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Ovenlight Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Ovenlight Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-20

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in startups creating technology for independent restaurants to thrive in an increasingly digital and delivery-heavy ecosystem.

How Ovenlight Ventures invests

Ovenlight Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS.

Ovenlight Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.5M per investment.

Ovenlight Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including ChowNow.

Partners & Team

LP

Lauren Patel

Solo GP

Restaurant Ecosystems
Food Service Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CH

ChowNow

Restaurant Tech
How to pitch Ovenlight Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lauren Patel, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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