LiveOak Venture Partners
LiveOak Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2012 by Krishna Srinivasan and Venu Shamapant, the firm focuses on partnering with Texas-based founders to develop technology and technology-enabled service companies. With approximately $500 million in assets, LiveOak Ventures has led or co-led over 60 high-growth investments in the state. The firm operates as a complete life-cycle investor, providing early-stage funding and active engagement from Pre-seed through Series B. LiveOak primarily invests in sectors such as healthcare, fintech, edtech, art
Investing activity
LiveOak Venture Partners appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M. The most recent are Eve Security (Seed, $4.5M, Sep 2026) and Artis (Seed, $7.3M, Jun 2026).
LiveOak Venture Partners most often invests alongside Run Ventures, Dreamit Ventures, Blu Ventures and Blu Venture Investors, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about LiveOak Venture Partners
What AI companies has LiveOak Venture Partners invested in?
LiveOak Venture Partners's AI investments include Eve Security and Artis. The 2 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is LiveOak Venture Partners based?
LiveOak Venture Partners is based in Austin, Texas, United States.
What stage does LiveOak Venture Partners invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, LiveOak Venture Partners has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M. LiveOak Venture Partners led 1 of those rounds.
Who does LiveOak Venture Partners co-invest with?
LiveOak Venture Partners's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Run Ventures (1 deal), Dreamit Ventures (1 deal), Blu Ventures (1 deal), Blu Venture Investors (1 deal) and Capital Factory (1 deal).
How can founders reach LiveOak Venture Partners?
Founders on Lounge can see LiveOak Venture Partners's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add LiveOak Venture Partners to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.