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Dev Start Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Dev Start Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Developer Tools, SaaS. The firm typically writes $600K–$2.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$600K – $2.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in early-stage developer tools that enhance software productivity and team collaboration.

How Dev Start Ventures invests

Dev Start Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Developer Tools, SaaS.

Dev Start Ventures typically writes checks of $600K–$2.5M per investment.

Dev Start Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including CodeFlow.

Meet the Team

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Linda Tran

General Partner

Developer Tools
Product Management
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Ed Sim

Partner

AI
Enterprise
Inception Investing

Ed Sim on the Carta Podcast: Backing Founders From Day Zero; Forbes Cover Story on Ed for Midas Seed List 2024; #1 on "The Seed 100: The best early-stage investors of 2024" for 2nd year

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

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CodeFlow

Developer Tools
How to pitch Dev Start Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $600K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Linda Tran, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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