Active Capital

Hi, I'm Pat. I'm an entrepreneur turned investor. I've been starting, scaling, and investing in startups my entire career. I started Active Capital because I love investing in ambitious founders and doing my best to help them reach their potential. I've been working in SaaS and cloud infrastructure for 20+ years and believe the future is brighter than ever. If you're a pre-seed founder building products at the intersection of SaaS, cloud, & AI, please get in touch. We welcome warm intros and cold emails!

About

We live in Texas and invest all over the country.

Active Capital is a venture firm focused on leading pre-seed rounds for AI-powered business software companies. We invest in ambitious founders solving real business problems at the intersection of software, cloud, & AI. We love founders who are willing to stay super scrappy until finding true product market fit. Our initial check size is typically in the $500k-$1M range and we will invest significantly more as companies grow and our relationship develops. We like to invest early and prefer to be a material part of the first $1-2M raised.

Portfolio

Check out some of the amazing companies we've invested in.

Acquired by iCIMS

Acquired by Okta

Acquired by Gusto

Acquired by Paylocity

Acquired by Live Person

Acquired by Medallia

Acquired by Atlassian

Acquired by Paylocity

Acquired by Workleap

Acquired by Bill.com

Acquired by BigCommerce

Acquired by CallRail

Acquired by Paymentus

Acquired by OpenDoor

Acquired by Hyperplay

Acquired by ASI

Acquired by Apptio

Acquired by Idera

Acquired by Hootsuite

Testimonials

Hear from some of the founders & CEOs we work with.

“Active Capital was in our seed, and they are the most founder-centric VC we could have ever hoped to work with. For any early stage company that reads this…call Pat Matthews at Active Capital.”

Chris Cochran

Founder of ProsperOps

“Pat is the first person you want to share news with, good or bad. He's the perfect blend of coach, problem solver, cheerleader, and introduction machine that every founder looks for in an investor.”

Bethany Stachenfeld

Founder of SendSpark

“I kind of feel like I hit the VC funding jackpot. Not only was getting that initial check relatively painless, I could not have been happier to have Pat and Active Capital as our financial partners.”

Rick Barkley

Founder of Cloudsnap

“I won't be able to say this enough to you specifically Pat but thank YOU. I genuinely appreciate all the help and trust you have given us. Please count me in as an LP in the next fund!”

Rami Essad

Founder of Finmark

“I'm a huge fan of Pat and what he can bring to a company outside of purely capital. He's the type of person you want on your side, fighting the good fight. I'm now excited to be an investor in him!”

Zac Mauris

Founder of Favor