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Mini-VC — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.2M Checks)

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Austin, TXWebsite

Mini-VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Deep Tech. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.2M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.2M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Deep Tech
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-10

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.2M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investment Thesis

A new micro-VC fund specializing in deep-tech companies at the intersection of hardware, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.

How Mini-VC invests

Mini-VC is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Deep Tech.

Mini-VC typically writes checks of $250K–$1.2M per investment.

Mini-VC has backed 1 company in our records, including GaN Systems.

Partners & Team

NS

Nainan Shah

Partner

market strategy
fundraising
investor relations
scaling gaming / subscription businesses
ER

Eros Resmini

General Partner

company building
people management
values
advisory seed investments
RC

Rachel Chai

Investor & Advisor

product expertise
product process & design
product feedback
pitch refinement
ND

Nick Dor

Partner

technical/engineering advisory
technical management

Industry Focus

Invests In

Deep Tech

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

GA

GaN Systems

Semiconductors
How to pitch Mini-VC
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.2M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nainan Shah, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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