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EmSOS Capital

VC
Austin, TX

EmSOS Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-21

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on technologies improving public safety, emergency systems, and community coordination.

How EmSOS Capital invests

EmSOS Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Media, Entertainment.

EmSOS Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

EmSOS Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including RespondX.

Partners & Team

AH

Alice Harper

Managing Partner

Emergency Tech
Coordination Systems
MF

Mark Franklin

Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Emerging markets fixed income
Sovereign and quasi-sovereign credit
Absolute return, unconstrained long-only, private credit
GL

Giorgio Lombardo

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Emerging markets fixed income
Corporate credit
Local markets and derivatives
RA

Rishad Ahmed

Portfolio Manager and Strategist: EM Credit

EM corporate and quasi-sovereign credit
Corporate credit strategies
Emerging markets fixed income
BS

Ben Sarano

Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income

Emerging markets sovereign and corporate credit
Fixed income strategies
Risk-managed absolute return

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Media
Entertainment

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

RE

RespondX

Emergency Coordination
How to pitch EmSOS Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $500K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alice Harper, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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