# Velar Capital

> Velar Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://velarcapital.com/

Velar Capital is a VC fund in Austin focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Velar Capital is early-stage VC firm focusing on enterprise applications and IT infrastructure.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Velar Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Velar Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/velar-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dave Dirks | Founder and Director | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-dirks |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lineaje | Lineaje solves critical Software Supply Chain security problems faced by every organization that builds, uses or sells software. | $7M | Seed | Jan 26, 2023 |  |
| FeatureBase | FeatureBase builds data virtualization software to secure access to large datasets. It also helps clients to perform time-based sharding to capture streaming data and perform segmentation based on historical data or time ranges. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $6M | Seed | Aug 22, 2019 |  |
| Molecula | Molecula is an IT company that provides AI-ready computations and modern developments. It also provides AI-powered automated data and real-time data services. Additionally, the company offers machine learning applications that handle massive-scale datasets and help in decision-making. It helps organizations to operate fresh data. | $6M | Seed | Aug 22, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dreamit Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamit-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lontra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lontra-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seraph Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seraph-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tenable Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tenable-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Belltower Fund Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/belltower-fund-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Velar Capital invest in?

Velar Capital invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Velar Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Velar Capital?

The team at Velar Capital includes Dave Dirks (Founder and Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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