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Small Biz Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Small Biz Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-10

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovative SaaS solutions revolutionizing the SMB and retail sectors.

How Small Biz Ventures invests

Small Biz Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Other.

Small Biz Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Small Biz Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including RetailBoost.

Partners & Team

JS

Jamie Summe

Senior Contracting Officer

JG

John Grimes

Senior Contract Specialist

ME

Michael Edukonis

Deputy Director

JB

Julie Brill

Chief Human Resources Officer

DA

Dante Acosta

District Director

VD

Valencia Dickens

Director of Strategy

CD

Calvin Davis

District Director

CM

Charles Mason

Deputy Director

AT

Alex Thompson

GP

B2B SaaS
SMB Software
DJ

Desi Jordanoff

Director of International Trade Policy

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

RE

RetailBoost

Retail Tech
How to pitch Small Biz Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jamie Summe, Senior Contracting Officer.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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