ATX Seed Ventures

ATX Seed Ventures is a Texas-based venture capital firm founded in 2014, specializing in early-stage investments in technology companies throughout the United States. The firm primarily focuses on Seed and Series A funding rounds, with a particular emphasis on B2B software innovations. ATX Seed Ventures seeks to invest in disruptive technologies, including APIs, applications, and frontier tech, across various sectors such as supply chain, FinTech, and workforce efficiency. The firm is known for its Texas-centric approach, prioritizing investments in companies that have the potential to drive significant impact in the technology landscape.

Danielle Allen

Partner

Brad Bentz

Partner

Eric Foultz

Partner

Emerson Miller

Senior Associate

Christopher Shonk

Partner

Jeff Thompson

President

Past deals in Southern US

Deposits

Seed Round in 2022
Deposits brings the workplace into the future by partnering with brands, banks and businesses to deliver streamlined experiences with money and benefits. Our partners have been able to reduce costs, increase revenues and accelerate the pace of financial innovation and inclusion.

SourceDay

Series C in 2022
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

Gembah

Series A in 2021
Gembah, Inc. is a company that specializes in product design, development, and supply chain management services. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, Gembah offers a machine learning platform that connects businesses and entrepreneurs with experts throughout the product creation process. Their services encompass factory sourcing, production management, logistics, quality control, and compliance oversight. By providing a comprehensive suite of tools, including custom-assigned designers and engineers, Gembah supports entrepreneurs, e-commerce sellers, and small to midsize businesses in efficiently managing the entire product development journey, from initial concept to market launch. The company aims to simplify and enhance the product creation experience, making it accessible to a broader range of businesses.

MacroFab

Series B in 2021
MacroFab is a marketplace for electronics manufacturing from prototype to high scale production. Their platform is re-shaping the $480B contract manufacturing market by transforming the experience from a manual, time-intensive, and error-prone process performed by large teams of people, into a real-time, streamlined, and connected software-driven experience while providing access to unlimited factory capacity in North America. The platform also uploads a PCB board design, gets an instant quote and the board is printed in the company's factory, enabling startups, manufacturers, and enterprises to design, customize and automate the PCB manufacturing process and save time, effort and money. Macrofab was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States.

Gembah

Seed Round in 2020
Gembah, Inc. is a company that specializes in product design, development, and supply chain management services. Founded in 2017 and based in Austin, Texas, Gembah offers a machine learning platform that connects businesses and entrepreneurs with experts throughout the product creation process. Their services encompass factory sourcing, production management, logistics, quality control, and compliance oversight. By providing a comprehensive suite of tools, including custom-assigned designers and engineers, Gembah supports entrepreneurs, e-commerce sellers, and small to midsize businesses in efficiently managing the entire product development journey, from initial concept to market launch. The company aims to simplify and enhance the product creation experience, making it accessible to a broader range of businesses.

SourceDay

Series B in 2020
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

Joust

Convertible Note in 2019
Joust, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, offers a comprehensive suite of banking and payment solutions tailored for freelancers and entrepreneurs. Founded in 2017, Joust provides services through its proprietary PayArmour tool, which safeguards invoice payments and helps resolve late or non-payment issues experienced by independent workers. The company operates as a subsidiary of ZenBusiness, Inc. and utilizes a chartered, FDIC-insured community bank to deliver merchant services and business banking. In addition to payment protection, Joust's offerings include business incorporation, invoicing, real-time payment processing, invoice insurance, and account analytics. Through its innovative technology and banking partnerships, Joust addresses the financial challenges faced by self-employed individuals.

MacroFab

Series A in 2019
MacroFab is a marketplace for electronics manufacturing from prototype to high scale production. Their platform is re-shaping the $480B contract manufacturing market by transforming the experience from a manual, time-intensive, and error-prone process performed by large teams of people, into a real-time, streamlined, and connected software-driven experience while providing access to unlimited factory capacity in North America. The platform also uploads a PCB board design, gets an instant quote and the board is printed in the company's factory, enabling startups, manufacturers, and enterprises to design, customize and automate the PCB manufacturing process and save time, effort and money. Macrofab was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States.

Convessa

Seed Round in 2019
Convessa is a software company founded by Nik Bhattacharya and Dan McCafferty in Austin, TX in 2015. Convessa is an advanced artificial intelligence platform with advanced tooling for building voice and messaging interfaces. Convessa's showcase skill is called Mastermind and is available on the Amazon Alexa Skill store. Mastermind is built on the Convessa AI Conversational platform.

