# Capital Factory > A Texas venture firm backing startups advancing civilization. Founded 2009 by Joshua Baer. The most active early-stage investor in Texas, backing the most ambitious founders working on the hardest problems. ## Two vehicles (don't conflate) - **Texas Fund** — the flagship VC fund; writes cash checks into deep/frontier-tech founders (seed–Series C). Portfolio includes Apptronik, Saronic, Paradromics, Colossal. - **All Access** — the network/membership program; the front door to the Texas startup ecosystem (common stock, ~100 companies/yr, not cash investment). ## How to engage - Partner with us (corporates/sponsors — sponsorship, scouting, recruiting): https://capitalfactory.com/partners - Investors / LPs (track record + access): https://capitalfactory.com/investors - Contact: howdy@capitalfactory.com ## Explore - Portfolio (1,000+ companies, filter by sector/fund/exit): https://capitalfactory.com/portfolio - A company's detail page: https://capitalfactory.com/portfolio/ - In the news (curated portfolio + firm stories; RSS): https://capitalfactory.com/news + https://capitalfactory.com/news/rss - Events across Texas: https://capitalfactory.com/events ## Programs - Government & Defense: https://capitalfactory.com/government - Fellowship: https://capitalfactory.com/fellowship ## Key pages - Texas Fund: https://capitalfactory.com/texas-fund - All Access: https://capitalfactory.com/all-access - About: https://capitalfactory.com/about - Team (leadership): https://capitalfactory.com/team - Contact: https://capitalfactory.com/about#contact Machine discovery: https://capitalfactory.com/.well-known/agents.json Contact: howdy@capitalfactory.com