Austin seed/Series A. B2B software, APIs, frontier tech. Co-founders: Chris Shonk, Brad Bentz, Danielle Weiss Allen. $250K–$5M. Notable: AlertMedia, ZenBusiness.

Austin startup hub, accelerator, most active investor in Texas since 2010. ~2,000 investments. Founder & CEO: Joshua Baer. Funds: All Access ($100K for 1%), Texas Fund, Fellowship Fund. Austin+Dallas+Houston+SA+DC.

Congress Avenue Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the University of Texas community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in University of Texas-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).

Austin growth-stage B2B software VC. Targets Elsewhere Outliers outside traditional VC hubs. Founded by Chris Pacitti, John Thornton, Sam Kentor. $10M–$50M. Requires 40%+ revenue growth.

Austin premier early-stage VC. $500M AUM. Texas-focused. Co-founders: Krishna Srinivasan and Venu Shamapant (ex-Austin Ventures). 60+ investments. Notable: DISCO (NYSE:LAW), Opcity (acq. NewsCorp), Stack Engine (acq. Oracle).

Austin thesis-driven crypto/token fund. Co-founders: Kyle Samani and Tushar Jain. Backed Solana, Helium, The Graph early. Among top crypto-native VCs globally.

Austin early-stage VC. 88 companies, 1 unicorn. Co-founder: Thomas Ball. Focus: enterprise software, digital health, fintech in next-coast markets.

Private equity firm. Completed acquisition of JR Dalziel (food ingredients) in partnership with the Dalziel/Darroch/Dickens families and management; announced 2026-06-03. Domain not captured.

Ring Ventures — Alumni Ventures fund for the Texas A&M community. Co-invests alongside top VCs in Texas A&M-affiliated companies. Part of Alumni Ventures platform ($1.5B AUM, Manchester NH).

Largest VC firm born in Texas. $1B+ AUM. All returns go to a philanthropic family. Business Software and Healthcare Technology. Seed to Series B. 55+ portfolio companies, 20+ exits including Alkami.

Austin early-stage VC. $655M+ AUM. Most active Texas VC 7 consecutive years. Founded by Bill Wood and Morgan Flager. 75+ companies, 30+ acquisitions, 4 IPOs. Notable: WP Engine, The Zebra, Silicon Labs.

Austin chapter of global Techstars network. Seed + 3-month program. Active feeder into Austin VC ecosystem.