GoCo.io Inc

Series A in 2019
GoCo.io, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based human resources software tailored for small businesses. Founded in 2015 and located in The Woodlands, Texas, the GoCo platform streamlines various HR functions, including hiring and onboarding new employees, managing time-off requests, organizing employee documents, and administering benefits. The software integrates payroll processes and offers a centralized database for personal records, making it easier for organizations to manage their HR systems. GoCo.io serves a diverse clientele, including benefit brokers, insurance carriers, technology firms, payroll service providers, and industry associations, thereby enhancing the efficiency of HR operations across different sectors.

SourceDay

Series A in 2018
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

monoDrive

Series A in 2018
monoDrive LLC develops a platform, which is designed to automate scenario test generation for planning testing. It enables real time automated validation of vehicle perception and planning systems. monoDrive LLC is based in the United States.

RoverPass

Series A in 2017
RoverPass, Inc. is an online travel agency based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in facilitating reservations for campgrounds and RV parks across the United States. Founded in 2014 by three entrepreneurs, the company has developed a reservation management system that allows users to search, compare, and book sites easily. RoverPass lists thousands of campgrounds on its platform, continuously updating its database to enhance availability for users. By combining technology with a passion for outdoor experiences, RoverPass simplifies the process of finding and securing camping locations, making it convenient for outdoor enthusiasts to plan their travels.

Olono

Seed Round in 2017
Olono is a SaaS-based solution designed for B2B sales organizations, offering real-time, guided selling tools. By integrating with existing sales and marketing applications, Olono captures sales activities from various sources and provides Intelligent Next Best Actions. This functionality aims to enhance engagement and improve win rates for account executives and account managers. The platform is positioned as a proactive enterprise sales tool that transforms how sales professionals operate, streamlining their processes and optimizing their performance in a competitive market.

monoDrive

Seed Round in 2017
monoDrive LLC develops a platform, which is designed to automate scenario test generation for planning testing. It enables real time automated validation of vehicle perception and planning systems. monoDrive LLC is based in the United States.

SourceDay

Seed Round in 2017
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

Everfest.com

Series A in 2017
Everfest lets you buy tickets and earn rewards at any festival. Fans buy tickets to earn reward points they can redeem for free tickets and upgrades at that festival, future occurrences or entirely different festivals. Premium members earn points faster and get sweet bonus rewards. It's the world's first cross-festival rewards program. This aggregated rewards model is common in many industries – think Hotels.com, Kayak, Fandango – but we are uniquely positioned to bring it to festivals. The technology we are building is extendible beyond festivals to any form of live event. We also build tools for the full festival ecosystem. In addition to giving festival organizers another channel for ticket sales, we connect vendors, artists, sponsors and volunteers to make every piece of the festival market network hum. Founded in 2014, Everfest is based in Austin, TX, and is backed by investment from Live Nation and ATX Seed Ventures.

GoCo.io Inc

Convertible Note in 2017
GoCo.io, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based human resources software tailored for small businesses. Founded in 2015 and located in The Woodlands, Texas, the GoCo platform streamlines various HR functions, including hiring and onboarding new employees, managing time-off requests, organizing employee documents, and administering benefits. The software integrates payroll processes and offers a centralized database for personal records, making it easier for organizations to manage their HR systems. GoCo.io serves a diverse clientele, including benefit brokers, insurance carriers, technology firms, payroll service providers, and industry associations, thereby enhancing the efficiency of HR operations across different sectors.

RoverPass

Series A in 2016
RoverPass, Inc. is an online travel agency based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in facilitating reservations for campgrounds and RV parks across the United States. Founded in 2014 by three entrepreneurs, the company has developed a reservation management system that allows users to search, compare, and book sites easily. RoverPass lists thousands of campgrounds on its platform, continuously updating its database to enhance availability for users. By combining technology with a passion for outdoor experiences, RoverPass simplifies the process of finding and securing camping locations, making it convenient for outdoor enthusiasts to plan their travels.

Olono

Seed Round in 2016
Olono is a SaaS-based solution designed for B2B sales organizations, offering real-time, guided selling tools. By integrating with existing sales and marketing applications, Olono captures sales activities from various sources and provides Intelligent Next Best Actions. This functionality aims to enhance engagement and improve win rates for account executives and account managers. The platform is positioned as a proactive enterprise sales tool that transforms how sales professionals operate, streamlining their processes and optimizing their performance in a competitive market.

Bractlet

Venture Round in 2016
Bractlet, Inc. is an information technology company based in Austin, Texas, that develops an energy intelligence platform aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and optimizing building performance. Founded in 2011, Bractlet integrates hardware and software solutions to analyze business performance and reduce energy waste. Its hardware includes a commercial electrical panel capable of supporting up to 42 branch circuits, while its measurement and verification software provides comprehensive reports to stakeholders. Additionally, the company focuses on building energy modeling, mesh networks, and big data, catering specifically to the real estate industry by offering innovative solutions that maximize the value of energy efficiency projects and optimize capital investments in building operations.

