Platform Impact Fund
Platform Impact Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Real Estate, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $3.0M
13+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in scalable platforms that revolutionize facilities management and enhance operational efficiencies.
How Platform Impact Fund invests
Platform Impact Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Real Estate, AI / ML, Food / AgTech, Consumer. It does not invest in Fintech, Entertainment.
Platform Impact Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.
Platform Impact Fund has backed 13 companies in our records, including Facility Flow, Katapult Impact Platform, Renaissance AI Fund.
Meet the Team
Ava Thompson
Partner
Eirik Svendsen
Executive Chair
Technology operator and impact investor with a career spanning software engineering, scaling startups, and executive leadership at publicly listed global companies — including significant M&A and corporate venture activity.
Operations leader and startup advisor — track record growing ventures across food, agritech, AI, and the nonprofit sector. Launched the USA's first undergraduate-run social entrepreneurship fellowship at Georgetown.
2x founder and experienced venture advisor who has built VC-backed and nonprofit companies in cybersecurity and impact; held creative and sales roles across eight additional startups spanning multiple industries with VC experience at Antler.
A globally recognised authority in AI accountability and responsible AI — bringing technical depth, policy expertise, and institutional experience spanning the UN, TED, and AI leadership at Twitter and Accenture.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (13)
Other
Facility Flow
Katapult Impact Platform
Renaissance AI Fund
Catalyst Food Fund
Katapult Holdco
Katapult Africa
Katapult Ocean
Katapult Foundation
Katapult Future Fest
Northstar Impact Analytics
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Real Estate, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ava Thompson, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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