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Hitchhiker Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$750K Checks)

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Hitchhiker Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$750K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$750K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-22

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $750K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Hitchhiker Ventures backs founders building B2B SaaS tools, particularly in the AI-driven workflow optimization and enterprise software spaces.

How Hitchhiker Ventures invests

Hitchhiker Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer-focused startups, Crypto.

Hitchhiker Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$750K per investment.

Hitchhiker Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including SenseAI, WorkForge.

Partners & Team

SS

Shawki Shahin

Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Enterprise
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer-focused startups
Crypto

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SE

SenseAI

AI Tools
WO

WorkForge

Enterprise Software
How to pitch Hitchhiker Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $750K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shawki Shahin, Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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