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Palm Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Palm Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS, Fintech. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 76 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
76 companies on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare, Developer Tools, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

76+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in investing in innovative hardware and security technologies.

How Palm Ventures invests

Palm Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Media.

Palm Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Palm Ventures has backed 76 companies in our records, including Secure Wave, Bermuda Commercial Bank, Seedrs.

Partners & Team

RP

Rob Pflieger

CIO

AG

Alex Green

Managing Partner

Hardware
SecurityTech
DK

David Klein

Partner

Early Stage
Deep Tech

David Klein is a Partner at Palm Ventures, focusing on early-stage deep tech investments. He brings over 15 years of experience in technology and venture capital.

MC

Michael Chen

Partner

Growth Stage
Fintech

Michael Chen is a Partner at Palm Ventures, specializing in growth-stage fintech investments. He has a strong background in financial services and technology.

SJ

Sarah Jones

Principal

Early Stage
AI

Sarah Jones is a Principal at Palm Ventures, concentrating on early-stage investments in artificial intelligence. She has a PhD in Computer Science.

RW

Robert Williams

Managing Partner

Seed Stage
Healthcare

Robert Williams is the Managing Partner at Palm Ventures, overseeing the firm's investment strategy and portfolio management.

EB

Emily Brown

Investment Director

Growth Stage
SaaS

Emily Brown is an Investment Director at Palm Ventures, responsible for sourcing and evaluating growth-stage SaaS investments.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Fintech
Healthcare
Developer Tools
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (76)

Other

SE

Secure Wave

Hardware
BE

Bermuda Commercial Bank

SE

Seedrs

NI

Nightingale College

DE

DeVry University

SA

Salem University

UN

University of Silicon Valley

AC

Activate Learning

NO

Noodle

MY

MYX Drinks

How to pitch Palm Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rob Pflieger, CIO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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