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Trust Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)

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Austin, TexasWebsite

Trust Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas investing in Fintech, Other, Security. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Fintech, Other, Security, AI / ML
HQ
Austin, Texas
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-08

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Trust Ventures invests in trust, safety, and security products that reduce fraud and abuse. A purpose-locked card product with rail-level enforcement and merchant controls aligns closely with this thesis.

How Trust Ventures invests

Trust Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, Texas. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other, Security, AI / ML.

Trust Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Trust Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including Genki, How.fm, Kavall.

Partners & Team

LH

Lasse Hüttebreucker

Co-Founder

JS

John Stamler

Associate Partner

NK

Niklas Kahlert

Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
Security
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

GE

Genki

HO

How.fm

KA

Kavall

PY

PyroCCS

RE

Reos

RY

Rytle

TE

tenac.io

TV

TV ICON SPV III, LP (CIK 0001912763)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Trust Ventures

TV

TV ICON SPV IV, LP (CIK 0002060848)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Trust Ventures

HU

Hustle&Trust Fund I, LP (CIK 0002023353)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Trust Ventures

How to pitch Trust Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lasse Hüttebreucker, Co-Founder.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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