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Round One Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Round One Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Consumer, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer, SaaS, Marketplace
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-12

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on investing in early-stage companies transforming retail execution, enhancing supply chains, or leveraging B2B SaaS for CPG efficiency.

How Round One Ventures invests

Round One Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, SaaS, Marketplace. It does not invest in Media, Crypto.

Round One Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.5M per investment.

Round One Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including ShelfAware.

Partners & Team

KM

Kendra Marks

Managing Partner

Retail Tech
Gig Economy
B2B SaaS
NS

Nick Stokman

Investment Committee Member

investment decision making
student startup mentoring
TP

Tom Paffen

Investment Committee Member

deal review
investment decisions
student startup funding
BV

Bob van der Meulen

Shareholder

founding
strategic direction
governance of fund
LS

Linn Smetsers

Managing Partner

student startups
pre-seed
technology-driven scalable early-phase startups
RS

Rikke Schrauwen

Investment Committee Member & Shareholder

student ventures
strategy
governance
GP

Gijs Pot

Principal

financial oversight
investment structuring
student startups
JW

Jasper Wennink

Shareholder

founding
strategic oversight
student startup incubation
JV

Jur van Bergen

Shareholder

founding
shareholder oversight
student startup ecosystem
HH

Henrieke Hoftijzer

Investment Committee Member

deal evaluation
student founder support

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
SaaS
Marketplace

Does Not Invest In

Media
Crypto

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SH

ShelfAware

Retail Tech
How to pitch Round One Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kendra Marks, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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