IdealSpot

Seed Round in 2016
IdealSpot, Inc., a commercial real estate analysis company, operates an online platform that provides risk analysis to the companies to find retail locations in the United States. It collects and analyzes real-time data, such as Internet search trends and social media buzz; and demographics, retail sales, and buying trends of residents. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

KEY Concierge

Series A in 2016
KEY is a concierge service provider bringing a three-sided marketplace for travelers, vacation rental properties, and local vendors. It services the travel industry by delivering luxury hotel-like services and local, curated experiences. Using KEY, travelers easily plan and book personalized itineraries with our algorithmic recommendations and local experts. With its proprietary technology platform and global concierge network, they make travel planning effortless and trips unforgettable. It's a Texas-based company that was formed by Kim Lalande in 2014.

PrideBites

Seed Round in 2016
PrideBites, LLC manufactures and sells pet products. It offers beds, insulated coat with ultra-soft long hair fleece, fleece blankets, polyester cotton hoodies, leashes, collars, placemats, and dog toys. The company provides its products through stores in the United States; and online. PrideBites, LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Bractlet

Series A in 2016
Bractlet, Inc. is an information technology company based in Austin, Texas, that develops an energy intelligence platform aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and optimizing building performance. Founded in 2011, Bractlet integrates hardware and software solutions to analyze business performance and reduce energy waste. Its hardware includes a commercial electrical panel capable of supporting up to 42 branch circuits, while its measurement and verification software provides comprehensive reports to stakeholders. Additionally, the company focuses on building energy modeling, mesh networks, and big data, catering specifically to the real estate industry by offering innovative solutions that maximize the value of energy efficiency projects and optimize capital investments in building operations.

RoverPass

Convertible Note in 2016
RoverPass, Inc. is an online travel agency based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in facilitating reservations for campgrounds and RV parks across the United States. Founded in 2014 by three entrepreneurs, the company has developed a reservation management system that allows users to search, compare, and book sites easily. RoverPass lists thousands of campgrounds on its platform, continuously updating its database to enhance availability for users. By combining technology with a passion for outdoor experiences, RoverPass simplifies the process of finding and securing camping locations, making it convenient for outdoor enthusiasts to plan their travels.

SourceDay

Convertible Note in 2015
SourceDay LLC is a software company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service solution for purchase order management. Founded in 2013, SourceDay offers a platform that centralizes and automates the management of purchase orders, facilitating real-time collaboration between procurement teams and suppliers. Its features include tools for managing purchase order exceptions, requests for quotes, accounts payable collaboration, and quality control, along with mobile access and integration capabilities with various ERP systems such as Syteline, Epicor, and NetSuite. The company's solutions are designed primarily for manufacturing and distribution companies, aiming to enhance supplier performance and streamline procurement processes while reducing associated costs.

TheGreatOut

Seed Round in 2015
TheGreatOut is a full-service, digital performance platform exclusively for businesses serving clients in the Great Outdoors. We specialize in serving the marketing needs of hunting, fishing, adventure sports outfitters, lodges, and guides. Visit greatout.com for a free demo or visit blog.greatout.com for helpful articles and content Our platform helps outdoor businesses like fishing, hunting, and adventure guides: - Generate more leads - Improve search engine rankings - Nurture prospects to become lifetime clients - Engage with customers to keep them coming back - Save time on the boring, repetitive tasks associated with outdoor businesses

Unbill

Series A in 2015
Unbill is a mobile application that pays its users’ bills on behalf of them. Additionally, developers can use its biller API inside their own apps. It enables consumers to easily manage and pay all their bills through intelligent bill payment technologies. Unbill is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2013 by Jordan Wright and Scott Weinert.

PrideBites

Seed Round in 2015
PrideBites, LLC manufactures and sells pet products. It offers beds, insulated coat with ultra-soft long hair fleece, fleece blankets, polyester cotton hoodies, leashes, collars, placemats, and dog toys. The company provides its products through stores in the United States; and online. PrideBites, LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in Austin, Texas.

