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Roast Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Roast Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Roast Ventures invests in early-stage companies innovating in FoodTech and marketplace models, with a particular interest in consumer-facing solutions.

How Roast Ventures invests

Roast Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Marketplace, Other, Consumer, Healthcare. It does not invest in Healthcare.

Roast Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Roast Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including Brew Guru, Jude, HANX.

Meet the Team

JB

Jamie Brewster

Managing Partner

FoodTech
E-commerce
J

judithm

Contact

Coffee Marketing & Sourcing Advisory

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Marketplace
Other
Consumer
Healthcare
SaaS
Enterprise
Real Estate

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

BR

Brew Guru

FoodTech
JU

Jude

Consumer Health / FemTech / Digital Health·Pre-Seed / Seed·Roast Ventures

A healthcare brand focused on bladder care and bladder health, providing clinically backed supplements and support.

HA

HANX

Consumer Goods / FemTech·Seed·Roast Ventures

A sexual wellness brand creating natural, vegan, and gynecologist-approved sexual health products.

CO

COYOTE (Coyote Software)

PropTech / B2B SaaS·Early Stage·Roast Ventures

A cloud-based commercial real estate software platform that helps investment and asset managers track and manage deals.

SU

SURI (Sustainable Rituals)

Consumer Goods / Sustainability·Seed·Roast Ventures

A sustainable personal care brand that created an electric toothbrush made from plant-based materials that is easily repairable and recyclable.

How to pitch Roast Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Marketplace, 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 Jamie Brewster, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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