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Software First Ventures

VC
Austin, TX

Software First Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-14

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Software First backs early-stage SaaS startups innovating in enterprise software and developer-first solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructures.

How Software First Ventures invests

Software First Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Hardware.

Software First Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.

Software First Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including PolicyMesh.

Partners & Team

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Amanda Rios

General Partner

Enterprise SaaS
Cloud Management

Industry Focus

Invests In

Enterprise
SaaS
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

PO

PolicyMesh

Enterprise Software
How to pitch Software First Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Amanda Rios, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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