Austin Startup Scene

Explore the Austin, Texas startup ecosystem with 59 investors and startups. Our directory features 56 angel investors and VCs alongside 3 startups actively building in Austin. 7 investors have made recent investments, and 0 startups are generating revenue.

56
Investors
3
Startups
$18.6M
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0%
With Revenue
Austin
Top City
13%
Active Investors

Clairvoyant Networks

Stephen Popovich

Austin, TX

DIGITAL HEALTHCONSUMER HEALTH

Family and professional caregivers lack real-time situational awareness and tools to keep elderly or cognitively impaired loved ones safe, especially those at risk of wandering or falls. Traditional...

Product BuiltTechnicalRepeatPrior Exit

Wild Construct

Brian Behm

PRE SEED

Austin, TX

APPLIED AIGENERATIVE AI

Productions bleed budget and time on crowds and set continuity: casting bottlenecks, wardrobe shortages, weather, reshoots, and manual continuity fixes drive significant delays and cost overruns.

Technical

VeritasIQ

Jerry D Glasscock

SEED

Austin, TX

B2B SAASFINTECH

Legal and compliance analysis is costly, slow, and error-prone.

Product BuiltTechnical

S3 Ventures Fund

S3 Ventures Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

Midnight Fund

Midnight Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

Joey 2, a series of Berch Capital Master

Joey 2, a series of Berch Capital Master

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $12K – $60K
Exploring

Deep Roots Capital Portfolio

Deep Roots Capital Portfolio

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $43K – $218K
Exploring

28V OPPORTUNITIES FUND

28V OPPORTUNITIES FUND

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

Crumpton Ventures Fund

Crumpton Ventures Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

Scout Ventures Fund

Scout Ventures Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $1.3M – $6.3M
Exploring

Chris Curran

Chris Curran

Angel

Austin, TX

CTAN is one of the most active angel investing groups in the US, investing in early-stage startups across a wide range of sectors, with a focus on the Texas region. CTAN members invest directly into...

Moderately Active49 portfolio co.

8VC AI Fund

8VC AI Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $185K – $927K
Exploring

ego death capital fund II (QP)

ego death capital fund II (QP)

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $1.0M – $5.2M
Exploring

ego death capital fund II (AI)

ego death capital fund II (AI)

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $1.0M – $5.2M
Exploring

Jamestown Capital Fund

Jamestown Capital Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

Transform Global

Transform Global

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

MDT Growth & Income Fund

MDT Growth & Income Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Exploring

8VC ERSA

8VC ERSA

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $421K – $2.1M
Exploring

Portal Ventures Fund

Portal Ventures Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $805K – $4.0M
Exploring

JSTAR HORiZON FUND

JSTAR HORiZON FUND

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $1.0M – $5.0M
Exploring

Quantum Mobility MaQro Preferred Equity

Quantum Mobility MaQro Preferred Equity

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $65K – $325K
Exploring

Joey, a series of Berch Capital Master

Joey, a series of Berch Capital Master

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $35K – $176K
Exploring

8VC RSS

8VC RSS

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $2.5M – $12.5M
Exploring

Felipe Lopez

Harmony Haven TX Inc./Terra Sancta Eco Cottages

VC

Austin, TX

Exploring

Cosmic Venture Partners Fund

Cosmic Venture Partners Fund

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $34K – $170K
Exploring

Unbundled Capital 2.0 Occupier

Unbundled Capital 2.0 Occupier

VC

Austin, Texas

Check: $167K – $835K
Exploring

PTV Sciences

PTV Sciences

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $2.0M – $46.0M

PTV Sciences is a healthcare venture capital and growth equity firm focused on enabling healthcare entrepreneurs and global innovation. PTV Sciences focuses on enabling industry leading companies...

Exploring7 portfolio co.

Austin Ventures

Austin Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $200K – $100.0M

Austin Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early stage and middle market companies.

Exploring110 portfolio co.

Sante Ventures

Sante Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $2.5M – $28.0M

Santé Ventures invests in early-stage life science and healthcare companies. Experience has taught us that new ventures are challenging and risky endeavors, and that the best people can often make...

Exploring9 portfolio co.

Corsa Ventures

Corsa Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $2.0M – $7.7M

Corsa Ventures is an early stage information technology venture capital firm focused on opportunities in Texas and the Southwest. Based in Austin, Texas, our team members have deep operational...

Exploring42 portfolio co.

Capital Factory

Capital Factory

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $20K – $5.3M

Capital Factory is a seed stage mentoring program for startups that provides a small amount of seed capital and weekly mentoring sessions by entrepreneurs who have founded successful...

Exploring17 portfolio co.

Texas Pacific Group

Texas Pacific Group

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $1.5M – $135.0M

TPG is a leading global private investment firm with approximately $45 billion of capital under management across a family of funds. Since the firm's founding in 1992, their investment philosophy has...

Exploring21 portfolio co.

G-51 Capital

G-51 Capital

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $300K – $7.0M

G-51 utilizes proven investment practices to develop high-growth and high-velocity businesses that deliver nationally ranked returns to our investors. G-51's success is based on three business...

Exploring6 portfolio co.

Central Texas Angel Network

Central Texas Angel Network

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $425K – $7.4M

The Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) is dedicated to providing quality early-stage investment opportunities for accredited Central Texas angel investors and to assisting entrepreneurs and...

Exploring10 portfolio co.

Triton Ventures

Triton Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $6.0M – $23.0M

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.

Exploring9 portfolio co.

