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Metastate Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Metastate Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-25

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage startups solving infrastructural challenges in Web3, AI, and fintech. Focuses on programmable money and decentralized APIs.

How Metastate Ventures invests

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

Metastate Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Metastate Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Chainlytics.

Partners & Team

CD

Chris Dalton

Founding Partner

Blockchain
Fintech
AI

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CH

Chainlytics

Blockchain Analytics
How to pitch Metastate Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chris Dalton, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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