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Small Step Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Small Step Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
7 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Enterprise
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-12

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Small Step Ventures invests in early-stage startups creating scalable tools for employee development and enterprise growth, particularly solutions built for knowledge workers.

How Small Step Ventures invests

Small Step Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise. It does not invest in Blockchain, Gaming.

Small Step Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Small Step Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Skilltree.

Partners & Team

CF

Cass Fultz

Director of Operations

TM

Ted Malone

Vice President of Strategy

SM

Sidd Mathur

Director of Account Management

DF

Diego Fronza

Senior Software Engineer

HS

Herman Slatman

Senior Software Engineer

TG

Tyler George

Enterprise Account Executive

EC

Emily Carter

Solo GP

Learning & Development
HR Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Blockchain
Gaming

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SK

Skilltree

Learning & Development
How to pitch Small Step Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Cass Fultz, Director of Operations.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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