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Payload Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Payload Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Developer Tools, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in B2B marketplaces and compliance infrastructure that streamline high-regulation industries, focusing on seed-stage startups leveraging technology for regulatory challenges.

How Payload Ventures invests

Payload Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, SaaS, Enterprise, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

Payload Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

Payload Ventures has backed 8 companies in our records, including Complyify, True Anomaly, Instinct Space.

Meet the Team

AD

Alex Durham

GP

Compliance
B2B
JK

Jack Kuhr

Research Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
SaaS
Enterprise
AI / ML
Marketplace
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

CO

Complyify

Compliance infrastructure
TR

True Anomaly

IN

Instinct Space

KA

Katalyst

DA

Dawn Aerospace

AP

Apex

NE

NewOrbit

JU

Juno Propulsion

How to pitch Payload Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Durham, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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