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Marketplace Capital Partners — Seed & Pre-Seed VC Firm ($2.5M–$7.5M Checks)

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.

Check size
$2.5M–$7.5M
Portfolio
11 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other, SaaS, Consumer, Climate / Energy, EdTech, Healthcare, Fintech, Developer Tools
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-07

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 RoadSync, RigUp, CNaught.

Partners & Team

MW

Mike Williams

Founder

Marketplaces
Community building
Marketplace operators & founders
AB

Andrew Blachman

Founding Partner

Marketplaces
Tools & Services for marketplaces
Network effects
CH

Chris Howard

Partner

Marketplace
Transportation

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

RO

RoadSync

Transportation
RI

RigUp

Marketplace
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 Mike Williams, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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