Lonestar VC — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($75K–$250K Checks)
Lonestar VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Marketplace, EdTech, Consumer. The firm typically writes $75K–$250K checks and has 31 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $75K–$250K
- Portfolio
- 31 companies on record
- Partners
- 11 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Marketplace, EdTech, Consumer, Healthcare, Real Estate
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-05-04
Pre-Seed, Seed
$75K – $250K
31+ companies
11 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses on backing innovative startups in underserved geographies, particularly in creator economy, future of work, and marketplaces.
How Lonestar VC invests
Lonestar VC is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, EdTech, Consumer, Healthcare, Real Estate.
Lonestar VC typically writes checks of $75K–$250K per investment.
Lonestar VC has backed 31 companies in our records, including Teachify, State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Partners & Team
Michael King
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (31)
Other
Teachify
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
An exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 index.
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
An exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 index.
iShares Trust - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
An exchange-traded fund that invests in long-term U.S. Treasury bonds.
Garrett Motion Inc.
A company that designs and manufactures turbochargers and other automotive technologies.
Dauch Corporation
A company involved in manufacturing and industrial services.
Celanese Corporation
A global technology and specialty materials company.
Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
A company that provides automotive aftermarket services.
Transocean Ltd.
A company that provides offshore drilling services.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
A company that operates senior living communities.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, EdTech, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $75K – $250K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Keisuke Ando, Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate Origination Japan.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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