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LaunchPad Equity

VC
Austin, TX

LaunchPad Equity is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$1.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-30

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage SaaS platforms that enhance startup incubation processes and efficiencies.

How LaunchPad Equity invests

LaunchPad Equity is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS.

LaunchPad Equity typically writes checks of $200K–$1.5M per investment.

LaunchPad Equity has backed 2 companies in our records, including StartGather, Launchpad Build AI.

Partners & Team

VM

Vishal Makode

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

DB

Dan Bradley

Communications Director

JS

Janki Shah

Senior Software Engineer

TL

Toby Lin

Partner

SaaS
Incubation
GB

Gregg Bigleman

Director of Operations

SD

Siobhan Duncan

Director of Software Engineering

HS

Hugo Sardinha

Senior Software Engineer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

ST

StartGather

Incubation SaaS
LA

Launchpad Build AI

How to pitch LaunchPad Equity
  • Raising at Pre-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 $200K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Vishal Makode, Senior Machine Learning Engineer.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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