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Emerging Talent Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($50K–$350K Checks)

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Emerging Talent Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Healthcare, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$350K checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$350K
Portfolio
8 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Healthcare, SaaS, EdTech, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-06

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $350K

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in technologies optimizing recruitment, workplace automation, and HR process scaling with AI-driven edge.

How Emerging Talent Ventures invests

Emerging Talent Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare, SaaS, EdTech, AI / ML.

Emerging Talent Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$350K per investment.

Emerging Talent Ventures has backed 8 companies in our records, including EdgePlacement, Emerging Talent Agency, MuzicNotez.com.

Partners & Team

RH

Rachel Hughes

Solo GP

Future of Work
HR Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Healthcare
SaaS
EdTech
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

ED

EdgePlacement

Recruitment Tech
EM

Emerging Talent Agency

MU

MuzicNotez.com

PI

Pixolia Studios

SP

Spring Health

Health Tech·Growth

A mental health benefits solution for employers.

LA

Ladder

Health Tech·Growth

A platform for personalized health and wellness.

HU

Huzzle

HR Tech·Early

A platform connecting students with employers for internships.

AC

Academy

EdTech·Early

An online learning platform for skill development.

How to pitch Emerging Talent Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $350K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rachel Hughes, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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