The Council Fund
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
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $250K
$5M
13+ companies
5 partners
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
Anish Patel
Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (13)
Other
Schedulicity
SalonCloudsPlus
Portex
Rezilient
Dirac
Cruise
Komodo Health
Opendoor
Block
Square
- •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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