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Cascade Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.5M Checks)

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Austin, TXWebsite

Cascade Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-29

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on empowering SMBs through targeted SaaS solutions and AI automation at early stages.

How Cascade Ventures invests

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

Cascade Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Cascade Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Diffusely.

Partners & Team

PM

Patrick McCaffrey

Partner

DL

Dana Lee

Managing Partner

B2B SaaS
Productivity

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

DI

Diffusely

Business/Productivity Software·Generating Revenue

Business/productivity software company

How to pitch Cascade Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Patrick McCaffrey, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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