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Lockstep Ventures

VC
Houston, TXWebsite

Lockstep Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Houston, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$7.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$7.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Houston, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $7.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on advancements in American industrial capacity, with a priority on precision manufacturing technologies and U.S. OEMs.

How Lockstep Ventures invests

Lockstep Ventures is a vc firm based in Houston, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Media, Software-only.

Lockstep Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$7.5M per investment.

Lockstep Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including ForgeMinds, PrecisionX.

Partners & Team

L

Lucas

Partner

cybersecurity
early-stage investments
founder support
go-to-market strategy
product strategy

Referenced repeatedly as part of Lockstep Ventures' investing team. Described by founders as a hands-on investor, strategic advisor, and experienced CISO with deep enterprise security expertise and a strong cybersecurity network.

R

Rinki

Partner

cybersecurity
early-stage investments
founder support
go-to-market strategy
product strategy

Referenced repeatedly as part of Lockstep Ventures' investing team. Described by founders as a hands-on investor, strategic advisor, and experienced CISO with deep enterprise security expertise and a strong cybersecurity network.

JC

John Chambers

Founding Partner

Advanced Manufacturing
Defense
Hardware

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Media
Software-only

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

FO

ForgeMinds

Advanced Manufacturing
PR

PrecisionX

Precision Hardware
How to pitch Lockstep Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $7.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lucas, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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