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Manual Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Manual Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in AI / ML, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $200K–$750K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$750K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Consumer
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-07

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $750K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests exclusively in early-stage startups building AI products for consumers and productivity across industries.

How Manual Ventures invests

Manual Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Consumer. It does not invest in Real Estate, Media.

Manual Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$750K per investment.

Manual Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Causal, Text Blaze.

Partners & Team

SM

Sam Morales

Founding Partner

AI
Automation
SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
SaaS
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Real Estate
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

CA

Causal

Productivity Software
TE

Text Blaze

AI-Enhanced Automation
How to pitch Manual Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $750K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sam Morales, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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