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Crestlight Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$30M

Team

3 partners

Investment Thesis

Backing transformative AI companies in B2G and infrastructure for underrepresented markets. Ideal fit for tech enabling systemic change.

How Crestlight Ventures invests

Crestlight Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other. It does not invest in Consumer.

Crestlight Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $30M in assets under management.

Meet the Team

AG

Ajay Goel

Managing Partner

Industrial Internet of Things
Seed-stage startups
Connected Industry
Lean Equity / Producer model
DB

David Borlo

General Partner

Industrial Internet of Things
Connected Industry Fund
Retail & Manufacturing IoT
JH

Jens Horstmann

General Partner

Industrial IoT
Seed-stage technology
Coalitions between corporates & startups

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
How to pitch Crestlight Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ajay Goel, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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