Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $10,000 - $400,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $100,000 |
Sputnik ATX is an Austin, TX-based venture capital fund and accelerator focusing on early-stage investments and empowering maker-founders. They specifically target companies with a minimum viable product (MVP) and at least one customer, signifying a level of validation for their product or service. Sputnik ATX's investment portfolio is diverse, encompassing a range of industries, including Software, PropTech, Education, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Energy, Retail and E-Commerce, Sales and Marketing, Cosmetics and Fashion, CleanTech, A.I. and Big Data, HealthTech and Fitness, Blockchain and Cryptos, Gaming and eSports, Developer tools, Future Of Work, Real Estate and Construction, Healthcare and Wellness, Consumer-focused products, and Women-focused companies.Sputnik ATX sees themselves as partners to entrepreneurs, offering capital along with training and experience to help startups scale effectively and reach their full potential. The fund's name, inspired by the historical Sputnik-1 satellite, reflects their mission to aid in launching the next generation of innovative companies. They facilitate cohorts where they invest in and support a group of startups, offering personalized mentorship and resources.With an investment range from $10,000 to $400,000, and a sweet spot of around $100,000 per investment, Sputnik ATX primarily operates in the Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, and occasionally Series A funding stages. They are proactive in their approach, actively seeking out revolutionizing ideas and teams that possess the potential to create significant consumer surplus.Their website functions as a portal to understand their vision, their cohorts, the range of industries they invest in, and the success stories of their alumni. It also serves as a resource for startups looking to learn more about the accelerator program and for potential applicants to reach out and apply.
We invest in maker-founders with MVP and at least 1 customer.