Capital Factory

What is Capital Factory?

Established in 2009, Capital Factory is a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas. Positioned as the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, they provide a vibrant coworking environment and have a footprint that spans across 80,000 square feet of coworking and meeting space.

They hold more than 900 tech and community events annually. Capital Factory is dedicated to fostering the growth of startups in various stages, from first-time entrepreneurs to late-stage tech companies.

With an investment profile that includes a minimum investment of $100,000, a maximum of $5,000,000, and a sweet spot of $1,500,000, they focus on diverse industries such as Software, PropTech, Hospitality, Media, Education, and many others. Their specialties lay in early-stage, seed, Series A, and Series B investments, supporting businesses with a comprehensive mentorship program that taps into a curated mentor network of top tech CEOs, investors, and corporate executives. Their investment strategy also emphasizes their contributions beyond capital, with a focus on helping portfolio companies through customer, employee, and investor connections, specifically for Texas-based technology companies.

Through their accelerator program, coworking spaces, private offices, community events, and mentorship, Capital Factory serves as an avenue for startups to receive first investments, find employees, mentors, customers, and forge essential industry connections. With assets under management amounting to $20,000,000, Capital Factory reaffirms its commitment to nurturing innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship within the robust Texan startup ecosystem.

They cater to a broad spectrum of sectors from AI & Big Data to HealthTech, Blockchain, Retail, Energy, and beyond, including niche fields such as Nanotechnology and LegalTech.

What they say:

We are the center of gravity for entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley. Capital Factory is the most active early-stage investor in Texas and a nationally recognized engine for entrepreneurial growth.

What we look for: We invest in US-based technology companies (National Security, healthcare, and industrial & enterprise applications) where we can add additional value through our help with customer, employee, and investor connections. If you only want cash, we are not a fit. Our value is not our check nor its size, it's what we bring to the table. Our primary capital vehicle, Texas Fund is follow-on capital Seed-Series A.

How we help: With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Bentonville, and Washington DC, Capital Factory makes the introductions that matter most. You don't have to be in Texas but our superpower is Texas and Dual Use so we can unlock Texas and Federal Opportunities like no one else can.