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Press Start Capital

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Press Start Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$7.0M checks and has 32 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $7.0M

Portfolio

32+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage investments in game-related ecosystems, multiplayer innovations, and platforms improving developer and creator workflows.

How Press Start Capital invests

Press Start Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Healthcare, Hardware.

Press Start Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$7.0M per investment.

Press Start Capital has backed 32 companies in our records, including LevelBuilder, Aburra, aPriori.

Meet the Team

SC

Steven Chien

General Partner

Web3
Gaming
NFTs
Metaverse
Entertainment
LX

Luke Xie

Partner

Web3
Gaming
NFTs
Metaverse
Entertainment
SY

Spencer Yang

Partner

Web3
Gaming
NFTs
Metaverse
Entertainment

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (32)

Other

LE

LevelBuilder

Developer Tools
AB

Aburra

AP

aPriori

BA

Base Station

BL

Blockus

CO

Covenant Finance

DY

Dyve

EV

Evolute Studio

FO

Force Prime

FO

For The Kingdom

How to pitch Press Start Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $7.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Steven Chien, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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