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Brightside Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.0M Checks)

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Austin, TXWebsite

Brightside Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Healthcare, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$500M
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Healthcare, Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise
HQ
Austin, TX

Last verified: 2026-10-01

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Brightside Venture Partners says it provides capital and advisory services to revenue-stage companies worldwide, spanning late-seed through mid-stage financing. Its stated financing approaches include equity and royalty-based financing.

How Brightside Ventures invests

Brightside Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Healthcare, Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise.

Brightside Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management.

Brightside Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including DentalIQ Systems, WellChart AI.

Partners & Team

TB

Tom Bennett

Founder & Managing Partner

DP

Demos Parneros

Founder & Managing Partner

AC

Andy Clapp

Founder & Managing Partner

GP

Glenn P. Murray

Founder & Managing Partner

JP

James Patel

Partner

B2B SaaS
HealthTech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Other
SaaS
AI / ML
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

DE

DentalIQ Systems

Dental Tech SaaS
WE

WellChart AI

HealthTech AI
How to pitch Brightside Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Bennett, Founder & Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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