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Active Capital — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($100K–$1.0M Checks)

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San Antonio, Texas, United StatesWebsiteLinkedIn@https://x.com/activecapitalvc

Active Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Antonio, Texas, United States investing in SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 24 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
24 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
San Antonio, Texas, United States
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-24

Prefers technical founders
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

24+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pre-seed investment in technical founders building AI-native business software, applications, and infrastructure, including products that solve real business problems.

How Active Capital invests

Active Capital is a vc firm based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

Active Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment. The firm has expressed a preference for technical founders.

Active Capital has backed 24 companies in our records, including Schematic, Finally, Handraise.

Partners & Team

PM

Pat Matthews

Founder & CEO

enterprise software
cloud infrastructure
AI-powered business software
pre-seed / seed investments
founder-led companies
CS

Chris Saum

Partner & Investor

enterprise software
SaaS
cloud infrastructure
AI-powered business software
CD

Cat Dizon

Co-Founder & Partner

B2B SaaS
cloud infrastructure
AI
enterprise software
underrepresented founders
underdog cities

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (24)

Other

SC

Schematic

AI/Enterprise Software·Seed

AI-native platform for technical founders building business software.

FI

Finally

Fintech/SaaS·Series A - II

Financial management platform for modern businesses.

HA

Handraise

Edtech/SaaS·Seed

Platform streamlining K-12 funding and grants.

MA

Maven

Pet Tech/Healthtech·Seed

Vet-recommended health sensor for continuous pet monitoring.

TE

Ten Lives

Pet Tech/Biotech·Seed

Produces clean animal proteins for cats via precision fermentation.

SH

ShopDot Pet

Pet Tech/E-commerce·Seed

Platform for pet care providers to sell essentials without inventory/shipping.

PR

ProsperOps

Enterprise SaaS/Infrastructure·Seed·Active’s earlier fund(s) prior to Fund III

Cloud cost optimization platform.

CO

Conductor One

Enterprise Software/Security·Seed

Identity orchestration for enterprise access management.

CA

Cart

E-commerce/SaaS·Seed

E-commerce personalization and optimization tool.

BR

Breadcrumbs

Sales Tech/SaaS·Seed

Sales intelligence and deal management platform.

How to pitch Active Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Pat Matthews, Founder & CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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