First Responder Capital — Series A & Series B VC Firm ($5.0M–$20.0M Checks)
First Responder Capital is a Series A, Series B venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $5.0M–$20.0M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $5.0M–$20.0M
- Portfolio
- 8 companies on record
- Partners
- 4 listed
- Stage
- Series A, Series B
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-14
Series A, Series B
$5.0M – $20.0M
8+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in cutting-edge tech for first responders and public safety operational efficiency.
How First Responder Capital invests
First Responder Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Series A, Series B stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer.
First Responder Capital typically writes checks of $5.0M–$20.0M per investment.
First Responder Capital has backed 8 companies in our records, including Axon, Responder Corp, 5G First Responder Lab.
Partners & Team
Chris Adler
Managing Director
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (8)
Other
Axon
Responder Corp
Life-Saving Technology
5G First Responder Lab
ResponderXLabs
R2 Portal
Qwake Technologies
Blueforce Development
SceneDoc
- •Raising at Series A, Series B? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $5.0M – $20.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bryce Stirton, General Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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