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Synapse IoT Fund

VC
Austin, TX

Synapse IoT Fund is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$200K–$1.5M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Austin, TX
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-15

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on seed-stage startups leveraging IoT-driven solutions to enable smarter industrial operations and compliance processes.

How Synapse IoT Fund invests

Synapse IoT Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer.

Synapse IoT Fund typically writes checks of $200K–$1.5M per investment.

Synapse IoT Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including SmartFactory AI.

Partners & Team

LS

Lauren Smith

Principal

Industrial IoT
Compliance

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SM

SmartFactory AI

Industrial IoT
How to pitch Synapse IoT Fund
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lauren Smith, Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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