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Active Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Antonio · Pre-Seed–Seed · 10 people tracked
Also known as ACTIVE VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC
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Investment thesis
Active Capital focuses on pre-seed investing in technical founders building AI-native business software, infrastructure, apps, and agents that solve real business problems. The firm prefers to invest early and be a meaningful part of a company's first capital raise, typically writing checks of $100K to $1M with the ability to invest more as companies grow. It favors founders who stay lean and scrappy until they achieve true product-market fit, and it primarily backs companies building in the US. Led by founder Pat Matthews, an entrepreneur turned investor with over 20 years in software, cloud infrastructure, and AI, the firm positions itself as founder-led capital for founder-led companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Active Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 29 of 34 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17SaaS ×15Enterprise Software ×14Developer Tools ×9Fintech ×6Cloud Computing ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5Future of Work ×4
HQs:United States×25Canada×1United Kingdom×1Mexico×1
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12023 · 42022 · 42021 · 32020 · 52019 · 12018 · 22017 · 12014 · 123 dated
Cloud 66 provides infrastructure and deployment automation tools for developers.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSLondon, GB
Luvic Van Gool(Executive Officer, Director)inKhashayar Sajadi(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalKima VenturesTechstarsAngular VenturesUncork CapitalFirestartr+1 more
Makeswift is a visual design and publishing platform that enables teams to build and launch modular web experiences in real time without static templates, with built-in versioning and rollback capabilities.
Developer ToolsSaaSAtlanta, US
Alan Pledger(Executive Officer, Director)inLindsay Trinkle(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Reifman(Founder)inPhil Pledger(Executive Officer)
Board seatPat Matthews· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsTechstarsSilicon Road VenturesUncommon
Super Dispatch runs a cloud auto-transport platform with a load board, carrier TMS and mobile eBOL apps for carriers, brokers and shippers.
Advanced ManufacturingFintechInsurTechKansas City, US
Bek Dispatch Abdullayev(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatPat Matthews· per SEC Form D · $1.6M raise · filed Feb 2018
Co-investorsKCRise FundSilicon BadiaTamarind HillTechstarsFirebrand Ventures
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Ardent provides instant, production-grade database clones that load in seconds and scale efficiently, enabling AI agents and developers to test database code and solve data problems without risk to production.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Vikram Chennai(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersY CombinatorBatch VenturesBlast.ClubPangaea Ventures Us Inc.Wefunder
Betterleap offers an AI recruiting agent for healthcare organizations that searches a database of 35M+ verified healthcare professionals, confirms state licensing data, and builds candidate pipelines with automated personalized outreach.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR Tech
Co-investorsReshapeShrug CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementAndreessen HorowitzPeak State VenturesStipple Capital+1 more
C1 provides an AI-native identity security platform for enterprises to manage and secure human, non-human, and AI identities at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Alexander Bovee(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Querna(Founder)inAlex Bovee(Founder)
BoardMarcie Vu(Director)inPing Li(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAlumni VenturesBasic CapitalFelicis VenturesGaruda VenturesGlynn Capital Management+10 more
Mckinney, US
Justin Ray McCallon(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Stolzenberg(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTaylor Oliver(Director)Emil Stefanutti(Director)in
Co-investorsAI FundCapital FactoryCERVIN VENTURESMyriad Venture PartnersTandem Ventures
Corelayer provides AI-powered incident detection and root-cause analysis for production environments, using agents to proactively identify and prevent infrastructure issues for engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Mitch Radhuber(Founder)inShipra Jha(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBlast.ClubFundersClubSandwith Ventures, LLCStratus VenturesTwenty Two Ventures
Datoric sources and licenses ethically obtained voice, video, and multimodal training data for frontier AI development, working directly with consented, compensated contributors such as native speakers and domain experts.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Nikhil Reddy(Founder)inJeffrey Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedbud Trail GroupVela PartnersY CombinatorBlast.ClubComposite VenturesFormus Capital+11 more
Dreambase is an AI-native analytics platform that enables companies to extract actionable insights directly from their Supabase database using AI agents, eliminating the need for traditional data teams or data warehouses.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Kyle Ledbetter(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundEarl Grey CapitalFelicis VenturesFirstMile VenturesMercury FundDarkmode Ventures
Fathom provides AI-powered meeting intelligence that automatically captures notes, summaries, and transcripts while surfacing decisions and action items across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richard White(Founder)in
Co-investorsACTAI VenturesEarl Grey CapitalFounders NetworkImmeasurableMaven VenturesRackhouse Venture Management Lp+19 more
Finally offers an AI-powered accounting and finance software suite that automates bookkeeping and financial tasks.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTokyo, US
Edwin MejiainFelix Rodriguez(Founder)inGlennys Rodriguez(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalClear Haven Capital ManagementBaroda VenturesPeakSpan Capital PartnersPlug and Play Ventures
Flightpath Biosciences develops microbiome-sparing, pathogen-specific drug candidates to treat infection-associated diseases by selectively targeting harmful bacteria while preserving healthy microbial communities.
BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBirmingham, US
Matt Tindall(Founder)inMark P. de Souza(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCurtis Scribner(Director)Cristina Larkin(Director)
Co-investorsFirst In VenturesID VenturesMichigan RiseWMU Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center
FloatMe is a personal finance mobile app that provides interest-free cash advances ("Floats") of up to $50-$100 between paydays with no credit checks, along with spending tracking, low-balance alerts, and savings offers.
ConsumerFintechSan Antonio, US
Joshua Sanchez(Founder)inRyan Cleary(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMatthew P. Kinley(Director)
Co-investorsFoundryManchesterStory Group, LLCSamsung NextSpringTime VenturesBrokerTechSamsung Ventures
Graviti is a Mexican fintech company offering buy-now-pay-later financing for household appliances.
Fintech
Yusef JacobsinYusef unknown
Co-investors500 GlobalAvid VenturesClocktower VenturesVibe CapitalMucker Capital
HeySummit is a platform for creating and hosting virtual events and summits, offering a dashboard with pre-loaded templates and automations to plan events.
Creator EconomyEdTechFuture of WorkMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Benjamin Dell(Founder)in
Co-investorsTinySeedTechstart Ventures
HyperWrite is an AI writing assistant delivered as a Chrome extension and web app, offering predictive autocomplete, web search, citations, and hundreds of tools to create, edit, and refine text.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFuture of WorkSaaSMelville, US
Matt Shumer(Founder)inJason Kuperberg(Founder)inJosh BickettinMiles Feldstein(Director)
Co-investorsChapter OneCortical VenturesFoundersMadrona Venture GroupNew York Venture PartnersIncisive Ventures
InsForge is an agent-native cloud infrastructure platform that provides backend services (authentication, database, storage, compute, AI model gateway, and more) designed specifically for AI coding agents to operate end-to-end.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Hang Huang(Founder)inTony Chang(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeta FundDigital Currency GroupPioneerY CombinatorApertu CapitalBlast.Club+8 more
Olive provides technology evaluation services to streamline the process of assessing and comparing solutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSVancouver, CA
Co-investorsC2 VenturesTechstarsChicago VenturesNovator
New York City, US
Ryan Shank(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardSean Ammirati(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsBirchmere Ventures
Dynamic workforce planning application for enterprise.
Austin, US
William Boebel(Executive Officer, Director)Pat Condon(Director)
BoardKip McClanahan(Director)inJoshua Baer(Director)in
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersCapital Factory
ProsperOps provides a FinOps automation platform that continuously optimizes cloud commitments such as AWS Savings Plans and Reserved Instances to maximize discounts while limiting lock-in risk.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAustin, US
Co-investorsH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth Partners
Flightcontrol provides deployment infrastructure for developers, bridging the gap between the simplicity of Platform-as-a-Service and the control of AWS.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDayton, US
Brandon Bayer(Founder)inMina Abadir(Founder)in
Co-investorsTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform ManagementY CombinatorCervinFirestreak VenturesGlobal Founders Capital+4 more
RonanRx offers personalized GLP-1 weight-management care delivered via text, where a licensed physician reviews a patient's history to set an individualized dose, titration schedule, and patient-specific adjunct, and a licensed pharmacist at the patient's selected pharmacy verifies and releases compounded, patient-specific prescriptions.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Lloyd Armbrust(Founder)inEmily Colman(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedbud Trail GroupY Combinator468 CapitalAgrolimen VenturesBatch VenturesBlast.Club+13 more
Sequence is a cloud-based post-production suite offering real-time collaborative editing, color, mixing, and review for film production teams.
