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Marketplace Capital Partners

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Marketplace Capital Partners is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Marketplace, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $2.5M–$7.5M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$2.5M – $7.5M

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests exclusively in digital marketplaces and platforms, with strong interest in logistics and transportation-focused SaaS solutions.

How Marketplace Capital Partners invests

Marketplace Capital Partners is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, SaaS, Consumer, Climate / Energy. It does not invest in Consumer Media.

Marketplace Capital Partners typically writes checks of $2.5M–$7.5M per investment.

Marketplace Capital Partners has backed 11 companies in our records, including RigUp, RoadSync, CNaught.

Meet the Team

CH

Chris Howard

Partner

Marketplace
Transportation
MW

Mike Williams

Founder

Marketplaces
Community building
Marketplace operators & founders
AB

Andrew Blachman

Founding Partner

Marketplaces
Tools & Services for marketplaces
Network effects

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
SaaS
Consumer
Climate / Energy
EdTech
Healthcare
Fintech
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Media

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

RI

RigUp

Marketplace
RO

RoadSync

Transportation
CN

CNaught

Climate Tech / Logistics·Seed VC·Marketplace Capital Fund I

Platform reducing carbon emissions in shipping via software and hardware.

LE

Leland

Education·Seed·Marketplace Capital Fund I

Marketplace connecting students with admissions coaches.

SO

Solace

Healthcare·Seed·Marketplace Capital Fund I

Marketplace for healthcare advocates.

BE

Berry Street

Health & Wellness / Digital Health / Service Marketplaces·Series B·Fund I

Marketplace for licensed dietitians

TE

TeachMe.To

Service & Labor Marketplaces·Seed·Fund I

Marketplace for hiring coaches in sports / fitness / skills

PA

Palmstreet

Product / E-commerce Marketplace·Early-stage·Fund I

Live shopping app for plants

TO

Toothio

Service & Labor Marketplaces / Healthcare Services·Early-stage·Fund I

Dental practice labor marketplace

RA

Raleigh

Marketplace Tools / Marketplace Stack / Fintech / Data Tools·Early / pre-seed or seed stage·Fund I

Marketplace stack company serving gig economy marketplaces (France-based)

How to pitch Marketplace Capital Partners
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.5M – $7.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chris Howard, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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