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Shard Capital

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Shard Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Fintech, Other, AI / ML. 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
8 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Fintech, Other, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-26

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Shard Capital focuses on supporting early-stage founders building innovative FinTech and AI tools for specialized markets such as private credit.

How Shard Capital invests

Shard Capital is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer, Gaming.

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

Shard Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including CrediTech, AIQuantify.

Partners & Team

JB

Jose Benedicto

Partner

Direct Lending
Corporate Credit
Private Credit
CW

Chris Woods

Partner

Wealth / Investment Management
Client Advisory
NW

Neil Williams

Partner

US Citizens / Expatriate Portfolios
Wealth / Investment Advisory
TR

Toby Raincock

General Partner

Wealth Management
Fixed Income
Asset Management
Private Clients
SN

Simon Niven

Partner

Small-Cap Equities
UK & Pan-European Equities
Derivatives
Private/Corporate Clients
AB

Alastair Brown

Partner

Corporate Credit / Direct Lending / Alternative Credit
Private Clients
Risk-adjusted returns
JW

Julian Wheeler

Partner

US Equities
Research
Equity Markets
IP

Isabella Pierre

Partner

ECM / AIM / Listings Advising
Mining / TMT / Healthcare

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

CR

CrediTech

Private Credit SaaS
AI

AIQuantify

AI-powered financial analysis
How to pitch Shard Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, AI / ML — 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 Jose Benedicto, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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