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Early-stage venture partnership · Austin · Est. 2018
Patient capital from people who stick around.
VCVC Investments backs founders at pre-seed and seed. We write early checks, make fast decisions, and stay in the room long after the wire clears.
Eight partners who have known each other since homeroom. We made it official in Austin in 2018. The name is the idea: two sets of initials, one shared conviction. Every deal gets eight sets of eyes and a single, honest answer.
Approach
Where we look
We stay generalist on purpose. What ties our portfolio together is the founder, not the sector. Still, these are the areas where our partners have spent their careers and can be most useful.
Everyday brands
Products people buy every week, with unit economics that work from the first store.
Local businesses
Owner-operated companies ready for their next stage, from second location to first acquisition.
How we invest
Simple terms. Quick answers.
Founders should not have to decode a term sheet to understand a partner. Here is how we work, written in plain language.
If we pass, we tell you why. If we are in, you hear it within two weeks of your first meeting.
Summary of termsVCVC Investments
- Stage
- Pre-seed and seed
- Role
- Early check, often first money in. Happy to lead or follow.
- Instruments
- SAFEs, convertible notes, or priced equity
- Decision
- Two weeks from first meeting
- Board
- Not required. Available whenever you call.
- Follow-on
- Reserved for the companies we already back
The Players
Eight partners. One vote.
Every partner meets every founder we back. Between us we cover operations, finance, sales, law, and building companies from scratch.
Brian Brazda
Founding Partner
Ben Burnham
Founding Partner
Justin Livingston
Founding Partner
Richard Prebish
Founding Partner
Matt Williams
Founding Partner
Andy Burnes
Founding Partner
Derek Edgell
Founding Partner
David Auston
Founding Partner
Principles
What founders can count on
Three commitments we make to every company, written down so you can hold us to them.
Straight answers
A clear yes or no, with our reasons. No slow fades and no maybes that drag on for months.
Long memory
We have been friends for decades. We plan to know our founders for just as long.
Useful, not loud
Introductions, hiring help, and a second opinion when you want one. We stay out of the way so you can do what you are good at, but we're always here when you need us.
Contact
Building something? Tell us about it.
Send a short note and your deck. A partner reads every submission and replies within a week.
hello@vcvcinvestments.com