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Silverton Partners
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Silverton Partners is a people-driven, early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas, and the most active VC investor in Texas. The firm partners with exceptional entrepreneurs who are committed to attacking growth markets with proprietary products or services, backing teams that have both the talent to identify exciting opportunities and the ability to execute the mid-course corrections required to become market leaders. Silverton is typically the first institutional investor and lead investor in the companies it backs, investing primarily at the Seed and Series A stages across enterprise SaaS, fintech/insurtech, healthtech, cybersecurity, consumer marketplaces, and digital infrastructure. Every partner at Silverton comes from an operating background, and the firm's philosophy is that if it cannot add value beyond capital, it will not invest. Silverton takes an active, hands-on role in recruiting, strategy, and connecting founders to investors, mentors, and business partners. With over $883M in AUM across eight funds, the firm invests primarily in Texas-based startups while selectively backing companies beyond the state, focusing on opportunities where technology can be used to build significant and durable competitive barriers over time.
Notable quotes
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“Uptiq is defining a new category of AI infrastructure purpose-built for financial services.”
Team
Mike Dodd
General Partner
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPTIQ | Series B | $25m | 2026-02-12 |
| Avid | Seed | $7m | 2025-10-16 |
| Routefusion | Series A | $27m | 2025-10-09 |
| Scorability | Seed | $40m | 2025-10-01 |
| Clarity Security | Series A | $9m | 2025-05-20 |
| Pluto Bio | Seed | $4m | 2025-05-21 |
| ControlTheory | Seed | $5m | 2025-04-01 |
| Centerseat.ai | Seed | $3m | 2025-02-07 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| PeakSpan Capital | 1 |
| 645 Ventures | 1 |
| Live Oak Ventures | 1 |
| Green Visor Capital | 1 |
| Capital Factory | 1 |
| Venture Guides | 1 |
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