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Silicon Shield Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$3.0M Checks)

VC
Austin, TX

Silicon Shield Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Security. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Security
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Team

1 partner

Investment Thesis

Focused exclusively on the future of Cybersecurity, investing in transformative tech solutions.

How Silicon Shield Ventures invests

Silicon Shield Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Security. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.

Silicon Shield Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Partners & Team

DV

Derek Vaughn

GP

Cybersecurity
Enterprise SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Security

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media
How to pitch Silicon Shield Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Derek Vaughn, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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