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Helm Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

B2B SaaS-focused micro VC actively backing early-stage marketplace startups that streamline industry-specific workflows.

How Helm Ventures invests

Helm Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Enterprise, AI / ML.

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

Helm Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including TradePilot, ScaleTools.

Meet the Team

SL

Sara Lindquist

General Partner

B2B SaaS
Marketplaces

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Marketplace
Consumer
Enterprise
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

TR

TradePilot

Marketplaces
SC

ScaleTools

B2B SaaS
How to pitch Helm Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer — 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 Sara Lindquist, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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