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The Council Fund

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

The Council Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in SaaS, Marketplace, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 13 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$250K
Portfolio
13 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$5M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Marketplace, Other, Consumer
HQ
Austin, TX

Last verified: 2026-02-23

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

AUM

$5M

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage companies building vertical-specific SaaS platforms or two-sided marketplaces.

How The Council Fund invests

The Council Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, Other, Consumer.

The Council Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment, backed by approximately $5M in assets under management.

The Council Fund has backed 13 companies in our records, including Schedulicity, SalonCloudsPlus, Portex.

Partners & Team

AI

Amber Illig

General Partner

industrial tech
vertical AI
software for essential industries
manufacturing
logistics
healthcare
VS

Vanessa Samaniego

Community Manager

RT

Rachel Tsui

Partner

healthtech
consumer tech
vertical AI
women’s health
ES

Elaine Soneja

Executive Partner

AP

Anish Patel

Partner

Vertical SaaS
B2C Marketplaces

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Marketplace
Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

SC

Schedulicity

Personal Care SaaS
SA

SalonCloudsPlus

Salon SaaS
PO

Portex

RE

Rezilient

DI

Dirac

CR

Cruise

KO

Komodo Health

OP

Opendoor

BL

Block

SQ

Square

How to pitch The Council Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Amber Illig, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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