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Cruisers VC

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Cruisers VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specialist fund investing in early-stage startups disrupting the automotive, mobility, and e-commerce space.

How Cruisers VC invests

Cruisers VC is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer.

Cruisers VC typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

Cruisers VC has backed 10 companies in our records, including DriveNow, FTAI Aviation Ltd., APi Group Corporation.

Meet the Team

MJ

Melanie Johnson

Partner

Automotive
Mobility

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

DR

DriveNow

Mobility/E-commerce
FT

FTAI Aviation Ltd.

Aviation / Industrials·Public

Aviation and industrials company.

AP

APi Group Corporation

Industrials / Specialty Services·Public

Specialty services company in the industrials sector.

CR

CRH plc

Basic Materials / Building Materials·Public

Building materials company in the basic materials sector.

GF

GFL Environmental Inc.

Industrials / Waste Management·Public

Waste management company in the industrials sector.

KI

Kingstone Companies, Inc.

Financial Services / Insurance·Public

Insurance company in the financial services sector.

AM

American Vanguard Corporation

Chemicals / Agriculture Chemicals·Public

Specialty and industrial chemicals company.

NE

Nebius Group

Unknown·Unknown

No description available.

AC

Acuren Corporation

Unknown·Unknown

No description available.

FT

Ftai Infrastructure

Unknown·Unknown

No description available.

How to pitch Cruisers VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer — 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 Melanie Johnson, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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