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ShadowRoot Capital

VC
Austin, Texas

ShadowRoot Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas investing in Security, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

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

Last verified: 2026-08-29

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

A micro-fund targeting next-gen cybersecurity solutions, including platforms dealing with quantification of threats and financial risk implications.

How ShadowRoot Capital invests

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

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

ShadowRoot Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including BreachShield, QuantRisk AI.

Partners & Team

CM

Carlos Martinez

Principal

Cybersecurity
Fraud Detection

Industry Focus

Invests In

Security
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

BR

BreachShield

Cybersecurity
QU

QuantRisk AI

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

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