Active Venture Partners, LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website: https://active.vc
HQ: TX

Warm intros only

This firm says it does not take cold pitches. Ask someone who knows the team to introduce you.

Who to approach: Pat Matthews

Active Venture Partners is a founder-led pre-seed venture firm that backs technical founders rebuilding software and infrastructure for an AI-native world. Pat Matthews is listed as Founder and CEO, and Chris Saum as Partner and Investor.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does
Stages	Pre-seed	Not enough dated deals
Sectors	AI infra, AI applications, Enterprise SaaS	Not enough dated deals
Regions	US	Not enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
Active Capital III, L.P.	2024	$28.31M (Form D)	Open, writing first checks
Active Capital Fund Extension, L.P.	2022	$11.05M to $25M (Form D)	Late investment period

03 · People across funds

Patrick Matthews, Managing Member of the Upper-Tier GP of the Issuer
Active Capital III, L.P. (Named on Form D); Active Capital Fund Extension, L.P. (Named on Form D)
Chris Saum, Partner & Investor
Active Capital III, L.P. (Team); Active Capital Fund Extension, L.P. (Team)
Pat Matthews, Founder & CEO
Active Capital III, L.P. (Team); Active Capital Fund Extension, L.P. (Team)

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 25, 2026