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Active Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 50 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $11M, May 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASoftwareSmbsCollaboration Tools

Deploying now
88%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 50 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.5MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led3 of 50Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 89%
Pitch Active Capital

Active Capital highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.1M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SoftwareSmbsCollaboration Tools
Based in
San Antonio, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first50 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Sept
    HandraiseSeed · US$4.5MWith 4 others
  3. Sept
    EnginZymeVenture · SE$7.6MWith 3 others
  4. Jun
    ZeroDriftSeed · US · TechCrunch$10MWith 7 others
  5. Jun
    Ardent AIPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    DreambaseSeed · US · Crunchbase News$3.7MWith 6 others
  7. Apr
    SchematicSeed · US · Crunchbase News$6.5MWith 6 others
  8. Feb
    Slang AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$36MWith 8 others
  9. 2025

    4 rounds

  10. Sept
    Ardent AIPre-seed · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    Callidus Legal AISeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  12. Jul
    StrongsuitSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  13. Feb
    SchematicVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. 2024

    4 rounds

  15. Sept
    finallyDebt · US$150MWith 4 others
  16. Sept
    FathomSeries A · US$17MWith 3 others
  17. Jul
    SendsparkVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  18. Jun
    ReflexSeed · US$9.1MWith 2 others
  19. 2023

    8 rounds

  20. Sept
    BetterleapSeed · US$13MWith 5 others
  21. May
    HeysummitVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  22. Apr
    UndockSeed · US$500KWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    OthersideAISeed · US$2.8MWith 3 others
  24. Mar
    MakeswiftVenture · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    BlockJoySeries A · US$12MWith 4 others
  26. Feb
    ProsperOpsGrowth · US$72MSole investor
  27. Jan
    Profit.coSeries A · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  28. 2022

    8 rounds

  29. Oct
    LoudCrowdSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  30. Aug
    Havoc ShieldSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  31. Aug
    FounderpathDebt · US$135MWith 1 other
  32. Jul
    ArrayVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. Apr
    OliveSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  34. Apr
    Ghost FinancialPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  35. Feb
    CohleyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Jan
    FloatMeSeries A · US · Foundry GroupUndisclosedWith 5 others
  37. 2021

    9 rounds

  38. Dec
    FloatMeSeries A · US$16MWith 3 others
  39. Nov
    RacketPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  40. Nov
    TalismanPre-seed · AU$400KWith 2 others
  41. Sept
    Healix Clean TechSeed · NL$12MWith 1 other
  42. Sept
    WorkEQVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. Aug
    Tetra InsightsSeries A · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  44. May
    Breadcrumbs.ioSeed$5.4MWith 3 others
  45. Mar
    Living SecuritySeries B$14MWith 2 others
  46. Jan
    YacSeries A$7.5MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

PMPat MatthewsManaging Member of the Upper-Tier GPiFiling they signed
PMPatrick Michael MatthewsManaging Member of the Upper-Tier GPiFiling they signed

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$286Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Active Venture Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 294383

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Active Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

TechstarsVC firm7rounds togetherCapital FactoryVC firm6rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator4rounds togetherBessemer Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherHustle FundVC firm3rounds togetherRight Side Capital ManagementVC firm3rounds togetherSilverton PartnersVC firm3rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherCervin VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCrane Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherDenver VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherFoundry GroupVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Active Capital put money into.

Handraise$4.5M · Sept 2026EnginZyme$7.6M · Sept 2026ZeroDrift$10M · Jun 2026Dreambase$3.7M · Apr 2026Schematic$6.5M · Apr 2026finally$150M · Sept 2024

Quick answers about Active Capital

What does Active Capital invest in?

Active Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Smbs and Collaboration Tools.

How active is Active Capital?

50 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Active Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Handraise (Seed, Sept 2026), EnginZyme (Venture, Sept 2026) and ZeroDrift (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are Active Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.5M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does Active Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 50 investments on record (6%).

Where does Active Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%).

Is Active Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Active Capital invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (7 rounds together), Capital Factory (6 rounds together) and Y Combinator (4 rounds together).

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