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Observatory Ventures

VC
Austin, TexasWebsite

Observatory Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas investing in Marketplace, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other
HQ
Austin, Texas
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in early-stage startups creating marketplaces and SaaS solutions with data-driven insights.

How Observatory Ventures invests

Observatory Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, Texas. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other. It does not invest in Consumer hardware, Media.

Observatory Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Observatory Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Peerify, OrderUp.

Partners & Team

SP

Sophia Park

Founder & GP

E-commerce marketplaces
Data infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer hardware
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PE

Peerify

Marketplace
OR

OrderUp

RetailTech
How to pitch Observatory Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sophia Park, Founder & GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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