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Progression Fund — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$3.0M Checks)

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Austin, TXWebsite

Progression Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, SaaS
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-22

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in B2B companies with a focus on enterprise workflow automation powered by AI.

How Progression Fund invests

Progression Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, SaaS.

Progression Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Progression Fund has backed 2 companies in our records, including Zapier, Cerebra.

Partners & Team

ML

Mark Linao

Partner

VD

Vincent Diallo

Investment Partner

ES

Emily Smith

Managing Partner

Workflow Automation
AI/ML

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

ZA

Zapier

Workflow Automation
CE

Cerebra

AI/ML
How to pitch Progression Fund
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mark Linao, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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