Cloud ComputingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Eamon Jubbawy(Founder)Eugene Danilkis(Founder)Gilad Uziely(Founder)Lucas McGartland(Founder)Oona Rokyta(Founder)Or Uziely(Founder)
Co-investors645 VenturesAlephARC VENTURESCrew CapitalDig Ventures Management LimitedFin Capital+2 more
Slang AI provides a voice AI platform for full-service restaurants to answer calls, book reservations, and handle inquiries 24/7 with customized, warm service.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Alex Sambvani(Founder)inGabe(Co-founder)Gabe Duncan(Founder)Gabriel Duncan(Founder)
Co-investorsBlue Trail PartnersCollide CapitalHomebrewPath VenturesStage 2 CapitalTechstars+6 more
Sorce helps job seekers discover positions by swiping through opportunities, with automated application submission powered by AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Oluwapelumi Dada(Founder)inDaniel Ajayi(Founder)inDavid Alade(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerThe E14 FundY CombinatorBlast.ClubEight CapitalMetsu Capital+2 more
Teleport is an infrastructure identity platform that modernizes identity, access, and policy for computing environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ev Kontsevoy(Founder)inAlexander Klizhentas(Founder)Taylor Wakefield(Founder)inAleksandr Klizhentas(Founder)
Co-investors137 VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersChemistryCisco InvestmentsKleiner PerkinsY Combinator+15 more
Tetra Insights is a user research platform that helps teams plan studies, recruit participants, and analyze interviews using AI to surface themes and findings directly cited to transcript excerpts.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPlantation, US
Michael Bamberger(Executive Officer, Director)inPatrick Matthews(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersNext Frontier CapitalService Provider CapitalAccess Ventures
Undock provides a calendar assistant that integrates with email clients (Gmail, Outlook 365, Superhuman) and messaging apps (Slack, Twitter, LinkedIn) to help users propose, manage, and schedule meetings.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
David Altman(Founder)
Co-investors37 AngelsAlumni VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Kairos AngelsLerer HippeauLightship Capital+2 more
VideoPeel is a video collection and analysis platform that enables businesses to gather video interviews, testimonials, surveys, investigations, and inspections through multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketing TechSaaSLehi, US
Patrick Tedjamulia(Founder)in
Co-investorsService Provider CapitalSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURESTechstarsNext Coast Ventures
ZeroDrift provides a compliance enforcement system that governs AI-generated communications for regulated enterprises before they reach customers and regulators.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US
Kumesh Aroomoogan(Founder & CEO)inAshok Loganathan(Founding Head of Engineering)Anand Loganathan(Founding Head of Platforms)
Co-investorsConvergeGeek VenturesPitchdriveSymbiotic VenturesTetradU&I Ventures+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
EasyExpunctionsGhost Financial
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRonanRx Inc. · ycombinator.com · Jul 24, 2026
ZeroDrift · finsmes.com · Jun 2, 2026
InsForge (InstaCloud) · ycombinator.com · May 18, 2026
Ardent · ycombinator.com · May 5, 2026
Dreambase · finsmes.com · Apr 30, 2026
Corelayer · ycombinator.com · Jan 14, 2026
Sorce · ycombinator.com · Oct 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Active Capital made?
- Active Capital has 34 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Active Capital invest at?
- Active Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Active Capital's typical check size?
- Active Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does Active Capital focus on?
- Active Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Active Capital located?
- Active Capital is headquartered in San Antonio, US.
- Does Active Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Active Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEpisode 36: Cat Dizon Active Capital Co-Founder & COO
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Between Two Palms with Cat Dizon, VC at Active Capital
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Co-investors · 54
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Capital Factory is an Austin, Texas-based early-stage investor that backs ambitious founders in deep tech, providing capital, customer introductions, and access to its statewide network.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm that backs founding teams at the seed, early, and acceleration stages, with a focus on Seattle, the Bay Area, and beyond.
Vibe Capital is a $10M venture fund investing in Web3, AI, and Deep Science startups at the pre-seed and seed stage.
HOF Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in companies transforming foundational industries through advanced software and AI.
Silverton Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas that partners with founders long-term, having backed 75+ portfolio companies with 30+ acquisitions and 4 IPOs.
Next Coast Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging 'next coast' companies at the critical make-or-break stage of development to accelerate them into hyper-growth.
Incisive Ventures is a pre-seed venture fund based in Seattle that backs technology companies focused on reducing friction at scale.
H.I.G. Capital is a private equity firm with roughly $75 billion in assets under management, over 500 investment professionals, and 18 offices worldwide. Its H.I.G. Growth platform makes majority and minority growth investments in technology-oriented businesses across North America, Europe, and Latin America, working with management teams on operational improvements.
ManchesterStory is an early-stage venture firm investing in technology companies across insurance, financial services, and healthcare, connecting entrepreneurs to strategic capital and industry relationships.
Cortical Ventures is an operator-led venture firm that invests in AI companies, describing itself as AI builders and practitioners rather than passive investors.
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Baroda VenturesSequoia CapitalCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Long Journey VenturesBain Capital VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Precursor VenturesLookout VenturesStellar CapitalAmplify PartnersSierra VenturesTrinity VenturesRed Swan VenturesTrajectory VenturesGoodwater CapitalPear VCWEEKENDHustle FundPareto HoldingsNextGen Venture PartnersLOI VentureBedrockHyde Park Venture PartnersShaan All AccessThe Finger GroupK2 GlobalMetaPropBasementBackstage CapitalBECO CapitalParadox CapitalColor CapitalIndicator VenturesThe ClubSaaSholicSignal Peak VenturesXG VenturesInterlock CapitalATX Venture PartnersDrummond Road CapitalGeekdom
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