, expertise, and critical business expansion resources. We believe we make a difference through our role as investors, partners, and leaders in bringing disruptive medical technologies to markets worldwide.

Quake Capital is a seed and early stage venture capital fund and accelerator program. Our investments are about more than just money-- through our accelerator program, teams receive world-class coaching, personalized mentorship targeted at each company's specific needs, and access to our extensive network of investors and strategic partners.

RealCo is the No. 1 seed fund program for B2B startups 84 percent funded startups fail to reach Series A. We help founders beat those odds using a unique 15-month program.

Early stage and growth venture capital.

Republic Cities, a program that selects high growth, up-and-coming cities working hard to level the playing field for entrepreneurs. From breweries to virtual reality, Republic Cities drive investment in companies built by their own communities and backed by committed stakeholders: diverse, inclusive institutions including powerhouse universities, community spaces, funders, and local media. If you’re ready to grow your business, it’s time to raise on Republic.

S3 Ventures is an early, expansion, and growth stage venture firm with $400 million under management. We are focused on information technology solutions that solve large business problems. We also invest in medical devices that improve the human condition.

The purpose of the SAMMI Fund is to promote local economic development by providing financial assistance to early-stage local companies engaged in the development of products and technologies that support military medical requirements, as well as having the potential for broader civilian markets.

Experience has taught us that new ventures are challenging and risky endeavors, and that the best people can often make the crucial difference between success and failure. With that in mind, we focus on developing lasting, well-aligned partnerships with exceptional entrepreneurs and executives to build valuable companies. In addition to capital, we provide deep health care domain expertise and an extensive network of industry contacts and resources.

We Invest In & Operate B2B SaaS Companies

Scientific Health Development (SHD) is a boutique investment company in Dallas. SHD invests in early-stage, innovative health care-related technologies and products.

Our game plan? Create, co-build and invest. It’s what we do. Strategically headquartered in Sports City USA: Frisco, TX, we specialize in creating, building and investing in early stage sports, eSports, technology and digital content companies.

Sentiero has created a community of investors to provide capital and support to startups deploying AI-enabled SaaS to help companies make money, save money, or improve customer experiences.

Scientific Health Development ("SHD") is a boutique investment company located in Dallas, TX. SHD invests in early-stage, innovative healthcare-related technologies and products.

Sid R. Bass Associates is a venture capital and value added investor, providing capital and access to resources and industry contacts to high growth early-stage and late-stage companies. With $300 million in committed capital, the firm focuses its investments in the software, communications, wireless, security, storage, network infrastructure, media and consumer and business services sectors. With a long term horizon, the firm partners with seasoned entrepreneurs to grow successful growth businesses through all phases of a company's development.

At Silver Creek Ventures, we study, identify and invest in technologies and markets on the leading-edge of disruption. In this way we build our companies to catch the wave when market forces create outstanding growth and exit opportunities.We focus on early-stage information technology companies across government, enterprise, communications and consumer markets with differentiation ranging from components to services. Our investment decisions pivot on the opportunity to build a fast-growing company in a large market opportunity.

We believe the early stage is the most exciting time to get involved in a company as an active investor and so we focus on Seed-Series A rounds of financing. We like to write the first institutional check into a company with a typical initial investment of $500,000 to $4 million. We maintain reserves for each company and our expectation is that this commitment will increase over time. 

Social Starts is a $60 million+ venture capital partnership that invests in moment-of-inception and Series A financing rounds of companies that leverage social and mobile technologies.

We build great education enterprises for lasting impact

But before you can change the world, you need to slay the dragons of product and market risk and do it faster than ever. And if your business involves hardware or connected devices, you simply can’t afford the learning curve. We’re here to help. Several times a year we gather a diverse group of driven dent-makers and work with them over 3 months to propel their companies to the next level. We invest early, and are often the first investor in a company.

As the first female-led millennial venture capital firm, SoGal Ventures represents how far our generation has come, and how deep our impact on the world can be. We believe in the power of diversity, borderless business, and human-centric design. We invest in seed stage diverse founding teams in the U.S. and Asia, and aim to be the first institutional investor for our portfolio companies. Our investments paint the future picture of how we live, work, and stay healthy.

Source Spring is a boutique firm with an affliction for startups. We invest in micro businesses because we believe they are essential to our economy. We invest in real estate because it is fun and fills the financial coffers. We are involved in politics because it is where the unfolding of the future can most effectively be influenced. And, data is the next big game changer for them all.

We are partnering with resolute founders, who are pursuing their passions, and helping them create meaningful, sustainable brands. Like the founders we work with, our world-class team is dedicated to achieving results through teamwork. We leverage our team of entrepreneurs, operators and investors’ expertise and expansive networks to source the most transformational founders and enhance the value of our portfolio brands.

Stage One Capital is an early stage and seed investment group, focused on investments in internet, mobile apps, social media, cloud-based software, and new technology sectors. At Stage One we look for entrepreneurs with a novel idea to impact a market using innovative technology to address customers in that market. The companies or ideas that we look for should be dynamic and bold, fundamentally shifting the playing field.

StartupRunner provides an entrepreneur development platform for millennials to build a profitable business that positively impacts their community.

Summit Peak Investments leverages the extensive knowledge, experience and processes developed as institutional investors and focuses on investing in niche private investments including Early Stage Venture Capital Funds and Co-Investments.

