South Loop Ventures is a Houston-based pre-seed and seed venture firm that backs diverse founders of color building companies that reflect Houston's industrial strengths. The firm closed its first fund at $21M in 2025 and invests up to $500K per deal across sectors including healthcare, energy, climate tech, space, fintech, and sports tech.
30% of their portfolio is in PropTech. They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is pre-seed (60% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $2.9M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
$21M
Top Stage
Pre Seed
Last 12 Mo
5
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Smart Bricks | Pre-Seed | $5M | Feb 2026 |
| Smart Bricks | Pre-Seed | $5M | Jan 2026 |
| BBricks | Pre-Seed | $5M | Jan 2026 |
 Nucleus4D | Pre-Seed | $1.5M | Jan 2026 |
 Empromptu | Pre-Seed | $2M | Dec 2025 |
 CircNova | Seed | $3.3M | Jan 2025 |
 LunchTable | Seed | $2.4M | Jun 2024 |
 Lokum | Pre-Seed | $700K | Jun 2024 |
 Screen Skinz | Seed | $1.5M | Apr 2024 |
| IInphlu | Seed | $2.4M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Techstars5 shared
Cornerstone VC3 shared
Andreessen Horowitz3 shared
Cintrifuse2 shared
JumpStart Ventures2 shared
Zeal Capital Partners1 shared
Alumni Ventures1 shared
Precursor Ventures1 shared
Founders Fund1 shared
Cencora Ventures1 shared
500 Global1 shared
Menlo Ventures1 shared
Credo Ventures1 shared
HBS Alumni Angels Association1 shared
a16z speedrun1 shared
Arbor Ventures1 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Union Heritage Ventures1 shared
Invest Detroit1 shared
Service Provider Capital1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026