Hi, I'm Pat, an entrepreneur turned investor, and the founder of Active Capital. Over the past 20+ years, I've started, scaled, and invested in dozens of enterprise software and cloud infrastructure companies—often in cities outside the usual tech hubs. I launched Active Capital because I believe founders deserve early capital from someone who's walked in their shoes. Someone who truly understands the challenges of starting and building a great company. As an entrepreneur, I've helped lead companies through major shifts, from old-school software to SaaS, cloud, and mobile. Today, I couldn't be more excited to back the next generation of founders who are re-shaping software and infrastructure in the AI era. If you're building something bold at the pre-seed stage, I'd love to hear from you.
About
We live in Texas and invest all over the country.
Active Capital is a venture firm focused on pre-seed investing in the future of enterprise software & cloud infrastructure. We back ambitious, technical founders, often in underdog cities across America, who are building software & AI products to solve real business problems. We invest $500k to $1M in small pre-seed rounds and reserve capital to write bigger checks in future rounds.
Portfolio
Check out some of the amazing companies we've invested in.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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!”
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!”
Founder of Favor
Team
We've been starting, building, and investing in software startups for 20+ years.
Pat Matthews
Founder & CEO
Cat Dizon
Co-Founder & Partner
Chris Saum
Investment Partner
Avery Keller
Executive Admin
Advisors
We met at Rackspace and have been working together ever since.
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If you're building something bold at the pre-seed stage, we'd love to hear from you.
