Top Venture Capital Firms in Austin

Between them, the 51 venture capital firms on this page cover partners (12), early stage (9), artificial intelligence (8) and growth stage (8). They also list work in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Chicago and New York City. 51 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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   Parthenon Capital Partners

   Private Equity · Partners · Healthtech · Also in Boston and San Francisco

   Parthenon Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in management teams and their companies. It was founded in 1998 and works within three main sectors.

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   Why #1: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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   Whitebox Advisors

   Property · Also in Minneapolis and Sydney

   Whitebox Advisors is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager founded in 1999.

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   Why #2: Founded 1999, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   CTAN - Central Texas Angel Network

   Early Stage · Also in Texas

   CTAN, the Central Texas Angel Network, is an angel investing group headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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   Why #3: Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Serent Capital

   Artificial Intelligence · Partnership · Also in San Francisco

   Serent Capital is a middle market private equity firm working with founder-led software and technology businesses.

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   Why #4: Founded 2008 · Founder-led, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Sapphire Ventures

   Artificial Intelligence · Growth Stage · SaaS · Also in London and San Francisco

   Sapphire Ventures is an enterprise-focused venture firm that invests in software companies after they have found a product market fit.

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   Why #5: In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   MITA Ventures

   Early Stage · Venture Capital · Partners · Also in Phoenix and Guadalajara

   MITA Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage technology startups with ties to Mexico.

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   Why #6: Founded 2012, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Alerion Ventures

   Early Stage · Partners · Energy · Also in Georgia and Charleston

   Alerion Ventures is an evergreen venture capital firm that invests in early-stage start-ups able to grow substantially.

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   Why #7 (shared): Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   Old Three Hundred Capital

   Old Three Hundred Capital, also known as OTH Capital, is a private equity firm based in Austin, Texas.

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   Why #7 (shared): Founded 2014, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   EnergyX

   EnergyX is an energy technology company based in Austin, Texas, working on direct lithium extraction from brine.

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   Why #9: Founded 2018 · Team of 110+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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10. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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    2048 Ventures

    Pre Seed · Also in Denver and Atlanta

    2048 Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing at the earliest stage.

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    8VC

    Also in San Francisco

    8VC is an investment firm covering technology and bio-sciences.

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    Adams Street Partners

    Growth Stage · Private Equity · Partners · Also in Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong

    Adams Street Partners is a global investment manager that works across the private markets.

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    Bigr Ventures

    Early Stage · Series A · Partners · Also in San Diego

    BIGR Ventures is a growth equity fund investing in early-stage natural and organic products businesses. It is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

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    Blackstone Group

    Artificial Intelligence · Private Equity · Partners · Also in Mumbai and Paris

    Blackstone Group is an investment business that puts capital to work for pension funds, large institutions and individuals.

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    Camwood Ventures

    Camwood Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, with an additional office in Cleveland.

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    Craftsman Capital Partners

    Craftsman Capital Partners is a private equity firm based in Dallas that puts operational improvement at the centre of its approach.

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    Elizabeth Street Ventures

    FinTech · Retail · Also in Brazil

    Elizabeth Street Ventures is an early-stage investment firm centred on the digital consumer.

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    Elsewhere Partners

    Series A · Partners · Series

    Elsewhere Partners invests in software companies that have made real progress with limited resources.

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    Framework Venture Partners

    Artificial Intelligence · Series B · Series · Also in Montreal and Toronto

    FRAMEWORK Venture Partners invests in vertical SaaS and vertical AI companies across North America, typically at the late seed through Series A/B stages.

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    Geolo Capital

    Also in Toronto and New York City

    Geolo Capital is an investor that buys under-performing assets and works to reposition them.

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    GingerBread Capital

    Series A · Series B · Partners · Also in New York and York

    GingerBread Capital is a venture investor that puts money behind women-led companies and women-led funds.

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    Gunderson Dettmer

    Early Stage · Growth Stage · Private Equity · Also in California and Sao Paulo

    Gunderson Dettmer is a law firm that acts for start-ups, emerging companies and the venture capital and growth equity funds that back them.

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    iFly.vc

    Artificial Intelligence · eCommerce · Energy · Also in Silicon Valley

    iFly.vc is a venture fund that supports entrepreneurs working on overlooked but useful problems.

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    International Accelerator

    International Accelerator is a startup programme in Austin, Texas that works only with foreign-born founders. It helps them start and grow companies in the United States.

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