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Crust Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Crust Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-19

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovations that optimize restaurant operations, delivery systems, and food logistics across urban markets.

How Crust Ventures invests

Crust Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer Apps.

Crust Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Crust Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Dispatch Goods.

Partners & Team

DL

David Lin

Founder

Restaurant Tech
B2B SaaS
Food Delivery

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Apps

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

DI

Dispatch Goods

Delivery Tech
How to pitch Crust Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Lin, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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