Cardinal Venture Partners
Cardinal Venture Partners is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in AI / ML, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 7 companies on record
- Partners
- 4 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Consumer, Food / AgTech, Enterprise, Security, Fintech
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Seed
$500K – $2.0M
7+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on supporting AI-driven B2B SaaS solutions that optimize edge computing performance.
How Cardinal Venture Partners invests
Cardinal Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Consumer, Food / AgTech. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.
Cardinal Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.
Cardinal Venture Partners has backed 7 companies in our records, including EdgeOpt AI, OpenTable, Sling Media.
Partners & Team
Sam Beale
GP
John Ackerman
Managing Director
Pete Munson
Managing Director
James Smeltzer
Founder
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (7)
Other
EdgeOpt AI
OpenTable
An online restaurant-reservation service company that connects diners with local restaurants.
Sling Media
A consumer electronics company famous for creating the Slingbox.
LogLogic
A developer of log management and intelligence software used by enterprises for IT security and compliance.
SideStep
A pioneer in travel metasearch engines that allowed users to compare flights, hotels, and rental cars.
Neoteris
A developer of SSL-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) appliances providing secure remote access for enterprises.
Traiana
A provider of post-trade processing, client integration, and risk management software for global financial institutions.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sam Beale, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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