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Alden Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.2M

AUM

$2.8B

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage companies building community-driven and consumer-oriented products.

How Alden Ventures invests

Alden Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Consumer, Other.

Alden Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$1.2M per investment, backed by approximately $2.8B in assets under management.

Alden Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Real, Married Up.

Meet the Team

LC

Lee Calfo

General Partner

financial institutions
income investing
long/short equity
options strategies
fixed income
alternatives
BB

Buck Burns

Principal

fixed-income investments
mortgage capital markets
loan funds
digital assets
debt-oriented SMAs
trading & hedging

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

RE

Real

Consumer Health
MA

Married Up

Consumer Social
How to pitch Alden Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Consumer, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.2M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lee Calfo, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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