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Diagonal Ventures

VC
Austin, TexasWebsite

Diagonal Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas investing in Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Diagonal Ventures focuses on investments in InsurTech and workflow automation startups that leverage AI to transform traditional industries.

How Diagonal Ventures invests

Diagonal Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, Texas. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

Diagonal Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Diagonal Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including AutoFlow Solutions, Diagonal Therapeutics, Magic Spoon.

Meet the Team

AL

Alex Lugovskoy

CEO

EG

Eliza Green

GP

InsurTech
Automation
JL

John Lee

Chief Medical Officer

Antibody Therapies

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PA

Patrick Andre

Chief Scientific Officer

Antibody Therapies

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RA

Ruhi Ahmed

Chief Development Officer

Antibody Therapies

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JP

Jonathan Piazza

Chief Financial Officer

Finance

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ED

Eric Duhaime

Principal

Finance

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MG

Melissa Geddie

Principal

Drug Discovery

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JH

JC Hus

Research Fellow

Research

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Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Food / AgTech
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

AU

AutoFlow Solutions

Workflow Automation
DI

Diagonal Therapeutics

Advancing Clustering Antibodies to correct the root cause of genetic diseases

MA

Magic Spoon

Consumer goods (food & beverage)·Early stage VC·DGNL Ventures early-stage consumer fund

High-protein, low-sugar breakfast cereal brand positioned as a healthier alternative to traditional cereal.

JU

Just Goods

Consumer goods (beverages)·Seed round·DGNL Ventures early-stage consumer fund

Producer of sustainably sourced, packaged water sold under the JUST Water brand.

How to pitch Diagonal Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Food / AgTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Lugovskoy, CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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