Techxas Ventures

Techxas Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $8.0M – $14.0M

Techxas Ventures is venture capital firm based in Austin Texas. They invest in early-stage technology companies.

Exploring2 portfolio co.

Convergent Investors

Convergent Investors

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $7.5M – $10.0M

Convergent Investors is a private equity venture capital firm based in Texas, with offices in Austin and Houston. Convergent purchases securities in private companies and helps entrepreneurs to...

Exploring2 portfolio co.

Harris Preston & Partners

Harris Preston & Partners

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $2.5M – $6.5M

Harris Preston & Partners is an exclusive private equity investment firm focused on your success. As experienced investors and operators, we focus on delivering value in the private equity market for...

Exploring12 portfolio co.

Accent Capital

Accent Capital

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $1.5M – $6.1M

Accent Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. Accent primarily invests in high-growth companies throughout the state of Texas. Having started, run and funded both public...

Exploring4 portfolio co.

Gary Forni

Central Texas Angel Network

Austin, TX

Active205 portfolio co.

Clutch VC

Clutch VC

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $250K – $2.0M
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAAS

Seed-stage, Texas-focused lead investor for B2B software companies. First-check investors who lead pre-seed and seed rounds ($1-5M rounds; check sizes ~$250K–$2M), provide board seats, and help build...

Exploring9 portfolio co.

Silverton Partners

Silverton Partners

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $850K – $13.0M

Silverton Partners is people-driven in their investment strategy. They back exceptional teams who not only have the talent to identify and execute on exciting opportunities but can also pull off the...

Exploring24 portfolio co.

SWAN Impact Network

SWAN Impact Network

Angel

Austin, TX

CLEAN ENERGYCLIMATE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITYDIGITAL HEALTH+3

SWAN Impact Network unites, educates, and empowers founders and impact investors to back early-stage companies that deliver measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns....

Exploring28 portfolio co.

Night Ventures

Night Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $250K – $1.0M
AI MLAR VRPAYMENTS+5

We invest in top technology companies that serve future consumers (fintech, health, commerce, media) and help founders navigate new forms of customer acquisition: content, community, creator...

Exploring28 portfolio co.

Microventures

Microventures

Corporate

Austin, TX

Check: $1.1M – $3.2M

MicroVenture Marketplace Inc.'s capital model allows investors to fund startup opportunities not typically available outside a traditional venture capital structure. Using its online peer-to-peer...

Exploring10 portfolio co.

Transform Capital

Transform Capital

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $5.0M – Varies
FINTECHPAYMENTSCRYPTO BLOCKCHAIN+2

Founded in 2016, Transform Capital is a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies operating in the finance sector.

Exploring

Newtype Ventures

Newtype Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $100K – Varies
FINTECHEDTECHENTERPRISE SAAS+5

Invests in early-stage tech companies across sectors and geographies; active operator-investors providing tactical and strategic support in sales, tech, fundraising, hiring, and operations. Focus on...

Exploring9 portfolio co.

JatoTech Ventures

JatoTech Ventures

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $20.0M – $25.0M

At JatoTech Ventures, they are focused on helping talented entrepreneurs build great technology companies. This mission drives them and everything they do, from how they organize their firm to their...

Exploring9 portfolio co.

Alignment Capital Group

Alignment Capital Group

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $6.7M – $7.0M

Alignment Capital Group (ACG) is a private equity consulting firm based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2000 by Austin M. Long, III, who continues to lead the firm today, and Craig J. Nickels,...

Exploring3 portfolio co.

LiveOak Venture Partners

LiveOak Venture Partners

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $1.0M – $5.0M

Liveoak Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology and technology-driven services in Texas and the Southwest. LiveOak is a full lifecycle investor, with most of its...

Exploring31 portfolio co.

Vista Equity Partners

Vista Equity Partners

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $250.0M – $250.0M

Alan Cline originally joined Vista Equity Partners in 2001. He rejoined Vista in 2008. Alan sits on the boards of Accruent, BigMachines, Bullhorn, MicroEdge, Mitratech and Relias Learning. Prior...

Exploring79 portfolio co.

PeopleFund

PeopleFund

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $189K – $2.5M

PeopleFund is an investment company providing entrepreneurs the right financing, contacts and advice to accelerate the growth of companies.

Exploring8 portfolio co.

Escalate Capital Partners

Escalate Capital Partners

VC

Austin, TX

Check: $10.0M – $25.0M

Escalate Capital Partners is a private structured finance firm focused exclusively on providing capital to venture-backed expansion and late-stage companies within technology, life sciences and...

Exploring121 portfolio co.

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About Austin's Startup Scene

Austin, Texas has 56 investors and 3 startups in our community. 7 investors are actively deploying capital.

Popular sectors in Austin include B2B SAAS, DIGITAL HEALTH, FINTECH.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many investors and startups are in Austin, Texas?
We track 56 investors and 3 startups in Austin, Texas. 7 investors have made recent investments, and 0 startups are generating revenue.
What is the typical check size for investors in Austin, Texas?
The average check size among investors in Austin, Texas is $18.6M. Check sizes vary by investor type — angels typically write smaller checks while VCs and funds invest larger amounts.
How do I connect with investors in Austin, Texas?
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Is Austin a good place to raise funding?
With 56 investors in our directory, Austin has an active funding ecosystem. 7 investors have made recent investments, suggesting active capital deployment. Geographic proximity to investors can be advantageous for angel and early-stage fundraising.
Which cities in Texas have the most startup activity?
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