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Niche Capital

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $150K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests exclusively in hyper-focused online marketplaces and SaaS models targeting niche audiences, with special interest in empowering independent professionals.

How Niche Capital invests

Niche Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Other. It does not invest in Deeptech.

Niche Capital typically writes checks of $50K–$150K per investment.

Niche Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including Evea, Clerky.

Meet the Team

ML

Maria Lopez

GP

B2C SaaS
Marketplaces
DA

Dillon Andrew

General Partner

business lending
fintech
lender network
SME finance
DR

Dayten Rynsburger

General Partner

consumer protection
mortgage/origination
lender vetting
SME finance
TV

Tyler Vu

Principal

machine learning
algorithm development
technology architecture
fintech infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other

Does Not Invest In

Deeptech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

EV

Evea

Fintech·Pre-Seed

Corporate card and financial OS for African startups and SMEs to manage cash and credit.

CL

Clerky

SaaS
How to pitch Niche Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $150K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Maria Lopez, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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