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GulfCoast Ventures

VC
Tampa, Florida

GulfCoast Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Tampa, Florida investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Tampa, Florida
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-25

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Regional fund focused on startups solving real-world infrastructure and liability challenges in Gulf Coast states.

How GulfCoast Ventures invests

GulfCoast Ventures is a vc firm based in Tampa, Florida. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in E-commerce.

GulfCoast Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

GulfCoast Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Lighthouse Detection Systems.

Partners & Team

PK

Peter Kohler

IT Director

JM

Jennifer Moreno

Internet Manager

MS

Mike Sillavan

Director of Pre-Owned Vehicles

JC

Jose Cleto

Manager

KK

Kevin Kraus

Sales Manager

AL

Adam Long

GP

GovTech
Environmental Monitoring
RD

Rick Drenner

Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

E-commerce

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

LI

Lighthouse Detection Systems

Environmental Monitoring
How to pitch GulfCoast Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Peter Kohler, IT Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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