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Helm Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Helm Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Enterprise, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-20

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

8 partners

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.

Partners & Team

CW

Charlton Woodyard II

Associate

AM

Allen Meizlish

General Partner

JR

Jerome Raymond

General Partner

TL

Tyler Levine

Associate

HF

Hannah Fay

Associate

MN

Maya Nussenzweig, MPH

Associate

ZM

Zaveria Memon

Associate

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 Charlton Woodyard II, Associate.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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