ATX Venture Partners
Venture capitalAustin · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Early-stage investor focused on B2B software, APIs, frontier tech, marketplaces, and applications.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 32 of 47 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18AI & Machine Learning ×12Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×8Consumer ×5Logistics & Supply Chain ×4Developer Tools ×3Future of Work ×3
HQs:United States×21Switzerland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×43 founders×3
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 22021 · 12017 · 16 dated
Gembah is a product development and manufacturing platform that guides brands from market research and design through sourcing, validation, and production using a network of designers and vetted factories.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesConsumerDeveloper ToolsSaaSAustin, US
Henrik Johansson(Co-Founder and President)inJim Johnson(CEO)in
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersCapital FactoryFlexport
QuotaPath is an AI-native sales commission tracking and compensation management system that lets teams design, run, and optimize comp plans while connecting incentive decisions to revenue outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechBryn Mawr, US
Anthony J Bruno(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Cole Evetts(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Heydenberk(Founder)in
BoardChristopher Shonk(Director)in
Board seatChris Shonk· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFrontera Technology VenturesHubSpot VenturesStage 2 CapitalUrban Capital NetworkTribe Capital Firstlook
Travel & HospitalityAustin, US
Ravi Parikh(Executive Officer, Director)Sanjay Manickam(Director)
BoardPaul Cross(Manager)Jay Manickam(Manager)Jasen Trautwein(Director)
Board seatChris Shonk· per SEC Form D
AlertMedia offers a risk intelligence and emergency communication platform that helps organizations identify threats, notify people, and coordinate response during incidents and disruptions.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Brian Cruver(Founder & Executive Chairman)Christopher Kenessey(Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Vaccaro(President)Marc Ostryniec(Chief Revenue Officer)Elizabeth Loucheur(Chief Operating Officer)Jeff Branc(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsJMI EquityNext Coast VenturesSilverton Partners
Atomic builds financial infrastructure and open finance solutions used by financial institutions.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Jordan Wright(Co-founder)inScott Weinert(Co-founder)inAndrea Martone(Co-founder)inLindsay Davis(Head of Markets (as of 2021-2022))
BoardJosh McFarland(Greylock Partner (investor contact / board involvement implied))
Co-investorsGreylock PartnersMercato Partners
Autonomize builds an AI operating layer for healthcare enterprises that structures unstructured data, grounds decisions in clinical and policy evidence, and orchestrates workflows through healthcare-native AI agents working alongside human experts.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechAustin, US
Ganesh Padmanabhan(Executive Officer, Director)inKris Nair(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMike Spadafore(Director)inDavid Fleshman(Director)
Co-investorsAsset Management CompanyTau Ventures
EnergyAustin, US
Alec L. Manfre(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Smith(Executive Officer)Eric Moxham(Executive Officer)Matthew J. Lynch(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristopher Shonk(Director)in
Co-investorsiSelect Fund
Austin, US
Yashvinder Sabharwal(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Shillington(Executive Officer, Director)
Cyvatar provides managed cybersecurity delivered as a continuous remediation service, using an AI-assisted, human-directed "Agentic vCISO" to identify, fix, and verify security posture across 21 categories such as endpoints, email, cloud, MFA, and vulnerability management.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Double A Labs operates a platform for creating interactive online events, aimed at boosting audience engagement and interaction rates for corporate clients.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
HDVI provides insurance solutions for trucking fleets, combining insurance expertise with technology to help operators run safe, compliant, and profitable operations.
InsurTechIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Chuck Wallace(Executive Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder)Adam Barnett(President & CEO)
Co-investorsAutotech Ventures8VCLightbankQualcomm VenturesWeatherford CapitalWestern Technology Investment+1 more
Phoenix.co is a project orchestration tool for creative studios to manage tasks, assets, and collaborative workflows in real time.
