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Operative Capital

VC
Austin, TX

Operative Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, Enterprise, Fintech
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-23

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage B2B SaaS startups that target operational teams and optimize workflows.

How Operative Capital invests

Operative Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Enterprise, Fintech. It does not invest in Consumer, Hardware.

Operative Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Operative Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including Paystand, Reachdesk.

Partners & Team

CH

Carolina Howard

Founding GP

Data Infrastructure
B2B SaaS
KR

Kelly Rodriques

Founding Partner / Former Managing Partner

FinTech
Financial Services
Operating Models
DS

Drew Sievers

Managing Partner

FinTech
WealthTech
Payments

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Enterprise
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PA

Paystand

B2B Fintech
RE

Reachdesk

Marketing Tech
How to pitch Operative Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Carolina Howard, Founding GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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