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Rivets Capital

VC
Austin, TX

Rivets Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-26

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 1

Investment Thesis

Rivets Capital supports innovative B2B SaaS solutions that reduce risk and improve operational decision-making for industrial enterprises.

How Rivets Capital invests

Rivets Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other.

Rivets Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Investing since at least 2021, Rivets Capital has backed 7 companies in our records, including Gourmet Gorilla, Butter Beans Kitchen, Twelve Oaks Catering. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 1 investment logged over the last 12 months.

Partners & Team

JM

John Myers

Partner

Risk & Compliance
Industrial Operations
SA

Sarah Abdel-Razek

Co-Founder

Women & minority-owned / led lower middle market businesses
Buyouts
Founder ownership transitions
Growth & acquisitions
Rollup strategies
Consumer & retail
CG

Colleen Gurda

Partner

Women & minority-owned / led lower middle market businesses
Buyouts
Founder ownership transitions
Growth & acquisitions
Rollup strategies
Consumer & retail

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (7)

2025

GO

Gourmet Gorilla

Food production and distribution

Active location: Chicago, IL

2024

BU

Butter Beans Kitchen

Food production and distribution

Active location: New York, NY

2023

TW

Twelve Oaks Catering

Food production and distribution

Active location: Dallas, TX

2021

TH

The Healthy Lunch Box

Food production and distribution

Active location: Houston, TX

Other

CO

Compliance AI

RegTech
SE

Sentinel Autonomy

Enterprise Security
SA

SafetyIQ

Risk & Compliance
How to pitch Rivets Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Myers, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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