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Fourth State Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Fourth State Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Security, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Security, Developer Tools
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-06

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage teams building Web3 infrastructure, protocol security, and developer tooling.

How Fourth State Ventures invests

Fourth State Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Security, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer packaged goods, Media.

Fourth State Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Fourth State Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Quantstamp, Zcash Ecosystem Fund.

Partners & Team

BC

Blake Carroll

GP

Web3 Infrastructure
Cybersecurity

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Security
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer packaged goods
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

QU

Quantstamp

Blockchain Security
ZC

Zcash Ecosystem Fund

Privacy-focused Cryptography
How to pitch Fourth State Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Security, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Blake Carroll, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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