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Control Plane Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Control Plane Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Developer Tools, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$7.0M checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $7.0M

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

A micro-fund dedicated entirely to backend system infrastructure, runtime safety mechanisms, and automation control technologies.

How Control Plane Ventures invests

Control Plane Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, Enterprise, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Applications.

Control Plane Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$7.0M per investment.

Control Plane Ventures has backed 12 companies in our records, including ThreadSafe Systems, YieldShield Analytics, Berry Aviation.

Meet the Team

TR

Tim Raines

General Partner

Infrastructure
B2B Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
Enterprise
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Applications

Portfolio Companies (12)

Other

TH

ThreadSafe Systems

Infrastructure Control
YI

YieldShield Analytics

Industrial Automation
BE

Berry Aviation

Aerospace/Defense

Aerospace and defense company.

DI

DIMO

Aerospace/Defense

Aerospace and defense company.

EI

EirTrade Aviation

Aerospace/Defense

Aerospace and defense company.

3D

3D Fortify

Technology

Company specializing in 3D printing technology.

AE

AEVA

Technology

Company focused on sensor technology for autonomous vehicles.

AG

Agile Space Industries

Aerospace

Company involved in space technology.

AG

Agility Robotics

Robotics

Company developing advanced robotics.

AL

Alva

Technology

Company focused on AI and data analytics.

How to pitch Control Plane Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $7.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tim Raines, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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