Hi, I'm Pat. I'm an entrepreneur turned investor. I've spent my career starting, scaling, and investing in enterprise software and cloud infrastructure. I started Active Capital because I love backing technical founders and helping them reach their potential. If you're rebuilding software and infrastructure for an AI-native world, I'd love to hear from you. I welcome warm intros and cold emails.
About
Active Capital is a founder-led, pre-seed venture capital firm. We like to be one of the first investors in a company, typically writing $500K first checks. We’re equally comfortable leading rounds or investing alongside other great investors. Having built and operated technology companies ourselves, we love working with founders who stay lean and scrappy until they find product-market fit, then scale ambitiously from there. As companies grow and relationships develop, we have the ability to invest significantly more over time.
Approach
Pre-Seed Investing
Business Software
$100k - $1M Checks
Technical Founders
Apps, Agents, Infra
Building in the USPortfolio
Newsletter
Testimonials
“Pat is my first call with good news, bad news, or hard decisions I need help
thinking through. He's an exceptionally founder-focused investor. He's been a founder
and an operator. He's the type of investor and person I'd want on any cap table, and I'd highly
recommend him to any founder.”
Co-founder & CEO of Schematic
“Pat shows up like someone who's built before, not just invested before. He'll challenge a narrative,
pressure-test assumptions, and help tighten the plan without draining momentum. The operator lens is real.”
CEO of Living Security
“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 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
Pat Matthews
Founder & CEO
Cat Dizon
Co-founder & CFO
Chris Saum
Partner & Investor
Sierra Aten
Executive Assistant
Huey Ly
AI Engineer
Advisors
Contact Us
If you're a founder building AI-native business software, please email: team@active.vc