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Particle VC

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Austin, TXWebsite

Particle VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, AI / ML, Deep Tech. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 50 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

50+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on cutting-edge materials innovation and hardware technologies for next-gen computing and connectivity.

How Particle VC invests

Particle VC is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Deep Tech, Fintech, Security.

Particle VC typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Particle VC has backed 50 companies in our records, including NanoSilica, BiiLabs, Affirm.

Meet the Team

JP

James Patel

Managing Partner

Advanced Materials
Semiconductors
HC

Hugo Cannon

Founder

Fintech
SaaS
AI

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Deep Tech
Fintech
Security
Developer Tools
SaaS
Healthcare
Food / AgTech
Consumer
EdTech
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (50)

Other

NA

NanoSilica

Semiconductors
BI

BiiLabs

Blockchain·Unknown

Blockchain IoT solutions

AF

Affirm

Fintech·IPO

Buy-now-pay-later financing platform

AX

Axonius

Cybersecurity·Series C

Cybersecurity asset management

CL

ClickHouse

Data/Analytics·Series B

Open-source columnar database

EI

Eightfold

HR Tech·Series A

AI-powered talent intelligence

FO

Forty Seven

Biotech·IPO

Cancer immunotherapy biotech

OR

Orca Bio

Biotech·Seed

Automated cell therapy platform

SK

Skild AI

AI/Robotics·Series A

AI for humanoid robotics

UL

Ultima Genomics

Genomics·Seed

High-throughput DNA sequencing

How to pitch Particle VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Patel, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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