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Curious Elements Capital

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Curious Elements Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 25 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
25 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-24

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

25+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Curious Elements Capital invests in blockchain startups with a focus on decentralized finance and innovative SaaS solutions that leverage AI and automation.

How Curious Elements Capital invests

Curious Elements Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media.

Curious Elements Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Curious Elements Capital has backed 25 companies in our records, including ChainFlow, Convox, Buildfire.

Partners & Team

ST

Shelley Tsui

Product Design Lead

JL

Jamie Lopez

Managing Partner

Blockchain
Decentralized Finance
AG

Andrew Gertig

Co-Founder

Software Businesses

Co-Founder of Polymer

SM

Steven Mulcahy

Former CEO

Software Businesses

Former CEO of Avenue

IB

Ian Blair

Founder

Software Businesses

Founder of Buildfire

MN

Marcus Nelson

Co-Founder

Software Businesses

Co-Founder of Uservoice

SM

Steve McKay

Former Chairman

Software Businesses

Former Chairman of Convox

GM

Gaurabh Mathure

Co-Founder

Software Businesses

Co-Founder of Phenom

A

Andrew

Co-Founder

Software Businesses

Co-Founder of Polymer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (25)

Other

CH

ChainFlow

Blockchain/Crypto
CO

Convox

BU

Buildfire

AV

Avenue

PO

Polymer

US

Uservoice

VE

vendorhawk

Acquired by ServiceNow

ET

Ethos

Acquired by Ethos

FL

Flyhomes

Acquired by Flyhomes

FR

Frontdoor

Acquired by Frontdoor

How to pitch Curious Elements Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shelley Tsui, Product Design Lead.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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