1031 Partners
1031 Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Security. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 5 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Security
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-17
Pre-Seed, Seed
$1.0M – $3.0M
2+ companies
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on early-stage investments in dual-use technologies with applications for defense and federal government agencies.
How 1031 Partners invests
1031 Partners is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Security. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.
1031 Partners typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.
1031 Partners has backed 2 companies in our records, including Galactic Defense, ShieldOps.
Partners & Team
Edward E. Fernandez
President / CEO
Wade Curtis, MBA
Chief Financial Officer / Capital Markets Group
Jason Muth
Co-President of Real Estate Operations
Evan Carter
Managing Partner
Sabrina Ulicny
Co-President of Real Estate Operations
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Galactic Defense
ShieldOps
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Security — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Edward E. Fernandez, President / CEO.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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