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819 Capital (operators-first micro VC)

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Austin, TXWebsite

819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

AUM

$85M

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage micro-fund investing in pre-seed/seed software with an operator-angel network approach.

How 819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) invests

819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace.

819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $85M in assets under management.

819 Capital (operators-first micro VC) has backed 11 companies in our records, including Medici? (N/A), N/A, Astrape Networks.

Meet the Team

WS

Wim Smit

Partner & Co-Founder

entrepreneurship
venture / private equity investments
buy-and-build strategy
leisure
healthcare
information technology
JC

Joris C. Bokkes

Venture Partner

deep-tech
med-tech
growth
engineering
biomedicine
growth advisory
SK

Sven Kempers

Partner & Co-Founder

venture capital
deep-tech
med-tech
healthcare
technology
leisure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
SaaS
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

ME

Medici? (N/A)

N/A
N/

N/A

N/A
AS

Astrape Networks

Astrape Networks is a Dutch deep-tech startup (founded in 2022) that develops high-performance, energy-efficient optical networking solutions for data centres.

SA

SAIA Agrobotics

SAIA Agrobotics is a Dutch ag-tech scale-up revolutionizing greenhouse farming with an “inverted automation” system: instead of robots traveling through the greenhouse, plants are moved to.

TR

TracXon

TracXon is a deep-tech scale-up from Eindhoven (spin-out from TNO Holst Centre) that specializes in hybrid printed electronics (HPE), using sheet-to-sheet and roll-to-roll printing to produce.

LI

LionVolt

LionVolt is a startup (spin-out from research institute TNO at its Holst Centre) based in Eindhoven, working on next-generation battery technology through a proprietary 3D-structured solid-state.

MA

MantiSpectra

MantiSpectra is a spin-out from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU Eindhoven) that develops miniaturized, chip-based spectral sensing devices. Their sensors embed full near-infrared spectrometer functionality.

CA

Carbyon

Carbyon is a climate-tech startup focused on capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air using its proprietary fast-swing thin-film technology. The company aims to make direct.

RE

Relement

Relement is a spin‑off from TNO / Biorizon, specializing in converting non‑food biomass residues into high‑quality, bio‑based aromatic chemical building blocks. Their first product — “bio‑MPA”.

XS

XS Innovations

XS Innovations is a medical‑device startup (spin‑out of Leiden University Medical Center & Delft University of Technology) that develops an implantable vascular access solution for patients.

How to pitch 819 Capital (operators-first micro VC)
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, SaaS, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Wim Smit, Partner & Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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