Future of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsCorsa Ventures
FintechInsurTechDenver, US
Co-investorsAmplio VenturesFinancial Venture StudioMatchstick VenturesRestive VenturesTechstarsAccion Venture Lab+1 more
KEY.co is a curated vacation rental platform offering a vetted selection of premium homes alongside add-on luxury services such as pre-arrival groceries, private chefs, and in-home massages.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersCentral Texas Angel NetworkCitrine AngelsCorsa VenturesEast 11 VenturesHouston Angel Network+2 more
LIFT Aircraft develops a new type of personal, electric vertical-takeoff aircraft and operates an experiential entertainment business that lets everyday people fly.
ConsumerDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationAustin, US
Matt Chasen(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsDecisive PointPoint Nine
Light Frame builds cloud-native, API-first core banking and portfolio management technology for private banks and wealth managers.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFounders Factory NYNew Stack Ventures
MacroFab operates a software platform for contract electronics manufacturing, connecting businesses to a network of manufacturing facilities and generating itemized quotes and production-ready orders from uploaded design files.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesHardwareSaaSHouston, US
Mikhail Govshteyn(Director)Christopher Church(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Seats(Director)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesCathexis VenturesDentsu VenturesEdison PartnersFoundryTexas HALO Fund+1 more
nok offers a platform for brands to manage their reverse supply chain, handling warehousing, refurbishment, repair, resale, and retailer recovery of returned products.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsConnetic VentureseGateway CapitalMoonshots Capital
New York City, US
Yann B(Founder)
Co-investorsAltari VenturesARC Angel FundBlackhorn VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Hivemind Capital PartnersSoundboard Venture Fund+1 more
Pensa Systems uses vision AI to digitize retail shelves, identifying items, reconstructing shelf layouts, generating planograms, and auditing in-store displays, pricing, and promotional signage for compliance.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechRoboticsSaaSAustin, US
Richard Schwartz(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Senders(Executive Officer)James McCann(Director)
BoardMatt Nichols(Director)inChris Shonk(Director)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesCircle K VenturesRevTech VenturesSignia Venture Partners
Protopia AI builds Stained Glass, an inference privacy layer that replaces raw data with model-specific randomized representations so AI models can process sensitive data without exposing plaintext at the model host.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Co-investorsSamsung Next
ReflexAI provides AI-powered simulations and quality assurance tools for clinical teams to practice patient interactions and ensure adherence to care standards.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCollaborative FundGreyMatterAlpine Space VenturesBayern KapitalHTGF
Reflex is a platform for building and deploying enterprise applications in Python, combining framework, infrastructure, and data connectivity in a single unified system.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Nikhil Rao(Founder)inAlek Petuskey(Founder)in
Co-investorsLattice CapitalAbstract VenturesOutset CapitalPICUS CAPITALY CombinatorAlpine Space Ventures+2 more
Reflex is an on-demand staffing platform that connects retailers with vetted, background-checked retail associates for shifts such as sales, cashier, inventory, and event roles.
Future of WorkMarketplacesRetail Tech
Mike Meyers(Founder)in
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersRed Swan VenturesService Provider CapitalAlpine Space VenturesBayern KapitalHTGF+2 more
Rendezvous Robotics develops self-assembling spacecraft made of modular tiles that autonomously assemble in orbit using electromagnetic control, enabling large-scale structures that cannot fold into a rocket fairing.