IdealSpot

Seed Round in 2015
IdealSpot, Inc., a commercial real estate analysis company, operates an online platform that provides risk analysis to the companies to find retail locations in the United States. It collects and analyzes real-time data, such as Internet search trends and social media buzz; and demographics, retail sales, and buying trends of residents. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Austin Eastciders

Series A in 2015
Austin Eastciders, Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in producing a variety of ciders made from apples. The company aims to revitalize interest in cider in America, beginning with its Original Dry cider. In addition to the Original Dry, Austin Eastciders has expanded its offerings to include diverse flavors such as Texas Honey, Hopped, Pineapple, and Blood Orange, catering to a growing audience of cider enthusiasts.

KEY Concierge

Seed Round in 2015
KEY is a concierge service provider bringing a three-sided marketplace for travelers, vacation rental properties, and local vendors. It services the travel industry by delivering luxury hotel-like services and local, curated experiences. Using KEY, travelers easily plan and book personalized itineraries with our algorithmic recommendations and local experts. With its proprietary technology platform and global concierge network, they make travel planning effortless and trips unforgettable. It's a Texas-based company that was formed by Kim Lalande in 2014.

Austin Eastciders

Seed Round in 2015
Austin Eastciders, Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in producing a variety of ciders made from apples. The company aims to revitalize interest in cider in America, beginning with its Original Dry cider. In addition to the Original Dry, Austin Eastciders has expanded its offerings to include diverse flavors such as Texas Honey, Hopped, Pineapple, and Blood Orange, catering to a growing audience of cider enthusiasts.

Bractlet

Seed Round in 2015
Bractlet, Inc. is an information technology company based in Austin, Texas, that develops an energy intelligence platform aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and optimizing building performance. Founded in 2011, Bractlet integrates hardware and software solutions to analyze business performance and reduce energy waste. Its hardware includes a commercial electrical panel capable of supporting up to 42 branch circuits, while its measurement and verification software provides comprehensive reports to stakeholders. Additionally, the company focuses on building energy modeling, mesh networks, and big data, catering specifically to the real estate industry by offering innovative solutions that maximize the value of energy efficiency projects and optimize capital investments in building operations.

Everfest.com

Seed Round in 2015
Everfest lets you buy tickets and earn rewards at any festival. Fans buy tickets to earn reward points they can redeem for free tickets and upgrades at that festival, future occurrences or entirely different festivals. Premium members earn points faster and get sweet bonus rewards. It's the world's first cross-festival rewards program. This aggregated rewards model is common in many industries – think Hotels.com, Kayak, Fandango – but we are uniquely positioned to bring it to festivals. The technology we are building is extendible beyond festivals to any form of live event. We also build tools for the full festival ecosystem. In addition to giving festival organizers another channel for ticket sales, we connect vendors, artists, sponsors and volunteers to make every piece of the festival market network hum. Founded in 2014, Everfest is based in Austin, TX, and is backed by investment from Live Nation and ATX Seed Ventures.

FantasySalesTeam

Series A in 2015
FantasySalesTeam is a software platform that allows sales leaders to run more exciting and engaging sales contests modeled on fantasy sports. FantasySalesTeam was developed by sales professionals for sales professionals. It was designed by a team of software industry veterans and people that have been in the trenches by phone, foot, and plane selling and managing teams. It’s run by people that are truly passionate about helping companies drive higher performance from their sales force and who want to run a better breed of sales contest. Through dozens of discussions with sales managers and reps we identified what makes for effective and ineffective sales contests. We recognized that to run a truly great SPIFF program, a simple software platform was necessary. One that’s flexible and customizable to fit any sales environment, can monitor dozens of performance metrics without operational hassle, and rewards competitive as well as team based selling.

KEY Concierge

Seed Round in 2014
KEY is a concierge service provider bringing a three-sided marketplace for travelers, vacation rental properties, and local vendors. It services the travel industry by delivering luxury hotel-like services and local, curated experiences. Using KEY, travelers easily plan and book personalized itineraries with our algorithmic recommendations and local experts. With its proprietary technology platform and global concierge network, they make travel planning effortless and trips unforgettable. It's a Texas-based company that was formed by Kim Lalande in 2014.

FantasySalesTeam

Seed Round in 2014
FantasySalesTeam is a software platform that allows sales leaders to run more exciting and engaging sales contests modeled on fantasy sports. FantasySalesTeam was developed by sales professionals for sales professionals. It was designed by a team of software industry veterans and people that have been in the trenches by phone, foot, and plane selling and managing teams. It’s run by people that are truly passionate about helping companies drive higher performance from their sales force and who want to run a better breed of sales contest. Through dozens of discussions with sales managers and reps we identified what makes for effective and ineffective sales contests. We recognized that to run a truly great SPIFF program, a simple software platform was necessary. One that’s flexible and customizable to fit any sales environment, can monitor dozens of performance metrics without operational hassle, and rewards competitive as well as team based selling.