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PeopleFirst Capital

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in founders building technology to improve job placement, workforce productivity, and recruitment processes.

How PeopleFirst Capital invests

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

PeopleFirst Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

PeopleFirst Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including TeamSnap AI.

Meet the Team

SK

Sarah Kline

Solo GP

Future of Work
HR Tech
KD

Kim Dean

Partner

Behavioral health services
Applied behavioral health
Healthcare for children
ZC

Zac Carman

Partner

SaaS growth equity
Consumer software
SEO / online marketing
KB

Keith Burns

Partner

Healthcare services
Medical physics services
Regulation / compliance
NE

Nick Eastman

Partner

Industrial automation
Entrepreneurship
Mentoring & investment
DH

Daniel Hudspeth

Partner

Concierge medical practices
Accessible healthcare
Founding leadership
MS

Markus Scott

Partner

Remote video surveillance
Technology operations
Corporate development
KW

Kent Weaver

General Partner

Ownership transitions
Entrepreneur-led businesses
Small / middle market B2B & SaaS
MR

Mahesh Rajasekharan

Partner

Enterprise software
Ecosystem integration platforms
Global operations

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Social

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

TE

TeamSnap AI

HR Tech
How to pitch PeopleFirst Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Kline, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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