Deep TechRoboticsSpace TechGolden, US
Ariel Ekblaw(Co-Founder)Philip Carl Frank(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Landon(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPatrick Zeitouni(Director)Noah Eckhouse(Director)
Co-investorsAurelia Foundry
Co-investorsThree Tree Ventures
Co-investorsLaunchpad Capital
Setpoint provides a technology platform for loan origination and syndication, helping lenders and originators manage loan relationships and capital transactions with improved standardization and reduced operational error.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Stuart Wall(CEO, Co-founder)inBen Rubenstein(President, Co-founder)inMichael Lam(CIO, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFloating PointNextView VenturesVesta Ventures645 Ventures75 & Sunny
Slingshot provides software and AI systems that integrate sensing, data fusion, and simulation to enable operational decision-making for defense and commercial space operations.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech
David Godwin(Founder)in
Co-investorsDcode CapitalDraper AssociatesLockheed Martin Ventures
SourceDay provides an AI-driven supplier portal that connects suppliers directly to a company's ERP, keeping purchase order data on dates, prices, and quantities in sync across buyers, suppliers, and internal teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCedar Park, US
Clint McRee(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inTom Kieley(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Miller(Chief Executive Officer)inPeter Feldman(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardMorgan Flager(Director)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesNorwest Venture PartnersSilverton PartnersBaird Capital
StellarFi offers an app-based Visa credit card that uses AI-guided tips and a user's full credit picture to help them build credit, earn higher limits, and gain better rewards over time.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechAustin, US
Lamine Zarrad(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChristopher Shonk(Director)Richard Blankenship(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalEvolution VenturesHilltop Venture PartnersSprint VcInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcSocially Financed+1 more
Uplinq Financial Technologies provides credit decisioning and scoring support for small business lenders, using AI and over 10,000 data sources to help lenders approve more loans while meeting compliance standards.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
BoardDerek Ellington(Former EVP, Head Small Business Banking, Wells Fargo)
Co-investorsWedbush Ventures
Voyager provides software to help charterers optimize and predict bulk shipping costs by replacing traditional email and spreadsheet-based processes with integrated technology solutions for maritime commodities transportation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHouston, US
Matthew CostelloBret Smart
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersPhaze VenturesScOp Venture CapitalTechstarsMotion VenturesWaybury Capital
ZenBusiness provides an all-in-one platform combining AI-powered guidance (Velo) with customer support to help entrepreneurs start, protect, and grow their businesses through business formations and compliance services.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLegalTechSaaSAustin, US
Ross Buhrdorf(CEO)inShanaz Hemmati(Founder)inRafael Lopez(Executive Officer)Khadijeh Hemmati(Executive Officer)
BoardJC Glancy(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalCleveland AvenueFlucas VenturesFluent VenturesGeekdomGreatPoint Ventures+12 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Reflex · kalkinemedia.com · Aug 11, 2026
Atomic · thesaasnews.com · Aug 7, 2026
Protopia · siliconangle.com · Jul 30, 2026
Gembah · gembah.com · Jan 21, 2026
Reflex · finsmes.com · Nov 7, 2025
Reflex · finsmes.com · Nov 7, 2025
Voyager Portal · smartmaritimenetwork.com · Aug 1, 2025
Autonomize · hitconsultant.net · Jun 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has ATX Venture Partners made?
- ATX Venture Partners has 38 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does ATX Venture Partners invest at?
- ATX Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is ATX Venture Partners's typical check size?
- ATX Venture Partners typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What sectors does ATX Venture Partners focus on?
- ATX Venture Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is ATX Venture Partners located?
- ATX Venture Partners is headquartered in Austin, US.
- Does ATX Venture Partners lead rounds?
- ATX Venture Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does ATX Venture Partners co-invest with?
- ATX Venture Partners most often shares deals with Silverton Partners, Draper Associates, Techstars, among 84 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamATX Venture Partners w Chris Shonk (June 2023)
ATX Venture Partners · Chris Shonk
Co-investors · 20
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Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that commits to founders at the idea stage and maintains long-term relationships with portfolio companies through their growth journey.
Precursor Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders at the earliest stages, focusing on people over product.
Revolution is an investment firm that has backed founders, communities, and ideas for over two decades, spanning venture capital, entrepreneurship advocacy, and real estate and hospitality investments.
▶8 more co-investors
Hustle FundMucker CapitalOne Way VenturesActive CapitalSand Hill AngelsSpringdale VenturesEmbedded VenturesSputnik ATX
Firms observed investing alongside ATX Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with ATX Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.
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