# Brad Bentz

> Brad Bentz is a seed investor at ATX Venture Partners (Austin) backing SaaS and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ATX Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atx-venture-partners)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradbentz/

Brad Bentz is a Partner at ATX Venture Partners.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Sales | 1 | 17% |
| Hardware | 1 | 17% |
| Electronics | 1 | 17% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RiskScout | RiskScout is a software that provides cloud banking and infrastructure services to financial institutions that resolve financial risks. |  |  | Apr 11, 2023 |  |
| RiskScout | RiskScout is a software that provides cloud banking and infrastructure services to financial institutions that resolve financial risks. |  | Seed | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| MacroFab | MacroFab builds millions of custom-manufactured PCBA products every year through its North American factory lines. The company's easy-to-use platform reduces upfront costs and complexity while making it easier for companies of any size and at any stage of product development to bring products to market quickly and efficiently. By enhancingtransparency and traceability, our technology platform helps teams maintain resiliency in the face of rapidly changing conditions by integrating design data, getting early risk feedback, and managing production around fast-changing conditions. | $42M | Series C | Jan 18, 2023 |  |
| MacroFab | MacroFab builds millions of custom-manufactured PCBA products every year through its North American factory lines. The company's easy-to-use platform reduces upfront costs and complexity while making it easier for companies of any size and at any stage of product development to bring products to market quickly and efficiently. By enhancingtransparency and traceability, our technology platform helps teams maintain resiliency in the face of rapidly changing conditions by integrating design data, getting early risk feedback, and managing production around fast-changing conditions. | $15M | Series B | May 25, 2021 |  |
| MacroFab | MacroFab builds millions of custom-manufactured PCBA products every year through its North American factory lines. The company's easy-to-use platform reduces upfront costs and complexity while making it easier for companies of any size and at any stage of product development to bring products to market quickly and efficiently. By enhancingtransparency and traceability, our technology platform helps teams maintain resiliency in the face of rapidly changing conditions by integrating design data, getting early risk feedback, and managing production around fast-changing conditions. | $7.2M | Series A | Aug 22, 2019 |  |
| Arcade | Arcade is a solution for sales teams that gamifies employee goals to measurably lift performance and retention (with proven results!). The software provides an all-in-one solution for rewards, recognition, contests, communication, and staff training. Arcade is dynamic and works with customers across many industries in teams small and large acrossthe globe. It also enhances employee productivity through streamlined communication, employee recognition, and gamified incentives. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 31, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Edison Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edison-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alloy Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alloy-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Altium](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altium-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bankers Helping Bankers Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bankers-helping-bankers-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Castlecreek launchpad fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/castlecreek-launchpad-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About ATX Venture Partners

VC Fund · Austin, United States

ATX Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on leading Seed, Series A, and early-stage software investments across the US. The firm invests in disruptive and emerging B2B software, APIs, applications, frontier tech, and marketplaces across a number of industries including Supply Chain, FinTech, InsurTech, and Future of Work. ATXalso opportunistically invests into different stages, investment structures, and profiles outside of their early stage fund vehicles.

5 contacts available at ATX Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Hunter | Investor & Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-hunter-2 |
| Brad Bentz | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-bentz |
| Christopher Shonk | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-shonk |
| Danielle Allen | Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danielle-allen |
| David Ritter | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ritter-e3b3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Brad Bentz invest in?

Brad Bentz invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brad Bentz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brad Bentz closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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