FirstPrinciples.VC
FirstPrinciples.VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Enterprise, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 13 companies on record
- Partners
- 2 listed
- AUM
- $250M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Enterprise, Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- Austin, TX
Last verified: 2026-05-11
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
$250M
13+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses on emerging B2B SaaS startups leveraging AI/ML and data to streamline enterprise workflows.
How FirstPrinciples.VC invests
FirstPrinciples.VC is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Hardware, Consumer.
FirstPrinciples.VC typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $250M in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2012, FirstPrinciples.VC has backed 13 companies in our records, including OPower, ChannelAdvisor, Millennial Media. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2014.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (13)
2014
OPower
Acquired by Oracle for $532MM.
2013
ChannelAdvisor
2012
Millennial Media
Acquired by AOL for $238MM.
Other
AtomicOps
AddThis
Acquired by Oracle for $532MM.
Gilt Groupe
Acquired by Saks / Hudson Bay for $250MM.
Everfi
One of the largest edtech networks. $250MM raised.
Melorra
One of India’s largest online D2C brands. $37MM raised.
Paymate
One of India’s largest B2B fintech platforms.
Workstream AI
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jane Carter, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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