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Practical Applications Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$500K Checks)

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Oakland, CaliforniaWebsite

Practical Applications Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Oakland, California investing in SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other
HQ
Oakland, California
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-16

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on tools and platforms enabling solo entrepreneurs and small teams to scale effectively in AI-powered SaaS markets.

How Practical Applications Capital invests

Practical Applications Capital is a vc firm based in Oakland, California. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other. It does not invest in Consumer Social, Crypto.

Practical Applications Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Practical Applications Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including AI Workflow Labs.

Partners & Team

AM

Alyssa Matthews

Founding GP

AI Services
Early SaaS Productivity Tools

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Social
Crypto

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

AI

AI Workflow Labs

AI Services
How to pitch Practical Applications Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alyssa Matthews, Founding GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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