The Targeted Technology Funds are focused on early stage investments in companies that we believe can advance ground breaking or disruptive technologies to significantly improve the practice of medicine and patient outcomes.

Teakwood Capital was founded in 2005 on the premise of bringing equity capital, strategic advice and marketing expertise to micro-cap, undercapitalized companies, thus launching them to higher growth and profitability. The performance of our portfolio companies continues to validate both our initial thesis and our efforts. Teakwood Capital invests equity capital primarily in profitable businesses with revenues under $25 million.

We find and partner with those independent thinkers who have what it takes to realize their vision. We join teams from the first spark of a new idea and nurture them through world-class execution. We invest time and energy as trusted advisers, starting even before a company is founded. We not only provide capital, experience, and an expansive network, we bring the mindset of an entrepreneur — we know the fear, the adrenaline, the hard work, the rough times, and the triumph.

TEN Capital Group is committed to igniting innovation and long-term success in your business by helping you raise the capital for growth. We have a network of venture capital, family office, and high-net worth individuals as well as a number of angel syndicates that can invest in your business. We facilitate the connections that really matter by utilizing data analytics, one-on-one matching events, online funding portals, and more. We help companies and investors optimize their time and efforts by putting the right deals in front of the right people.

Texas Intrepid Ventures (TIV) is a business creation activity which will leverage the profound opportunity afforded by the military medicine and commercial trauma sectors being concentrated in San Antonio.

Texas Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm with expertise in structured finance, capital markets, and technology. We provide guidance, insight and capital to assist entrepreneurs and managers who have the desire, talent and determination to build world-class companies and opportunities.

Through the Texas Women Ventures family of funds, TWV Capital has more than $25 million under management dedicated to investing in women-owned and women-led companies located in Texas and the Greater Southwest. TWV Capital invests in growing companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million, seeking both capital and a team of trusted advisors.

The enemy of innovation is the absence of effective collaboration. At TEXO, we do not believe in passive investing. We get proactively and continuously involved to ensure that our entrepreneurs are properly resourced and supported to act on their vision … and change the world. We seek to invest in exceptional entrepreneurs who address persistent pain within the health care industry by leveraging advances in technology and business models to decrease utilization, increase access, improve quality and reduce the cost of care.

The Artemis Fund is an early stage venture capital fund that backs women-led companies. We capitalize on the proven value of gender diversity.

In keeping with the TMC’s mission of serving the health, education, and research needs of Texas and the world, The TMC Venture Fund invests in early-stage technologies and companies in the healthcare and life sciences space.

As a venture fund, we require the potential for exceptional returns on every investment. To generate these returns, we must hunt for extraordinary leaders — individuals whose clear-headed vision is matched by their capacity to execute under any circumstance.

Trammell Ventures is a boutique business incubation, professional services, and venture capital investment firm based in Austin. Our core competencies are in information and cybersecurity, Bitcoin and blockchain technologies, data analytics-based business models, gamification, and incubating innovative tech startups. We invest in strong teams with great ideas and a clear ability to execute.

Trellis Partners serves a select group of entrepreneurs by providing the venture capital and broad, team-based support they need to build great companies.

Triton Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in spinout and startup technology companies whose products give them a defensible position in large and growing markets

We see value in the impact of women. True Wealth Ventures invests in smart female entrepreneurs, from consumer health innovators to sustainable product pioneers. Women-led companies have proven they deliver higher returns. It’s time to invest in new perspectives.

Trust Ventures helps startups change the world by challenging the status quo. We work alongside pioneering new companies to break down public policy barriers, accelerate business innovation, and improve consumers' lives. Working with the Koch Companies Public Sector government affairs team, Trust Ventures provides portfolio companies with knowledge and expertise that will help them compete in some of today's most entrenched or incumbent-heavy industries.

Tusk is a private investment firm focused on supporting top-tier management teams to invest in, acquire and scale businesses to their next level of growth.

Based in Dallas with an office in Austin, TXV stands as a millennial-focused firm investing in consumer-facing products, innovative platforms, fin-tech, and blockchain. We look to invest in companies in their earlier stages and be an asset to them throughout the life of the company. Let’s be a part of the next great American growth story together.

Any investor will give you money, and we get it — money is tough to turn down when you’re running a business. But if you want to build a company and not just an exit plan, you need expertise. Unorthodox Ventures brings both to the table. Led by contrarian entrepreneur and Big Ass Fans Founder Carey Smith, our team of engineers, product managers and marketers have decades of experience launching extraordinary products and building enduring, adored brands.

We are proud to invest a percentage of our resources in underserved entrepreneurs. By providing vital capital, we’re able to help educate and elevate underfunded entrepreneurs and increase their levels of success. We also contribute to nonprofits that provide early-stage development and support for underestimated entrepreneurs.

Venn Ventures is an early and growth stage venture firm. We invest in founders and their teams.

Venture Fuel Partners is a community driven VC firm. We provide superior returns to our investors by identifying and supporting the most promising early stage companies. We develop a strong network of founders, investors, and advisors to spark ingenuity, nurture successful investments, and deliver financial benefit to everyone involved. 

Focused on radically changing the human experience by helping amazing founders build solutions for our mental and emotional well-being

Houston-based Venture Firm. We are looking for more than just capital—we are looking for investors who will enjoy mentoring and coaching talented young executives and sharing their wisdom and relationships to enable success.